@Atomicflash500, Spandou ballet: cool white boys in suits. When I had to go to job interviews, I thought about them & suave Richard Gere. Got the job 2
@everyone, Natives of Paris, France, Beverly Hills, Ca, Brooklyn, NY, Houston, TX, Harlem, NY all speak a certain dialect. So does eminem, Tiger Woods, & Samuel Jackson.
Jackson would talk differently if he was educated @ a top university in England. Ricky Nelson would probably sing differently if he were raised in Harlem.
Im black; spent an enormous amount in time in phases enjoying (in the yard,tub,or @ a house party) Ozzy Osborne (thanks 2 my half Greek Girlfriend),Tupac,Mozart,Ray Charles,James Brown,EminEm,Movie Scores,Bone Thugs,& Parliament Funkadelic.
@bobluman4 Those who don't understand dialect, grab the dictionary (no disrespect). People tend to favor the way people whom grew up with talk. Some people like Ricky Nelson's version, some like Ray Charles. I dig good talent in any case... If you think Im crazy, then you would not have understood *Artists* like Ricky's and Ray's ability to harmonize in a duet together and create something interesting...
@bobluman4 I could sort of tell you were just messin with me and the fact that I was babblin on... ;) - so, you know where Im comin from... heh. behave man!
I know I'm a year late, but great video!! Love James on the Tele... at least he didn't have to learn a new song when Elvis did "I Got A Woman" live... very close to the same riffs. Awesome!
He may have been a "teen idol," but the man could rock. Great back-up band; James Burton did indeed play guitar with Elvis after gigging with Rick. Also remember, rock & roll was a forerunner of integration in the US. These artists not only knew and did each other's songs, many of them knew each other, too. (Both Fats Domino and Ricky had separate hits with "I'm Walkin,' for example.) Rock on, Rick - now David's back in your audience, too. (RIP David Nelson, 1/11/11)
That guy on the right ... was he part of Elvis tour in the 70's? As for Rickly singing a "black mans" song... Ray Charles may have re wrote it from a gospel song, but it was ELVIS that brought it to the white ppl. And if Elvis could do it, WHY NOT RICKY?!
music is music weather were black or white , indian , hispanic if u got the music and the want then u go for it , no one can run ur life , its what u want , ELVIS proved every one wrong , MLK made his point and got it through , i respect them 2 for stepping in and going the extra mile to get the dream real , so no matter the song or who wrote it if u want to sing it then u do so , who knows u might end up on a front cover of some big business , ROCK ON !!!!!
oh and by the way seanryan2001!! i have no problem with whites recording black music but during this time it was straight up high jacking of the music no royalties no credit no thank you and most important no respect !!!!
@mars281 Black people DID get royalities, Little Richard got money from Pat Boone when he covered his songs, same thing with most people, all-in-all, the music business wasn't nice to either black or white people. You can have soul without it being your song, there's lots of good covers. I think you're just trying to have a reason to bitch on racism. Almost nobody likes racism, bur complaining at Ricky Nelson isn't the right place.
@mars281 well Otis Blackwell made a great living from the songs he wrote for Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis, he had no complaints about white singers recording his music. Other black songwriters who wrote for Elvis were paid well and never complained.You go on about highjacking, take 'hound dog', who ripped off that song first, it was rufus thomas a black Dj who brought out a song called 'bearcat', same tune.From the 50's till today, everybody steals from songs, got nothing to do with color.
@mars281 This was like 50 years ago, you really don't know who was paid or not. Calling it "white wash with no soul" is what is making people respond to you. If you like the "soulful black version" then go look it up instead of writing nonsense on THIS version which THESE people came here to listen to. No one is forcing you to listen.
listen to the original this is white wash people... what garbage!!! this doenst sound as good because it has no soul because it is not his work!!! fabrications and lies!!!
Rick's rhythm section for years, James 'The Man' Burton on guitar, Richie Frost on Drums and Joe OsBorne on Bass. Arguably the best back up, rhythm section going from about 1955 to 1965. If you want to hear the guys with Rick really rocking, get your hands on My Buckets Got a Hole In It, I believe what you say, I got a feeling, and Stood Up. RIP Rickey
Fantastic band, with james Burton and Joe Osborn probably one of the best back ups of the time. Does anybody know the drummer's name? Funny detail: At 2.07 he hits the break one bar too early but doesn't seem to be bothered.
music is made to be enjoyed, who gives two shits who wrote it and what colour their skin was, all i care about is the sound and i think its damn fine!
James Burton's great as ever, who's the bass player?! That bassline's tremendous! I thought it might be Joe Osborn, who played with Ricky Nelson at some point, anyone else know?
I am no musician, but I am a music lover. Everything from Miles to Muddy Waters, Etta James, Bless her Soul, Patsy Cline, Leonard Cohen, Dave Brubeck, Damien Rice...I love Ricky. He was cool when I was a kid and I am sorry he passed. Hey? Was it Ricky, the Kingston Trio, or Ray who got me to love it so? Come on, just give it up for a white kid who tried...
