Ivory Joe hunter - Since I met you baby

[gnikcohs]

The best, so smooth and smoky

[mrbriscoe2001]

 First heard this song in the movie "Lonestar";think they did it in Spanish..beautiful..

[lafindboy]

wonderful song...ya gotta love love



[HoboGus]

Awesome song!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[Grisbi6]

Wow, what a great rendition of a great song....

[rlbender1941]

Excellent 50's song

[FatsFan1956]

This is one of my all-time top ten favorite songs.

[djangoman2008]

The best!!!! Thank you -Dj

[almacland]

you and me both

[tookey2s]

Such good music in those days, wish I could go back

[LES6723]

@tookey2s Like George Burns said " I Wish I was 18 Again "

[almacland]

@LES6723 oh yeah,you and me both

[gnikcohs]

@LES6723 But later he was saying he wished he was 81 again.

[pobrepaco]

Would give any thing to go back to those times!! Didn't realize at the time just how precious they were!!!

[LES6723]

@pobrepaco AMEN

[PoetryETrain]

one of those kiss you good night songs....thanks

[loveurcat]

I wish some of these wonderful songs from the 50s and 60s would have a come back by a new talent. Then the kids today would see what beautiful music we grew up with.

[nursemargie1]

one of my husbands favorites love when u sing it to me babe

[Lloydhl]

So awesome, just melts your heart!

[TheTwelly]

Any one got the Spencer Davis group, version of this.??

[cuteoldguy]

@theoxley ....Hang on ,time slip's away

...Before you know it they will be dancing to this .

...Then you can sit back ,with the biggest "GRIN" there ever was .

...P.S. Probably best not to tell them .

[keetah2006]

I remember hearing it on Luckey Lager Dancetime..out of KOB in Albuquerque...those were good days..Ivory Joe was one of my absolute favorite singers..

[gibsonpeter]

I'm 30 and I love these oldies, that's my father's era, he's born in 1936...

[theoxley]

When my twins were babies I use to sing this to them...now that they're 13, when I sing this to them they just stare at their old man like he's crazy.

[looknback2340]

wish we could do it all over again

[MrTuga61]

My teens

[MrTuga61]

My teens

[toby19431]

Wonderful singing and emotional.......

[vkorchnoifan]

Classic music and the man had class. Miss him.

[carmellabe]

HE WROTE MY WISH CAME TRUE FOR ELVIS PRESLEY

[zezinhomolambo]

é dificil diser alguma coisa de 1 musica tão linda e simples " essa é linda demais " parabens ! minha alma agradece !

[jbm413]

I remember when this was first released, right at a very bitter sweet moment in my life. I will always remember what might have been when I hear this song

[maveric23100]

To me this wonderful song is sad and beautiful beer joint music. Every music box in every bar I went to with my pops had this song on it,. I remember the patrons giving me dimes to play a song on the juke box and i would usually pick this one. I wasn't reading yet but I recognized the "shape" of the words. I was about five years old and could barely read the "menu as I wasn't tall enough. "Wow... love this song and miss my pops.

[carmellabe]

NOBODY SINGS IT BETTER

[BuddyBluesMan]

It's great to see this wonderful performance.

[redsfanstu]

The definition of SMOOTH!

[cuteoldguy]

@nightrover2112..........To take you back to the music would be grand .Life for me then was pretty hard .Those petticoat's ,if you rember ,were a real pain.

[LarryFme]

I just got the new Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears CD Scandolous, and they do a kick ass version of this. Ivory Joe is the classic but this new version is done with great respect and "homage"

[MrSoulSamCooke]

I love it

Sounds great

[cliff1979b]

Good music that brings a tear to the eye and reminds us of (good) times when things were right. Even if I was not born yet.

[BushMass]

Watch the movie "Mischief", never made it big, but it's good and the sound track is outstanding!!

[chanedogg42]

This is another great oldie but a goodie. Im only 36 but it takes me back to my childhood listening to this with my mom and grandparents

[EmyMoskito5]

One of my favorite

[Ozmulki]

Brilliant - Ivory Joe was so talented and all his songs are super!

[010bobby]

i was watching a movie one late evening when this song came on...i almost fell off the couch!!!! something "click" and i remembered the early days of my youth....it is like time stood still and i was back during that time....i have to locate this song and i finally did after a long search........ 

[vinegate]

lovely

[sauquoit13456]

Great song; by far the best version ever!!!

