Major Lance - Hey Little Girl (Original Stereo)

Sandwiched between Major's two biggest hits "Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um" was this number, "Hey Little Girl". Although it wasn't much more than a musical variation on "Monkey Time", it didn't matter in November of 1963 as the recording went to #13 for Major Lance.

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• Hey Little Girl
• Carolina Beach Music
• Shag

[TheDocBoyd]

Sorry but Northern soul is a black USA thing and a record label from Chicago that is now closed. The UK soul music is copy cat of the Midwest Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary all industrial areas that drew black from down south to work. The music combined rock and roll with gospel but it was produced in these cities and played by people in areas like the Carolinas and even down south. Motown eventually wiped out Northern soul but they signed Curtis mayfield and the impressions and Esquires.

[Nocaro]

@TheDocBoyd Here is Wikipedia's definition of "Northern Soul" if you don't believe me: "Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene, initially in northern England in the late 1960s." Terms like "Northern Soul" and "Carolina Beach" don't refer to where the music originated but where it was popularized or is popular.

[TheDocBoyd]

So. Carolina what? This is Northern soul like motown but from Chicago/Gary/Milwaukee! There is no connection to So. Carolina other than people playing it down there because they liked it. Yes, most soul music is rooted in the south but it came in existence in the north.

[Nocaro]

@TheDocBoyd Believe me, pal, music like this was and still is a "Carolina" thing, not because people liked it, but because they STILL dance to it. The state dance of South Carolina is the "shag" and the Carolinas are one of the few areas where you can still commonly hear music like this in nightclubs and on the radio today. "Northern Soul" refers to its popularity in the north part of the U.K.

[Rinkydinkism]

For some blue-eyed soul check out the Liverpool Five's 1966 version of this Curtis Mayfield written tune from their "Arrive " album on RCA. It's recently turned up on You Tube and is worth checking out. RIP Major Lance

[123akhetaten]

@Nocaro my reply was meant for @TheDocBoyd not you we're in agreement for the most part

[123akhetaten]

@Nocaro With all due respect, let me say "Northern Soul" is more of an acknowledgement of the beauty of Soul Music and how they embraced it and put that English thing on it. You got to admit there are some really talented soul singers from Great Britain, both Black and White.

[czar14617]

awesome tune ---always loved this one-----great sound ---i wish they made them like this again --awesome----

[waaziz2008]

This is, indeed, a "major reworking" of "The Monkey Time." According to

producer Carl Davis (Okeh Records), that was the norm in that day to keep

the kids interested. Even so, it nearly snagged a Grammy for the team of Mayfield/Lance in 1963! The trombone action was so smooth, the rhythm outstanding: the Major, Billy Stewart, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, the Impressions and others can match the best of that era song for song!

[OldGoldSoul]

MAJOR LANCE DIED IN 1994 R.I.P.

[yorkie6687]

Motown NEVER wiped out Northern soul in England, we have Northern soul

meets several times a year that are non-stop all week-enders, and the venues

are packed to the rafters, and whilst I agree that Tamla has its place in music

history, it will NEVER be a patch on English Northern soul!

[TheDocBoyd]

Wow! I guess I was wrong and owe you an apology! So sorry as I am not familiar with British adopting of US midwest music. You are also right about orgin of the music as I am from the mid-east or North USA and thought these regions were claiming music from the midweest or mideast as their own! Thanks for correcting me and educating me!