Shadows of Knight - Gloria(1967)

[scs3000]

DAMN this is awesome!!!!!

[lambrettist2007]

This was the radio hit version in the US as it's the "clean" version of the song. Them's recording of it was banned in the US due to the content of one line of the original lyrics.

[suzesrc]

a very Bad Bad Idea ..

[Freyja1133]

this record was releasedin 1965,not 1967

it was a cover of thems'song Gloria

[FishyBusinessSk8]

Van morrisons version is sicker it's just that his version isn't as long.

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

tohse of you who didn't know where Shadows of Knight got their name, they combined the name of the british group the shadows, and added Knight because they all came out of Mt Prospect high School, whose team name was the Knights, a little bit of trivia, and by the way, this song was written by Van Morrison, who did it with his group Them.

[TheMackdaddy31]

This version is actually pretty damn good,much to my surprise.Before I came across this ,the only other versions I liked was the original by Them and Jimi Hendrix's cover.But this one can easily be added to the list.

[terribleenfant]

Meeeeelviiin. oh no, sorry, gloooooooriaaa

[1frankvilla]

I like this song cause some 39 yr old lady named Gloria blew my mind when I was 25 ;}

[Wildcatknob]

I was getting laid when the song came out... It was the Shadows of Night!!

[wp4866]

@Wildcatknob so was i...but i was in folsom

[MACJO63]

Van Morrison wrote Gloria..

[KTKTRock]

What I think is that Van Morrison and THEM did the original, but it was Shadows Of Knight who had the hit with the song, but not certain.

[FalsonIce]

Van Morrison who played with a group called " Them" originated it !!

[Panchitobear]

Are these group the original of the song Gloria? So many bands played this song

[FalsonIce]

@Panchitobear

I am not sure if they are the originators of this song as they go back as far as 1965 and they are the ones who get the most airplay on radios ! Although I listened to other versions and enjoy the version by a group called

"Them"

[Aerohog1]

They sound wasted-if this is anything like the Cellar clubs in Texas, no one would have noticed or cared. They would have wanted the ****** management to turn the lights back down.

[marilynb21]

The Cellar. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Nothing more needs to be said. 

[snakedmg10]

@verdict4me I agree this is bad singing

Sounded like shit

[stanleysoldman]

a tasty cover of a vantastic song!

[MightAsWellBeHere]

Ted Nugent played with the Amboy Dukes and was a student at St. Viator. They put every band to shame....way ahead of their time

[RonyMexico]

@MightAsWellBeHere viator was for homos

[HowlVox]

What a Version!

[surferbuddha]

garage rock lives!

[ChronoFreezer]

ahahahahah

[verdict4me]

This version SUCKS.The singer has is the biggest problem ! He can't!!

[monkeeman1966]

@verdict4me I prefer the 1966 version. This is for the 1967 burnouts known as the "Facial Hair" crowd.

[bruisesandcandy]

thee headcoatees covered this but called it "Melvin"...i think :)

[popGoesAnthony]

a fake not reral group it stinks

[PresentEssence]

Warren has a permanent collection of amps he made at my house in Southern CA. We play music often, he is a seasoned vet for my young alternative sound...still creating...he is a true lover of music. His rambling on about low-impedance pickups is way over my head, but I value his experience and input and I know what he is talking about. It's so great to hear him playing here.

[khkartc]

Pretty sexed-up lyrics compared to the studio recording, which completely left out the "then she come to my room" bit from the Van Morrison version. I think Warren Rogers played lead guitar on the SOK studio recording (there is a "Where the Action Is" video, apparently no longer on Youtube, that shows Joe Kelley playing bass on "Gloria"), but I'd bet Joe is playing lead on this live recording.

[PopeFlores]

Look up THE CELLER TEEN DANCE CLUB on Wikipedia. The rock legend of The Celler is true and deserved.

[brokendownhoarse]

@PopeFlores You mean on Northwest Highway...by dat underpass?where dem HIPPIE CHICKS was AT??Thanks for the memories!

[tommerrigan1956]

@brokendownhoarse Dat OK.

[MightAsWellBeHere]

@brokendownhoarse yea and the dugouts at Recreation Park!!

[bze2nlz1]

This live recording was actually made in December, 1966.

[okok986]

These guys went to my high school.

[rons0916]

Just awesome... wish there were more of these vintage live recordings

[BeatleBangs1964]

Dodge Dart Era Rock RULES! I love this gem and it is such a treat to have this video!

[greenhawk46]

bring back the 60's, I miss them, I was there, but it's like hazy

[2lemonde]

The Cellar was one of our main hangouts in that time. Does anyone remember a band with a curly headed guy with a big mustache (I think his nickname was Curly). I think he got drafted around 1966...

[MightAsWellBeHere]

@2lemonde James Curley Cooke

[rivergone]

Chicago Band

[youvexme]

nice post!!

[indygorowe]

who was the guitar player at this time?

indygorowe. at you tube.

[MightAsWellBeHere]

@indygorowe Jerry McGeorge before he moved on.

[DanOManno]

The SOK got their name from the High School - Prospect High that had as their symbol as Knight in Shining armor. They used to hold dances that were billed as an 'All Knight Dance' and so the group came up with the name. Or so I remember.

[jimysohns]

Thanks for posting. This is from raw and alive at the cellar. SOK was the house band at the cellar. Cellar was a teen club in Arlington Hts.,Ill. No booze so kids could go see the bands live. My source says this recording was made in December 1966 at the the cellar. Its a great piece of garage band history! Thanks