Archive for the ‘Cool Soul’ Category

Neil Gits Stressed

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Whooops! Where did August go ?! Suddenly all those jobs that needed to be done by the end of the month, but could be put off for a few days at least, are now overdue ! Aaaaaargh! Panic !

Luckily, putting together “The Old Gits Soul Show” is a labour of love and a relatively easy task in my muddled little world so in no time at all I’ve prepared a smashing sixty minutes worth of soul, disco & jazz-funk including such high quality names as Barry White, Jean Carn, Will Downing and Dionne Warwick. Enjoy it with me on Monday at 7pm or Wednesay at 10pm…

Don’t forget, until our FM launch day on September 25th, this show is exclusive to the station’s online service at www.gateway978.com but you can hear the odd “cool soul” tune amongst the music being played on our test transmissions for Basildon & East Thurrock on 97.8FM !

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Saturday 11th September

“Al Fresco Soul All Dayer”

The Ship, New Road, Leigh-on-Sea

1pm  -  Midnight

“A celebration of soul, funk, jazz, rare groove, Northern Soul and Soulful House from the last five decades”

Entry is free but collections will be made for Southend Hospital’s Bosom Pals Breast Cancer Appeal

More information on (07739) 093256

Plus details here soon of the next “Soul By The Jetty” on Canvey Island on October 30th and a brand new gig the “Hockley Soul Night” on October 9th…

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Mountnessing Road, Billericay

Monthly lunchtime session – 1pm – 4pm – Next date  September 12th

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each month here with musicians including Dan Banks

Admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gateway978.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits To Torquay !

Monday, August 30th, 2010

The N Team managed to squeeze in three days on the English Riviera last week before Little N returns to school on Thursday and many urgent jobs got pushed to one side to make way for what amounts to our Summer Holiday 2010 ! But sorting out a fine selection of songs for this week’s “Old Gits Soul Show” wasn’t one of them and I can promise you a bumper bundle of top tuneage from the 70s & 80s including Stevie Wonder, Sharon Brown, Peabo Bryson & The Mac Band.

Here’s the show playlist:

Stevie Wonder  -  Sir Duke

Archie Bell & The Drells  -  Tighten Up At The Disco

Musique  -  Keep On Jumping

Mac Band  -  Roses Are Red

Peabo Bryson  -  I’ve Been Down

Floaters  -  Float On

Hall & Oates  -  She’s Gone

Sharon Brown  -  I Specialize In Love

Carol Williams  -  Love Is You

George McCrae  -  I Get Lifted

First Choice  -  Armed & Extremely Dangerous

Secret Weapon  -  Must Be The Music

Brothers Johnson  -  Streetwave

Don’t forget, until our FM launch day on September 25th, this show is exclusive to the station’s online service at www.gateway978.com but you can hear the odd “cool soul” tune amongst the music being played on our test transmissions for Basildon & East Thurrock on 97.8FM !

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Saturday 11th September

“Al Fresco Soul All Dayer”

The Ship, New Road, Leigh-on-Sea

1pm  -  Midnight

“A celebration of soul, funk, jazz, rare groove, Northern Soul and Soulful House from the last five decades”

Entry is free but collections will be made for Southend Hospital’s Bosom Pals Breast Cancer Appeal

More information on (07739) 093256

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Mountnessing Road, Billericay

Monthly lunchtime session – 1pm – 4pm – Next date in September – TBC

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each month here with musicians including Dan Banks

Admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gateway978.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits Quizzed

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

What a week I’ve just had ! Since last Monday’s show I’ve done 4 quiz nights with 52 teams taking part made up of 209 people – and now I am all quizzed out !! Not much of the content of those four nights would appeal to a die hard soul fan tuning in to the “Old Gits Soul Show”  so once again I am seeking refuge in between the grooves (if CDs have grooves that is !) of the fab tunes from the 70s & 80s that I have lined up for the latest installment of cool soul…

