Alex Harvey\\\'s Soul Band Press Articles

Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland), The - Sensational Years

September 11, 2004 -- 1957: Alex Harvey, from Govan, wins "Scotland's Tommy Steele" contest. 1962: Alex Harvey Big Soul Band head for Hamburg. 1966: Disillusioned...

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Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland), The - Scottish Top Twenty Pop Songs

September 17, 2001 -- 1. The Proclaimers Joyful Kilmarnock Blues. Though such hits as Letter From America and Sunshine on Leith are the anthems of the Reid twins,...

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Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland), The - The above-average white bands who took soul to heart

December 1, 1999 -- Byline: FIONA SHEPHERD WE ARE a nation lost in music. Apart from enjoying its indigenous musical traditions, Scotland was quick to adopt imported...

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