A very special song .The Mello Kings along with Lee Andrews and the Hearts made the 50s so great!!! Both groups will always be special to me!!! There was nothing like dancing slow with your girl and getting a kiss while these songs were playing!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mellokings' Tonite Tonite is part of the classic 3 doo-wop songs along with Earth Angel and In the Still of the Night (honorable mention to Danleers' One Summer Night). Had copy listing group as Mellotones, but that's another story.
Until the late sixties there practically were no civil rights for anybody, except for the suzerainty of property owning white men. the '60s changed much of that: Jim Crow laws were dismantled and equal opportunity was guaranteed by enforceable laws for both men and women and racial minorities. Other minorities were encouraged and emboldened by these startling gains and began their own movements for equal rights. The government's spying apparatus was discredited and dismantled..."
During the 1950s racial segregation was enforced by state-sanctioned terror. Non-whites were not permitted to vote or use mainstream accommodations. And they were frequently beaten or murdered if they tried.ÿ Gays were considered criminal in half of the states. The disabled suffered imposed social and economic restrictions. Loyalty oaths prevailed. The attorney general regulated political organizations; Congress summoned citizens to account for political beliefs and recant on their friends.
I wish we could get today's kids into this music... I think it would be a lot better world.Today's so called music with Beiber... spears... and gaa gaa goo goo ( whatever the heck is her name) and especially rap to me is pure garbage.
The great Bobby Scholl & The Mello-Kings..... " With all of my heart, I declare with all my might, I'll love you forever, as I love you tonight " . Better Times !!
Bros Jerry & Bob Scholl, Eddie Quinn, Neil Arena & Larry Esposito. The quintet was formed in 1956 in Mount Vernon, New York, guided by manager Dick Levister. . "Tonite Tonite" was written by Billy Myles, a staff composer for the label. The group was forced to change its name after the single's release, as another group had already claimed Mellotones. The record lasted only 10 weeks in the US pop, & only reached # 77 on the charts, and they were never able to repeat this success.
They were in a 1959 British movie called "Sweet Beat." The first character listed in the credits for the movie is Bonnie Martin, and the man calls the woman "Bonnie" as they enter the club near the end of this clip.
Anyway, this is one of my all-time favorites. Thanks for posting this, DoowopRick!
@livelovebieber97 In 1975, lead singer Bob Scholl was tragically killed in a boating accident. The group disappeared from the scene for a couple of years until around 1977 when Jerry Scholl started it back up again.
The music is great and I love it, buy America does NOT need to "go back to the Sock Hop days". There's a reason the 60s happened and it isn't because the 50s were so awesome. :)
This music should come back. I am glad I was reised with it. I edo not know what they call this stuff today. By the way, I still play my old records and have much of this great type of music to listen to.
Yes we did. Those Italian boys were irresistible! I don't think you were really there. Never saw any punch and you're too young. Who are you channeling?
@Ma24rina Oh My God! you mean back when the Nuns would be keeping an eye on everyone to make sure they were not dancing too closely and Father would check in, taste the punch to make sure it wasn't spiked, and then consult with Sister to see if anybody perhaps needed to go to Confession the next day? Holy Schmoley! Hey, but somehow those Jersey Girls managed to get into the backseat of the Merc anyway. Badda Bing!
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Yikes! Well the Priest I knew was definitely a ladies man, He once said he would give anything to be able to be a married priest like the Orthodox.
@kennbix America would be better off if we'd go back to the SOCK HOP days. Girls were even sexier because you couldn't SEE EVERYTHING. I've got a teenage girl neighbor I swear she tries to make sure EVERYBODY SEES EVERYTHING.
We sang this song in Jewish day school on the corner of East Broadway and Clinton st.in the lower east side of NY.The Rabbis almost had a heart attack watching us perform to the Puerto Ricans.
