Noel McKoy - Shadow Of A Dream

Noel McKoy is probably the greatest real true soul singer living in England at the moment. He reminds me of a cross between Bobby Womack and David Ruffin, and his voice gives me goosebumps. We cut three tracks on him so far, "Determined Man", "Read Between The Lines", and this beautiful Motownish fingersnapper, "Shadow Of A Dream". Noel really is a singer from the school of soulful story telling and social commentating, who writes from the heart and delivers from the soul. Noel McKoy's raw rasping texture from the pen to the acoustic style of production gives the dynamic sound that will take you on a voyage of human emotion. It is no surprise that Noel Mckoy's artistic development is inspired from the legendary greats such as, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Isley Brothers, Rick James, Miles Davis and The Beatles but it would be closer to home, which would encourage him to sing. It was his mother and auntie who set him off in the right direction of singing and performing at the young age of 12 and then going on to record his first track at the age of 14. By 18 he was mastering the art of song writing and playing guitar but it would be at a later age of 24 that he would be part of a band named 'Mckoy' which, consisted of sister Junett and two brothers Cornell and Robin. The early 90s gave birth to the sound of Acid Jazz and Noel Mckoy was fronting the legendary band James Taylor Quartered (JTQ) and also collaborating with 'Omar' and 'Incognito'. Noel Mckoy is without a doubt one of Britain's most critically acclaimed Soul Singers who's performed and toured the world with several UK & International acts including the likes of Womack & Womack, Roy Ayes, Gladys Knight, George Clinton, James Taylor Quartet, Mica Paris, Sounds Of Blackness, Steve Williamson and Linton 'Kwesi' Johnson.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern-Soul
• Motown
• Philly
• Sixties-Soul
• Male-Soul

[englishnbloodyproudo]

i jus discoverd this guy today, theres only one word i cn think of to describe it, "WOW" its absolutely splendiforous, always liked this sorta music growing up in Warrington, jus a few miles out of Wigan (Wigan Casino, was renowned for its Northern Soul movement), and havin a mum thats into this style, il deffo be showin this amazing artist to her later on

[BeachMusicDJ]

What a voice and arrangement! Another Beach Music collectable!!! Thanks Ian!

[masterkid4u]

Noel is a royal treasure in the soulful singers land!! What a performance!! Unbelievable!! One of the best singers ever!!

[BarbraAlejandro]

Right Up There With The Greatest Soul Singers... He Sings Up A Storm On Everything He Does!!!!!! He Creates Magic On Both Cd & Dvd!!!!

[reedlou90]

This guy is ass!

[magiq1]

Very nice voice, enjoyed.

[Discoboy1974]

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[196165]

reading comments no disrespect but come on this is awesome..

[ElPOdiUM]

Ohhh, this is really nice. Some classic soul feeling over this.

[TooDarnSoulful]

very nice