Mr. John Warren

Born in the UK & now living in Queensland Australia divorced with 4 children. I am dyslexic so this book journey is problematic.

This is my first book “Our Soul Music Journey” Mr. Warren assembled 24 chapters written by fans, musicians, and artists, chronicling how diverse yet strangely similar their stories are! In each story, the eerie similarity echoes a common appreciation. From the discovery of northern soul music through clandestine gatherings to how that music has sustained them throughout their lives. It’s uncanny how so many say the same thing in different words yet share the same and often exact feelings. Each story walks the reader through parts of their lives to current circumstances and reflects the love and profound appreciation for artists shunned in many cases by the pop world. Without a doubt, the effort to help selected artists is reflected in the book's commitment to try to provide some aid to those artists, wherein author John Warren has committed a portion of the funds collected from the sale of the book to be given to the selected artists. “It’s hard to see struggling artists see their work changing hands for thousands of dollars and being told how great their effort was, only to learn that they made so little from their recordings in so many cases,” says Mr. Warren. The impact of the initial book though only weeks old in release has prompted many more contributors to begin submitting stories for another book already. The reaction by many readers also reflects in the heartwarming contents of these first 24 chapters, which does not rely on tell-all or sensational stories, but instead unifies the love of the music in the same way the original interest and popularity of this underground movement first started.

“Our Soul Music Journey” is exactly what it states, a journey by individuals along similar interest from diverse paths, culminating in the title of the song by Timi Yuro (an iconic song in the scene) “It’ll Never Be Over for Me.” Since then, I have added three more books in the series and aim to add just one more. It will never be over for me but this journey of writing about it will have come to an end. I like to thank all who supported this project we helped some. Sadly, as the artists are passing a way I have started donating soul books to younger fans when I am out and about. I have also commissioned an audio book of Book one which I aim to release in 2026. Bless