David Nathan

November 1964, London As well as joining the Dionne Warwick Shirelles UK fan club I write to Record Mirror and Im excited (aged 16) to see my letter published, the beginning of my lifelong mission of sharing my passion for soul music which continues to this day! They even print my address (201 K...

November 1964, London Avidly reading the UK music papers like New Musical Express, Record Mirror etc., I read an interview in which Dionne Warwick mentions Nina Simone as one of her favourite singers Ninas original of Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood is released in UK and Im captivated by her voice a...

October 1964, London I attend my 1st ever concert (with my younger sister Sylvia) at The State Cinema in Kilburn right next door to where we live, above the fish-and-chip shop my Dad manages. A real plan hatched by the cinemas manager to have John, Paul, George Ringo climb a ladder in our backya...

June 1964, London Time to be play catch up with American RB records! After Walk On By, and the Presenting Dionne Warwick LP, Im hooked and then buy my 1st Motown single, (released in Britain in 63 on Stateside) Heat Wave by Martha The Vandellas! I never look back and before I know it, my record ...

June 1964. London Presenting Dionne Warwick Walk On By (original copy) David with his mum Frances and friend Frances, backstage, 1983 Me to my mother, can i have money to buy an LP? I begged. My mother thinks t 27/6d is a lot of money to buy it! The photo in this post is of the original co...

March 1964, London My journey into the sacred world of soul music or Rhythm Blues as its known back then all starts when I buy Dionne Warwicks 45 Walk On By.still my favourite record ever! My discovery of Dionne comes after the UK singer Cilla Black had records a cover version of Dionnes previ...