One of my all-time favorite oldies...never hit very big on the charts when first released, but was resurrected a few years later and designated one of the greatest oldies of all time by a popular DJ called "The Hound." Also acclaimed by Murray the K. I agree. Bought their album in 1960, which included this song...still have the album.
Sundance521, you should be very proud of your experience with the Mello-Kings. This record is considered by many as one of the best of the 50's because of John Scholl's voice as lead singer, the groups harmony and the arrangement by Dick Levister. Ron--Highway Stars Magazine.
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You are correct, 17865329, but of course they are Canadians, a group somambulist, who 'walk' through life, trying to remember the 'rules' of canadian life. Rule#1, Canadians are NOT Americans, they are a cowardly collection who live by the 'Slave's Morality". Rule #2, Canadians are Not permited to look at a US citizen, because they are superior to the Canadian. Rule#3 Canadians must always keep their opinions, to themselves, they're too dumb, to 'think', so they shut up!
definitely one of the best doo-wop's ever.........i love their smooth, smooth performance here....just too, too cool......... the background singer on the left looks and acts just like "joey" from Friends.
it's half and half. I know groups like Dion and the Bellmonts. The Diamonds ect are white, i just never seen these guys and this song sounded like a black singer to me so I just assumed. don't matter what race they are to me.
@laggar28 Hell yeah This is music! I totally agree with you. I been a huge fan of this style of music (well 50's and early 60's in general) since I was like 11 or so I'm 30 now and I keep finding lost great songs from this era. The Mello Kings have got to be one of my favorites and specially this song. I have a 45 of it : ). I used to sit there and listen to the Oldies station for hours. Back when oldies stations used to play this kind of music....god I miss those days.
To NeeliAankhen, Ditto to your post, and it did not make any difference to the ethnicity of the group, great music was great music back then and i cherish every moment of listening to it since the 50s.
Bob Scholl, the lead singer seen here, died in a boating accident in 1975, His brother, Jerry Scholl, the guy on the left with the group of three, restarted the group in 1977 and they performed into the 1980;s.
!!!!!!!I listened to this 100,000 times as a teenager, and I never knew these guys were white - most of the songs in my special listening set were by black groups (the Platters, the Penguins, etc).
Doesn't mean anything one way or the other, except I guess reminds me that there was a time when we mostly just were in love with the voices - no MTV or anything, and these groups, whatever their ethic makeup, were almost never on TV.
"That's right Bonnie - you beautiful, curvy broad that don't say much - this here is a REAL CLASS joint!!..."
[Leads her manfully down creakiest stairs of life, obviously built from driftwood and chewing gum, while she prays they don't fall through to the basement for an appointment with Death and vows to ditch this loser the VERY first chance she gets...]
I am so happy to see this posted, thanks. I was a long time Mello-King, but NOT one of the originals. Spent about 20 years with the band, joining then leaving then joining again; backup singer, guitarist and musical director. I am still in contact with Jerry (Bobby's brother and one of the originals... the one on the left in the group of three) and our long time drummer Tony on a regular basis. Did countless shows, have FANTASTIC memories! Neil H.
Since you asked about my sources, 'barber' It was in a book in the reference shelf of the public library in the town where I I live. It's been some time since seeing this book. so I couldn't give you the title at the moment but I will check again and give the title in a later posting. I have also looked into reference books by Billboard and other legitimate sources as to the release dates of individual recordings found in that Cruisin' album. From this, I established that this was a re-creation.
I also had a copy of CRUISIN' 1956. This was not an actual transcribed radio broadcast as one of the posters below believed but a skillful recreation of what a radio broadcast from that era sounded like, with a disk jockey who was active at time, actual radio ads from that era, an actual sports broadcaster from that time (Van Patrick) recreating the details of a big hockey game and ID jingles. The only flaw in that recreation: the use of a record that wasn't released until 1957!
I am sorry for the typo : the year was 1976 .I heard the announcement over the radio.Another user reports that some of the group drowned . We used to go to Friday night parties at a hall in Mt Vernon and the Mello Kings were BIG celebrities .
