Mike Cotton Sound - Soul Serenade

Used by the DJ Mike Raven as his theme for his brilliant Saturday evening R & B show on Radio 1 at the back end of the sixties. Great cover version of the Lonnie Mack cover version of the King Curtis/Luther Dixon original. Welcome to my R & B Show...watch out, here we go!

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Music

Tags:

• Northern
• soul
• wigan
• casino
• beat
• r&b
• mod
• 60s
• instrumental

[nevillesivan]

Willie Dixon original? I've never hear that before. I think it was written by Curtis Ousley aka King Curtis.

[jimmytheferret]

You are quite right ! I should have written Luther Dixon and not Willie. Must have been at the end of a hard day!!! I will change that immediately. Strangely enough, I do recall reading somewhere about the Lonnie Mack being a cover of Willie, so that must have been in my mind. Either way, still a great soul track.

[Davestrickley]

What about the other two great versions - King Curtis and Willie Mitchell. A great song with several great versions.

[jimmytheferret]

I have already uploaded the Willie Mitchell version...seek and ye shall find.

[ricbarwil]

What a fantastic tune, It's so nostalgic, takes me right back to that era, great times, great music, thank you so much for that

[edge78a]

If this isn't a Twisted Wheel classic then i don't know what is !!! KTF

[steverigby1]

Dear Jimmy the Ferret

Well done, mate. It brought tears to the eyes to hear this again. Mike Raven's Sunday evening show was the best thing I have ever heard on radio and coming across it in 1969 was a moment that changed my life. You can get two Xtra label albums on vinyl with Mike talking between various blus tracks - well worth getting hold of. City Steve

[soulwam]

I think that this band was previously the Chris Barber Jazz Band. They were the were the first band I ever saw live. it was at the Ritz Wigan across the road from the Casino, years before the all-nighter sessions. Also on the bill: SOUNDS INCORPORATED with Cilla Black !!

[kestergray]

I remember Mike Cotton as support to James Browns first gig at the Walthamstow Granada in the mid 60's - with the Famous Flames (amazing) and of course the wonderful Mike Raven, who turned everyone on to OV, Roy C and even When a Man Loves a Woman..

[leekyssoul]

I still have this track on MGM yellow label from 1968 was always the last track i played when doing disco late 60's/ early 70's

[sehort]

Love this!! The great DJ Dave E always finished with this at the 100 Club! Is is right, soon to be Whitsnake guitarist Mickey Moody was the guitar player here??

[joefromstafford]

Do any of us remember the singer Lucas, and his love of two bottles of red wine before going on stage? And did any of us meet at the Stax/Volt tour date in Birmingham? Singin' "What's my name? Otis!" all over New Street. We were young then. Still are.