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\/>Barry\u00a0White\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0&#8220;You\u00a0Are\u00a0My\u00a0First,\u00a0My\u00a0Last,\u00a0My\u00a0Everything&#8221;\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0still<br \/>have in a wooden box.<\/p><p>In\u00a01980\u00a0my\u00a0friend\u00a0Paul\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0started\u00a0a\u00a0mobile\u00a0disco\u00a0doing\u00a0parties\u00a0and<br \/>weddings,\u00a0it\u00a0became\u00a0popular\u00a0and\u00a0keep\u00a0costs\u00a0down\u00a0we\u00a0built\u00a0our\u00a0own\u00a0kit.With the exception of the occasional puff of smoke from the home made amplifier\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0melting\u00a0plastic\u00a0smell\u00a0on\u00a0occasion\u00a0we\u00a0did\u00a0very\u00a0well.<\/p><p>I\u00a0soon\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0Disco\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Funk\u00a0and\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0roadshow<br \/>continued\u00a0I\u00a0also\u00a0started\u00a0picking\u00a0up\u00a0nights\u00a0in\u00a0Pubs\u00a0and\u00a0bars\u00a0and\u00a0then<br \/>Night Clubs in Kent.<\/p><p>On\u00a0my\u00a0return\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0offers\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0in\u00a0clubs\u00a0for\u00a0Rank\u00a0Leisure<br \/>including\u00a0the\u00a0Gillingham\u00a0Ritzy\u00a0later\u00a0becoming\u00a0the\u00a0Zone,\u00a05th\u00a0Avenue\u00a0in<br \/>Ramsgate, The Avenue in Gillingham and Dusty&#8217;s in Ashford to name but a<br \/>few.\u00a0The\u00a0music\u00a0became\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0large\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0life\u00a0and\u00a0remains\u00a0so.<\/p><p>During\u00a0lockdown\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0time\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0hobby\u00a0so\u00a0started\u00a0radio<br \/>station, now Covering Shows. The shows will be a combination of\u00a0Rare\u00a0Soul\u00a0Grooves,\u00a0mirror\u00a0Ball\u00a0Memories\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0Selection\u00a0of\u00a0Jazz\u00a0at<br \/>the\u00a0end,\u00a0please\u00a0enjoy.<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:patrick@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">patrick@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cd74a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97cd74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Copyright 2026 Soul Groove Radio Ltd 13253396 | All Rights Reserved | Site by SGR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Groove Radio logo is a registered Trademark and no reproduction can be made without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Brogan I\u00a0first\u00a0discovered\u00a0should\u00a0music\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0early\u00a01970&#8217;s,\u00a0first\u00a07&#8243;\u00a0recordBarry\u00a0White\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0&#8220;You\u00a0Are\u00a0My\u00a0First,\u00a0My\u00a0Last,\u00a0My\u00a0Everything&#8221;\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0stillhave in a wooden box. 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