Yes Susan, what a blessed instrument of voice. He could sing anything, in any languages. If he was asked he could have sung the phone directory. He was so blessed with that voice. He is dearly missed, I for one. I have many of his earlier recordings, wether gospel/spirtual, or any other genre of music. He was dearly "blessed" with that beautiful voice. I cannot think of anyone that could compare with that voice.
Wow !!! I believe Jim Nabors was probably the best vocalist of all time. He was incredible. RIP Jim. You are now probably teaching vocals to the angels in heaven. Your gift was uncanny and beautiful. We will miss you now and forever.
I'm 37 and I just recently re-discovered the Andy Griffith Show and I thought for sure that singing voice wasn't his. I WAS WRONG, SO VERY VERY WRONG LOL wow! 🙂🥰
That’s exactly what my family thought! My husband watched it growing up but it’s all a first for the kiddos and I. We watched that episode and everybody laughed thinking he was lip syncing 😅 Now we just love him more❤
@@adrianahinestrosa3518 , have you ever read the Bible? What makes a person a 'good person'. Are we 'good' based upon human opinion or are we good or bad based upon God's standards that have been established? Homosexuality is an abomination unto God. Jim Nabors did not have a relationship with God. He lived for self; he lived for sin. Your standards are not God's standards. We are not offered a place in Heaven based upon our own human opinions of what makes a person a good person. Your words are the kind of words you find on a Hallmark greeting card. They sound nice, pleasant and maybe even whimsical, but there is no truth to be found in your words. Reality is not to be confused with the super soft fill of a fluff pillow. Jesus didn't die on the cross so that we (as humans) may arbitrarily decide amongst ourselves who is 'good' and who is deserving of Heaven. God's word clearly tells us who will be saved and who will be destroyed. If your life was not recognizable as a life of a Christian but was rather like that of a Hollywood actor that reveled in entertaining his debase lusts; pursuing sex acts with other men, then, really, what reward do you really think awaits someone like that. God says we will be judged. Jim Nabors has already been found 'guilty'.
I have all of Jim Nabors" albums. I play them at times, and get a little sad because Jim Nabors is no longer with us. Jim Nabors had passed away 5 years ago, but his singing will last forever. Saturday, October 1, 2022
Love Love Love This guy!!!! Beautiful voice! God sent a angel to earth and than latter decided he needed him back home! Anyone having a bad day or shall I say bad years listen to Jim sing. He will put a song in your heart! Thumbs Up
wow. I had no idea can sing like that. My son and I are enjoying the Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (as well as Andy Griffith Series) .. a man of so many talents! incredible.
What amazes me most about him is that "Gomer Pyle" is NOT all that far from the real Jim; quiet, gentle almost meek speaking voice. But he sings like Pavarotti swallowed a megaphone.
The English adaptation, 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me' sung by Dusty Springfield, will always be the definitive version. "Io che non vivo (senza te)" ("I, who can't live (without you)") was introduced at the 15th edition of the Sanremo Festival by Pino Donaggio - who had co-written the song with Vito Pallavicini - and his team partner Jody Miller. The song reached the final at Sanremo and, as recorded by Donaggio, reached No. 1 in Italy in March 1965. "Io che non vivo (senza te)" was prominently featured on the soundtrack of the Luchino Visconti film Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa (aka Sandra), starring Claudia Cardinale, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival that September. Dusty Springfield, who participated at the 1965 Sanremo Festival, was in the audience when Donaggio and Miller performed "Io che non vivo (senza te)" and, although she did not know the meaning of the lyrics, the song moved Springfield to tears. She obtained an acetate recording of Donaggio's song, but allowed a year to go by before actively pursuing the idea of recording an English version. On 9 March 1966, Springfield had an instrumental track of Donaggio's composition recorded at Philips Studio Marble Arch. The session personnel included guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and drummer Bobby Graham. Springfield still lacked an English lyric to record, but Springfield's friend Vicki Wickham, the producer of Ready Steady Go!, wrote the required English lyric with her own friend Simon Napier-Bell, manager of the Yardbirds. Neither Wickham nor Napier-Bell had any discernible experience as songwriters. According to Napier-Bell, he and Wickham were dining out when she mentioned to him that Springfield hoped to get an English lyric for Donaggio's song, and the two light-heartedly took