Collins Kids- Rock Boppin`Baby

[macrae1985]

That annoying kid grew up to become Rick Neilson(Cheap Trick).......talented,but annoying!

[wbelsha]

Larry's just itching to cut loose on his geetar!

[trueblue08sthlm]

This is great, never heard of The Collins Kids before... gotta love youtube... thanks for posting, but when is this recorded?! Sorry, but I get a bit frustrated when people post old relics without stating year of recording...

[AndrewTallinn]

Мagnificently!!!

[Dethmasheen]

I miss you, Bobbi. :(

[vsonnets]

the collins werent from cali, they were from oklahoma. joe maphis was young larrys teacher for a while.

[840096]

this is outta control, her voice is amazing - and she is so hot (and too young) that i feel like a perv being attracted to her! But now she is older so i guess maybe she would be a perv if she looked at me like that???

[Ghosafizzle]

just wow

[MrMellowTV]

She was so sweet. Sure would like to know how she learned of "Rock Boppin' Baby." This was originally an Ed Bruce song who recorded it in 1957 for Sun Records. I guess his version did not too well outside Tennessee/Arkansas, so very strange Lorrie Collins from California recorded a cover. Does anyone know?

[Shoknifeman]

@MrMellowTV Hmmm.... This song must have been more than a regional hit, it was huge here in Canada; and probably the first rockabilly record I ever heard!

[mygirl72]

Dose anybody know is the host at the begining of this video The Big Bopper it sure looks like him

[penn4644]

@mygirl72 His name is Jay Stewart. I believe he was a TV game show host at one point in his career.

[evetsgolb]

What a memory..I remember them being on Louisiana Hay Ride or some show..I was just 10 but man the music and the people who sang it were something to behold..Larry was lke a Guitar pro at like 12 years old

[GrigoriZhukov]

OH HELL YEAH! she can eat crackers in my bed anytime she wants.

[gamster68]

These guys were brilliant , they had great stage presence for their age

[problem49]

Hotter than Lorrie Collins chicks do not get. Va va va voom!

[raidereddie]

A Mosrite double neck!!  Wow!

[HERNANDEZ92880]

LOVE THIS SONG. MY HUBBY IS MY ROCK BOPPIN BABY. ALWAYS XOXO

[FStaff63]

Watching a lot of their appearance on the various shows I noticed the older male hosts (also see John Ritter's dad) cannot seem to keep from flirting with and pawing on teen Lorrie. Were the 50’s that lecherous?

[MultiDinart]

Who knows why Larry don´t plays the small guitar?Never?

[BlackMonk66]

@MultiDinart My guess is that that small neck is pitched an octave higher than a regular guitar or something and it didn't sound right for the music they were doing.

[RockabillySensation]

I love the Lorrie so much. I cover two of her songs on my channel. I can't really compare, but it's so fun to play this music. I've gotten so much better at performing, so the videos I have from a year ago are nothing to what I am now :D

[loverofcountry506070]

This little lady can sing. Look, look this is what talent looks like. All young people should see this so that they know what it looks like.

[TL250Rider]

This is the good ole Boogie woogie Blues.

Thank you for the listing

[fordude60]

Is this girl sexy or what? Absolutely! And she sure can sing great too!

[1975dh]

Larry is still Brilliant lucky to catch them do this song at ROCKABIILY RAVE09 vegas

[rodneyrucksack]

I wish I had a big sister like her.

[Genessender]

She was the best female rock 'n' roll singer of the fifties--better than Brenda Lee, IMHO. So good.

[bopkings]

stewie... joe maphis actually taught larry how to play. you might be able to find them both on here as they play together regularly on tex ritter's ranch party, one of the most awesome shows ever to grace the television screen.

[MrFlashBazbo]

Are the Collins Kids still alive? And if they are, Are the still touring??

[WindNSand]

@MrFlashBazbo Yes they are. 68 year old Lorri and 65 year old Larry are still kickin it. Do a search on the title of this song to see a 2010 version.

[Marcondo1950]

Lorrie Collins was Rick Nelsons 1st girlfriend in real life and also on the Ozzie and Harriet show..

There are clios of her and Rick singing they are great together check them out.

[Wehategod]

What Rock A Bye Boogie Rock A Bye boogie

[wavydavey]

Great video, Just got a couple of Collins Kids cd's so I looked them up.

[Khultan]

I'm 41 years of age.  Way before my time. But, I've always love music from all eras but most of all the 50s and 60s.

