Interesting podcast/interview from a year or so back with Dougie Wardrop, well worth a listen for anyone remotely interested in the development of UK Dub, Hackney, Camden Market, Record Shops, Sound Systems, parents cutting your power off (my dad was always doing that!)
Yes, it was reading the Beeb article which prompted me to indulge in a wee bit of Hall and Oates, though, annoyingly enough, turns oot yon choon isnae oan ma greatest hits album, ken.
They sure were. I saw them before even Sara Smile was a hit. I happened to buy Abandoned…way back. So when they toured in like ‘75 I saw them in a small hall in Cleveland Ohio (USA.) The audience was at least 50% black, their soul was really popular even then. Then after Sara Smile was released and a hit from the album “Daryl Hall & John Oats” they went back to AL and released “She’s Gone” which then became a hit.
I can highly recommend having a listen to these podcasts, Life In Dub.
A fascinating collection documenting an oral history of the UK & International Reggae/Dub movement.
31 Episodes, brilliant project!
Talking to people who live their lives in Dub & Reggae. A series of in depth interviews with artists, sound systems, promoters and all kinds of people that have spent their lives in the world of Dub & Reggae. It’s hosted by Steve from Vibronics, who has been producing Roots Reggae Dub for over 20 years, runs the SCOOPS Records label and performs regularly all over the world.