up the challenge of writing the lyric themselves: "We went back to [Wickham]'s flat and started working on it. We wanted to go to a trendy disco, so we had about an hour to write it. We wrote the chorus, and then we wrote the verse in a taxi to wherever we were going." Neither Wickham nor Napier-Bell understood the original Italian lyrics. According to Wickham, they attempted to write their own lyric for an anti-love song to be called "I Don't Love You", but when that original idea proved unproductive, it was initially adjusted to "You Don't Love Me", then to "You Don't Have to Love Me", and finalized as "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", a phrasing that fitted the song's melody. Napier-Bell later gave the same title to his first book, an autobiographical account of the British music scene of the 1960s. Springfield recorded her vocal the next day. Unhappy with the acoustics in the recording booth, she eventually moved into a stairwell to record. She was only satisfied with her vocals after she had recorded 47 takes. Released on 25 March 1966 in the UK, the single release of Springfield's recording became a huge hit and remains one of the songs most identified with her. The song hit number one in the UK charts and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It proved so popular in the US that Springfield's 1965 album Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty was released there with a slightly different track listing, and was retitled with the same name as the hit single (the B side of the US single, "Little by Little", was issued in the UK as a separate A side and reached No.17 there). The song also topped the charts peaking at number one in The Philippines and peaked at number one in NME top thirty charts, it stayed in the number 1 position for two weeks from the week commencing 14 May 1966 to the week ending 28 May 1966. It also hit number one in Melody Maker magazine in May 1966.
He sang The Impossible Dream on an episode of Gomer Pyle that gives me goosebumps every time I see /hear it. Just imagine Gomer's talking voice and then hearing him belt out The Impossible Dream. Amazing!!!
Saturday, October 1, 2022--10:49 am CST The late Jim Nabors 6/12/1930-11/30/2017) sang a lot of songs in partly foreign languages on his records and his guest appearances on variety shows. I believe he sang a couple of songs in foreign languages on "Gomer Pyle, USMC ( 1964--1969). Jim sang songs in partly foreign languages as well in English, I always loved that. I'd always wondered how Jim Nabors learned how to sing some songs in foreign languages along with English. Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas, USA)
I just became aware that Jim Nabors could sing, most people remember him as Gomer Pyle from his army show. Its a shame that he didn't simply pursue his singing career, instead of becoming Gomer. We even call dummies "Gomer" in reference to Jim Nabors. Beautiful voice!
My wife was unaware of Jim Nabors' talent. She is a big Tom Jones fan. One day I told my wife. "Oh Gomer Pyle can sing better than your Tom Jones." She responded. "You're out of your mind." Then I showed her this video. Even Sir Tom Jones can't compete with the powerful voice of Jim Nabors.
Killery, to do a comparison, j jim nabors is way better that Frank. Having said that, I did enjoy Frank's music when he first started singing, in the 40's. Who couldn't love the baritone voice of Jim, a very blessed man. He is dearly missed.
I can't say I go for the bellowing and shrieking of either male or female. Seems to irritate me. Sorry. Prefer inspirational music like Tchaikovsky - Bflat minor or Warsaw concerto -Richard Adinsell which blew me away aged 9
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was originally an Italian song called "Io che non vivo (senza te)" written by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini in 1965. Donaggio sang the song at the 1965 Sanremo Festival, and English singer Dusty Springfield recorded an English cover in 1966. also singing it doesn't mean he stole it. Grow up.
He didn’t have a voice he had an instrument. What a beautiful voice. He could sing anything!
Yes Susan, what a blessed instrument of voice. He could sing anything, in any languages. If he was asked he could have sung the phone directory. He was so blessed with that voice. He is dearly missed, I for one. I have many of his earlier recordings, wether gospel/spirtual, or any other genre of music. He was dearly "blessed" with that beautiful voice. I cannot think of anyone that could compare with that voice.
He sang like an angel, now he sings in heaven. RIP Jim❤
Jim Nabors was a wonderful person and entertainer he is missed by lots of people!!!!!
What is the point in ever singing again when we have the perfect voice of Jim Nabors. 😊
A beautiful rendition of this song
The contrast between his Gomer Pyle voice and his singing voice is amazing. The first time I heard him sing, I couldn’t believe it.
