Bobby Darin - Midnight Special

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • "Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The title comes from the refrain which refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light" (sometimes "ever-living light").
    Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me, Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-loving light on me. (Traditional)
    The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the viewpoint of the prisoner. The song has been covered by many artists.
    Lyrics appearing in the song were first recorded in print by Howard Odum in 1905.
    Get up in the mornin' when ding dong rings, Look at table - see the same damn thing.
    The first printed reference to the song itself was in a 1923 issue of Adventure magazine, a three-times-a-month pulp magazine published by the Ridgway Company. In 1927 Carl Sandburg published two different versions of "Midnight Special" in his The American Songbag, the first published versions.
    The song was first commercially recorded on the OKeh label in 1926 as "Pistol Pete's Midnight Special" by Dave "Pistol Pete" Cutrell (a member of McGinty's Oklahoma Cow Boy Band). Cutrell follows the traditional song except for semi-comedic stanzas about McGinty and Gray and "a cowboy band".
    Now, Mister McGinty is a good man, But he's run away now with a cowboy band. Refrain
    Now Otto Gray, he's a Stillwater man, But he's manager now of a cowboy band.
    Refrain[
    In March 1929, the band, now Otto Gray and the Oklahoma Cowboys, recorded the song again, this time with the traditional title using only the traditional lyrics.
    Sam Collins recorded the song commercially in 1927 under the title "The Midnight Special Blues" for Gennett Records. His version also follows the traditional style. His is the first to name the woman in the story, Little Nora, and he refers to the Midnight Special's "ever-living" light.
    Yonder come a Little Nora. How in the world do you know? I know by the apron and the dress she wears.

Комментарии • 596

  • @ronaldstrange8981
    @ronaldstrange8981 7 месяцев назад +35

    Bobby left us far too early, but, now in 2024, he is still loved and rememberd. Best wishes to all his fans playing this video. England, March, 2024.

  • @teresavandyck784
    @teresavandyck784 Год назад +23

    We all miss him, but he knew he would not be here long, that is why he gave it all up with every single song and performance, he had soul, he lived fully every moment. Sandra Dee loved him until her death. His son keeps his legacy alive. ❤❤❤

  • @keithhanley7796
    @keithhanley7796 4 года назад +196

    Elvis was the king of rock & roll, Michael Jackson was the king of Pop ... but Bobby Darin was the king of everything. RIP.

    • @peoasdosdsdas
      @peoasdosdsdas 2 года назад +7

      Great comment yes he did everything great, except for breathing air

    • @ronnie3367
      @ronnie3367 2 года назад +9

      Not sure if he was the king of everything. But he was definitely unique & in a class of his own. TCB

    • @christienelson1437
      @christienelson1437 2 года назад +8

      So true, a man who knew he was dying everyday and shared his joy for life, music and dance with us like no other. He could have been on a beach somewhere enjoying a margarita but instead hauled his oxygen around to be with the world.🙏💕💕♥️❤️♥️💕💕♥️♥️♥️💕💕♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @annettebohl901
      @annettebohl901 Год назад +8

      Such a talent. !!

    • @annettebohl901
      @annettebohl901 Год назад +4

      AMEN!!!

  • @susanfriedman5940
    @susanfriedman5940 Год назад +5

    Saw him in Vegas in 1972. I was 15. He was my dad's favorite. Amazing show. Played 4 instruments, danced and sang. He was sick but never knew it. Died the next year at 37 years old.

  • @deecollins6174
    @deecollins6174 6 месяцев назад +6

    The greatest - I never miss a chance to tell people how wonderful this man was. Just love him - he's my hero since the 60's ❤❤❤❤
    'I'll be your baby tonight' is like warm honey dripping........
    'The Curtain Falls' is his perfect show/life closing.
    Wish I'd seen him live..... amazing performer 🎉xxx

  • @johngalvin3124
    @johngalvin3124 Год назад +16

    Music is the best thing that ever happened to most people. Bobby is one of the best things that ever happened to music.

    • @jeanbaumgartner4052
      @jeanbaumgartner4052 2 месяца назад +1

      You're absolutely 💯%! 👌 ❤️ 💓 💙 💖 right about Bobby Darin is the thing 👌 👏 😀 👍 😄 🙌 👌 👏 😀 👍 😄 🙌 that ever has to music 🎶 🎵 👌 😄 😀 😉 definitely ♥️ ❤️ 💖 ✨️ 😀 😄!

    • @jeanbaumgartner4052
      @jeanbaumgartner4052 2 месяца назад +2

      Bobby Darin is a great 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀 😄 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀 😄 entertainer!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

  • @georgecherucheril9947
    @georgecherucheril9947 6 месяцев назад +5

    Wow! What talent! Bobby's death was OUR loss! RIP Oh good Bobby Darin. May your Holy soul enter into Heaven. May your light shine forever Bobby Darin. You are the Man!

  • @juliepritchett5537
    @juliepritchett5537 Год назад +9

    I don't think there was anything that Bobby Darin couldn't do. I miss him and his talent. RIP Bobby gone too soon.

  • @snicklefritz6182
    @snicklefritz6182 Год назад +41

    He had a remarkable talent. He grew with the music, tuning in on the changing trends and easily sliding into the role, evolving, and bringing sincerity to whatever he sang. Imagine how far he would have gone. We lost a marvelous entertainer.

