He does! I just found some recent-ish videos of him!! th-cam.com/video/5EEXTu8ycgw/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/mfPHN5nAGDM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/xvWPnsdl2Co/w-d-xo.html What a legend he still is!
I also found 2 photos of John in a Karate Do-Jo! Clearly a man of many talents lol - www.uskk.org/Friday%203-23-2012.jpg www.uskk.org/October%20202006%20Hombu.JPG
Even though I'm decades younger than them, if I'm with them with Reva playing, I think I would still struggle to keep up. Reva really plays at warp speed
You just know that little vixen Margie with the uncontrollable vibrato has broken up half the marriages in town. She was working on John Daker before the show, which explains why he couldn't remember the lyrics to Amore. Just look at those lustful, sidelong glances she's giving George Stanton...playing his affections against those of Daker. There was a brawl after the cameras shut down, trust me.
Gotta love that warbling diva hogging the mic. "God bless Amerryca!" I like how by the second go-round, she's completely silent, and then during glory, glory hallelujah she ever so slowly begins getting louder and louder. LOL
What a singer And celebrity Daker was. Some have said that whenever Daker entered a room, a light, a bright blinding light would fill the room and people would cower to his greatness. He was like Elvis
I saw him at Woodstock. great concert. After that he played a few gigs in Japan .. and then the big Live Aid concert with Phil Collins on drums and Billy joel on Piano.
I feel bad for john daker. He looks a shy nervous guy..imagine fucking up THAT bad on tv.. His only conciliation was that it was public tv (small audience) and in 2 years no one would remember..... then after two years he moved on with his life and forgot all about it... then 15+ years later.. youtube came along ><
It's like a class of first graders putting on a concert for the parents: one kid is fucking around with her clothes and face while she inches her mouth closer to the mic so that no one will miss out on her spectacular singing; one kid is distracted by looking at the kid next to her; one kid is rule bound and follows the EXACT mouth movements the teacher showed them (and he probably got pissed at the others for not doing what the teacher said); one kid who wants to be ANYWHERE but there and he's fucking hungry dammit; a goodie-two-shoes who's clearly teacher's pet ("Nice job Patsy"); and a stud-dude in the back who probably has kissed the little temptress in front with the mustard yellow dress who can't stop fucking around with her appearance.
I tried and I tried and I tried to figure out where the downbeat was after her intro. I know if the John Daker Sextet couldn't come in on time, then little ol me with a music composition degree from Berklee sure wasn't going to find it.
Riva needs to realize they aren't recording a 45 and she could let her sexiest of sextets breathe between tunes. I don't know where you're about to eat dinner, but it's not a race, sister! Reva's probably the town's baddest piano player, but damn, sister - you ain't messing around!
“Way to go Patsy.” Nice. Patsy’s just trying to make it through with a chandelier hanging from her ears...oh man, the goat yodel vibrato at the end...Patsy killed it...or was that Marge? YT gold right here.
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Reva's piano introductions are basically a passive aggressive guessing game which she has enjoyed playing for 55 years in that town.
Underrated comment
LMAOOO
🤣🤣🤣
She's into math rock and human psychology.
Exactly!!! Nailed it with that comment. Truth!!!!!
Daker looks like he's still trying to sing Amore
MrBrandomonium I really like this comment
MrBrandomonium okaaaaaaay?
MrBrandomonium Whep
Scrum scree Mr. Morayyyy
😆😂😂
I love how no one wants to be the first one to start singing. These are church people for sure.
Logan N 100%. They all come in on like the 4th note.
Why’d they have to stick my man in the back. Daker is a star, let him shine ⭐️
Dakar is being held back by these amateurs. DAKAR SMASH
Iscovimi Garga sad, isn't it?
+Iscovimi Garga It's DAKER, not DAKAR!! You probably misspell ELVUS, too!!
+Streat Levul DAKAR NOIR!
Streat Levul Sorry, I forgot he changed from Dakar to Daker to hide from the Dutch.
Splendidest comment ever.
Yellow dress woman has a very confident singing voice. A very confident, leprechaun-like singing voice.
She could rock "We welcome you lolly pop land" from the Wizard of Oz!
I literally burst out laughing when I read "leprechaun-like singing voice." Also, she would definitely be a great addition to the Lollipop Guild.
@@denzilroland4011 yes... She's really representin'!
one of the ladies singing sounds EXACTLY like the munchkins from wizard of oz.
A living Mt. Rushmore forever captured on film.
If only John Daker knew how beloved he'd become. Too bad they didn't film him more, this guy is awesome.
brookeaprilrain10 - Yes, John Daker is And will always be a legend.
brookeaprilrain10 Yes, a legend!!
He does! I just found some recent-ish videos of him!!
th-cam.com/video/5EEXTu8ycgw/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/mfPHN5nAGDM/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/xvWPnsdl2Co/w-d-xo.html
What a legend he still is!
