Wayne Cochran was the guy who was the white James Brown, not Roy Head. Roy Head was a great rockabilly singer. He even wrote One Last Kiss from Bye Bye Birdie that was covered by Bobby Vee etc.
the moves he does are from joe tex, not james brown. maybe if you actually talked to HIM (roy head) like i did, you would not have to speculate as to where his moves come from and there would not be this debate.....
@novadj61 don't you think Joe Tex and James Brown got those moves from some crazy Blues guy they saw when they were kids ? Everybody takes from whoever came before and adds their own flavor ... if you watch the first 5 minutes of Great Balls of Fire, you realize, fiction or not, nobody wakes up one morning and makes their whole act up ... just sayin' too ;-) Look at old pics of T-Bone Walker, Jimi Hendrix got some crazy moves from him ...
@pat976 you can say what you want. i talked to ROY HEAD himself and HE told me where he got his moves and who his influence. maybe you just like to argue, but argue with HIM, not ME!
I never saw James Brown roll off the stage. Not saying you're wrong, but it it is so, I'd have to compare the clips. I find it hard to believe anyone, much less Tom Jones singing the same song, is anywhere near as good as Roy Head. A true rocker, and still performimg today.
I don't think Roy Head stole anybodys moves. Nobody had the moves he had. Check him out singing this same song in 65. It was like Elvis's moves magnified.
I know what you mean, ftjax, but it's more like the Blues Bros sound like Roy Head (and others).
On this clip Roy Head is 68 yrs old.
There's a black and white youtube clip of Roy doing this same number in the late 1960s, and at 1:20 onwards he does some amazing freaky dancing. There's a few youtube clips of him doing this song, but the one I'm referring to ends with 'M&NR=1'
Wayne Cochran was the guy who was the white James Brown, not Roy Head. Roy Head was a great rockabilly singer. He even wrote One Last Kiss from Bye Bye Birdie that was covered by Bobby Vee etc.
GJoeJ010841 8 months ago
good olde boy sing his big hit from1965..still sounds great!
09bnunez 10 months ago
the moves he does are from joe tex, not james brown. maybe if you actually talked to HIM (roy head) like i did, you would not have to speculate as to where his moves come from and there would not be this debate.....
...just saying
novadj61 1 year ago
@novadj61 don't you think Joe Tex and James Brown got those moves from some crazy Blues guy they saw when they were kids ? Everybody takes from whoever came before and adds their own flavor ... if you watch the first 5 minutes of Great Balls of Fire, you realize, fiction or not, nobody wakes up one morning and makes their whole act up ... just sayin' too ;-) Look at old pics of T-Bone Walker, Jimi Hendrix got some crazy moves from him ...
pat976 1 year ago
@pat976 you can say what you want. i talked to ROY HEAD himself and HE told me where he got his moves and who his influence. maybe you just like to argue, but argue with HIM, not ME!
novadj61 1 year ago
Wow!!! Roy Head, still cool after all these years!
I love this band. I wish I could have heard this horns LIVE.
Thanks for posting this. I am glad to see Roy is still rockin.
Scimonetti 1 year ago
I never saw James Brown roll off the stage. Not saying you're wrong, but it it is so, I'd have to compare the clips. I find it hard to believe anyone, much less Tom Jones singing the same song, is anywhere near as good as Roy Head. A true rocker, and still performimg today.
kmfmgk 1 year ago
I don't think Roy Head stole anybodys moves. Nobody had the moves he had. Check him out singing this same song in 65. It was like Elvis's moves magnified.
kmfmgk 2 years ago
@kmfmgk the moves he did were from JAMES BROWN !!!!
gittahfiend 1 year ago
I wonder how James Brown felt about Roy Head. Was he flattered by him? Or did he resent a white guy ripping off his style?
Probably both.
yowzephyr 2 years ago
@yowzephyr Who cares how James Brown felt. Roy Head was a true Rocker!
markess48 1 year ago
I know what you mean, ftjax, but it's more like the Blues Bros sound like Roy Head (and others).
On this clip Roy Head is 68 yrs old.
There's a black and white youtube clip of Roy doing this same number in the late 1960s, and at 1:20 onwards he does some amazing freaky dancing. There's a few youtube clips of him doing this song, but the one I'm referring to ends with 'M&NR=1'
fillra 2 years ago
sounds like the Blues Bros.
ftjax 2 years ago
Hey , I want to see him in person. Where???
ChristineMC22 2 years ago