Ady Crampton & Guests
Ady Crampton pulls out the chair and invites some of the greatest artists and singers of the 70's for a chat, talking life stories, memories and much more.
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Episodes
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Judy Street
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Born into a musical family, Judy Street began singing in clubs while at college, until a member of the audience approached her and said “come with me to LA and i’ll make you a star”
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Norma Jean Wright
Monday, 5 August 2024
Lead singer of Chic, successful solo artist and in-demand backing singer, Norma-Jean chats with Ady
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Bonnie and Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters
Friday, 6 January 2023
Bonnie and Anita have a great time reminiscing their fabulous career in music
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Millie Jackson
Thursday, 5 January 2023
Sometimes the best things begin with a dare, like Millie Jackson’s singing career for example..
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Jocelyn Brown
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Ady chats with Jocelyn Brown
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The Whispers
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
In the annals of R&B history, the Whispers have earned a solid and memorable position as one of the world’s longest-running vocals groups.
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Kim Weston
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
Detroit soul legend Kim Weston’s recording career began at Motown’s Divinity label as part of the gospel group Wright Special before signing with them as a solo artist.
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Jeanie Tracy
Monday, 8 June 2020
Described by Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle as being one of the top ten singers of all time, Jeanie is probably best known for her modern soul anthem Making New Friends
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Junior
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Initially signed to Phonogram Records, 1982 saw Junior hit the chart heights with the infectious anthem ‘Mama Used To Say’
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G.C. Cameron
Sunday, 29 December 2019
‘G’ as he likes to be known, is credited with having six different voices.
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Gloria Jones
Friday, 27 December 2019
Known as ‘The Queen of Northern Soul’, Gloria Jones is a Motown singer/songwriter, a prolific backing singer, a performer in musicals such as Hair, mother to Marc Bolan’s son Rolan and a philanthropist.
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George McCrae
Friday, 27 December 2019
George McCrae’s debut single as a solo artist “Rock Your Baby” was one of the landmark recordings of early disco music.
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Freda Payne
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Freda shot to stardom with her smash hit Band Of Gold
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Chris Clark
Monday, 7 October 2019
Tall, tanned, blue-eyed and bluesey-sounding, Chris Clark began her career with Motown in 1963.
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Thelma Jones
Monday, 16 September 2019
Thelma Jones burst onto the NYC scene with a smash hit Never Leave Me which launched her career with Barry records before moving to Muscle Shoals after Barry records’ demise.
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Candi Staton
Monday, 16 September 2019
Ady chats with US soul legend Candi Staton about her long career in music
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Bobby Hutton
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Northern soul legend Bobby Hutton chats with Ady
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William 'Mickey' Stevenson
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Motown's first A&R man
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Carolyn Crawford
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Carolyn won a recording contract with Motown aged just 13 years
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Archie Bell
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Archie Bell & The Drells shot to fame in 1968 with Tighten Up and continued their success through the 70s
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Deniece Williams
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Deniece chats with Ady about her life in music and her exciting new project
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Jimmy James
Monday, 4 March 2019
Of Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
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Tommy Hunt
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Ady chats with northern soul legend Tommy Hunt
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Ben Pirani
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Ben Pirani is a blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter from Chicago
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Lorraine Silver
Monday, 28 January 2019
Still performing to an enthusiastic crowd, Lorraine tells Ady about her brand new release and her upcoming UK tour
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Dean Parrish
Monday, 21 January 2019
Northern soul legend Dean Parrish shares his memories with Ady
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Myron Edwins of The Edwards Generation
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
The Edwards generation were a family group performing in the San Francisco bay area in the 1970s
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Spyder Turner
Tuesday, 8 January 2019
Ady chats with Spyder Turner about his life in music and his brand new release
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Venus Dodson - disco queen
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Central to the NY disco scene in the late 70s, Venus chats with Ady
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Billy Brown, ex-Moments and Ray Goodman & Brown
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Magic Mooments with Billy