The Mello Kings grew up in Mount Vernon , Ny n the border of the NE Bronx . They were nice guys from average familes who became stars . The lead singer , Bobby Scholl was killed in auto accident in 1956 . I believe they went to AB Davis HS , the same HS Dick Clark went to . I grewup in the NE Bronx and watched many friends core in music .
Thanks for the clarification. I got a bit confused on the 1956 date knowing this was recorded later. Anyway, great song and I thanks for providing the background information on the group.
THE BEST!!! Probably a movie clip since we don't get to hear the entire song. But this is HEAVEN. I STILL have my "white bucks," and STILL wear them! THANKS FOR POSTING!!!
I was agreeing with you until I checked Kreiter, and it shows the Mello Tones (also pressed as Mello Kings due to another Mello Tones out there) was released as Herald 502 in '57
Neil Arena joined "The Memories" formally the Bobolinks last year and they are still performing. Its their 54th year playing live. If you like vocal harmonies, you'll love these guys. Thememories. org
The Mello Kings version is the best version period!! Dion was good when he was with The Belmonts.. after that? lol not even close and by the way... when this record dropped Dion was on line at the Brooklyn Paramount waitng to buy a ticket to see them lmao
Anybody know where Niel Arena is?....he was in my class in high school in 1958, AB Davis, Mt. Vernon,NY.
TheHomy70 12 hours ago
This song makes me just wanna be next to my girl-3:(
WeinerGirl95 2 days ago
This and Could this be magic are two of the greatest 50's songs ever!!!!
pobrepaco 1 month ago
A very special song .The Mello Kings along with Lee Andrews and the Hearts made the 50s so great!!! Both groups will always be special to me!!! There was nothing like dancing slow with your girl and getting a kiss while these songs were playing!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pobrepaco 3 months ago
One of the great street corner groups!!! Black or White!! Love this song!!
pobrepaco 3 months ago
Mellokings' Tonite Tonite is part of the classic 3 doo-wop songs along with Earth Angel and In the Still of the Night (honorable mention to Danleers' One Summer Night). Had copy listing group as Mellotones, but that's another story.
TRlPNlNES 4 months ago
This was one of my favorites when I was a teen
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marydoll59 4 months ago
What the heack was that secen interruppting?
benquicks 4 months ago
thumbs up if boulevard nights got you here
lopz186 5 months ago 2
great song could hear it over and over.
Jespinoza1156 5 months ago
Oh God!! What a memories of my youth!! How many of this guys are alive?
juan58102 5 months ago
@juan58102 jerry scholl,larry esposito,tony pinto,neil arena ,and louie janico :)
livelovebieber97 3 months ago
This is pure greatness. Thank You.
MickR55 6 months ago
Until the late sixties there practically were no civil rights for anybody, except for the suzerainty of property owning white men. the '60s changed much of that: Jim Crow laws were dismantled and equal opportunity was guaranteed by enforceable laws for both men and women and racial minorities. Other minorities were encouraged and emboldened by these startling gains and began their own movements for equal rights. The government's spying apparatus was discredited and dismantled..."
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foopedlo 7 months ago
I love this song, it has always been special to me!
baysidebunny 7 months ago
I Was 16 Years Old When This Beautifull Song Came Out,and Wish I Could Do It All Again !
TheJukeboxGirl 7 months ago
At my prom they played techno for a slow dance song.. This would've been much better.
FishToTheBob 7 months ago
I wish we could get today's kids into this music... I think it would be a lot better world.Today's so called music with Beiber... spears... and gaa gaa goo goo ( whatever the heck is her name) and especially rap to me is pure garbage.
alligator257 7 months ago
I think you'll like this place Bonnie. Step over here and sharpen your brests.
misterdirtyknees 8 months ago
@misterdirtyknees
lmfao
doconez 7 months ago
The great Bobby Scholl & The Mello-Kings..... " With all of my heart, I declare with all my might, I'll love you forever, as I love you tonight " . Better Times !!
