Archie Bell & The Drells - "Tighten Up" on Upbeat! (LIve!)

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Archie Bell & The Drells - "Tighten Up" on Upbeat! (LIve!)

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[125jlm]

What's weird here is you've got 3 guys out front with the singer who don't sing a note the whole song. What's the point of having the microphone they almost knocked over at :17? Those guys must have sung (sang?) on other songs they did.

[ScotchIWARP516]

Look out for that microphone... 0:16

[jack60r]

@tibiafinger Thank you, Tibia, i will! And save my best regards to the Fab Kays, cause after you told me about they i had reach their music on the tube, Sing a Song by EW&F: they 're very cool! So long from Italy, Bob.

[tibiafinger]

I once Heard They were Called"The tornados

[tibiafinger]

@jack60r Cool Dream,If you ever Happen To Be in the Carolinas,Especialy the Myrtle beach areas.Try to Catch The Fabulous Kays.He Does a song with them Called "Souled Out".

[jack60r]

@tibiafinger Thank you for the good answer, my man! Please, let me tell you that i had a dream since when i played the music of Archie to the radio, in Italy, in the 70's: b4 i die i wanna go in Houston to meet Archie, shake is hand and drink something togheter. Godd luck, my friend, Bob.

[tibiafinger]

@125jlm Crazy Huh? I don't Think they Sining on Any Songs that I can recall.

[tibiafinger]

@jack60r .Yes He's Alive and Well living in Winston-Salem N.C.Still performs too.

Hangs Out With the fabulous Kays.

[GBS1043]

30th and Euclid in Cleveland at WEWS studios

[jack60r]

Is Archie still alive?

[jack60r]

Greeeeeat!

[BigIronOnHipMan2]

Back in th Spring of `68 this song had EVERYBODY jamming, even that pretty little thing Janel Aboyoun outta Kennedy HS in Paterson, NJ. And I remember how Janel loved singing that intro too!