Im a musician and know alot about music.. but thats not what this is about.. I actually dig Ricky Nelson.. But this is a prime example of what white people did to "colored music" (Im white) but really?? this like the "black kid" in high school wrote a song and the "preppy" quarterback played it at the dance.. Ray Charles whatever your faults or demons may be.. we all have them.. but you OWN this song.. FOREVER
@justingarman This is the tightest 1958-64 L.A. young Hot Rockabilly hit 4-piece unit average age about 19. Great numbers are always interpreted in many styles, and Ray Charles did at least one Country album and had a huge hit with a Don Gibson country number. True artists know no boundaries and respect each other.
@justingarman But Ray Charles loved to play country music, recorded Hank WIlliams songs and did it really well. Oh but I forgot; he was blind, couldnt see.
But then maybe he saw better than you what this is all about.
@banjanac Learning from Ringo's dad maybe. Richard Starr was a snotty scouse kid when this ace 1958 L.A. Rockabilly 4-piece was storming the worldwide charts. No U.S. Original Rockin '50s Rock n Roll, no Beatle boys no Brit beat - no doubt !
Lennon was once asked if Ringo was the best drummer in Rock, he answered,
" He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles ! "
Rock On Ringo my son even if youve closed your web to fans - peace and peace and peace and love. The Ricky Nelson Combo Burton/Kirkland/Garf /Frost & all unbeaten in their time and in our time.
cant remember the lead guitarists name right now, but his chicken picken with the strings broke NEW GROUND back then from memory on lead guitars,made the whole joint stand up and take a real good hard look at what he was doing with his axe, Burton was his last name i think, ??? let me know anybody..cheer,s !!
This version is good for what it is, elvis' is good too Ray's the best imo. Music is recreated and sampled all the time, I never seen Ray make a huge fuss over it, why? because he got paid, nobody stole anything. Thats the way the game is.
What a bass-player indeed! The GREAT Joe Osborn, who's played on more hit records than you and I have had hot dinners. Go check his web site out! For me he's the outstanding player of that generation.
Awesome. The bass player is going nuts and James Burton itakes a great solo. The band is kickin'. Ricky Nelson rocks harder than Elvis ever could and he didn't have to move an inch !! Bring back this music somebody !! Play from the heart
Yeah, and Beyonce isn't doing covers of Catholic hymns composed by an upper-class white man (Bach). You're right, Sierria64, Ricky was WAY out of his league (*sarcasm*).
And you obviously have no idea how the music industry operates. $20 says Ricky didn't even pick the song.
Stop thinking in terms of race and start thinking in terms of MUSIC (if you did think they way you indicated at the end, you wouldn't have mentioned your race).
@ORUPRANKSTAZ Ricky said his two biggest musical heroes were Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, and this is the kind of stuff they did, and they had more control over there song choices in there early careers than Ricky did, but Ricky's father and the record company wanted him to be more of a ballad singer, that's why he recorded tunes like "Poor Little Fool" which he hated and did not want released as a single! This, however, is the kind he liked more!
Playing various versions of this song and I think this is a very workmanlike job. Rick had the good fortune to include James Burton - the original chicken picker - in his band so always had that touch of class that set him apart. Can't decide wheher Elvis or Ray are tops on this number.
So your saying if your white your not allowed to record black music.Thats as stupid as saying Tiger Woods shouldnt play golf, seeing as golf was invented and dominated for years, by white people.
black people do nothing but complain, so of course they will blame white people for all their problems- and regarding slavery- Africans sold their own people into slavery
@Seanryan2001 Couldn't agree with you more. I seem to recall Ray Charles doing a lot of country songs that were not written by blacks. And, he also sang both Yesterday and Eleanor Rigby. To carry this rascist BS further, would we want to see baseball or basketball played only by whites? I think not. Some people should just shut up and enjoy the music. If they don't like a particular version, that's their choice, but they should keep their rascist views to themselves.
@BlacknesUnforgivable i never said tiger woods was black, i was saying that he is not white.Tiger Woods has done for golf what Elvis did for black music in the 50's, they both broke down the race barrier.
@BlacknesUnforgivable Tiger Woods isn't black. Obama isn't black. Speaking of which.. Why couldn't we have gotten a COOL black man for President.. like Samuel L Jackson.. Instead we got this mutt JOKE.. Who will probably ruin it for every black man in the future.. Sad right?
Vicki Tasso sings a song dedicated to Ricky Nelson called "Dear Ricky". You can find it here on youtube. Its a must hear for Ricky fans and for fans of the oldies.
Ray Charles did it first and as far as I'm concerned (and I'm sure many agree with me) all three singers did a great job on this song! So there "raspberry!!!!!"!
I got a woman, way over town She's good to me, aw yeah Well I got a woman, way over town She's good to me, woh yeah Oh she's my baby, don't you understand Yes, and I'm her lovin' man I got a woman, way over town She's good to me, aw yeah She's saved her lovin', kissin and a huggin' Aw just for me, aw yeah She's saved her lovin', kissin and a huggin' Baby just for me, woh yeah
*sighs* I look at the comments and realise how much people can't appreciate good music. I'm 23 and grew up on the greats, and my Mum is a huge Rick Nelson fan. I know his life story (did a project on it), and would love to know what would have happened if not for that plane crash.