MrRJDB1969 8 months ago
"I think you're gonna like this place, Bonnie...that is...unless you're a complete square."
somersetdc 8 months ago
they had real white boys back then.
SuperAram111 8 months ago
I used to heard this song when I was just a little child, this song is part of the soundtrack of my life
reallistkillaz 9 months ago
wait i couldve sworn the mello kings were a black group even the album cover i have shows a group of black singers not white
TheMusicismyair 9 months ago
Bros Jerry & Bob Scholl, Eddie Quinn, Neil Arena & Larry Esposito. The quintet was formed in 1956 in Mount Vernon, New York, guided by manager Dick Levister. . "Tonite Tonite" was written by Billy Myles, a staff composer for the label. The group was forced to change its name after the single's release, as another group had already claimed Mellotones. The record lasted only 10 weeks in the US pop, & only reached # 77 on the charts, and they were never able to repeat this success.
sepod 10 months ago
Thank You
MickR55 10 months ago
it can't get much better
jake1955 11 months ago
Terrific Song!!!!!
TJCATLOVER 11 months ago
They were in a 1959 British movie called "Sweet Beat." The first character listed in the credits for the movie is Bonnie Martin, and the man calls the woman "Bonnie" as they enter the club near the end of this clip.
Anyway, this is one of my all-time favorites. Thanks for posting this, DoowopRick!
wanative57 11 months ago
jerry scholl my grandfather!!!!<3 not a lie!
livelovebieber97 11 months ago
@livelovebieber97 In 1975, lead singer Bob Scholl was tragically killed in a boating accident. The group disappeared from the scene for a couple of years until around 1977 when Jerry Scholl started it back up again.
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retardswithrayguns 1 year ago
I love rap music....but i would listen to this any day!
LA213lakers 1 year ago
Only hearin 1/2 of this record is a million times better than hearin anything out there now.
patrickb5197 1 year ago
The music is great and I love it, buy America does NOT need to "go back to the Sock Hop days". There's a reason the 60s happened and it isn't because the 50s were so awesome. :)
voodoomanboy 1 year ago
Five people do not know what good music is.
Venturethe1950s 1 year ago
sunday nights cruising. with her....
melodreamer1 1 year ago
What is this video from? They are sooo "cool" Top 50 of all time for sure
boltsyllable 1 year ago
This music should come back. I am glad I was reised with it. I edo not know what they call this stuff today. By the way, I still play my old records and have much of this great type of music to listen to.
march149 1 year ago
mello -kings, the best part of that movie that is for sure....
radiator0 1 year ago
Yes we did. Those Italian boys were irresistible! I don't think you were really there. Never saw any punch and you're too young. Who are you channeling?
"I'm so young and you're so old
This my darlin' I've been told..."
Ma24rina 1 year ago
1957 the Friday night and Sunday afternoon dances at Mt. Carmel Church in Jersey City. Wonderful wonderful memories. They still sound fabulous.
Ma24rina 1 year ago
@Ma24rina Oh My God! you mean back when the Nuns would be keeping an eye on everyone to make sure they were not dancing too closely and Father would check in, taste the punch to make sure it wasn't spiked, and then consult with Sister to see if anybody perhaps needed to go to Confession the next day? Holy Schmoley! Hey, but somehow those Jersey Girls managed to get into the backseat of the Merc anyway. Badda Bing!
TheEldoradoKid 1 year ago
@TheEldoradoKid Those Priest where I went were checking out the boys.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Yikes! Well the Priest I knew was definitely a ladies man, He once said he would give anything to be able to be a married priest like the Orthodox.
TheEldoradoKid 1 year ago
What movie is this from, anybody know?
dowopper51 1 year ago
I was a teenager when this song cameout and it was played every Saturday night at the sock hops.
kennbix 1 year ago
@kennbix You're a lucky Generation, and this is a Really Good song!!!!
