This song has a special place in my life. When I was a kid this song came out and at that time I had a dog, a boxer. His name was Duke and every time this song came on the radio or Gene was on TV singing it my dog would run around the house trying to find who was calling him.
Oh goodness… I was going to reply that my best friend’s mom played this song constantly on the turntable. And they had a boxer (named Abby) but we still danced with that dog to this song so many times. 😊❤️✌️
Gene Chandler lived down the street from my grammar school in Chicago. He came to perform at the school and afterwards I introduced my 8-year old self to him and shook his hand. That's a memory!
I remember John Goodman performing this song at the end of "King Ralph". Such a great song. BTW, Gene is now 85 years young and still performs from time to time.
GREAT movie. John Goodman was perfect for that role, and I loved Camille Coduri as Miranda.... she was great in "Nuns on the Run" with Eric Idle and the late Robbie Coltrane. Got it on DVD.
Songs like this touch people, move them. They feel fresh and amazing 60 years later. You can hear them a thousand times and still want to hear them again. I wonder how many songs from today will hold up this well.
We were lucky in the 70's because we got the 50's revival. Not only did we get Grease, Happy Days and American Graffiti, most of the stars from that era were around to cash in on it.
I was 6 when this song came out and I still love it today. 60 years ago, man time flies. The only way to revive it is by playing it for future generations.💖🙏
You are so right Susan, i was 7 when this came out and came to the US in '63, but i remember many of these classic gems from way back. This music stays with you, such good times, life was so simpler back then. Great reaction review Rob Squad.
I was 6 also when mom, dad, uncle and auntie, mom and pop cousins was partying to this song and some Otis Redding, and Sam Cook, don't make music like that anymore.
This came out back in (1962) and made Gene Chanler a household name. I remember back 61 years ago as an 8-year-old boy strutting down the streets of New York City while singing this song. Those were great memories.
Johnny Horton is another 50s & 60s singer Johnny has a lot of big hits even though he died in a accident in 63 .... "battle of new Orleans "is his biggest hit....
For my Dad it was Honky tonk man he played that one a lot. I like that as well and ballad of new orleans, sink the bismark. My favorites though are songs like ole slew foot and sleepy eyed jonn for the humor )
I've requested Johnny Horton with no luck yet. Honky Tonk Man, All For The Love Of A Girl, When It's Springtime In Alaska, Comanche etc.etc. So many great tunes from him
I saw Gene Chandler in concert about 10 years ago and when he sang this song the ladies went crazy for him even after all these years he still sang great!
Believe it or not, this was played on pop radio stations fairly regularly into the mid 80s. I'm a 70s baby and *I myself* grew up hearing this and watching my folks' generation geek out to it, in '85, '86, when they were late-20s to early-40s.
The first Post Office I worked at in Northern Illinois (late 1980s) played an 'oldies' station in the back room and I have SO many memories tied up in this song!!
I am so glad that I was born in the 60s. My grandparents had records going back to the late 1800s and into the 1940s. My parents played music from the 40s and 50s on the radio and albums. My older siblings played music from the 60s. Add in the current music on the radio from the 70s and 80s along with my own albums. I got exposed to and really got to enjoy all of the music from the greatest times.
I also got to hear music from by gone era's because of my grandparents, parents and then older siblings. Then now my generation . Gen-Xer. This generation coming up has very little musical depth. 😢 It's sad really. 😓
@@briansmith48 Because listening to music isn't such a communal thing anymore? Each individual with their own individual headphones strapped on like a feeding tube.
I was born in 1958 and I absolutely agree! Growing up I heard all the greats my parents listened to like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Then onto to everything I loved from the Beach Boys, Beatles to Journey and Bon Jovi and so much more in between! We had such diverse music and the absolute best of times!! 😊
Wow! I was born in 1958 but I remember growing up listening to this record.. You guys make me feel so OLD!!🤣 But I'm honored to see that you guys appreciate the music that I was raised on..❤🎶👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽✌🏽
This song holds a special place in my heart. My father's name was Verl and I grew up listening to him sing this with his name instead. When he passed six years ago, we decided to play this song at his funeral. Everyone was smiling through the tears because it was such a part of his personality his entire life. Thanks for the smiles.
