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"January 29, 2025) UK based singer/songwriter Richie Sampson is a veteran of the soul music scene. When the legendary pop/soul band the Foundations (“Build Me Up, Buttercup”, “Baby Now That I Found You”) came back together with an updated lineup, Sampson was tapped as their lead singer. He also toured with legends from the Three Degrees to George McCrae as well as lead his own group, Soul Kinda Wonderful. Soul Kinda Wonderful’s new single, “You You (Are Everything),” is garnering spins and streams from Spotify to the now-temporarily resuscitated Tik Tok. The arrangement is rooted in 80’s retro pop/soul, accented by trademark synthesizer hits and anchored by the electronic rhythm section from that period. Sampson’s vocals are strong and assertive, which carries the song’s message to one’s love with great confidence. Overall, a very cheery number. Great to see artists such as Richie Sampson and Soul Kinda Wonderful bring the classic sounds from way back to the present day. Looking forward to more great music from them in the near future. By Kevin Goins"

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"Absolutely fantastic. Such a talented and professional duo. From the initial enquiry communications have been brilliant. The choice of music was perfect and really suited the audience. Everything on the day ran smoothly and we were delighted with the entire performance. Every song was amazing and brought back great memories for us. I cannot thank you both enough for making our celebration so special. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this fantastic duo."

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Hi Kay, Thank you so much for your lovely comments. We really enjoyed ourselves and the food! We look very much forward to seeing you all again sometime hopefully! Kindest Regards, Martin and Roy

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"We just wanted to say a huge thank you for the fabulous music that you and your band played on our wedding day at Le Manoir. Our guests were really impressed particularly my uncles who like their jazz."

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"It goes without saying that both sets of musicians were absolutely fantastic and their choices were just perfect too. They were on time, looked great, sang amazing and performed to a very very high standard. I have to say, I think they enjoyed themselves too! I cant thank you enough for being so willing and happy to help at such short notice. My neighbours and friends are still talking about the entertainment and that goes down to your expertise and the quality of the performers. Thank you once again and I cant wait to use your company in the not to distant future."

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"We had the pleasure of being entertained by these guys over Xmas. No gimmicks with these two just lovely acoustic guitar a stomp box and their lovely pure voices. Along with their set of classics they were more than happy to take requests - even the most obscure of tracks (and boy i had a few!) would be received with a warm response of "We can check that out later and have it ready for tomorrow" - which they did! On top of being accomplished musicians they are also a genuinely nice couple - thanks guys."

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"Thank you & Vic for the fantastic music for the party - we all had a great time and our guests have said how much they enjoyed it. Thank you for travelling over to Bromsgrove for the evening to perform. Steve and I really enjoyed your excellent jazz guitar music, with many melodies that Steve recognised. Django's Swing 42 is a favourite. The music blended excellently into the whole theme and vibe of the party! "

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"The Line Up were absolutely awesome... everyone was up and dancing - thanks a lot! "

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"Thank you guys for performing at our wedding. You were absolutely amazing and we can't thank you enough for creating the perfect atmosphere at our wedding. Our guests were blown away by you and we will not forget that night for a long time. "

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"We were over the moon with Dinner Jazz Duo - their choice of songs and their skill on their instruments was first class. We were able to enjoy our wedding breakfast as the guys played away in the corner - it was beautiful!"

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"Lou was just perfect! All the guests at our party kept thinking it was a CD playing - and couldn't believe it was live music. She's a true special person and talent. Would recommend her in a heartbeat. "

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"Beautiful relaxed music for our preceremony - it set the mood perfectly!"

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"Lovely group and wonderful music to set a beautiful mood, not too loud so that guests could dance and chat. Thank you so much! "

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"We attended a family function this week in Duffield and were entertained by a super jazz trio - The Tri Tones Jazz Trio - they sounded incredible! Check them out!"

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"Claudio was absolutely fabulous, I would highly recommend hiring him for any special occasion, he made my daughters wedding day that much extra special, lovely man, arrived in plenty of time, excellent communication before the event, a number of my guests will be hiring him thereselves. "

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"The Line Up were just incredible at our wedding in September 2021. They sounded amazing, had everyone dancing, with loads of charisma and energy all night. They were also super friendly and professional. Our first dance song was especially perfect - we were worried as we love the vocals on the original, but they made it sound so good that i preferred their version! One of our wedding guests has even booked them for their summer wedding in 2022!! Can’t say more than that! Thank you The Line Up for rounding off our wedding in style."

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