MenGaRooO2, you said - "Damn...That Cat's voice has aged like fine wine..." 100% friend. His voice remained great right up until his death.''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Check this out - Clem Curtis& friends 28.01.2017 Princess Theatre Hunstanton - ruclips.net/video/zAoxHGvgGCg/видео.html..................This was uploaded by his wife. He was suffering from Cancer, had a stroke and was hospitalised for pneumonia and was still suffering from it.
Great modern version of this timeless classic~ remember this song is 30 years old. & people still wish to listen & enjoy.~ & taken into account how recording techniques have advacned in that time frame.~ Great post thanks for your time.~J
Yes, It was Ramong (Full name Ramong Morrison but referred to as Raymond Morrison), Don't know where he is now and they were called 'The Ramong sound' until original Foundations guitarist Alan Warner came up with the name 'The Foundations'. Arthur Brown joined the band for about 6 weeks or so and both he and Clem sang seperate songs although they both stayed on stage throughout each gig.
The guys in The Ramongs were... Raymond Morrison (Lead Vocals), Clem Curtis (Lead Vocals), Alan Warner (Guitar/Vocals), Lyndsay Arnold (Drums),Con (Keyboards),Pete McBeth (Bass Guitar), and one or two occasional Brass players including Mike Felano on Trumpet . Arthur Brown was not in the band at this stage, he joined when they became The Foundations by which time they got a new drummer and keyboard player and Brass section.
I'm not aware of any recordings made before The Foundations became famous. There were a few songs written by some members of the band that were 'demoe'd' but that was when they were already famous, funnily enough a couple of these songs appeared on an 80's album by The Foundations, these were written by guitarist Alan Warner and the songs were titled 'You can't fool me' an 'love you now' .
Hi pluto00011 , no I'm not talking about any songs before The Foundations became famous. I'm talking about the songs that were recorded around 1967 or 1968 after Clem Curtis & the Foundations had their second hit "Back On My Feet Again" . So put simply, songs that were recorded after Their 1967 debut album "From The Foundations" , between that time until Clem left in 1968. And while we're on it, what ever happened to the 3 or 4 tracks recorded for John Peel's Top Gear show ? EG: 96 Tears etc
@SuperGangstars & @ Kuzuriya02 , if you look at the Top Of The Pops 1967 B&W clip of the band that's where the Iron Mike look a like thing is the strongest. Also look at "Back On My Feet Again RZde8iXKr04 , uploaded by pluto00011, from the side view Clem looks like Iron Mike as well. He also looks like the kind of guy back then you wouldn't want to mess with. Word of caution, there is another clip of "Back On My Feet " that wil blow your eardrums. Beware!! The pluto00011 clip is safe though.
I stand corrected. He was on 'Back on my feet again' which I believe reached 18 in the charts and,' Any old time, youre lonely and sad' which I think reached 25. As for the American guy whose name I can't remember, the less said about him the better. Him and his cronies are just trying to make a fast buck off the Foundations name. Very sad!
pluto00011 , who was the original Foundations lead singer ? Was it Ramong ? This was when the group was called The Ramong Sound, & there was Ramong, whats his real name ? Where's he today ? There was another singer as well. When Ramong guy got sent to Jail Clem Curtis took the lead, is that right ? Then Arthur Brown was in the band ffor a period of time. Were Arthur Brown and Clem Curtis both doing duet leads ? I was reading something about the group in 1966 & it was quite interesting to me.
Thanks for the info pluto00011. That sure is interesting. When I come across those thread discussions about the Ramong Sound I'll make a link to here so those guys can read it. I know that they'd be interested too. Are there any pics of the Ramong Sound group ? I could only imagine what kind of sound that the group had. So was Ramong West Indian himself ? Unusual name by the way.
pluto00011, thanks for the info. You know there is a bit of interest in Ramong and the Ramong Sound too. I'll try to find the discussions I saw. I think that some people are intrigued by the name and possibly want to know what they sounded like. Tell me, was Arthur Brown a member when they were The Ramong or was he a member after Ramong got sent to the lock-up and the band became Foundations ? Who of the Foundations (at Baby Now That I've Found You era) were members of The Ramong Sound ?
