When I was a kid my Aunt Bertie whom we visited most every summer in the late 60's & early 70's in West Virginia had a Magnavox stereo much like the one seen here.
There was so much music and no one sounded the same. There was so many dances and they all chanege every six months. I still dance like that. It was great
strange cadence to dance to,unless you want to clap your hand, and shufle from side to side, like some dork on american bandstand. give me some funky percusive syncopation please. i would not dance to this shit !
@brainsareus The real test is will todays artis be recorded in multable languages like they were i those day, because people all over the word demanded it. You most likely can't dance worth a shit anyway.
great dance tune. poured puddles of sweat dancin' to all gary u.s. bond numbers.mostly we did the slop or pony and there was a step called the 'quarter to three'. had his album.it was great.thanks for posting.
Had the complete honour of serving "soft" drinks to a well-spoken cool dude at the bar of the hotel I work in the UK. He told me he'd played a local gig that night, but never mentioned his name (too classy for that!).
I worked out that it was in fact, Gary US Bonds!
Never heard any of his stuff before but it all sounds amazing!
The best, most entertaining chance meeting I've ever had.
i can vaguely remember growing up in the early 60's, and this was notably the first rock and roll tune that my paternal grandfather hated; he wasn't at all fond of rock and roll, as most parents and grandparents weren't, especially in that day. Me, though?? I love it, and it'll never die; LOL LOL !!!!!!
I think the melody is similar, but they are both pretty different overall. Granted there are those who say Runaround Sue came out afterwards and that there was some influence going on here, but I am pretty sure it's just coincidence. However, I am really surprised that there are 8 people in this world that feel so inclined to give this a thumbs down - truly bewildering.
THIS is what rock 'n' roll is supposed to sound like! Never gets old! There was a lot more going on in the '58-'63 era than people think... fantastic creativity, wild music!
Thank you for posting this song by Gary U.S. Bonds. I remember when this song come out in 1961. Manhatin, if you have the record "School Is Out" by Gary U.S. Bonds, when you have time could you please take a moment and post it. I know I would appreciate it and I’m sure several others would too. You take care and have a wonderful and safe day.
I was a member of the Laura Lamar High School class of 1964. Laura Lamar High School was located in Homer City, PA.
Thanks for getting it out there(here). This was the first 45 I ever bought when I had some money from working a little weekend job cleaning a school teacher's house. I still have it.
remember hearing this on am radio in '61 a million times.... best rock n' roll song ever, nothing even comes close....US Bonds never made a bad record
@jsgalante My dad told me if you listen to the song carefully there is something about open the legs. There are others out there too. Yes the music back then was awesome and different.
@wander1273 That's nuts my dad told me that too! It's true, right in the beginning when he is talking. He says "Hey baby, open your legs now baby, I want all this action Jack"
DION RIPPED OFF THE MELODY FOR "RUNAROUND SUE" FROM GARY U.S. BONDS' "QUARTER TO THREE". One of the most blatant acts of plagiarism in the history of music.
@AuroraABC The composer of Runaround Sue freely admitted this. He heard Quarter to Three, stopped his car and wrote the tune down so he wouldn't forget. This song is total rock and roll and I never tire of hearing it even fifty years on. May the rest of your life be one of well-being and peace.
DION RIPPED OFF THE MELODY FOR "RUNAROUND SUE" FROM GARY U.S. BONDS' "QUARTER TO THREE". One of the most blatant acts of plagiarism in the history of music.
Everytime i hear this im expecting a cover version of runaround sue... or perhaps seeing as runaround sue was released a little later than quater to three someone nicked a bit of the intro..
At 1:20 it sounds like he's saying "blow daddy, a big, big daddy". There was a rumor going around that he got sued by some lady who mistook this for a fellatio reference, but of course he's referring to the sax player Gene "Big Daddy" Barge, legendary sax man from the Chess Records/Chicago Blues scene. (When a sax player is in the middle of a great solo, other musicians might holler, "blow, man."; "blow Daddy", etc.)
Done Man. Fantastic. We have to get more of this kind of music out there.How I don't know. About a year ago I was a DJ at a dance for 14-16 year old teens and it was going no where. Just for fun I put Dear Lady Twist by GUSB. The place went nuts.I had to get my laptop out and play all his songs . Some 3 times . So kids know good dance music when they hear it. The music will never die. We just have to get it out there. Thanks again for the info.
