Seeburg 1954 playing Honky Tonk Part 1 & 2 by Bill Doggett

[jay1beaux]

The late, great Clifford Scott ("Scotty") on tenor. I learned that solo years ago--you couldn't work if you didn't know it back then. Never was in his league though. Thanks for posting

[saxforth]

Man oh man...that defines R&B tenor saxophone. Clifford Scott, Texas tenor man extraordinaire. Rest in peace, Mr. Scott. 1928-1993. Played in Hamp's band before joining Bill Doggett. Man, what a sound, what great ideas. This tune really shows how closely jazz and R&B are related-two sides of the same coin. Thanks a million for posting this!!

[stevie1dr]

@saxforth Man, you got that right. I've been a sax player for over40 years, and I learned the sax solo note for note and must have played it a thousand times with dozens of bands. Back then, we would go see other groups performing at night clubs in the Detroit area and when I sat in, this way always one of the songs we would do. It is pure funk and soul. I still love this song. (I wonder if I could still pay it?!!!)

[pbgoodwin1]

great - when I first started playing keyboards in bands in 1963, this was all the guitar players could play - this and Walk Don't Run by the Ventures.

[recordman4862]

Very big hit 1956 on KING recordsSOLD VERY 1MILLION COPYS .I played alot back then My parents hated it .THAY WERE SQUARE.

[ftjax]

In the 1950's, if you saw a joint or a honky tonk with "Live band" on the markee, the people would stuff wall to wall inside just to be part of the scene ! What a time to

get drunk back then........

[carpetmermaid]

mom told me to look it up cause she said i'd like it...she was right...she knows music.

[GETTINGYOUNGERONE]

Has anone noted how all the great blues & jazz artists (Bill Dogget, Ella, Billie Holiday and Louis) are being used for TV adverts now that they've all past to the world beyond? No money for them then!

[MrMemories]

Would have been great to have seen the whole jukebok as this was playing. Keeping it on one thing through out the whole video makes it kind of boring. Good song though!

[maynardcat]

I kept it focused on the mechanism with this particular video,to show how it reverses to play the flip side of the record. My other videos using this same jukebox all have full views of the jukebox.

[ChrisGunner]

Blue Velvet... anyone who likes that movie knows what I am talking about, this song was such a great weird fit for that scene in the film.

[skippie334]

We still play this and Hold It in my oldies band, I played this music when I was new, and still going strong

JImmy D and By Popular Demand - Ohio

[madero111]

I remember this music also from my teen

years. The afterhour joints or Tamarlanes'

Juke joints; this song got a lot of people to party! I was born in '43............war years when we valued the simplest treasures!

[jackboeldt]

This is the first tune my feet would dance to - great fifties swing tune. At 70 I still want to dance to Honky Tonk.

[rushfiend]

This is the 3rd song I ever learned on guitar...although Billy tuned it up nearly to F!!!

[jimmybusk]

The great Billy Butler on guitar !

[1bluezlovinkat]

No sound like the Dogget Sound!

[araizmi]

This song reminds me of being a little boy. Sundays were music day for my Dad in our house. It's his only day off.Watching my dad shave and dancing all over the house to this song. Yelling "Go ahead" and "Ooooh Yeah". I am 35 I am so blessed to have been raised on this music. Thanks for posting this song gives me a rush of awesome memories!!!

[Valerie765]

Thank you for this, it made my heart smile.

[Johnm1941]

High school gyms..sock hops..CYC or the "Y" on Sat nights in Wilkes-Barre PA. Thank You !!!

[Cairnsrus]

This was popular the year I was born, my Dad was a honky tonk kinda guy, and I can still remember this tune when I was about 3-4 years old and watching my dad shake his butt and dance all over the living room to this, and trying to grab my Mom's hand and pull her out to dance with him, and her pulling away from him and saying..."not now, not in front of the kids!"...haha!,,,,boy has times changed !!

[barrybocho]

Joey and the Sting Rays Play this at the Wagon Wheel in Santee Ca

[TAMARLANE]

One of the good things about being a senior citizen is remembering the good old days. Music is a large part of memories of the good old days.

I myself was in the Navy in Long Beach California at the time this became popular. The juke joints were all blaring Honky Tonk and you could hear it everywhere, all the time, out on the streets just walking by.......

[hrorepublicano]

awesome

[straymouse]

Nice tube sound!!

I live it!!

[straymouse]

I love it!!

[rencenmusic]

this is back when they had real music, great stuff.

[Shyianca]

Excellent!! Great Video, Great music.

[xmvirus202]

Great vid! I have the same 45 (original also) in my Q160. I only wish they could have fit parts 1 and 2 on one side.  Thanks for posting!

[maynardcat]

They actually did have part 1 and 2 on one side of a 45 extended play album, which I had never seen before. The guy that owns the pet food store where I shop,just bought the record last week at an estate sale.

[jzzlvrmee]

@maynardcat I used to have that EP!! I have this tune on 78, 33 1/3, 45 as well

[86ahb]

I couldn't imagine setting stylus force on a turntable that not only plays vertically, but both sides/directions! What a beautiful, electro-mechanical showpiece! And Bill Doggett..too cool.