When my grandma remarried after she was widowed, she ended up with a husband named Merton and a brother-in-law named Verlin but everyone called him Verlie. He was a school custodian and his wife Virginia was a school bus driver.
I grew up with the music of the 40s, 50s and 60s. In the 60s, everybody was trying for the falsetto. So much better than what you hear today. Your reactions crack me up.
Probably the most iconic song Gene Chandler ever sang and one that's well known to OG fans of the NBA's Toronto Raptors as one of the "stars" of the expansion team was Acie Earl who would have that song played in tribute to him during games.
The transition when he hits the chorus gets me. The whole song changes during that time. The rhythm, the backbeat and his pitch goes up several octaves. He does it in a way that you don't really grasp how much has changed. Listen closely to appreciate it. He performed this live a few dozen years later and still sounded incredible.
I'll turn 61 years old this year. In the 70's and early 80's one of my older sisters (4 years older) and I were totally hooked on 50's music. This is one of our favorites.
Jay & Amber, you'd like his "Nothing Can Stop Me"!! (1965) Duke Of Earl was 1962. edit - you would love Percy Sledge -"When a Man Loves a Woman"!!! (the Original soul classic from 1966!)
When I was a young boy I saw a movie about early rock & roll. They had a performance of this man performing Duke of Earl. That must have been 60 years ago or more, and I still remember the effect that had on me. Thank you for showing this.
Saw Gene Chandler at numerous concerts over the years, mostly of them "oldies" shows. He would always enter the auditorium through the rear exit doors, with all the spotlights focused to the back of the room. So cool! Live shows sounded just like the recording!
I'm 74 and love your reactions to the music of the 50s and 60s. I have one issue, though. It was the MALT shop not the "soda pop" shop where kids gathered back then. LOLOL Keep on keeping on.
Now! One of the ultimate Cool performers! Enjoy! One of my drum corps buddies started wearing a cape because of Gene. Sharp! You go, Amber! . Go Luca! It'll never come back again. Unless a lot of things got kinder and gentler. Sigh! Great reaction, guys. Thanks.
I love the 50's and 60's because this is the music my mother would always play, I grew up listening to this music and loved it. I was very lucky also to be a teenager in the 70's, we were spoiled with great music.
Please react to -1.The Clovers: Love Potion Number 9 -2.The Coasters: Poison Ivy -3.Lloyd Price: Stagger Lee -4.Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep -5.Ray Peterson: Tell Laura I Love Her -6.? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears 7.The Robins: Smokey Joe's Cafe -Thanks!!!
Have been listening to this great song 60 yrs. Love it so much I can hear it every day. He made a comeback in 1970 with Groovy Situation, very good and groovy 😀 in my opinion
Thank you so much for reacting to this. It was one of my favourites back in the day. This song was huge and always played at our high school dances. Everyone loved it. Thanks again. 👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦
In the 1980s this song was used in an Australian advertisement for Decore shampoo. Instead of singing Duke of Earl the people would sing Decore. Look out for the 1988 advert on TH-cam.
I was 11 when this song came out, I had 3 older sisters and I heard this and many other great songs from the early days of rock-n-roll. Loved your reaction
Kath - YES !! For a song declaring himself to be a duke of 'Earl', it was huge !! Which would indicate it's the voices, not the writing. Now 75, the memories come back.
This song was one of my father's favorites from his youth. When this song came out my dad was 18 years old and had already been in the Army for two years (he lied about his age). Thank you for reminding me of some pretty great memories of him spinning and snapping his way across the floor.
This fantastic song always puts me in a good mood. Never got tired of it in 60 yrs. Great from start to finish. A GROOVY SITUATION in 70 by Gene is very very good also.
My parents used to listen to the "oldies but goodies" and I didn't HATE it, but I definitely didn't appreciate it like I do now. I've lived through enough garbage pop music now to really see what we are missing out on. A) This music is pure talent, no tech tricks involved. If they had to perform a surprise concert, they could without skipping a beat. Nobody would have to scramble for laptops and tablets. And B) they had the good sense to hit you within seconds of the start, and finish like 2 minutes later. None of these songs ever wear out their welcome.
