Willie Kendrick - Change Your Ways

Willie Kendrick was one of Detroit's much loved male solo singers in the mid 1960s. He had first recorded "Let Me Know" for Checker in early 1963. Later that year, Ed Wingate, owner of Golden World Records, took him to Mirasound, in New York City, to record  "Stop This Train". Mirasound was located in the basement of the Hotel America on 47th Street. A dining room and kitchen, in a Polynesian Restaurant, had been converted into a studio and a control room.  This time former gospel choir leader Robert Banks, who at that stage had only minor experience of  R&B / Soul, would provide arrangements. He would however, go on to make some great songs for the likes of  Nolan Chance and Jock Mitchell. After Willie's recording for Golden World, there was a lull of about two and a half years before he was picked up by Jack Ashford who recorded several classic tracks on him at Pied Piper Productions. This wonderful song, "Change Your Ways" was one of these, which came out on RCA and was a huge smash at Blackpool Mecca in 1972. Twenty seven years later, in early 1999, we tracked down Willie in Detroit and filmed him for The Strange World Of Northern Soul.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern-Soul
• Classic
• Sixties-Soul
• Male-Soul
• Soul-Groups
• Motorcity

[Kilenstamdrums]

One of the BEST Northern Soul songs EVER!!!!

[69ways2sunday]

glad to say i met willie!

stand up dude for real

[Inyokernjb]

Just watched this video loved it of the GREAT Willie Kendrick an all time sound wish i owned THIS ONE...JB.

[soulboy66]

Good video of an excellent northern soul sound

[doddlesock]

northern soul

[scrapkeem]

i like this video more and more each time i watch it. i like willie's mannerism and his energy. i like his attire and he's right cute too. i wonder why this video was shot in an alley. check out the background scene,straight-up ghetto.lol!!!!!!

[scrapkeem]

i've never heard of this guy, but i love his song and performance. great job willie.

[Discoboy1974]

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[razelma]

Great video of a crackin record.

Good to see Willie having a good time.