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  • Met these guys in 67 when they had just put the band together. Went to a few practices in a friends garage. Great funk.

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  • Great show! When I seen that woman walk out, I though, "That looks like Yoko Ono". Then John Lennon, getting their autograph I assume..

  • love them.

  • Check out "People Get Ready" from Live Album at the Filmore. It's on YouTube.

  • Why isn't the video labeled with the song and in the tags? People may not find it. This song name is "So Tired" and it's from their 1967 album The Time Has Come.

  • @Grendelmonster8u Are you sure?

  • nope  its called : By the hair of my Chinny chin chin

  • @Funkadelic1717 Thanks, you are correct, I must have cut and paste from another video because they say it right here on the show! I guess the album Oh, My God! was to be released in 1972, but I read that it wasn't and I don't see where one can find it. It's not on discogs (dot) com either.

  • Nice!!! Do you hear peace of Crosstown Traffic by Hendrix

  • Good old Mike Douglas - one of the few shows where black artists could perform at that time - thanks MIke.

  • dynamite shit

  • @bombsheeta Stop the hate we don't need it here.

  • AWESOME!!! REAL MUSIC!!!!! : )

  • The VERY first piece of music I owned was Love, Peace and Happiness Live at the Fillmore. Double ALBUM. Still have it!

  • we use to play with those crackers .but we know you have to watch them at all times we will never forget slavery they steel and slole everything from us even rock

  • @bomsheeta Why the hell you gotta say that?!?

  • THE most underrated Rock-Soul-Gospel band of the late 60s/Early 70s

  • Tagged and Bagged, Glory Hallilewyah. 

  • man i love jerome! back on the drums gettin off!!.. sick band!

  • One of my favorite bands of all TIME. They started with soul/gospel then got psychedelicized, but it's great to see they always came back to their roots. Best vocal soul ever IMHO. @hollywoodhick please do tell more of the gig with Willy. Didn't know he was still playing out.. very cool!

  • brilliant!!!!

  • I Jammed with Willy Chambers last night at Canter's in West Hollywood. He tore it up.

  • Does anyone have the recording of their GREAT song, "I can't turn you loose?" Very high energy.

  • Mike Douglas was a good guy. He was not some overbearing creep like today's talk show hosts are.

  • i'm absolutely speechless. Jerome is playin drums so hard that his hat comes off @ 3:19.

  • what a great band! cool video too with john lennon and yoko ono wandering in between numbers. and who's that white boy in the back? he can really play.

  • @bakunin555 I just read that Alice Cooper (formerly Steve Hunter) played with them at some point. Is that him?

  • @datachip It's Jerome Brailey.

  • @bakunin555 Back then, the white boys and black boys were able to get it together musically, unlike today.

  • One of the best groups of the era: "Time has come Today" !!!!!

  • Saw these guys at the Spectrum in Philly early '70's They Killed It !!!!

  • I saw them at Penn State in '70, too. They blew the house down with "Time Has Come Today."

  • one of the most underrated soul -funk bands of 60s-70s........

  • This was cool.

  • John Lennon & Yoko having the band sign something during the performance??? what a rare treasure!!!!

  • T.J. Tindall, the white boy on guitar in the back left, I knew many, many moons ago. He was in a band called "Duke Williams and the Extremes". They played a lot back then at John & Peter's Place in New Hope Pa. GREAT session guitarist.

  • @toochai I know Tommy TIndall too... grew up with him, and remet him a number of years ago... great fking guy

  • my dad knew them, he went to their house all the time.

  • I like how the hihat falls apart at 3:20

  • thanks for that never even noticed, funny.

  • Is that Randy Rhoads playing lead??? Just Kidding!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

  • i roadied for these guys....best ever...way fun...we toured with Alice Cooper and Blue Oyster Cult in the early 70's..."Time" and "Love, Peace and Happiness" were their only charted hits but you see they channeled the Impressions with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler.

    We did a free concert in Columbia, S.C. to register voters and they headlined a daylong event with local musicians which was very successful although you might not realize that watching that idiot governor Sanford.

  • If you have any old pics or footage could you share...any stories?

  • Chambers Brothers forever... still doin' it in SoCal today! They on myspace!! check it.

  • still in social today??

    lol sorry me but i didnt even heard of them

  • Pardon me for not knowing, but could anybody tell me what the name of the FIRST song they performed is?

    I am a huge fan of this kind of music, but I am still a bit new to the Chambers Brothers.

  • (by the hair on) My chinny chin chin

  • Thanks for your help!

    Upon listening a little closer, I see that he did in fact mention the title of the song, haha. Silly me.

