The Nutmegs - The Ship Of Love - 1955

[butlerjames106]

the nutmegs also one of the four haven knights lead singer leroy griffin can be heard on the 1958 classic why go on pretending

[butlerjames106]

i was just one year old when this song came out.. the lead singer what was the nature of his death is said that he either was push or fall into fire furnance in 1966.

does any one iof the nutmeg state fell compell to know the whole story?

another group member leroy mcneil died in 1975

[Nickie0016]

Love the Nutmegs!

[RadioCarino]

THE NUTMEGS !

OMG gotta love it. oldies will live forever. NICE

S CARINO

[tennisplayer194335]

this song is legendary

[duvessa2003]

What a great presentation! Thank you so much, Rare Soul! I just discovered this group and am ABSOLUTELY ENCHANTED by Leroy Griffin's voice. A lot of wonderful people and things things originated in New Haven. I was born there and live hard by. Thanks again!

[chunka10]

As a kid it was in a juke box at the summer place we went to..all I could remember was the bells ringing at the beginning, such a great song....brings me back to the summers when I was a kid....

[southwriter]

I was born in the wrong era. The music of the '50s and '60s is a million times better than the pop-shlop of today.

[helenroth]

They are Angels

I jove Doo Wop

From Chile, Celena

[taratova]

They should play these songs on the radio . I bet many new fans would be thrilled as we were and this music will live forever in our hearts.. I am so glad TJ Lubinsky brings the doo wop to PBS. TJ lives just one town over from where I live.

[jflamewalker]

I love the nutmegs, story untold is one of my favorites and I cant get over the beautiful voices of these young men, of yesteryear . They dont make music like that today. I sincerely feel that all these great groups and singers of the doo wop era should all be automatically enshrine in the Rock N roll hall of fame. Their achievements and contributions will never be fogotten

[roge69charger]

It doesn't get any better than this! Just Great!

[TheTwins48]

if anyone has deep in my heart by the nutmegs-please post

[JoaoBirkhoff886]

Dowwnload the audio from this video at thetunify doht cohm.

[robertp1947]

I have this on Hearld What a great tune Emotional

[greco0994]

my great grandpa :D! 5/5

[djoutrage18]

beautiful song! they don't make theem like this anymore, coming from a 20 year old english guy this is one of the most soulful records i've heard, up there with blue valentine by the solitaires etc.

[nightgrooveruk]

awesome vibes thank you Namaste

[hwgray]

Perhaps it didn't do much nationally, but, in Saint Louis, it kicked ASS! I still remeber the party that introduced.

[harptone55]

GREAT!

[XSkycop]

These are the forgotten groups of R&R from the FIFTIES. It's shame. Only the record companies and producers made any money.

[rocknroll1955]

the Lyres version (same group as nutmegs) is a different version of this recording ,does not have the ships bells in the beginning> the other side of ship of love on J&G also has a different flip called "Playboy" ( great!!! hardly ever heard ! ) it was a 78 rpm only ,however it was bootleged on 45 rpm .................

ERIK VONDERLIETH

[FriedrichSternberg]

@rocknroll1955 JRussoBuffaloNY has Playboy by the Lyres posted,check it out

[rocknroll1955]

@FriedrichSternberg thanks !!!!

[vivahb1970]

play the'e old ones

[senoro1]

THE SHIP OF LOVE has that group harmony collectors sound

I simply love THE NUTMEGS

Manny the Dominican Doowoper

[BunchofMovieVideos]

This was great in Mean Streets.

[Fluffets]

Great informative slide show too!

[porkified]

The Nutmegs, mid 50's, forgotten by many but not me, and you.

So fine! So right! So 'I love you' good.

Herald #459, flip is Rock me, 1955. But recorded by the Lyres on J&G, 1953. Same group.

[MROSEN62]

Great post (incluidng the old labels). Shifting Sands by the Rajahs was a pretty good record. Didn't know it was the Nutmegs.

[09mskitty]

@MROSEN62 Nutmegs recorded under a number of names, Lyres, Rajahs and Four Haven Knights. If I forgot one or two, someone will remember.

[MROSEN62]

@09mskitty Also, the Nutmegs/Lyres/Rajahs were just about the finest acapella group going. Quite a few examples of their acapella work are out there on YouTube to be enjoyed.

[dzdiesel]

What these guys did in1955 set the standard,,correct me if I am wrong but they intruduced the Rolling Bass,with McNeil,and changed the sound of 50's r&b..DZ from the Bean

[Agent0061958]

I just realized something crazy. It's been awhile since I first found this video and it sparked my interest in the Nutmegs and I wanted to buy an original copy of "Ship of Love." Well, I bought a copy off Ebay that came from Norm Nite's personal collection and now looking at your video again, I realize that I actually bought THE very record you have pictured at 2:04. You found the photo from the Ebay listing, as I recognize the blemishes in the label. I thought it looked familiar!

[garybrown57]

what a great group the nutmegs was a legendary singer as lead a super voice and what a waste saddend to hear the way he died many thanks for uploading

[artemisx123]

This song, with "Story Untold" and "Whispering Sorrows" will forever enshrine the Nutmegs among the all-time great groups in the original rock and roll music.

[weride2END]

this song sucks neyo is beter

[RHG2040]

I almost forgot this song but I remembered the words. A great group! Thank you raresoulcom for posting.

Bob

[stanich054]

Leroy Griffin....fine lead vocals

[guanajuato1987]

great voice*****

[dkelly26666]

This great song appears in the great Martin Scorsese film, "Mean Streets". Now, they are inseperable. When I hear this, I think of Scorsese, De Niro, and Keitel.

[newkirkbobby]

One of the great flicks...many memorable moments in it, but I loved the beginning when Bobby drops the cherry bomb and walks away 'un-noticed', covering his ears, and the poolroom fight ('he called me a mook! What's a mook?'), and great soundtrack

[istgone]

Beautiful song!!