    • @christienelson1437
      @christienelson1437 11 месяцев назад +2

      Bobby was a mimic and changed with each decade. 🙏💕🙏💕

  • @billycharles
    @billycharles 2 года назад +9

    The Lord took Bobby away from us much too soon. I can’t blame the Lord because the Lord wanted Bobby performing in Heaven

  • @teresavandyck784
    @teresavandyck784 Месяц назад +4

    Bobby was born to be a great entertainer and he fulfilled his dream to pack houses wherever he performed. God bless his memory and I hope his son is still enjoying life with Bobby’s grandchildren and his lovely wife. RIP BOBBY & Sandy. Stay together for eternity.❤❤❤

  • @wilsonbrownofficial2828
    @wilsonbrownofficial2828 Год назад +26

    There’s something about Bobby Darin that you don’t get with other singers. There’s a relaxed carefree attitude in his performance, and yet 100% focused.

    • @timetowakeup6302
      @timetowakeup6302 11 месяцев назад +5

      Supreme confidence and mastery over his craft

    • @christienelson1437
      @christienelson1437 11 месяцев назад +8

      Bobby knew every song he sang at this time might be his last. He was taking oxygen between songs. Even with all the sorrow in his life he still loved life and performing and I wished I could have seen this concert.

    • @МарияМаринина-б1к
      @МарияМаринина-б1к Месяц назад

      Потому что он естественен в проявлении своего таланта. Он проживал каждую свою песню на сцене. Несомнно большой талант и большое сердце плюс чувство юмора и сумасшедшая энергия! ❤❤️❤💋💋💋

  • @katkassidy6983
    @katkassidy6983 2 года назад +23

    Darin was born with talent that it took Sinatra over 20 yrs to perfect. Darin was one of a kind. RIP Bobby, you sleep with the greats.

  • @janetcoombes8483
    @janetcoombes8483 5 лет назад +68

    Neither Sinatra nor Elvis could have done a performance as good as this( and I speak as an Elvis fan). Bravo Bobby ! ! !

    • @sthompson4049
      @sthompson4049 5 лет назад +9

      TRUTH !!

    • @jesssands5349
      @jesssands5349 4 года назад +15

      I Love Elvis too, but he was never as relaxed and confident like Bobby was. Elvis was never free, out of fear and nervousness, though his performances were electricfying.

    • @williechan347
      @williechan347 4 года назад +15

      Bobby Darin was one of the most talented performers, if not THE best performer, that I've ever had the pleasure to see, and I've seen a lot. Just pure excellence!!!

    • @sunnyseacat6857
      @sunnyseacat6857 3 года назад +3

      Frank Sinatra and Elvis were different performers completely although Bobby Darin seemed to embody both. Elvis saw Bobby Darin perform and supposedly said that he (Elvis) would not want to follow him.
      As for the incomparable Frank Sinatra, here's a remarkable performance: One More for My Baby (One More for the Road):
      ruclips.net/video/3jHr5JbTeRY/видео.html

    • @funkylicious2455
      @funkylicious2455 3 года назад +2

      Bobby Darin is amazing and I’ve watched a lot, LOT of concerts of him.. but Elvis is on a different level for me, and especially in the 1970’s. I’ve watched hundreds of concerts of him, not exaggerating, which are just something different, untouched.

  • @maryspencer4975
    @maryspencer4975 4 года назад +31

    Despite heart disease, he looks great here. He looked just as young as ever. What a great performance.

  • @teresavandyck784
    @teresavandyck784 Месяц назад +3

    A man that can play the blues harmonica has the kind of soul connection that comes from the South. Bobby was truly. One in a Billion. I hope to meet him some day❤❤❤

  • @moontheloon5
    @moontheloon5 11 лет назад +109

    This performance is the epitome of Bobby Darin, the consumate performer. Noone could touch him. By this time in his life he was extremely sick..had to take O2 backstage after performing. To go all out the way he did was nothing short of amazing! The world lost a great man..We miss you Bobby!

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +12

      moontheloon5 hi! glad to know another BD fan :-) - do check out his FB fan pages - to keep his music and memory alive -- for generations :-)

    • @annettebohl901
      @annettebohl901 Год назад +6

      One of Rock and roll heaven 's most talented.

    • @jorg8714
      @jorg8714 Год назад +1

      ... who was "NOONE", auntie moon ?

    • @patriciaotuma3531
      @patriciaotuma3531 Год назад +1

      Those snake hops are something else.

    • @sandracliburn6109
      @sandracliburn6109 Год назад

      truly

  • @merlin8537
    @merlin8537 14 дней назад +1

    The most underrated musician, composer and vocalist period.

  • @chichogallo5088
    @chichogallo5088 5 лет назад +59

    Let others forgive me, but Bobby Darin is the greatest artist of all time. He missed so much for giving us.

  • @vikinghex
    @vikinghex 5 лет назад +16

    every now and then someone is born with just a little stardust in them this guy had a bucket full they took it back of us to dam quick his flame burn so bright still fills my heart with joy 76 year old fan

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Roy for checking in with us.

