Just bought a 50’s Ampex 601. All Tube, nothing digital about that thing. Far cry from my 16 track machines, but definitely going to have this sound… So… let’s see if we can bring rock with the “roll” part back lol
Right up there with the best of the era. Love the tune, the beat, the arrangement and Frankie Ford's great singing. Have always loved it and always will!
Blessed to have grown up in the 1950s in San Diegp where my dad worked, my mom stayed at home & took care of me and my three brothers. I thank Jesus everyday for what He gave me & my family. Mom was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts & was in the PTA. Played Little League, Pony League etc. Lived in a canyon which was a great big back yard behind our fence. Played in the street with neighbor kids. And music was still clean, fun and or romantic. No foul disgusting language music until later. Didnt worry about stranger danger. Blessed times!!!
R.I.P. Frankie, you were one of my favorites when i first listen to this song on AM radio back in 1960 as a 3yo boy and remember singing with my mom n dad when they were driving one of those early 1950's chevy cars.
So I've just come back home from a drunken night out and at one point we started playing rock and roll. I told my friends, "I will now play you the greatest rock and roll song you have never heard" and afterwards the cool ones agreed with me. This song is probably the most underappreciated rock and roll song of its time.
Just got thos earworm in my head today, and I'm not sure why it popped in my head, but such a great song. Well before my time, but still one of my favorites when I was a younger man.
Great oldie, and Mr. Clark was one helluva good host whatever the occasion. As a former dj for several stations, I might be biased, but I think his background in radio is responsible for his glib and quick wit.
I was 10 when this came out and I loved it so much!! What brought me here was a Peter Noone concert yesterday, where he did all his hits with Herman's Hermits and also did many covers, this being one of them! Wow, I was that little 10 year old girl again!
My dad (born in 1940) worked his first job as an usher at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. I get emotional whenever I go there to see a concert nowadays...which isn't often enough since I live out of state. Thanks for your comment, brings up some good memories for me.
They were hi-tech for the time. Some custom built knobs and vacuum tubes. The kind of thing hi-tech equipment tries to replicate. I’m pretty sure this is almost 30 years after one microphone in a room days.
What a fantastic energy !!! This song still sounds amazing many years later after it's release. People still love it !! What an explosive Era. IT's amazing that Frankie was right there with his fantastic contributions to the era !! Frankie had a feel like no other artist. This song still sounds great at my live gigs. (pre Covid) .. and it works well on the Cruise Ship gigs as well. My Students love to learn and play this song. If you need it transposed into a different key to make it easier to sing, i can help you with that as well. Gotta Love the Classics. ;-)
Lucky us. Huey Piano Smith didn't want to tour this song so they recorded it with Frankie Ford doing the vocals and most of us I think are happy about that. I suppose except for 27 people at this point.
I was just 13 years old when this song came out. I just love it. Here we are in 2021 and I still love it. Yea for the 50's my era for music. R I P FRANKIE FORD you will always be in my heart ❤. Such a powerful singer.
Originally sung by Huey "Piano" Smith,who'd have been 90 today,Jan.26 (he died Feb.13,2023),"Sea Cruise" is an underrated 50's hit. Ford capitalized on the era's racism to score the much bigger hit than Smith.RIP,Frankie,you were good !!!!!!!!
Got to see him in person about 14 years ago at Barrow Civic Theater in Franklin PA and he was kinda crazy cool yet, did sea cruise of course & man he had the whole theater rockin', had him autograph my sea cruise 45, it was great time!
Even though I'm not from 1959 I was 4 years old at the time this song came out. But I remember there's times they'd play this song on the radio over the years. About 15 minutes ago I got through watching 1 of Dave Sundstrom's videos on 1 of his channels here on Y-Tube. He did a story on 1 of the actresses that appeared on the Love Boat. The actress was Jill Whelan who played the captain's daughter on the ship. This was a great performance on Bandstand. The show Love Boat reminds of this song after all the song "Sea Cruise " also talks about love.
