TOMMY NAVARRO - I CRIED MY LIFE AWAY

[1Mehring1]

Latin influence stronger in some 60's Soul songs than others. If you know what you're looking for a Black/Latin fusion often becomes apparent . 'The Drifter' (Ray Pollard) features bongo martillo pattern in the quieter sections. The last upstroke's cut short, losing Latin feel but on the Opals 'Does It Matter' there's a guiro scraping, Cuban style. I'd put money the rhythm so common in slower numbers like 'Walk On By' or Brooks O'Dell 'Watch Your Step' is Bolero derived. No surprise after 1950's

[komatman]

tuune

[billywoolgar78]

GOD I MISS THIS PURE CLASS THANKYOU ! KTF

[bigjamesray]

lovely,look im dancing bigjamesray

[majorsoulfan]

1st time i've heard this..love it..CLASS

[lennyharkins]

Thats how good it was Big Pal, ,,,,no one ever believe us

[TheGlasgowmods]

ON MY FEET AND HAT OFF ..........SUCH A CLASSIC I HAD TO BUY IT ON DEJAC

[TelfordO]

Oh how i yearn for those days again KTF

[carol41731]

brilliant awesome lovin hay ;) ;) ;)

[1264caz]

Fab tune and video thanks for posting:-)xktf

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Thanks Carole ...please visit again soon.

[Glawsterfing]

pure class - @ mycasanova2163 touching comments I love this track,respect to you and your Grandpa

[74souledout]

Bloody Brilliant! Thanks for share Rob xx

[Tony64walkin]

great record that became big in the 80's ,top video.

[palsar89]

How terribly poignant those scenes from Stafford are, we all look so young seems like yesterday, at least the music is timeless…..nice one Mr Hennigan

[BENJARNI1000]

wellllllllllll what can u say

[faeembrugh]

Ah, I remember buying the boot of this hot off the presses at Stafford. It had been produced on UK vinyl blanks so the sound was excellent but it had the 'prongs' from the pressed-out centre to give the game away.

[MrLee1j1]

There you are

[the12shades]

Wow, i was watching this and remembering what great times and music we enjoyed when, i saw myself on this video....1:02. Im the guy in the blue and yellow coat on the stairs. Great work fella....keeping the faith as always.

[the12shades]

Wow, i was watching this and remembering what great times and music we enjoyed when, i saw myself on this video....1:02. Im the guy in the blue and yellow coat on the stairs. Great work fella....keeping the faith as always.

[beefoneeto]

Wow great tune.Never heard this-one that escaped The Drifters.

[NorthernNige]

Such a fab track

[deepgroovesounds]

Beautiful!

[philcurt52]

enjoyed that ta

[BarneyUSMC]

Great song...never heard it before.

Will add to my favorites. Thank You

for sharing.

[niteowl147]

Vid and tune Excellent!!

[SOULXCHANGE]

dig the dude in the bowlin alleys .. bowlin shirts on lads...

[jonsharon]

Very nice; thank you.

[venusclare]

Already put a comment on here 9 months ago..however come back to it...lol...just great!!...xx

[surreytownsoulie]

great great sound...great video too

cheers rob

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you enjoyed both!

Thanks.

[smartypantsnancy]

Tune x

[zantepete]

ibecool,who is john buck,wink wink

pete from hemel ktf

[CutiepieLozzy]

Tim Ashibende is my Uncle. Cool!! His name is on youtube. Wickeeed!!

[aubnoxious23]

not heard him mentioned for years. remember taping him doing a spot on radio stoke. has always been one of my fave dj,s

[keechdesign]

Thank you Rob. Much appreciated.

[keechdesign]

Genius - a wonderful tune that I have always loved. Can anyone tell me more about Tommy Navarro?

[nycasanova2163]

i miss you so much grandpa. Im very proud that you all love his music. His real name is Luther Walker, His stage name was Tommy Navarro. Your gone but never forgotten grandpa.

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Still appreciated over here.

Thanks for your sensitive and kind comment.

[deepgroovesounds]

@nycasanova2163 Just discovered this record 2 years ago and it's honestly one of my top 10 favorite tunes ever.

