The Signatures with Steve Ellis & Sidney Barnes – Sunday Soul Afternoon!
The UK’s most authentic Northern Soul Live Show! Experience the soul-stirring magic of The Signatures, The Official backing band for many of the Northern Soul original artists as well as being featured as the house band for the Northern Soul special on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC 6 Music.
Immerse yourself in the energy of a ten-piece live band, showcasing their exceptional talent in their own distinctive style. The Signatures, along with their power and expression, have worked with more original artists than any other band in the UK, delivering a truly authentic performance.
Joining The Signatures on stage is the sensational “Steve Ellis”, the original voice of The Love Affair as well as Northern Soul Legend “Sidney Barnes”.
Steve Ellis first found fame at the tender age of 17 as the lead singer with one of the most successful British pop acts of the 60s, The Love Affair. Recording such classics as Everlasting Love, Rainbow Valley, Bringing on Back the Good Times, One Road, A Day Without Love, to name a few, making them one of the biggest bands of 1968 with only The Beatles outselling them that year. Steve will be joining The Signatures once again to bring a full set consisting of some Northern Soul, original music and of course some of those Love Affair Classics!
Sidney Barnes is a northern soul legend! With his tracks such as Standing on Solid Ground, I Hurt On The Other Side, Your always be in style being Northern Soul classics, Sidney also wrote and produced many songs for many other artists within the Northern Soul Scene as well as songs for The Supremes, The Jacksons, Bo Didley to name a few. Sidney was a staff writer and Producer for Motown as well as being the front man for psychedelic rock band “Rotary Connection. Sidney joins the show as part of his “One Last Time Tour” which, due to his age and health, this year will be his last visit to the UK performing; catch him while you can!