    • @vikinghex
      @vikinghex 5 лет назад +1

      no sweat peace

  • @zorinabakah8182
    @zorinabakah8182 4 года назад +24

    I had heard a few songs but really discovered the genius that is Bobby Darin 4 nights back and since then, I can't get enough. I'm a massive Elvis fan and was remembering him Aug 16th. On a phone call my sis mentioned a friend at work liking Bobby, I recalled Elvis and Bobby meeting so was searching for the pictures and came across If I were a Carpenter. I was reduced to tears. I played it over and over again thinking it was the best recording of a song I had ever heard. Since then I'm re-working all my rules, he's tearing up everything I know. I'm so glad to have met Bobby Darin albeit in precious clips like this. I haven't been able to stop smiling at the sheer joy from watching and hearing this force of talent. He is now simply a part of each day. He provides a masterclass with each genre he sings, swing, smooth, country, rock n roll, blues, soul, folk, he plays instruments and then he dances and boy can he dance, then there's comedy and impressions and somehow fitted in acting and by all accounts, a truly decent human being too. And if I can add, is very sexy throughout. Midnight Special is probably the single best all round performance I've seen. Midnight has become Bobby time. I'm not sleeping until I've heard the songs, watched the performances, smiled with him because he has a look as if he's singing just to you. I was 3 when he died.

    • @murph3001
      @murph3001 4 года назад +9

      Great comment ____ proves that great music is timeless ___ BD was exactly that that.

    • @timetowakeup6302
      @timetowakeup6302 11 месяцев назад +3

      Awesome comment. I was a fan of Bobby in my childhood, but didn’t really delve into his full catalog until about 10 years ago. I too was blown away by the remarkable diversity and versatility that Bobby was able to exhibit over the course of his remarkable career. There was nothing he couldn’t do as a performer. He’s the greatest of all time for my money. He could do everything, and he did it all so brilliantly. Love my Bobby.

  • @debbied4985
    @debbied4985 5 лет назад +18

    Bobby Darin takes you on a roller coaster ride when he performs midnight special.

  • @lordburlap4514
    @lordburlap4514 7 лет назад +32

    One of the best entertainers of all time....period.

  • @daphnefrench5517
    @daphnefrench5517 Год назад +2

    Bobby Darin - Awesome Songs Love All Of Them , Thank You RIP

  • @marilynstevenson865
    @marilynstevenson865 6 лет назад +45

    Hard to live with..knowing your "short" future..but man he used his God given talent and cheeky personality to "do his thing" and be fondly remembered for ever. Who can lay claim to that?

  • @audreyconn5600
    @audreyconn5600 10 лет назад +46

    What a beautiful person this man was. I love that he wasn't afraid to be silly and dance. What an incredible talent! I wish the audience would've given him more love and praise at the end. Bobby Darin, you are sorely missed.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  10 лет назад +3

      Thanks Audrey for visiting my site and for taking the time to share your thoughts.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +4

      Audrey Conn hi! good to find another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)
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  • @nobodyaskedbut
    @nobodyaskedbut 8 лет назад +232

    The most under appreciated entertainer in the last 100 years. He excelled at just about all pop genres and was also a superb song writer, musician and actor. There's also his great impressions of many other entertainers.

    • @monicasynnott9273
      @monicasynnott9273 8 лет назад +27

      +nobodyaskedbut Indeed, the man was brillant

    • @timetowakeup6302
      @timetowakeup6302 7 лет назад +36

      "I used to hate Bobby Darin for changing genres all the time, but then I realized that he was just being a genius."
      Neil Young

    • @ogrebattle22763
      @ogrebattle22763 7 лет назад +15

      My Dad's two favorite singers of all-time were Frank Sinatra & Bobby Darin... he would sing Bobby Darin tunes to me as a kid... & I never forgot how much I used to enjoy when he would put on his records of these two great artists.... This video shows just how versatile he was as an entertainer...

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +16

      ogrebattle22763 hi! good to find another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)
      REPLY

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +9

      Jason Celli hi! good to find another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)

  • @MarilynButler-v7x
    @MarilynButler-v7x 7 месяцев назад +2

    Just don’t understand why he was taken so young it makes me so sad . Mr. Entertainer.
    Thank you for the opportunity to hear these great songs again. Good memories

  • @danitaharris4966
    @danitaharris4966 5 лет назад +39

    How the hell can the people in this audience just set there. He's making it rock

  • @midge3822
    @midge3822 6 лет назад +102

    Here i am a 70 year old woman playing this over and over every night.What talent. I put my screen on full and at the end of this song i can see the pain on his face. So sad. Bobby Darin you make my heart happy with your expressions and your great voice. Rest in sweet peace Mr. bobby Darin.

    • @murph3001
      @murph3001 6 лет назад +8

      Mary McCauley well said sweetheart

    • @elizabethbryanton6246
      @elizabethbryanton6246 5 лет назад +6

      Ditto

    • @Pookie2807
      @Pookie2807 4 года назад +13

      I'm 76 Mary, and I still love this man! Saw him in concert in Miami when I was a young girl, then live at the Copacabana in NY when I was an older teen. It was awesome!

    • @gladietita2gla134
      @gladietita2gla134 4 года назад +5

      Amazing Bobby woooow 🇱🇺🇬🇧
      Lisa van de Jong🌹

    • @christienelson1437
      @christienelson1437 3 года назад +9

      Yeah, it’s makes me cry to think I never got to see him live. Amazing performer!

  • @TheAdventurer1
    @TheAdventurer1 7 лет назад +12

    Now this is a real performer - we miss you, Bobby.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад

      TheAdventurer1 hi! glad to know another BD fan :-) - do check out his FB fan pages - to keep his music and memory alive -- for generations :-)

    • @tomcrkvenac612
      @tomcrkvenac612 5 лет назад +1

      @@RiRi2023_ He was so cool. I am 76-year-old fan. I miss his swag on stage. I knew how he carried himself on stage he would be a great addition to our music world. Mr Goblet was along with Bobby, so so much creators of a time.