:)
yeahsee33 1 year ago
@kennbix America would be better off if we'd go back to the SOCK HOP days. Girls were even sexier because you couldn't SEE EVERYTHING. I've got a teenage girl neighbor I swear she tries to make sure EVERYBODY SEES EVERYTHING.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago
What movie is this from?
sabinoson 1 year ago
Great song, great group - but I think Bonnie should be more concerned about those torpedoes in her dress.
russhbg 1 year ago
We sang this song in Jewish day school on the corner of East Broadway and Clinton st.in the lower east side of NY.The Rabbis almost had a heart attack watching us perform to the Puerto Ricans.
potifar55 1 year ago
I like Dion's version better. But it's a fantastic song
Mikey xx
mikeystrafford 1 year ago
One of the great records of the 50s, n any decade that has music. A solid NYC sound.
patrickb5197 1 year ago 7
about this song made it
wolfmanrick 1 year ago
im into horror punk and boo wop and its sound alot like doowop i love doo wop.
codywright99 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
IM SO GLAD MY DAD SHOWED US THIS TYPE OF MUSIC...OLDIES IS THE BEST MUSIC EVER :) !!!
7AMEJIA 1 year ago
One of the best examples f white doo-wop!
trackieben 1 year ago
One of my all-time favorite oldies...never hit very big on the charts when first released, but was resurrected a few years later and designated one of the greatest oldies of all time by a popular DJ called "The Hound." Also acclaimed by Murray the K. I agree. Bought their album in 1960, which included this song...still have the album.
tompillion 1 year ago
This brings many many great memories I got to the USA Nov 1958 Golden Oldies Forever
docpete1968 1 year ago
Sundance521, you should be very proud of your experience with the Mello-Kings. This record is considered by many as one of the best of the 50's because of John Scholl's voice as lead singer, the groups harmony and the arrangement by Dick Levister. Ron--Highway Stars Magazine.
rvictor64 1 year ago
Wanna go back in time so badd lol
dammitFontony 1 year ago
Bobby and Jerry Scholl are my grandma's brothers! Contact me if you are related to them too!!!
remokheaton 1 year ago
love the oldies, me mums time RIP
mariapicot 1 year ago
I have this in my favorites. I used to click on this to watch the video but now when I click on the link I get nothing. Do you know why?
raross3950 1 year ago
What movie is this clip from?
rocknrockrock 1 year ago
just prrof that anyone can recognize good music regardless of age
im 21 and i probably know more oldies than newbies
decipha 1 year ago 5
For 53 years, I've thought that this group was black!!! Is this for real???
Great, great Doo Wop!!!
1776vtgmb 2 years ago
@1776vtgmb
You and me both. Wow. Shows you what I know about rock and roll!
JustAGuyNamedSteve1 2 years ago
People have said they sounded like a black group. That could be because their arranger was a black guy, his name was Dick Levister.
Building529 2 years ago
jasper,,yo sure freakin do,,what a ride
25FIREBALL 2 years ago
ahh i wished i lived back then
2813Jasper 2 years ago 12
Hi jadegismo - - back then there were quite a few mixed group. Blacks and Whites singing together. It was ground-breaking! It was amazing !
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The audience looks suitably unimpressed.
17865329 2 years ago
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fntime 2 years ago
i'm 16 and my grandma plays these old songs all the time and i've always loved them. i wish music was still like this. it's beautiful.
daydreambeliever93 2 years ago 7
Even my grandparents were young at the time LMAO.
Empyriumman 2 years ago
definitely one of the best doo-wop's ever.........i love their smooth, smooth performance here....just too, too cool......... the background singer on the left looks and acts just like "joey" from Friends.
johnnyrockintalkin 2 years ago
Damn, i love this kind of music. Anyone have any recommendations other good Dowop groups?
romero1981 2 years ago
Let's see the Jonas Brothers sing that good!!!!
