The Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go

[Elspode]

Steve and Rich are Kansas Citians...Rainmakers at The Record Bar tomorrow night 11-25-11 at 9:00, and Saturday 11-26-11 at 7:00.



[333tommy12]

Correct me if im wrong, but is someone in this band from kansas city?

[JimHadar1]

@333tommy12 -- They all were from around the K.C. area. Its where they got their start. Bob was originally from Norborne, Mo. a small town about 45 (?) miles east of KC. Not sure exactly where Steve & Rich were from, but yeah for all practical purposes they considered themselves as being from KC.

[MissGusaroo]

OMG, I've been looking for this song forever!  Thanks for posting--brings back great memories!

[MovieMattness]

I remember seeing these guys play in Lawrence ... one of the most rockin' parties I'd ever been to.

[bruce08231969]

The Rainmakers are playing a reunion show in May at Knuckleheads in Kansas City for those of you interested.

[gluffer1]

This is the greatest!

[brucedanton]

This must be in mono sound rather than stereo, as mine too only plays in the left speaker!

Many thanks for the clip though!

[mygreatlovenova]

love it, love it, love it....

[nethaeleth]

people (here) in the midwest are missing something or people on the east/west coast are extra f-ed up? :)  lol, lol, lol. lolz. lol. lol.

[LUKEOUT40]

GREAT K C BAND !!!

[TheDalk]

Bob is still active in the music scene in Kansas City.. the record bar ... every wednesday..

[arbshredder]

Bob wrote the best lyrics

[kebnabi]

This brings back some memories! Played this LP to death in college!

[arita2006]

great song but this clip only plays in the left speaker...

[Dalmaik]

LOL...I thought my speakers had buggered up.

[thunderstruck154]

Oh yeah. lol

[mygreatlovenova]

@arita2006 mine too, only the left speaker...

[nobodywasfaster]

I know that the horn section was "The Memphis Horns" but is that really Dizzy Gillespie or a look a like?

[manus211]

Dizzy was 70 when this movie was released, plus he always used that bent trumpet, def not Dizzy

[nobodywasfaster]

the bent trumpet is in the video. the memphis horns had worked with dizzy before. would he be in the video?

[smilingdee2002]

I used to LOVE this song/video!! I wish I could find it somewhere to download on my iPod!

[SGMICKEY]

I Loved this Band !!!

[geridionarus]

I remember you LIVE in the LOGO CLUB. thank you for smiling at me, you were great, play your vinyl and laugh. THE LP IS NICE.. nuff said. gs mom

[dieschenmate]

Wahaaa. I guess I'm going to use this for our kiddies. :D

[ozarkbikeracer1]

I listened to these guys for 10 years or so and saw them every time they played in Springfield, MO, and what a show they gave! Boy, do I miss this kind of midwest rock and roll!

[mizzoujo]

i seen these guys when I lived in KC, I live in Springfield now

[derfred123]

I´ve never heard this song before and regret missing it for so long. To think I grew up in the 80's and didn't know about it...

[grahamblood]

They didn't know about you either so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[wellsrams]

Takes me back to being 17, cool song!

[yanyayai]

takes me back to not being born, cool song! :P

[BlitzStik]

great music..but there is something missing about the people in KC/midwest..i cant put my finger on it but its a lack of wildness or something..like they cant really express themselves..shruggs..but yea good tune always has been..

[therealjeanie]

No wildness? Can't express themselves? Not from the midwest, I take it. We do tend to have more manners than some, but please don't generalize about the people in KC/midwest!

[BlitzStik]

Smiles...heyyy jeanie..i am here in KC..the night i posted that i was a bit buzzed..not even sure what i was referring to..made sense at the time tho lol..cheers

[GuitarPerry]

I love this song. This song gives me a lot of memories.. Thanks to The Rainmakers (and Aerosmith) I started to listen to Rock music.

[lemontin]

Thanks for this,, great memories.. it was music like this that got me to leave popular music and start playing good stuff..

I forgot how good the lyrics were to the Rainmakers songs were.. wow.

[kahnizzle88]

I know bob!

[kbeer30]

i was so there in 87 88 it was the greatest concert ever they put one hell of a consert on in kc

[PM1970]

This song eventually charted at # 18 in April 1987.

[jonr667]

just been played on radio 2, when this was first out I wouldnt have dreamt of listening to that station!

[botagross]

Very good hit. I remember the golden 80´s with this song. Thanks!!!

[Diamondblade2006]

Fantastic song. Ive been liking it since it first came out back in 1986, (I was only 8 years old then!)

[vadge99]

they are indeed from Kansas City and Bob and Steve play for the Elders and are awesome

[keetrock]

Bob does not play with The Elders.....only Steve

[mysteryroad]

Just Steve. (Though Norm Dahlor who plays with Bob now is one of the other Elders members.)

[mysteryroad]

Durn it, that was supposed to be a reply to a comment. :(

[Olaaa89]

anyone know where they're from? I heard they were from scandinavia, but i dunno..

THEY ROCK!

[markkickmark]

I believe they are from Kansas City. They have a website where you can order their albums.

[Biwic]

yep, kansas city

[IdleAl]

Sove pipe hats are awesome....as is this song. 1986??? God I feel old!

[hairyprairiebear]

Wap bap alooma a lap bam boom..awesome,havent heard this in 20 years.

[wendopolis]

My, he had a head of hair, didn't he?

Love these guys! Saw them at Washburn University in Topeka at White Concert Hall. Awesome, awesome show.

[jarirusi]

One of my fav. albums of eighties :) Not dated a bit but just good rock'n'roll. Thanks.

[tonfan]

Have to agree: great sonwriting-remember this from the 80's-freakin clever as hell....it's always stuck in my head all these years-glad i found it finally.....THANKS!!!

[tonimanerox]

80`s Forever , Yeah !!

[teddimay]

Great stuff. I didn'tknow this was online. Great to see that great songwriting endures!

[mn2mercury]

Lawd how we need a resurgence of these guys, right now...

[DreamingOfBaba]

pure magic--I've loved everything this band has done!!

[drlovepants]

i got the single from a charity shop but when i played it it was a mispressing and played some other song. nice posting kansas

[boilingblacksea]

I haven't heard this song in, well never mind. Thanks for posting.

[stevemize1126]

Anyone from the KC area remember Shooting Star? They were awesome. I have the greatest hits CD, but any uploads here would be greatly appeciated.

[thebudman61]

kick ass

[nzoner]

For any of you who may be in the KC area Bob is playing at The Record Bar in Old Westport on Wednesday nights.He does alot of Rainmakers material on the acoustic guitar,it's in a word awesome.

[ChadNadbag]

These are fantastic. I remember this being their only hit here in the UK, and their stuff has been hard to track down. God bless the internet!!

[devilnbaggypants]

I've got this album on record, actually I've got two of them. Got a ton of there songs on MP3 as well. Cool to see video though

[FinnishMusicFan]

I have been searching for Rainmakers videos here for months. Often I would type in "Rainmakers" and get merely one hit. Now there's a whole slew of videos loaded and I'm not gonna get any sleep tonight. (It is after 1 a.m. and I'm cranking the volume up and dancing to one of my favourite bands ever!)

[odetomt]

Another oh my, I´ve never heard this song before but I´ve been searching for it. I so wanna get this record, but thats likly to be impossible....sigh

[boyluver4ever]

Oh my . I have hunted for this song for 20 years, I saw them in concert in Springfield, Mo at the local Fair. WOW, I'm thrilled to see and hear this again.