All the comments about the size of heads and bodies: This is filmed in "kinescope"...Which means that a camera was pointed at a television screen...Remember that this is 1962 and television technology was still evolving. We should be so lucky to have this great footage! Stop being so critical and enjoy the music!
@R4-P17 hello....the "guy" on the left is Joey Dee. Quite simply, not a selective camera but rather the convex on the television screen and the angle the camera pointed to.
I remember 2nd grade in my Catholic school, our teacher had us do this dance for the class talent show. My mom took me to Bradlee’s just before the show to buy my red and white outfit. I know now, she had to wait until payday to afford that outfit, which happened to be the day of the talent show. So the after school/after work rush that was so frustrating and anxiety inducing back then, I so appreciate now! The red and white striped shirt fit perfectly, but the red skirt was a size too big! So during the whole performance, I found myself raising one hand to dance the peppermint twist, and using the other hand to pull up my skirt, which kept falling down over my white stockings with red hearts. My mom, as well as the entire crowd, found it so funny and cute! I didn’t appreciate being laughed at back then. But now, as a 42 year old Auntie-Mama to an 8 year old, I totally get it! And I find myself cracking up whenever I think about it!! God, I LOVE my mom for all the sacrifices she made as a single mom that I never even noticed or understood.
I remember 11-year old me, going down in the basement of my midwestern home, putting the 45 on the RCA record player, and doing this dance non-stop, jumps and all. With the exception of the hokie pokie, this may have been my first attempt at dancing. Great memories!!
American Graffiti brought me here and I'm glad it did. I'm a metal head who loves Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc but also loves to go back deep in the vault with Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bobby Fuller Four and the great names in Motown like Platters, Coasters, Drifters etc. In the end of the day, it's all gooood. Peace.
I remember being 12 years old & going to the movies every Saturday and seeing a new twist movie. Great time to be a kid. Still sounds great in 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've spoken to Joey on the phone and he's a real nice guy. "Peppermint Twist" is a classic now and forever! And any man who put a young Jimi Hendrix in his band is A.O.K. in my book! Rock on, Joey!
@@warptoad5168 The Master of The Stratocaster performed with them live at the Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan. He wasn't with them when this song/video was released.
I'm a keyboard player who worked for Banner Talent out of NYC in the middle '80s. Joey Dee and the Dee family were on the road with me. Such a great entertainer and the family was great too. Son Ronnie Dee has a band in the Tampa area now called the Superstars. Check them out. They're loads of fun.
I bought the 45 single of this at the school fair for something like 5 cents in about 1969. My siblings and I would listen to it over and over, usually with me playing a tennis racquet for the guitar part, and my sister playing the drums by hitting a chair with construction set rods. This was the A side of the single. The B side of the single was a continuation of the song.
None of you folks know what your talking about. I'm the "white boy" playing organ on this video with Joey, Roger, Dave, Sam and Wille. This was on the Dick Clark Show. And the names of the people who are listed as writers of the Peppermint Twist never wrote a thing. They stole the rights from Joey and it took many years to get redemption. This was the best version of Joey Dee and the Starliters and was ground breaking in civil rights. We all could write a book of our experiences in those years.
I am 77 years old and live in Essex in England. I had the good fortune to Twist at the Peppermint Twist Lounge in New York in 1962. I was breaking the law because you couldn't drink alcohol in the States until you were 21. I was with my family and we had travelled to Boston to see Terry Downes fight Paul Pender for the Middleweight Title of the World. The Peppermint Twist Lounge was crazy, a very small dance floor but it was packed. The waitresses were twisting on top of the rail that surrounded the dance floor. The atmosphere was fantastic, great memories.
For a more casual look, in Brooklyn, it was Floaters (shoes with a thick rubber sole) and Blades (straight pants with a slit at the bottom) and the ubiquitous leather jacket.
YAY!! I love this song!!! I sing it with my Dad all the time!! I am only 17, but I love these kinda songs!! I LOVE the dance moves!!! They look like they're having SO much fun!! I belive that this era of songs are the best, dispite being only a couple of mins. long they mean something, or they are so much fun to sing and to dance to.
Many many years ago...about 1975 Joey used to appear at a little club in Olean, NY, called the Cabaret. One night he sat with me at my table. I loved to dance to his music... Always and still do love that era of music best. I wish I could remember the name of the gentleman with his group who used to sing "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" so well when he was at the Cabaret.... Good Ol' Days.
Great memories- Joey Dee and the Starlighters had everyone from 3 to 103 twistin' and singing when it came out. And those 103 year olds stayed alive so they could twist some more. Heck, now they're twistin' in Heaven!
Saw Joey, Nov. 6th 2023, at the record store I work at, in Fla. He's always so upbeat. Great man. Our conversations, over the years, has taught me so much about the 50s artists I love. Especially Jackie Wilson & Gene Pitt. There's a 45 minute interview on Tube, where he lays out his experiences in NYC. Friendship w Ronnie, n having Hendrix in his band. Buy his book & get schooled on The Peppermint Lounge & his life in music. Still performing & Rockin'. A treasure.
@parmaniac Just saw your response. I don't know how to share link. Put Joey Dee interview into the search. The interviewer is Tom Meros. Titled "Joey Dee tells Tom the history of The Peppermint Lounge." Our store gives him every record & cd that comes in. He auctions them & donates the $ to Danny Thomas St Jude's kids cancer hospital. Great dude. Great shape. Still gigs. Up North, his son runs his band. Does some of the cruises out of Tampa, where I live. I'm from Detroit, n we listened to NYC radio. NYC was God of the industry. Detroit we were stuck w a lot of Motown plays music for white kids that can't dance. So a lot of great 45s weren't played.