@212729h--Yeah, I'll never forget hearing this song and other US Bonds stuff when they first came out. I was about 10. Was when I first became aware of "Rock 'n Roll". Just a white kid from the Philly suburbs. This music, and other stuff, like the Crystals w/Darlene love, and The Shirelles, were almost too much for me to listen to sometimes. Too powerful! Don't worry, the kids out there are finding out about this stuff--pre classic rock.
Top-class song, well done video - that radiogram is the boss. Thanks. I really prefer your vid to the tv studio version - that video is too blatantly BIBP (Before the Invention of Black People).
Note for the kids: I'm referring to the time when black performers had to look as white as they could, remain in the background if they could not, and were only allowed in the studio as performers, never part of the audience. You may not have been around at this time, but your parents probably were.
Here it is, almost fifty years later, and this song still rocks! In case you didn't know, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has this song on its "500 Songs That Shaped Rock"!! I've seen US in concert several times in the last few years... He's still great!
Oh man! At parties during the summer of 1961, this record was the rage. We did the pony back then and when we heard, "ah 1, ah 2, ah 1 2 3 4" you know what time it was. PONY TIME!!
QUARTER to 3 JUST GREAT.this rocknroll/doo wop historian lived thru those years. Gary US Bonds is still great. this song is for the aGES trust me folks. they dont make em like him or Quarter to 3 anymore. What a shame, TOMK
Thanks for posting. I haven't heard tih song for al ong time. It's on one of my classic Collections of rock n' Roll. I'm only 16 but I love the classics, and soem of the not so classics. (but never modern music or rap.)
Theres another song that sounds kinda like this Its bugging the hell out of me. Its not the wounderer, I belive it has the same words o let me tell you or it just sounds like that.
Black music was better in the 50's-80's, then along came CRAP and Hip Hop which ruined black culture and black attitudes because it caused more anti authority and disrespect for society.
Thanks for putting this up. I remember this was my first favorite song. I'm "only" 50, so I was just a little guy listening in on my sister's record playing. And I did have that kind of fun, though not til the 70's and disco, yeah I know. It wasn't exactly the same and disco sucked. Still, that era did give us places for our generation to openly party and dance. I think that's missing for today's youth. Sorry.
this song is so happy that it actually makes me sad because i feel like ive never had the kind of fun he's singing about! it really gives me a kind of longing, and i'm 24!
I can still remember dancing to this at sock hops and at yard parties in Ohio during the early 1960s. We had a special dance for this if I remember right.
OOOO! I have a Hi-Fly like that only mine is a 1952 Decca without the radio. Mint condition. Love it and listen to it almost everyday. Thanks for this post.
The reason the sound is so "below par" is because they only had 2 or 3 tracks to work with with each tape and they kept bouncing back and forth to do overdubs. So the master would wind up being about 5 generations away from the original when they were finished which results in a muddy sound. But that sound is apart of what makes it so great.
This is actually a tune called "A Night With Daddy G" with lyrics and vocal added. "A Night With Daddy G" was recorded by tenor saxist Gene "Daddy G" Barge, who plays tenor on this track.
This is strong, strong, strong. If you can't feel this, you must be dead!
customkey, you are so right about how strong this record is. It was genuine soul music before that term was used. You sound like you know a lot about Gary and Daddy G---do you know if it's true that this track was recorded at a party?
battenwood, I've never heard about this being recorded at a perty, but the "Night With Daddy G" recording had the same earthy sound as "Quarter To Three." A pretty raunchy recording sound, but I think that it adds to the unique funky groove that Gary's recordings exibit. So I think that they were going for the super funky sound that they got. What other artist got as raunchy a sound on record? Maybe Jimmy Soul? I think they were going for a signiture sound.
Hi there. Gene Barge is my father, so I can safely confirm that the song was not recorded at a party. Glad you like it, though! He still plays all the time, so he's happy that people still listen to the early stuff.
He's truly one of the unsung heroes of rock n' roll, and his story definitely needs to be told. You say he's got a lot of stories and loves to tell 'em? I'd love to be able to hear 'em.
hey Gina, good to hear from you, a very long story regarding Dad, neither seen nor heard from him since 1973, went to LA on business and only luggage returned, ask your Dad if he has heard from him, take care - Tim
Hey futilerebel, this IS a small world. And Tim, I asked my dad, and he said the same thing as you -- nobody's heard from/of your dad in years. I'm so sorry to hear that!
