Soul & Reggae Show Tuesday 7:00pm – 9:00pm on Ridge Radio
I’ve had a love of music from an early age, probably acquired from listening to the music my Dad played on his ‘blue spot’ gram, also in my younger days I fancied myself as a promising DJ playing at rocking parties and venues in Brixton, South London.
My Dad’s musical influences rubbed off on me and my siblings, with artists like; Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Percy Sledge, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone Count Bassie, Fats Domino, Eartha Kit, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the early Ska sounds from Jamaica and Motown, I also remember hearing him play Jim Reeves and John Holt but mainly on a Sunday, and for me this was a proper education.
I eventually got involved in the family disco doing gigs in pubs, clubs and house parties across South London, we had a quality, crisp sound.
Even though we played mainly reggae music, I had a leaning towards soul music such as Luther.