The Story of Northern Soul takes the first ever in-depth look at the culture, the music, the artists and the people frequenting the all-night venues which are synonymous with the British Soul Scene. Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive. Russ Winstanley and Dave Nowell wrote a history of the club, Soul Survivors, The Wigan Casino Story, which was published in 1996. A stage play by Mick Martin about the Wigan Casino years, Once upon a time in Wigan, debuted in February 2003 at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, and has since toured nationally. Soul Survivors: The Wigan Casino Story Russ Winstanley, David Nowell on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. Hard to Find book.
Russ Winstanley (born October 1952) is an EnglishDJ, originating from Beech Hill, in Wigan, Greater Manchester.[citation needed]
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Early life[edit]
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He attended Wigan Grammar School.
Career[edit]
He is best known for his championing of Northern Soul music at the Wigan Casino. Since its closure in 1981, Winstanley has still been active, both on the Northern Soul circuit and in radio. He has hosted his own show on BBC GMR and XFM in Manchester, and has had a regular northern soul show on BBC Radio Lancashire.
On 23 September 1973, Winstanley had the idea for putting on and DJing at the Soul Allnighters at Wigan Casino. Over four million people passed through the venue, which ran four nights per week, until 6 December 1981. Both Wigan Casino and Winstanley won many awards for best venue and best DJ. In 1997, Winstanley compiled Telstar Records northern soul album Soul Survivors. In 1998, his book Wigan Casino Story joined the bestsellers' list.
He was also music consultant on the Bolton Octagon's re-staging of Once Upon A Time In Wigan. It was based loosely on Paul Sadot's original sell-out production of 2003. Ace/Kent Records released a CD compilation album in 2004. featuring music consultant and director, Paul Sadot's tracks from the original production.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^'Various - Once Upon A Time In Wigan (Compiled By Paul Sadot) (CD, Album)'. Discogs.com. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2015.