David Nathan is a soul music historian, former record shop owner and author. He helped establish and was a co-owner of the Soul City record shop from the 1960s, as well as its accompanying Soul City record label, along with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore. Nathan was also a contributing editor to Blues & Soul magazine, and founded the website soulmusic.com. Additionally, he has written a selection of biographies on soul musicians, including Lionel Ritchie and Nina Simone.
