Jimmy Dean - Steel Men

[rockyrmt]

It was renamed " Ironworkers Memorial Bridge", honoring the 19 men who perished when the bridge collapsed. Nice tribute by J Dean as is also Stompin' Tom Connor's the bridge came tumbling down.

[gadgeryes]

This tragic event occurred 53 years ago today

[rileyjeffs]

Agreat song, brings back memories

[pleasecho2]

Rod McKeun did a version of this in the 60's

[jekiwe]

great work song....is this based on fact...???? The lyrics almost suggest it is.

[Hapfrog9]

@jekiwe yes it's based on fact. Google the Second Narrows Bridge Collapse.

[andyrh68]

Used by Corby Town Football Club (nickname The Steelmen) as their intro song :)

[shoshone69123]

Great Song by the late Jimmy Dean.

[oCENAo]

Wow these songs bring back some memories... me and my dad used to listen to him ALL the time... these are easily classics

[deathbybunga]

@case139 You're right. This was released in 1962.

Hit number 41 on Billboard top 100, about the same time PT-109 was released

[bobnpatty1]

I cross this bridge daily to go to work

[jvrobins]

Cool Song, cool video.

Many of the first photos are of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge --"Galloping Gertie." Which many people think is the subject of this song.

The photos toward the end are of the Second Narrows Bridge which now called the "Iron Workers Memorial Bridge."

[kajan24]

well it was the first single I bought.second was "like a rolling stone"

[69doull]

First done by the debonairs-- was featured on american bandstand-- good Canadian group who played The Bermuda Club in TO

[englishsandy]

Tar ever so for this song,remember it from the early 60's.

Tells a great story and I like sngs like this,thanks for posting the song.Got any more oldies like this?

[case139]

The 1978 that was mentioned in the title is misleading.  This recording was definitely circa 1960ish.

[y00sta]

song never got huge but i liked it y00sta

[Rockwellbabe2]

Thank-you for posting!

I remember hearing that record in the early early 1960's. Jimmy Dean recorded it on a single.

[ulsterstan]

Great song to remember these brave men.

[jim01028]

thanks a lot for the great song and video. I remeber when it happened, it was a real big deal