Exploring 'Live It Up', the underrated Dusty Springfield single from 1964 which seems almost tailor-made to reflect the northern soul scene of later years.

Few musicians can say they worked with the likes of Elton John and Dusty Springfield. Fewer could say they were formally signed to the iconic label, Motown Records. All of the above were the case for ...

Those involved with the show knew Springfield was a high-profile ambassador for soul and that her records unambiguously telegraphed this. She had recorded in New York in September 1964 and was ...