[MrAccordionPimp]

THIS IS AWESOME

[ibecool4you]

I remember the first time Guy dropped this at TOTW went down a storn infact he played it twice. Im on ya video haha thanks for the memories :)

[petegroover]

andyriot,no prob with decades bud- the soul scene is thankfully not ageist ! i've enjoyed older fans telling me tales of stevie wonder @ watford ! etc ktf p

[scouser222]

I love Northern soul and this is my new favourite, great.

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you're enjoying the music.

Thanks for your comment.

[andyriot1982]

damm i was born in the wrong decade!!!!!

keep the faith!!!!!!! awesome.

[judystreet]

Great video, so well done. I don't even have to mention the choon!

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for your comment/s from over there.

[uroywalker]

Absolutely beautiful and a cracking video too - one of the best records to come out of the Northern scene, in my opinion. I have always loved the big beat ballad Stafford sound and this is as good as it gets - mid tempo, danceable and heartfelt lyrics and vocals...genius!

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Thanks, always remember this with Romance Watson and Faye Crawford.

[AIDOAIR]

One of my all time fave tunes,cant believe ive not commented on this ?Thanks for posting.

[petegroover]

superb tune + vid ,many thanks p

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Thanks for your comment. ®

[venusclare]

Excellant Track and Video!!!..info very good!..thanks..Ve

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the comment.

[T3T3T3S9]

well done video! it makes me feel that i was there too! now im not sure anymore! gracias! ;-)

[faeembrugh]

The great thing about these is the mix of images and music - it really comes close to summing up what these soul sounds mean to us all. Mind you, that picture of Guy and Keb at the end was a bit scary!

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Thanks for your interesting comment.

"The Northern Soul scene was bloody terrible at the time, dying for sure, and the energy and drive which came from the 60`s Mafia" (which a very militant group of us became known as) managed over a couple of years to breath life back into the scene and re-establish the scenes values and make certain venues in both England and Scotland worth travelling to."

Guy Hennigan - la pelle nera for connoissers of soul

[Blackpool77]

Rob - you spot on there: even brought a Mecca/Ritz Jazz Funk devotee like me back just for the Hennigan/Darge partnership. The breath of fresh air that this venue and its "people" brought to what was then a decaying and "preservation Soul scene can not be underestimated. The only other club to have such an appeal (and pull on the wider North West//Midlands Soul Scene) back in those halcyon days of the mid 80s was Colin Curtis's Berlin Sessions in Manchester

[zantepete]

wow great sound thanks for posting,the vid was pretty damn good to,nice one.

pete from hemel,keep the faith

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you enjoyed it Pete!

Thanks for commenting.

[ibecool4you]

zantepete .... are u Buckies mate dancing on video? If its you hope all good :)

[gulistangirl]

Stafford awesome

Brilliant track

[Blackpool77]

this is just Stafford ...............You had to be there to just saviour and enjoy the buzz this record had ...

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Great comment!

[aubnoxious23]

great visuals.you put across some of the passion in the song, with some unique images as well as all the archive. keep on.

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Thanks very much for the comment.

[marboysoul04]

one of the best trax ever recorded

great vid

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you like it!

Thanks for commenting.

[wigancasinolass]

This is just....................PERFEC­T

[northenspain]

Loved it, many thanks

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

No problem -glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for commenting.

[AIDOAIR]

BRILLIANT not heard in ages,great vid and info,thanks a lot for posting.

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for commenting.

[xwsftassell]

Ace.

[breadmaker99]

Briliant to hear niter footage with one of my all time faves, brings back those stafford memories

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

I can remember the night they filmed for Channel 4's 'Chasing Rainbows'

Thanks for commenting.

[motown250]

nice track

[djdeitch]

Fantastic Northern Mexi-Soul track recorded on the Dejac record label,.ktf.

[northerngirl72]

An all time fave,well in my list. Great vid too!! Thankyou Rob,ktf

[ROBSBIGSCITYSOUL]

Glad you like it!

Thanks for your support and comment too.