met wilbert in the mid 70s in a bar in newark nj, he and i had a beer and he sang kansas city a few times and he joked around with a light bulb that would light when he put in on peoples heads, today his son wibert harrison jr came in my record store looking for a 45 record of kansas city on fury label, i had one, we listened to it and he rememberd his dad with storys, it was a pleasure meeting him as well as his dad, days like this make me glad i kept my record store open.....
I've loved Wilberts music for soooooo long. Never seen him though. I can't believe RUclips. This is so great...I can't stand it! LOL Everyone from the past I type in is on here. Too bad somebody doesn't have "video" of let's work together. Kansas City though.....will live on in infamy. R.I.P. Wilbert...you should have got more respect cause you are always "in the pocket"
What a great sense of rhythm. love his piano playing and his voice sounds really neat. Wish he also did or combined the earlier version Price had to censor with the newer version..... thanks for posting... love Wilbert Harrison
Wilburt has a unique voice. It recorded well and he had two huge hits, "Kansas City" and years later "Let's WOrk Together." Was active till the end of his life (for a while he appeared as a one-man-band, with harmonica rack, guitar and drum kit)..
Driving version of a old song with many variants. Lloyd Price, Mississippi John Hurt , Furry Lewis, Tom Rush, Fred Waring, Youngbloods, Amy Winehouse and many more. ;)
@psychkoala That's true of many black singers who grew up in the South. If you think of Solomon Burke, Percy Sledge, and of course Ray Charles, there's a little bit of country in all of them. Also, the song really is an old blues song, going back to the 20s I think.
Just think how far this is from the plastic auto-tuned, industrial clone "music" that dominates the charts. one take, all professional. hot and soul ful. when did they decide to talk real pain out of the music?
Sir or Madam: you have a most splendiferous user name. I mention this partially because I was over at the RUclips help forum and some nozzle was complaining that all the good user names were taken. LOL
Ja aber das war auch noch so oft und wie du willst mit der schule in den letzten Monaten und noch nie wieder zu lesen ist und ich nicht weiß wie ich die anderen sagen kann und das
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I love the cigarette smoldering in the ashtray.Authentic 50s/60s!
WH is one of my heroes,
Joe
Memphis "Piano" Joe
met wilbert in the mid 70s in a bar in newark nj, he and i had a beer and he sang kansas city a few times and he joked around with a light bulb that would light when he put in on peoples heads, today his son wibert harrison jr came in my record store looking for a 45 record of kansas city on fury label, i had one, we listened to it and he rememberd his dad with storys, it was a pleasure meeting him as well as his dad, days like this make me glad i kept my record store open.....
i love records but hate the internet
Mr Harrison was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Bless.
bless his soul, met his son today at my record store and we listened to kansas city on the record player in store, what a conversation ....
Memories of my teenage dancing years on American Bandstand Love this song! Bunny
Just how cool is this cat?
What a GREAT version!! never heard it by this Cat before....
What a great musican and song!
I can listen to this every day!
And sing and dance along everytime.
Thanks for sharing.
I've loved Wilberts music for soooooo long. Never seen him though. I can't believe RUclips. This is so great...I can't stand it! LOL Everyone from the past I type in is on here. Too bad somebody doesn't have "video" of let's work together. Kansas City though.....will live on in infamy. R.I.P. Wilbert...you should have got more respect cause you are always "in the pocket"
What a great sense of rhythm. love his piano playing and his voice sounds really neat. Wish he also did or combined the earlier version Price had to censor with the newer version..... thanks for posting... love Wilbert Harrison
Saw the 16 dislikes. Goodness what is to dislike? Yet another great Wilbert Harrison performance!
yeah, really, what is to dislike about excellent talent
the ignorant, they are always with us...
I was telleported back in time on this song. Love this!!
fine version of the great mythic song of Stagger Lee
best version in my opinion, love his piano playing and his rhythm
That is incredibly great.
My favorit in 1959.
Wilburt has a unique voice. It recorded well and he had two huge hits, "Kansas City" and years later "Let's WOrk Together." Was active till the end of his life (for a while he appeared as a one-man-band, with harmonica rack, guitar and drum kit)..
Fabulous piece of history
THIS IS R&B 101!! THANK YOU MR. HARRIS FOR DOING YOUR PART TO HELP TAME MANKIND WITH YOUR GIFT AND TALENT. EVERYONE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE..
That cat is whipping that piano
Long Cleve Reed & Harvey Hull performance is pure , poignant, and unself-conscious. A rare gem Listen.
Ohhhh yeah..So hot..I have this on my ipod. I love Wilbert.