GeekUltra 2 years ago 7
It looks like Bonnie has torpedoes in her bra.
halfbonkers 2 years ago
I think that her presence is "uplifting?"
moonglows1 2 years ago
Doo Whop,,,,Such a Cool Style,,,5 Stars.
otogdeanwiguitar 2 years ago
they are from Mount Vernon N.Y.
JRussoBuffaloNY 2 years ago 2
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GadaZookS !!
I thought they had black face.
sscarzz 2 years ago
I never saw them, either! I just assumed they were black, because the song was so good.
1776vtgmb 2 years ago
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never seens these guys before.
never knew they were white... lol
jadegizmo 2 years ago
A lot of doowop groups were white, more than you think. Some you would of swore were black. Espcially in the late 50's and early 60's...
calimar28 2 years ago
it's half and half. I know groups like Dion and the Bellmonts. The Diamonds ect are white, i just never seen these guys and this song sounded like a black singer to me so I just assumed. don't matter what race they are to me.
jadegizmo 2 years ago
wow ive heard the song my whole life but i have never actually seen the guys. jeez they look 16!
timeless and haunting.
newwavepop 2 years ago 2
An all-time Fave of mine!
adrya1983 2 years ago 2
tonite tonite..great song
josehurtado13 2 years ago
Just wonderful!!!
stringalongmike1953 2 years ago 4
Just one of the many beautiful songs of the 50's a guy could slow dance with his sweetheart to. This is the greatest music ever!
hdwell 2 years ago 23
Great song that will always stay with me! Great memories!
peteykkk 2 years ago
"And as for the show, you'll see for yourself`'.... wonderful!!
throovest 2 years ago 4
Oh me again - I am so happy when people of all generations get this music!!
It's amazing that it speaks to people 50 years later.
NeeliAankhen 2 years ago 2
All through jr high and high school, this was the song I'd sing while taking a shower....
I was a FANTASTIC singer in that bathroom ! Ahhhhhh. Memories !
dovermoreno 2 years ago
I am 21, and I love this song. It epitomizes the exhiliration and, at the same time, the pathos, of young love.
andveritas 2 years ago 4
This is what I call music. :)
laggar28 2 years ago 39
@laggar28 Hell yeah This is music! I totally agree with you. I been a huge fan of this style of music (well 50's and early 60's in general) since I was like 11 or so I'm 30 now and I keep finding lost great songs from this era. The Mello Kings have got to be one of my favorites and specially this song. I have a 45 of it : ). I used to sit there and listen to the Oldies station for hours. Back when oldies stations used to play this kind of music....god I miss those days.
leoguy1979 1 year ago
@laggar28 I agree!!!!!
TJCATLOVER 11 months ago
To NeeliAankhen, Ditto to your post, and it did not make any difference to the ethnicity of the group, great music was great music back then and i cherish every moment of listening to it since the 50s.
oldysrg8 2 years ago
This song ties for first with the song Valerie. I have the album with Tonite Tonite on it. I bought it in 1957.
dianamaryflorence 2 years ago
this should have been in american graffiti
howardrhughes 2 years ago 5
I agree totally with that
ainzybaby 2 years ago
These are great words, simple but so great in universitality. Who has never felt and believed, that " I wil love you forever as i do tonight"?
Where are the mellokings and why do they never do doo wop shows?
pbesmer 2 years ago
Bob Scholl, the lead singer seen here, died in a boating accident in 1975, His brother, Jerry Scholl, the guy on the left with the group of three, restarted the group in 1977 and they performed into the 1980;s.
Djarnes 2 years ago
!!!!!!!I listened to this 100,000 times as a teenager, and I never knew these guys were white - most of the songs in my special listening set were by black groups (the Platters, the Penguins, etc).
Doesn't mean anything one way or the other, except I guess reminds me that there was a time when we mostly just were in love with the voices - no MTV or anything, and these groups, whatever their ethic makeup, were almost never on TV.