@writerchick828 hello again, yep pretty bizarre, music business is tough at times I guess, hope you and family are doing well; hello futilerebel, please relay same to your father, thanks - Tim
My mother hated this song, as well as all the other 'negro music' I loved in the early 60s. She nearly had a heart attack when I bought 'Under the Boardwalk' by the Drifters. Nowadays we can't imagine caring about something like that. Things have changed for the better!
I disagree that the sound quality is "bad." I'm a young guy (23), but I wish bands today had this kind of raucous sound. Heavy metal bands think they are badass, but their records all sound so sterile/clean/computerized, I'm not sure what word to describe it. But this song sounds rough and real!
That has nothing to do with realness or sterile sound, i'm 20 and only listening to old rock 'N' roll. But if you compare his records to jerry lee or elvis his songs seem to be homerecorded. Manhatin understood what i mean
Well, I'm almost 60, and I remember what a smash this record was and how much we kids loved "U.S. Bonds," as he was billed on his early records. The legend was that this tune was recorded at a party celebrating the success of Gary's earlier hit, "New Orleans," and the weird sound resulted from the informal setting and less than ideal miking of the performers. If anybody knows the true story about this recording, I'd love to hear it.
ohrmets , Like the best music of the 40's and 50's, the music of the first half of the 60's was very optomistic. That is what's missing these days, the optomism.
Compare this to whatever is current at the top of the Top 40. This is leaps and bounds better--no contest. I'm 22 years old and I know that rock's best days are behind us.
I have to tell you that I see no scenario where rock will ever meet or exceed this era or even the following one in the 1970s. I heard Carlos Santana one time say that music over the past 30 to 35 years just doesn't have the creativity. And no amount of studio technology can make up for it. He's right and it's truly unfortunate that no future generation will experience the joy of a simple AM radio and living during the time that music was being made.
Im soooo haappyy that I finally found this in stereo and full lenght and I love this sooo much....
A favorite since I was a teen and is like bringing back those great memories of having a sixties station grooving heavily at....this is great way beyond happiness.
When I was a kid my Aunt Bertie whom we visited most every summer in the late 60's & early 70's in West Virginia had a Magnavox stereo much like the one seen here.
tamspeci 2 months ago
OMG, I actually leave the scene at quarter to three.
And I totally dig this song.
Coincidence?
Charlytrippo 5 months ago in playlist 50's 60's 70's Oldies
Ah, when the sax ruled the night!
alizaderic 5 months ago
awesome magnavox. we danced hours & hours to this song, played on this unit.
Gene Barge & Gary Bonds -- the greatest
bil1026 5 months ago
Good fun... makes my legs wanna move........ LOL
MemphisMaiden 6 months ago 2
Whoa! Fantastic :) Thanks for posting.. brings back alot of memories :)
nickums69 6 months ago
There was so much music and no one sounded the same. There was so many dances and they all chanege every six months. I still dance like that. It was great
fiddletownkid 6 months ago 3
We jam off this song and had much fun. Thanks
marcus3993 6 months ago
strange cadence to dance to,unless you want to clap your hand, and shufle from side to side, like some dork on american bandstand. give me some funky percusive syncopation please. i would not dance to this shit !
brainsareus 7 months ago
@brainsareus The real test is will todays artis be recorded in multable languages like they were i those day, because people all over the word demanded it. You most likely can't dance worth a shit anyway.
fiddletownkid 6 months ago
@brainsareus If you can't dance to this, you're a corpse. All kinds of moves one can do to this, unless you have no soul.
eiwaz 5 months ago 3
@brainsareus Man, I sure wouldn't want to see you dance!
Eddieeish 4 months ago
great dance tune. poured puddles of sweat dancin' to all gary u.s. bond numbers.mostly we did the slop or pony and there was a step called the 'quarter to three'. had his album.it was great.thanks for posting.
hotsauce4495 7 months ago 6
One of the best songs ever. Timeless, like the man himself. Thank you, Mr. Gary US Bonds.
tilog 7 months ago
All time great song. Do the Pony or the shuffle or whatever: Who is playing the sax? Anyone know? King Curtis???
rogerrrubin 7 months ago
OH YEAH---dat's a groove !
BEATNIKCASS 8 months ago
Danced to this in the early sixties
Perrygodmother 9 months ago
i love metal. but for some reason im attracted to this too....
leviathenification 10 months ago
A #1 hit for Gary U.S. Bonds in the summer of 1961.
mkl62 10 months ago
Fifth grade PS 45 The Bronx ,young happy and just into JOCKO on the radio
those were the days.MOMMY-O.....DADDY-O JOCKO....... that was the real deal.
tnightshifter 10 months ago
Had the complete honour of serving "soft" drinks to a well-spoken cool dude at the bar of the hotel I work in the UK. He told me he'd played a local gig that night, but never mentioned his name (too classy for that!).