My favourite is Garden Party, then Lonesome Town, and I love him in all his movies and The Nelsons. What can I say - I just love him.
Some white americans might deny the roll of black american in building america and paying for that with long slavery but they cannot deny them their contribution to american music.they brought to this world countless of great singers. Ragga, rap, hip hop, jazz, soul and blues, and rock and roll were all black music at first.
Ray charls, little richard, Michael jackson, and many more.
I agree with you one hundred percent. i am German by genetics but I know better than to think America would be where it is without the melting and blending of all the great cultures that make up its population.
When it comes down to it,you can't compare between Elvis and Ricky and whoever sings this song......Because their voices are different and frankly I think both versions are great!!!!!!
What in the blue hell??? I like Elvis' version better than this crap and Ray Charles version is better than Elvis'. This sounds like pure-bread white honkey-tonk trash. It's no wonder those white boys riped off the black artist not only in sound and music, but also tried to make it their own. To hell with crossing over. If you hear something good, black music, whites are taking it and making it their own. Even today, where is Vanilla Ice? GONE. Robin Thicke is next.
Apples vs. apples comparison, yes. However, the lead guitar is James Burton, who was Elvis' guitarist during the 60's and 70's. Scotty Moore played for Elvis before.
Can you git rid of emen em too?? The big cash was in the publishing, so Ray, Fats,Lil Ricard etc made plenty 'o money from Rick's covers. Blacks have always sung white songs too(Amazing Grace for one little starter)so git off your damn high horse. Ray loved his Georgia,
Over the Rainbow, Born to Loose, Stormy Weather (all written by whites)!
Rick is no Ray BUT he definitely swings on this. One of Ray's biggest successes was his 2Modern Sounds in Country Western lps. Mucho dinero from them!! He focused on country in the majority of his recordings during his later years too. Don't talk smack if you aint got the facts!
They MAY have been written by whites, but that's not what my complaint is. I could care less WHO wrote the song, it's who sings the song first and yes, we can get rid of Em too.
Stevieand Marvin did a ton of covers and usually did them better than the white original versions, just like all the white songs (composers and original singers) I listed above(a few among Many)that Ray did.
By your rules: Ree should have never cut Respect and Otis shouldn't have done Try A Little Tenderness (which Aretha did a killer cover of too-before OR did)
time to go watch peanuts and pro wrestling again,jr. Composers love a singer to make a song "their own" and are flatterd when their songs are recorded by different artists from different genres. Did you want Aretha to sing Bridge Over Troubled Water like Simon &G, or Spanish Harlem/Don't Play That Song like Ben E King?(Rhyme) Hell NO!
Yup, every one of them deserves much more credit than they will ever get. But some of us know and appreciate their musical contribution and talent. Each was an original and have proven to be lasting classics. Rick did what only Rick Nelson could do for the music he loved. He will always be my favorite. Covering one of his songs was my ticket into a major recording company. Thanks to the whole Nelson family for many wonderful memories.
hmmm Ricky Nelson does sucks. Lonesome Town is the only vocal performance from him i feel anything from. Elvis live version of I Got A Woman is still the best version ive heard. Ricky is to much of a pansy to sing this with any conviction or raw sexuality.
This song has African-American musical history behind it whereas something like "Lonesome Town" has a more European feel. I don't mean anything bad by that, just that someone who's family was Swedish-American has a different voice than someone who's family was African-American. In European music, emotion is expressed more in the melody and chords than in the vocal delivery. Both same ideas, but in different contexts.
That was a stupid oversimplification but ... my theory as to why this version sucks. He just came from a different background. Elvis was singing gospel in churches from an early age. Sorry for such a dumb comment. Wish I could delete those.
It gets better in the middle. And considering he's Ozzie and Harriet's son, did you expect him to start grinding the mic stand or something? Just singing the song is incredible, helping bring the music to the general population and making it acceptable for white kids to listen to "black" music.
ray charles made this nd he wants to steal it!!!!
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@Atomicflash500, Spandou ballet: cool white boys in suits. When I had to go to job interviews, I thought about them & suave Richard Gere. Got the job 2
@everyone, Natives of Paris, France, Beverly Hills, Ca, Brooklyn, NY, Houston, TX, Harlem, NY all speak a certain dialect. So does eminem, Tiger Woods, & Samuel Jackson.
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Jackson would talk differently if he was educated @ a top university in England. Ricky Nelson would probably sing differently if he were raised in Harlem.
Im black; spent an enormous amount in time in phases enjoying (in the yard,tub,or @ a house party) Ozzy Osborne (thanks 2 my half Greek Girlfriend),Tupac,Mozart,Ray Charles,James Brown,EminEm,Movie Scores,Bone Thugs,& Parliament Funkadelic.
