Hi Nina. My name is Bob bock. My grandfather was the road manager for the coaster s for over 20 years. Do you remember Wally Bock? I'm sorry your uncle passed. I guess leon Hughes is the only original member remaining.
Hi Nina. My name is Robert bock. Im am wally bocks grandson. My Nick name is badgee. My grandfather was hired to road manage the coasters. He managed them for over 20 years. I will have to ask my dad exactly how many years exactly. The most meaningful gigs they did that I remember were raising money for jerry Lewis telethon. They really poured their hearts out. God bless you and your uncle Cornell in heaven. Cornell was amazing!
One of my very personal favorites from one of the first & best of the rhythm and blues groups to cross over to the national charts with hit after hit & the first group to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1987 along with their writer /producers Jerry Leiber& Mike Stoller
The Coasters, like the Drifters went through many lineups over the years but still managed to keep Carl Gardner and their iconic bass singer. But, in 1990, a group touring as the Coasters , even though they were good, were exposed as frauds. The guys oldest member was hardly 30 years old . John Beauman ( Bowser) of Sha Na Na exposed them on stage as frauds. Later Bowser went in front of Congress and helped get legislation passed that stated one original member of a group had to be in a lineup in order for the group to use the original name. Carl Gardner Jr inherited the Coasters and has legal rights to the name. This excluded tribute bands as long as they were licensed.
I was in High School when this song was released. It was fun to listen to, however we had a student named Charlie Brown, who was a really nice guy. I felt bad that the song used his name.
I was 3 months old on the 9th of March, 1959. Wish I'd been born in the late 1930s so I could have enjoyed these great hits first time round. Way better than all that modern garbage we get now.
I envy you being old enough to be part of that wonderful time. I just got born and missed out on noticing and loving the music of 1958, the last year when Nobody was in Rock and Roll Heaven yet!
One of them is still alive! And he was still making music just 10 years ago. Good for him ... don't look up the rest. they did not die peacefully in their sleep by a country mile.
I was born in December 1966 I am 52 years old now. But I love that eta way before I was born. Those were the days, awesome and wonderful era nothing like the stupidity of today?
If he stop picking on his baby sister Sally, stop yelling at Peppermint Patty. Treat Linus and Lucy better, and feed more dog food to Snoopy, then yes he would be treated better. :)
On this day in 1959 {Feburary 28th} Cash Box released their Top 100 Singles for the week ending on Feb. 28th, and for the first time Cash Box began using a red 'bullet' to indicate songs that were rising up the chart at a quick pace.. The highest position record with a 'bullet' was "Charlie Brown" by the Coasters, it was at #3 but surprisingly it moved up only one position to it peak position of #2, and that was also its peak position on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart... The three lowest ranking records with a 'bullet' were all in their first week on the chart; "Telling Lies" by Fats Domino at #78, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" by Ricky Nelson at #79, and "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens at #81...
I watched Bandstand almost every day, but never got to see the Beech-Nut show because my dad commanded the TV set on Saturday night, so it was usually something like Lawrence Welk.
@@wesleycook7687 No Jerry Lieber has been dead for quite a few years. HIs Son Oliver was in a Minneapolis Based Group called Ta Mara & The Seen with Everybody Dance.
Years ago I saw an animated ad for this song where this kid drew a cartoon of the teacher on the wall--she was obviously out of the room when he did it.
If this song had been re- released, with a few changes to the lyrics, between 2007 and 2010, it would certainly have been a No.1 in the U.K. I think that this was a great missed opportunity. Fe- fe- fi- fi- fo- fo- fum, I smell smoke in the auditorium! Gordon Brown, he's a clown, He's a clown, that Gordon Brown! He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see! Why is everybody always picking on me? He's claiming expenses, I know it's him, A four- bedroom house, with a basement gym! Gordon Brown, he's a clown, He's a clown, that Gordon Brown! He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see! Why is everybody always picking on me? Who's gone and sold off all our gold? Hiked fuel bills, to leave us cold? Keeps us working when we're far to old? It's you! Who, me? Yes, you! Who walks in the Commons, cool and slow? Says 'Mister Speaker, it's time for you to go!' Gordon Brown, he's a clown, He's a clown, that Gordon Brown! He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see! Why is everybody always picking on me? Who walks in the Commons, cool and slow? Says 'Mister Speaker, it's time for you to go!' Gordon Brown, he's a clown, Yes, he's a clown, that Gordon Brown! He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see! Why is everybody always picking on me?
