Dean Parrish (born Philip Anastasi,[1] or Anastasia;[2] December 30, 1942 – June 8, 2021)[3] was an American singer from New York City, best known for the song "I'm on My Way", which became noted for being the penultimate record that was played at the last Northern soul all-nighter at the Wigan Casino.
On the advice of The Ronettes' lead singer, Ronnie Spector, he changed his name to Dean Parrish and began his own recording career in 1964.
Parrish achieved some success with his soul singles "I'm On My Way", "Tell Her", "Determination", "Skate" and "Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks".
[2] Parrish found himself performing in front of thousands at a Prestatyn, Wales based Northern soul weekend.
Cradock was a friend of Winstanley's and handed Parrish "Left Right and Centre", a song Weller had composed at the age of fifteen.
Billed as 'The Northern soul star sold over one million records, but barely received a penny for his work.
Pete Mitchell travels to New York to track down Parrish, revealing a remarkable story that takes in The Sopranos and Jimi Hendrix along the way.