Great tune and not just for All Hallow's Eve either. One of the best Doo Wop songs to come along. I can still imagine the kids on American Bandstand doing the stroll to this. It's rumored that one of the reasons for the song title change from "Dead Man's Stroll" to "Midnight Stroll" was that Dick Clark wouldn't play it on American Bandstand as "Dead Man's Stroll".
Norgolde Records....My dad Harold Nussbaum, changed to Hal Norton and partner Bill GOLDstein....Hence Norgolde records Norton and Goldstein....NORGOLDE....Still get emails about their work from the day....Over production of some of the songs is what finely did the record label in.....Too much productions and magic blurred the final product.....They paid for it in the end....Sad but true....
@hubiethesaint
the bass also did the the falsetto laugh part.
Persian1Cat 1 month ago
John Henry Jones, an original member passed away 08-09-2011.
stripemister 1 month ago
Great tune and not just for All Hallow's Eve either. One of the best Doo Wop songs to come along. I can still imagine the kids on American Bandstand doing the stroll to this. It's rumored that one of the reasons for the song title change from "Dead Man's Stroll" to "Midnight Stroll" was that Dick Clark wouldn't play it on American Bandstand as "Dead Man's Stroll".
Thanks so much for the post!
bellsys1 4 months ago
Shock of shocks...it reached #2 here in Minneapolis!
barrympls 5 months ago
Norgolde Records....My dad Harold Nussbaum, changed to Hal Norton and partner Bill GOLDstein....Hence Norgolde records Norton and Goldstein....NORGOLDE....Still get emails about their work from the day....Over production of some of the songs is what finely did the record label in.....Too much productions and magic blurred the final product.....They paid for it in the end....Sad but true....
jamesnussbaum 6 months ago
thinking of my late aunt and uncle doing the stroll to this...sad......
exgroupiefromelmont1 1 year ago
@GaetanoCozza Nodded his head, with a finger he led.
I wasn’t sure there was nothing to dread.
We went on strolling for miles and miles,
Just before I realized
The time had passed when I was cold.
I was now doing the Dead Man’s Stroll.
gregzsidisin 1 year ago
Nodded his head, with a finger he led.
I wasn’t sure there was nothing to dread.
We went on strolling for miles and miles,
Just before I realized
The time had passed when I was cold.
I was now doing the Dead Man’s Stroll.
gregzsidisin 1 year ago
Just got off from work, it was awful late.
I had to pass the cemetery gate.
The sky was dark, and the moon was bright.
It was a very, very cold, cold night.
I never thought I could see such a sight -
A poor soul doing the Dead Man’s Stroll.
Dressed in a top hat, cane and all,
Must have been going to a dead man’s ball.
May not believe it but it has to be told:
A poor soul doing the Dead Man’s Stroll.
gregzsidisin 1 year ago
Utterly FANTASTIC! Do someone have the lyrics?
GaetanoCozza 1 year ago