The Carstairs were an American group of the 1960s and 1970s whose 1973 single, "

It Really Hurts Me Girl "It Really Hurts Me Girl" is a song and single by American group, The Carstairs. In the UK, DJ Ian Levine, having heard this song played on radio in Miami, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the Blackpool Mecca T ...

" is credited with starting the modern soul music scene and genre.

Modern soul

A male vocal group from the U.S., The Carstairs releases met with no success in their home country. In the United Kingdom, DJ

Ian Levine Ian Geoffrey Levine (born 22 June 1953) is a British songwriter, producer, and DJ. A moderniser of Northern soul music in the UK, and a developer of the style of Hi-NRG, he has written and produced records with sales totalling over 40 million. ...

, having heard their song "It Really Hurts Me Girl" played on radio in

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, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the

Blackpool Mecca The Blackpool Mecca was a large entertainment venue on Central Drive in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in North West England, first opened in 1965. In the 1970s, it was particularly known for The Highland Room, which was a major Nort ...

in 1973. It caused controversy as it was not to the liking of those who preferred traditional Northern soul music based on a sound and rhythm similar to that traditionally emanating from the

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

label. The Carstairs and their recording are credited with starting a new musical genre that came to be known as modern soul music. The group consisted of Ray A. Evans and Cleveland Horne (April 4, 1944 – April 13, 2000) who later performed with

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. Few of their other recordings are known other than some

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s they released of songs by

Edwin Starr Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one ...

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The Carstairs The Carstairs were an American group of the 1960s and 1970s whose 1973 single, "It Really Hurts Me Girl" is credited with starting the modern soul music scene and genre. Modern soul A male vocal group from the U.S., The Carstairs releases met wit ...

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