Loved watching older people dance even at an early age myself so that when I got old enough then I could dance. Watching is learning and doing was to get better at whatever dance craze was in vogue. I always had a blast "on the floor" and never had a shortage of willing partners--novice and great dancers and everything in between. Met a lot of nice gals this way, too.
This was the year I was born. I always knew I was "Born Too Late". The 50's & 60's had some of the best music. I've seen Joey Dee & The Starliters several times here in Northern NY when they came back each year for a free show sponsored by a classic car show, though small, it was very appreciated and look forward each year to their return.
I remember. Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. Somehow it was arranged that Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion, for well over an hour, in May 62' - when Peppermint Twist was hot. At one point, I walked outside with my girlfriend. The sound pouring out of the open windows was huge. We noted that we would never forget that moment.
@@Rich-xg2cg It's true - Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. It's NOT the Milwaukee, but never denied to the Brooklyn. It's best friend's older brother and the Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion.
@@sandra12100 Thank you : @UCcZrnnPRpP664tdkT0sCMiA @UCfRs_CovgqVTiCP7Oy3kgeQ It's true - Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. It's NOT living the Milwaukee, but never denied to the Brooklyn. It's best friend's older brother and the Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion.
I remember seeing HEY LETS TWIST in the local theater when it came out. Before the movie was over EVERYBODY was dancing in the aisles INCLUDING the Ushers. Totally beautiful musical chaos !........................and the BEATLES were just around the corner !
I still have my ticket from that day.I and my friend from Ashtabula, Ohio were on that show on that day, What a wonderful renewal of that day. What a wonderful memory. We are both on our late 70s know
Joey Dee and The Starlighters made their network debut on American Bandstand on Tuesday February 20,1962 singing “Peppermint Twist” and “Hey Let’s Twist”😀👍🏿🎶🎸
this sequence begins and ends the movie not fade away which is well worth watching as a great take on rock and roll in the sixties, young love and making a band.
Took me 2 days (9am - 7pm) to "lift" the solo off the record - another 3 weeks to be able to get through it note for note at half tempo, and another 4 months to get it up to speed - only 16 at the time - it paid off though, as I got into a Mecca dance band on the strength of it 18 months later! For me, one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, and eternal thanks to the unsung hero who played it on this brilliant performance!!
The band I was in in the mid-70s got to be Starlighters for half a year. Joey picked us up in NY, we rehearsed two days, and did our first show in Rochester NY the following Monday. It was a great experience. Joey was and is a very classy guy and a wonderful entertainer. I'm sorry to hear about Lois--she was a remarkable talent. I remember her doing Piece of My Heart during the show. It just floored the audience. Joey graciously featured each member in the band during the show. Sandy Shalk
I was in a band with Lois' brother Eddie Barbato. Lois came to a rehearsal one night when she was very pregnant and sang with us. She was a talented and lovely lady.
People dont know how huge this song was back in the early 60's. It put the ''Peppermint Lounge'' on 45th street in NYC on the map and started an enormous dance craze for that time. Everyone wanted to go there and do this "dance"..... Huge for that time and the Twist era! A true classic from 1962 America! ("The Peppermint Twist" on the "ROULETTE" record label) These were the John F. Kennedy years. I met Joey Dee years ago and he was kind and patient and answered all my questions about "Rock an' Roll" and the music of that time. He was and is a true professional not to mention he helped to launch the careers of The Ronettes, Jimmy Hendrix, The Rascals to name a few. You gotta love this old footage, look at the way they dance & sing! Truly a time capsule! Thank you for the music & the wonderful " Peppermint Twist " memories Joey Dee & The Starliters.....
Saw these guys in person (a million years ago) Also went to the Peppermint lounge during in it's hay day. Went a few years later and it was a local dive. How the mighty fall. Sad!!!!
Remeber people, we're watching someting from 1962's TV. That tight coller on his neck and jacket (white shirt against a dark suit) makes his head seem larger. Great fun and great to see unity at that place in time!
Some will like this song, some will hate it. It mostly depends on your age? I liked it when it came out, when I was 12. And if you never understand the impact of the Beatles, this song is for you! Bland, mindless fun. I for one was ready for a new sound, in 63. My older brother and sister never understood the Beatles - like many that came after their reign. For a lot of music, it is one of those 'you had to be there' things, and at the right age.
I remember when one of my brothers brought home the double-album Soundtrack to American Graffitti...played this song over and over and over...great stuff!!! thx for posting
See Amanda's Comments Below she is a family member. Spot On Amanda ! One of the most amazing lessons we can learn from watching talented muscians is the basic one: " Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover " ! So much amazing talent, and heart resides in folks who you wouldn't suspect .. until they start doing their thing. How much shit do you think these guys had to endure being an integrated group when public schools weren't integrated yet, when there where "whites only" signs in 1/3rd of the U.S. and racial violence was just a street corner away anywhere. Grow a Pair., and acknowledge this for what it is.. some famous music at the time.. and still danceable today, Thanks Amanda for putting this in Family terms
This is great for two reasons. 1. It's a good pop song for its time. The Twist was a brand new dance, and all the rage among young folks. 2. It was rare to see black and white dudes in the same band, playing on the same stage, at the same time.