One of Anita Baker’s many gorgeous  ballads takes the spotlight for the “Soul Smoothie” , there’s a classic from the late Johnny Bristol and soul with more than a touch of funk ‘n’ jazz from Harvey Mason & The Fatback Band, plus plenty more tasty fayre to whet your appetite ! Full tracklist below…

Sister Sledge  -  Lost In Music

Rick James  -  Superfreak

Patti Labelle -  When Am I Gonna Find True Love

Johnny Bristol  -  Hang On In There Baby

England Dan & John Ford Coley  -  Love Is The Answer

Merc & Monc  -  Baby Face

Anita Baker  -  Caught Up In The Rapture

Stephanie Mills  -  Never Knew Love Like This Before

Jeanette Lady Day  – Come Let Me Love You

Rare Pleasure  -  Let Me Down Easy

Fatback Band  -  Do The Spanish Hustle

Harvey Mason  -  Till You Take My Love

Eddie Russ – Zaius

 

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up this Bank Holiday Weekend :

Friday 27th August: “Soul Desire”

                               The Hottest Soulful Music On The Planet!”

                                Bar Lambs, 270 Station Road, Westcliff, SS0 7SD

                                DJs Birdy, Marky Mark, Dave Marley & guests

                                9pm – 2am  -  Admission £5 before 11pm

                                Details on (07739) 182803

                                If successful this will become a monthly gig !

  

Saturday 28th: “Soul By The Jetty” at the Miners Bar, Lobster Smack.

                                      Haven Road, Canvey Island  -  SS8 0AR

                                      8pm  -  1am (Beachwear optional…)

                                     Guest DJ : Caister Legend  -  GARY DENNIS

                                    Playing soul, funk & rare groove …

                                   ” keeping the spirit of the Goldmine alive! “

                                    AND IT IS FREE ENTRY TOO !!!!!!!

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                Guest salsa singer Alfonso De Jesus from Cuba !

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

                                Over 350 sold already so hurry up !

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Mountnessing Road, Billericay

Monthly lunchtime session – 1pm – 4pm – Next date in September – TBC

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each month here with musicians including Dan Banks

Admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gateway978.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits Busy…

Friday, August 13th, 2010

After spending most of this year moaning about a lack of work, and a lack of cash to go with it, suddenly August has gone mental and I hardly know whether I am coming or going. On top of that it is of course school holiday month and with a six year old son in my life…say no more !

So, not for the first time recently, it is nice to get in the studio for an hour, switch off from everything and just enjoy playing a few choice tunes from the 70s & 80s for you (although one is actually from much more recent times than that!) If you like cool soul, groovy funk, tasty disco and some sophisticated jazz, then I am sure you will love the latest show, especially the tunes by Billy Paul, Light Of The World, Van McCoy & The Manhattans …

Here is the full tracklist :

Kool & The Gang  -  Take It To The Top

Light Of The World  -  Ride The Love Train

Brecker Brothers  -  Sneakin’ Up Behind You

Van McCoy  -  The Hustle

Walter Beaseley  -  Lil’ Touch Of Jazz

Player – Baby Come Back

Manhattans  -  Kiss & Say Goodbye

Billy Paul  – Let’s Make A Baby

Strikers  -  Body Music

France Joli  -  Gonna Get Over You

Evelyn “Champagne” King  -  Shame

Spyro Gyra  -  Morning Dance 

 

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up in August:

Friday 27th August: “Soul Desire”

                               The Hottest Soulful Music On The Planet!”

                                Bar Lambs, 270 Station Road, Westcliff, SS0 7SD

                                DJs Birdy, Marky Mark, Dave Marley & guests

                                9pm – 2am  -  Admission £5 before 11pm

                                Details on (07739) 182803

                                If successful this will become a monthly gig !

 

Saturday 28th: “Soul By The Jetty” at the Miners Bar, Lobster Smack.

