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My love of of music started at an early age when I was influenced by the Pop Motown and R&B sounds of the 60's and 70’s. When I was 14, I got to hear what was getting played on the underground club scene by listening to South London’s JFM, a UK legend of pirate radio of the early 80s and from that moment I developed a thirst for acquiring the latest dance releases and I spent most of my free time and cash in record shops such as Beano’s, Bluebird and Groove Records, London. In 1987 I began DJ'ing, playing new release soul music to a select few. My main influence for soul music at this time was Robbie Vincent's “The Sound of Sunday Night”, it was as much of a religious event to press the record button and listen every Sunday as it probably was for folk who go to church, and it was a sad day for me when it moved to a Saturday evening. The Journey continued and led me into small American label releases and what is affectionately known as independent soul or the little label collections and then hearing shows like “The Interesting Soul Hour" with Steve Davis (yes, the snooker player) who gave yet another side of soul music that I had never heard before, this was backed up by magazines such as “Voices From The Shadows” and “Blues & Soul”. I also received a never-ending supply of Richard Searling shows that were recorded by friends and sent to me on a regular basis. I was soon to realise what a bottomless pit of great musical wealth there was spanning the decades. Later, and after Kiss FM became legal here in the UK, I’d hear great DJ’s like Daddy Bug, Jasper and Norman Jay (OBE). I was now living on the South coast with no soul outlet on FM radio and I moved into Pirate Radio, first with Jamm 105.5 FM, then later Trouble FM and Goodvibes that ran right into the 1990s. I dabbled in some legal Radio in between but the feeling you get when your pulse is running high, not knowing if the show you’re doing is going to be your last was even more a part of playing this special kind of music to a special select crowd. I guess it could be compared to Prohibition and being a pirate broadcaster never really leaves you, it’s in your blood and for those of you who have ever been involved in it, you will know exactly what I am talking about. Eventually though, you have to grow up, don't you? Well, ok just a little! In 2003 Real Love Radio was born. The station’s name came about because we were doing something that went beyond money and it’s as close to a true romance as you could possibly ever get. My music has been around longer than some relationships I have known and it takes most of my money too, so "Real Love Radio" seemed to be quite appropriate. Check us out on http://www.realloveradio.co.uk [http://www.realloveradio.co.uk] Soulboy’s Sundae, every Sunday night from 7pm - 9pm UK time.