You are incorrect on both counts, little boy. The dance the twist predated the most famous twist records, it started in the '50s, so no, it wasn't brand new" in 1962 when it hit No. 1 It was not unusual to have integrated bands in the early '60s, especially in the North. come back after you've done your research
Joey dee is actually my great uncle or somewhere on my "great list" he my grandfathers brother or something but I also met his son and daughter I forgot his daughters name (my cousin) but I remember his son Ronny d!!Joey always told me story's he's actually still alive and 75 lol.Great song back in the day still one of my favorites even as a kid
That's awesome! Joey is actually a distant cousin of mine, I believe 3rd or 4th cousin on my dad's side of the family. My family was from Passaic, New Jersey.
On this day in 1962 {Feb. 20th} Joey Dee & the Starliters performed "Peppermint Twist - Part One" on the late Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' Three months earlier on Nov. 20th, 1961 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on January 27th it peaked at #1 {for 3 weeks} and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100 The song it replaced at #1 was another 'twist' record; "The Twist" by Chubby Checker... R.I.P. Mr. Clark {1929 - 2012} and Joey Dee will celebrate his 73rd birthday this coming June 11th
This performance is so good its hard to believe its live. The cat playing the fender jazzman is wayyyy beyond the average level of musician for a pop band.
I really doubt that this is being performed live. Looks like lip syncing to a track. Also, I believe that's a Jazzmaster. Fender never made a "Jazzman". Not trying to nitpick, just trying to help get the facts straight.
DRUMMER MY CUZN JUNIOR FROM NEWARK!!!!! He was in movie "Hey Let's Twist" andctraveled extensively w/them. Went missing during one of their 3rd trip to Paris never to be heard fr again! He was a heroin addict as was other band members. The dope prob played apart in his story. He was 26 yrs old. His mom died in 2009 still wait for his knock at her door.
I thought I was the only one who noticed the guitar playing and drumming on this song. This was on the American Graffitti soundtrack so I've heard it for years on that. I'd always liked that simple sweet tone on the guitar on it and wondered what the solo was done on. Maybe it was done with a white Fender Jazzmaster like the guitar player is using on this video. If so, great! That would explain the half surf/half jazz tone on the solo!
I'm fascinated by the fact that this was an interracial band before the civil rights movement really got going. I can't imagine what issues they must have faced. It's also interesting that Joey, an Italian kid "from the neighborhood" put THIS band together and had success with it.
1st Dance I learned, Daddy taught me, in the kitchen of our Restaurant on Belmont and Western Avenues, Chicago With a bar towel, he said "Dry You Behind" and We danced like Pro's. I was 3 uts old, but I remember it!!! 😁
I saw Hendrix play lead guitar for Joey Dee one night at Trude Heller's where I hung out and worked at in 67-68 ,before and after I got out of the Air Force !
Hendrix was a member of the band for a short time in 1965 before he went on his own back in NYC. He was taken to London in 1966 by Chas Chandler and was a star by 1967. If you saw him with The Starliters in 67-68 he would have been just sitting in and that's entirely possible.
Not maybe just possible ....I was there that night , just fuzzy on what year but pretty sure it was before he went overseas and gained Fame . It was a shame America wasn't hip to his Sound til all the Brit Blues Rockers ( who most bands were into the blues Artists of previous decades , it took the Blues Brothers to wake up America , but better late then ever. I was @ Ronnie Scott's in London when Professor Longhair played there ) Clapton also helped wake America up too , and some other Brit Musician too ! I'd love to tell you the night I sat in In NOLA and sang with SUGARDADDY at the IVANHOE on Bourbon St. when Joe Cocker was to loaded and almost fell off stage , So Lon Price the Sax player got me up to do my 2 songs , we did St.James Infirmary & Mustang Sally and I got a standing ovation....NEW ORLEANS of the 70s was incredible ! I even sang with Johnny Winter and Jimmy MaCollough of Wings before he died ! Many more , the Band a regular at the Ivanhoe had so many great Band members besides LON who was later with Billy & the Beaters , Steve Howard who joined WINGS after playing on album recorded in NOLA and Alan Toussaint produced it or recorded it ,long time ago it seems like , & Marshall Cyr of White Trash !
I totally believe you, Mr. Wizard. Just wanted to note that Hendrix was a member of The Starliters in '65 and basically review his time line. Whether it was '65 or '67 you saw him matters not at all. He loved to sit in all of his career, especially with friends. As I'm sure you know, there are myriad of stories about him, who he played with and when. I opened a show for him with my college band in 1968 and that was a life changing experience, watching from the wings as he did his his whole bag of tricks. Seeing Jimi Hendrix anytime or anywhere in his short but earth shaking career was something no one forgets - good or bad, but mostly all good. Joey Dee has had wonderful words for Hendrix, and you can google all that of course. Happy New Year!
Back then , neither one of us really knew what a legend we were watching ....are you from NYC ? I graduated 1964 from Delehanty HS in Jamaica , Queens and joined USAF after 6 months at St. John's U. , in Jan.'65 I went to Murray the K's Show at RKO 57 or 58th th St. where the WHO & Cream appeared with many of the Top 40 Hit acts like the 4 Seasons , I very much disliked their performances , I hadn't really gotten into that genre of R&R , as yet. It took my hearing Idlewild South by the Allman Brothers Band in 1970 to expand my music taste into the Hippie culture R&R !