                                      Haven Road, Canvey Island  -  SS8 0AR

                                      8pm  -  1am (Beachwear optional…)

                                     Guest DJ : Caister Legend  -  GARY DENNIS

                                    Playing soul, funk & rare groove …

                                   ” keeping the spirit of the Goldmine alive! “

                                    AND IT IS FREE ENTRY TOO !!!!!!!

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                Guest salsa singer Alfonso De Jesus from Cuba !

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

                                Over 350 sold already so hurry up !

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Mountnessing Road, Billericay

Monthly lunchtime session – 1pm – 4pm – Next date: 15th August

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each month here with musicians including Dan Banks

Admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gateway978.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits Re-branded !

Monday, August 9th, 2010

As you’ve probably noticed, things are happening quickly behind the scenes in preparation for our big FM launch in September, so make sure you’ve got our new website address saved as www.gateway978.com and if you’re e-mailing in a soulful request, send it to studio@gateway978.com too – do you think we should have a Richard & Judy style competition to guess our FM frequency ?!

Meanwhile, exclusively to you on t’internet only (for the time being!) here are the tracks that feature in the current show  -  hear it againWednesday at 10pm :

Sylvester  -  You Make Me Feel Mighty Real

Teddy Pendergrass  -  The More I Get The More I Want

Sly & The Family Stone -  Thank U Faletin Me Be Mice Elf

Booker Newbury III – Love Town

Boz Scaggs   -  What Can I Say

Curtis Mayfield  -  Trippin’

Billy Preston & Syreeta  -  With You I’m Born Again

Crown Heights Affair  -  Galaxy Of Love

James Brown  -  Funky Men

Michael Zager Band  -  Let’s All Chant

Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch  – One Love

Conquest  – Give It To Me 

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up in August:

Friday 13th: Killer Soul Night @ Lords Golf & Country Club, Hullbridge

Wristbands £5.50 in advance – advance tickets nearly sold out.

A limited number of £7 tickets will be on sale at the door.

More info :  www.zeroradio.co.uk

Friday 27th August: “Soul Desire”

                               The Hottest Soulful Music On The Planet!”

                                Bar Lambs, 270 Station Road, Westcliff, SS0 7SD

                                DJs Birdy, Marky Mark, Dave Marley & guests

                                9pm – 2am  -  Admission £5 before 11pm

                                Details on (07739) 182803

                                If successful this will become a monthly gig !

 

Saturday 28th: “Soul By The Jetty” at the Miners Bar, Lobster Smack.

                                      Haven Road, Canvey Island  -  SS8 0AR

                                      A “semi-dayer”  -  6pm  -  1am

                                     Guest DJ : Caister Legend  -  GARY DENNIS

                                    Playing soul, funk & rare groove …

                                   ” keeping the spirit of the Goldmine alive! “

                                    AND IT IS FREE ENTRY TOO !!!!!!!

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Mountnessing Road, Billericay

Monthly lunchtime session – 1pm – 4pm – Next date: 15th August

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each month here with musicians including Dan Banks

Admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gateway978.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits Away For A Bit…

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

I managed to squeeze in a couple of days in Southport and the Lake District last week, but nice as the trip was, the trouble is coming back – you’ve got all the stuff to do that didn’t get done while you were away, plus there’s the usual business to attend to on top ! I can’t honestly see a lot of prep time going towards this week’s show therefore, so we are looking at a (cue radio DJ cliche…) “More Music Monday” …  or if you listen to the repeat play a “Waffle Free Wednesday”  !

Here’s the belatedly added playlist for the show !

Diana Ross  -  I’m Coming Out

George Duke  -  Reach Out

Jerry Knight  -  I’m Down For That

War  -  Galaxy

Toto  -  Georgie Peorgie (SCBS7378)

Stanley Clarke  – Heaven Sent You

Patti Labelle  -  Love Need & Want You

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia

Gayle Adams  -  Love Fever

Freeez  -  Southern Freeez

Archie Bell & The Drells  -  Let’s Groove

Trussel  -  Love Injection 

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up in August:

Friday 6th: Zero Soul Night @ Marco’s Bar, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh 

Free Entry  -   9pm   -  1am

 

Friday 13th: Killer Soul Night @ Lords Golf & Country Club, Hullbridge

Wristbands £5.50 in advance – £7 on the door (if available)  -  Tickets selling fast !!

