Saturday 31 January 2009

Barbara Lewis

On February 9, 1943 Barbara Ann Lewis was born in Salem Michigan, a township of South Lyon near Ann Arbor. She began writing songs at the age of nine and started recording as a teenager. Lewis wrote all of the songs on her first LP. Pop-soul was the genere of her crooning style. In 1970 Barbara cut her last album, "The Many Grooves Of Barbara Lewis".
Her newer songs did not make it very far, probably due to a lack of promotion. At that time she discovered that millions of dollars had been witheld from her and she left the music field and worked at a number of occupations.
Upon returning to her music career in 1993 Barbara said: "I did a lot of things in my retirement -- I sold paintings and pillows on the street corner, worked in a pet shop, worked in the flea-market circuit. I was a security guard in a parking lot in Michigan -- I would start work early in the morning, freezing to death, and I decided I would see if I could come back out there again and make it in my music. I realized that I wanted to travel again and I didn't want to die without knowing if I could again. It's been a long climb, it's been a hard climb, but I'm sticking with it."
In an October 2007 interview with Mark Taylor of "A Touch Of Classic Soul", Barb recalls the day that she went back. "I had a little radio in there. I turned it on and I heard one of my songs; I think it was Baby I'm Yours. Something made me call the station. I was in Flint, Michigan. I said: Thank you for playing my song. I'm Barbara Lewis. The next thing I know, he announced it on the radio!"
She recorded the song "Donor" in 1994. The lyrics to it are below.
In 1995, Lewis sings "Baby l'm Yours" on the original soundtrack from the Clint Eastwood\Merle Streep movie "Bridges of Madison County"
"The Stars" video (see below) was shot in 1998 in Los Angeles.
Barbara continues to be active in the music scene and now lives in Florida.

Saturday 3 January 2009

BARROW HILL SOUL NIGHT - SAT JANUARY 3RD

THE EX HOLLINGWOOD HOTEL SOUL CREW
invite you to
THE BARROW HILL SOUL CLUB

PLAYING QUALITY SOUL ACROSS THE BOARD
7.30PM-LATE

HIGH QUALITY WOODEN SPRUNG DANCEFLOOR!
(Many people have told us it`s one of the best dancefloors in the country-but don`t take our word for it-come and try it for yourself!)

LATE BAR..CHEAP DRINKS!
**FIRST SATURDAY IN EVERY MONTH**
FRIENDLY WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE WITH FRIENDLY WELCOMING HOSTS

RESIDENT DJ`S KEITH MANLOVE, STU BOWER
at
The BARROW HILL MEMORIAL CLUB
STAVELEY,
CHESTERFIELD
DERBYSHIRE.
S43 2PG

DETAILS:
keithmanlove@yahoo.co.uk
FIND US ON THE WEB:

PHONE KEITH ON:07702706670
OR STU ON:07846380918

In 2006 we were proud to present:
Pete Taylor, Nige Brown, Mark Hopes, Steve Austin, Steve Mannion, Neil Page, Barry Cooper, Errol Green, Dougie Hall
2007:
Mark Hopes, Chris Cooper, Mark Etheridge, Ian Seaman, Andy Jackson, Shane Roberts, Kev Smedley, Glyn Williams
2008:
Mort, Rob Wicks, Barry Cooper, Al Taylor, Dougie Hall, Steve Austin, Chris Cooper, Glyn Sissons, Martin Dixon, Rob Kay, Tony Wiggan
2009:

and many more to come..

HOW TO FIND US?

FROM M1 JUNCTION 30:
Take the A616 exit to Chesterfield/Newark (0.3 miles)
At the roundabout take the FIRST EXIT onto A616 heading to Chesterfield/Newark (0.2 miles)
At the roundabout take the 4TH EXIT exit onto A619/Chesterfield Rd
Continue to follow A619 (2.9 miles)
At Duke Street Roundabout take the 3RD EXIT onto B6053/Hall Lane
Continue to follow Hall Lane (1.0 mile)
Turn left at Station Road (0.5 miles)
Turn right at Cavendish Place (144 ft) (facing the garage "Barrow Hill Service Centre") and keep right.