I am from MA, a 1965 grad and have been a guitar player since age 13 and a professional since 1966, my sophomore year in college. Seeing Hendrix up close and personal is never to be forgotten. We all knew about him but "experiencing" him was amazing.
A couple of trivia notes. This was the last song played on WMGM (1050 in NYC) before it became WHN, on February 28, 1962. Also, today (June 11, 2018) is Joey Dee's (born Joseph DiNicola) 78th birthday. Never knew his group was integrated. Happy birthday, JD, and many more. Thanks for this clip!
If I was a teen back then....you couldn't get me out of The Peppermint lounge, best rock and roll music 1956 to 1989, after that garbage took the place of this great stuff!
deana diedrich hi my husband went to the peppermint lunch all the time in Brentwood and he said it was great it was a teenage nightclub and it was right across from Brentwood high school it in last long you said but was it fun so
I liked most everything from '55 up until summer '78 (pop music that is). I turned 55 yesterday, so that was a wee bit before I was born (the Peppermint Twist).
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All the comments about the size of heads and bodies: This is filmed in "kinescope"...Which means that a camera was pointed at a television screen...Remember that this is 1962 and television technology was still evolving. We should be so lucky to have this great footage! Stop being so critical and enjoy the music!
@R4-P17 hello....the "guy" on the left is Joey Dee. Quite simply, not a selective camera but rather the convex on the television screen and the angle the camera pointed to.
@R4-P17 very
It's kinda hard when it looks so creepy...
@@skeeter197140 😂
That does look ridiculous though. Ha!!!😂😂😂😂😂
When I was a teenager, my uncle took me and my sister to the Peppermint lounge to see Joey Dee and the Starliters do this song. We had a great time.
I'm sixty eight and still have my cloth hat with peppermint stripes that reads Joey Dee. Good old days! :)
Did you ever think about having sex with Joey?"
wow,
I caught you doing the "peppermint twist" naked with my beautiful wife....remember me?
hold on to it it'll be back in fashion soon !
I remember 2nd grade in my Catholic school, our teacher had us do this dance for the class talent show. My mom took me to Bradlee’s just before the show to buy my red and white outfit. I know now, she had to wait until payday to afford that outfit, which happened to be the day of the talent show. So the after school/after work rush that was so frustrating and anxiety inducing back then, I so appreciate now! The red and white striped shirt fit perfectly, but the red skirt was a size too big! So during the whole performance, I found myself raising one hand to dance the peppermint twist, and using the other hand to pull up my skirt, which kept falling down over my white stockings with red hearts. My mom, as well as the entire crowd, found it so funny and cute! I didn’t appreciate being laughed at back then. But now, as a 42 year old Auntie-Mama to an 8 year old, I totally get it! And I find myself cracking up whenever I think about it!!
God, I LOVE my mom for all the sacrifices she made as a single mom that I never even noticed or understood.
This put a smile on my face. Glad you have happy memories of mom. I do too!
Joey Dee absolutely should be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame
Particularly since Notorious BIG has been inducted! LOL! The dumbing down of society continues.
I remember 11-year old me, going down in the basement of my midwestern home, putting the 45 on the RCA record player, and doing this dance non-stop, jumps and all. With the exception of the hokie pokie, this may have been my first attempt at dancing. Great memories!!
American Graffiti brought me here and I'm glad it did.
I'm a metal head who loves Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc but also loves to go back deep in the vault with Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bobby Fuller Four and the great names in Motown like Platters, Coasters, Drifters etc.
In the end of the day, it's all gooood.
Peace.
Same
I remember being 12 years old & going to the movies every Saturday and seeing a new twist movie. Great time to be a kid. Still sounds great in 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember listening to this in 64 and thinking that it was too short. When I got my own LP I played it over and over.
The original Roulette record had "Part 1" on side A and "Part 2" on side B
I've spoken to Joey on the phone and he's a real nice guy. "Peppermint Twist" is a classic now and forever! And any man who put a young Jimi Hendrix in his band is A.O.K. in my book! Rock on, Joey!
And Joe Pesci, also!
@@arthurdepinto2174 Which person was Jimi Hendrix Hendrix. It's hard to recognise people in this video.
Also drummer Peter Criss from the band KISS
@@filler7359 Jealous Gentile I presume? LOL!
@@warptoad5168 The Master of The Stratocaster performed with them live at the Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan. He wasn't with them when this song/video was released.
I'm a keyboard player who worked for Banner Talent out of NYC in the middle '80s. Joey Dee and the Dee family were on the road with me. Such a great entertainer and the family was great too. Son Ronnie Dee has a band in the Tampa area now called the Superstars. Check them out. They're loads of fun.
The best twist record ever made.
Love love this video...teaching my granddaughters 2 and age 4 to do the twist...when we are low on energy I put this video on...a blast
May 2024!!! Still twistin'!!!
I bought the 45 single of this at the school fair for something like 5 cents in about 1969. My siblings and I would listen to it over and over, usually with me playing a tennis racquet for the guitar part, and my sister playing the drums by hitting a chair with construction set rods. This was the A side of the single. The B side of the single was a continuation of the song.
One of my favorite songs from the 1960s
This is great. my guitarist is joeys grandson. what a legend he is.
