ISSUE 1057 INTERVIEWS: Aaron Liddard (cover), Judith Owen, Inkswel and Colonel Red, DJ Kerri Chandler, Monique DeBose and B&S One To Watch this issue is Samara Joy.
 
LIVE REVIEWS: Soul Town in Beckenham, Kent. Also, Reggae Land in Milton Keynes, Boogietown in Walton-On-Thames, Surrey and the Great Yarmouth Soul Weekender at the Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth.
 
CHARTS: Bigger’s R&B Smoove Grooves Chart, Ben Lovett’s Grooveyard Dance Chart, B&S Upfront Urban Chart and r&b/soul must, Hip List. Also in this issue, Richard Searling delivers the third part (80-71) of his exclusive to Blues & Soul Magazine, Wigan Casino Hot 100 singles countdown.
 
REGULAR FEATURE: Duncan Payne's  B&S Years rolls back to 1977, Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee and when disco was king with John Travolta, along with his film Saturday Night Fever, ruled both the airways and the silver screen. This feature also looks back on the styles, venues, DJs, music releases and artists who made headlines and were featured in Blues & Soul Magazine in 1977, plus Best Of charts and B&S Poll Winners.
 
B&S COLUMNISTS THIS ISSUE: Columns in this issue include Blues & Soul Editor Lee Tyler's Eye Of The Tyler, Richard Searling’s Runout Groove (northern soul), Ralph Tee’s Modern Soul Sessions, Bigger’s Smoove Grooves (r&b), Ben Lovett’s Grooveyard (dance) and Frank Elson’s Checkin’ It Out (northern soul) column visits Denton West End Working Men’s Club in Manchester.
 
REGULAR FEATURE: Soulful Social... Blues & Soul takes a look at what's happening across our social media platforms and B&S readers have their say.
 
Find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @BluesandSoul and you can also listen to the latest B&S tracklists and charts via the Blues & Soul Profile on Spotify.
 
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