The Persuasions "Up on the Roof"

[Marydawgs]

Wonderful sound.I remember listening to their album "We Came To Play" back in the early '70s."It's You that I need" is just great."Up on the Roof" has been a favorite of mine since the early '60s when the Drifters did it.

[Mugidor]

Geniales!



[bradbrooklee]

These guys did the singing for The Muncheros corn chip advertisement (Smiths crisps) & I got to watch them record the singing along with about maybe 6 others. Virtually private entertainment from a fantastic acapella group. I then got to record the solo over the top...

[newaccountdebzbd]

I also bought "We Came To PLay" many years ago and wore it out. The Persuasions just make me feel good. Sure there's ugly stuff in the world today. Always has been. You just have to choose.

[BobDiccicco]

ya just gotta love this...

[TheNutopian]

i can see the music

[scorzi]

Watch Jerry Lawson and his acapella group Talk of the Town on the NBC show The Sing Off!

[gottabehair]

@scorzi I saw it, it was great!

[Baskerville22]

When black American music was civilized and uplifting - not the degraded, obscene filth that we get from black America today

[tastycajun]

@Baskerville22 Don't you just hate that? I don't get it myself....

[MarineBugler]

@Baskerville22: wow ... truly an "educated" statement.

[xPenelopeRenesmeex]

@Baskerville22 I'm mixed: black and white. And, I took this to offense first, but it's the truth. I don't even listenin' to a lot of black singers myself, unless it's Gospel. But, just don't think that every black singer is nasty. But, I sadly do agree. I wish music was still like this.

[xPenelopeRenesmeex]

@Baskerville22 AND, it isn't just Blacks singing degraded, obscene filth. It's more like the whole world, now. Just thought I addd that.

[Baskerville22]

@xPenelopeRenesmeex  Agreed

[13NJJACK]

@Baskerville22 Your scope of black music must be limited to gangster rap to make a statement that black music is obscene filth.Do your homework.

[Juniversal]

@13NJJACK....agreed.

[charlyblues]

@13NJJACK

word

[Juniversal]

@Baskerville22....generalizati­ons = Not nice...

[hjo4]

@Baskerville22 -- You have no idea what your spewing. You're just another racist ,hateful asshole. You are aware that 80% of rap music is purchased by White males.

[crusher1944]

@hjo4 ya they think that blacks will acepet them if they do that. BUT THEY ARE THE TRUE RACISTS.

[AColbertHero]

The Persuasions are soul.....love em!

[mariginjoga]

oldie



[JEThomTrilogy]

Fantastic from somone who heard this song on the streets of Brooklyn in the sixties...Julius Thompson

[ChiefMtnBearr]

you are stupid

[bazzclan]

PLEASE - Post more from the interview if you have it. I have enjoyed The Persuassions for 40 years.

[tim22ism]

SO MUCH BETTER THAN VRIL STUFF

[darkest345]

Damn, they can sing!

[omexmc80]

this is what i call MUSIC

[WebWifeFanny]

Sweet Joe is my Grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frederm]

Well sung guys i enjoyed that.

[in2food]

Good stuff. Bought "We Came To Play" in the early 70's and about wore that thing out.

[Nerdtastik]

omg thats my uncle Jay O wherd you find this?

[ChiefMtnBearr]

stupid ass

[tc5968]

Their harmony is TIGHT!

[Nazz53]

That bass sounds better than most young people...

Great Sound.

[DickAllen4HOF]

@Nazz53 This sounds better than ALL young people. Young singers need to learn from these grand old masters of dazzlin' harmony, doo wop, and soul!!!!!

[lilmateo91690]

@DickAllen4HOF

thats a pretty wide generalization there buddy

[PaslaruCostel]

This is indeed awesome.

[gilltorres]

JERRY LAWSON IS KING...

[SPennell]

Thanks for this video. I LOVE the Persuasions!

There are no better harmonies than those from this accapella group. I first discovered their music in the early 1990's listening to Harvey Holiday's "Street Corner Harmony" program on WOGL-AM 1210 Philadelphia. Initially it was "Looking For An Echo" then I got the "Chirpin" CD thanks to Val Shively at R&B Records in Philly and all of this while listening to radio from near Dayton, Ohio.

[mets2128]

classic