Woooooowwwwww man
None of you folks know what your talking about. I'm the "white boy" playing organ on this video with Joey, Roger, Dave, Sam and Wille. This was on the Dick Clark Show. And the names of the people who are listed as writers of the Peppermint Twist never wrote a thing. They stole the rights from Joey and it took many years to get redemption. This was the best version of Joey Dee and the Starliters and was ground breaking in civil rights. We all could write a book of our experiences in those years.
You were part of the Starlighters? If so, your organ playing is amazing
Please do.
...mejor es que escribas ese libro
I'm sure you could. It's been a messed up business from the beginning.
Uhhh no. The person who played organ on this track was Carlton Lattimore.
Joey Dee be gittin' down, y'all. I hadn't seen this since the 60s. Brings back some really good memories.
I am 77 years old and live in Essex in England. I had the good fortune to Twist at the Peppermint Twist Lounge in New York in 1962. I was breaking the law because you couldn't drink alcohol in the States until you were 21. I was with my family and we had travelled to Boston to see Terry Downes fight Paul Pender for the Middleweight Title of the World. The Peppermint Twist Lounge was crazy, a very small dance floor but it was packed. The waitresses were twisting on top of the rail that surrounded the dance floor. The atmosphere was fantastic, great memories.
Back then, the drinking age varied from state to state (most places it was 21), but wasn't it 18 in New York?
@@TheBrooklynbodine No I think it was 21
This is a classic for sure. Skinny ties and highwater pants were the fashion thru the mid 60's with pointed shoes. Love it!!
For a more casual look, in Brooklyn, it was Floaters (shoes with a thick rubber sole) and Blades (straight pants with a slit at the bottom) and the ubiquitous leather jacket.
@@geneobrien8907
How cool my parents grew up in that era
@@sophisticatedmm3632 That's my era too, born in 1950!
This song is bad, man! I could listen to this all day!
me too, a great song! you probably will vote Democrat, you little wiener head.
exactly, gets people off the chair and on the dance floor
the man's head is way too large for his body. what a shame.@@johnkeller574
Of the scores and scores of twist records made in the '60s this is surely one of the best!
Who remembers 1962, Joey Dee, & the Peppermint Twist? They don't make music like this anymore like they used to in the old days.
YAY!! I love this song!!! I sing it with my Dad all the time!! I am only 17, but I love these kinda songs!! I LOVE the dance moves!!! They look like they're having SO much fun!! I belive that this era of songs are the best, dispite being only a couple of mins. long they mean something, or they are so much fun to sing and to dance to.
I always liked this song, and I love to see these vintage performances. I'm also a Rascals fan, so that also works out well.😀
Many many years ago...about 1975 Joey used to appear at a little club in Olean, NY, called the Cabaret. One night he sat with me at my table. I loved to dance to his music... Always and still do love that era of music best. I wish I could remember the name of the gentleman with his group who used to sing "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" so well when he was at the Cabaret.... Good Ol' Days.
Great memories- Joey Dee and the Starlighters had everyone from 3 to 103 twistin' and singing when it came out. And those 103 year olds stayed alive so they could twist some more. Heck, now they're twistin' in Heaven!
I just loved this song and i also loved dancing to it in those fabulous years of the 60's.
Stephen Peters.
Genius. Great music and even greater moves. Blimey! 😎❤
Saw Joey, Nov. 6th 2023, at the record store I work at, in Fla. He's always so upbeat. Great man. Our conversations, over the years, has taught me so much about the 50s artists I love. Especially Jackie Wilson & Gene Pitt. There's a 45 minute interview on Tube, where he lays out his experiences in NYC. Friendship w Ronnie, n having Hendrix in his band. Buy his book & get schooled on The Peppermint Lounge & his life in music. Still performing & Rockin'. A treasure.
Awesome! My dad was at the peppermint lounge when the live record was recorded. What’s the link to that interview?
@parmaniac Just saw your response. I don't know how to share link. Put Joey Dee interview into the search. The interviewer is Tom Meros. Titled "Joey Dee tells Tom the history of The Peppermint Lounge." Our store gives him every record & cd that comes in. He auctions them & donates the $ to Danny Thomas St Jude's kids cancer hospital. Great dude. Great shape. Still gigs. Up North, his son runs his band. Does some of the cruises out of Tampa, where I live. I'm from Detroit, n we listened to NYC radio. NYC was God of the industry. Detroit we were stuck w a lot of Motown plays music for white kids that can't dance. So a lot of great 45s weren't played.
Loved watching older people dance even at an early age myself so that when I got old enough then I could dance. Watching is learning and doing was to get better at whatever dance craze was in vogue. I always had a blast "on the floor" and never had a shortage of willing partners--novice and great dancers and everything in between. Met a lot of nice gals this way, too.
Hendrix played with Joey Dee and The Starliters (1965) and so did Joe Pesci, believe it or
not, in 1962.
larry geetar Joey is actually my cousin. He told me that Pesci played drums for him.
I don't suppose there is any footage with Hendrix. How would he have soloed over
this song?
Ha Ha
True story. Hendricks and Pesci did play in this band.
I think Felix Cavallieri of the Rascals did too.
the three are such good dancers. Make it look easy...
Very good song and the way it's done❤I
This was the year I was born. I always knew I was "Born Too Late". The 50's & 60's had some of the best music. I've seen Joey Dee & The Starliters several times here in Northern NY when they came back each year for a free show sponsored by a classic car show, though small, it was very appreciated and look forward each year to their return.
