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CALI PEOPLE
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Black Cat - Paul Gray, erstwhile Cali DJ, is now a regular presenter of Motown and Soul shows on this station. -
Malcolm Cook - Mal was tour manager for many of the acts who appeared at the California. He escorted
the first Tamla Motown tour in 1965 and has been in and around the business for over 40 years. He's now written
a book and is available to give talks or after dinner speeches at events.
ARTISTES
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Official Edwin Starr Website - Agent '00' Soul. Played the California on many occasions and never let us down.
Like the Cali... gone but not forgotten. -
The Real Thing - One of my favourite live acts. If you get the chance to go and see them don't miss it. -
The one and only Rosko - What more can be said? Still visits Dunstable, still broadcasts, still the Emperor -
Carlo Little - Confessions of a Sixties Drummer. Carlo taught Keith Moon to play drums and performed with many
well known names.
MEMORIES
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Everything Sixties - Five years in the making, this site is a labour of love for its webmaster.
Bands, clothes, ephemera and memorabilia -
Home of British Psychedelia - Drag out your beads and your Afghan before you go in. It's far out baby! -
The Oldies Project - The Oldies Project stream plays 24/7 non stop classic songs from the
sixties and seventies. -
Soulful Detroit - Motown and Northern Soul site set up by two devotees in Scotland and Detroit. -
Shades Northampton - The history of Shades in Northampton. Although nowhere near as big as the California
it hosted its own fair share of the top acts who would quite often leave Dunstable and head straight to Northampton -
Hitsville USA - The sights and sounds of sixties Motown. Interviews, sound clips, reviews. Go wallow! -
Bradford Timeline - Music of the late fifties and sixties in Bradford. Contains gig lists, posters, memorabilia
and more. Re-live the old venues. -
KinemaGigz - A comprehensive chronicle of The Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline Fife Scotland UK.
RADIO
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The Big L - Remember the days of listening to this with the
radio under your pillow? Tune in here for everything to do with Radio London –
'Big L' – past and present! -
Northern Soul Radio - Paddy Grady plays some real rarities as well as modern tracks
and Motown. Requires Real Player to listen -
Radio Free MK - Pick your day, pick your sound. Sundays are
good for Soul, Funk and Reggae. -
209Radio - Cambridge - Check out the schedules for Mick O'Donnell's Soul Show.
GENRES
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Soulwalking - Toby Walker's incredible site about Soul music
and the artistes that made it famous. This guy has really been
through the mill to develop and keep the site running. Give him your
support -
Northern Soul Website - The older brother of the radio site. From here you can get news on
gigs, releases, charts etc. -
Motown - The official Motown web site. This is a stunning site but be warned, some parts of it can take
a while to download. People on dial-up be selective.
MISC
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Bedford Corn Exchange - The Bedford Corn Exchange complex offers maximum versatility to both hirers and visitors. Have a look at our website to find out more.. -
High Quality Stage Monitoring - These are the guys who provided the sound system at the California Ballroom. It was one of the most
advanced of its day and what gave the Cali the reputation for having the best sound of any dance hall -
Dunstable Online - Come from Dunstable? No longer in the area? Missing it? -
Luton Online - Web site of the Luton News and Dunstable Gazette
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