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JOHNNY BOY - ONE OF THE UK'S LEADING NORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN ARTISTES

Background - Born in Bolton, Johnny was destined for a life in music. Taking early influences from his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, Johnny was surrounded from a very early age by a wide variety of music from Northern Soul, Tamla Motown, Mod, Punk and Rock and Roll.

Early Career - Johnny first learned of his love for being on stage as a teenager when he and friends formed their first band ‘The Shakers’ in which Johnny played Bass Guitar and helped out with the vocals. They would play at gigs anywhere and everywhere they could around their local area, entertaining audiences in pubs and clubs across Bolton and beyond.

Starting Out As A Solo Artiste - Slowly but surely Johnny found himself branching away from the band in his early twenties and started to grow the foundations of his solo singing career, finding his niche in the market with Northern Soul.

From there on, word of mouth has very much taken care of the marketing. What started out as doing a few local gigs for friends, grew into other pubs and clubs wanting to book him, friends of friends on the scooter scene wanting to book him for scooter rallies, other Northern Soul venues from all over the UK wanting bookings for their events too.

Who Johnny Has Worked With - Over the years Johnny has performed alongside some very well respected artists such as Tommy Hunt, Dean Parrish, PP Arnold, La La Brookes, P.J. Proby, Marvin Ruffin, The Flirtations, Eddie Holman, Judy Street, Archie Bell, The Contours, The Velvelettes, Brenda Holloway, Prince Philip Mitchell, Kim Weston and Diane Shaw. He has also performed at the Wigan Casino Anniversary and worked many times with world renowned Northern Soul DJ, who has also become a very good friend, Russ Winstanley.

The Future - Johnny is still working independently as an unsigned artiste. Johnny is constantly working towards writing and recording more songs and albums and working on some bigger stages around the UK and beyond. With high demand for his show, Johnny travels all around the UK taking his Northern Soul with him wherever he goes!

To find out more about Johnny Boy, buy his current album or find out where he is gigging, visit his website - www.johnnyboynorthernsoul.co.uk