Bobby Hutton - Lend A Hand

Coming in October 2008, a tremendously exciting project for Northern Soul fans everywhere. We've done a deal with Wienerworld, a major music DVD company, and the same company who originally released our classic documentary "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", and we are now doing the definitive DVD box set. A five disc set of 200 performances called "Northern Soul's Greatest 200 Floorfillers". This uses some songs from "The Strange World Of Northern Soul" which are completely re-edited, so they look fresh and sparkling new. All the previous video effects done in the 1990s are gone forever, consigned to history. Plus loads and loads of never before seen videos, many of which have sat in the can untouched for many many years. Plus some newly recorded tributes to the classics. If you ever went to Blackpool Mecca or Wigan Casino, this is the must-have purchase of the year. This is the legendary Bobby Hutton singing "Lend A hand", which was yet another legendary Northern Soul smash, that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". This is a piece of classic 1970s Chicago,which absolutely epitomised the days in Blackpool Mecca, and the Highland Room, when the sound changed from pure Sixties into fresh new Seventies soulfulness. It was a piece of early soulful Disco joyful exhuberance on the ABC label, first played off the album before it ever made it to seven inch. Bobby had two monster Northern smashes, the other being "Come See What's Left Of Me", which we also filmed and re-recorded with him. Bobby Hutton is known for singing Smooth R&B, Jazz, and contemporary, pop, He also appreciates opera, country music, blues, etc. Bobby Hutton began singing at the age of five. His actual professional career began In Detroit, Michigan. He won a talent show At the 20 Grand club and was invited to Motown. While at Motown he had a chance to learn quite a bit about writing songs, and what they look for in songs. Believing the hook in a song actually started there, Bobby, then known as Harold Hutton, became a part of the Motown family. Who was there at the time? Marv Johnson, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Smokey and all the Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, and he was there when Stevie Wonder auditioned for Motown singing a Jackie Wilson song. His reason for leaving Motown is a story as yet untold. While in Detroit Bobby was hanging out at Billy Davis's house ,Billy and Berry Gordy use to write together, they wrote songs for Jackie Wilson. Living in Billy's house was David Ruffin. David and Bobby developed a friendship. Practiced singing different vocal runs. After leaving Detroit, Bobby moved on to Chicago and signed with Chess Record company, never getting a release from Motown. At Chess he was hired to sing with Fontella Bass, he took Bobby McClure's place. Now it's Fontella Bass & Bobby Hutton and that's how he got the name Bobby. Their first job was at the world famous Apollo Theater New York City. Next he signed with Philips record co. recording songs like Come see what's left of me, More today than yesterday, I can't stand a woman two timing her man, Your my whole reason, written by Donnie Hathaway. That song was the song Bobby sang on the very first nation wide Soultrain show. Over thirty years ago, along with Glayds Knight and the Pips, Eddie Kendricks, and the Honey Cone. Later Bobby would sign with ABC Dunhill where he recorded the Nothern Soul Athem Lend a hand. Bobby Hutton still today makes his living just singing. For those years without a record deal singing in Hotels,Clubs,Casinos,and private functions have kept him busy. We filmed this video both in Chicago and also when Bobby was appearing in England at a Northern Soul Weekender in 1999, when we were filming our marathon six disc, twenty four hour massive documentary about the entire history of the Northern Soul scene, which contained 131 specially recorded performances of all the classics, and is still available on a six disc box set from Wienerworld. So, Bobby was more than happy to make this one and only one-time performance especially for us, for our ground breaking Encyclopedia Britannica of Northern Soul, and I am so glad that we did.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern-Soul
• Male-Soul
• Seventies
• Blackpool-Mecca
• Classic
• Male-Group
• Harmony
• Chicago
• Floorfiller

[ozsoulsister]

Played at the last night at Wigan, clapping drowned out the vocals, a classic gem rememberd always ***** Ian thanx from down under.

[cornishdeb]

i am back at the wintergardens in the late 70s. bub is djing. still to come are poke, rickscott, to name but a few and not forgetting nev wherry god rest his soul. fantastic times with wonderful people. may northern soul long live on

[TheAndyford]

oh my god the best sound of all time. just close my eyes and im back at wigan dancing all night. any old mates who remember me. the lads from melton mowbray. me butch johnny manship gyp etc

[jelboysvw]

Played by your good self Ian at the mecca........what memories

[iandon123456789]

One of the best

[RitmoNo1]

I swear - the first time I heard this I got shivers down my spine - I was entranced by it! Theat intro and break WOW! This is the only soul record I want played at my funeral. It is my all time favourite.

[allwayssoul]

love this track, wigan classic if ever there was one, my old Casino mate Daz from Manchester loves it too !!! dont ya???

[meshankaz]

dunnit get thi , a gud olde sound.

[nicktmg4558]

Spine tingling stuff Ian, keep it coming fella,

Nick

[TooDarnSoulful]

oh yes now we talking Ian :) ktf