Unsinkable Molly Brown is one of my favorite musicals. I love Harve Presnell and this is such an amazing song. I was hoping to find some of his other songs from "Unsinkable Molly Brown" on YT but, I'm not having much luck. I was looking for "Colorado My Home" . You and your Dad are wonderful. I"m so sorry he's no longer with us.
Wow, what a magical moment to have preserved. It almost doesn't seem real. Thank you for sharing. And thanks to the internet I finally know your father's name after having been captivated as a child by his performance in the film Paint Your Wagon so many years ago. Gifted performers such as your father and you help take the sting off the world's bite. Thank you.
Absolutely wonderful! I've loved Harve's voice since I was a kid and saw the movie "Molly Brown" He was SO awesome and sexy singing the "No" song. Just saw that he passed away in 2009, very sad, but he made SO many SO happy with his talent and awesome voice. Who knew he had a beautiful daughter with an awesome voice too! Thank you for this posting, what a treasure.
Thanks so much for posting this. Harve Presnell was an outstanding singer, and had a truly first class voice. But who would have predicted that he was also such a gifted actor? His work in "Fargo" was absolutely masterful. He did some distinguished acting in other films as well in his later. He was truly a master of all trades! You must be so incredibly proud of your illustrious dad. What a legacy!
Ruby, oh how I fell in love with your father as an eight-year-old girl watching, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." What a gorgeous, handsome man and SUCH a voice! No one could or can compare. And to be able to still sing like he did in this video at nearly 70... Wow!!
thanks for adding us to your playlist ! we sure had fun singing together, and so happy I got to on a professional level while my dad was still alive ~
@RubyPresnell Your dad had one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. I have the Broadway and film albums he did and also the Carmina Burana CD. I always thought he was classically trained, so the Carmina Burana was a real find. I wish I'd had the chance to tell him how much I loved his gorgeous voice.
@arpeggio1358 Dear Ruby, Thank you so much for getting back to me. Your dad really was an especially talented performer...a superb musician. He was also a wonderful dramatic actor. I saw him in many TV shows and films. Fargo is a standout. All the best to you. Laurie
This is such a beautiful tribute to your Dad, Ruby, thanks for sharing it with us! I have heard a lot of music during my life without paying attention to whose it was, just knowing beauty when I heard it.
I've been correcting that deficiency this past year by study and by building a channel that's a musical time machine to transport people back as far as 1900 to any past year's music.
After adding your Dad's Maria to my 1969 playlist, I had to find more, so I've put this on my 2002 playlist!
Just ran across Paint Your Wagon on a Sat. morning and tuned in right in the middle of your dad's fantastic solo. Still get chills. Decided to search YouTube and was delighted to find this. His talent was amazing.
thank you Vince......so great to have it archived for me - in memory of the Joy we shared together ~ ahhh..wish for a moment I could just go back there
Mr. Presnell made my knees weak when i first heard Carmina Burana in 1966 and all thru the years in different roles. I think 'Fargo' made him an honorary Minnesotan too so he's practically perfect in every way. thanks Harve
Ruby, I have admireed your father for years. He did come along when musicals were fading or he would have been justly recognized. But looking at clips of his mature acting showws he was a powerful actor that had the ability to touch his audience.
Just learned of Harve's passing. Surprised. I played water volleyball with Harve just a few years ago. He was amazing. Really great shape. Killer spike. Fun guy. Was still working too, voice-over work and such. We talked about show biz-my family and his, respectively-and some more recent work he had done (Mr. Deeds, Dawson's Creek, Fargo, voice talent). Great voice. Great actor. Great guy.
I feel blessed every time I hear his voice, on a CD or DVD. Thank you for sharing this special moment with us. Your father will be sorely missed, although his wonderful gift will live on in song...
wow he still had a strong voice at age what...69 here? I was lucky to see him do Unsinkable Molly Brown on stage, but I was very very very young so I barely remember minus a few scenes. His voice still gives me shivers. Sadly heard of his passing just recently. One more wonderful singer lost to the wind.
