Tributes have poured in following the death of a legendary Nottingham DJ who was huge on the UK's Northern Soul scene for 50 years. Grandfather John Poole passed away aged 66.
Mr Poole, of Toton, was a leading light at Nottingham Britannia Club next to the River Trent, which was considered an iconic venue for soul music in the Midlands since the 1970s. He said he'd become a DJ "because I wasn't a great dancer" and as a result became more interested in the records.
The father-of-three was also an avid Nottingham Forest fan and had only recently taken retirement from his job as a council transport manager in Lincoln. His full name was John Lupino-Poole, harking back to ancestors in Italy, and research into his interesting family background revealed his great grandfather's godfather was Charlie Chaplin.
