ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wˈɪŋfiːld wʌzɐ spˈɛʃəlˌɪst ɪn sˈoʊl mjˈuːzɪk ænd ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ænd ɹᵻvjˈuːz tə ðə mˈʌnθli dʒˈɜːnəlz, lˈɛt ɪt ɹˈɑːk ænd mˈɛlədi mˈeɪkɚ.
In the 1970s, Wingfield was a specialist in soul music and regularly contributed articles and reviews to the monthly journals, Let It Rock and Melody Maker.