More info :  www.zeroradio.co.uk

 

Saturday 28th: “Soul By The Jetty” at the Miners Bar, Lobster Smack.

                                      Haven Road, Canvey Island  -  SS8 0AR

                                      A “semi-dayer”  -  6pm  -  1am

                                     Guest DJ : Caister Legend  -  GARY DENNIS

                                    Playing soul, funk & rare groove …

                                   ” keeping the spirit of the Goldmine alive! “

                                    AND IT IS FREE ENTRY TOO !!!!!!!

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz Fusion @ Bar Lambs  -  Every Wednesday

Live Jazz @ The Inn On The Green – Once A Month On Sundays (next:15th August)

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each week here with musicians including the likes of Dan Banks & Zak Barrett playing their own self-penned material from 8.30 – 11.30 at the Lion & Lamb, 270 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7SD – and from 1pm to 4pm at the Inn On The Green, Mountnessing Road, Billericay.

Admission is FREE to both venues!  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil   -   www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

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Neil Gits A New Idea

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

It’s Show 9 of the re-launched “Old Gits Soul Show” series and although there’s plenty of summer left (I hope!) I thought it was a good time to have a little change and introduce a new featured track where the “Reggae Got Soul” used to be.

Though the colour of someone’s skin is pretty irrelevant to how good the music they make is, I think it’s fair to say that it is generally accepted that the best soul music over the last 50 years has been made by black folks, so I thought I’d throw in a curve ball each week over the next month or two and play a tune that falls under the category known commonly as “Blue Eyed Soul”. The group I will be playing this week are the first ones I thought of when thinking of ideas for this new feature and made some brilliant tunes across the 70s & 80s – you can hear them along with Central Line, Donald Byrd & The O’Jays and plenty more from 7pm this coming Monday !

Full tracklist:

Oliver Cheatham  -  Get Down Saturday Night

Central Line  -  Walking Into Sunshine

Stacy Lattisaw  – Dynamite

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Just Walk In My Shoes

Average White Band – Atlantic Avenue

O’Jays  -  Now That We’ve Found Love

Kloud 9  -  With Me

Alicia Myers  -  You Get The Best From Me

Mezzoforte  -  Garden Party

Goody Goody  -  No:1 Dee Jay

Saturday Night Band  -  Come On Dance Dance

Donald Byrd  -  Change

Webster Lewis  -  El Bobo

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up in August:

Friday 6th: Zero Soul Night @ Marco’s Bar, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh 

Free Entry  -   9pm   -  1am

 

Friday 13th: Killer Soul Night @ Lords Golf & Country Club, Hullbridge

Wristbands £5.50 in advance – £7 on the door (if available)  -  Tickets selling fast !!

More info :  www.zeroradio.co.uk

 

Saturday 28th: “Soul By The Jetty” at the Miners Bar, Lobster Smack.

                                      Haven Road, Canvey Island  -  SS8 0AR

                                      A “semi-dayer”  -  6pm  -  1am

                                     Guest DJ : Caister Legend  -  GARY DENNIS

                                    Playing soul, funk & rare groove …

                                   ” keeping the spirit of the Goldmine alive! “

                                    AND IT IS FREE ENTRY TOO !!!!!!!

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz Fusion @ Bar Lambs  -  Every Wednesday

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each week here as recommended by a fellow “Old Git” listener Samantha !

Musicians including the likes of Dan Banks & the Zak Barrett Quartet play their own self-penned material from 8.30 – 11.30 at the Lion & Lamb, 270 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7SD – and admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat play at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil

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Neil Gits His Shopping Done !