  • This is awesome.

    What happened to vocal harmonies in modern pop music??

  • To answer your question "Notbendable"

    Corporate America happened.

  • Man How Cool is This. The Chamber Brothers with John and Yoka Asking for their autographs. Mike Douglas was also geting the hippest music guest for his show although he was a serious "L7".

    I recently got into some of the other stuff the Chamber Bros did (outside of 'Time Has Come' and i'm really digging it. Along with Black Merda and Cyanade.

    That Phsycedelic Soul stuff of the late 60s early 70s was really were it was at and we've lost that in today's "soul" music.

  • its those damn paleface whiteys, that made it difficult for sly and the rest to continue their shit, as well as the dumb ass black folks who thought rock wasnt black music, so thats why this music transformed itself into deep funk

  • Also Mike Douglas, man, was a real square dude!....but he always put some of the ASS-KICKINGEST music on his show!!! Hats off to Mike, his mind was WIDE OPEN, man!

  • I agree with joedodge, the music was SO CRAZY GOOD back in The Day! This shit is some REAL music!!!! Got a real GROOOOOOOVE, not some wack drum sample n' synth burps n' shit! Giants walked the earth, back in those days!

  • Hey.... Great Video... TJ jamming!!

    He used to play with Sainte Anthony's Fyre (sounds like jimi Hendrix on speed) and Duke Ellington and the Extremes.

  • Superb.

  • Man this is what was so good about music from this time. It was such a mixture,everyone would play together and support one another. Don't see anything like this today. These guys were real talent.

  • Thanks... :)

  • Love and gratitude, making sweet music.

  • love these guys. their songs would just kill when we played the bar scene in 60's.

    always had at least one token white guy!

  • Mike Douglas was a cool dude and brought us a lot of good, errrr, stuff.

  • cant beat that sht. amazing

  • all our love peace and happiness

  • "THAT,just blew my top off!!";) EVERY word & note came from the GUT, HARDCORE SOUL!

  • DOPE!!! Damn Mike Douglas is throwback, lol! My dad was on this show with Robert Palmer...I'm datin' myself, now, haha! Thanks for sharing Gstrong...tight vid craigstarr!

  • incredible

  • has anybody ever set eyes on the chambers brothers lp "oh my god"? I mean, I`ve been a record collector for over 30 years, I own all those wonderful CB albums, but "oh my god"? nope, not a chance...never seen it. ever.

    judging by this little tv feature, the chambers were in rip-roaring form in early `72...and man, is them thar rhythm section/guitar interplay f-u-n-k-y!

  • I have 35,000 LP's and was on the Columbia mailing list...getting 'everything' back in those days, and I agree....never have seen this. I'm not sure it really exists, except in databases.

  • Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (1978 reissue of 1971 publication) shows a 1/72 release date and includes track listing. Lester Chambers, though, says it was never released. According to Lester, Columbia says the Chambers Bros still owe $35,000 on "Oh My God!" for going over budget.

  • it may still be in print in england

  • The guitarist here is T. J. Tindall. the following is from a recent interview with Neotomic Fanzine...

    T.J. - You're right-1st session was some tracks for a Chambers Brothers album that I think never came out- A single called : "The Hair on my Chinny-Chin-Chin" did get released on Columbia but that was it.

  • yeah,these cats were really up there at one time.

  • This is some funky,groovy shit and i dig it......; )

  • Lennon knew what time it was..these guys were WAAAY ahead of the game. Great clip!

  • I still say if John Lennon had survived past December 1980 he would have become a record producer and probably found or discovered more talent that "American Idol" could ever had. Lennon was not beyond being having the ability to recognize the true talent in other musicians -- not matter what music they were playing.

  • who was that getting their autographs , John Lennon?

  • yeah dude! John and Yoko! WOW!

  • Very seldom do I tear up over a youtube video.

  • I saw these guys with theIron Butterfly, pretty cool..

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  • Jerome E. Brailey (BigFoot) on Drums. The vision is there and the Chambers Brothers has a spirit that will last forever in my heart. Love to see and here more of their music

  • I know one thing for sure, it doesn't seem these guys get their due they could play anything and do it very well. Could rock out with the best of them and anything else you can think of. Man they were great.

  • Met these guys in 1975 troubadour in LA..Their manager Charles Lamar managed our group WOW. Anyone know of this please advise. Thanks Nancy D

  • I just got hit with a youtube copyright claim-hey these are my uncles and they love the videos...does anyone know anything about youtube claimes?

  • maybe it's all the home movies.you know,more brothers,less home movies.