I worked out that it was in fact, Gary US Bonds!
Never heard any of his stuff before but it all sounds amazing!
The best, most entertaining chance meeting I've ever had.
Perfect Gentleman, obvious Legend!
raichfraser77 11 months ago
Yeah!!!! That's it, COMPLETELY!!!
VinDcator 11 months ago
this would stand out on any radio station if played today, tremendous song, can't believe i've never heard this before.
BHBrother87 11 months ago
i can vaguely remember growing up in the early 60's, and this was notably the first rock and roll tune that my paternal grandfather hated; he wasn't at all fond of rock and roll, as most parents and grandparents weren't, especially in that day. Me, though?? I love it, and it'll never die; LOL LOL !!!!!!
MrCuckooclock 11 months ago
Does "Runaround sue" creators plagiarize this one :O ???? anyway this version is awesome.
neoflyboy 1 year ago
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iFedericoFellini 7 months ago
@neoflyboy
I think the melody is similar, but they are both pretty different overall. Granted there are those who say Runaround Sue came out afterwards and that there was some influence going on here, but I am pretty sure it's just coincidence. However, I am really surprised that there are 8 people in this world that feel so inclined to give this a thumbs down - truly bewildering.
iFedericoFellini 7 months ago
I NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE BUT ITS A FUCKING GREAT SONG !!!!!!!
kingsland1987 1 year ago
Billboard's 93rd #1 hit of the rock era. God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
Ultra oldie but goodie!
VanillaLimeCoke 1 year ago
THIS is what rock 'n' roll is supposed to sound like! Never gets old! There was a lot more going on in the '58-'63 era than people think... fantastic creativity, wild music!
northlight1908 1 year ago
Ohhhhh! I have NEVER heard this song before! Can I just say wow?????
afterlee 1 year ago
SLAMZ A BEER
XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX 1 year ago
I had this single...I always wondered if it was recorded live...or if they were trying to make it sound live...weird echo
ummerrahh 1 year ago
If I danced to a quarter to three now, I'd be dead!
babyzach2012 1 year ago
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babyzach2012 1 year ago
Rock n roll wasn't quite dead in 1961
luridplanet 1 year ago
Good Afternoon Manhatin,
Thank you for posting this song by Gary U.S. Bonds. I remember when this song come out in 1961. Manhatin, if you have the record "School Is Out" by Gary U.S. Bonds, when you have time could you please take a moment and post it. I know I would appreciate it and I’m sure several others would too. You take care and have a wonderful and safe day.
I was a member of the Laura Lamar High School class of 1964. Laura Lamar High School was located in Homer City, PA.
HIGHSCHOOLHOP 1 year ago
WHEN ROCK HAD SOUL....GOTTA LUV IT
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cabbie93 1 year ago
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cabbie93 1 year ago
Runaround Sue was lifted from this note for note
doctordoowop 1 year ago 2
I couldn't click like 'cause I LoooooooooooooooVE THIS SONG!!!!!
yarekhunt 1 year ago
love this song forever at least all my life i will be 35 what cool toon
imthebabeus 1 year ago
We would kick ass's to this song ! Good rockn times
edleew 1 year ago
Thanks for getting it out there(here). This was the first 45 I ever bought when I had some money from working a little weekend job cleaning a school teacher's house. I still have it.
vinyltapelover 1 year ago
We use to do the 'pony' to this song ... we danced all night long!!!!!
blackprix 1 year ago
remember hearing this on am radio in '61 a million times.... best rock n' roll song ever, nothing even comes close....US Bonds never made a bad record
jsgalante 1 year ago
@jsgalante My dad told me if you listen to the song carefully there is something about open the legs. There are others out there too. Yes the music back then was awesome and different.
wander1273 1 year ago
@wander1273 That's nuts my dad told me that too! It's true, right in the beginning when he is talking. He says "Hey baby, open your legs now baby, I want all this action Jack"
dannyvanore 1 year ago
This is for you Dave....where ever you are?
jonnardo 1 year ago
même avec le pick up d'époque
fanchette122 1 year ago
So many great memories from this song... hangin out at the cruise nights in Chicago... R.I.P. Big Lou, we miss you!
sonicmouth 1 year ago
DION RIPPED OFF THE MELODY FOR "RUNAROUND SUE" FROM GARY U.S. BONDS' "QUARTER TO THREE". One of the most blatant acts of plagiarism in the history of music.