I also found 2 photos of John in a Karate Do-Jo! Clearly a man of many talents lol -
www.uskk.org/Friday%203-23-2012.jpg
www.uskk.org/October%20202006%20Hombu.JPG
He's alive in a nursing home somewhere. We should pray for his good health. I don't want to be in a world without him.
Daker is struggling so hard with those words in the back. Good ole Daker.
Love his extreme "o" face on O vowels. Somebody told him to do that once, and by golly, he's nailing it!
Daker is the kind of guy you want having your back in a bar fight.
I really like the old guy on the left. I think he just wondered in from the Lawrence Welk audience.
Whenever your in a dark depressed place, just turn on a Reva Unsicker video, and the universe becomes puppies and rainbows.
+Dave Braun You could say she makes one… unsicker.
+Entire Total LOL
I like how every single one of them missed the cue to start singing, just like John did in his solo performance.
Reva just plows ahead . . .
Even though I'm decades younger than them, if I'm with them with Reva playing, I think I would still struggle to keep up. Reva really plays at warp speed
And never once has she found the sustain pedal.
Yes she does.
Seriously, she plays so fast it's like she's got an urgent appointment to be somewhere across town.
if you popped a baloon in that room they would all simultainously die.
If a balloon pops, so does your soul.
You just know that little vixen Margie with the uncontrollable vibrato has broken up half the marriages in town. She was working on John Daker before the show, which explains why he couldn't remember the lyrics to Amore. Just look at those lustful, sidelong glances she's giving George Stanton...playing his affections against those of Daker. There was a brawl after the cameras shut down, trust me.
"God Bless America", or as John Daker interprets it, "Goooooood Hmuuuu Buhhhh Hoo Muh Merrrrrr".
John Daker looks like he stayed in place after "Amoruh" and everyone else just gathered around him
Gotta love that warbling diva hogging the mic. "God bless Amerryca!" I like how by the second go-round, she's completely silent, and then during glory, glory hallelujah she ever so slowly begins getting louder and louder. LOL
Took me this long to comment, but yeah, Ol' Large Marge Hicks sounds like a Chipmonk singing at 1.25x speed
What a singer And celebrity Daker was. Some have said that whenever Daker entered a room, a light, a bright blinding light would fill the room and people would cower to his greatness. He was like Elvis
I saw him at Woodstock. great concert. After that he played a few gigs in Japan .. and then the big Live Aid concert with Phil Collins on drums and Billy joel on Piano.
If only...
Daker looks like he creeped out from behind the curtain to sing along
Mire Vale haha! I think John’s greatest legacy isn’t his performance per se but the top-notch commentary he inspires!
John M I couldn’t agree more.
Right 😂
I feel bad for john daker. He looks a shy nervous guy..imagine fucking up THAT bad on tv.. His only conciliation was that it was public tv (small audience) and in 2 years no one would remember..... then after two years he moved on with his life and forgot all about it... then 15+ years later.. youtube came along ><
That 'amen' at 2:34 is something else...
There seems to be an issue with singing the first two words of a song...
Jeff Summers, it's horrible timing
The issue can be summed up in one word: Reva.
Jeff Summers pianist isn’t giving them enough lead-in before getting to lyrics.
Odds are none of these people practiced.
Reminds me of Tarzan, Tonto and Frankenstein Sing from SNL.
Mistershredd Bwaaagh
At 2:10, Daker pulls a TOTAL “Whep”. You can see it, & he has that same disappointed look!!
Daker "whep"@2:09
These people are precious. I want them all for neighbors.
so these are the people john daker hangs out with. nice!!!!
Yeah Margie plug that ear... Your pitch is right on girl!!
Oh my goodness I laughed harder at your comment than the video! Bwahahahahaha I could totally see somebody doing that and STILL singing stanky.
The first two words of each song are implied.
"Way to go Kathy". She's probably being congratulated because of her AMAZING high note at the end that's just SOOOO beautiful...
I think her name is Patsy
It's like a class of first graders putting on a concert for the parents: one kid is fucking around with her clothes and face while she inches her mouth closer to the mic so that no one will miss out on her spectacular singing; one kid is distracted by looking at the kid next to her; one kid is rule bound and follows the EXACT mouth movements the teacher showed them (and he probably got pissed at the others for not doing what the teacher said); one kid who wants to be ANYWHERE but there and he's fucking hungry dammit; a goodie-two-shoes who's clearly teacher's pet ("Nice job Patsy"); and a stud-dude in the back who probably has kissed the little temptress in front with the mustard yellow dress who can't stop fucking around with her appearance.
You know, this is a pretty accurate description.
Peoria 's got talent!
These people never knew a thing like TH-cam would ever be invented.
“In the night from the lights of the bus”
"Way to go Patsy" ... lmao
Margie is visibly stunned that she's having to sing God Bless America a second time.