[waylo4526]

man i do like this she was a hottie for sure and her lil bro could play that guitar,they worked well together so thast cool

[looneypride]

she is so amazing! god she gives me chills! she is so sultry!!

[penn4644]

@looneypride Amen to that! Sexy without being overt. In grade school, my mates were crazy over Annette Funicello. I used to say, "Yeah, but Lorrie Collins!"

[Shoknifeman]

@penn4644 I'm with you, I never really found Annette all that hot to begin with!

[looneypride]

@penn4644 yeah i am a chick and i would be very happy just to stare at her all day and listen to her sing. i would love to have that talent!

[kmarc123]

Laurie f****** rocks this!

[elmerglugh]

Joe Maphis

[Stewie1155]

I wonder who taught Larry how to play....He must have been brilliant

[promagnum]

@Stewie1155 He studied under Joe Maphis.

[penn4644]

@Stewie1155 Joe Maphis taught him. So there you have it.

[DJBeudofficial]

@Stewie1155

Joe Maphis I think and you're quite right, he is f***ing brilliant!

[zipkilowatt]

@Stewie1155 Larry was mentored by Joe Maphis, and yeah, he was totally brilliant. Amazingly, Larry & Lorrie were just as brilliant (if not better) when they came out of retirement in the 1990s as they had been as child prodigies.

[jbmadvids4401]

Hell as a guy I'd even let the teenage Lorrie Collins dress me up in her clothes and give me a "makeover" :) (If she was my sister and if that's what's she wanted to do.) She's just that classy and beautiful!

[gabrielle931]

Where is your mind, or should I ask, how big or small is your mind?

[DikkSteini]

HE GIVES ME FE-VAH.

[jbmadvids4401]

"pee wee" gives you fe-vah you say?

[DikkSteini]

No, I mean this is sort of the Collins Kids' version of "Fever" by Peggy Lee. But one you haven't heard a million times.

[jbmadvids4401]

Gotcha Yeah it kind of has that feel to it only Rock Boppin' Baby is both sexy and innocent at the same time. I don't think that can be said of Peggy Lee's song. Plus, overall it's about three times as good.

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[dirtyhippie7]

found out about this song thru dex romweber of flat duo jets fame when the jets coverd it. Glad i did

[timcet]

I love the guitar licks, but Lorrie is super in this. Why isn't this song by them better known? I just found out about the Collins Kids on May 12,2009. I missed out all these years.

[TL250Rider]

This cool Hell Why can't KRTH in Los Angeles California Play this

This is better than 70 Disco or Doctor Office Covers.

[waylo4526]

hot damn that boy can play that guitar...listen to there song mercy man that is one smokin song

[56Johnny]

who cares about the boy dig that hep chick

[mrgbennet]

They are not unheard of in the UK as stated above. All the rockabiily fans know who they are.

[Kronan7]

Love it

[Strawberry7Lynn]

Very good! The Collins Kids were and still are unheard of over here in the UK.

Anyone know anything about the double kneck guitar? Both necks have six strings, but are different lengths.

[Munshi12234]

its a Mosrite double neck probably a joe maphis model

[Munshi12234]

A lot of country, surf, and rockabilly guys used these kind of guitars around that time. This was just around the time where they started out.

[kynoceph]

The guitar is a Mosrite, same model as used by Larry's mentor Joe Maphis. The guitar has a normal scale neck and a smaller, "octave guitar" neck. The octave guitar's neck is tuned the same as the normal guitar's but (obviously) an octave higher. This invention was inspired by Les Paul's recordings, people not realizing that the ultra-high notes on Les Paul's records was because he recorded some parts at half speed. When played at normal speed they were an octave higher.

[wonhunglow44]

Thank you for your report. I guess you found Wikipedia.

[kynoceph]

Ah, the inevitable input from the peanut gallery. I've been playing guitar for 30 years, I have Joe Maphis vinyl in the collection and I've owned two Mosrites. People had knowledge before Wikipedia. They got it through experiencing real life. Try it sometime.

[Strawberry7Lynn]

Hi there Kynoceph

Thanks for your answer, very informative. It's the first time I've heard of any guitar which plays an octave higher, let alone a one with a double neck!

[PomadeHead]

awesome!!

[coyotesong]

omigod, this is sooooo gooooood. wow.

[Laura3109]

So @#$% hard to find! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

[soeroeveren73]

Yeehaw!!! This just made my day, I've got the whole office groovin' to Lorrie's sultry voice. Thankyaverramuch!!!