  • @janierunaway112
    @janierunaway112 2 года назад +5

    Icon! Never equalled and never forgotten. Viva Bobby Darin!

  • @natalieweiss5193
    @natalieweiss5193 5 лет назад +63

    Listening to Bobby Darin takes away all my anxiety. I go into another universe when I put him on. There was never anyone like him. There will never be anyone like him again. So under appreciated. He was an absolute master.

  • @christinataylor6572
    @christinataylor6572 3 года назад +7

    So many comments and I just read them all. Agree with almost all of them. I can’t add anything better. He was a Fantastic Performer. and #1 in my book. I’m 82 now and have loved him since he started. I drove people nuts talking about ,him ,but since You Tube entered my life ,I’m just enjoying Bobby Darin and passing him on to my 10 grand’s and 15 great- grand’s. . Having a hard time picking the piece of music to be played at my Celebration of Life ,but it will be a Bobby Darin Song ,maybe 2. 🥰 Thank you Jan Hammer . Love 💕 the comments and you having this site. “Keep Bobby Darin Alive.” “Life is Good. “. ♥️🎼🎶🥀🎶♥️😎🥰

  • @gaerlan1946
    @gaerlan1946 2 года назад +19

    This guy oozes cool! His stage presence, moves and just ease of delivery. Amazing. A very underrated artist..

  • @agataf1320
    @agataf1320 4 года назад +52

    He is the greatest interpreter of all time. Able to sing all genres: Swing, rock and Roll, Jazz, pop, folk, country, rhythm and blues. In addition to being a composer, musician, actor, all at the highest level.

    • @ruthbumbar8142
      @ruthbumbar8142 Год назад +6

      He also did a rap song way before it became popular. "Me and Mr. Horner".
      I just found this out a few months ago so I had to listen to it even though I can't stand rap. I've listened to it several times.

  • @donnacochran3354
    @donnacochran3354 3 года назад +21

    In 2021 and quarantined, I’m blessed to have the videos and music of THE GREAT Bobby Darin. Loved you when I was a teenager but didn’t know ALL your talents. I’m 74 now and rockin’ with the greatest talent I’ve ever seen. I’m so sad you’re gone, but sexy man your soul and music lives on. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND WILL ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC. Thanks for the happiness you give me.

    • @helenturner6971
      @helenturner6971 2 года назад +3

      Me too !!! For everything he did. He keeps me amazed and Happy

  • @aidens2millwall1
    @aidens2millwall1 Год назад +4

    This man has you jumping out of your seat!! WOW....

  • @MargoDawson-pu9uf
    @MargoDawson-pu9uf Месяц назад +3

    Need more songs from Bobby Darin

  • @marilynskrepich3238
    @marilynskrepich3238 5 лет назад +14

    Had he lived he would have been Mr. Las Vegas instead of Wayne Newton and probably just as big as Frank Sinatra. He is awesome sure do miss Bobby

  • @bobke114
    @bobke114 6 лет назад +120

    This guy could cover anything and write as well, A true genius. Maybe the most diverse and talented entertainer I have ever seen

    • @vivcooley2870
      @vivcooley2870 4 года назад +7

      U were the. Best. In the. World bobby we miss u

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 3 года назад +6

      Abe, ditto. The older I get, the more amazing he seems. Rest in Joy, Bobby.

    • @robertjackiii1751
      @robertjackiii1751 3 года назад +4

      Thanks for that comment Abe... I feel exactly the same way...there was NOTHING Bobby couldn't do... one of the greatest talents to EVER walk the planet, but unfortunately, taken from us way too soon... but he will live forever...

    • @billbetz9687
      @billbetz9687 3 года назад +5

      Maybe because he was the only big show I saw in Vegas in the 1960’s but I simple could not believe that anyone could put on such an amazing show as he did that night.

    • @robertjackiii1751
      @robertjackiii1751 3 года назад +4

      @@billbetz9687 if that was the only show you got to see,then you certainly saw the right one... I'm 50 years old and I'm sooo jealous that I never got to see him but you did... that must be some memory for you bro!!! Bobby D FOREVER!!! Or should I say, Walden Robert Cassoto FOREVER!!!

  • @jayritchie851
    @jayritchie851 4 года назад +44

    If you combined Sinatra, Elvis, Tom Jones, Jackie Wilson and Springsteen.......you get BOBBY DARIN.

  • @jeanbaumgartner4052
    @jeanbaumgartner4052 Год назад +2

    THANKS FOR SHARING THESE VIDEOS WITH US ON THE LATE BOBBY DARIN! RIP 1936-1973 🙏🕊🎼🎵🎶🎙🎤🎧🎷🪗🎸🎹🎺🎻🪕🥁🪘📽🎬📺📷📸

  • @MikeBlitzMag
    @MikeBlitzMag 3 года назад +20

    One of the absolute masters. Nearly a half century after his tragic and untimely passing, I am still trying to assimilate all of his vast and diverse catalog. He pretty much excelled at all that he did.

    • @murph3001
      @murph3001 2 года назад +4

      Excellent comment . He truly was special.

  • @gramagoldilocks5869
    @gramagoldilocks5869 4 года назад +68

    Still gives me chills at 72! I danced to every song he ever made. Man this man could move. He had rhythm in his marrow...in every cell!!! Believe me, this kind of rhythm never dies!!!