NeeliAankhen 2 years ago 4
"That's right Bonnie - you beautiful, curvy broad that don't say much - this here is a REAL CLASS joint!!..."
[Leads her manfully down creakiest stairs of life, obviously built from driftwood and chewing gum, while she prays they don't fall through to the basement for an appointment with Death and vows to ditch this loser the VERY first chance she gets...]
biteitoff 2 years ago
Wow, you have one of the band postings. I would like to tell him and all doowoppers they are and will always be my inspiration..Elvis England
TheElvisSinger 2 years ago
What is the name of the movie?
doowopil 2 years ago
I prefer Dion's version, he has a lovely and sweet voice
Dixierocks20 2 years ago
because if we didnt the earth would be overpopulated. And id be too crazy.
sonofliberty123 2 years ago
Why do we have to get old?
blinko656 2 years ago 3
Great video, I could hear this song over and over, the memories it brings back are priceless, thanks..
bandstand16 3 years ago 6
wish i was old enough to class this as a memory, i was born when this was released. gorgeous sound
ainzybaby 2 years ago
As they say better late then never. At least you appreciate this music and please keep it alive, forever and ever.
bandstand16 2 years ago 2
This song ALWAYS puts me in a nice place.....
Thanks!
dovermoreno 3 years ago 4
Great song. Great group.
Thanks for posting!
ykawamoto 3 years ago 7
BULEVARD NIGHTS!!
PelonFivefittynine 3 years ago
I am so happy to see this posted, thanks. I was a long time Mello-King, but NOT one of the originals. Spent about 20 years with the band, joining then leaving then joining again; backup singer, guitarist and musical director. I am still in contact with Jerry (Bobby's brother and one of the originals... the one on the left in the group of three) and our long time drummer Tony on a regular basis. Did countless shows, have FANTASTIC memories! Neil H.
sundance521 3 years ago 56
Wow!
Great comment from a living legend.
Thank you for the comment and the good music.
ykawamoto 3 years ago
Hey Sundance, thanks for coming along and posting!! I love the MelloKings, glad you did your part to keep it all going.
NeeliAankhen 2 years ago
@sundance521 really thats cool
13dirtybay13 1 year ago
@sundance521 wow that is so cool!!! i love doo wop :)
dreamofher665 1 year ago
@sundance521 Thank you for sharing! What a great story!
evilgrrl666 1 year ago
@sundance521 We can thank THE TUBE too for keeping the best alive--glad you got to be a part.
brucer12 1 year ago
@sundance521 ....I'm a big fan of The Mello-Kings. Thanks for my fantastic memories, too!................Jan
jmohan23 1 year ago
@sundance521 GREAT memories,,huh man ? I have them too. Rock DJ for many years, THEMOJOMAN*COM
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago
anyone having more pic or videos of mello kings, please send em in for everyone to enjoy!!!!!
janicembaker 3 years ago
wish i could find more videos and pics of the young mello kings.there has to be more out there, but i cant find them.
janicembaker 3 years ago
concern yourselfs with the sounbds, awesome!
thetwosixes 3 years ago
dam how i love 50's music
mexicanpowerputo 3 years ago 4
realswellguy 3 years ago
(CONTINUED) okay, I founs that book I
mentioned...'Top POP Records 1955-1970'
By Joel Whitburn. This book listed all
the top 100 (not top 20 0r top 40) hits
in the rock 'n roll era. It listed
'Tonite, Tonite' as a 1957 release and
mentioned it reached number 77 on the
top 100 that year. which disappointed me
because I thought it was a Top 40 hiy.
realswellguy 3 years ago
I thought the group was from mount vernon/ Yonkers.