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I really look forward to coming in to  Basildon each week to do the show. Not just to share some of my cherished soulful tunes form the 70s & 80s with the like minded folk of the area, but also to sample the delights of Eastgate beforehand ! Now I can get a few bits & bobs for the bathroom, some stickers for Nathan’s football album, my mum’s weekly mags and grab a bite to eat – plus anything else I might need in the  Asda which is about twice the size of my local one (and I spend a LOT of time in there…)  Not to mention the bargains to be had in the various “pound” /”99p” shops where I have had countless ideas for small prizes for my quiz nights and the fact that wherever I go before the show starts I usually bump into someone I know from round and about – hey, I’ve nearly got a social life again!!

All of this, of course, is totally irrelevant to “The Old Gits Soul Show” except that by the time I sit down in the studio I am usually in a very good mood and hopefully is reflected in my choice of tracks which this week includes gems from Lou Rawls, Teena Marie, George Duke & Chic and the last slice of “Reggae Got Soul” before I change the “half-time feature” next time out.  Enjoy !

Full Tracklist:

Chic  – I Want Your Love

Lou Rawls  -  Lady Love

Gwen McCrae  -  Rocking Chair

Al Hudson & The Partners -  You Can Do It

Althea & Donna  -  Uptown Top Ranking

Ronnie McNeir  -  Why People Fall In Love

Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway  -  Where Is The Love

George Duke  -  Brazilian Love Affair

Teena Marie  -  Square Biz

Beggar & Co  -  Somebody Help Me Out

Winans  -  Let My People Go

Empress  -  Dyin’ To Be Dancin’

Recommended “Old Gits Nights Out” :

Coming up in August:

Friday 6th: Zero Soul Night @ Marco’s Bar, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh 

Free Entry  -   9pm   -  1am

 

Friday 13th: Killer Soul Night @ Lords Golf & Country Club, Hullbridge

Wristbands £5.50 in advance – £7 on the door (if available)

More info :  www.zeroradio.co.uk

 

Saturday 28th: The next “Soul By The Jetty” at the Lobster Smack, Canvey Island – details soon!

 

 

Sunday 29th: “Snowboy & the Latin Section – Live!”  -                                                                    

                                 The Boatyard, Leigh-on-Sea

                                 Plus DJ support from Gary Turner 

                                 Tickets & more info from Ria (07702) 089264

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz Fusion @ Bar Lambs  -  Every Wednesday

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each week here as recommended by a fellow “Old Git” listener Samantha !

Musicians including the likes of Dan Banks & the Zak Barrett Quartet play their own self-penned material from 8.30 – 11.30 at the Lion & Lamb, 270 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7SD – and admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat pay at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil

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Neil Gits Back To Normal…

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Life’s been tough over the last month, trying to squeeze in eating, sleeping, working AND watching 64 World Cup games – all whilst maintaining a high standard of quality for your weekly fix of “The Old Gits Soul Show” ! But if I say so myself I think I’ve lined up a particularly good one this time, and with the footy all done and dusted, I can sit back and enjoy the show just like you, with no South African distractions…

Here is the current show’s full paylist:

Blackbyrds -  Walking In Rhythm

Earth Wind & Fire  -  Sing A Song

Rose Royce  -  Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

George Benson  – Nature Boy

Pluto  -  Dat 

Glenn Jones  -  You’re The Only One I Love

Melba Moore & Freddie Jackson  -  A Little Bit More

Luther Vandross  -  See Mee

Lynx  -  You’re Lying

High Fashion  -  Feeling Lucky Lately

James Brown  -  I’m Real

Stock Aitken & Waterman  -  Roadblock 

 

And if one hour a week of the good stuff does not suffice, there are plenty of soul gigs around the area coming up soon to get out and enjoy – check the details below:

Next recommended “Old Gits Night Out”:

 “Soul By The Sea”  -Saturday 17 July 2010

Saks Underground, opposite Southend Central Station.