It must have been such a good time to grow up with music like this in the 50s. One of the greatest Rock and Roll songs ever! ❤
You got that right!!
Indeed it was and can still get your body moving, no mattter how old it might be! Personally. I doubt the music back then will never die.
Hehehe, rock n roll
Certainly somewhere in the top three million.
It was
I knew Frankie from New Orleans and he was a great guy to know....RIP Frankie.
Aww. 🙏😔🌌Hey Soo sorry for your loss. So happy you knew this talented fellow!.... I used to sing this song with a A RnB band..
Its a really FUN tune!!
@@alexandraseelye3735 hellow you still sing. I want group music group..
Rip Frankie...
What a soulful performance...
This song is a classic and you know I'm not lying not even being born yet when it came out!
One of the best feel-good songs of all times
LOVE this toe-tapper, Frankie's voice and those saxophones!
I just realized remember him being back in time travel into my house my brother's house Oro valley place in Tucson Arizona AZ feel it in side effects
Dead right Jimmy, perfect raw talent. Bring this type back please before I die.
Just bought a 50’s Ampex 601. All Tube, nothing digital about that thing. Far cry from my 16 track machines, but definitely going to have this sound… So… let’s see if we can bring rock with the “roll” part back lol
One of the BEST RocknRoll songs ever! RIP Frankie & thank you!
Ditto!
Well, when I was born, his wife gave me a little birth thing because my dad worked for him
Thank Huey "Piano" Smith
I wholeheartedly agree!
@@feelinqfren9521 hvvhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Right up there with the best of the era. Love the tune, the beat, the arrangement and Frankie Ford's great singing. Have always loved it and always will!
So lucky to be born in the 50s, best generation for music.
I hope, that this music will never die!!
Don't worry, legendary music like this will never die.
Unlike all of us, rock n roll will never die!
if us oldies have brought our chidren up correctly they will bring theres up correctly and listen to real music
It won't
It will last longer than the city it is from.
R.I.P Frankie. Take this sea cruise and finally rest in peace
Blessed to have grown up in the 1950s in San Diegp where my dad worked, my mom stayed at home & took care of me and my three brothers. I thank Jesus everyday for what He gave me & my family. Mom was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts & was in the PTA. Played Little League, Pony League etc. Lived in a canyon which was a great big back yard behind our fence. Played in the street with neighbor kids. And music was still clean, fun and or romantic. No foul disgusting language music until later. Didnt worry about stranger danger.
Blessed times!!!
Stranger danger is just bullshit,. It is something the gov;t uses to keep us apart and scared of everything, so they can keep robbing us.
R.I.P. Frankie, you were one of my favorites when i first listen to this song on AM radio back in 1960 as a 3yo boy and remember singing with my mom n dad when they were driving one of those early 1950's chevy cars.
So I've just come back home from a drunken night out and at one point we started playing rock and roll. I told my friends, "I will now play you the greatest rock and roll song you have never heard" and afterwards the cool ones agreed with me.
This song is probably the most underappreciated rock and roll song of its time.
Just an all-time Classic hit single from Frankie Ford With his big of 1959 with Sea Cruise as it came out around 1959
A rock and roll classic you want to listen to on a regular basis
Go Frankie! Great song.! Sung that song to a lot teen age girls still sing it to my wife of 42 years!
congrats robert gl
My father knew him u-u
This was the era when Music was Music.? R.I.P. Alan Freed you were right " ROCK N ROLL,? WILL NEVER DIE.?"
Hey hey, my my
Love,this one very much ! Listen,to it quite often !! RIP Frankie !
Just got thos earworm in my head today, and I'm not sure why it popped in my head, but such a great song. Well before my time, but still one of my favorites when I was a younger man.
60 years later, as good as ever!