AuroraABC 1 year ago
@AuroraABC The composer of Runaround Sue freely admitted this. He heard Quarter to Three, stopped his car and wrote the tune down so he wouldn't forget. This song is total rock and roll and I never tire of hearing it even fifty years on. May the rest of your life be one of well-being and peace.
gnomely1 1 year ago
DION RIPPED OFF THE MELODY FOR "RUNAROUND SUE" FROM GARY U.S. BONDS' "QUARTER TO THREE". One of the most blatant acts of plagiarism in the history of music.
AuroraABC 1 year ago
one of springsteens favourites
ty3165 1 year ago 2
@ty3165
And one if my favourites aswell, I love it when Bruce covers it. Especially the Hammersmith Odeon version from 1975. Legendary!
jowbowla 1 year ago
Everytime i hear this im expecting a cover version of runaround sue... or perhaps seeing as runaround sue was released a little later than quater to three someone nicked a bit of the intro..
Anyone else have thoughts on this
26highstreet 1 year ago
absolutely love this song.
alexalot23 1 year ago
Me in Norfuck from 5th grade to 12th. Gary one of our very few points of pride-
alpino22 1 year ago
awesome song! stills sounds good today ^_^
spuzmanX 1 year ago
damn, what a tune! one of my dad's favorite songs. God bless him for turning me on to older music and movies.
snadsrad 1 year ago 2
one helluva dance record. great!
alexalot23 1 year ago
tune recharges my battery!!!great upload!!!!thnx!!!
leonardgoodwin25 1 year ago
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At 1:20 it sounds like he's saying "blow daddy, a big, big daddy". There was a rumor going around that he got sued by some lady who mistook this for a fellatio reference, but of course he's referring to the sax player Gene "Big Daddy" Barge, legendary sax man from the Chess Records/Chicago Blues scene. (When a sax player is in the middle of a great solo, other musicians might holler, "blow, man."; "blow Daddy", etc.)
Anybody hear about this rumor?
filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
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filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
Does Anybody out there know where I can get a copy of 'Just Like A Child ', A truly wonderful piece of music by this great singer? Thanks
luvmedogjosie 1 year ago
this tune is still a riot almost 50 years after it was released... a true classic!!
nice upload!!
gkoz791 1 year ago
Ladies and gentlemen, as you all very well know, this is real rock and roll! Long live Gary US Bonds.
JustAGuyNamedSteve1 2 years ago 35
Who were the Church Key 5 ? Any one know.
212729h 2 years ago 2
The Church Street Five were the Back-up band for U.S. Bonds.
filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
Thanks man. I have listened to this song for 50 years and never knew who they were.
212729h 1 year ago
Cool. Go to any youtube page and type in the search box: Night With Daddy G -- Church Street Five 1961 (Instrument)
filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
Done Man. Fantastic. We have to get more of this kind of music out there.How I don't know. About a year ago I was a DJ at a dance for 14-16 year old teens and it was going no where. Just for fun I put Dear Lady Twist by GUSB. The place went nuts.I had to get my laptop out and play all his songs . Some 3 times . So kids know good dance music when they hear it. The music will never die. We just have to get it out there. Thanks again for the info.
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filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
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@212729h--Yeah, I'll never forget hearing this song and other US Bonds stuff when they first came out. I was about 10. Was when I first became aware of "Rock 'n Roll". Just a white kid from the Philly suburbs. This music, and other stuff, like the Crystals w/Darlene love, and The Shirelles, were almost too much for me to listen to sometimes. Too powerful! Don't worry, the kids out there are finding out about this stuff--pre classic rock.
filthyphillyboy 1 year ago
@212729h thank you for exposing the kids to good music.
alexalot23 1 year ago
One of THE best dance tracks EVER this song still rocks Rock On Gary
rocking1960ray 2 years ago 15
Top-class song, well done video - that radiogram is the boss. Thanks. I really prefer your vid to the tv studio version - that video is too blatantly BIBP (Before the Invention of Black People).
Note for the kids: I'm referring to the time when black performers had to look as white as they could, remain in the background if they could not, and were only allowed in the studio as performers, never part of the audience. You may not have been around at this time, but your parents probably were.
chechechenrebel 2 years ago 2
Here it is, almost fifty years later, and this song still rocks! In case you didn't know, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has this song on its "500 Songs That Shaped Rock"!! I've seen US in concert several times in the last few years... He's still great!
