Running bear - Johnny Preston tribute (cover)

[lakehousefor2]

OmG! We used to dance to this song when I was in a private school with the nuns! LOL!

[berneyvonk1]

my daughter's nickname is Little White Dove after this song because someone thought she looked like she was Indian when she was a young.  She even signs her name as LWD

[bootcamp777]

Great song FECS Place in Kenosha Wi

Made this song famous Rest in peace

[bootcamp777]

Great song Fecs place in Kenosha Wi

Made this song famous :) Rest in peace

[Tuddley3]

RIP 3-4-2011 of heart failure

[loamette]

RIP Johnny...

[Marenan1]

Rest In Peace, Johnny!

[Pequinito]

@Marenan1 Johnny Preston and the Big Bopper, in the Happy Hunting Ground...rest in peace...

[TL250Rider]

The Indian Sounds are sung by The Late Great J.P.Richardson

He also wrote the song.

RIP My friend

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.7 in the world year-end-charts #johnny #preston

[stafylides]

This song was used in an English film called Scandal made about 20 years ago!! Thank you for posting.

[Tonithenightowl]

@stafylides Yesssss  Great movie. I also loved when they used Apache in that movie too when the girls were getting ready for a night on the town. Great music in that movie.

[Pequinito]

@Tonithenightowl Those were the good old days :)

[Tonithenightowl]

@Pequinito Honey the good ole days where the 60's lol Not the 80's. However I was raising my kids at that time and they were into MTV so I got to see more than my generation.

[Pequinito]

@Tonithenightowl Yes, that's what I meant to say :)

[Tonithenightowl]

@Pequinito Both are great songs. :)

[cyberfuzz187]

the best cover love it !!!!!

[Pequinito]

@cyberfuzz187 thank you very much :)

[cyberfuzz187]

@Pequinito Play this song for my kids all the time wife gets mad because she always hears this but its all goo;]

[JackieBrownish]

For some reason this song popped into my head tonight and before I knew it I was singing to my dog. Then came here and here it was. Thank you for uploading this song from my childhood.

[JUNO43]

great song

[JUNO43]

great song

[SPHDallas]

So this is the song that was #1 on my birthday...wow!

[SPHDallas]

So this is the song that was #1 on my birthday...wow!

[dshelton47]

Mine too Jan 30, 1960

[777busterblade]

Kinda sad but still love it.

[Bo618]

really good song thanks

[Pequinito]

glad you like it :)

[Bo618]

really good song thanks

[JUNO43]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[Pequinito]

Glad you like it, thanks for the comment :)

[redsonya10]

I love this song. My mum and I used to have a Johnny Preston CD, but we lost it, and on every road trip we would sing along to this particular song. 5*s

[Pequinito]

Thank you, so glad you like it :)

[kingjayblunts00]

im cherokee indian too..my great grandpa used to sing this song all the time

[SEVENDAYSOFMUNDYS]

ask your grandfather back in day if Indains mixed marriges. he'll tell no. it wasn't allowed with Indains. glad he like the song , so do i.

[snoopycathy]

Love it!......My Friends name is Runningbear!....in Cherokee their name is Yonvadisi---which means bear running..they are on You Tube, and make videos....Thank you for the song would give you 5 stars if not disabled...Keep up the great work

[Pequinito]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Thanks to you, I've visited your friends' channel, I have every respect for them :)

[6Heureka]

Very good version. Thanks for posting 5 stars from me

[Pequinito]

Thank you for the nice comment :)

[jt123egypte]

O n Running Bear by Johnny Preston you can also hear the Big Bopper on the background. By the way this is a fine cover !

[Pequinito]

Yes, as well as writing the song, the Big Bopper joined in the background vocals! Thanks for the comment :)

[NedraII]

Just heard the Big Bopper's son, J.P. Richardson, Jr. interviewed on KGO Radio in San Francisco. I'm 55 years old and consider myself really "up" on rock n' roll facts, but this was a new one on me. J.P., Jr. also mentioned that his Dad had written George Jones' first big hit, "White Lightnin'." Hadn't thought of Johnny Preston's "Running Bear" for decades until J.P.'s son talked about it just now. Hope I-Tunes has it for sale. I love this song. Pequinito, many thanks for posting!

[Pequinito]

Yes, JP was a man of many talents! Thanks for the comment, and for sharing the information :)

[NedraII]

Thank you very much, Pequinito, for your prompt answer. J.P., Jr. talked about his father's career and compositions (including "Running Bear") on the talk show that was just on. Sadly, today is the 50th anniversary of "The Day the Music Died" when Big Bopper perished with Richie Valens and Buddy Holly in a plane crash in Iowa. Big Bopper was larger than life and a very talented man. This Johnny Preston hit is a great example! Thank you very much for sharing.

[Pequinito]

Thanks again for the information, I'm sure it will be appreciated especially by those who are not familiar with the great JP's accomplishments. The occasion of the 50th anniversary of the plane crash calls for commemoration.

[LilyPatterson10]

i first heard this song in the car w/ my dad and he started singing it (not very well i might add but he tries XD) it was stuck in my head ever sence. just singing away! thank you sooo much!

[Pequinito]

and thank you so much too, for the comment :)

[Oldbluehere]

I remember this song well. I was 13 and it was 2:30 in the morning. This song was playing on the car radio. We had "borrowed" the car of my friend's mom. A passing cop car got suspicious of three kids in a car and followed us. We stopped, got out and ran like crazy, over fences, through backyards, leaving footprints all over the snow. We got caught in a garage. Yes, I remember this song well. :(

[Pequinito]

Thanks for sharing :)

[acandterra]

wot tv program had this song at the end?

[wardeleven]

the only song I ever saw my mother play on a juke box in a cafe. I LOVE it. Thanks! :D

[Pequinito]

glad to hear that, thank you very much for the comment :)

[KiwiNicci]

Have to play this one @ mum & dad's 50th too!!!

[Pequinito]

That'd be nice :)

[tuktukskagal]

this is fabulous...this has got me singing....5 if i could..

[Pequinito]

You could be Little White Dove too :)

[jmen4ever]

Written by the big bopper,and you can hear him doing background on it.

[Pequinito]

That's true, thanks for the information :)

[zahnyx]

Yes, Pequinito, everytime I see my little baby it's like feeling her close to me again. I really appreciate your time and effort to create your videos. That means more than gold to me! Thanks a million, hun. Muah!

[zahnyx]

Oh, my beloved Coquita is here! My sweet little darling is alive again! I am so touched by this! And also, what a lovely story between Running Bear and Little White Dove. Their love was so intense that they challenged nature and the power of the river. They were not affraid of being pulled down, as long as they could remain together in eternity. That is real love! Thank you so much, Pequinito. I have no way to explain how much this means to me! I love you and keep you in my heart! Muah!

[Pequinito]

I'm so glad you like it, especially to see your lovely Coquita featured to illustrate this love story :)

TQM!

Pequinito