One of the GREATEST RocknRoll songs ever! RIP Frankie & thank you! #TheDodger
Great oldie, and Mr. Clark was one helluva good host whatever the occasion. As a former dj for several stations, I might be biased, but I think his background in radio is responsible for his glib and quick wit.
i remember this from 59 great song frankie brings back great memories
Good music is always good, never disappointing you in any way...!
Love this song when I was a teenager in the late 50 and early 60s
sharon i'm with you, nothing better than this music
I was 10 when this came out and I loved it so much!! What brought me here was a Peter Noone concert yesterday, where he did all his hits with Herman's Hermits and also did many covers, this being one of them! Wow, I was that little 10 year old girl again!
RIP Frankie! You were one of the true pioneers of Rock 'n' Roll!
RIP Frankie Ford, thanks for the great songs and entertainment. This, and the Twelve Drinks of Christmas are my two favorites that he did.
Feet tapping 6th June 2019 still listening.
6/18/2020
There were only a few rock songs of that era that still stand up to this day great foot tapper
Seen Frankie Ford live at the FOX THEATER, the FOX in ATLANTA. VERY enjoyable show. FATS DOMINO was there ALSO.
My dad (born in 1940) worked his first job as an usher at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. I get emotional whenever I go there to see a concert nowadays...which isn't often enough since I live out of state.
Thanks for your comment, brings up some good memories for me.
a rare youngster here that likes old music
same
+Edrick Vince Velicaria Same! From all over the world! We need to show our generations how to rock like it has to be
Edrick Vince Velicaria yeet
You ain't rare man but more of us have gotta listen to sonething other than trap music
Ahhh...vocal talent! What pipes at such a young age!
NO high tech sound mixers......only raw talent.
They were hi-tech for the time. Some custom built knobs and vacuum tubes. The kind of thing hi-tech equipment tries to replicate. I’m pretty sure this is almost 30 years after one microphone in a room days.
Auch nach dem lange Jahren immer wieder super !!!
I'm ready to go on a week-long sea cruise! after listening to this classic!
aaahhh..the best music..i grew up on it!!
I remember seeing this Show,
Real "Be-Bop".💯
What a fantastic energy !!! This song still sounds amazing many years later after it's release. People still love it !! What an explosive Era. IT's amazing that Frankie was right there with his fantastic contributions to the era !! Frankie had a feel like no other artist. This song still sounds great at my live gigs. (pre Covid) .. and it works well on the Cruise Ship gigs as well. My Students love to learn and play this song. If you need it transposed into a different key to make it easier to sing, i can help you with that as well. Gotta Love the Classics. ;-)
Proper music. Thank you to the person who introduced me to it
this music was great then but it is better now and just gets better with time
1959 BEST YEAR FOR MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R,I.P. Frankie. Sail off to Happyland.
Awww.I didn't know he passed.RIP Frankie.
RIP Frankie, loved your work
Your songs are so rare but I have it on my playlist I love ❤️ uncle Frankie
He did pretty well out of just this one top 20 hits, the few others he made were not very good or successful but it kept him going for over 50 years
Frankie Ford hasn't changed.. Still Fantastic ... 1959... What a feel good song here...
Oooo Eeee
Early New Orleans Rock n Roll. :-)
In memory of Frankie Ford (1939-2015)
Still listening great old school music ⛵ 🚢
New Orleans proud...Frankie Ford. ⚜️🛳
Lucky us. Huey Piano Smith didn't want to tour this song so they recorded it with Frankie Ford doing the vocals and most of us I think are happy about that. I suppose except for 27 people at this point.
Doug Fever No.Ace dubbed Frankie’s voice onto Huey’s band backing .
Huey's an all-time great. Ford's overdubbed vocal is his one claim to fame.
@@dankatz1080 Okay, but still, that is one great claim to fame!
This song takes me back to a better more innocent time that I didn't even exist in yet!
I was just 13 years old when this song came out. I just love it. Here we are in 2021 and I still love it. Yea for the 50's my era for music. R I P FRANKIE FORD you will always be in my heart ❤. Such a powerful singer.