I was born in '63 and way prefer the music (with a few exceptions) of that era to anything being played today.
The Peppermint Lounge in NY was Rockin in the day
Went there and saw the Dovells on stage...great time...
I can't get enough of this video. And the song, of course :)
Oh yes! Another fun song to sing and dance to! Thank you for reminding me about that song, 1hcarter!!
All my old pals on Bailey Ave in the Bronx were twisting to this. Glory Days.
I remember. Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. Somehow it was arranged that Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion, for well over an hour, in May 62' - when Peppermint Twist was hot. At one point, I walked outside with my girlfriend. The sound pouring out of the open windows was huge. We noted that we would never forget that moment.
What bull....Joey Dee was from Brooklyn
Lovely gesture
@@Rich-xg2cg It's true - Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. It's NOT the Milwaukee, but never denied to the Brooklyn. It's best friend's older brother and the Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion.
@@sandra12100 Thank you :
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@UCfRs_CovgqVTiCP7Oy3kgeQ It's true - Joey Dee (Dinicola) was a friend of my best friend's older brother, when I was in 8th grade on the "North Shore" of Milwaukee. It's NOT living the Milwaukee, but never denied to the Brooklyn. It's best friend's older brother and the Joey Dee and the Starliters played for my class of 57 kids at a private party at the Lincoln Park Pavilion.
Thats really awesome dude! Had time be a really cool moment to be a part of
Why couldn't dancing still be like this? I'd be able to go on the dance floor without embarrassing myself.
RIGHT...Everyone looked like a ret ard....
-Naa. U could only embarrass yourself if U tried to do the Twist wearing roller-skates.
It's your own fault for getting old.
I remember seeing HEY LETS TWIST in the local theater when it came out. Before the movie was over EVERYBODY was dancing in the aisles INCLUDING the Ushers. Totally beautiful musical chaos !........................and the BEATLES were just around the corner !
My babysitter used to listen to all these"Oldies",Los Angeles...KRLA🎸😎
so did we....
Loved to see the group perform doing the twist...just love it!
Billboard's 103rd #1 hit of the rock era. God bless!
If your at a party, wedding or anything festive and this song comes on, DANCE🇺🇸🇺🇸
I still have my ticket from that day.I and my friend from Ashtabula, Ohio were on that show on that day, What a wonderful renewal of that day. What a wonderful memory. We are both on our late 70s know
Here we are in 2021 and Joey D still going strong at 82!
Joey Dee and The Starlighters made their network debut on American Bandstand on Tuesday February 20,1962 singing “Peppermint Twist” and “Hey Let’s Twist”😀👍🏿🎶🎸
Starliters (with Joey Dee); Ted Mack Amatuer Hour 1956 on RUclips
My 10th birthday! One of my best!
this sequence begins and ends the movie not fade away which is well worth watching as a great take on rock and roll in the sixties, young love and making a band.
Timeless
Took me 2 days (9am - 7pm) to "lift" the solo off the record - another 3 weeks to be able to get through it note for note at half tempo, and another 4 months to get it up to speed - only 16 at the time - it paid off though, as I got into a Mecca dance band on the strength of it 18 months later! For me, one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, and eternal thanks to the unsung hero who played it on this brilliant performance!!
I agree. That solo is a treasure.
The band I was in in the mid-70s got to be Starlighters for half a year. Joey picked us up in NY, we rehearsed two days, and did our first show in Rochester NY the following Monday. It was a great experience. Joey was and is a very classy guy and a wonderful entertainer. I'm sorry to hear about Lois--she was a remarkable talent. I remember her doing Piece of My Heart during the show. It just floored the audience. Joey graciously featured each member in the band during the show.
Sandy Shalk
I was in a band with Lois' brother Eddie Barbato. Lois came to a rehearsal one night when she was very pregnant and sang with us. She was a talented and lovely lady.
Was looking to find "Piece of My Heart" bu Lois..... Who was "Lois"......
Joey and the group were really rockin' and twistin' away. It was cool and a great performance!
I luckily have this on CD
People dont know how huge this song was back in the early 60's. It put the ''Peppermint Lounge'' on 45th street in NYC on the map and started an enormous dance craze for that time. Everyone wanted to go there and do this "dance"..... Huge for that time and the Twist era! A true classic from 1962 America! ("The Peppermint Twist" on the "ROULETTE" record label) These were the John F. Kennedy years. I met Joey Dee years ago and he was kind and patient and answered all my questions about "Rock an' Roll" and the music of that time. He was and is a true professional not to mention he helped to launch the careers of The Ronettes, Jimmy Hendrix, The Rascals to name a few. You gotta love this old footage, look at the way they dance & sing! Truly a time capsule! Thank you for the music & the wonderful " Peppermint Twist " memories Joey Dee & The Starliters.....
I used to live on 45th Street!
Saw these guys in person (a million years ago) Also went to the Peppermint lounge during in it's hay day. Went a few years later and it was a local dive. How the mighty fall. Sad!!!!
Remeber people, we're watching someting from 1962's TV. That tight coller on his neck and jacket (white shirt against a dark suit) makes his head seem larger. Great fun and great to see unity at that place in time!
Heyyyy 💜💜💜💜🍬 💜💜💜💜 me n Dad jammin to this down the highway!!
One of the best guitar solos ever.
pretty perfect
this song got a lot of nice kids hooked on drugs!@@mj.l
I can sing that solo. I listened to it many, many times. Great phrasing! Is that Billy Butler playing?