I just love this song by the Coaster's and it is called Charlie Brown and it Came out the year I was born in 1959 such a great tune to dance to in the 50's
Just an all time Classic hit single for the Coasters as it is Called Charlie Brown as it was a major hit for them in 1959 as it Topped the US singles Chaert for 3 weeks
Fun Fact: Part of the melody, if you listen closely, you can hear the notes from the beginning parts of this song that were the main inspiration for the country song "Achy Breaky Heart", another good song from the 1970s/1980s if you ask me.
I remember watching Charlie brown cartoons growing up most people in the nineteen fifties especially kids who were too young to newspapers this was their first introduction to the cartoon characters.
I was in the audience for this performance. So much fun!
Lucky you! I saw this on TV!
So fortunate!! American Bandstand was the bomb 🎉
Lucky, I was born way too late to see this performance live
Did you ever think you'd watch it on TH-cam? Pretty wild.🙂
That’s crazy! Did you enjoy it?
My poor parents had to listen to me play this record 20,000 times a day for weeks, and they never complained, God bless them!
48 yrs of age, but grew up listing to this song.
Music today will NEVER compare to the awesome music from the 50's and 60's!! Love the songs 💖
Absolutely absolutely 😊😊😊
This takes me back. My dad used to sing this to my brothers and I when we were young. Such fun times. Such a fun song. I love you daddy 💓❤💓❤💓❤
Oh man, the Coasters. Lots of talent.
RIP uncle Cornell.....my fave song he made. And he does The Charleston so well
Like he was moonwalking
Hi Nina. My name is Bob bock. My grandfather was the road manager for the coaster s for over 20 years. Do you remember Wally Bock? I'm sorry your uncle passed. I guess leon Hughes is the only original member remaining.
Hi Nina. My name is Robert bock. Im am wally bocks grandson. My Nick name is badgee. My grandfather was hired to road manage the coasters. He managed them for over 20 years. I will have to ask my dad exactly how many years exactly. The most meaningful gigs they did that I remember were raising money for jerry Lewis telethon. They really poured their hearts out. God bless you and your uncle Cornell in heaven. Cornell was amazing!
He was pretty awesome and his legacy will never die.
Amen
I was born in 1957 and I remember this song.
One of my very personal favorites from one of the first & best of the rhythm and blues groups to cross over to the national charts with hit after hit & the first group to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1987 along with their writer /producers Jerry Leiber& Mike Stoller
My father used to play this in the 70s and in 2021 it’s still great 👍
Your father had good taste in music 🎶
Magnificent tune indeed 😊😊😊
@@paulgallagher1882absolutely absolutely 😊😊😊
The Coasters, a great group, their songs always made me laughing. I am enjoying this in 2019.
@Jevezy I'm laughing over it and jamming to it in isolation April 2020.
The greatest daddio ...! ...!
@@carolynking1625 l lol pll
No one gives a fuck when you’re listening to this
The Coasters, like the Drifters went through many lineups over the years but still managed to keep Carl Gardner and their iconic bass singer. But, in 1990, a group touring as the Coasters , even though they were good, were exposed as frauds. The guys oldest member was hardly 30 years old . John Beauman ( Bowser) of Sha Na Na exposed them on stage as frauds. Later Bowser went in front of Congress and helped get legislation passed that stated one original member of a group had to be in a lineup in order for the group to use the original name. Carl Gardner Jr inherited the Coasters and has legal rights to the name. This excluded tribute bands as long as they were licensed.
The great, legendary Coasters. Rock-on!
The archetypal class clown, immortalized by The Coasters! Classic tune -- thanks for posting!
I was a Junior in High School when this song was a big hit. We LUVED The Coasters!!
I love this song. Brings back some great memories and the crazy kids I went to school with.
At 1:52, that dude kicks up a mean Charleston! Thank you Dick Clark for these great ol videos!!
That's one heck of a dance routine.
The Coasters were great. Sha Na Na also does a great version of this song. Check it out. It's on U Tube.
My parents had this album of the coasters from the 50's. I inherited it in the 60s. Great music. Still have album
This song reminds me of that "Jack" movie starring Robin Williams, great childhood memories 🎩🌹
The Coasters + the songwriting duo of Leiber and Stoller = Genius
Copy that.
Man, That guy can dance!
Yo Mama what’s up how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
Yeah he really can. Maybe he could give President Trump lessons in both dance and song. 'Why is everyone picking on Little Donnie ?'
The 50s were a swingin' time daddy-o.
Beatnik days!
I'm jazzin it up daddyyo
Dont be a square daddy-o
Yea, Daddy-O
Looks like it was indeed.
This was my dad's favorite song and I love it as well!
I was in High School when this song was released. It was fun to listen to, however we had a student named Charlie Brown, who was a really nice guy. I felt bad that the song used his name.
Thomas W someone should look into that! Maybe like a detective named Colombo?