I think its a damn shame that there was no real media coverage to tell us of his passing. I have just barely discovered Harve while watching episodes of Andy Barker, which was a great show btw, and the film Fargo and have been looking up some of his older stuff. I couldn't believe it when I read on IMDB that he had passed. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
He was a great actor, a great singer, and I'm sure a great father and he will be sorely missed...
yes, I agree on all counts ~ my father was a wonderful performer, had a great sense of humor, and was a loving, generous family man ~ he lived his life to the fullest extent - no fear and fully !!! I try to remember how grateful I am to have shared the things we did in life - and know each moment is a blessing - thus try to live from that place !!! loosing a loved one does remind us of the things that matter - that is a possitive at least ~
thanks for the sweet comment - dad never lost it, and he got better, and better in many ways with age - hope to follow in footsteps, and continue to do my joy for years to come !
Thanks for sharing this, I think you had wonderful parents.....talented too. i bet your dad had some stories about working with Debbie Reynolds and Connie Francis and someday maybe you can share them with us.
thanks wes...sorry it took so loong to get back to you ! just realized I had comments...
so many stories, most of which were humorous about his experiences throughout his career ... he had a great sense of humor and always found a way to bring laughter in to life ....he was a wonderful and fun dad - and lived his life to the full extent of joy !a good example for sure ~
God, your dad had such an incredible voice, even at 69!!! What a magnificent talent he was, so full of life. To me, he'll always be the guy singing "They Call the Wind Mariah". That song is so haunting every time I hear it and the only version worth listening to is the original by your dad. What a great performance by father and daughter on this video. The love between you two is so evident. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Amazing video, I'm so glad this performance was captured on video and glad I could be part of this special night. The love between you and your father was beautiful- he will be missed but his memory will always be with us, Rob
Truly a touching video. Thanks so much for sharing the video as well as a charity that your dad was involved with. I was looking for a way to remember him and I can't think of a better way than making a donation to Ecolife on his behalf.
thank you for taking the time to watch the video, but even more, for supporting Ecolife, and spreading a message of caring, integrity and tithing.....in great appreciation, Etoile Ruby Presnell
He kept that youthful voice all his life. It was truly a gift.
Redskin1040 2 weeks ago
Unsinkable Molly Brown is one of my favorite musicals. I love Harve Presnell and this is such an amazing song. I was hoping to find some of his other songs from "Unsinkable Molly Brown" on YT but, I'm not having much luck. I was looking for "Colorado My Home" . You and your Dad are wonderful. I"m so sorry he's no longer with us.
catnipnbone 6 months ago
This is fantastic..not just daughter & father, but two singers in fine voice having a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing.
WmSmithFan1701 8 months ago
Oh, I love Harve Presnell. I never heard of his daughter but she is quite a singer as well. What a sweet duet. :D
coolerthanyou1992 11 months ago
thank you Maximo ....I am so happy to have this recorded memory ! so glad you enjoyed it as well ~
RubyPresnell 1 year ago
Wow, what a magical moment to have preserved. It almost doesn't seem real. Thank you for sharing. And thanks to the internet I finally know your father's name after having been captivated as a child by his performance in the film Paint Your Wagon so many years ago. Gifted performers such as your father and you help take the sting off the world's bite. Thank you.
MaximoHudsonable 1 year ago 2
Absolutely wonderful! I've loved Harve's voice since I was a kid and saw the movie "Molly Brown" He was SO awesome and sexy singing the "No" song. Just saw that he passed away in 2009, very sad, but he made SO many SO happy with his talent and awesome voice. Who knew he had a beautiful daughter with an awesome voice too! Thank you for this posting, what a treasure.
jannieja 1 year ago 2
Thanks so much for posting this. Harve Presnell was an outstanding singer, and had a truly first class voice. But who would have predicted that he was also such a gifted actor? His work in "Fargo" was absolutely masterful. He did some distinguished acting in other films as well in his later. He was truly a master of all trades! You must be so incredibly proud of your illustrious dad. What a legacy!
