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The Heritage of Soul Show

with Nigel Chorley

ABOUT THE SHOW

Nigel’s love of soul music started in the late 1960’s when he discovered mail order record companies and could buy mystery bundles of 45’s. In there would be anything from awful dross pop to fantastic soul rarities and his love of the latter grew from then and still continues today.

The Heritage of soul show includes UK soul chart hits but also tracks from the early roots of jazz/blues/soul crossover, gospel, RNR/rockabilly, soul via the iconic labels – including Atlantic, Chess, Tamla, Stax etc. from the 50’s onwards and up to more recent releases.

The only soul that he avoids is rap as he leaves that to other DJ’s to play

This is perhaps the only show on the radio to play the songs and the many artists that have been forgotten in radio but who hold great importance to the genre heritage and gives newer soul songs an airing too.

Nigel was born when radio was still in black & white and suffered the days of Listen With Mother but loved the Light Programme comedy which he still collects today – Goons, Hancock, Navy Lark, Round The Horne etc. and up to today’s modern radio sitcom’s.

Nigel knew radio was for him when he heard the pirates in the latter days of the 60’s and even set up his own radio station at home – a cable service for Mum & Dad with different shows in the kitchen and the lounge!

Nigel started DJ’ing at school near Croydon, Surrey with the lunchtime disco, becoming a mobile DJ around London and Surrey in 1972.

His first jobs were for The BBC, first in News Information and then in the biggest record library in the world – The Gramophone Library, where he learned the craft of radio as he sat in studios and offices watching the broadcasting masters at work.

A founding member of a five hospital radio station in South London, Nigel made time to play jazz and pop on a commercial station before concentrating on running a disco agency for other jocks – mobile and in clubs & pubs in South London, providing voice over’s for commercials and creating jingles – whilst still on the road himself and holding down a full time career in the music industry.

In 2008 Nigel joined Seahaven FM in Seaford, East Sussex playing pop and soul over four shows and soon became a programme controller with a keen interest on the professional output of the station, then only on the internet but later also with an FM licence.

In August 2017 Nigel commenced a new venture – syndicating some of his radio shows to stations around the world.

Nigel currently presents shows on FM and digital radio in the UK, Spain and worldwide through internet streaming and has ambition to develop the home market. There is interest from Australia and Germany amongst other territories too.

In 2018 Nigel joined an internet service that itself joined Radio Waves Media, a platform for providing radio shows onboard several cruise liner companies. Covid19 stopped all cruise ships but now these are slowly returning and Nigel’s shows will be heard by many during their sea travels.

Nigel’s music taste varies across the entire spectrum from light classical to rock/metal and anything “Good to his ears” in between.

Nigel has a great love of jazz, soul and the UK charts with a grail to own as many hit singles as possible – on any format from his 45rpm collection to the latest download purchases.

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 72 - (W108 23th Jun 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 71 - W106 10th Jun 23

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 70 - (W105 2nd Jun 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 69 - (104 27th May 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - EP 68 - (103 20th May 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - EP 67 - (W102 - 13th May 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 66 - (094 17th-22nd March 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 65 - (093 10th-15th March 2023)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 64 - (W92 3rd-8th March 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 63 - (W91 24 Feb-1st Mar 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 62 - (W90 17-22th Feb 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 61 - (W89 10-15th Feb 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 60 - (W88 4-8th Feb 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 59 - (W87 27-1st Jan 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 58 - (W86 21-25 Jan 23)

Nigel Chorley - Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 57 - (W85 14-18th Jan 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 56 - (W84 6-11th Jan 23)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 55 - (W81 16-17th Dec 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 54 - (W80 9-10th Dec 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 53 - (W78 - 25 Nov 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 52 - (W77 - 18 Nov 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 51 - (WK76 - 11 Nov 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 50 - (WK75 - 4 Nov 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 49 - (WK73 - 21 Oct22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 48 - (WK72 - 14-Oct22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul EP 47 - (30th Sept WK 70)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 46 - (23rd Sept 22 - Wildhart Week 69)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 46 - (16th Sept 22 - Wildhart Week 68)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 45 - ( 9th Sept - Wildhart Week 67)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 44 - (2nd Sept - Wildhart Week 66)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 43 - (26th August - Wildhart Week 65)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 42 (19th August - Wildhart Week 64)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 41 (12th August - Wildhart Week 63)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 40 (5th August - Wildhart Week 62)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 39 - (29th July 2022 - Wildhart Week 61)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 38 - (22nd July 2022 - Wildhart Week 60)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 37 (15th July - Wildhart Week 59)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 36 (8th July - Wildhart Week 58)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 35 (1st July - Wildhart Week 57)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 34 (24 June-Wildhart Week 56)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 33 (17th June - Wildhart Week 55)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 32 (10 June - Wildhart Week 54)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 31 (3rd June - Wildhart Week 53)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 30 (27th May - Wildhart Week 52)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 29 (20th May - Wildhart Week 51)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 28 (6th May - Wildhart Week 49)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 27 (8th April - Wildhart Week 45)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 26 (1st April - Wildhart Week 44)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 25 (25th March - Wildhart Week 43)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 24 - (18th March - Wildhart Week 42)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 23 - (11th March - Wildhart Week 41)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 22 - (4th March - Wildhart Week 40)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 21 - (25th Feb - Wildhart Week 39)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 20 - (18th Feb - Wildhart Week 38)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 19 - (Feb 11th - Wildhart Week 37)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 18 - (Feb 4th - Wildhart Week 36)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 17 - (Jan 28th - Wildhart Week 35)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 16 - (Jan 21st - Wildhart Week 34)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 15 (Jan 14th - Wildhart Week 33)

Nigel Chorley - Heritage of Soul - EP-14 "Christmas In Soul Land" (24th Dec22 - Wildhart Week 30)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 13 (17th Dec 22 - Wildhart Week 29)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 12 (Wildhart Week 28)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 11 (Wildhart Week 27)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 10 (Wildhart Week 26)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 9 (Wildhart Week 25)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 8 (Wildhart Week 24)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 7 (Wildhart Week 22)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 6 (Wildhart Week 21)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 5 (Wildhart Week 20)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 4 (Wildhart Week 19)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 3 (Wildhart Week 18)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 2 (Wildhart Week 17)

Nigel Chorley - The Heritage of Soul - Show 1 (Wildhart Week 16)