Gosh ryanrama21 , Clem Curtis should have it made then . On the Baby Now ... B&W 60's clip on you tube people are saying that he looks like Mike Tyson. Now he looks like Michael Jordan. Lucky Clem !!!!
Sorry about the long delay replying, was it really as long as 5 months ago? I really honestly don't know of any recordings other than 'Baby, now that i've found you'......'Back on my feet again'... and 'Any old time you're lonely and sad'...and some album tracks...unless he went into the studio without telling the rest of the band, If I come up with anything, I will let you know as its making me very curious now...Cheers mate! if there's anything else let me know.
Further to the previous message: pluto00011, After "From The Foundations" which was released in 97 and then "Rocking The Foundations" there was the EP with the Plug Track "It's Allright" that was the last released track with The Foundations featuring Clem Curtis on lead vocals. Talking to a friend about this he estimates that Clem Curtis and the band had recorded about seven or eight tracks that never saw the light of day. Would you agree with that estimate or would you say more ? Thanks.
pluto00011 , me old china, ... have you had a think about what I said to you 5 months ago ? I'me talking about some recordings that Clem Curtis made with the band before he left in 1968, I'm not talking about what may or may not exist before famous, OK. So what happened to the few recordings that Clem made between 1967 - 1968 when he left ? They didn't end up on any LP's did they ? The only live track that ended up anywhere was "96 Tears" which ended up on a European EP. So the others ??
pluto00011, I'm assuming that you're replying to my question but this isn't the answer that I was looking for. I know about the LP From The Foundations, The (somewhat) Live LP and the songs from Top Gear and 96 Tears etc. I'm talking about the songs that Clem recorded with the band that were never released in any form anywhere right up until this day. How many were recorded and what happened to that material ? Why wasn't it released ? Is it a trade secret or something LOL ? Can you say ?
pluto00011 , I would like to know. Please tell me if I'm asking the right kind of question or not. I hope that I'm not asking something that you're uncomfortable with answering. If so I apologise. I do believe / know that Clem & The Foundations recorded some songs in 1968 that were never released by PYE on any of their records and never made it onto any of Pye records. So what happened ? Were the tapes destroyed ? Were they shelved ? It would be good to know.
Correction pluto00011, he was on their second hit as well. You're forgetting that 'Back On My Feet Again' was a hit. Talking about un original Foundations. There is this American guy who has a group called The Foundations. He says he is the rightful owner of The Foundations. He claimed that Clem Curtis & Colin Young failed in their careers and were trying to cash in on the Foundations fame. How pathetic and lame. He has a video up on You Tube somewhere. Also he has a website in the USA.
Hola no ....inglés ok.....espanichs México ....solo quiero saber el título de el disco o el dvd de todo el concierto donde sale este video es importante para mí tenerlo perdí mi disco y la verdad todas las canciones me gustan solo q no se los nombres de los artistas ni los temas de las canciones ayúdenme por favor solo sé que también participa Eric burdo
Singer (Clem Curtis) still does well ... pluto00011, & I couldn't see anyone else doing 'Baby Now That I've Found You' back then (1967) besides him. And you should know where the original Foundations are anyway, well at least one or two of them. Three if you include the original singer here - Clem Curtis ! Of course if you want to get technical then you could say that Ramong Morrison is the originator of Foundations. Well who whatever, I've seen some American fibber making pathetic claims.
Nice performance, but only prob is that Clem has lost some of his Trinidad voice/ancent. Its main reason why I liked this song. Still better than most pop you would hear today.
"Jamie Foxx blended with Mike Tyson" huh? Well don't look now Billy Bob but your white sheet with the pointed hood is showing. You'd have been better off just coming out and saying: "Damn don't all those Black people look like each other?"
No William Jones, he does look a bit like Fox and Tyson. And Fox and Tyson don't look like other black men. It's just that Clem looked like Fox and Tyson, that's all.
