David Nathan (2)

David Nathan (born 15 February 1948 in London) is a British-born biographer, journalist, authority on soul music, and singer. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was the co-founder of the Soul City record label and a contributing editor to Blues & Soul magazine. Living in the US between 1975–2009, he wrote several biographies of musicians as well as hundreds of articles and liner notes, and founded the website www.soulmusic.com. He has also recorded and performed as a jazz and blues singer.

He released his first CD, "Reinvention", as a singer in 2003 on his own Nefer Music label. Returning to London, Nathan has established the label SoulMusic Records in association with Cherry Red and as of April 2014, SoulMusic Records has reissued over 100 CDs by popular soul, jazz/funk and Motown artists.