Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys - Pee Wee King - Slow Poke

[gatogordo1970]

Loving the Polish Cowboy....and Redd, too

[UncleTote]

I went to high school with Pee Wee's sons. This is a big walk down memory lane. Thanks Redd. Weren't you a member of the band too?

[UncleTote]

Gene and Larry, as I recall.

[ackamack101]

wonderful song. it's addictive. the bridge in this song is incredible. and the private keeps good time!

[hopeforcookies]

This is my Grandpa's favorite song. XD Thanks! 

[Dolphin8097]

LOL i have this song on a old 45 record

[wolfman4u1]

you just got a late nite fast Poke

[Misskatie1957]

Thanks so much for posting this GREAT video! I was thinking of this song this morning, then I enter the title and THERE IT IS! Doncha just LOVE youtube?!?!? If only I could "manifest" cheesecake like that! Thanks again!

[squirrelnutcased]

@BowToMySkill............. It was and is called western swing. A more jazzy version of Country music. And by far, the best form of country-western. :)

[leadakis123]

I LOVE IT!!! I've never heard it before. This is my first time. It is such a darn cute song.

[garfield779310]

Awwwww Classic Country!!! You can't beat it nowhere no how!!

[jdollinter]

First heard this song on the soundtrack of the movie The Last Picture Show and

became intrigued with it, what a great old tune.

[rudyfatpants]

just wonderful!!!!

[worldchampion1986]

I just adore 50's 60's and 70's music, it makes me feel sooooooo good!!!!

[999clever]

Sweet!

I found this song in the 1952 chart @ billboardvideos.(net)

[immolatingmonk]

I came to love this song, I think it's because of the soundtrack for The Last Picture Show

[motheronafight]

I loved Pee Wee my dad Dempsey Hovland use to book him Red and the Collins sisters for halftime entertainment at his (my dad's) Texas Cowgirls barnstorm female basketball team games. They played men 1949-1977 sometimes opening for the NBA in the 50' 60's and Harlem Globetrotters. He also booked Pee Wee ,Red and the Collins sisters at State Fairs and his (my dad's ) Miss American Teenager pageants.

[ButterscotchKels1]

love this song. i believe it was a hit in 1951 or 1952.

[carollizc]

I was pokey as a kid, always the last one ready, so my Dad used to sing this to me. Thanks for posting it - Dad's been gone ten years, but the song brings back some really lovely memories.

[reddstewart]

@carollizc

Glad this song brought back some great memories for you!!!

[c6e9]

Great stuff. But why is it that they cannot find the steel guitar when he does his break? They zoom into the tic-toc and the rhythm guitar, and everything else except the steel? I'm particularly sensitive to this because I'm a steel player- most people have no idea what that instrument is..I guess it has ever been so..

[preongraham]

You are correct sir! I believe it is a major directorial flaw when the instrument that is playing the lead is not being shown on the screen.

[fridrikur]

Pee wee king did not sing it on the record. And redd stewart sings it a hundred time sbetter. Wikipedia: "Slow Poke" is a popular song. It is credited to three writers: Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price. Actually Price wrote the song in 1951, as she thought the song described her friend, King, very well. King recorded the song and Stewart did the vocal. Price gave rights to the other two in exchange for publicity, as she felt she knew nothing about the music distribution business.

[reddstewart]

It's a classic alright!!!!!

[oneindebt]

The song hits home

[elijahlucian]

aw i love this song!

[CosmoDale]

Pee Wee and Redd made dozens of appearances on my television show on WAVE-TV. Sometimes Pee Wee sang Slowpoike" and Tennessee Waltz" just for the fun of it. I loved them both. I miss them.

[reddstewart]

@CosmoDale

If you revisit this video please go to Redd's tribute site and email us . . . we'd love to hear from you!

[jdrangers]

There called temple blocks.Pee Wee Kings drummer,was Harold ''Sticks '' McDonald

[dfsportscards]

I'm guessing that's Redd on the fiddle, and what are the round things called that sound like tenor wood blocks.?

[JoeBarcus]

pee wee helped write it, guess if he wanted to sing they could not say no lol

[reddstewart]

At least he tried his best!!!!

[breadhead55]

Glad to see this vintage piece but why isn't Redd Stewart singing? He had the better voice.

[reddstewart]

Not sure about that!!! I guess Pee Wee wanted to give it a try!

Thanks for your comment.

Sharon