Zva26 1 year ago
Ruby, oh how I fell in love with your father as an eight-year-old girl watching, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." What a gorgeous, handsome man and SUCH a voice! No one could or can compare. And to be able to still sing like he did in this video at nearly 70... Wow!!
sentjourwla 1 year ago 2
I love your father's performance in Carmina Burana...
NOTENGAMIEDO 1 year ago
Ruby,
I can see............I can feel..............I marvel at the obvious love, affection & happiness shared between you and your father. :)
What a blessing, what a gift to us all........ So few share this, ever. R.I.P. Harve. May God bless you.
Randy
C0017A 1 year ago
@RubyPresnell I love your papa, too! What a fantastic video! Two knockout voices on stage together...love it.
iTerpy 1 year ago
Thank you Vince for sharing this with me! AWESOME! Can't wait for the TGIF concert!
DazzlinDeb 1 year ago
thanks for adding us to your playlist ! we sure had fun singing together, and so happy I got to on a professional level while my dad was still alive ~
RubyPresnell 1 year ago
@RubyPresnell Your dad had one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. I have the Broadway and film albums he did and also the Carmina Burana CD. I always thought he was classically trained, so the Carmina Burana was a real find. I wish I'd had the chance to tell him how much I loved his gorgeous voice.
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
@arpeggio1358
agreed...he did have a true gift vocally...and just your appreciation of that, is enough for him to feel it I'm sure !
thanks for keeping his spirit alive by listening to the body of work you have of his ~
RubyPresnell 1 year ago
@arpeggio1358 Dear Ruby, Thank you so much for getting back to me. Your dad really was an especially talented performer...a superb musician. He was also a wonderful dramatic actor. I saw him in many TV shows and films. Fargo is a standout. All the best to you. Laurie
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
This is such a beautiful tribute to your Dad, Ruby, thanks for sharing it with us! I have heard a lot of music during my life without paying attention to whose it was, just knowing beauty when I heard it.
I've been correcting that deficiency this past year by study and by building a channel that's a musical time machine to transport people back as far as 1900 to any past year's music.
After adding your Dad's Maria to my 1969 playlist, I had to find more, so I've put this on my 2002 playlist!
chkjns 1 year ago
Just ran across Paint Your Wagon on a Sat. morning and tuned in right in the middle of your dad's fantastic solo. Still get chills. Decided to search YouTube and was delighted to find this. His talent was amazing.
sandimeier 1 year ago
hmmm - for some reason my comments are being posted as my daughters ....I'm sure she'd feel the same though !
Ruby Presnell
bashorej 1 year ago
thank you Vince......so great to have it archived for me - in memory of the Joy we shared together ~ ahhh..wish for a moment I could just go back there
bashorej 1 year ago
WOW!!!...There are to many words to desribe how BEAUTIFUL this performance is.......Vince Jones
lurk233 1 year ago
sweet comments Belle ......he was "practically" perfect !
bashorej 1 year ago
Mr. Presnell made my knees weak when i first heard Carmina Burana in 1966 and all thru the years in different roles. I think 'Fargo' made him an honorary Minnesotan too so he's practically perfect in every way. thanks Harve
belle1967 1 year ago
Ruby, I have admireed your father for years. He did come along when musicals were fading or he would have been justly recognized. But looking at clips of his mature acting showws he was a powerful actor that had the ability to touch his audience.
courtland8 2 years ago
Just learned of Harve's passing. Surprised. I played water volleyball with Harve just a few years ago. He was amazing. Really great shape. Killer spike. Fun guy. Was still working too, voice-over work and such. We talked about show biz-my family and his, respectively-and some more recent work he had done (Mr. Deeds, Dawson's Creek, Fargo, voice talent). Great voice. Great actor. Great guy.
saltworksmusic 2 years ago
I feel blessed every time I hear his voice, on a CD or DVD. Thank you for sharing this special moment with us. Your father will be sorely missed, although his wonderful gift will live on in song...
catseyeskat 2 years ago
I didn't think this would REALLY make me cry, my friend~ what total love! I'm glad I stumbled on this sweet video.