Oldguard900 2 years ago 7
this was my very first 45
missmemore 2 years ago 4
Oh man! At parties during the summer of 1961, this record was the rage. We did the pony back then and when we heard, "ah 1, ah 2, ah 1 2 3 4" you know what time it was. PONY TIME!!
xunclexx 2 years ago 5
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i love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo0000men 2 years ago
QUARTER to 3 JUST GREAT.this rocknroll/doo wop historian lived thru those years. Gary US Bonds is still great. this song is for the aGES trust me folks. they dont make em like him or Quarter to 3 anymore. What a shame, TOMK
tomkes100 2 years ago 4
dear lady twist, get up from your chair and cmon everybody take a trip with me oh down the misissippi to new orleans
y00sta 2 years ago 3
Love this song. Check out Sha na na's version with Dirty Dan singing. That is great too.
zacandtaylorrule 2 years ago
Yes! Yes! Yes! i love Danny's version of this song!
roguejulie 2 years ago 2
It's funny this you tube clip sounds better than the CD I have. Wish they'd give this a proper remastering
adamwolak 2 years ago
Loo´king for the name of the sax-player...Please help
Handtaschenbaer 2 years ago
The answer Is:
Gene "Daddy G" Barge
manhatin 2 years ago 7
Thanks :-)
Handtaschenbaer 2 years ago
Thanks for posting. I haven't heard tih song for al ong time. It's on one of my classic Collections of rock n' Roll. I'm only 16 but I love the classics, and soem of the not so classics. (but never modern music or rap.)
PalvoChekov 2 years ago
One of the best "oldie" singles, a pretty wild tune!
gkoz791 2 years ago 3
Isn't there nobody out there who has a remastered tune ?...the audio is terrible...
chris99103 2 years ago
this is what the original recording sounded like!
bobzani 2 years ago
he had one of the original voices of rock and roll, fats, little richard, sam cooke, ray charles.
styminho 2 years ago
If You Want to be Happy was what I was thinking of.
Kurby1400 2 years ago
Good Ole Jimmy Soul. Both great songs!
kingconanmanka 2 years ago
Theres another song that sounds kinda like this Its bugging the hell out of me. Its not the wounderer, I belive it has the same words o let me tell you or it just sounds like that.
Kurby1400 2 years ago
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duff06 2 years ago
Black music was better in the 50's-80's, then along came CRAP and Hip Hop which ruined black culture and black attitudes because it caused more anti authority and disrespect for society.
MrThefunnyone 2 years ago 4
Gary and the us bonds had a good rockin beat to there music so good anyone could sit and listen to them for ohours.
Mysterymusicgirl 2 years ago 2
and if it hasn't been said before the guys name is GARY ULYSSES SAMUEL BONDS.
Great Record and remember the Dansette Major Deluxe on which we played it! Great time and fabulous music to ENJOY.
stuzeviews 2 years ago
song still has it....and it rocks, baby!!!!
centralparocker 2 years ago
Love that analog stereo!
VinDcator 2 years ago
Don't cha know that I danced >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
manhatin 2 years ago
always great,
view number 16,000 ...and 34
ScotlandForever0 2 years ago
Thanks for putting this up. I remember this was my first favorite song. I'm "only" 50, so I was just a little guy listening in on my sister's record playing. And I did have that kind of fun, though not til the 70's and disco, yeah I know. It wasn't exactly the same and disco sucked. Still, that era did give us places for our generation to openly party and dance. I think that's missing for today's youth. Sorry.
eiwaz 2 years ago
that is soo true nowadays we cant go scateboarding or even ride a bike around in the neighborhood without getting into trouble :(
sometimes i feel i was born in the wrong time
mariboobella 2 years ago
Awesome music, view number 15,000!!!
ScotlandForever0 2 years ago
never gets old... .doesnt matter how many times i play this song.. just plain genius!
martinsoto84 2 years ago
make that 14
wickedwyatt234 2 years ago
this is a cool song its a fun song to sing and im 13
wickedwyatt234 2 years ago
Still a great song baby!
14,000th view yeaaaaaaa!
ScotlandForever0 2 years ago
=D!
CindyPixieDust12 2 years ago
this song is so happy that it actually makes me sad because i feel like ive never had the kind of fun he's singing about! it really gives me a kind of longing, and i'm 24!
botflybaby 2 years ago
Youre 24, whats stopping you?! HaHa, glad you like the song, botfly. Never too late too be happy, either.
filthyphillyboy 2 years ago
I can still remember dancing to this at sock hops and at yard parties in Ohio during the early 1960s. We had a special dance for this if I remember right.
kathyinrome 2 years ago
Keep The Party Going !
manhatin 2 years ago
I love this song, absolutely superb!!!
