It all started in 1960s Hitsville, USA - the birthplace of Motown. The soul explosion took off around the world, but then everything went quiet and it seemed as though it had dropped off the radar.

People who frequented clubs in the north of England during the 1970s will no doubt remember the tones of Northern Soul music that became the soundtrack of the nightlife scene during the period. The ...

This audio is no longer available. It's been 40 years since the first all-night R&B party at the Wigan Casino nightclub outside Manchester, England. The doors didn't open until 2 a.m., and its ...

This weekend it is 50 years since Wigan Casino hosted the first of its all-night parties, which helped establish the Northern Soul movement. Already this year, the 50-year anniversary has been marked ...

Inside a two-story venue in central Bristol, England, the early May air was warm and humid as dozens of people grooved on a dance floor, nary a phone in sight. Onstage, a DJ spun vinyl records as a ...

The Northern Soul scene sprang up in the UK in the late 1960s in clubs like The Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. Initially the music played in the clubs was popular American soul singles but as the ...