This is one of my favorite songs from that era, and it came out the year I was born. You simply must watch the film "American Graffiti," which features an entire soundtrack of hits from the late '50s and early '60s. And it features several actors who became big stars later in their careers.
I was born in 1964 and I remember this Song from my Youth. I heard it on the Radio Stations all of the Time. When we had a 50's Sock hop in my Junior High Days in the 70's this song was played at the Dance!
Make sure to check out the Mills Brothers, starting with Sweet Lucy Brown (live), then Glow Worm and Cab Driver. They performed live from the 20s to the 80s
This was a BIG song!!! a true classic!!!!"Duke of Earl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 13, 1962, quickly rising to become number one on both the pop and R&B charts. The song held the number-one spot for three weeks, and was on the Hot 100 for a total of 15 weeks.
My dad was born in 1950 he danced in elementary to this song and Little Eva with the Loca Motion. He told me so many stories when he grew up in Connecticut.
Kathie says…It seems like only Yesterday my friends and I were dancing to this song, in the “Big Gym”, in stocking feet! Yes…the kids today are missing out on all of this great music and memories from the 1950s and 1960s. Thank you for triggering some HAPPY memories for so many people during very troubled times in this world!
Yessssss guys! One of the most infectious doo wop numbers I know! I defy you not to give into this ear worm! I'm sure I suggested this a couple of weeks ago ❤️
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I'm go away I get down right here almost as real good. When it was almost it was all my Almost like a song are you kidding brother? That's Mojo mojo excellent day almost like a song that That's really an excellent song
It's sort of country but I would think that anybody anywhere. Yeah, I'm a grain in a power puller. At what and rarely. I would think that anybody could enjoy almost almost like a song yeah😊
I've done it and I'll have a real shower trying. It's just pretty. Is it easy going stuff almost there's you know how all my this. I saw a lot of fun and set almost. It's like you almostrange you know how's that heart beat no route?
You guys really need to react to some of the instrumental ragtime songs from Scott Joplin from around the year 1900, which were made popular for the more modern era in the movie 'The Sting' (1973). Songs like 'Maple Leaf Rag' and 'The Entertainer' are iconic
My uncles. My mom's 5 brothers had a band where they sang Motown classics and the songs of the 50s 60s and 70s. This was an amazing song My uncle Ron sang. ❤️
This song has a special place in my life. When I was a kid this song came out and at that time I had a dog, a boxer. His name was Duke and every time this song came on the radio or Gene was on TV singing it my dog would run around the house trying to find who was calling him.
I remember an old Mike Douglas Show. Mike had David and Julie Eisenhower on and they said this was their song.
Whenever I play Jungle Love by Steve Miller Band my dog does the same thing when he hears that whistle at the end of the synth riff in the intro.
Gotta love dogs. :-)
Oh goodness… I was going to reply that my best friend’s mom played this song constantly on the turntable. And they had a boxer (named Abby) but we still danced with that dog to this song so many times. 😊❤️✌️
What a sweet memory! 🐶
The reason ya'll love older music is because it's pure talent. No special effects, just great artists!!!
Fax 👏
Pure talent makes pure music
You two are absolutely awesome for playing music like this. Timeless classics!!!!! :)
Gene Chandler lived down the street from my grammar school in Chicago. He came to perform at the school and afterwards I introduced my 8-year old self to him and shook his hand. That's a memory!
Vanessa, I grew up in Chicago too! What Grammar school? I went to Francis W Parker/North Side
@@susanpolice8465 St. Raphael/South Side
Oh, Vanessa, how cool is that.!
Cool!
I was eight-years-old when this was a hit. Now, I’m 70 and it still sounds great!
The history of music early 60s can’t be written without this song.
I remember John Goodman performing this song at the end of "King Ralph". Such a great song. BTW, Gene is now 85 years young and still performs from time to time.
That was such a fun movie.