Yes, it seems to me that its quite probable that he's a rip off artist trying to con people. If you come across the clip you'll see that he's disabled comments so nobody can challenge it. BTW: What ever happened to the music that the original Foundations recorded with Clem Curtis before he left the band in 68 ? As far as I can tell its never been released.
He had a great voice on recordings but unfortunately could never sound very good on live shows, especially as I said about the high notes, I'm only being honest...Also no-one seems to recognise the importance of the Foundations themselves who all contributed to the unique Foundations sound...
you have not changed almost nothing clem beautiful with wonderful voice I loved this song not heard canço
R.I.P. Clem. Such talent of his era. Fantastic.
love this guy. saw him live twice at butlins and hes still got it. x
Damn...That Cat's voice has aged like fine wine...
MenGaRooO2, you said - "Damn...That Cat's voice has aged like fine wine..." 100% friend. His voice remained great right up until his death.''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Check this out - Clem Curtis& friends 28.01.2017 Princess Theatre Hunstanton - ruclips.net/video/zAoxHGvgGCg/видео.html..................This was uploaded by his wife. He was suffering from Cancer, had a stroke and was hospitalised for pneumonia and was still suffering from it.
Thanks for uploading.. this was the only live Clem performance I could locate.
Great sax playing from Mr Ian Thompson! Sounding superb!
Great modern version of this timeless classic~
remember this song is 30 years old. & people still wish to listen & enjoy.~
& taken into account how recording techniques have advacned in that time frame.~
Great post thanks for your time.~J
Saw Clem last night at the Stables in Wavendon, brilliant night, always a party with Clem. The man is amazing :-)
one of the best songs...evah.!!
What a class act, these guys have really got talent. Music like this is timeless.
See him last night in SPALDING Lincolnshire, Great singer .
Enjoyed seeing him live, loads x factor. Just goes to prove age no barrier. Just realized he lives just 11 miles away from me!!!!
Yes, It was Ramong (Full name Ramong Morrison but referred to as Raymond Morrison), Don't know where he is now and they were called 'The Ramong sound' until original Foundations guitarist Alan Warner came up with the name 'The Foundations'. Arthur Brown joined the band for about 6 weeks or so and both he and Clem sang seperate songs although they both stayed on stage throughout each gig.
So cool to see they are still around, wonderful, one of my all time fave songs, so uplifting! Smile :^)
The guys in The Ramongs were... Raymond Morrison (Lead Vocals), Clem Curtis (Lead Vocals), Alan Warner (Guitar/Vocals), Lyndsay Arnold (Drums),Con (Keyboards),Pete McBeth (Bass Guitar), and one or two occasional Brass players including Mike Felano on Trumpet . Arthur Brown was not in the band at this stage, he joined when they became The Foundations by which time they got a new drummer and keyboard player and Brass section.
What a sweet sound by s great singer
I'm not aware of any recordings made before The Foundations became famous. There were a few songs written by some members of the band that were 'demoe'd' but that was when they were already famous, funnily enough a couple of these songs appeared on an 80's album by The Foundations, these were written by guitarist Alan Warner and the songs were titled 'You can't fool me' an 'love you now' .
classic track love it and the original
o the butlins memories ha!! i love this bloke
proper hard song to sing,love it
yes it is clem curtis.
Hi pluto00011 , no I'm not talking about any songs before The Foundations became famous. I'm talking about the songs that were recorded around 1967 or 1968 after Clem Curtis & the Foundations had their second hit "Back On My Feet Again" . So put simply, songs that were recorded after Their 1967 debut album "From The Foundations" , between that time until Clem left in 1968. And while we're on it, what ever happened to the 3 or 4 tracks recorded for John Peel's Top Gear show ? EG: 96 Tears etc
Excellent!
Classic forever😎
yeah man!
luv this!!
this is great!
Ya gotta love anyone named Clem, especially a black dude! That is such a white bread southern US name.
If your stil gigging, plrase come to Cardiff!