Brilliant much respect from Australia.
Love Jim Nabors
I was lucky enough to have a picture taken with him 😍❤️ when he lived in Hawaii.
Jealous 😊
Wow !!! I believe Jim Nabors was probably the best vocalist of all time. He was incredible. RIP Jim. You are now probably teaching vocals to the angels in heaven. Your gift was uncanny and beautiful. We will miss you now and forever.
Not even close lol
@@justbeth82 I totally agree !!!
I love carol burnett and when I saw this on her show I could not stop watching it he's so talented I adore his voice
I'm 37 and I just recently re-discovered the Andy Griffith Show and I thought for sure that singing voice wasn't his. I WAS WRONG, SO VERY VERY WRONG LOL wow! 🙂🥰
That’s exactly what my family thought! My husband watched it growing up but it’s all a first for the kiddos and I. We watched that episode and everybody laughed thinking he was lip syncing 😅
Now we just love him more❤
1st for us too wow ❤😊
Watch gomer pyle usmc even better
I have 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 this voice since I was a child. It showed me how you speak has 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 to do with how you 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈.
Beautiful voice he had I got to meet him when I was 15 in California
That boy had pipes
i always forget just how wonderful his voice was!
One of my favorite performances. I envy anyone who got to see and meet Jim.
He was wonderful in person.
I did attend 1 of his dinner show. Wow
He was a beautiful singer and a beautiful soul. Miss him.
What a powerful voice
My mother, the "know it all" queen, just informed me of Jim Nabors singing!! Don't tell anyone but she was right! This man could belt out a tune!
He had an absolutely magnificent singing voice!
I'd only heard him sing the song where he's in a US marines uniform but this is brilliant I've never heard such beautiful singing
What a voice ! Wonderful guy ! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Heaven 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼must be very please to have you
He will not be in Heaven. So far as I know, he died as an unrepentant sinner. He was living as a homosexual man.
@@MatthewChristn I don’ Judge any body .Great guy and Voice .
I know his life . 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖♥️💖💖♥️💖💖💖
@@MatthewChristn heaven is for good people . He must be happy there
@@adrianahinestrosa3518 , have you ever read the Bible? What makes a person a 'good person'. Are we 'good' based upon human opinion or are we good or bad based upon God's standards that have been established? Homosexuality is an abomination unto God. Jim Nabors did not have a relationship with God. He lived for self; he lived for sin. Your standards are not God's standards. We are not offered a place in Heaven based upon our own human opinions of what makes a person a good person. Your words are the kind of words you find on a Hallmark greeting card. They sound nice, pleasant and maybe even whimsical, but there is no truth to be found in your words. Reality is not to be confused with the super soft fill of a fluff pillow. Jesus didn't die on the cross so that we (as humans) may arbitrarily decide amongst ourselves who is 'good' and who is deserving of Heaven. God's word clearly tells us who will be saved and who will be destroyed. If your life was not recognizable as a life of a Christian but was rather like that of a Hollywood actor that reveled in entertaining his debase lusts; pursuing sex acts with other men, then, really, what reward do you really think awaits someone like that. God says we will be judged. Jim Nabors has already been found 'guilty'.
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
My Dad loved this man’s voice. We even had an album.
I have all of Jim Nabors" albums. I play them at times, and get a little sad because Jim Nabors is no longer with us.
Jim Nabors had passed away 5 years ago, but his singing will last forever. Saturday, October 1, 2022
@@terrymarvin indeed it will.
It sounds like your dad was pushing testosterone through his body what a great man I wish I could have shared a drink with your father
Jim had an incredible baritone and character with his talent.
I can't believe he can sing like this! I'm shocked! But I loved it!
Love his great voice ❤❤❤
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
I like it with its intro in Italian language lyrics. Best regards from Indonesia, South East Asia.
Love Love Love This guy!!!! Beautiful voice! God sent a angel to earth and than latter decided he needed him back home! Anyone having a bad day or shall I say bad years listen to Jim sing. He will put a song in your heart! Thumbs Up
Elvis brought me here.
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
Wonderful voice such amazing talent🎤🇳🇿
wow. I had no idea can sing like that. My son and I are enjoying the Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (as well as Andy Griffith Series) .. a man of so many talents! incredible.