Wehategod 3 years ago
crazy shit right here
wali82 3 years ago 4
realswellguy 3 years ago
Are you trying to say that Crusin 56 was faked? Where did you get your imformation????????? When 55 crusin came The dj was already long gone
barberof1965 3 years ago
This track never made it into the top 40s when it was released but its now considered the 4th all time best doo wop record. These guys had the touch.
tiaraproductions 3 years ago
ahhh im only 11 years old but i have posted on alot of oldies i LOVE this music and wish that i had every one of them that was made
TheHerseyhitmen 3 years ago 4
I am sorry for the typo : the year was 1976 .I heard the announcement over the radio.Another user reports that some of the group drowned . We used to go to Friday night parties at a hall in Mt Vernon and the Mello Kings were BIG celebrities .
danguitarflorida 3 years ago
The Mello Kings grew up in Mount Vernon , Ny n the border of the NE Bronx . They were nice guys from average familes who became stars . The lead singer , Bobby Scholl was killed in auto accident in 1956 . I believe they went to AB Davis HS , the same HS Dick Clark went to . I grewup in the NE Bronx and watched many friends core in music .
danguitarflorida 3 years ago
OK....if the lead singer Bobby Scholl was killed in 1956, who was singing lead when this was recorded in 1957? Just asking.
NYDutch1968 3 years ago
bobby scholl passed away in 1975,drowning accident.
sporting06 3 years ago
wrong info on bobby scholl death.He died in 1975.
sporting06 3 years ago
Thanks for the clarification. I got a bit confused on the 1956 date knowing this was recorded later. Anyway, great song and I thanks for providing the background information on the group.
NYDutch1968 3 years ago
The harmonies are so good, I thought these guys were black when this first came out.
pornguy2 3 years ago
OMG!!! So did I.
tresjolie4 3 years ago 2
Awesome, Ahhhhhhhh the memories.
Rubiglo 3 years ago
One of their finest songs.Thanks for posting up.
VatoLocoX13 3 years ago
THE BEST!!! Probably a movie clip since we don't get to hear the entire song. But this is HEAVEN. I STILL have my "white bucks," and STILL wear them! THANKS FOR POSTING!!!
LaVerne37 3 years ago 2
Hey did they play half the song?
Wehategod 3 years ago
I love this song! I didnt know they were white.
gangrelated75 3 years ago
always number one on the Murray the K show.
hswatnik 4 years ago 4
Some of the best four part harmony Ive ever heard
stanich054 4 years ago 2
They made it to youtube! Thanks for the posting.
apollonius13 4 years ago 2
As i read on Wikiapedia this group is from Mount Vernon, New York. Thats really cool since I lived near the fleetwood train station.
Wehategod 4 years ago
great do wop now if only i could remember where my copy went great post
bmxgenie 4 years ago 3
I absolutely agree. Truly great song
civilsoldi 4 years ago 2
am I dreamin or was that Robert Stack talkin bout the food and wine?
rtta51 4 years ago
This is one of the greatest doo wop songs!
askmewhy51 4 years ago 6
thanks much for the video..
donnaprimadona 4 years ago 2
This is the song that got me into doo wop back in 1982...when I was 13! Been hooked ever since!
Blackmaria60 4 years ago
That song is from 1956, not ,57
barberof1965 4 years ago
I was agreeing with you until I checked Kreiter, and it shows the Mello Tones (also pressed as Mello Kings due to another Mello Tones out there) was released as Herald 502 in '57
Blackmaria60 4 years ago
i had cruesin ,56 and that was on it. It was an original broadcast from 1956 with original commercials, 56 ford etc
barberof1965 4 years ago 2
Neil Arena joined "The Memories" formally the Bobolinks last year and they are still performing. Its their 54th year playing live. If you like vocal harmonies, you'll love these guys. Thememories. org
zudrummer 4 years ago
The Mello Kings version is the best version period!! Dion was good when he was with The Belmonts.. after that? lol not even close and by the way... when this record dropped Dion was on line at the Brooklyn Paramount waitng to buy a ticket to see them lmao
sagiriqua 4 years ago