Come on, USE YOUR MIND.
networkofsales 3 weeks ago
@networkofsales what are you talking about man ?
bobluman4 1 week ago
@bobluman4 Those who don't understand dialect, grab the dictionary (no disrespect). People tend to favor the way people whom grew up with talk. Some people like Ricky Nelson's version, some like Ray Charles. I dig good talent in any case... If you think Im crazy, then you would not have understood *Artists* like Ricky's and Ray's ability to harmonize in a duet together and create something interesting...
networkofsales 1 week ago
@networkofsales buddy i love all the versions of this song i love both ray Charles and ricky nelson
bobluman4 1 week ago
@bobluman4 I could sort of tell you were just messin with me and the fact that I was babblin on... ;) - so, you know where Im comin from... heh. behave man!
networkofsales 1 week ago
@networkofsales hahaha good song though
bobluman4 1 week ago
God bless the Hillbillies and screw the purists. Get a day job!
minter74 4 months ago
Who would have guessed that James Burtton would still be playing this behind some guy named Elvis some years later.
MrMattRocker 4 months ago
James Burton explêndido!! 10
luizantsil 5 months ago
wanda jackson lets have aparty
paulmg377 6 months ago
sounds a bit light... still prefer the Ray Charles version.. but then it could just be because I heard that one 1st...
Guluva69 7 months ago
Bassy working hard
truckerpunkblues 7 months ago
On the lead guitar: James Burtton
elvisbycarlos 8 months ago
I enjoy all good singers and songs, I couldn't care less what colour there skin is .
Comofan100 8 months ago 2
hate the ivy league suits
Atomicflash500 8 months ago
Great version!!! and seeing James Burton what a freakin gem!!!
kevindlinc 1 year ago
what an artist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truemiccontroller 1 year ago
pleaseeeeeeeeeee keep adding more ricky
rocknroller53 1 year ago
love james burtons playing
bobluman4 1 year ago
I know I'm a year late, but great video!! Love James on the Tele... at least he didn't have to learn a new song when Elvis did "I Got A Woman" live... very close to the same riffs. Awesome!
sutorka 1 year ago
He may have been a "teen idol," but the man could rock. Great back-up band; James Burton did indeed play guitar with Elvis after gigging with Rick. Also remember, rock & roll was a forerunner of integration in the US. These artists not only knew and did each other's songs, many of them knew each other, too. (Both Fats Domino and Ricky had separate hits with "I'm Walkin,' for example.) Rock on, Rick - now David's back in your audience, too. (RIP David Nelson, 1/11/11)
countrypaul 1 year ago
That guy on the right ... was he part of Elvis tour in the 70's? As for Rickly singing a "black mans" song... Ray Charles may have re wrote it from a gospel song, but it was ELVIS that brought it to the white ppl. And if Elvis could do it, WHY NOT RICKY?!
YRNGHFAN2 1 year ago
If you have Soul, you have Soul no matter the color of your skin,,,,
Recce007 1 year ago
music is music weather were black or white , indian , hispanic if u got the music and the want then u go for it , no one can run ur life , its what u want , ELVIS proved every one wrong , MLK made his point and got it through , i respect them 2 for stepping in and going the extra mile to get the dream real , so no matter the song or who wrote it if u want to sing it then u do so , who knows u might end up on a front cover of some big business , ROCK ON !!!!!
richardshoney1 1 year ago
James Burton is playing lead guitar
EliTigerMan 1 year ago 6
Who is the lead guitarist and the drummer?
mopbrothers 1 year ago
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@mopbrothers James Burton is playing lead guitar
EliTigerMan 1 year ago
this is my fave ricky song ever :)
jadeyfamous 1 year ago
@jadeyfamous its not rickys song,its ray charles song and this is a poor cover
baydough100 1 year ago
@baydough100 but he is white
soulsinging69 1 year ago
this just as much country as it is rhythmn and blues. in equal parts.
JAARNO88 1 year ago
Ricky's sooooooo cute!!! :D<3
hsmgeek4ever 1 year ago 2
oh, he better be talking about me :)
omarskats3000 1 year ago
He's hot!!
Pualwazhere 1 year ago 2
i wish he was refering to me.
omarskats3000 1 year ago
They cook!
marcellolippi 1 year ago
oh and by the way seanryan2001!! i have no problem with whites recording black music but during this time it was straight up high jacking of the music no royalties no credit no thank you and most important no respect !!!!
mars281 1 year ago
@mars281 Black people DID get royalities, Little Richard got money from Pat Boone when he covered his songs, same thing with most people, all-in-all, the music business wasn't nice to either black or white people. You can have soul without it being your song, there's lots of good covers. I think you're just trying to have a reason to bitch on racism. Almost nobody likes racism, bur complaining at Ricky Nelson isn't the right place.
TheDJGrandPa 1 year ago
@mars281 well Otis Blackwell made a great living from the songs he wrote for Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis, he had no complaints about white singers recording his music. Other black songwriters who wrote for Elvis were paid well and never complained.You go on about highjacking, take 'hound dog', who ripped off that song first, it was rufus thomas a black Dj who brought out a song called 'bearcat', same tune.From the 50's till today, everybody steals from songs, got nothing to do with color.