Wow really because I wonder what high school did you go to so I can go there When i move and listen to Charlie Brown all day
I always thought it was about Charlie Brown from The Peanuts
That means that you are around fourscore now, right?
Loved this song when I heard it as a kid on DTV on The Disney channel. Great memories!!
I knew a few Charlie Browns in school, they made life funny. This groups was a bunch of funny guys and great entertainers.
The Coasters also had the best sax work ever. King Curtis is his name i guess? Masterful.
Yes, the great King Curtis.
And not the only time he'd do it.
Just One The Greatest hit singles of 1959 just a timeless classic hit single of it's time
Fantastic song, group and Love the cap! (Y)
In remember this song growing up. I was 7 yrs old when this came out... I loved it then,,,, still brings a smile to my face,,,,,,, xoxoxo
I was 3 months old on the 9th of March, 1959. Wish I'd been born in the late 1930s so I could have enjoyed these great hits first time round. Way better than all that modern garbage we get now.
These guys were super entertainers. This made me laugh. Love the Coasters.
That dunce cap is classic.
1958, visiting my family in the US. and this song on the car- radio.
they are playing wrong album
I envy you being old enough to be part of that wonderful time. I just got born and missed out on noticing and loving the music of 1958, the last year when Nobody was in Rock and Roll Heaven yet!
When times get hard, pull out mamas music! Lifes a little better for it!
great stuff! the great Coasters!!!
one of the best songs ever not even kidding this song is WAY TOO GOOD for its decade. I hope all of them are still alive if they are RIP
One of them is still alive! And he was still making music just 10 years ago. Good for him
... don't look up the rest. they did not die peacefully in their sleep by a country mile.
This is so great!!!!!!
wow, the dancing!
I was born in December 1966 I am 52 years old now. But I love that eta way before I was born. Those were the days, awesome and wonderful era nothing like the stupidity of today?
When i was little, we had a record player and a bunch of 45's. This was our favorite. Played it a lot. Yakkety Yak was probably #2. Good memories
For sure. I had an old Silvertone (Sears) 45 phono and wore it out on Rock 'N Roll records. What a time.
I loved this, thank you for sharing this. God Bless You.
Great stuff loved the oldies
There was a Charie Brown in every school back in the day!
Classic song!
Hello Marla how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
No Charlie Browns today, they are trained not to have fun,,,,,//
Wait'll my dad sees this, he always loved this song!
A timeless classic
I wish I could dance like that!
me too and i love Charlie i can identify with the cartoon character
I was wishing the same thing
Was at a oldies concert in the '90s when the Coasters performed "Charlie Brown." One of my fondest memories.
Just one of the very best tunes of the 1950's just so good even now than when it first came out in 1959
Poor Charlie. People should treat him better.
DaveTheUseless He was pooping in the halls for Christians sake!
Chris Buck no he was goof'n in the hall
If he stop picking on his baby sister Sally, stop yelling at Peppermint Patty. Treat Linus and Lucy better, and feed more dog food to Snoopy, then yes he would be treated better. :)
DaveTheUseless LOL 😂
I'm hip.
I was charle brown, 76 now still Charlie Brown
A blast from the past!
Top shelf material !!!
Super popular in the '50's. Met them in the early '70's at a RR show in Chicago. Great guys and no big heads.
Another Timeless Classic Hit Single from the Coasters with one of their biggest selling hit singles as it is Called Charlie Brown
My mother told me about this song that was back in her day and after seeing the video man that guy can dance!!!!!!!
The Coasters‼️. Incomparable ‼️❤️
Zurion Blake agreed.
Anyone in Nov 2024 😢
Me
This is pure gold!!! Great post 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
Good wholesome funny songs love it back in the day lots of good tunes let’s keep it that way folks🕶”
They had a big sense of humour, great artists, very good song written and composed by two génius
Love this! I remember it as a kid lovingly.
Happy Birthday Dub Jones🎂🍾05-14-2022
This is just so unbelievably cool!
It was always nice to see the backdrop always fit in with the songs
This is just incredibly great 👍🏽
remember listening to this on the Zenith radio with family.
On this day in 1959 {Feburary 28th} Cash Box released their Top 100 Singles for the week ending on Feb. 28th, and for the first time Cash Box began using a red 'bullet' to indicate songs that were rising up the chart at a quick pace..
The highest position record with a 'bullet' was "Charlie Brown" by the Coasters, it was at #3 but surprisingly it moved up only one position to it peak position of #2, and that was also its peak position on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart...
The three lowest ranking records with a 'bullet' were all in their first week on the chart; "Telling Lies" by Fats Domino at #78, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" by Ricky Nelson at #79, and "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens at #81...
With a lot of promotion by DJ Alan Freed.