[sirronald69]

*****

[HoboGus]

I Love this song!! great old video clip too! Ivory Joe Hunter's version is the BEST! Thanks for sharing.

[BushMass]

Have Sirius radio in my car and tuned to the 50s and listen to this now and then, love it...

[steelbeard1]

The closest thing to perfection, and rare video treat!

[jrdill1929]

LOVE THAT SONG!!!!!!!

[BoyPenguin90]

From my home town of Kirbyville, Texas..... Such a guy singer and joyful man! This song cheers me up everytime.

[Oderay69]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

Amazing!

the BB King`s version kick asses but this is simply beatiful!!. Is that the original version?

Thank you very much!

Sorry . My english is a shit

[Oderay69]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

Amazing!

the BB King`s version kick asses but this is simply beatiful!!. Is that the original version?

Sorry . My english is a shit

[pmul246]

My mother has this on 45. I would listen to it when I was a kid back in the 1960's. What memories this song has. Thanks for posting.

[RangeRover1961]

BEAUTIFUL....

[rama1733]

great memories

[heyjuliet60]

very soft...

[heyjuliet60]

very soft...

[jmen4ever]

How about posting his great rendition of "A tear fell' ?

[tameurysm]

I always love seeing and hearing the artist who wrote the song perform it! Thanks so much posting this.

[two9parkave]

Thats just wonderful, never seen him perform before.

[Chris4571]

Grandiose...thank you for posting this :-)

[Tigermoon1950]

Ivory Joe Hunter is one of the best. If times had been different, he'd be even more well known. Thanks IJH for the great vibes

[elvisaaron]

Great Song from a great time.

[claysjavelin1]

Great

[tickyreal]

HE LOOKS LIKE SUCH SWEET GUY..!

ALWAYS LUFFED THIS SONG..

THANKS FOR SHARING, ERIK TIELMAN

HERE A GUY SINGING Since I Met You Baby PRETTY GOOD ALSO,

IN HIS OWN WAY, WATCH AND LISTEN > JohnnyDee1946,

[TheEttingoff]

How did you find this? This si great

[DiggingAmerica]

Beautiful song !

[john9944]

What a great tune and what a timeless message. The person who voted thumbs down on this must have experienced a mouse fart. The only problem with this song is that it is too short.

[HGBJR1955]

I love this song! There was also a version by a woman,about the same time, but I can't find it, and cannot remember her name. All I remember, was that it was very slow.

[1952Bebe]

@HGBJR1955 That was probably Mindy Carson, who had a hit with this song in 1857...

[1952Bebe]

@1952Bebe Sorry 1957, not 1857 LOL

[HGBJR1955]

@1952Bebe Thanks for the info, I found Mindy Carson, and some of her songs,but

no "SINCE I MET YOU BABY" . Was '52 your graduation year?

[WSenator1]

@1952Bebe - 1857? Wow - that old, huh? They have records then?

[909chuck]

What a treat! A historic live recording. Most interesting. He looks like local Chicago news anchor Josea Sanders.

[semassies]

Thank you for this- just the best of this beautiful song

[taabrsen]

Thank you soooo much!

[Kmahabir]

Rear Indeed! This is a Classic!

[eminite]

This was my mom and stepdad's first dance, then my sister and brother-in-law's and next september it will be the song I dance to with my hubbie at OUR wedding!

[Tigermoon1950]

The original...the best. Thank you, Ivory Joe for bringing us such great music. Shame on America for not allowing many of his songs to air in certain parts of the country. I hate "covers."

[bulbheadmyass]

What a treat to watch him live. Thanks for posting this gem.

[zookat]

Wow, this is the original... I have always heard the covers. Thanks!

[veadlsteak]

Thank You so so much for putting this up. Wow what a song!

It is really beautiful! thank you Ivory Joe for singing this lovely

gift for us!

[Tejano44]

Thanks for posting this Classic from my era .

[mrjjoker]

anybody knows where i can get sonya spence version of this song....please

[gogo31038]

One of my favourites of the 1950s. I'm 77 now and still never tire of playing it.

[levenho1]

ivory joe hunter ---- since i met you baby i almost lost my mind if i give you my love==== great talent

[1969jmd]

Wow what a vid thanks for sharing it.

[lachryme]

one of the best ever

[stan81433]

Just a fabulous video. Just a great song.

[SkeebWilcox]

I am of the opinion that the fifties could have given us just three songs: "Sea Cruise", "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'" and this and it still would have been a great decade! Now you know what made Pat Boone the star he was!  Thanks for sharing this!