A Joey lo escuche en vivo hace décadas. EXTRAORDINARIO!!
Some will like this song, some will hate it. It mostly depends on your age? I liked it when it came out, when I was 12. And if you never understand the impact of the Beatles, this song is for you! Bland, mindless fun. I for one was ready for a new sound, in 63. My older brother and sister never understood the Beatles - like many that came after their reign.
For a lot of music, it is one of those 'you had to be there' things, and at the right age.
I remember when one of my brothers brought home the double-album Soundtrack to American Graffitti...played this song over and over and over...great stuff!!! thx for posting
See Amanda's Comments Below she is a family member. Spot On Amanda ! One of the most amazing lessons we can learn from watching talented muscians is the basic one: " Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover " ! So much amazing talent, and heart resides in folks who you wouldn't suspect .. until they start doing their thing. How much shit do you think these guys had to endure being an integrated group when public schools weren't integrated yet, when there where "whites only" signs in 1/3rd of the U.S. and racial violence was just a street corner away anywhere. Grow a Pair., and acknowledge this for what it is.. some famous music at the time.. and still danceable today, Thanks Amanda for putting this in Family terms
Bom demais. Eu vi o filme quando foi lançado aqui em Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil, foi uma maravilha. maneco - porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
This is my generation! I remember dancing this dance and breaking a sweat.
This is great for two reasons.
1. It's a good pop song for its time. The Twist was a brand new dance, and all the rage among young folks.
2. It was rare to see black and white dudes in the same band, playing on the same stage, at the same time.
Yes you old useless Fart, I agree!
You are incorrect on both counts, little boy. The dance the twist predated the most famous twist records, it started in the '50s, so no, it wasn't brand new" in 1962 when it hit No. 1
It was not unusual to have integrated bands in the early '60s, especially in the North.
come back after you've done your research
Classic stuff! Throwing in a little Mashed Potatoes dance with the Peppermint Twist. Great video.
and a lot of brylcream.
Great track. I bought this 45 in 1962. I was 10.
Joey Dee had us Peppermint Twisting in class at Compton Grade School In 1962 when our teacher Miss Anderson was preoccupied...!!!
Joey dee is actually my great uncle or somewhere on my "great list" he my grandfathers brother or something but I also met his son and daughter I forgot his daughters name (my cousin) but I remember his son Ronny d!!Joey always told me story's he's actually still alive and 75 lol.Great song back in the day still one of my favorites even as a kid
Sorry for the rude comments about your uncle..this was a great tune and I loved Joey D and the Starliters!!
That's awesome! Joey is actually a distant cousin of mine, I believe 3rd or 4th cousin on my dad's side of the family. My family was from Passaic, New Jersey.
I have fond memories of the Peppermint Lounge..
CalebIsWayTroll hey no kidding! He’s a cousin of mine on my moms side!
CalebIsWayTroll hi cousin :) he is my great uncle as well. He’s the little brother of my grandma Rose. The Di Nicolas 😊
Why can't we have these kinds of songs anymore?
I wish it where the 50s and 60s again.
I wonder if the Leave it to Beaver gang liked this music?
OK bomer
Saw him at the Peppermint Lounge in NYC. I was 2 years too young but never got checked for ID.
This song has a Part II, all instrumental. I bought their Mono album in 1961 and still have it in pretty good condition.
On this day in 1962 {Feb. 20th} Joey Dee & the Starliters performed "Peppermint Twist - Part One" on the late Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand'
Three months earlier on Nov. 20th, 1961 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on January 27th it peaked at #1 {for 3 weeks} and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100
The song it replaced at #1 was another 'twist' record; "The Twist" by Chubby Checker...
R.I.P. Mr. Clark {1929 - 2012} and Joey Dee will celebrate his 73rd birthday this coming June 11th
This performance is so good its hard to believe its live. The cat playing the fender jazzman is wayyyy beyond the average level of musician for a pop band.
I really doubt that this is being performed live. Looks like lip syncing to a track. Also, I believe that's a Jazzmaster. Fender never made a "Jazzman". Not trying to nitpick, just trying to help get the facts straight.
@@skeeter197140 I think you're right. I think this is a lip sinc.
homie's guitar isn't even plugged in!
What great memories! Thanks for this posting. I really enjoyed watching them.
awesome song
Great groove. Love the guitar solo. Drummer rocks, too.
DRUMMER MY CUZN JUNIOR FROM NEWARK!!!!! He was in movie "Hey Let's Twist" andctraveled extensively w/them. Went missing during one of their 3rd trip to Paris never to be heard fr again! He was a heroin addict as was other band members. The dope prob played apart in his story. He was 26 yrs old. His mom died in 2009 still wait for his knock at her door.
I thought I was the only one who noticed the guitar playing and drumming on this song. This was on the American Graffitti soundtrack so I've heard it for years on that. I'd always liked that simple sweet tone on the guitar on it and wondered what the solo was done on. Maybe it was done with a white Fender Jazzmaster like the guitar player is using on this video. If so, great! That would explain the half surf/half jazz tone on the solo!
I like the drumming a lot actually.
ESTE RICO TWIST LO ESCUCHABA AL LADO DE MI FAMILIA CUANDO YO TENIA APENAS DOCE AÑOS FUE REALMENTE EMOCIONANTE
It was a great time to be alive.
