Upon first listen, Eddie 9V’s 'Saratoga' sounds like a throwback to the early 1970s when Gamble and Huff’s Philly soul blanketed the airwaves with lush horns draped over a kind of bass-heavy funk.

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 54, dressed for spring in a soft knitted butter lemon skirt and blouse co-ord.

Before Nashville became a country music hit factory and Memphis laid down the blues, Macon was already shaping the sound of ...