    • @akapuliewalnuts
      @akapuliewalnuts 2 года назад +8

      I get it @ 72 what a voice what an entertainer 👏

    • @colinbryan8265
      @colinbryan8265 2 года назад +4

      If only we could go back. Soon as we heard the first note, we were up and dancing. What movers we were. Now a day’s, lucky to get halfway, before the old legs give out and have to sit down, keeping the beat with arms and feet moving !

    • @katkassidy6983
      @katkassidy6983 2 года назад +9

      Sinatra is nothing compared to what Bobby was born with.

  • @BaronEvola123
    @BaronEvola123 Год назад +26

    The most complete talent this country has ever produced.

    • @francisgaffney6074
      @francisgaffney6074 3 месяца назад +2

      Yes.

    • @jeanbaumgartner4052
      @jeanbaumgartner4052 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@francisgaffney6074That's actually right about Bobby Darin!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @jeanbaumgartner4052
      @jeanbaumgartner4052 2 месяца назад +4

      Bobby Darin is definitely 🔥 👌 💯 %😍 🙌 ❤️!

  • @TheAdventurer1
    @TheAdventurer1 3 года назад +43

    this is ENTERTAINMENT pure and simple. Your talent will never die Bobby.

  • @nancyadcock4899
    @nancyadcock4899 4 года назад +21

    God bless this man and his incredible talent. We will never see another like him. RIP Bobby, love and miss you so much 😢💕😘

  • @marilynstevenson865
    @marilynstevenson865 6 лет назад +48

    Once Upon A Time...there was a magnificent, multi talented artiste who had Talent.. and Timing, perfect pitch, exquisite change of key, a virtuoso on any musical instrument you could name...supernatural on Vibes..Rhythm..from the top of his head to his better than James Brown dancing feet!!! I am 68 years of age, and have loved Mr D since the late 50's when Australia somehow, aired shows with Bobby performing..with his superb Two Step at the end of Look Out Old Mackey Is Back!! He dropped that routine from his performance...I don't know why...Others have praised him here..far better than I can express!! I have what is purported to be his final show, on DVD...and,after playing Splish Splash, he gets up..thanks the audience...and leaves the stage, for the final time. If you look closely at the expression in his eyes, you can see him..not soaking the pleasure up at their marvelous response..but the knowing look that he will never experience this moment, again. Bloody hell I miss you Bobby!! I know exactly where I was when I heard the news on the radio....I cried, Bobby D...I cry still. Catch him on an LP singing with Johnny Mercer, if you can..Special!! You are my Once Upon a Time, Bobby Darin..oh so long ago. Thanks, Mr Hammer..I keep watching your vids.

    • @patrickryan1515
      @patrickryan1515 3 года назад +6

      You're a true fan. Mr. Darin certainly would have appreciated your sentiments so nicely expressed.

    • @Rhiannon011
      @Rhiannon011 3 года назад +8

      Marilyn Stevenson, well said! I'm about the same age as you now, and I have loved Bobby forever! I did not know until after he passed, that he had an incredibly high IQ and was part of Mensa organization for "High IQ intellectuals" and that he could play any instrument and as Sammy Davis Jr. said once that "Bobby Darin has a black man's soul and rhythm in "a white man's body"..so true he had this natural rhythm anyone could see. Multi dimensionally talented, in singing, writing songs, playing many instruments, dancing and his acting was also incredible. Watch the movie "Pressure point" with Darin and Sidney Poiter. Bobby plays a very sick twisted "Nazi sympathizer and sociopath" in prison, where Sidney is the psychiatrist and tries to help him and figure out how he came to be such a messed up man. They go back over his childhood and it was horrible, and that is where Darin does his incredible acting chops!

    • @katherinecollins1876
      @katherinecollins1876 2 года назад +3

      Bobby Darrin. We love you and always will you gave us hope and love to sing and dance !! You are our shing star thanks for the memores!! You are the best thank you shined on my friend we love you!!!

    • @marymichael1211
      @marymichael1211 2 года назад

      Thank you all here for the emotional and detailed descriptions of him and his phenomenal performances, especially the last performance and the film Pressure Point.

    • @ericholdsworth6611
      @ericholdsworth6611 2 года назад +3

      This is before my time, but yet one of the best performances of a classic tune. Bobby and his band, top notch talent sorely lacking today. Awesome, a national treasure.

  • @kybourbonboy
    @kybourbonboy 7 лет назад +38

    Coming of age in the 60s I heard Bobby Darin's music and saw him in films. While it was obvious to me even then that he was multi talented, I was mostly into blues rock and made no effort to fully appreciate him. Later I broadened my interests in music styles and came to realize just how talented he was. I recall when he died. It's really nice with youtube that we can see him perform live.

    • @marymichael1211
      @marymichael1211 2 года назад +2

      Thank you for articulating this, my similar experience.

    • @helen6857
      @helen6857 Год назад +4

      This is a very old song done. Better than any one else.

  • @zorinabakah8182
    @zorinabakah8182 4 года назад +19

    The thing he does with his hand after singling ..."the police will jump you"...is just magic

  • @hawk1866
    @hawk1866 7 лет назад +26

    SONG, DANCE, ACTING........there was no one like Bobby. Sandra Dee NEVER re -married......he was THEE man......taken from us far too early and remembered by few. Only those who know his talents are die-hard fans. He couldn't read music, but arranged and conducted most of his music. He wrote 136 SONGS!!!!!! His best is a debate....A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM, or LONG LINE RIDER......those were his, and his alone. He sang, he danced, he wrote, he arranged, he acted(pretty well) His talent was FAR FAR, FAR under-appreciated for most of his time - and continues to this day. HE KNEW HE HAD A LIMITED TIME ON THIS EARTH......READ HIS STORY..........AS LONG AS I AM ALIVE, BOBBY WILL LIVE...........