Patrick Hodges…. I grew up with a good friend named Patricia Hodge we sang “Duke of Earl!” So fun!
On PBS, too, about 10-15 years ago. The doo wop show.
GREAT movie. John Goodman was perfect for that role, and I loved Camille Coduri as Miranda.... she was great in "Nuns on the Run" with Eric Idle and the late Robbie Coltrane. Got it on DVD.
I grew up in the 60s, but every time this song comes on, since King Ralph, I see John, in my head, singing it---loved that movie!!
Gene Chandler was very influential in transitioning from traditional Doo Wop to a more 60’s sound. This still stands up. ✌️
Songs like this touch people, move them. They feel fresh and amazing 60 years later.
You can hear them a thousand times and still want to hear them again.
I wonder how many songs from today will hold up this well.
A minimal amount.......most of them sound so much alike...they don't stand out from the literal ocean of blazé dreck
@@andrewpetik2034 Serious questions: Why do you think they sound so much alike? Is it the artists, the record companies, the fans?
@@matthewhudson5685 record companies
@@matthewhudson5685 Like 4 people write all the hit songs
This song really makes you appreciate this era of music. :)
We were lucky in the 70's because we got the 50's revival. Not only did we get Grease, Happy Days and American Graffiti, most of the stars from that era were around to cash in on it.
In the Uk we had this song remade by a group called ‘Darts’ it was a hit here in the 1970’s 🇬🇧xx
I was 6 when this song came out and I still love it today. 60 years ago, man time flies. The only way to revive it is by playing it for future generations.💖🙏
You are so right Susan, i was 7 when this came out and came to the US in '63, but i remember many of these classic gems from way back. This music stays with you, such good times, life was so simpler back then. Great reaction review Rob Squad.
I was 6 also when mom, dad, uncle and auntie, mom and pop cousins was partying to this song and some Otis Redding, and Sam Cook, don't make music like that anymore.
This came out back in (1962) and made Gene Chanler a household name. I remember back 61 years ago as an 8-year-old boy strutting down the streets of New York City while singing this song. Those were great memories.
“And we’ll walk through my Dukedom, and a paradise we will share” absolutely epic!
Ah I've just noticed you've not seen The Marcels - Blue Moon! Probably the most famous doo-wop song ever recorded!
Johnny Horton is another 50s & 60s singer Johnny has a lot of big hits even though he died in a accident in 63 .... "battle of new Orleans "is his biggest hit....
Funny you should mention him. I was just listening to his song "Whispering PInes" not 15 minutes ago. Love Johnny Horton.
Love Johnny Horton, and have his Best of. North to Alaska is my favorite
For my Dad it was Honky tonk man he played that one a lot. I like that as well and ballad of new orleans, sink the bismark. My favorites though are songs like ole slew foot and sleepy eyed jonn for the humor )
@@sherigrow6480 That's a good movie too. They should do a reaction to it on their movie channel!
I've requested Johnny Horton with no luck yet. Honky Tonk Man, All For The Love Of A Girl, When It's Springtime In Alaska, Comanche etc.etc. So many great tunes from him
The song is 62 years old in 2024 and still carriers its weight!. Gene Chandler is great, but who was the background group! They were pros!!
I saw Gene Chandler in concert about 10 years ago and when he sang this song the ladies went crazy for him even after all these years he still sang great!
Believe it or not, this was played on pop radio stations fairly regularly into the mid 80s. I'm a 70s baby and *I myself* grew up hearing this and watching my folks' generation geek out to it, in '85, '86, when they were late-20s to early-40s.
Talking about this era of music ! So great! His vocals were smooth and loving ….We would sing along always!
@@sheilameyers152 And how.
Same.
The first Post Office I worked at in Northern Illinois (late 1980s) played an 'oldies' station in the back room and I have SO many memories tied up in this song!!
ABSOLUTELY. PURE TALENT.
I am so glad that I was born in the 60s. My grandparents had records going back to the late 1800s and into the 1940s. My parents played music from the 40s and 50s on the radio and albums. My older siblings played music from the 60s. Add in the current music on the radio from the 70s and 80s along with my own albums. I got exposed to and really got to enjoy all of the music from the greatest times.