13,000th View, wooooo
ScotlandForever0 2 years ago
have this 45, and i also have a juke box nothing like listing to doo wop on a jukebox
thegeator 2 years ago
For the record, records rock !
manhatin 2 years ago
OOOO! I have a Hi-Fly like that only mine is a 1952 Decca without the radio. Mint condition. Love it and listen to it almost everyday. Thanks for this post.
max9607 2 years ago
I'd kill for that console stereo
Kevinsniff 3 years ago
This is one of my mom's favorite songs. We have that same 45 and I can't ever help but think of her when I hear this song ;)
VirginSuicide77 3 years ago 2
We used to have one of those old Magnavox console stereos like yours when I was young. Thanks for the memories!
JusticeLivesNot 3 years ago
Great song Thanks!
Mike2008and2008 3 years ago
my heart beats this long live rock n roll
bloodyslit 3 years ago 2
One of the best records ever made. Gary US Bonds was in a class of his own
rockin1960ray 3 years ago 12
Was??? I just saw him perform tonight at Ben E kings Bday party at Times Square! Bonds still rocks!
nihowmache 3 years ago 3
one of the most requested songs at our 60s sockhops at Elmwood Park HS, Ill.....
soxbearshwks 3 years ago
The reason the sound is so "below par" is because they only had 2 or 3 tracks to work with with each tape and they kept bouncing back and forth to do overdubs. So the master would wind up being about 5 generations away from the original when they were finished which results in a muddy sound. But that sound is apart of what makes it so great.
jaredgetsacookie 3 years ago 2
This is actually a tune called "A Night With Daddy G" with lyrics and vocal added. "A Night With Daddy G" was recorded by tenor saxist Gene "Daddy G" Barge, who plays tenor on this track.
This is strong, strong, strong. If you can't feel this, you must be dead!
customkey 3 years ago 2
customkey, you are so right about how strong this record is. It was genuine soul music before that term was used. You sound like you know a lot about Gary and Daddy G---do you know if it's true that this track was recorded at a party?
battenwood 3 years ago
battenwood, I've never heard about this being recorded at a perty, but the "Night With Daddy G" recording had the same earthy sound as "Quarter To Three." A pretty raunchy recording sound, but I think that it adds to the unique funky groove that Gary's recordings exibit. So I think that they were going for the super funky sound that they got. What other artist got as raunchy a sound on record? Maybe Jimmy Soul? I think they were going for a signiture sound.
customkey 3 years ago
I read that they brought a group of teenagers into the studio to give it live-energy, party sort of feel. But I can't confirm for sure.
BMoneyRose 3 years ago
Hi there. Gene Barge is my father, so I can safely confirm that the song was not recorded at a party. Glad you like it, though! He still plays all the time, so he's happy that people still listen to the early stuff.
writerchick828 2 years ago 5
Thanks! I really appreciate the information!
battenwood 2 years ago
Gene Barge is your father? Man, the stories he must have about the music he made. I had heard this song was recorded kind of "off the cuff".
57Will 2 years ago
He has a LOT of stories, and he loves to tell them all. By "off the cuff," I'm assuming you mean that it was recorded spontaneously.
writerchick828 2 years ago
He's truly one of the unsung heroes of rock n' roll, and his story definitely needs to be told. You say he's got a lot of stories and loves to tell 'em? I'd love to be able to hear 'em.
57Will 2 years ago 5
I'm documenting, 57Will. Working on it now.
writerchick828 2 years ago
Hello writerchick828: my father is Joe Royster and I believe he and you Dad wrote music together. Small world...take care - Tim
timroyster1 2 years ago
Hi Tim -- clearly I'm bad at checking YouTube comments. My father has definitely mentioned your dad. VERY small world. How's he doing?? ~Gina
writerchick828 2 years ago
Hey Writerchick and Tim - I'm Frank Guida's grandson. Your dads and my grandfather all wrote music together. Indeed, small world.
futilerebel 2 years ago
hey Gina, good to hear from you, a very long story regarding Dad, neither seen nor heard from him since 1973, went to LA on business and only luggage returned, ask your Dad if he has heard from him, take care - Tim
timroyster1 2 years ago
Hey futilerebel, this IS a small world. And Tim, I asked my dad, and he said the same thing as you -- nobody's heard from/of your dad in years. I'm so sorry to hear that!
