Herbie Goins

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Herbie Goins
Birth nameHubert Leroy Goins
Born(1939-02-21)February 21, 1939
Parlophone
Websitewww.herbiegoins.com

Hubert Leroy "Herbie" Goins (February 21, 1939 – October 27, 2015) was an American

rhythm & blues singer. He worked mainly in England in the 1960s, notably with Alexis Korner and then as the leader of Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (or Nightimers). He later continued his career based in Sezze
, Italy.

Life and career

He was born and grew up in

Blues Incorporated. In February 1964, he sang on the Blues Incorporated album Live At The Cavern, and later in the year on their album Red Hot From Alex alongside such musicians as Dick Heckstall-Smith, Danny Thompson and Art Themen.[2][3]

In 1965, Goins left Korner to front another band, the Nightimers (or, sometimes, Night-Timers) who had originally formed in July 1964, after their singer Ronnie Jones left. The group quickly gained a reputation, especially among

Wynder K Frog,[2] before travelling to Italy where they worked until 1971. After some of their equipment was stolen, Goins stayed in Italy when the rest of the band returned to England.[5]

Goins then worked in Italy as a songwriter and record producer, and in television. He released several funk records in Italy in the 1980s, including "You Don't Love Me" (credited as "Herbie") and "Scrap Rap" in 1983, "Hold On" (1984), and "I Feel Good" (1986).[6] He also collaborated with Italian blues guitarist Guido Toffoletti on several albums. He resumed performing in the late 1980s, leading the Herbie Goins Soul Band, mainly at festivals in Europe but also in the US and Britain, and also occasionally reunited for shows with Barber and Heckstall-Smith.[2] In 2009 he toured the UK with Cliff Bennett, Chris Farlowe and the Norman Beaker Band. He also led a gospel vocal group, Stars of Joy.[7]

He died in Italy on October 27, 2015, aged 76.[8]

Legacy

Many of Goins' 1960s recordings were reissued on the

Zonophone CD No. 1 In Your Heart in 2008.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 9780857128508
    – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Biography by Bruce Eder, AllMusic
  3. ^ "Neil Slaven, Liner notes for Blues Incorporated At The Cavern". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "The British Beat Boom: Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Herbie Goins at Soulbot.com". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. ^ "Herbie Goins". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Herbie Goins official site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  8. ^ "Addio a Herbie Goins storica voce soul e blues". MusicalNews.com. 28 October 2015.
  9. ^ No. 1 In Your Heart at Allmusic.com

External links

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