I also got to hear music from by gone era's because of my grandparents, parents and then older siblings. Then now my generation . Gen-Xer.
This generation coming up has very little musical depth. 😢
It's sad really. 😓
@@briansmith48 Because listening to music isn't such a communal thing anymore? Each individual with their own individual headphones strapped on like a feeding tube.
Say what you will about "Boomers" we were there to carry music from Glenn Miller to Led Zeppelin... and beyond.
I was born in 1958 and I absolutely agree! Growing up I heard all the greats my parents listened to like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Then onto to everything I loved from the Beach Boys, Beatles to Journey and Bon Jovi and so much more in between! We had such diverse music and the absolute best of times!! 😊
@@sjw5797 You nailed it in one mate! Mic drop comment! 👍🏻
For some reason, this one and "Blue Moon" are synonymous to me.
Wow! I was born in 1958 but I remember growing up listening to this record.. You guys make me feel so OLD!!🤣 But I'm honored to see that you guys appreciate the music that I was raised on..❤🎶👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽✌🏽
Great song. Thanks for showing GOATs.
One of the most iconic doo wop songs of the era, along with Blue Moon.
Wow talk about a flashback. I was 9 years old but my older sisters loved this. I grew up listening to their 45rpm records.
This song holds a special place in my heart. My father's name was Verl and I grew up listening to him sing this with his name instead. When he passed six years ago, we decided to play this song at his funeral. Everyone was smiling through the tears because it was such a part of his personality his entire life. Thanks for the smiles.
When my grandma remarried after she was widowed, she ended up with a husband named Merton and a brother-in-law named Verlin but everyone called him Verlie. He was a school custodian and his wife Virginia was a school bus driver.
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory with us. For now on, every time I hear this song It will remind me of your story.
Such a classic. I have loved this song from the first time I heard it. Perfect song to do the stroll to
The Hip-Hop group 'Cypress Hill' sampled this song for their hit song, "Hand On the Pump".
This was the top song when i had my first date as a freshman in high school.....never will forget it!
NO WORDS!
Gene Chandler aka The Duke of Earl still resides in Chicago and is still considered One of the Favorites!!!
Another song from that time that you will like is “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” by Mel Carter.
Now that man had one heck of a voice. Good call!!
Yes, indeed!
I grew up with the music of the 40s, 50s and 60s. In the 60s, everybody was trying for the falsetto. So much better than what you hear today. Your reactions crack me up.
Probably the most iconic song Gene Chandler ever sang and one that's well known to OG fans of the NBA's Toronto Raptors as one of the "stars" of the expansion team was Acie Earl who would have that song played in tribute to him during games.
The vocals on the Doo Woop is really amazing. Keep in mind this is actually their voices. This is a long time before computers.
I grew up hearing my mom playing this on a 45 vinyl record. I was born in 1955.
The transition when he hits the chorus gets me. The whole song changes during that time. The rhythm, the backbeat and his pitch goes up several octaves. He does it in a way that you don't really grasp how much has changed. Listen closely to appreciate it. He performed this live a few dozen years later and still sounded incredible.
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl Duke Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke of Duke , Duke of Earl...
I'll turn 61 years old this year. In the 70's and early 80's one of my older sisters (4 years older) and I were totally hooked on 50's music. This is one of our favorites.
Jay & Amber, you'd like his "Nothing Can Stop Me"!! (1965) Duke Of Earl was 1962.
edit - you would love Percy Sledge -"When a Man Loves a Woman"!!! (the Original soul classic from 1966!)
When I was in college in the early sixties, this song literally caused the walls of the student center to vibrate. Full volume--great memories.
When I was a young boy I saw a movie about early rock & roll. They had a performance of this man performing Duke of Earl. That must have been 60 years ago or more, and I still remember the effect that had on me. Thank you for showing this.
Saw Gene Chandler at numerous concerts over the years, mostly of them "oldies" shows. He would always enter the auditorium through the rear exit doors, with all the spotlights focused to the back of the room. So cool! Live shows sounded just like the recording!