  • This video is great..Alright T.J. Tindall playing guitar!!! Chambers Brothers ahead of their time..Miss you T.J.

  • I'd like to see "It's so hard - live" from this show. Can anyone upload it? I've seen every song performed by John or Yoko in Mike Douglas show, but never It's so hard..it must exist!!

  • These dudes never got the credit they deserved. They should still be receiving praise today along with their soul and rock contemporaries! What an amazing band,they STILL have the power to give you chills and make you smile at the same time.

  • Wow! you've got to stay tune for the end of the first song. Why? John Lennon and Yoko Ono come out to get their autographs on a framed canvas in between numbers. I just caught him as he was leaving they wanted to get the 2nd song in before they ran out of time.

  • Wow, John Lennon and Yoko!

  • had the "time" album in Vietnam...brought many hours of relief from the war...ooh, the drums!

  • Which Chambers Brothers song has the lyrics, "I'm so tired, looking for love"?

  • The song is called So Tired. You can find it on The Time Has Come Today album.

  • They were some turned-on Brothers!

  • I would be first in line to see the chambers bros biography, what a great group of guys and long live that fantastic ageless classic "TIME HAS COME TODAY" ESPECIALLY THE 9MINUTE VERSION ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME AND GOD BLESS THE CHAMBERS BROS FAMILY,I AM A FAN FOR LIFE

  • Thanks for this post

  • Thanks for that craigstarr the drivel we have to listen to on the radio these days just doesn't compare.

  • There was never any band like this one. They were a joy to see and hear. They electrified the audience each and every performance. God Bless the Chambers Brothers and their whole wonderful family.

  • Very underated group. Unsung pioneers of a musical genre.

  • This is awesome!! The last time I saw this I was really really little, and I was like "hey, that's my daddy on tv" My dad is George, the bass player. The rest are my uncles, of course! I'm so proud to be part of this family. - Kim

  • So. Where are all these uncles today? Give us a rundown, please. Thanks. Right On !!

  • Shame that the brothers (and others) got ripped off by record labels as to the pension plan they paid into and not getting any royalties for their songs that are being used all over the place.

  • This is grand. Good to see Chambers brothers stuff here

  • this is cool. i like them. its neat how theres four lead singers.

  • Thank you Craigstarr

  • You're welcome.

  • First concert I ever went to was The Chambers Brothers. Great!

  • John & Yoko among them!!!!!!!!

    Fantastic group!!!!!!!!!!

    And great guitar solo: Who is the withey one?

  • Clayton Bigsby does not approve.

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  • I was fortunate enough to see them in the very early 1970s at Vanderbilt University. Great concert!!! I have several of their lps. Anybody remember "Love, Peace and Happiness"?

  • The Chambers Brothers music bridged gospel, blues, soul, rock, folk, & pop. How do you market the Chambers Brothers? You give them the freedom to be themselves. There are more recordings that should be released again or a total compliation of their complete library. This group was so soulful and earthy. They had a message, peace and love. I want the Chambers Brothers to know you are not forgotten. Maybe someone will have the vision to take them back into the studio or on stage.

  • John Lennon wss for real, their no one today is like him. Not a phoney bone in his body. Bruce and Bono want to be John Lennon.

  • Gorgeous, righteous beauty !

  • saw them with Taj Mahal in San Diego in late 69, still the best concert i've seen

  • These guys are so cool. When they do time has come today live it is mesmerising.

  • check out John Lennon getting their autographs!!

  • hey DYLANCHAMBERS01 , this is terry and george is my uncle , please get in contact with you for we may be related :)-thanks -t p.s. i will check here and my account to see if you respond p.s.s. this is cool

  • saw them live at Westbury Music Fair in Long Island NY up close in 1968.. Physically they were very imposing. No one of the brothers could have been under 6ft 4in tall..

  • funkyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! thanks for sharing

  • Jam, jam, jam!!!

  • i love their music so much. but nobody ever seems to give them credit for rocking out the way they did. they're always classified as a soul group, but they had just as much rock as they did soul. (they said so themeselves)

    p.s.- was john lennon trying to get autograph or what? (he looked crazy)

  • Love these guys since forever, look up the word Soulful, Chambers Brothers will be there....don't know details about CB but I always thought their story would make for a Great Movie, could you imagine the Soundtrack?

    OneLove

  • I love this video! Its Really cool to see my dad and uncles! they are where its at!

  • These guys are your dad and uncles? That must be really cool.

