The Orator.Press Education Page: A ‘Windrush75 & Black History Month’ Special. Richie Sampson, The Charming & Very Disciplined Former South East London School Teacher Turned Soul Band Lead Singer Includes The Late Stephen Lawrence Amongst His Former Students And Talks Highly of Both Him And His Parents. And Shares Some of His Own Lifestory. October 2023

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The Real Thing, The Temptations, The Three Degrees, Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, George Mcrea And Go West

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‘Soul Kinda Wonderful’ (SKW) Is A Multi Award-Winning  ‘Drifters’ Tribute Band Which Performs All Over The World At Great Venues And Sometimes With Other Classic Soul Groups & Performers of Yesteryear. This Includes The Remaining Two Members of Real Thing @TheRealThingOfficial  Famous For The Great Love Song ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘I Can’t Get By Without You’ And The Disco Classic ‘Can You Feel The Force?’

Richie, Ever The Teacher, Tells Us That Their First Album  ‘4 From 8’ (In 1977) Was So Named Because  The Four Members of The Band Came From The Area Known As Liverpool 8 On Merseyside At A Time When Members of The Black Community Were Making A Concerted Effort To Break Away From The Shackles of Discrimination, Poverty, And Police Brutality.

The Real Thing Were A Britsh Soul Funk Band, At A Time When The Civil Rights Movement of The 60s Was Being Superceded By The Emergence of Hip Hop In The 70s And The Black Power Movement Both Here And In America.

Other Performers And Groups of The Era SKW Perform With Include Sheila Ferguson Lead Singer of The Original Three Degrees @sf3degree, The Reformed Three Degrees,  Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, The Temptations, 80s Rock & Pop Band ‘Go West’ And George Mcrae (Photo Gallery Above On Stage Performing With The Band, Dressed In A Fine Purple Waistcoat.

TheOrator.Press Pod On A Page: Richie Talks Discipline, Teaching & Preparation For Performing