He also sings the gorgeous ‘I’m The Traveling Kind’…that song is so beautiful!
This was sooo huge in my home town of Brooklyn, NYC. Every teen dance party had this going. A classic legend.
Arthur Conley "Sweet Soul Music" (1967) Beat Club. I think you'll really enjoy his moves as well as the horns.
We used to sing this in the car when it came on the radio, 1960s. I feel so much emotion hearing this❤️
Gene Chandler had a hit "Groovy Situation" released in 1970.
I second this for their next reaction to Gene Chandler. I’ve always loved this song.
One of the best tunes for crazing back in the day. One of my favorites.
eddie holmans lonely girl is a treat for the ears
I'm 74 and love your reactions to the music of the 50s and 60s. I have one issue, though. It was the MALT shop not the "soda pop" shop where kids gathered back then. LOLOL Keep on keeping on.
Right! 🍨
I have adored this song from the first time I heard it in the early 70s (our "oldies" station had a great playlist).
At concerts he came on stage wearing a cape and top hat, walking with a walking cane. I saw him live at 2 concerts. He was amazing!
I love this music ! I am Brazilian! I listen everyday this song ! Duke of earl ❤
Hard to overstate how popular this song was when I was ten. I know it like the back of my hand.
I was 7 when this came out and it was played all the time for years. Always one of my favorite songs. Good choice
Gene Chandler- I fooled you this time🎶🎶🎶
This is why I love music, a good song will stand the rest of time
Now! One of the ultimate Cool performers! Enjoy! One of my drum corps buddies started wearing a cape because of Gene. Sharp! You go, Amber! . Go Luca! It'll never come back again. Unless a lot of things got kinder and gentler. Sigh! Great reaction, guys. Thanks.
I love the 50's and 60's because this is the music my mother would always play, I grew up listening to this music and loved it. I was very lucky also to be a teenager in the 70's, we were spoiled with great music.
Love your reactions to the older songs. Would recommend reacting to The Association, starting with Never My Love.
...and followed by "Cherish"! :)
"Along Comes Mary"! Their tour-de-force.
First album I ever bought. Unfortunately it was for my sister.
You should hear him on the Doo Wop special recorded with PBS special 40 years later👍👍👍👍
Please react to -1.The Clovers: Love Potion Number 9 -2.The Coasters: Poison Ivy -3.Lloyd Price: Stagger Lee -4.Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep -5.Ray Peterson: Tell Laura I Love Her -6.? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears 7.The Robins: Smokey Joe's Cafe -Thanks!!!
Wow y'alls grandparents were babies when this song was being made 🤣 I'm getting old 😘 I was a few years old too 👏
Been waiting for this one!! Great stuff!! Need to do some more Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave!!
Second the Sam Cooke recommendation.
Sam Cooke....”You Send Me” ... Please!
It was a musically wonderful time to grow up. It's really nice to see how you both appreciate the "oldies" of my time.
This is classic!!!😂😂😂😂😂I have some funny memories from this! Duke Duke Duke Duke of Earl❤❤❤❤❤
Have been listening to this great song 60 yrs. Love it so much I can hear it every day. He made a comeback in 1970 with Groovy Situation, very good and groovy 😀 in my opinion
Thank you so much for reacting to this. It was one of my favourites back in the day. This song was huge and always played at our high school dances. Everyone loved it. Thanks again. 👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦
I also just love the baritone singer and his contribution to the song. The way he sings down the scale is so cool!
Oh my goodness, this was the coolest song back in the day. Junior High for me.
In the 1980s this song was used in an Australian advertisement for Decore shampoo. Instead of singing Duke of Earl the people would sing Decore. Look out for the 1988 advert on TH-cam.
This takes me back to the 6th grade😁 We would sing it because it was just fun.
I love hearing songs that take you back. Brings back memories.
I was 11 when this song came out, I had 3 older sisters and I heard this and many other great songs from the early days of rock-n-roll. Loved your reaction
Love it! I remember hearing this song on the radio during the sixties.