[BushMass]

I was 8 years old when this was released and I still love it...

[luannheacock1]

This is my husband's favorite song, we went together in high school and then got married 1 year ago. We are 75! Maybe it should be Since I REMET You Baby!

[skaha77]

@luannheacock1 What took you so long?  (J/k, anc congratulations)

[LES6723]

@luannheacock1 nothing like waiting to be sure 

[loveurcat]

@luannheacock1 I'm 71 and this song touches my heart. Brings back good memories.

[Malcolmfairy]

@loveurcat

my mum heard this song for the first time in 50 years and she felt the same.

[cjthemusicman]

Now, this is VERY cool! Love this man's talent! What a great clip - thank you for posting!

*****

[theoxley]

When my twin daughters were born 12 years ago, I use to sing this to them when they were in their cribs. I love this song.

[woman8894]

Such a lovely song!!! Many many thanks for posting this. Without you tube I possibly would have never have heard this song. I am really greatful for people who share their treasures with us. My love to you.

[djkaz73]

classic. this was the first waltz at our wedding

[solidcitizen1]

Thank you for posting this. Loved it since I heard it on a film soundtrack twenty years or so ago. He wrote hundred and hundreds of songs, and I have a few of them but I wouldn't have thought he ever achieved this miraculous simplicity too many times. Not many have.

[zeke1312]

Reminds me of growing up in Philly in the 50s. Excellent music!

[siennar1]

this is a fuckin bad ass song

[ribotcb]

Great song I love this Song----Elvis no sing this Theme but this is... Elvis style..

Or no? Thank's..

[rnv322]

Elvis recorded this song and so have others, but to me, this is the finest example.

[Donkey9900]

Yep-this IS the best & finest. I've loved this song since I first heard it in the late 70's as a kid. I made a tape of the song for a special lady in my life in the mid 90's, & she loved it. We parted eventually, but I still love this song! Ivory Joe knew how to lay it down!

[suesongs]

He wrote "My wish came true", that was recorded by Elvis, and he also wrote "Just out of reach of my two empty arms".

[d820m]

also I Need You So......in 1957 he invited Ivory Joe out to Graceland and told him "I vory Joe, I sure do like your songs, you ain't got any more of 'em for me, do you?" and Ivory Joe told him about "My Wish Came True"

[lukespack]

I well remember this great song and Ivory Joe Hunter. I had just gotten into the army in late 1956. This song was on most juke boxes and I played it many times. It really made me think of a girl back home.

[473055]

Wish they still wrote great songs like this today.

[DanielleMarieBlu79]

I was married to this song in 2002 - one of my favorites of all time.  So wonderful to see a live version :)

[Featureman]

He was great. He also wrote I Almost Lost My Mind.

[lavendereyes79]

Beautiful !

[Slimriddim]

Beautiful!

[claysjavelin1]

Great

[ericwooldridge]

jerry lee lewis covers a lot of black guys haha

[diuga1]

Can someone tell me when was this song first released to stores?

Around 1956, maybe?

[oldexdoowopdj]

You guessed right. It hit the Billboard charts in 1956.

[diuga1]

Thanks a bunch for the reply, friend.

[memfisman]

As a child I loved this song. I still do.

[Nahling1]

thats my great uncle :)

[theoxley]

What a wonderful man. I was told he even did the Grand Ole Opry. If that's true, it tells us that even back then, Mr. Hunter had that appeal and people loved him.

[Nahling1]

i should be happy to be related to him then lol. ppl seem sweet.=D

[Nahling1]

lol he seems sweeted i meant

[arothejr01]

I love the name, it just rolls of the tongue; Ivory Joe Hunter. This song and "A Tear Fell" are two of my favorite songs of all time. The line from "A Tear Fell" is one off the most memoriable: "The teardrops that you steppped on as you danced across the floor were crushed like my poor heart was when you walked out of my door". Perfect sentiment for a teenage boy who just got dumped, I remember it well!

[theoxley]

Joe use to play the Grand Ol Opry in the late 50's and early 60's. Great music is medicine for the soul.

[ona48]

now THAT is music....

[profhum]

One of the first songs I loved as a kid, about fifth grade. I remember those notes tinkling so slowly out of the radio. It seemed so solemn, somehow. Thanks for posting.

[ricksay58]

This is a true work of art !

[dtwgirl]

What a rare clip. Thanks for posting.