Nabors at his finest..
Beautiful ❤❤
Amazing voice
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
He had classical training and could have sung in opera and musicals. That baritone voice was first class.
From reports he said said he never had any training. Just a natural singing voice
Also in an interview he said the same.
What amazes me most about him is that "Gomer Pyle" is NOT all that far from the real Jim; quiet, gentle almost meek speaking voice.
But he sings like Pavarotti swallowed a megaphone.
Aloha from Kauai Hawaii and Bravo on a wonderful song RIP
This was the American culture I grew up in, ...I miss it so much.
His voice was so beautiful!
Yes. It gives me a funny feeling in my heart. And in my groin
@ JimBailey, thanks for ruining an innocent moment of our childhood memories.
You’re welcome
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
Reminds me of Mario Lanza. Beautiful.
Wow so heartfelt
The English adaptation, 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me' sung by Dusty Springfield, will always be the definitive version. "Io che non vivo (senza te)" ("I, who can't live (without you)") was introduced at the 15th edition of the Sanremo Festival by Pino Donaggio - who had co-written the song with Vito Pallavicini - and his team partner Jody Miller. The song reached the final at Sanremo and, as recorded by Donaggio, reached No. 1 in Italy in March 1965. "Io che non vivo (senza te)" was prominently featured on the soundtrack of the Luchino Visconti film Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa (aka Sandra), starring Claudia Cardinale, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival that September.
Dusty Springfield, who participated at the 1965 Sanremo Festival, was in the audience when Donaggio and Miller performed "Io che non vivo (senza te)" and, although she did not know the meaning of the lyrics, the song moved Springfield to tears. She obtained an acetate recording of Donaggio's song, but allowed a year to go by before actively pursuing the idea of recording an English version.
On 9 March 1966, Springfield had an instrumental track of Donaggio's composition recorded at Philips Studio Marble Arch. The session personnel included guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and drummer Bobby Graham. Springfield still lacked an English lyric to record, but Springfield's friend Vicki Wickham, the producer of Ready Steady Go!, wrote the required English lyric with her own friend Simon Napier-Bell, manager of the Yardbirds. Neither Wickham nor Napier-Bell had any discernible experience as songwriters. According to Napier-Bell, he and Wickham were dining out when she mentioned to him that Springfield hoped to get an English lyric for Donaggio's song, and the two light-heartedly took up the challenge of writing the lyric themselves: "We went back to [Wickham]'s flat and started working on it. We wanted to go to a trendy disco, so we had about an hour to write it. We wrote the chorus, and then we wrote the verse in a taxi to wherever we were going."
Neither Wickham nor Napier-Bell understood the original Italian lyrics. According to Wickham, they attempted to write their own lyric for an anti-love song to be called "I Don't Love You", but when that original idea proved unproductive, it was initially adjusted to "You Don't Love Me", then to "You Don't Have to Love Me", and finalized as "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", a phrasing that fitted the song's melody. Napier-Bell later gave the same title to his first book, an autobiographical account of the British music scene of the 1960s.
Springfield recorded her vocal the next day. Unhappy with the acoustics in the recording booth, she eventually moved into a stairwell to record. She was only satisfied with her vocals after she had recorded 47 takes.
Released on 25 March 1966 in the UK, the single release of Springfield's recording became a huge hit and remains one of the songs most identified with her.
The song hit number one in the UK charts and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It proved so popular in the US that Springfield's 1965 album Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty was released there with a slightly different track listing, and was retitled with the same name as the hit single (the B side of the US single, "Little by Little", was issued in the UK as a separate A side and reached No.17 there). The song also topped the charts peaking at number one in The Philippines and peaked at number one in NME top thirty charts, it stayed in the number 1 position for two weeks from the week commencing 14 May 1966 to the week ending 28 May 1966. It also hit number one in Melody Maker magazine in May 1966.
He sang The Impossible Dream on an episode of Gomer Pyle that gives me goosebumps every time I see /hear it. Just imagine Gomer's talking voice and then hearing him belt out The Impossible Dream. Amazing!!!