Seanryan2001 10 months ago 3
@mars281 This was like 50 years ago, you really don't know who was paid or not. Calling it "white wash with no soul" is what is making people respond to you. If you like the "soulful black version" then go look it up instead of writing nonsense on THIS version which THESE people came here to listen to. No one is forcing you to listen.
desiraemonique 4 months ago
listen to the original this is white wash people... what garbage!!! this doenst sound as good because it has no soul because it is not his work!!! fabrications and lies!!!
mars281 1 year ago
James needed a little close up lovin during that solo. damn
softshoes 1 year ago
Rick's rhythm section for years, James 'The Man' Burton on guitar, Richie Frost on Drums and Joe OsBorne on Bass. Arguably the best back up, rhythm section going from about 1955 to 1965. If you want to hear the guys with Rick really rocking, get your hands on My Buckets Got a Hole In It, I believe what you say, I got a feeling, and Stood Up. RIP Rickey
shadownglass 1 year ago 2
My Mom and I would look forward to Rick singing at the end of the show. This is probably from around 1965 or 66.
dahur 1 year ago
Noblat viado@
ney69 1 year ago
Fantastic band, with james Burton and Joe Osborn probably one of the best back ups of the time. Does anybody know the drummer's name? Funny detail: At 2.07 he hits the break one bar too early but doesn't seem to be bothered.
bluntandlanguid 1 year ago
Cool !
Thingalina 1 year ago
great song
mrflex83 1 year ago
The bass line in this song is ridiculous!! Wicked!
funkydrummer14 1 year ago
This man is really talented. He deserved a recognition. I can see he's a simple and shy guy with good heart. Love you Ricky!
santalazy0 1 year ago 2
music is made to be enjoyed, who gives two shits who wrote it and what colour their skin was, all i care about is the sound and i think its damn fine!
rockakitty1993 1 year ago 34
@rockakitty1993 You Tell Em Honey !
avantill 9 months ago
how about just loving the music and cut the political crap
dacca62 1 year ago
Who is the woman he kept trying to find after his DAd paid her to let him alone?
real name not fake name...
lindapittsburgh 1 year ago
Is that a young James Burton on lead guitar,???
malcjow 1 year ago
You bet it is.
RBW0074 1 year ago
That's great backing!!!!
Love that bass.
GravityBoy72 1 year ago
James Burton's great as ever, who's the bass player?! That bassline's tremendous! I thought it might be Joe Osborn, who played with Ricky Nelson at some point, anyone else know?
a481031r 1 year ago
@a481031r It certainly is Joe Osborn - my all-time favourite bass-player. So inventive.
stratandteleman 1 year ago
some energy lacks...
ejeevika 1 year ago
James Burton, one of the greatest guitarists of all time, excelled from then up to and including all his work with Elvis. Way to go, James!
luther963 1 year ago 2
I am no musician, but I am a music lover. Everything from Miles to Muddy Waters, Etta James, Bless her Soul, Patsy Cline, Leonard Cohen, Dave Brubeck, Damien Rice...I love Ricky. He was cool when I was a kid and I am sorry he passed. Hey? Was it Ricky, the Kingston Trio, or Ray who got me to love it so? Come on, just give it up for a white kid who tried...
putitupmike1 2 years ago
Im a musician and know alot about music.. but thats not what this is about.. I actually dig Ricky Nelson.. But this is a prime example of what white people did to "colored music" (Im white) but really?? this like the "black kid" in high school wrote a song and the "preppy" quarterback played it at the dance.. Ray Charles whatever your faults or demons may be.. we all have them.. but you OWN this song.. FOREVER
justingarman 2 years ago
@justingarman This is the tightest 1958-64 L.A. young Hot Rockabilly hit 4-piece unit average age about 19. Great numbers are always interpreted in many styles, and Ray Charles did at least one Country album and had a huge hit with a Don Gibson country number. True artists know no boundaries and respect each other.
DougPatton1 2 years ago 3
@justingarman But Ray Charles loved to play country music, recorded Hank WIlliams songs and did it really well. Oh but I forgot; he was blind, couldnt see.
But then maybe he saw better than you what this is all about.
CobinRain 1 year ago
this makes me mad
MistaChubbz1 2 years ago
I did asked one of the nelson brotheres if there was a Mary Lou,, no he said it just rymed to lou, oh well
ciara2825 2 years ago
The drummer is good, too. Sits like Ringo. I guess that's whom he was learning from.
banjanac 2 years ago
@banjanac Learning from Ringo's dad maybe. Richard Starr was a snotty scouse kid when this ace 1958 L.A. Rockabilly 4-piece was storming the worldwide charts. No U.S. Original Rockin '50s Rock n Roll, no Beatle boys no Brit beat - no doubt !
DougPatton1 2 years ago
Lennon was once asked if Ringo was the best drummer in Rock, he answered,
" He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles ! "
Rock On Ringo my son even if youve closed your web to fans - peace and peace and peace and love. The Ricky Nelson Combo Burton/Kirkland/Garf /Frost & all unbeaten in their time and in our time.