I like the old way they song this song
The G.O.A.T is in the house!
perfect
@SuperGangstars & @ Kuzuriya02 , if you look at the Top Of The Pops 1967 B&W clip of the band that's where the Iron Mike look a like thing is the strongest. Also look at "Back On My Feet Again RZde8iXKr04 , uploaded by pluto00011, from the side view Clem looks like Iron Mike as well. He also looks like the kind of guy back then you wouldn't want to mess with. Word of caution, there is another clip of "Back On My Feet " that wil blow your eardrums. Beware!! The pluto00011 clip is safe though.
Grandissimi
I love this song, as well as the Alison Krauss cover
I stand corrected. He was on 'Back on my feet again' which I believe reached 18 in the charts and,' Any old time, youre lonely and sad' which I think reached 25. As for the American guy whose name I can't remember, the less said about him the better. Him and his cronies are just trying to make a fast buck off the Foundations name. Very sad!
Michael Jordan the living legend!!
pluto00011 , who was the original Foundations lead singer ? Was it Ramong ? This was when the group was called The Ramong Sound, & there was Ramong, whats his real name ? Where's he today ? There was another singer as well. When Ramong guy got sent to Jail Clem Curtis took the lead, is that right ? Then Arthur Brown was in the band ffor a period of time. Were Arthur Brown and Clem Curtis both doing duet leads ? I was reading something about the group in 1966 & it was quite interesting to me.
Thanks for the info pluto00011. That sure is interesting. When I come across those thread discussions about the Ramong Sound I'll make a link to here so those guys can read it. I know that they'd be interested too. Are there any pics of the Ramong Sound group ?
I could only imagine what kind of sound that the group had. So was Ramong West Indian himself ? Unusual name by the way.
pluto00011, thanks for the info. You know there is a bit of interest in Ramong and the Ramong Sound too. I'll try to find the discussions I saw. I think that some people are intrigued by the name and possibly want to know what they sounded like. Tell me, was Arthur Brown a member when they were The Ramong or was he a member after Ramong got sent to the lock-up and the band became Foundations ? Who of the Foundations (at Baby Now That I've Found You era) were members of The Ramong Sound ?
It’s okay ... not what it was back in the day ... nothing beats the original guys
@taylapitch66 Yes thats the lead singer. But the band seems new
Dude RIP
Gosh ryanrama21 , Clem Curtis should have it made then . On the Baby Now ... B&W 60's clip on you tube people are saying that he looks like Mike Tyson. Now he looks like Michael Jordan. Lucky Clem !!!!
This is SOOOO GREAT!!!
THANKS!!!
Year and location?
Sorry about the long delay replying, was it really as long as 5 months ago?
I really honestly don't know of any recordings other than 'Baby, now that i've found you'......'Back on my feet again'... and 'Any old time you're lonely and sad'...and some album tracks...unless he went into the studio without telling the rest of the band, If I come up with anything, I will let you know as its making me very curious now...Cheers mate! if there's anything else let me know.
Further to the previous message:
pluto00011, After "From The Foundations" which was released in 97 and then "Rocking The Foundations" there was the EP with the Plug Track "It's Allright" that was the last released track with The Foundations featuring Clem Curtis on lead vocals. Talking to a friend about this he estimates that Clem Curtis and the band had recorded about seven or eight tracks that never saw the light of day. Would you agree with that estimate or would you say more ? Thanks.
pluto00011 , me old china, ... have you had a think about what I said to you 5 months ago ? I'me talking about some recordings that Clem Curtis made with the band before he left in 1968, I'm not talking about what may or may not exist before famous, OK. So what happened to the few recordings that Clem made between 1967 - 1968 when he left ? They didn't end up on any LP's did they ? The only live track that ended up anywhere was "96 Tears" which ended up on a European EP. So the others ??
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@taylapitch66 only Clem Curtis with a younger band.