I Still listen to this + 20/20
was just watching this a few weeks ago and knew the tv host looked so familiar... Rest in Peace Dick Clark
Great band no matter what lineup. Mr. Earl (Speedo) from the Cadillacs joined them at some point in time. Love this video.
I wish I was living in this time
I have always loved this song!
One of the funniest songs of all time.
Long long ago, in a galaxy far far away.
I watched Bandstand almost every day, but never got to see the Beech-Nut show because my dad commanded the TV set on Saturday night, so it was usually something like Lawrence Welk.
Cool, nothing but Cool, Love their music.
One of the Many Songs written by The Late Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller.
The Coasters could render the songs of Lieber and Stoller the way The Stylistics rendered the songs of Linda Creed and Thom Bell some time later.
Lieber and Stoller are still alive.
@@wesleycook7687 No Jerry Lieber has been dead for quite a few years. HIs Son Oliver was in a Minneapolis Based Group called Ta Mara & The Seen with Everybody Dance.
King Curtis rockin' on the sax. They had some great players on those records.
I love the Coasters they got so many great tunes
One of the great groups of all time.
the coasters one of the best bands, wish i could meet them,
Peanuts gang: "Guess who?"
Charlie Brown: "Who me?"
Peanuts gang: "Yeah you, blockhead".
Too bad they didn't do a cartoon based on this song. :)
I wouldn't say that word.
I agree with that.
Love that dance!
The steady 45s did a perfect cover of this song! 👍
Always loved the coasters.
When I was little I thought this song was about the Peanuts character
Years ago I saw an animated ad for this song where this kid drew a cartoon of the teacher on the wall--she was obviously out of the room when he did it.
that`s funny becuase i fort this song was about me.
Stephen Mahala it was made in the 50’s before the peanuts
I thought that until I was today years old
Actually this song came out years after the Peanuts cartoon, but they still are not related.
If this song had been re- released, with a few changes to the lyrics, between 2007 and 2010, it would certainly have been a No.1 in the U.K. I think that this was a great missed opportunity.
Fe- fe- fi- fi- fo- fo- fum,
I smell smoke in the auditorium!
Gordon Brown, he's a clown,
He's a clown, that Gordon Brown!
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always picking on me?
He's claiming expenses, I know it's him,
A four- bedroom house, with a basement gym!
Gordon Brown, he's a clown,
He's a clown, that Gordon Brown!
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always picking on me?
Who's gone and sold off all our gold?
Hiked fuel bills, to leave us cold?
Keeps us working when we're far to old?
It's you!
Who, me?
Yes, you!
Who walks in the Commons, cool and slow?
Says 'Mister Speaker, it's time for you to go!'
Gordon Brown, he's a clown,
He's a clown, that Gordon Brown!
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always picking on me?
Who walks in the Commons, cool and slow?
Says 'Mister Speaker, it's time for you to go!'
Gordon Brown, he's a clown,
Yes, he's a clown, that Gordon Brown!
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always picking on me?
I think another missed opportunity was making the song about the cartoon character of the same name
Grand old classic. And. Dick Clark…the man who will not age.
I just love this song by the Coaster's and it is called Charlie Brown and it Came out the year I was born in 1959 such a great tune to dance to in the 50's
Joseph Kane the culture of music back then made for some great memories I'm sure.
Great video to go with a great fun song.
I was in the audience for this show and i got to drive in Dick Clark's limousine afterwards to buy sandwiches for the performers.
Ja get laid?
You must be lucky 🍀
One of my favorites back in '59 on KFWB Channel 98! In L.A.
Thank you...its extremely important to preserve these older videos
It took me 52 years to find this video. LOL
👍👍👍💕💕those were the days!!!!!😊😊😊
love it!!! Thanks!
Just an all time Classic hit single for the Coasters as it is Called Charlie Brown as it was a major hit for them in 1959 as it Topped the US singles Chaert for 3 weeks
Fun Fact: Part of the melody, if you listen closely, you can hear the notes from the beginning parts of this song that were the main inspiration for the country song "Achy Breaky Heart", another good song from the 1970s/1980s if you ask me.
This song was released January 1959 the month I was born, and buy time I was 6 it was a classic and got the 45 😎💖
I remember watching Charlie brown cartoons growing up most people in the nineteen fifties especially kids who were too young to newspapers this was their first introduction to the cartoon characters.
They are not related. Shultz's cartoon was in papers but this song was written by Lieber and Stoller for the Coasters.
@@wesleycook7687 they are, Leiber and Stoller lied about it to avoid lawsuits and sharing royalties with Schulz
Thanks for posting this clip in its entirety. There was an earlier upload that only included part of the Coasters' performance.