DougPatton1 2 years ago
cant remember the lead guitarists name right now, but his chicken picken with the strings broke NEW GROUND back then from memory on lead guitars,made the whole joint stand up and take a real good hard look at what he was doing with his axe, Burton was his last name i think, ??? let me know anybody..cheer,s !!
barnfresh60 2 years ago
James Burton. Also guitarist for Elvis till the end.
jmt999tube 2 years ago 2
yes mate thats right, hey thanks for replying that was good of you,merry x mas!
barnfresh60 2 years ago
yeah ricky nelson viva
SuperElvispresley 2 years ago
no lo puedo creer, tiene un parecido a Christian Mayer, siiiiiiiii
kaede202 2 years ago
i loved the video i think thay are the good times u got very good music from trent. p.s u guys really rock .
rockabillystraycats6 2 years ago
This version is good for what it is, elvis' is good too Ray's the best imo. Music is recreated and sampled all the time, I never seen Ray make a huge fuss over it, why? because he got paid, nobody stole anything. Thats the way the game is.
blacklite911 2 years ago 3
What a Bass player!
parrylynn 2 years ago
What a bass-player indeed! The GREAT Joe Osborn, who's played on more hit records than you and I have had hot dinners. Go check his web site out! For me he's the outstanding player of that generation.
stratandteleman 2 years ago
Awesome. The bass player is going nuts and James Burton itakes a great solo. The band is kickin'. Ricky Nelson rocks harder than Elvis ever could and he didn't have to move an inch !! Bring back this music somebody !! Play from the heart
drbackstreet 2 years ago
com Elvis é bem melhor!!!
OV7Super 2 years ago
o yes, great voice :) i like mary lou and travelin man
iloveclassics50 2 years ago
Well... after all, Ray was in a league of his own as a singer/musician, but Ricky still was real, smooth rockin' cat.
kdancat 2 years ago 2
i like rays the best actually and im white!
iloveclassics50 2 years ago 2
i'm balck and i am 25 yrs old .. i think he was out his league when he coevered this.. but he has a nice voice
sierria64 2 years ago
Yeah, and Beyonce isn't doing covers of Catholic hymns composed by an upper-class white man (Bach). You're right, Sierria64, Ricky was WAY out of his league (*sarcasm*).
And you obviously have no idea how the music industry operates. $20 says Ricky didn't even pick the song.
Stop thinking in terms of race and start thinking in terms of MUSIC (if you did think they way you indicated at the end, you wouldn't have mentioned your race).
ORUPRANKSTAZ 2 years ago 3
@ORUPRANKSTAZ Ricky said his two biggest musical heroes were Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, and this is the kind of stuff they did, and they had more control over there song choices in there early careers than Ricky did, but Ricky's father and the record company wanted him to be more of a ballad singer, that's why he recorded tunes like "Poor Little Fool" which he hated and did not want released as a single! This, however, is the kind he liked more!
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MrToadFace 2 years ago
Playing various versions of this song and I think this is a very workmanlike job. Rick had the good fortune to include James Burton - the original chicken picker - in his band so always had that touch of class that set him apart. Can't decide wheher Elvis or Ray are tops on this number.
zthetha 2 years ago
white people stole all our music buls####
SEF10000 2 years ago
You should thank God each and every day for "white folk", ----just try and imagine where you might be WITHOUT them.
lahinch95 2 years ago
Just because your parents are brother and sister, you don't have to expose the result here on Youtube.
dkfelix 2 years ago
okay thank white people .... im black and 25 in watts la ... lets see ...oh yes thank them whites for stealing our music , enslavement and chains
sierria64 2 years ago
So your saying if your white your not allowed to record black music.Thats as stupid as saying Tiger Woods shouldnt play golf, seeing as golf was invented and dominated for years, by white people.
Seanryan2001 2 years ago 43
black people do nothing but complain, so of course they will blame white people for all their problems- and regarding slavery- Africans sold their own people into slavery
MrToadFace 2 years ago
@Seanryan2001 This guy sucks,an elvis clone he certainly was.
2344321000 1 year ago
@2344321000 your an idiot
drenai2001 1 year ago
@Seanryan2001 Couldn't agree with you more. I seem to recall Ray Charles doing a lot of country songs that were not written by blacks. And, he also sang both Yesterday and Eleanor Rigby. To carry this rascist BS further, would we want to see baseball or basketball played only by whites? I think not. Some people should just shut up and enjoy the music. If they don't like a particular version, that's their choice, but they should keep their rascist views to themselves.
1dublj 10 months ago 5
@Seanryan2001 tiger woods isnt black
BlacknesUnforgivable 9 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable i never said tiger woods was black, i was saying that he is not white.Tiger Woods has done for golf what Elvis did for black music in the 50's, they both broke down the race barrier.
Seanryan2001 9 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable Tiger Woods isn't black. Obama isn't black. Speaking of which.. Why couldn't we have gotten a COOL black man for President.. like Samuel L Jackson.. Instead we got this mutt JOKE.. Who will probably ruin it for every black man in the future.. Sad right?
seonfox 9 months ago
Remember him from my young times,in Norway.
giselagrette 2 years ago
Elvis mutch better than Ray
cafcwebbluke 2 years ago
Great job Rick, but all I can say is 'Play It James'!
