Wimoweh - Karl Denver

The Karl Denver Trio perform "Wimoweh" on Shindig. Special "Live from London" edition, first broadcast October 7 1964. Line-up: Karl Denver, Kevin Neill, Gerry Cottrell. The inimitable yodelling technique of the Springburn-born former merchant seamen makes your heart sing. For the remarkable story of this song see: http://www.3rdearmusic.com/forum/mbube2.html

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• wimoweh
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• solomon
• linda

[Berlingo100]

Can`t decide if this is madness or genius. Either way i LOVE it !!

[nostromoau]

This is the best version of wimoweh by a country mile...sheer exuberance and virtuousity of the tonsil region...second to none..have loved it since the day It came out. Tick VG.

[Aidinovic]

Haha, love the Scotland The Brave bit in the guitar solo! (1:30)

[LuciusEsox1]

@Berlingo100 Genius,,, really,,, passion and ,,, hot damn,,, so much emotion

[DelTangBrav]

@arbutus27 The guitar picker you ask about is Kevin Neill, he was the last surviving member of the trio, but sadly he also died in March 2010. More of his playing can be found on Youtube.

[Jigaboo123456]

@overstrand444 I'm an ex-Para, and my older brother bought several Karl Denver ep's( remember them?!)

I had a neighbour who had served with the Argylls in Korea- and it was one hell of a shift, fighting off human wave attacks and being napalmed by the Yanks ( the fault of Brigade HQ, not the Yanks)

I'm intrigued by the notion that KD served- any references? I've tried but can't find any. It may have been a factor in his drinking, more's the pity.

[arbutus27]

Who the HELL is that guitar picker? Go man go! 

[Silverlady1]

@yellow512 Totally agree with you yellow512, Karl was the greatest and had a very powerful voice and a unique style, and doesn't deserve to be brushed aside. I have been searching for more of him on film or video without success. Come on you TV and Record companies dig deep into your archives and see what you can come up with. Please.

[dougallsdiscs]

Karl Denver has KEVIN NEILL & JERRY COTTRELL in his Trio and this wee pint sized Glaswegian had a terrific voice.Thanks Kark,great music,and thankl you for listing this one potatoscone{or tattie scone is better!!,Murray fae the bonnie city o' Perth.

[lpdog82]

I just discovered Karl Denver on YouTube, i had never heard of him before, This guy is talented indeed!, Rest In Peace Karl, YOU WERE AWESOME!!!!! (:->)

[daveleggpvt]

You'll be pleased to know Karl's son Mark is a most excellent bass player in my band ' The Sin Kings'. Just type "sin kings bedford" into google to see the guy in effect. Sorry about lack of link but not allowed.

[myepiphone]

@haitipi I think there was a genuine mistake made by the Weavers who thought this was a Trad song so no royalties needed to be paid.It was actually an original composition by Solomon Linda,but he had sold his rights to it years before.His original had no lyrics,so the Weavers wrote their own under the name Paul Campbell.When it was recorded again by The Tokens,more words were added so more names appeared on the composers credits.Years later Solomon Lindas family did receive due royalties.