Hot 100
Billboard US Charts. #89 for 1959
Originally sung by Huey "Piano" Smith,who'd have been 90 today,Jan.26 (he died Feb.13,2023),"Sea Cruise" is an underrated 50's hit. Ford capitalized on the era's racism to score the much bigger hit than Smith.RIP,Frankie,you were good !!!!!!!!
R.I.P. Love your music
Great blue eyed soul.
Blue eyed.....some of y'all white people are full of it..this is clearly pop. Oops I meant to say poop. *but a great mardi gras tune tho....
this is a cool old song ...I love the oldies
R.I.P Frankie, Sailing on the "Sea Cruise"
Oooh-wee, ooh-wee baby!
If you can sit still when this plays you are just plain dead.
Sweet Rock'n Roll Boogie Jive time memories
great rock n roll song in high school
Back when I was a little kid & first listened to this song, I thought the bell & horn sounds at the beginning was a train.
You aren't alone!
Another one of New Orleans' finest!
Such, Memories!
Great find from the archive!
This guy's nuts! I love it. You should see him in "American Hot Wax."
R.I.P Frankie!
The best teeners always came from New Orleans. It was never boring with the musicians and producers there.
I love all your video's thanks for posting them and keep em' coming they take me back and you gotta love Dick Clark..
frankie. ford great. golden. oldie. this. one
Immer noch KLASSE!
Got to see him in person about 14 years ago at Barrow Civic Theater in Franklin PA and he was kinda crazy cool yet, did sea cruise of course & man he had the whole theater rockin', had him autograph my sea cruise 45, it was great time!
This is a good song. Frankie Ford is a one hit wonder and it was a good hit. Made # 14
100 % pure fun music
Born in the 80s, i don't know where I heard this but it was in my head suddenly after adopting my old dog Hughie, oohhee baby!
Still listening 2021 👍 old 🏫 🎶!!!!
A true original. RIP Frankie. Great person, talent from God..
RIP...Thank you Frankie for the song. I fee like I am back in seventies, young and happy, when i listen to it.
Frankie Ford was BAD ASS
one of the best dancing songs of all time, bounce and rythmn,,,frankie borrowed rythmn and blues wonderfully
Frankie Ford R.I.P. 9-29-15.
Oh, nooooo! He died so young & such a great guy!
This is the song the band on the Titanic played as she went down.
heh heh heh
I love this song. This original is always the best song. 😊
Great tune! For a moment, I thought that was Chico Marx!
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.
He's great. Makes me went to join him
Divertente video. il brano e stato un grande successo di Frank Ford, a me è sempre piaciuto e a voi ? credo di si.
I grew up on this song this is a good song and this video is wild
Thank you Archives.
Even though I'm not from 1959 I was 4 years old at the time this song came out. But I remember there's times they'd play this song on the radio over the years. About 15 minutes ago I got through watching 1 of Dave Sundstrom's videos on 1 of his channels here on Y-Tube. He did a story on 1 of the actresses that appeared on the Love Boat. The actress was Jill Whelan who played the captain's daughter on the ship. This was a great performance on Bandstand. The show Love Boat reminds of this song after all the song "Sea Cruise " also talks about love.
WOW...never saw this before...thanks for preserving all these amazing clips
This song is the best RIP again
Infectious song, fantastic voice......unfortunate presentation. But I guess it's part of the charm huh? :D
Not a bad presentation for a low budget TV show with low budget props!
I heard and watched this song as a kid in the 90s on the VHS tape PBS Kidsongs, which was like kidsbop meets mickeymouseclub back in the day.
Another Great hit single from 1959 as it is by Frankie Ford with his big hit of Sea Cruise
Another Great hit single from 1959 as it is By Frankie Ford doing his big hit Sea Cruise as it came out in 1959
I was 20 days old when this aired, a myriad of people have performed it since... Dick Clark was so young here!
i"d say yes
My Mom graduated in the Class of '59! Fun stuff!!!