Dean Parrish's 1966 flop,"I'm On Way", became the revered show closer at Wigan Casino All Nighter (ask your Northern Soul expert) and is now a classic track of the wide and varied genre. Dean Parrish, however, had no idea of this turn of events having reclaimed his birth name of Philip Anastasia and moved on to acting as well as session work with Jimi Hendrix, Santana, and Bob Marley. Finally hearing of his legendary UK status in 2001, he got in touch with Wigan's dj, Russ Winstanley, and put together his first concert in more than 25 years. He was welcomed with opened arms and dancing feet.
In 2006, he hooked up with Paul Weller's guitarist, Steve Craddock, who had been exploring the unreleased music from his Weller's past. Parrish, with Lord Large, put released "Left, Right and Center", a song Weller had written when he was fifteen and, from the sound of the finished product, seemingly in wait for the rediscovery of Dean Parrish and/or giving the explanation of why The Style Council had to happen.
The current US edition of Mojo has an excellent free compilation dedicated to the Modfather for his 50th birthday and includes "Left, Right & Center" for those of us who missed it the first time.
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