All I can say is... WOW!
I know I've never seen a head that big before.
That Bari sax though..
from my home town, Passaic , NJ's own!
Love the drummer, Willie Davis, I believe. Saw him many times and was always fun to watch.
Lenny and The Squigtones favorite group
Well I ended up here because I'm reading IT (the Stephen King novel) and this was mentioned.
The grackles know your real name!
Same hahaha
Omg same
Oh yes same. Thats great how we meet here XD
@@vitekkoza9721 SAME HERE!!!
I'm fascinated by the fact that this was an interracial band before the civil rights movement really got going. I can't imagine what issues they must have faced. It's also interesting that Joey, an Italian kid "from the neighborhood" put THIS band together and had success with it.
Amazing.
1st Dance I learned, Daddy taught me, in the kitchen of our Restaurant on Belmont and Western Avenues, Chicago
With a bar towel, he said "Dry You Behind" and We danced like Pro's. I was 3 uts old, but I remember it!!! 😁
This is really an episode of "Thunderbirds" by Gerry Anderson.
I saw Hendrix play lead guitar for Joey Dee one night at Trude Heller's where I hung out and worked at in 67-68 ,before and after I got out of the Air Force !
Hendrix was a member of the band for a short time in 1965 before he went on
his own back in NYC. He was taken to London in 1966 by Chas Chandler and
was a star by 1967. If you saw him with The Starliters in 67-68 he would have
been just sitting in and that's entirely possible.
Not maybe just possible ....I was there that night , just fuzzy on what year but pretty sure it was before he went overseas and gained Fame . It was a shame America wasn't hip to his Sound til all the Brit Blues Rockers ( who most bands were into the blues Artists of previous decades , it took the Blues Brothers to wake up America , but better late then ever. I was @ Ronnie Scott's in London when Professor Longhair played there ) Clapton also helped wake America up too , and some other Brit Musician too ! I'd love to tell you the night I sat in In NOLA and sang with SUGARDADDY at the IVANHOE on Bourbon St. when Joe Cocker was to loaded and almost fell off stage , So Lon Price the Sax player got me up to do my 2 songs , we did St.James Infirmary & Mustang Sally and I got a standing ovation....NEW ORLEANS of the 70s was incredible ! I even sang with Johnny Winter and Jimmy MaCollough of Wings before he died ! Many more , the Band a regular at the Ivanhoe had so many great Band members besides LON who was later with Billy & the Beaters , Steve Howard who joined WINGS after playing on album recorded in NOLA and Alan Toussaint produced it or recorded it ,long time ago it seems like , & Marshall Cyr of White Trash !
I totally believe you, Mr. Wizard. Just wanted to note that Hendrix
was a member of The Starliters in '65 and basically review his time
line. Whether it was '65 or '67 you saw him matters not at all. He loved
to sit in all of his career, especially with friends. As I'm sure you know,
there are myriad of stories about him, who he played with and when.
I opened a show for him with my college band in 1968 and that was
a life changing experience, watching from the wings as he did his
his whole bag of tricks. Seeing Jimi Hendrix anytime or anywhere in
his short but earth shaking career was something no one forgets -
good or bad, but mostly all good. Joey Dee has had wonderful words
for Hendrix, and you can google all that of course. Happy New Year!
Back then , neither one of us really knew what a legend we were watching ....are you from NYC ? I graduated 1964 from Delehanty HS in Jamaica , Queens and joined USAF after 6 months at St. John's U. , in Jan.'65
I went to Murray the K's Show at RKO 57 or 58th th St. where the WHO & Cream appeared with many of the Top 40 Hit acts like the 4 Seasons , I very much disliked their performances , I hadn't really gotten into that genre of R&R , as yet. It took my hearing Idlewild South by the Allman Brothers Band in 1970 to expand my music taste into the Hippie culture R&R !
I am from MA, a 1965 grad and have been a guitar player since age 13
and a professional since 1966, my sophomore year in college. Seeing
Hendrix up close and personal is never to be forgotten. We all knew
about him but "experiencing" him was amazing.
A couple of trivia notes. This was the last song played on WMGM (1050 in NYC) before it became WHN, on February 28, 1962. Also, today (June 11, 2018) is Joey Dee's (born Joseph DiNicola) 78th birthday. Never knew his group was integrated. Happy birthday, JD, and many more. Thanks for this clip!
They're so damn cute!!
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE DANCING TO THESE DANCES IN THHE 60'S
NO-BODY WAS FAT!!! LOL
LOOK AT THE WORK-OUT YOU GOT!!!
😂
amen
If I was a teen back then....you couldn't get me out of The Peppermint lounge, best rock and roll music 1956 to 1989, after that garbage took the place of this great stuff!
deana diedrich April 5, 1994*
i wasn't around in 1956 but the dates you give are the ones I usually do. Music died for me around 1989 too.
deana diedrich hi my husband went to the peppermint lunch all the time in Brentwood and he said it was great it was a teenage nightclub and it was right across from Brentwood high school it in last long you said but was it fun so
I liked most everything from '55 up until summer '78 (pop music that is). I turned 55 yesterday, so that was a wee bit before I was born (the Peppermint Twist).
Music in this country actually died with the arrival of the Beatles.
Love this song ❤
Song number 5 sent out to wrap kids who are unaware of get-up-and-go beat from the 20th century, that can certainly Make you dance!
The drummer's really getting into it, lol.