Willie Mitchell - The Champion (Part 1)

[eatmybed]

Excellent song! What year was this song released? The picture says 1976. Is that right?

[deryke11]

John E Vincent. Now there's a name from my distant past. Remember me DJ'ing in Mr M's mate? Also doing spots at Samantha's Sheffield with you? The Nottingham Palais All-Dayers plus a few more venues? From Mansfield? Any ideas?........ `Banner`, yes, Deryke `Harry` Banner. You probably won't see this comment, but if you do, I sure wish those times were in the here & now... The buzz of playing an awesome sound & watching the dance fill, then feeling the floor bouncing. The shivers down the spine.

[NorthernSoulBoy6]

this is just an awesome track !!!!! KTF

[punchbowl1000]

hey everyone guess who played it before wigan casino.steve dixon columbus soul nite crosspool sheffield.1968.

[Daveboy213]

I had an album by this guy back in 68

[mrjohnvincent24]

Hey everyone guess who played it for you all those years ago at the Casino.....see ya!...John Vincent

[terencetyler1948]

now now boys and girls the true northern soul guys where terry tyler ernie thompson and mickie tartallin from twisted wheel manchester

[zhivagosdj]

Tommy Hunt

[magiclard]

Can anyone tell me who did the vocal version? Cheers

[zhivagosdj]

@magiclard

Tommy Hunt

[New2010Me]

Sounds good!

[lizfturnerfromleeds]

memories are made of this anyone remember Liz from Leeds I used to knock around with the Donny crowd and jonny stanley from Donny??? Anyone go to the Hi Fi clud ex central in leeds!!!

[MODTRASH]

Nice little stomper!

[bazmcginnty]

Sorry, but fuck Northern soul. We were listening to Willie Mitchell in the mid/late 60s, in Northamptonshire. Thats in the SOUTH!!!!...

[srotagadirolf]

Yeah, south as in Memphis, Tn. This is the Memphis Sound!

[peskipantz]

northants is south?

Hrmmm...

[peskipantz]

northants is south?

Hmmmm...

[LEROYKING63]

Top stomppin tune from youth club days (SHEFFIELD UK circa 74) released years b4 but thats when i remember dancing to it .Part of the big northern soul scene in the UK at that time.R.I.P. MR MITCHELL.

[JFBridge]

Great instrumental from a great talent,RIP Willie Mitchell.

[arleneleni]

Willie, you will live on through your " far out" music! Dance on!

[Classic63]

Willie Mitchell passed away this morning

in Memphis. R.I.P Willie and thanks for the

great music.

[ian40]

Sad news today. RIP Willie Mitchell

[MagikalSolutions]

RIP Willie

[ImUnionjack]

Its the only way to play this man LOUD!!! Windows open. a bit of space to do one and just go!! Reminds me so much of the Casino. Peeps would come running from Mr M's. Jethrow and Scat going apeshit, kicking the fuck out of everyone. Those are the memories I like of Wigan!

[nuged568]

Good - but this is not a patch on the Stax/Volt/Atlantic house musicians. Check out the Mar-Keys and the Bar-Kays. And for that driving beat, Otis Redding 'I can't turn you loose'. (but not the live version, the recorded one). Get some soul in your bones. Up the Mods. (A very old Mod - I'm 58 now and still lighting up the dance floor - and not with a Zimmer either!

[lastbus]

In my top one hundred best ever NS tunes

[jelboysvw]

Brill dancing beat

[sammious]

awesome

[mitchismod]

F***in' gret tune man.

[Czechmate1967]

The only track I like better than this one is Hank Jacobs 'Elijah Rockin with Soul'. This is thumpin I've lived it since I first heard it at Tiffanies in Yarmouth in 1984

[lynnemsteele]

absolutely ace

[tomthefunky]

This is Memphis Soul and don't you forget it.

[johnniescarlett]

I just have to play this one loud!! Really annoys my significant other.

Another way to annoy her is not to the rubbish out.

:-)

[ferfeckssakethissign]

Another great Wigan casino sound.

[cityfanhull]

i was too young for wigan, i blame the parents

fantastic music, dancing wanna go to whitby all weekender 2009

keep the faith

[24726817]

what a tune no matter what music you are into the foot starts tappin!

[tressycat]

yesterday i came across this music northen soul and im hooked like a fish,its great

[jujusoul67]

even my mum would dance to this lol

[ImUnionjack]

Fuck ~ get me back to Cleethorpes now!!!!!

[herringthorpe]

What a musician, and also what an eye for talent, spotting the great Al Green and making the man a soul super star.

[GeordieSmiler]

Just love this one.... dancing away here lol

Keep The Faith....

[StagTowner]

always a floor filler ty

[cocopachino]

One of the very best intrumentals ever :-))

[TearawayTaz]

Foot Stompin' Music

[djdeitch]

Frantic instrumental,another top Northern tune,.ktf.