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The Nitty Gritty!

About Me

Originally started back in 2005 as a Thursday night weekly do at The Westbourne Studios in West London, playing the music WE would like to listen and dance to when we're out and about, The Nitty Gritty! has at last found a new home in the cellar bar of The Constitution pub, located just off the beaten track in sunny Camden Town, also home to the fabulous Cellar Bar club.Your resident DJs Deb & Jai will be there the on the 2nd Sunday of every month, bringing you the best in 60's soul, r&b, ska, rocksteady, freakbeat, garage, girl group sounds, calypso, hammond grooves, frat rock, jump blues, gospel and whatever else that floats our boat.

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Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2007
Band Website: you're looking at it
Band Members: Debbie Smith - tunesJai Rathbone - even more tunesPLUS special guest DJs every month...
Influences: In no particular order: Alton Ellis, Evie Sands, Don Drummond, James Brown, The Shangri-Las, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Bettye LaVette, Lee Perry, Sonia Pottinger, Duke Reid, Sir Coxon The Downbeat, Ted Taylor, Supremes, Marvelettes, Bobbie Gentry, Jaqueline Taieb, The Pretty Things, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, The Dovers, Graham Bond Organization, JJ Jackson, Sam Dees, Lori Burton, The Specials, Roscoe Gordon, Big Joe Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Baby Washington, Maxine Brown, The Kinks, Lowell Fulson, Sharon Tandy, Alvin Robinson, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Bland, Sam Cooke, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Jesse Belvin, Bunny Lee, Busty Brown, Dandy Livingston, Chris Clark, The Clique, Foggy Notions, Os Mutantes, The Creation, The Cimarons, Dice The Boss, Laurel Aitken, The Birds, The Miracles, The Temptations, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, James Carr, The Ikettes, The Monks, Prince Buster, Love, Desmond Dekker, Merced Blue Notes, U-Roy, Julie Driscoll, P.P. Arnold, Ike & Tina Turner, The Small Faces, Holly Golightly, Dusty Springfield, Duffy Power, The Crystals, The Ronettes, Little Jerry Williams, Phyllis Dillon, The Standells, The Remains, Toots & The Maytals, Goldie & The Gingerbreads, The Who, The Milkshakes, Billie Davis, Rufus & Carla Thomas, Alvin Cash, The Sonics, Betty Everett, The 5 Royales, The Del-Vikings, Doris Troy, Major Lance, Shirley Ellis, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Lee Dorsey, The Yardbirds, The Slits, Martha And The Vandellas, Georgie Fame, Booker T & The MG's, The Poets, Tom & Jerrio, John Lee Hooker, The Martells, Gladys Knight, Steampacket, Marv Johnson, Bettye Swann, Gloria Jones, The Wailers, The Action, Big Mama Thornton, The Equals, The Angels, early Bob Seger, St Louis Union, Kingsize Taylor, The Upsetters, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Chris Kenner, Irma Thomas, Candy & The Kisses, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Parker...
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Check out this event: The Nitty Gritty with special guest DJ Sean P

Hosted By:The Nitty Gritty!When:08 February 2009Where:The Cellar Bar, The Constitution42 St Pancras WayCamdenNW1Description:The best little club in Camden. On a Sunday. Afternoon.Click Here To View Ev...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Nitty Gritty presents: Testify!

Yes indeedy, starting Sunday August 24th (bank holiday weekend) we'll be spinning our usual Gritty magic up at The Music Palace, Crouch End. Testify! will feature Deb, Jai and their trusty sidekick Th...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:48:00 GMT

The Nitty Gritty! Deb’s Big Four Oh!

Hosted By: The Nitty Gritty! When: 10 Aug 2008, 16:00Where The Cellar Bar, The Constitution 42 St Pancras WayCamden, London and South East|66 NW1United KingdomDescription:The Nitty Gritty! Click Here...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Check out this event: The Nitty Gritty!

Hosted By: The Nitty Gritty! When: 08 Jun 2008, 16:00Where: The Cellar Bar, The Constitution42 St Pancras WayCamden, London and South East|66 NW1United KingdomDescription:The Nitty Gritty! Click Here...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Its our third birthday - come and celebrate with us!

SPREAD THE WORD...This Sunday will be the 3rd anniversary of The Nitty Gritty! Tis true, friends, Deb & Jai have been spinning together since April 2005! Of course we’d love y’all to join ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:51:00 GMT

The Nitty Gritty Sunday 9th March

Greetings!Thanks to all those intrepid soulsters who swung low, partied hearty and danced themselves delirious at our first bash of the year last month - twas truly a fine funky and fulsome evening! S...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:11:00 GMT

Farewell then, Banjo Dave

Dave Day Havlicek, banjo strummer extraordinaire with the legendary '60s group The Monks passed away yesterday after a heart attack.All of us at The Nitty Gritty! wish to convey our most sincere and h...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:50:00 GMT

The Nitty Gritty Radio Show Friday 21st Dec - oo-er!

Blimey.In rather a strange turn of events, Deb & Jai have been asked to present an hour & a half of Nitty Gritty favourites on Resonance 104.4 FM - move over Smashie & Nicey!We're filling in for a cla...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:35:00 GMT

The Nitty Gritty Xmas Social Sunday 16 Dec

Hello fellow soulsters! It's Nitty Gritty time again! Sunday 16th will be our faintly festive bash and the last one of the year (natch). In fact we won't be back till February, but hey, first things f...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:38:00 GMT

Check out this event: The Nuns - Live at Dirty Water Club Friday 7 Dec!

Hosted By: The Nitty Gritty! When: 07 Dec 2007, 21:00Where: The Dirty Water Club, Boston Arms178 Junction RoadTufnell Park, N195QQUnited KingdomDescription:The Nitty Gritty! Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:09:00 GMT