    • @ericholdsworth6611
      @ericholdsworth6611 3 года назад +4

      I am only 52, he was gone when I was four and yet I remember because Bobby was the shit as they say. Blew away his peers in talent and personality. A huge loss for American music.

  • @marysynnot7126
    @marysynnot7126 9 лет назад +44

    I think Bobby Darin was multitalented and simply put marvellous. I watch his videos now many years later and still get the utmost enjoyment from them . Thanks for those of you who shared this pleasure with me. He's number one.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  9 лет назад +5

      Thanks Mary for taking the time to share your thoughts.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +1

      Mary Synnot hi! good to know another BD fan :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)

    • @murph3001
      @murph3001 3 года назад +3

      Indeed. He still remains a great vocalist

  • @Poncho758
    @Poncho758 2 года назад +5

    We shared same brith day May 14. God he was so talented. He will never be forgotten

  • @joelockerd1950
    @joelockerd1950 3 года назад +5

    People I just discovered Bobby Darin tonight and my mind is blown!

  • @alanbaber6764
    @alanbaber6764 6 лет назад +26

    This is just awesome!! What a performer Bobby Darin was!!

  • @bebopbarreto
    @bebopbarreto 10 лет назад +35

    piano, harp, xelophone, drums, guitar all well done...great singer....what a talent ....so soon loss

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад

      bebop bebop hi! good to know another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)
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  • @maxcilepeyton4802
    @maxcilepeyton4802 Год назад +7

    Love it!!! Thank you for starting my morning out with the awesome Bobby Darin!

  • @peteypool
    @peteypool 9 месяцев назад +1

    Bobby Darin was born to entertain ! Very talented man.

  • @nitalopes515
    @nitalopes515 5 лет назад +15

    What a voice Bobby and great moves pure talent 👍👍👍👍

  • @rcair123
    @rcair123 3 года назад +3

    The world could definitely use a Bobby Darin right now. Massive talent, massive.

  • @Lelliott1122
    @Lelliott1122 2 года назад +6

    I love this beautiful, talented man🥰🥰🥰

  • @realbeautifulbeauty1556
    @realbeautifulbeauty1556 5 лет назад +7

    wow look at those moves

  • @denergodder
    @denergodder 10 лет назад +24

    I never heard of Bobby Darin before this night. My generation(I was born in 83) needs to listen to his music. Especially his ´simple song of freedom´.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  10 лет назад +1

      Thanks for checking out my site and for your comment.

    • @thorpurvis5703
      @thorpurvis5703 10 лет назад +2

      I too am an 83 product , read my comment to see how Highly I rate the man

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      THOR PURVIS hi! glad young people like you get to know and appreciate Bobby Darin :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive for generations :-)

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      denergodder hi! glad young people like you get to know and appreciate Bobby Darin :-) hope you check out his other songs/music on YT and FB fan pages , too - am sure you'll like him a lot more :-) )
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    • @snowbird5381
      @snowbird5381 4 года назад +5

      I am also an 80s child, and just "discovered" Bobby Darin - I don't even know how come I had never heard of him before, because he is great.

  • @natalieweiss5193
    @natalieweiss5193 5 лет назад +58

    Also, that damn smile. How someone not “classically” handsome can be so incredibly sexy... oof.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  5 лет назад +3

      Thanks Natalie for checking in with us,

    • @kbree4484
      @kbree4484 4 года назад +2

      I had the biggest crush on him when I was like, 7-10 years old (back in the sixties)!

    • @zorinabakah8182
      @zorinabakah8182 4 года назад +3

      I've been searching to put my finger on it on what I've been feeling...that's what he is....sexy, gosh I wish I could tell him that.

    • @annemccarron2281
      @annemccarron2281 3 года назад +2

      You described him well! He simply oozed self-confidence & charm. How could a man with incredible talent who loved people & performing not be sexy?

  • @rnhealer6044
    @rnhealer6044 2 года назад +6

    Bobby Darin was the real deal. He was a singer and a performer. He shined onstage. He did it proud. I never knew he played the harmonica. I love this song. I loved all his songs from 1960 till now Thanks for the rare video clip.

  • @RitaHestand
    @RitaHestand 4 года назад +20

    He's got the music in him, bless his heart.

  • @MsLou-su5pj
    @MsLou-su5pj 4 года назад +21

    Jan Hammer, I absolutely love your channel. You provide so much history of the entertainers.. This one of Bobby Darin’s is one of the best. Thank you .

  • @tamaraellek3289
    @tamaraellek3289 5 лет назад +14

    Can’t get any better than this...wow! 😍🎼 RIP Bobby...❤️🌹🎤

    • @helenturner6971
      @helenturner6971 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely amazing performance!! He taught me so much

  • @jasminefujiwara2671
    @jasminefujiwara2671 4 года назад +15

    My mom said Bobby was a genius & could play many instruments. Now I know what she meant.
    Bobby was exceptionally talented; no one comes near his level even today.
    His videos show how he fully loved life & performing! What an awesome man & a true legend 😊😊😊

  • @williamcole9040
    @williamcole9040 2 года назад +6

    NOT JUST THE VOICE, BUT THE DELIVERY…..LEGEND. GONE HOME TOO EARLY, LIKE BUDDY AND EDDIE.

