Motor City Soul Club

Bringing the soulful sounds of yesteryear to the dance floors of today.

Upcoming events

WHO ARE WE?

On the second Saturday of every month, the MCSC crew and rotating guest DJs will have you filling the floor at Detroit’s Marble Bar!

The Motor City Soul Club was founded in April 2014 by Dan Austin and Brad Hales of Detroit's People's Records. Erica Aytes joined us in 2016 to form the MCSC's core Big Three. Our mission? To spread the amazing forgotten soul sounds of the 1960s and '70s and honor the singers, musicians, producers and record labels who created them.

Listen to our latest Soul Stomp, podcasts and more!

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Upcoming Soul Stomps
and other events

March 13

WDET-FM (101.9) - Ann Delisi's "Essential Music"

with MCSC's Dan Austin

Tune in at Noon EST

View past Soul Stomps & listen to podcasts

February 2020 – Soul Stomp

December 2019 – Soul Stomp

November 2019 – Soul Stomp

August 2019 – Soul Stomp

MCSC podcast: RON ISLEY of The Isley Brothers 78th birthday career retrospective with Dan Austin

May 2019 Soul Stomp

April 2019 Soul Stomp

March 2019 Soul Stomp

Horribly sad news this morning: Our friend Al Kent

Horribly sad news this morning: Our friend Al Kent passed away late last night. He was 82.

Al was a great man and a great talent. He and his brothers, Bobby Hamilton and Ronnie Savoy (Hamilton), all played key roles at Golden World and wrote a number of incredible #Detroit #soul records. Al recorded several records himself, some of which have become #Northernsoul anthems. He also was a great storyteller, telling the story of his life and Golden World/Ric Tic in his book, "Custodians of the Hummingbird," which is a must-read for any soul music fan. He had been married to fellow songwriter Norma Toney.

We first met Al several years ago at the Detroit a Go Go, and he became a dear friend. He is seen here on the left with Rose Battiste and his brother Ronnie Savoy at the last Detroit a Go Go.

Our hearts go out to Ronnie and Al's family, as well as all his friends in the Detroit soul community. He will be incredibly, terribly missed.

#motorcitysoulclub

Today at noon EST, we'll be celebrating the life a

Today at noon EST, we'll be celebrating the life and legacy of the legendary Lloyd Price, who passed away earlier this month at age 88. We got postponed this month, so we'll also be belatedly celebrating Cinco de Mayo with some of our favorite Latin soul sides. Tune in to @anndelisi’s Essential Music on @wdetdetroit (101.9FM) on your radio dial or stream at wdet.org. #northernsoul #motorcityclub

Tune in to WDET 101.9FM today at noon as we spin s

Tune in to WDET 101.9FM today at noon as we spin some of our favorite forgotten tunes from the legendary Hi Records, part of Ann Delisi's Essential Music's celebration of Al Green's 75th birthday. Green is pictured here with Hi's legendary Willie Mitchell, a performer and producer who made Green a star. We'll talk about him and play some of his lesser-known work.

@wdetdetroit #detroit #algreen #HiRecords #memphis #motorcitysoulclub #northernsoul

#BoKnows #NOLA #EddieBo #northernsoul #duets #45so

#BoKnows #NOLA #EddieBo #northernsoul #duets #45sofinstagram #motorcitysoulclub

Seven years ago last week, the Motor City Soul Clu

Seven years ago last week, the Motor City Soul Club made its debut.

It's hard to quantify the amount of joy and happiness MCSC brings to my life. Given how our night has grown, I only hope that we've generated an equal amount for all the stomping feet and swinging hips we've packed onto the dancefloors over those seven years.

That first night at PJ's was a bit of a mess. We didn’t have a sound guy or much of a crowd. Luckily, over the years, that would change - dramatically. And luckily, over the years, @michigan_museum and I would be joined by @ericaannxvx , forming the core of the MCSC Big Three. We'd also be joined by guests from all over the Motor City and all over the world.

And word of our mission has been spread to many others thanks to the generosity of @anndelisi , who has allowed us to take over the airwaves for an hour each month - sharing some of "the greatest music" her listeners "have never heard." The number of e-mails from listeners clamoring for more has helped keep us going and let us know there is definitely an audience outside of the malted masses at Marble Bar. So we'll keep our 45-loving fingers crossed for something more. In the meantime, let @wdetdetroit know you want more soul on the dial!

@stephanierhoadeshume has been a godsend, documenting each month's event through photos and creating www.motorcitysoulclub.com. Big shout-out to her for helping us analog types go digital.

In closing, we don't know what's going to happen after COVID finally GTFO. So much has changed just over the last year. All we can hope is that we'll still have such an incredible venue to host our dance parties. We're hoping that we'll still have dancers who want to come tap their toes with us. It feels like everything we've built in the first six years is at risk, that momentum in jeopardy and the uncertainty that comes with cramming people 6 inches apart on a dance floor in an era when we need people to be 6 feet apart.

We just hope Detroit will still afford us the opportunity to put this incredible music where it belongs: in the ears of listeners and in the feet of movers and groovers.
-d.a.

Celebrating #Detroit today on #313Day with @anndel

Celebrating #Detroit today on #313Day with @anndelisi on @wdetdetroit

Happy 81st birthday to @classicmotown legend @smok

Happy 81st birthday to @classicmotown legend @smokeyrobinson! #detroit #northernsoul #motown #motorcitysoulclub

Yesterday would’ve been Nathaniel Mayer’s 77th

Yesterday would’ve been Nathaniel Mayer’s 77th birthday. The #Detroit R&B and Fortune Records great sadly passed away in 2008.

Incredible photo by @doug_coombe

#northernsoul #motorcitysoulclub

Mourning the loss of @classicmotown legend Mary Wi

Mourning the loss of @classicmotown legend Mary Wilson of The Supremes. The #northernsoul and music worlds have lost a giant and an ambassador. The #Detroit native was always kind, gracious and generous with her time to the press and fans. Gutted.

Happy 74th birthday to #Detroit’s own Spyder Tur

Happy 74th birthday to #Detroit’s own Spyder Turner! #motorcitysoulclub #northernsoul

On this day in 2006: Wilson Pickett died at age 64

On this day in 2006: Wilson Pickett died at age 64. Born in Alabama, Pickett moved to Detroit in 1955 at age 14. He joined the Falcons before striking out solo and becoming one of the best-selling soul and R&B artists of the 1960s. His best-known song is a cover of "Mustang Sally," written and originally performed by his former Falcons bandmate Sir Mack Rice.

#northernsoul #detroit #motorcitysoulclub

Happy belated 77th birthday to #Detroit's own J.J.

Happy belated 77th birthday to #Detroit's own J.J. Barnes! We missed the #northernsoul legend’s birthday yesterday.

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