Margie's tiny little self-confident head bobble both delights me and fills me full of rage.
mmmm humm am-hmm-hum-hhm, LAAND THAT I LOOVE...
...(whep!).
97channel I’m engaged in writing a stage show about John provisionally titled ‘Whep! the Musical ‘
Goddamn, I love when Daker and the gang go right into a medley.
"Medley" is Daker's middle name... right after "Danger"....
His lips...his eyes...his expressions...oh, never change, John. Never change. Also, getcher arse back on the telly and sing some more for us!!
I tried and I tried and I tried to figure out where the downbeat was after her intro. I know if the John Daker Sextet couldn't come in on time, then little ol me with a music composition degree from Berklee sure wasn't going to find it.
"Where the bags of wrath are stored???" Did I hear that right?
It’s Illinois, I believe it’s “Bags of Weed”.
I like how they still miss their cue a second time.
soaring harmonies..brings tears to my eyes
Reva HATES the first word of every song ever written and she has ways to make sure it is never sung.
Lol cracking up. A perfect explanation for her antics
Super underappreciated comment
The lights of wrath?! I just coughed up my drink! I hope John punched them all in the biscuits for that error!
2:38 John makes the "Okay it's over" face!!!
My favorite is the singing chipmunk in the brown/yellow dress.
The single most beautiful sound ever captured happens at 2:33. Chapter 4 "Harmonizing"
I like how the second part of the video, they all start singing really quiet and gradually get louder.
Daker is The Glen Beck of the musical world! Brilliant!
Little Know Fact: Woman in mustard-colored outfit was the top Mary Kay Cosmetics salesperson in Peoria County, Illinois.
Long Live Reva Unsicker!!!
Who else had as their first album, Jon Daker Live at Budokan?
"From the night and the light from above!"
Peoria is 30 minutes away from where I live and my uncle met someone who knows John Daker :D
Anything with complex lyrics in it, John just can't handle. What we need is some to isolate his vocals.
ProArch he can’t handle lyrics period
"Stand beside her, and guide her, from the night and the light of the bug..."
what?
"Stand beside her, and guide her, from the night and the light up above..."
Riva needs to realize they aren't recording a 45 and she could let her sexiest of sextets breathe between tunes. I don't know where you're about to eat dinner, but it's not a race, sister! Reva's probably the town's baddest piano player, but damn, sister - you ain't messing around!
"Way to go, Patsy" my ass. Daker's dropping spiritual napalm here.
Really great scooping & coming in on the 4th word of ever verse!
Those babes are rockin the shoulder pads!
I can just smell the stale coffee wafting out from the church kitchen
00:47 when he is smiling killed me
Daker is a musical genius
Yeah! Way to go, Patsy!
No matter how fast they sing, she is gonna play it just a fraction faster!
"Way ta go, Kathy"...
😅😂🤣
I'll be god damned if John Daker doesn't know the words to this song either!
what a wonderful inspiration john daker is…god bless him…:)
Patsy killed it
Glory glory hallelujah, Teacher hit me with a ruler, Bopped her on the bean with a rotten tangerine, And she ain't comin' back no more!
long life to Mr John Daker
From 0:42 to 0:50 John Dakar face is quite possiblity the best evee
From left to right:
Bob Spencer, MichellecaseyandI, John Daker, and random lady ♥️
TAKE IT AWAY JOHN!
"and the lights on a Bug..."
Really channeling her inner "deer in headlights about to do some major front-end damage" there.
I have a need for more of this.
first united methodist church! represent!
Johns pulling some pretty crazy faces
Sounds great, guys!
this guy is one in a million!
John Daker rules.
“Way to go Patsy.” Nice. Patsy’s just trying to make it through with a chandelier hanging from her ears...oh man, the goat yodel vibrato at the end...Patsy killed it...or was that Marge? YT gold right here.
All heavily medicated by the looks of it.
I love how they all miss their entrance in the beginning.
Thank you love it
I should hire them to sing at my wedding
love it!!!
Love this!
I just wanted to say that If you have suicidal thoughts, mental trauma, PTSD or anything Just know. You have a purpose you are beautiful, kind, just be yourself and go after what you want to do. You are amazing, you got this, and things will get better in your life, you will do great things, and so many people like your family and I are proud of you and love you dearly. Your future is bigger than your past and your past does not define you are awesome and a warrior. Don’t hate yourself simply because of your past, forgive yourself, love yourself no matter what because you deserve the world and the great things in it. Things we’ll get better in your life. You are the light of the world. Stay safe. 💪🏽❤️. Have a beautiful day…
simply stirring.
Margie at 1:36 : "Hey! Give me some more in-ear monitors!!! That fruit-bat on my left is out of key!!!!"
Watch John’s mouth while he sings is hilarious. 🤣
At 49 seconds his face is classic!
We need a blu ray of this entire recital! Who wants to start a GoFundMe? 🤩
I like how they all look so happy up there