  • @ed3432
    @ed3432 9 лет назад +35

    Hella talent. Musical savant, great voice and a very good actor. Died too young. RIP Bobby.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  9 лет назад +3

      ed3432 Thanks for visiting the site.

  • @agataf1320
    @agataf1320 4 года назад +12

    Extraordinary talent, superlative in everything he has done. Plus, how beautiful and sexy he was!

  • @lindaloe
    @lindaloe Месяц назад +2

    Fantastic!! Rest In Peace 🙏 Bobby 🎉

  • @zio63paperone49
    @zio63paperone49 5 лет назад +13

    Can you mention, or, is there anybody like him today? The only answer: not at all !! Unforgettable performer . RIP

  • @bradly2007
    @bradly2007 3 года назад +15

    Wow Bobby Darin showed his stuff brilliantly this time, riveting timeless performance one to enjoy over and over...sensational

  • @depaola63
    @depaola63 7 лет назад +34

    CLASS ACT! Just 37 when he left this world! I was 10 in 1973 when Bobby passed, He was so great! He could do it all !!

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks Nicky for visiting The Hammer Works.

    • @hirdy6
      @hirdy6 7 лет назад +6

      Excellent way of putting it Nicky, Bobby certainly did have it all.

    • @depaola63
      @depaola63 7 лет назад +3

      Thank you! I never got " there" but I have made a sweet life since 85' singing for a living I am very proud to say now at 54 (in May)..I LOVED THEM ALL! My Mother played Sinatra while I was in her belly ( she told me) and all my life! I am a huge Elvis fan( I saw them both LIVE in my lifetime!! EP in 74' at Sahara Tahoe and FS at Bally's Reno in 88', I was right in front ($250 ticket was) and was the 1st person he came to when the 90 min show was over and shook my hand a good 5 sec. from the stage! I will never forget that moment! Sinatra truly had the BLUEST eyes you ever saw!)..* along with of course Bobby Darin, Jackie Wilson, Tom Jones, Sam Cooke, Al Green.......Hall & Oates, Simply Red' ( Mick Hucknell) I love them ALL and many more from my era to the STAX label...Please look me up and hear/see my " Career"....*..NICKYDEPAOLA.COM...* God bless'

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  7 лет назад +2

      Good sounds Nicky. I really like "Imagine".

    • @depaola63
      @depaola63 7 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @shibushiryu
    @shibushiryu 6 лет назад +19

    Damn ,This Man had some Talent, I know he was from N.Y.- U know he had some R+B in him ands some Blues by just the way he felt his Music ,and he let it show ! great !!

  • @timbergler8538
    @timbergler8538 9 лет назад +32

    I am just flat "totally speechless"

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      Tim Bergler hi! glad to find another one who admires Bobby :-) ... do check out his FB fan pages, to keep his music and memory alive (in case you haven't :-) )

  • @benjimontgomery9826
    @benjimontgomery9826 2 года назад +3

    Not "just" one of the best crooners ever, but a versatile, all rounded artist and performer. He could sing just every genre of American music of his era with the same, perfect results 😍
    Totally underrated

  • @dawnstoehrer8107
    @dawnstoehrer8107 2 года назад +5

    Bobby was more than the best entertainer of the 20th CENTURY HE WAS A PURE DIAMOND 💎

  • @Suki-Tawdry
    @Suki-Tawdry 9 лет назад +33

    Get it, bro!! He was THE MAN! Sad to say, I just discovered Bobby's music last week. He was truly amazing!

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  9 лет назад +2

      Thanks for checking out the site and for taking the time to share your thoughts.

    • @timetowakeup6302
      @timetowakeup6302 7 лет назад +6

      Kauplup
      It's never too late to discover something that has the ability to both enhance and potentially even change your life. Hardly a day passes when I don't listen to Bobby.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +3

      Kauplup hi! glad young people like you get to know and appreciate Bobby Darin :-) ...just discovered him 10 yrs ago thru the tribute movie "Beyond the Sea" :-) ... I wish I've known him much earlier, but it's never too late to do that , thanx to YT :-) ...am enjoying every bit of his music , also thru Spotify and his FB fan pages :-) ...hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive for generations :-)
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    • @vizantbogoljub3147
      @vizantbogoljub3147 5 лет назад +1

      😎😎😎😎😎

  • @ericakrod
    @ericakrod 11 лет назад +14

    One of the most sublime performances ever. I never get tired of watching and listening to this.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад

      Erica Sherman hi! glad to know another BD fan :-) - do check out his FB fan pages - to keep his music and memory alive -- for generations :-)

  • @jefftycarson5969
    @jefftycarson5969 4 года назад +6

    Bobby Darin the voice 50 and 60. King💐🌹🌷.

  • @michelleregis6181
    @michelleregis6181 7 лет назад +21

    Woah could Bobby perform or what, wasn't he great! When and we're did he do midnight special I'm so fond of this guy and talent he was the one and only rip Bobby you'll always be special needs my books.