ElvisTCB01 2 years ago 2
Ricky is one of the best talents ever.
He will be even more loved as the years go by.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 2 years ago 3
Thanks for the post.
Thearl 2 years ago 2
great job!
melende1966 2 years ago
This has got to be one of the coolest rock videos. The bass player is AWESOME. Underrated underrated
mk393 2 years ago 2
Elvis' version from his first album in '56 absolutely smokes. No hint of R&B, just sharp, raw and intense blues rock.
TubeGunner 2 years ago
James Burton is da man.
ffairlane57 2 years ago
Those girls sure are quiet..they'd be screaming their heads of with Elvis singin'
007021953 2 years ago
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viper22osman 3 years ago
Vicki Tasso sings a song dedicated to Ricky Nelson called "Dear Ricky". You can find it here on youtube. Its a must hear for Ricky fans and for fans of the oldies.
villilo81 3 years ago
I can't find it. I'd love to hear it.
Thearl 2 years ago
Yea it looks like unfortunately they took it off unfortunately. Maybe someone will post it again.
villilo81 2 years ago
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I can't find it.
Thearl 2 years ago
ray charles did it first!
i suggest u to watch Ray movie
kisuum 3 years ago 3
elvis has a tight version too.
daveyfey9 3 years ago
Ray charles had soul playing,but Elvis was ok playing it.
oramikleepunk 2 years ago
Ricky Nelson is great!
Elvis did the song best ever!
I think Ricky was an elvis imitator...
1935birthofmusic 3 years ago
And naturally James Burton backed Elvis in the 70's on this song. Burton loks great in this video wtih Ricky Nelson.
ffairlane57 3 years ago
his voice is better when he sings low...he cant hit high notes like elvis could
LedHed71 3 years ago 3
this is the worst song Rick ever recorded in my opinion.
jbmadvids4401 2 years ago
stevie wonder also did it
but i think we all agree when i say that ray's version is the best
hammertje 3 years ago
crap, elvis did this in 56 and is the best
chipsotool 3 years ago
Ray Charles did it first and as far as I'm concerned (and I'm sure many agree with me) all three singers did a great job on this song! So there "raspberry!!!!!"!
davesharon5747 3 years ago 4
The tone of Burton's tele caster, I maximum
I don't come out of this tone readily.
jazzbass0321 3 years ago
Not enough soul :P
Ray is much better :) <3
viola157 3 years ago
i agree 100%
jpe58 3 years ago
Not as good as Ray Charles but Ricky rocks fine. Good cover.
PCMusic75 3 years ago
Ricky Nelson Rocks!!!
ElvisKing123 3 years ago
What a nice guitar solo man...!!!
Frankmen99 3 years ago
does anyone know who originally wrote this song?
jls1505 3 years ago
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ray charles idiot
musicbybrendan 3 years ago
sometimes it pays to be an idiot: we keep the assholes in line
emb1st 3 years ago
I'd be afraid to a question. Someone might call me an idiot.
ffairlane57 3 years ago 2
lol
jasondunstan1977 3 years ago
Ironic that James Burton is playing guitar in this, considering he must've played it with Elvis back in the 1970's.
ffairlane57 3 years ago
Ricky really rocks - great clip, great song, great performance!
RockRollisHere2Stay 3 years ago
Bertrandd06 3 years ago 3
i think ricky nelson is a pretty cool guy. eh plays music and doesnt afriad of anything.
Darbyjack 3 years ago
What can he be affraid by ?
thejerryleelewisfan 3 years ago
Plane crashes.
Darbyjack 3 years ago
do you know that jerry lee lewis sold him this famous plane he's been killed by ?
thejerryleelewisfan 3 years ago
Lol I didn't know that. Maybe he planted a defect in the plane for lulz.
Darbyjack 3 years ago
Ricky Nelson rules my heart!
7chatons 3 years ago
*sighs* I look at the comments and realise how much people can't appreciate good music. I'm 23 and grew up on the greats, and my Mum is a huge Rick Nelson fan. I know his life story (did a project on it), and would love to know what would have happened if not for that plane crash.
My favourite is Garden Party, then Lonesome Town, and I love him in all his movies and The Nelsons. What can I say - I just love him.
Thank you for uploading this.
Clarrisani 3 years ago 2
Looks like a young Tom Cruise.
Spinitch628 3 years ago
I thought so too, but Nelson is a little better looking.
Aquablue33 3 years ago
ya and i love that guitar on the lead guitarist...great song...and i swear ive never seen a straighter hairline
jackjolli 3 years ago 3
James Burton on lead guitar.Superb.
thewsca 3 years ago 4
Ray Charles Rulezz...
cihancizmeci 4 years ago
yes he does.
this one is ok but he sucks comparing to Ray.
Some white americans might deny the roll of black american in building america and paying for that with long slavery but they cannot deny them their contribution to american music.they brought to this world countless of great singers. Ragga, rap, hip hop, jazz, soul and blues, and rock and roll were all black music at first.