  • I'm really pleased that people are still listening to The Chambers Brothers,My cousin Brian keenan was the drummer though unfortunately he's not in this video

  • Hey cuz, it's Kim (George's daugher) here in Texas!! Terry3355 that responded to you is also your cousin, 2nd I believe. He's my mom's sisters son. He's really cool too!!

  • hello , I am 43 yrs old and if you are family to these guys, I want you to know that I heard the song time has come today for the first time in 1987, I was living in the atlanta area and delivering newspapers at 3am and the dj announced willie chambers 56th b-day and that song from that day on shook me in a big way, you tell them if they are still living that I think time has come is one of the greatest anthems of all time and some of us still love and listen to that song 40 yrs later

  • the song came out n 1967

  • cool thats fine what a great song it will live in my heart forever, I dont really like the short version but the long version lord I was blown away. I also liked another song they did as well its nothing like time has come today but its good and it was called LOVE PEACE AND HAPPINESS

  • i remember that one too ur a true chambers bros fan

  • Hi, they're my uncles, and yes they still sing. all are living in L.A and doing well.

  • your uncles huh, well you tell them that some of us as we have gotten older lol who remember the day lol consider and hold TIME HAS COME TODAY AND THAT IS THE 9 MINUTE VERSION AS THE GREATEST ANTHEM OF ALL TIME, AND I KNOW THEY ARE GETTING OLDER AND TELL THEM THAT AS WE GET OLDER AND PASS THERE ARE SOME OF US WHO WILL HOLD A CANDLE AND COMEMORATE THERE LIFE WHILE DOWN HERE IN THIS WORLD,IVE BEEN BORED I'VE BEEN PUT ASIDE I'VE BEEN CRUSHED BY TUMBLING TIME AND MY SOULS BEEN PHYSCEDELISIZED. TIME

  • Hey Connie, I know this has to be you. This is Stephinie, Vickie's daughter. I will see you.  I am coming home. Are you okay?

  • Hey,it me...I'm just a lil numb. But we have so many great memories.I wonder what day will the funeral be-I'm flying home tues or wed. Where are you?

  • I am in FL. I am coming home. We definately do have great memories! I wrote a paper on Grandma last semester...of course it got an A, but that's grandma! I also added a picture of her with the report. It was a good report. IDK if I still have it. IDK when the funeral will be but I will need to know asap so I can schedule and make arrangements here. I get three days from work..I need to use them wisely. That's the only reason why I am at work today. Couldn't sleep last night. Very tired.

  • Sorry, whos funeral? Blessings~

  • It was the Matriarch of our family, the mother of the Chambers Brothers, Victoria Chambers. I miss her!

  • If they're you're uncles, then please tell them to post the video "I Can't You Loose." I remember their version of Otis Redding's song and they we're 'outta sight!' LOL I still have the original on vinyl 45 and at least 3 or 4 albums on vinyl 33's.

    CB's version of "Rock Me Baby" (BB King) was also great.

  • I am family and I am flying home in the next week. I will tell them.

  • I saw Lester Chambers alst night at the Cafe La Paz in Berkeley, doing a little backup singing for an opening act for Country Joe McDonald and Ramblin' Jack Eliot. THe girl opened the evening with about 4 songs but had Lester come up from the crowd to accompany her with some backup calling....Lester seemed so gentle and sweet. I was quite moved...and so ws the audience. if you don't know ramblin' Jack...he was tutored by Woody Guthrie, and has tons of charm.

  • COOL!!!

  • if you dig the c. brothers make sure you go see a holmes bros. show. cosmically connected.

  • Thanx for this clip as well. The Chambers Bros. rocked and funked and churchified with the best and I agree one day they'll get their do. I see Jerome up there on drums and I see him developing his chops which he'll use to the utmost when he joins Parliament-Funkadelic.

  • Anyone has a video of the Chamber Bros.doing I can't turn you a loose?

  • You can try the following places,There's a place called Last vesitige or it could be lost and Ebay has alot of use records for sale or auction.I see chamber Brothers stuff on there all the time.

  • I previously said Lester is playing cowbell here... I meant tambourine. Lester plays cowbell on Time Has Come Today (see Sullivan video).

  • Where might one find the Oh God album?

  • Between songs Joe Chambers mentions the soon-to-be-released "Oh God" album. The record label (Columbia) barely released it with minimal distribution, and let it die with zero promotion. According to Lester Chambers (playing cowbell here) Columbia says the group still owes the label money for production costs on the album. The music world and the general public have been slow to appreciate the Chambers Brothers, but recognition will come. Listen to the music and hear their legacy.

  • The Chambers Bros.plus John and Yoko too!Thanks for posting this.

  • You're welcome.

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