Saturday, October 1, 2022--10:49 am CST
The late Jim Nabors 6/12/1930-11/30/2017) sang a lot of songs in partly foreign languages on his records and his guest appearances on variety shows. I believe he sang a couple of songs in foreign languages on "Gomer Pyle, USMC ( 1964--1969). Jim sang songs in partly foreign languages as well in English, I always loved that.
I'd always wondered how Jim Nabors learned how to sing some songs in foreign languages along with English.
Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas, USA)
Fantastic singer
Bravo!
Andy Griffith is the one who discovered his singing talent on the Andy Griffith Show.
This is from "The Carol Burnett Show". Carol's first episode of her variety show.
Hi. What a start she had... Thank you for sharing that Information. May you have a wonderful year ahead.
And he guested on every season opener from then on! Her "good luck charm" she said!
I love Gomer Pyle the gentle soul.
growing up during this era, the birth of TV, was totally cool.
Gomer Pyle sings, too?
Wow !!! And his character on The Andy Griffith is goofy & his speaking voice wow !
Wowwww!!
Wow!
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
Wow
He was on "The Ed Sullivan Show three times. Twice singing and once to a comedy routine,
Beautiful song o😮
Gam Gaybird & her wife rockette husbird's song.
Whoa!!!!
Sounds like Sherrill Milnes but looks like Gomer. Perfect.
Magnificent
I just became aware that Jim Nabors could sing, most people remember him as Gomer Pyle from his army show. Its a shame that he didn't simply pursue his singing career, instead of becoming Gomer. We even call dummies "Gomer" in reference to Jim Nabors. Beautiful voice!
My wife was unaware of Jim Nabors' talent. She is a big Tom Jones fan. One day I told my wife. "Oh Gomer Pyle can sing better than your Tom Jones." She responded. "You're out of your mind." Then I showed her this video. Even Sir Tom Jones can't compete with the powerful voice of Jim Nabors.
🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️ paradise is like this . 🙆♀️🎉🙆♀️❤❤
Have you heard him sing The Impossible Dream, it’s amazing
I believe this is from "The Carol Burnett Show. in 1967.
I think so too. But he sang on "The Ed Sullivan Show' about twice of 3 times.
No way I didn't know that
Ahhhhh me enamoré
God bless Gomer.🙏♥️
PIPE DOWN PYLE! LIGHTS OUT!
日本に紹介されていない歌手は沢山います。 こんなに表現力の豊かな素晴らしいバリトン歌手がいたのか・・・。 私が何故ジム・ネーバスを知ったのか・・・私の大好きな曲「キス・ミー・グッドバイ」P・クラーク以外の歌手のカバー盤を探していたところ偶然にもジム・ネーバスの歌唱を見つけました。その時の私の嬉しさは例えようが有りません。
先日amazonでCDを見つけて購入しました。これからも彼の作品を探し続けたいです。
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
From "The Carol Burnett "
He tried to branch out as a dramatic actor. Played a villain in "The Rookies." Wisely he founded out that singing was his forte.
Gah lee
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
Never heard of him. Nice version.
It's Gomer Pyle United States Marine Corps
Beloved 1960s TV character Gomer Pyle. Check it out. You'll be amazed at the difference in voice
I also sang the song "You don't have to say you love me": ruclips.net/video/M2yWdJjKtpM/видео.html
Jim Nabors was on "The Ed Sullivan Show" about 3 times.
Really? I didn't know Ed Sullivan was a bottom
I believe this is from "The Carol Burnett Show".
Golly, Sargeant
Jim was better than Sinatra lol, can’t change my mind oof.
Killery, to do a comparison, j jim nabors is way better that Frank. Having said that, I did enjoy Frank's music when he first started singing, in the 40's. Who couldn't love the baritone voice of Jim, a very blessed man. He is dearly missed.
I can't say I go for the bellowing and shrieking of either male or female. Seems to irritate me. Sorry. Prefer inspirational music like Tchaikovsky - Bflat minor or Warsaw concerto -Richard Adinsell which blew me away aged 9
He stole Dusty Springfield's song.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was originally an Italian song called "Io che non vivo (senza te)" written by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini in 1965. Donaggio sang the song at the 1965 Sanremo Festival, and English singer Dusty Springfield recorded an English cover in 1966. also singing it doesn't mean he stole it. Grow up.
Incredible voice
Wow