Ray charls, little richard, Michael jackson, and many more.
samicxi 4 years ago
I agree with you one hundred percent. i am German by genetics but I know better than to think America would be where it is without the melting and blending of all the great cultures that make up its population.
FiestyCat86 3 years ago
bless you man.
Of course it is not just african american.
Every individual, every culture is great in a way.
samicxi 3 years ago
it's cool to hear this song sung by all the greats....ray, elvis, and ricky...
oh...and now, jamie foxx.
karennorman49 4 years ago 2
When it comes down to it,you can't compare between Elvis and Ricky and whoever sings this song......Because their voices are different and frankly I think both versions are great!!!!!!
Crazypom2 4 years ago
What in the blue hell??? I like Elvis' version better than this crap and Ray Charles version is better than Elvis'. This sounds like pure-bread white honkey-tonk trash. It's no wonder those white boys riped off the black artist not only in sound and music, but also tried to make it their own. To hell with crossing over. If you hear something good, black music, whites are taking it and making it their own. Even today, where is Vanilla Ice? GONE. Robin Thicke is next.
BlackReign469 4 years ago
Apples vs. apples comparison, yes. However, the lead guitar is James Burton, who was Elvis' guitarist during the 60's and 70's. Scotty Moore played for Elvis before.
ffairlane57 4 years ago
Can you git rid of emen em too?? The big cash was in the publishing, so Ray, Fats,Lil Ricard etc made plenty 'o money from Rick's covers. Blacks have always sung white songs too(Amazing Grace for one little starter)so git off your damn high horse. Ray loved his Georgia,
Over the Rainbow, Born to Loose, Stormy Weather (all written by whites)!
taddyd1 4 years ago
Rick is no Ray BUT he definitely swings on this. One of Ray's biggest successes was his 2Modern Sounds in Country Western lps. Mucho dinero from them!! He focused on country in the majority of his recordings during his later years too. Don't talk smack if you aint got the facts!
taddyd1 4 years ago
They MAY have been written by whites, but that's not what my complaint is. I could care less WHO wrote the song, it's who sings the song first and yes, we can get rid of Em too.
BlackReign469 4 years ago
Stevieand Marvin did a ton of covers and usually did them better than the white original versions, just like all the white songs (composers and original singers) I listed above(a few among Many)that Ray did.
taddyd1 4 years ago
Like what Mavis Staples said many years ago:
"When the Beatles sang Hey Jude I loved it, when Wilson Pickett sang it I BOUGHT it"
taddyd1 4 years ago
By your rules: Ree should have never cut Respect and Otis shouldn't have done Try A Little Tenderness (which Aretha did a killer cover of too-before OR did)
taddyd1 4 years ago
time to go watch peanuts and pro wrestling again,jr. Composers love a singer to make a song "their own" and are flatterd when their songs are recorded by different artists from different genres. Did you want Aretha to sing Bridge Over Troubled Water like Simon &G, or Spanish Harlem/Don't Play That Song like Ben E King?(Rhyme) Hell NO!
taddyd1 4 years ago
I think Rick does a great job on this version, personally!
matt150172 4 years ago
j'aime bien cette version.
Bertrandd06 4 years ago
listen to that bass player! if anything he should get credit for that.
Blainelewis 4 years ago
Yup, every one of them deserves much more credit than they will ever get. But some of us know and appreciate their musical contribution and talent. Each was an original and have proven to be lasting classics. Rick did what only Rick Nelson could do for the music he loved. He will always be my favorite. Covering one of his songs was my ticket into a major recording company. Thanks to the whole Nelson family for many wonderful memories.
rtrjmk5 4 years ago
hmmm Ricky Nelson does sucks. Lonesome Town is the only vocal performance from him i feel anything from. Elvis live version of I Got A Woman is still the best version ive heard. Ricky is to much of a pansy to sing this with any conviction or raw sexuality.
FAITHNOWHORE 4 years ago
This song has African-American musical history behind it whereas something like "Lonesome Town" has a more European feel. I don't mean anything bad by that, just that someone who's family was Swedish-American has a different voice than someone who's family was African-American. In European music, emotion is expressed more in the melody and chords than in the vocal delivery. Both same ideas, but in different contexts.
plumgreen 4 years ago
That was a stupid oversimplification but ... my theory as to why this version sucks. He just came from a different background. Elvis was singing gospel in churches from an early age. Sorry for such a dumb comment. Wish I could delete those.
plumgreen 4 years ago
I thought Piaf, Aznavour, Jagger, Callas, Springfield all had rather emotional deliveries.
taddyd1 4 years ago
It gets better in the middle. And considering he's Ozzie and Harriet's son, did you expect him to start grinding the mic stand or something? Just singing the song is incredible, helping bring the music to the general population and making it acceptable for white kids to listen to "black" music.
tennjam 4 years ago
elvis version his ham bone wannabe. Rick sings it truer, in his own stlyle. RAY CARLES owns this song so git off your Elvis crap.
taddyd1 4 years ago