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Wigan Casino, the Glossary

The Wigan Casino is the colloquial name for the nightclub the Casino Club, that operated in Wigan between Friday, August 27 1965 (with Shirley Bassey topping the bill) and 1981, associated with the Northern Soul movement in the UK.^[1]

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Buildings and structures in Wigan
Nightclubs in England
Soul music

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Blue plaque

A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.

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Casino Classics: Chapter One

Casino Classics: Chapter One is a compilation album released by Casino Classics in 1979, which compiles the first seven northern soul singles (fourteen songs overall) that the label had released or re-released as 45 rpm releases in 1978–79 following their popularity at northern soul nightclub Wigan Casino.

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Chateau Impney

Chateau Impney Hotel & Exhibition Centre is a Grade II* listed 19th-century house built in the style of an elaborate French château near Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire, England.

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Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt is a British journalist, magazine editor, and author.

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Clash (magazine)

Clash is a music and fashion magazine and website based in the United Kingdom.

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Contact is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England.

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Dean Parrish

Dean Parrish (born Philip Anastasi, or Anastasia; December 30, 1942 – June 8, 2021) was an American singer from New York City, best known for the song "I'm on My Way", which became noted for being the penultimate record that was played at the last Northern soul all-nighter at the Wigan Casino.

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Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene.

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Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" is a song and single by American soul singer Frank Wilson first pressed in 1965 on the Motown subsidiary label Soul.

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Droitwich Spa

Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich) is a historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe.

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Edwin Starr

Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter.

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Frank Wilson (musician)

Frank Edward Wilson (December 5, 1940 – September 27, 2012) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer for Motown Records.

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Golden Torch

The Golden Torch, more commonly known as The Torch, was a nightclub in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Wigan Casino and Golden Torch are nightclubs in England and soul music.

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Grand Arcade (Wigan)

The Grand Arcade is a shopping centre in the town centre of Wigan, England. Wigan Casino and Grand Arcade (Wigan) are buildings and structures in Wigan.

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I'm on My Way (Dean Parrish song)

"I'm on My Way" is a song and single by American soul singer, Dean Parrish.

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Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Jimmy Radcliffe

James Radcliffe (November 18, 1936 – July 27, 1973) was an American soul singer, composer, arranger, conductor and record producer.

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Junior Walker

Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. (June 14, 1931 – November 23, 1995), known professionally as Junior Walker, was an American multi-instrumentalist (primarily saxophonist) and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s.

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Mojo (magazine)

Mojo (stylised in all caps) is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer.

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Nightclub

A nightclub is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment.

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Northern soul

Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s.

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Russ Winstanley

Russ Winstanley (born 21 October 1952) is an English DJ, originating from Beech Hill, in Wigan, Lancashire. Wigan Casino and Russ Winstanley are soul music.

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Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of.

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Studio 54

Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tobi Lark

Tobi Lark (born Bessie Grace Gupton; 1941) is an American-born Canadian soul and gospel singer, who also recorded under the names Bessie Watson and Tobi Legend.

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Tunstall, Staffordshire

Tunstall is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.

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