[ilovethefifties]

ow my god this is realy amazing! delousious!!! and i love that dress she's waring...

[searcher3]

Tunein nails it. I have nothing else to say. One question though...what's the world record for most times watching this clip?

[eifel68]

this song is right up there with be-bop-a lula

absolute classic

lorrie is incredible here- cant stop watching this clip

[tunein]

nothing amatuer about this! This is pure raw rockabilly. For that time(right in the middle of the prime rockabilly years) this is awsome stuff. And her voice just perfect on this song. If there was a calling for the type of music she would have excelled at, this performance exemplified it. Everything was clicking on this clip. Dark-haired country beauty oozing innocence and sexuality all at the same time. Can't top it.

[coyotesong]

you've nailed it. aint nothin to add. She's a total knockout with loads of talent. And gotta love her wearing a prom dress to sing a rock number. It's almost surreal.

[boonersalmon]

help me, does anyone know where i can listen to or get hold of edwyn bruces version????

[squirrelnutcased]

"Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk and Rockabilly" Box Set. Its kinda expensive but its totally worth every penny!

[fineeditions]

At the risk of sounding too geeky - what kind of guitar is Lorrie playing? It doesn't quite look like anything else I've ever seen, and I can't seem to get any info on the internet. It looks a bit like a Gibson dreadnought with a Fender Telecaster neck? Weird.

[roscoe008]

Both Lorrie and Larry played Mosrite guitars, handmade in SoCal. Joe Maphis also played a double-neck Mosrite.

[atomiclorettalee]

Meow! I love this! Edwin Bruce version is a favorite of mine too! thanks so much for uploading this!

[luridplanet]

They should have been bigger stars, but Laurie was red hot, which was a problem for a lot of people back then.

[WNM52]

luridplanet, thanks. Wow! Surprised they even let her sing this considering this is around the same time Elvis couldn't be shown from the waist down on TV, no? Have a boppin' Christmas!

[djsundancekid]

Legendary song...by legendary band

[Cirkan]

yeah go cat go

[herbycat]

Gute Aufnahme

Grüße Herbycat

[Cocheese0]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen

[GreaserBabe7]

my idol! love this song!!

[vodhrtiwaz]

man, this is sooo naughty, love it!!!!

[mikal9000]

Agreed. There's something wonderfully lubricious about Fifties rockabilly and R&B -- must have been all that teen horniness finding an outlet in pop music. Thanks for posting this rare clip of a great duo!

[georgekramer61]

she was just 16-17 at the time too

[guidowhiterose]

What a memory.......I've listened to them for years so tis sure nice to see them too. For the uneducated ones amongst us get your hands on Bear Family Records' release "BCD 15537". It's a Double CD charting most of Larry and Lorrie's career.

[jonnyhead]

collins kids rock, used to listen to them loads thanks to steve palfrey. hey steve if you're reading give me a bell, tried the number cherry gave me but no luck. living in prague now but you can get my number from the shop. would be great to speak! jon

[jt123egypte]

Lorrie is good looking but it tooks more to be a star. This is a bunch of amateurs.This is terrible junk!

[freddylongone]

They were regulars on Tex Ritters "Ranch Party" TV show, they certainly were not "amateurs"

[LawrenceArms]

How do you figure? And who searches collins kids without being fans? I'm confused...

[jrybiski]

Lorrie Collins - now that's downright sultry. One's too many and a hundred ain't enough!

[eloseddie]

Rockabilly prom queen!!!Que Rica!!!

[habdon]

this girl is 16!omg.she is smoking hot.

[ausgang]

Lorrie's the reason Chuck Berry sang about 16 year old girls! What a menace!

[luciamouse1]

totallyx2 cool.....

[luciamouse]

the collins kids rocked out...lorries voice was amazing. ever the cool lady.

[KroovyMonsoon]

Rock & Roll's first sex kitten !!! She just smolders !!! So glad You Tube has these Collins clips !

[krushnoi]

If a time machine is ever made, I'm heading off to the 50's to meet Lorrie!

[ArtisTruth]

Well, I'm gonna go buy a gold lame jacket now.

[BEATNIKCASS]

where is she now?? wanna date her. or groove with her brother

[JohnBailey3]

Still performing

[rojeryeswithaj]

how old is she now? Elvis' age?

[leoseries]

Lori is 65 - just two days older than me. She would have been barely 16 on this clip! Larry was around 14 then.

[rojeryeswithaj]

thanks for the info

[tunein]

love that hillbilly girl's voice. Great. Sexy thang.