writerchick828 1 year ago
@writerchick828 hello again, yep pretty bizarre, music business is tough at times I guess, hope you and family are doing well; hello futilerebel, please relay same to your father, thanks - Tim
binghamdrive 1 year ago
Where does he play & why aren't I there right now!
hobojazz 2 years ago 2
Are you in Chicago?
writerchick828 2 years ago
no, i wish i was! I'm in southern California
hobojazz 2 years ago
You are right, customkey. The original "A Night With Daddy G" was recorded by The Church Street 5, that must have been Gene Barge's band
cmulwee001 3 years ago 2
1961...what an awesome year to be born!
rousse61 3 years ago
A kick ass classic....
kickassfan 3 years ago 3
I'm a convert to this song from Bruce Springsteen's cover of it on his Hammersmith '75 record.
blueyone 3 years ago
BirdsEatCats , For the times they are a changin' ( or at least we hope they are ).
manhatin 3 years ago
My mother hated this song, as well as all the other 'negro music' I loved in the early 60s. She nearly had a heart attack when I bought 'Under the Boardwalk' by the Drifters. Nowadays we can't imagine caring about something like that. Things have changed for the better!
BirdsEatCats 3 years ago 2
56Johnny, All his hits were recorded under less than perfect circumstances.
manhatin 3 years ago
i love his songs so much especially seven day weekend, but al his records have bad sound quality
56Johnny 3 years ago
I disagree that the sound quality is "bad." I'm a young guy (23), but I wish bands today had this kind of raucous sound. Heavy metal bands think they are badass, but their records all sound so sterile/clean/computerized, I'm not sure what word to describe it. But this song sounds rough and real!
BMoneyRose 3 years ago
That has nothing to do with realness or sterile sound, i'm 20 and only listening to old rock 'N' roll. But if you compare his records to jerry lee or elvis his songs seem to be homerecorded. Manhatin understood what i mean
56Johnny 3 years ago
Well, I'm almost 60, and I remember what a smash this record was and how much we kids loved "U.S. Bonds," as he was billed on his early records. The legend was that this tune was recorded at a party celebrating the success of Gary's earlier hit, "New Orleans," and the weird sound resulted from the informal setting and less than ideal miking of the performers. If anybody knows the true story about this recording, I'd love to hear it.
battenwood 3 years ago
I'm crazy about that song! Thank you so much for posting it :)
RoverTCB 3 years ago
Oh the things we did while listening to this song!!!!!! Good music, good times!!!
fernwad 3 years ago
ohrmets , Like the best music of the 40's and 50's, the music of the first half of the 60's was very optomistic. That is what's missing these days, the optomism.
manhatin 3 years ago
Compare this to whatever is current at the top of the Top 40. This is leaps and bounds better--no contest. I'm 22 years old and I know that rock's best days are behind us.
ohrmets 3 years ago 3
ohrmets
I have to tell you that I see no scenario where rock will ever meet or exceed this era or even the following one in the 1970s. I heard Carlos Santana one time say that music over the past 30 to 35 years just doesn't have the creativity. And no amount of studio technology can make up for it. He's right and it's truly unfortunate that no future generation will experience the joy of a simple AM radio and living during the time that music was being made.
fadguru 3 years ago 3
kickassfan , You made my day !
manhatin 3 years ago
Man this is greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!!!!!!
kickassfan 3 years ago 2
Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!
Im soooo haappyy that I finally found this in stereo and full lenght and I love this sooo much....
A favorite since I was a teen and is like bringing back those great memories of having a sixties station grooving heavily at....this is great way beyond happiness.
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnks man
kickassfan 3 years ago
I totally agree if you want to learn it well repeat!!!
T*
1stlagitana 3 years ago
1stlagitana ,
Repetition is a valid teaching tool.
manhatin 3 years ago
My older 2 brothers just pestered me with this song all day and night long when I was a child so now I love it!!
T*:-)
1stlagitana 3 years ago
LOL! Same here. Had 4 older brothers and a sister. My sister made me dance with her. But now I love it so much since she has passed on.
Detroit
1339Labrosse 3 years ago 2
I am just LOL love it!!!
T*
1stlagitana 3 years ago
bolanrocks , The label was Legrand.
manhatin 3 years ago
That takes some beating!!What label was that on? tanx
bolanrocks 3 years ago
Where is all the fun in music hiding, these days ?
manhatin 3 years ago