Jamie Foxx blended with Mike Tyson.LOL! Great song and performance!!
pluto00011, I'm assuming that you're replying to my question but this isn't the answer that I was looking for. I know about the LP From The Foundations, The (somewhat) Live LP and the songs from Top Gear and 96 Tears etc. I'm talking about the songs that Clem recorded with the band that were never released in any form anywhere right up until this day. How many were recorded and what happened to that material ? Why wasn't it released ? Is it a trade secret or something LOL ? Can you say ?
pluto00011 , I would like to know. Please tell me if I'm asking the right kind of question or not. I hope that I'm not asking something that you're uncomfortable with answering. If so I apologise. I do believe / know that Clem & The Foundations recorded some songs in 1968 that were never released by PYE on any of their records and never made it onto any of Pye records. So what happened ? Were the tapes destroyed ? Were they shelved ? It would be good to know.
Hey it's Jamie Foxx.
is this Clem Curtis who sang the original version..????
yes, Clem Curtis but years later but not the originals Foundations
Correction pluto00011, he was on their second hit as well. You're forgetting that 'Back On My Feet Again' was a hit. Talking about un original Foundations. There is this American guy who has a group called The Foundations. He says he is the rightful owner of The Foundations. He claimed that Clem Curtis & Colin Young failed in their careers and were trying to cash in on the Foundations fame. How pathetic and lame. He has a video up on You Tube somewhere. Also he has a website in the USA.
Hola no ....inglés ok.....espanichs México ....solo quiero saber el título de el disco o el dvd de todo el concierto donde sale este video es importante para mí tenerlo perdí mi disco y la verdad todas las canciones me gustan solo q no se los nombres de los artistas ni los temas de las canciones ayúdenme por favor solo sé que también participa Eric burdo
R I P Clem curtis
hahaha i can see abit of jamie fox in him lmfao lolz
Singer (Clem Curtis) still does well ... pluto00011, & I couldn't see anyone else doing 'Baby Now That I've Found You' back then (1967) besides him.
And you should know where the original Foundations are anyway, well at least one or two of them. Three if you include the original singer here - Clem Curtis !
Of course if you want to get technical then you could say that Ramong Morrison is the originator of Foundations. Well who whatever, I've seen some American fibber making pathetic claims.
There are plenty of albums before he left, watch out for the scam ones though.
men i didn't know micheal jordan is singing now,,,LOLz.. "D
is this really the foundations???
tnx michael jordan
Nice performance, but only prob is that Clem has lost some of his Trinidad voice/ancent. Its main reason why I liked this song. Still better than most pop you would hear today.
Michael Jordan? looks more like the thin version of Mike Tyson!
actually I think he looks more like Jamie Foxx. just my thought.
prefer the original version
"Jamie Foxx blended with Mike Tyson" huh? Well don't look now Billy Bob but your white sheet with the pointed hood is showing. You'd have been better off just coming out and saying: "Damn don't all those Black people look like each other?"
No William Jones, he does look a bit like Fox and Tyson. And Fox and Tyson don't look like other black men. It's just that Clem looked like Fox and Tyson, that's all.
For me it's not the same without Tim Harris (drums). :(
why does the singer look like everybody?? lol
He looks way more like Charlie Murphy, you guys got it all wrong.
Yes, it seems to me that its quite probable that he's a rip off artist trying to con people. If you come across the clip you'll see that he's disabled comments so nobody can challenge it.
BTW: What ever happened to the music that the original Foundations recorded with Clem Curtis before he left the band in 68 ? As far as I can tell its never been released.
Michael jordan can sing!
He had a great voice on recordings but unfortunately could never sound very good on live shows, especially as I said about the high notes, I'm only being honest...Also no-one seems to recognise the importance of the Foundations themselves who all contributed to the unique Foundations sound...
Singer still can't reach the high notes and where are the original Foundations anyway?
Not an original Foundation in sight apart from this singer who was only on their first hit....
He's miming. You can tell cos his lips at times are not in synch..
+MsKerryanne That's your crappy internet connection throwing things out of synch.
+jonnybottle Whatever.. Not that much of a big enough deal to throw your toys out of your pram as its only a video after all..
What a terrible version of a good song.
You what?