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 Philadelphia singer, Bunny Sigler, singing "Girl Don't Make Me Wait", which was so popular on the Parkway label as far back as the days if the Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester, the first home of Northern Soul. This is yet another legendary Northern Soul smash, that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". This is a piece of classic mid-Sixties Philly, which absolutely epitomised the embryonic days of the Northern Scene. Bunny Sigler (born Walter Sigler) is a pop and R&B songwriter and record producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philly Sound" in the early 1970s. He is nicknamed "Mr. Emotion." Sigler has worked with most of the artists associated with the Philadelphia stable including The O'Jays, The Roots, Jackie Moore, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Lou Rawls and Stephanie Mills. Originally a performer, Sigler first recorded for the V-Tone Records label in 1959. He has also recorded for the Decca, Parkway, Gamble, Philadelphia International and Gold Mind labels. Gold Mind, headed by Philly guitarist/writer/producer/arranger Norman Harris was a subsidiary of Salsoul Records. Bunny Sigler sang the "23rd Psalm" at the ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen on March 29, 2007, at the United States Capitol. The legendary Godfather of Philadelphia, Weldon Arthur McDougall III, took my cameraman, Adi Denney, round to Bunny's house in early 1999 and he opened the door in his pyjamas. He performed his biggest Northern Soul classic just for us playing it on his guitar nd after thirty five years, still remembering every chord and every word. The man is a legend. This was while 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, Bunny 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.
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lord lordy love this
scarthogirl 1 year ago
This terrific singer is exactly how I imagined him - thanks to Ian Levine for bringing these great artists back to us and giving them a little bit of the limelight they deserve.
SteveArpo 2 years ago 2
As I listen to this, I am reminded of Philly DJ Sonny Hopson's show, with the kid's in the background saying, "Go Sonny Hopson Go"! And Sonny chanting, "holla loud for the proud crowd"! That was 60's radio.
Thanks for the memories!
Gr8LilLady 3 years ago
I love this song, always have done since I first heard it. Brill to see it on here.
daisysilver 3 years ago 2
such a great record to dance to
kiddysoulgirl99 3 years ago 2
top tune
imasoulman01 3 years ago 2
What a legend Bunny Sigler is ! Such a great dance record.
SimonW 3 years ago 2
Love his voice.
tahira1 3 years ago 2