{"id":7872,"date":"2025-08-16T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/?page_id=7872"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:22:45","slug":"simon-rickwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/index.php\/simon-rickwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Rickwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7872\" class=\"elementor elementor-7872\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-875bd2a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"875bd2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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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>I\u00a0grew\u00a0up\u00a0listening\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0sounds\u00a0of\u00a0Soul,\u00a0Reggae,\u00a0Philly,\u00a0Motown\u00a0and<br \/>Trojan.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0late\u00a070s\u00a0and\u00a0early\u00a080s,\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0nightclubs\u00a0in\u00a0and<br \/>around\u00a0West\u00a0London\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0home\u00a0counties\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0travelling\u00a0to<br \/>Caister\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Goldmine.<\/p><p>Come the 90s, I became more interested in new styles of music such as Acid jazz, Latin, Balearic and of course Jazz.<\/p><p>Over the years I have been an avid listener to many Soul music stations with\u00a0great\u00a0DJs\u00a0and\u00a0shows,\u00a0always\u00a0thinking\u00a0one\u00a0day I\u00a0 would love topresent\u00a0a\u00a0show.<\/p><p>Fast forward to the lockdown period, Myself and my son Jack purchased DJ decks and learnt how to use them and also how to\u00a0 download tracks just for\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0fun\u00a0and\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0hobby.<\/p><p>After lockdown, I was asked to guest DJ at a few venues, and as a\u00a0 Rookie DJ,\u00a0I\u00a0loved\u00a0it\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0event\u00a0 called Soul by\u00a0the\u00a0Green.<\/p><p>In\u00a02024\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0asked\u00a0me\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0the\u00a0station<br \/>and do a regular show. The show is on Friday&#8217;s Midday to 2pm and<br \/>entitled\u00a0\u2018The\u00a0Rhythm\u00a0Club\u2019.<\/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-bb5c10d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5c10d\" 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>Simon Rickwood I\u00a0grew\u00a0up\u00a0listening\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0sounds\u00a0of\u00a0Soul,\u00a0Reggae,\u00a0Philly,\u00a0Motown\u00a0andTrojan.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0late\u00a070s\u00a0and\u00a0early\u00a080s,\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0nightclubs\u00a0in\u00a0andaround\u00a0West\u00a0London\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0home\u00a0counties\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0travelling\u00a0toCaister\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Goldmine. Come the 90s, I became more interested in new styles of music such as Acid jazz, Latin, Balearic and of course Jazz. Over the years I have been an avid listener to many Soul music stations with\u00a0great\u00a0DJs\u00a0and\u00a0shows,\u00a0always\u00a0thinking\u00a0one\u00a0day I\u00a0 would love topresent\u00a0a\u00a0show. 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