Go Wilbert go!!! Show us all how it was done..
Such ease and rhythm wow
My uncle welbert was the best
Hey family. My grandmother Mary E (Harrison) White was first cousins with him. I never got the chance to meet him but she was so proud of him..
He was good.
@@terrywinter5781 he was very good and you should be proud
Thi is what I call music!!
Very cool
Best version ever
Brilliant! It was the Clash song 'Wrong em Boyo' which first introduced me to this song.....
But the chorus seems like Jimmy Jazz
Awesome Piano Playing! I hated this song till I say Wilbert play it live - now I dig it!!
my old man told me 2 look this up.its cooler than i thought.
good god, this man has more soul than i know....
Incredible 👍😛
Driving version of a old song with many variants. Lloyd Price, Mississippi John Hurt , Furry Lewis, Tom Rush, Fred Waring, Youngbloods, Amy Winehouse and many more. ;)
Got this in a playlist, funny, the more I watch this guy the cooler he gets... there's some kind of quiet bad-ass-ness about him.
Yes jesse- you said it very well..there is indeed a quiet unique way and " quiet bad- ass-ness about him" i like him now!!
@@earlwest3502 A comment from 2011... sheesh... that was a lifetime away. ...And yet only yesterday.
Just great!. Greetings from Miami.
Had never heard this song before... Explains the premise for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song of the same name.
Doesn't have to have a great flashy appearance although he's handsome the sound is absolutely great
Certainly was a fine looking man Phyllis...x
Glorious!
lovethis
@psychkoala
That's true of many black singers who grew up in the South. If you think of Solomon Burke, Percy Sledge, and of course Ray Charles, there's a little bit of country in all of them. Also, the song really is an old blues song, going back to the 20s I think.
Fabulous
Just think how far this is from the plastic auto-tuned, industrial clone "music" that dominates the charts. one take, all professional. hot and soul ful. when did they decide to talk real pain out of the music?
my favorite christmas song.
Freakin' smoothe
So cool! Thanks for posting. I always wondered what he looked like. Mr. slick! Such good quality. Thanks so much.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Love this one, in my openion better than Lloyd Price.
@7jack7
I don't know, but I think I like Wilbert's version better. One-man-band for the win!
Thanks for putting this clip in the Cloud.
Great artist . Never got his props .
It was going great, till that sudden ending... :-(
It was a worse abrupt ending on the Kansas City recording from the same film. Wish I could find where this comes from. I have searched.
badass
Super.
Wow! Any more info about this footage? Any more songs, other acts? I'd love to get this footage on a lossless version. That's very cool!! Many thanks!
Its the real thing.
Simple as that.
WHAT SHOW IS THIS FROM???? Great clip thanks for posting!!!!
if u go Charlotte NC go to John P Kee church the Harrison is there and john P Kee mother is uncle Wilbert Mother sister
I read the history, Fascinating"
Got "The Horse" on a metal acetate. Its on Beltone though not Fury which it was eventually released on.
check out the wikipedia entry for Stagger Lee. Its been around for a really long time in different versions.
Cousin on my mother's side of the family.
nice version, but the end is missing!
101 fiest in many years via Maddy Burke !! thanks
In the 70's I dated his son !!!!
Carbon dating? :)
(Sorry)
@dal4018 yeah righhttt! this is the best. Price's is whacckk.
Does anyone have his follow-up to Kansas City, "The Horse"?
@jpoe141 I love stories like that.
What happened to the boy? He was good.
from mighty bo young(lawdy miss clawdy) see youtube:
Bo Bye Bye Baby 1.4.11 "Speak Up Jam
Sir or Madam: you have a most splendiferous user name. I mention this partially because I was over at the RUclips help forum and some nozzle was complaining that all the good user names were taken. LOL
thats the original version
I didn't know this song was older than Loyd Price. I know the name Mississippi John Hurt, but I don't know him. Was he first?
Dope asf ✊🏽💯
Vorallem two men
@dal4018
I'm straight crazy, too.
XLNT
Precursor to Jerry Lee?
do you know when this was recorded?
this version is older than Lloy price one?
Nick Cave inspiration?
damon wayans could play wilbert in a movie
He Cent
his right eye was blind
Es wilberts
Genam antipovam patika klausīties vilbertu harisonu viņam tas patika antipovam genam viņam pašam
Ja aber das war auch noch so oft und wie du willst mit der schule in den letzten Monaten und noch nie wieder zu lesen ist und ich nicht weiß wie ich die anderen sagen kann und das
Lloyd price guys duh
War stagger lee?