An "oldie" standard. Though rock is my favorite genre, y'all need to react to more R&B/soul music. Specifically songs from the 60s and 70s.
Awesome song.. awesome performance… thanks guys
Classic, and I love channels that try an keep the classics alive as sadly I bet less then 1% of the population know this amazing song....
This was a HUGE hit!
Kath - YES !! For a song declaring himself to be a duke of 'Earl', it was huge !!
Which would indicate it's the voices, not the writing. Now 75, the memories come back.
Now you're talking!!! This is a for sure a "stroll" song, as in the dance the stroll. Many, many memories. These were my young teen years. 💞
This song was one of my father's favorites from his youth. When this song came out my dad was 18 years old and had already been in the Army for two years (he lied about his age). Thank you for reminding me of some pretty great memories of him spinning and snapping his way across the floor.
This fantastic song always puts me in a good mood. Never got tired of it in 60 yrs. Great from start to finish. A GROOVY SITUATION in 70 by Gene is very very good also.
I love this song! I've always loved oldies.
PLEASE watch AMERICAN GRAFFITI!! Full of great music from the 50’s and a great cast and story!
My parents used to listen to the "oldies but goodies" and I didn't HATE it, but I definitely didn't appreciate it like I do now. I've lived through enough garbage pop music now to really see what we are missing out on. A) This music is pure talent, no tech tricks involved. If they had to perform a surprise concert, they could without skipping a beat. Nobody would have to scramble for laptops and tablets. And B) they had the good sense to hit you within seconds of the start, and finish like 2 minutes later. None of these songs ever wear out their welcome.
An all time great performer and great song...Thank you for reacting to this awesome man...A true legend...My mom and dad loved Gene Chandler.
This is one of my favorite songs from that era, and it came out the year I was born. You simply must watch the film "American Graffiti," which features an entire soundtrack of hits from the late '50s and early '60s. And it features several actors who became big stars later in their careers.
What a fantastic old song. The both of you will love ❤️ this song. 0:40
I was born in 1964 and I remember this Song from my Youth. I heard it on the Radio Stations all of the Time. When we had a 50's Sock hop in my Junior High Days in the 70's this song was played at the Dance!
Make sure to check out the Mills Brothers, starting with Sweet Lucy Brown (live), then Glow Worm and Cab Driver. They performed live from the 20s to the 80s
I listened to Cab Driver all the time when I was a kid when my mom had the radio on.
Paper Doll might be their most famous song.
This was a BIG song!!! a true classic!!!!"Duke of Earl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 13, 1962, quickly rising to become number one on both the pop and R&B charts. The song held the number-one spot for three weeks, and was on the Hot 100 for a total of 15 weeks.
Guys my oldest son loved this song when we played it. He would sing it with us
My dad was born in 1950 he danced in elementary to this song and Little Eva with the Loca Motion. He told me so many stories when he grew up in Connecticut.
Stay in the 60s. React to Eddie Holman singing “Lonely Girl”. He can “get up there”
Kathie says…It seems like only Yesterday my friends and I were dancing to this song, in the “Big Gym”, in stocking feet! Yes…the kids today are missing out on all of this great music and memories from the 1950s and 1960s. Thank you for triggering some HAPPY memories for so many people during very troubled times in this world!
Yessssss guys! One of the most infectious doo wop numbers I know! I defy you not to give into this ear worm! I'm sure I suggested this a couple of weeks ago ❤️
#1 in 1962...a CLASSIC!!!
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It's sort of country but I would think that anybody anywhere. Yeah, I'm a grain in a power puller. At what and rarely. I would think that anybody could enjoy almost almost like a song yeah😊
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You guys really need to react to some of the instrumental ragtime songs from Scott Joplin from around the year 1900, which were made popular for the more modern era in the movie 'The Sting' (1973). Songs like 'Maple Leaf Rag' and 'The Entertainer' are iconic
My uncles. My mom's 5 brothers had a band where they sang Motown classics and the songs of the 50s 60s and 70s. This was an amazing song My uncle Ron sang. ❤️
This reminds me - you have to react to American Graffiti!