Judy Street

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Judy Street (born c.1949) is an American singer best known for her popular northern soul single, "What".

Born in Indiana, her father was a concert pianist, her mother a flute player in a marching band. After being discovered singing in a bar in Phoenix, Arizona, Street was given a recording opportunity. In 1968 in Hollywood, California she recorded "You Turn Me On", written by H.B. Barnum and Ben Raleigh and an H.B. Barnum song "What" as a B-side. The record was exported to England and it was picked up by DJs at Wigan Casino, a major nightclub in the northern soul music scene. Soon, "What" became the track most played, going on to be a hit on the northern soul nightclub circuit and be ranked 23 of 500 northern soul singles. Following a resurgence of popularity for northern soul music in England in 1977, the song was re-released, and again in 1982 with a B-side by Hi-Fly. A cover version of "What" by British synthpop group Soft Cell reached Number 3 in the UK and Number 6 in Ireland in 1982. Street was unaware of the popularity of the song and never toured the UK. From 1970 until 1990 she toured with her own bands, including The Swinging Society, in the USA, singing and drumming. Finally, in 2005 the popularity of "What" was acknowledged when Street did several interviews for radio, magazines and books.

Street became a teacher of drums and piano in Nashville, Tennessee and has performed with her husband's band in downtown Nashville. In 2014, Street recorded a 10 song CD, called "Cover Girl" containing covers of Northern Soul songs.

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Discography

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994The Wigan Casino StoryVarious Artists1
1997Soul Survivors: 40 Northern Soul AnthemsVarious Artists1
1999This Is Northern SoulVarious Artists1
2001The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter... Ever!Various Artists2
2003The Very Best of Northern SoulVarious Artists1
2005Mastermix Classic Cuts 34: Northern SoulVarious Artists2
2009101 Northern Soul AnthemsVarious Artists1
2009100 Hits: Northern SoulVarious Artists2
20123/60: Northern SoulVarious Artists1
2012Be My Baby 2: More Music From the Girls of the SixtiesVarious Artists1
2016Move On Up, Volume Two: The Very Best of Northern SoulVarious Artists1
Turning Your Heartbeat UpVarious Artists1

Album + Compilation + DJ-mix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
200460’s Soul Mix 2: 50 More Classic Tracks to Feed the SoulVarious Artists1

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