Rhythm of the Rain - Rare Version

Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades

My SONG, My Story, The Cascades and "Rhythm of the Rain", the 1960's pop classic of international renown. #1 in almost every country in the world, recorded in almost any language you can think of, here you can listen to many versions on streaming audio!

To know more about this song visit http://www.rhythmoftherain.com/bio.html hosted by none other than but the singer himself Mr. John Claude Gummoe.

Well this is the Rare Version of their famous song which is a bit slower than the original version. This song is for Boys ... hahahaha

The Cascades were an American vocal group best known for their hit single "Rhythm of the Rain" in 1963.

In 1960, the Silver Strands were a group of United States Navy personnel serving on the USS Ticonderoga (AR-8) based in San Diego, California, who were led by drummer Jimmy Owens and played local shows. They recruited John Gummoe, and left the Navy to become The Thundernotes. Owens had the idea of performing rock and roll music with an exotic twist, along the lines of Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny. To help capture this new sound, they introduced an electric piano, and Gummoe became the group's lead singer. However, their first release was an instrumental on Bob Keene's Del Fi Records label called "Thunder Rhythm". It was not a hit and Keene left the group eventually becoming a successful songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee.

At this point, the group's membership consolidated as John Gummoe (born John Claude Gummoe, 2 August 1938, Cleveland, Ohio) (lead vocals), Eddie Snyder (guitar), David Szabo (keyboardist), Dave Stevens (bassist), and Jimmy Owens (drummer).

The group then started to get more interested in vocal harmony, influenced by the Beach Boys. They recorded demos which ended up with Phil Spector at Valiant Records, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers, who signed them up and also changed their name to The Cascades supposedly inspired by a nearby box of detergent. Their first release, "There's A Reason", became a small regional hit, and, in summer 1962, they went to Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles and recorded a song which Gummoe had written in his Navy days while on watch during a thunderstorm. The musicians on the recording included the "Wrecking Crew" - Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kaye on bass and Glen Campbell on guitar - and it was arranged by Perry Botkin. "Rhythm of the Rain" was issued in November 1962. It rose to #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1963, and became a major hit in over 80 countries.

And this is one song that I've been listening from my childhood days ... should have been 6-8 years old then.

Lyrics:

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again

The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know
That when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart

Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don't care
I can't love another when my hearts somewhere far away

The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart

[Instrumental Interlude]

Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again

Oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater
Oh, oh, oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater ....

Well this song is for Boys ..... please check out for Trish Trang's version which is for the Girls.

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[MultiEyeswideopen]

This song is so beautiful.

I downloaded it, and have listened to it so many times.

It is so beautiful it makes me cry.

I love it, better than the original version. I love the original version dearly too.

I am sure there is a divine God in the universe, and I know that God blesses the boys in this band.

twenty thumbs up

[iamtheonlydlogan]

for 531 folks...the only taste they have is in their mouth...and I'm not to sure they even have that...The era of the 60's rule, there will never be another decade of men and women who had it all...The music, the muscle cars, and the amazing voices that were theirs...I pray that there is a ROCK and ROLL Heaven and that I somehow will get to go... Born in 1950 never felt so good as when I was a teenager in the 60's. OH and as for being a white racist, only someone who is knows that word.

[kaidapi1]

I just feel in love with this classic...all over again

[Mr13216332]

wonderful performance, wonderful music too.

[ThumperUSMC1]

very nicely done...I still like the way it was done originally better though.

[liblabyt]

Wow! What a wonderful re-arrangement of one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. Thanks, guys!

[rick200017]

@1Makyo Well said!

[pottywotty52]

Just saw him last night at a Doo-Wop concert and he sounded awesome!!! Things do get - even better with age :)

[woodmanship]

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[1Makyo]

@MsMariajaramillo Music is pretty much forever. You didn't miss it if you are with it now. Share it with some friends and relive the old days if you want.