# The Zombies, The Isley Brothers, and Dionne Warwick being hit by a bus: The 1964 tour that introduced soul to Britain

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-zombies-the-isley-brothers-and-dionne-warwick-being-hit-by-a-bus-the-1964-tour-that-introduced-soul-to-britain/
- Published: 2026-10-25T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T04:08:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/dionne-warwick-being-hit-by-a-bus-the-1964-tour-that-introduced-soul-to-britain/
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, UK, World

## Key points

- A 1964 tour helped introduce soul to mainstream British audiences.
- The Isley Brothers influenced The Zombies’ later music.
- Dionne Warwick was injured by a Glasgow trolley bus and missed a show.

## Summary

A 1964 package tour featuring Dionne Warwick and The Isley Brothers helped bring American soul to a wider British audience. They toured alongside British acts The Searchers and The Zombies, at a time when soul had yet to take hold beyond small groups of enthusiasts.

The tour also influenced British musicians: The Zombies later covered The Isley Brothers’ “This Old Heart of Mine”, while Dusty Springfield and Cilla Black recorded Warwick songs. In Glasgow, Warwick was hit by a trolley bus while travelling to a performance; she suffered cuts and bruises and missed that night’s show, but reportedly joked about the accident.

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