8pm – 2am  -   £6 admission

Join Gary Dennis, Dj Hugsta, Gary Turner,Jon Layton,
Messy, Nick Cudbil, Micky Liste and Chris White producing a musical wall of Soull/Funk Boogie and a twist of Latin

Cockle Shed Soul All-Dayer

 Saturday, 31st July 2010 

The Boatyard, 8-13 High Street, Leigh on Sea, Essex

2pm  until 1am

DJ lineup includes Garry Dennis, Terry Jones, John Layton & Stavros

For tickets call  Tony on 07944435549  or  email Birdy at life@djbirdy.com

Price: £15 up until two weeks before the event £20 in the final two weeks

No more than 30 tickets left -  so get in quick !!!

For more info: http://www.facebook.com/jon.layton?v=wall&story_fbid=125715747470089#!/event.php?eid=129304200419316

Coming up in August:

Friday 6th: Zero Soul Night @ Marco’s Bar, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh 

Free Entry  -   9pm   -  1am

Friday 13th: Killer Soul Night @ Lords Golf & Country Club, Hullbridge

Wristbands £5.50 in advance – £7 on the door (if available)

More info :  www.zeroradio.co.uk

And don’t forget…

Live Jazz Fusion @ Bar Lambs

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each week here as recommended by a fellow “Old Git” listener Samantha !

Musicians including the likes of Dan Banks & the Zak Barrett Quartet play their own self-penned material from 8.30 – 11.30 at the Lion & Lamb, 270 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7SD – and admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top local gigs happening soon, especially in the Basildon/East Thurrock area. Send an e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com or find me on Facebook.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday for the repeat pay at 10pm.

See ya,

Neil

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Neil Gits His Legs Out !

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I am not really a sun-loving sort of person to be honest,even though a lot of the soul, disco & jazz-funk I play on the show somehow seems to sound at its best in the summer time. So it is not often that I am seen out in public in shorts, preferring the comfort of a full length pair of jeans as opposed to something that will offer easy access to my shins and ankles to all manner of midges and other assorted insect life forms around Basildon.

But at the risk of being repetitive it has been HOT in the studio over the last two weeks, so I think I will have to make an exception this time, just so I am at my best to bring you an hour of the good stuff…wafting in between the Old Gits legs are:

Steve Arrington  -  Dancing In the Key Of Life

Rick James  -  Glow

Armenta  -  I Wanna Be With You

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr  -  You Don’t Have To Be A Star

Errol Dunkley  -  OK Fred

Kleeer  -  Intimate Connection

Stevie Wonder  -  Lately

Michael Jackson  -  I Can’t Help It

Arthur Adams  -  You Got The Floor

Chaka Khan  -   Clouds

Hi Tension  -  British Hustle

Sho Nuff  -  It’s Alright

Next recommended “Old Gits Night …er…Day Out!” : 

Cockle Shed Soul All-Dayer

 Saturday, 31st July 2010 

The Boatyard, 

 

 

 8-13 High Street, Leigh on Sea, Essex 

2pm  until 1am

DJ lineup includes Garry Dennis, Terry Jones, John Layton & Stavros

For ticketys call  Tony on 07944435549  or  email Birdy at life@djbirdy.com

Price: £15 up until two weeks before the event £20 in the final two weeks

This event ALWAYS sells out, and we guarantee that in the weeks before the event we will have to turn down hundreds of requests for tickets (as we have for the past three events)…..make sure your not one of them.

For more info: http://www.facebook.com/jon.layton?v=wall&story_fbid=125715747470089#!/event.php?eid=129304200419316

Live Jazz Fusion @ Bar Lambs

If you enjoy the show, then the chances are you will like what happens each week here as recommended by a fellow “Old Git” listener Samantha !

Musicians including the likes of Dan Banks & the Zak Barrett Quartet play their own self-penned material from 8.30 – 11.30 at the Lion & Lamb, 270 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7SD – and admission is FREE !  Hope to add more details here soon…

Don’t forget, to get in touch with a soul, disco or jazz-funk request for the next show, or to let me know details of any top gigs in the Basildon/East Thurrock area happening soon, send an e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com or find me on Facebook.

Lots more events coming up this summer to tell you about soon – keep listening !

Neil

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