60's Blue-eyed Northern Soul ! Pete Klint Quintet - Walkin' Proud

[194919671982]

I saw these guys many times at the Val Air in West Des Moines in the 60's. It was always a big night when they came back to play. Everyone loved them. They had a great unique sound.

[googoogagregg]

Doc Peterson, or should I say Captain Wa Wah of PKQ, played this song tonight at Doc's Music Hall in downtown Muncie, Indiana. He's still jammin' ev'ry Thursday night. Rock on Wah!

[skooter72]

Iowa Rocks!



[ka0qeo]

...I used to play this so many years ago. So glad it's posted. What memories of the Summer of Love, back in 1967!

[lagunaflyguy]

What about posting Hey Diddle Diddle....delivered the Globe Gazette humming that!

[tibus]

@lagunaflyguy Sorry,don't have that one.

[craig98shari]

Thanks for posting this wonderul song. I coulndt get enough of it....I think it was played a million times. ha ha I still love it so much and it is so 60's . Wasnt this great group from Mason City , Iowa?

[tibus]

@craig98shari Thanks for checking it out. Mason City seems correct just from what the other comments say.

[peteklindt]

Wow! What a surprise to find this on YouTube. Sure brings back some fond memories! Thanks for sharing this!

[tibus]

@peteklindt No problem. The memories are part of what it's all about.

[DennyC765]

I played with Notorious Noblemen and was room mates with Bill Morinsky in Cedar Falls. Many times have met Pete and did a couple gigs on same bill with them. Great band, in all in variations. Mike Watts was INCREDIBLE (RIP!) and such a loss.  Denny Carlson

[tibus]

@DennyC765 Sounds like you had great times. Hope hearing this record bought back more good memories.

[CAPTRON1234]

My sister was a virtual groupie for the PKQ,,Shed travel iowa when she could to catch them,Im younger and I enjoyed the tune as a little guy..Lou Rawls Originally did the song,,Thanks Boo Boo Sue..Live on Spirit

[biittner1]

can I possibly download the music portion of this video? I love the record -always have.

[tibus]

@biittner1 Should be some free software on the net to enable you to do this. You could try free youtube to mp3 converter,I haven't used it myself but reviews seem favourable.

[jbiwer]

PKQ - the pride of Mason City, IA!

[rcizme]

Being born and raised in Mason City, I was very familiar with the PKQ. I see the label is on "Twin Spin". It was after they recorded this record that they got a contract with Mercury Records (who didn't give them much effort in promotion or anything else).

Side note .. John Peterson's mother was my music teacher in junior high school.

[tibus]

@rcizme Yes,for some reason there are 2 different label styles for the Twin Spin release. No idea why or which was 1st. They also recorded for Atlantic as you'll be aware.

[sherrycr1]

I used to LOVE this song and went to see the PKQ whenever I could--Thanks for putting it on here, makes for a great nostalgia trip back to the 60's.

[tibus]

@sherrycr1 Great! If you've any memories of PKQ you'd like to share feel free to add as comments.

[903davesharonpoky]

This song seems awfully similar to me? Have I heard this only a few times in my youth on KIOA or KRNT before the disc jockeys like Dic Youngs or Steve Matthews quit playing it?

[magiclard]

I got this single in my collection. I heard this and loved it straight away. Proper Northern track .

[cobaltme]

The Pete Klint Quintet inducted into the Iowa Rock-N-Roll hall of fame, one hit wonders, thank god they got it on vinyl!

[freakykiller999]

the keyboardist of this band is a friend of mine. he now goes by Dr John Peterson, we call him Doc. in the late 60's he opened up a bar in downtown Muncie In called DOCS music hall.i have been in a few bands that have played there a number of times over the years. iworked there for a short time. everynight Doc and a few of his friends jam for a few hours.he even delivered my lead singers son. I just found out today that he has a book coming out soon. Doc is a great guy and this band was great.

[tibus]

I hope you told him this record was posted here on youtube. I should maybe post the 'Shake' side as that prominently features the keyboard. Your comment greatly appreciated.

[magiclard]

Glad to hear hes doing well. Hope the rest of the band are too! Got a pic of them in their prime?

[cobaltme]

Thank you tibus,

I've been looking for this song for a long time and you were kind enough to put it on. Are you from the mason City - Clear lake Iowa area where these boys were from? Thank you again, Rock-On

[tibus]

It's a great song,well worth sharing with the youtube community. Im not from that locality,I was lucky enough to find the 2 Twin Spin copies within a couple of days of looking for the record. The Mercury release is very easy to find of course.

[Tengobaila]

Wow!! Thank you! I'm getting an education here.

[allsoul61]

Good Track Hun!!....thanks...xx