Love Stefani xo
stefani8822 2 years ago 4
yeah.....really bittersweet to have this memory - glad you saw it too !
xo
RubyPresnell 2 years ago
Such a touching video of two stellar performers! You are so lucky to have this father/daughter video Ruby, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree!
bridgetbrigitte 2 years ago
wow he still had a strong voice at age what...69 here? I was lucky to see him do Unsinkable Molly Brown on stage, but I was very very very young so I barely remember minus a few scenes. His voice still gives me shivers. Sadly heard of his passing just recently. One more wonderful singer lost to the wind.
illian420 2 years ago
I think its a damn shame that there was no real media coverage to tell us of his passing. I have just barely discovered Harve while watching episodes of Andy Barker, which was a great show btw, and the film Fargo and have been looking up some of his older stuff. I couldn't believe it when I read on IMDB that he had passed. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
He was a great actor, a great singer, and I'm sure a great father and he will be sorely missed...
:)
Bolson333 2 years ago
yes, I agree on all counts ~ my father was a wonderful performer, had a great sense of humor, and was a loving, generous family man ~ he lived his life to the fullest extent - no fear and fully !!! I try to remember how grateful I am to have shared the things we did in life - and know each moment is a blessing - thus try to live from that place !!! loosing a loved one does remind us of the things that matter - that is a possitive at least ~
thanks for your comments and for caring ~
RubyPresnell 2 years ago
I saw your Dad in PAINT YOUR WAGON in the theatre in 1968...I was 7 years old and remember the Mariah song, your Dad has a Magnificent voice.
455Transam 2 years ago
Ah now Harve Presnell that was a voice, I only wish he recorded a lot more. Stunning.....and to be able to sing like that at 69 too. Sadly missed.
Nico35 2 years ago
Wow ! You have a wonderful voice ! It obviously runs in the fam ! Your Daddy still had it even in his later years :)
WonderWomandc 2 years ago
thanks for the sweet comment - dad never lost it, and he got better, and better in many ways with age - hope to follow in footsteps, and continue to do my joy for years to come !
peace....
RubyPresnell 2 years ago
LOVED IT!!
fandetulunar 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing this, I think you had wonderful parents.....talented too. i bet your dad had some stories about working with Debbie Reynolds and Connie Francis and someday maybe you can share them with us.
Wes in NC
wesbjack 2 years ago
thanks wes...sorry it took so loong to get back to you ! just realized I had comments...
so many stories, most of which were humorous about his experiences throughout his career ... he had a great sense of humor and always found a way to bring laughter in to life ....he was a wonderful and fun dad - and lived his life to the full extent of joy !a good example for sure ~
RubyPresnell 2 years ago
God, your dad had such an incredible voice, even at 69!!! What a magnificent talent he was, so full of life. To me, he'll always be the guy singing "They Call the Wind Mariah". That song is so haunting every time I hear it and the only version worth listening to is the original by your dad. What a great performance by father and daughter on this video. The love between you two is so evident. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Teresa7087 2 years ago
Amazing video, I'm so glad this performance was captured on video and glad I could be part of this special night. The love between you and your father was beautiful- he will be missed but his memory will always be with us, Rob
rthorsen711 2 years ago 2
AWESOME! Hi, this is Dylan. I'm real sorry about your dad we will all remember him.
iman324 2 years ago
Truly a touching video. Thanks so much for sharing the video as well as a charity that your dad was involved with. I was looking for a way to remember him and I can't think of a better way than making a donation to Ecolife on his behalf.
rawmark 2 years ago
thank you for taking the time to watch the video, but even more, for supporting Ecolife, and spreading a message of caring, integrity and tithing.....in great appreciation, Etoile Ruby Presnell
RubyPresnell 2 years ago
Wow. So touching and so beautiful. Clearly your father's love for you is only matched by how proud he is of you. And vice versa. What a blessing.
explorz 2 years ago
Etoile -
Très nostalgique...
Amour,
Rogers
dagorojo 2 years ago