  • @lisadejong9957
    @lisadejong9957 5 лет назад +13

    Breathtaking performance !⚘

  • @jimmymackster33185
    @jimmymackster33185 8 лет назад +57

    This was one of Bobby Darin's finest performances sadly it was also one of his last what a great talent he was taken way too soon and he had so much more to offer RIP Dreamlover

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      Jimmy Mackster hi! glad to find another one who admires Bobby :-) ... do check out his FB fan pages, to keep his music and memory alive (in case you haven't :-) )

  • @tonydialsr7190
    @tonydialsr7190 2 года назад +6

    Mr. Bobby Darin one of the great entertainers of the 20th century. To me there is none like him. From Dream Lover to Mack The Knife. Out of sight performer.

  • @dottie8115
    @dottie8115 5 лет назад +6

    So glad I got to see Bobby!! Great entertainer 🎵 🎶 So sad he died so young😢 Your gone Bobby but never forgotten 🙏🏻💖🎵🎶 Thanks for all the great songs 🎵🎶💔

  • @patrufener9360
    @patrufener9360 6 лет назад +13

    fantastic talent

  • @thorpurvis5703
    @thorpurvis5703 10 лет назад +32

    Well I enjoyed this immensely , I was not aware he sang this song . I only 1st became acquainted with him when I was 19 but became instantly hooked by his charisma & what seems to me an unending list of talents . Bobby could play multiple instruments including guitar , drums , piano/keyboards , harmonica , trombone and the 4 idiophone family instruments : vibraphone , glockenspiel , xylophone and marimba , he wrote hit songs across 5 different genres , plus wrote several title tracks for films along with composing complete movie scores . He could sing , dance , act , tell jokes with impeccable comedic timing even improvising came natural to him making him an awesome draw at nightclubs . He starred in over a dozen movies , even going as far as writing , directing , starring and producing 1 or 2 of his own films , 1 of which "The Vendors" was never released . Bobby even lent a hand to many upstart musicians and comedians , also he was involved in protest issues and was involved with Robert Kennedy's campaign making appearances on behalf of the candidate and was heavily involved giving help to Kennedy during the primaries .
    You can see over the 12 years I've really got into Bobby and have 7 CD's 2 of them are double discs , So you could say 9 CD's . 1 of the double discs has 50 songs so I have a ton of his songs and was shocked to see 1 I had not heard of .
    Thank You Jan

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      THOR PURVIS well- put , you've described him and his talents very well :-) ...just discovered him 10 yrs ago thru the tribute movie "Beyond the Sea" :-) ... I wish I've known him much earlier, but it's never too late to do that , thanx to YT :-) ...am enjoying every bit of his music , also thru Spotify and his FB fan pages :-)
      Hope you're on his FB fan pages, too :-) - let's keep his wonderful music and memory alive , for generations :-)

    • @katherinecollins1876
      @katherinecollins1876 2 года назад +2

      I will always love Bobby Darin he loved music and he wrote the songs he was the kindness ever seen !! Our love to you for ever!!! Katherine Collins! May you always be. As you are kind handsome and famous!! Rock on my friend!!!

  • @yloshaw
    @yloshaw 9 лет назад +35

    I can't believe just how talented this man was!

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +1

      Yvette Loshaw hi! glad young people like you get to know and appreciate Bobby Darin :-) hope you check out his other songs/music on YT and FB fan pages , too - am sure you'll like him a lot more :-) )
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  • @conniemullins4257
    @conniemullins4257 8 лет назад +38

    Bobby Darin musician,song and dance man the consummate entertainer. sure miss him

    • @josephobenauer3093
      @josephobenauer3093 8 лет назад +4

      One word: Anomaly.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад

      Connie Mullins hi! good to find another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)
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  • @jond5925
    @jond5925 8 месяцев назад +1

    ROCKIN THE BLUES,WAS HIS SPECIALTY,,I FEEL HE STILL ROCKIN FOR US ALL,THE BEST OF THE BEST!!😇😇😇💙💙💙🙌🙌🙌👣👣👣🙌🙌🙌

  • @onemexican1973
    @onemexican1973 2 года назад +2

    my he found his groove.....and some frowned upon this brilliant style...just brilliant.....such a talent.....

  • @darlenecione1451
    @darlenecione1451 Год назад +1

    I met him backstage at the Chicago theater when i was a teenager he was so nice soo talented no one quite like him

  • @michelleregis1795
    @michelleregis1795 7 лет назад +31

    what a preformer. sweetest guy, gone too soon.😚😚

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад

      Michelle Regis hi! glad to know another BD fan :-) - do check out his FB fan pages - to keep his music and memory alive -- for generations :-)

  • @maxcilepeyton4802
    @maxcilepeyton4802 Год назад +2

    Way better than coffee in the morning!

  • @jimodonnell6444
    @jimodonnell6444 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you Bobby what a talent you are missed

  • @Pookie2807
    @Pookie2807 9 лет назад +55

    Have watched this performance many times, as it is just the Ultimate! Notice how Bobby is very out of breath and perspiring as he ends the song, but he gave it everything he had and then some. This show was filmed the year of his death in December after open heart surgery. We lost this great man way too soon! Danny's comment says it all!

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  9 лет назад +5

      Thanks Carol for sharing your thoughts.

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ 7 лет назад +2

      Carol Mahler hi! good to find another one who admires Bobby :-) hope you check out his FB fan pages , too :-) ...let's keep his music and memory alive - for generations :-)

    • @stevenfox8474
      @stevenfox8474 6 лет назад +1

      Carol Mahler BOB D RlP 😎😆😅😎😙😏😥😥 Fox and Boys N0 More PAIN G0D love BoBBY DARIN LOVE the man old school friend call fox small faces