Terry Stafford "I'll Touch a Star"

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2012
  • American Bandstand. July 18, 1964. Full interview follows this performance.
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  • @alanhodges8839
    @alanhodges8839 Год назад +43

    If Terry was alive and singing like this today he would be right at the top over and above the rubbish we hear most of the time today.
    What such a nice polite guy.

  • @omniusefull6634
    @omniusefull6634 2 года назад +14

    The older I get the more I appreciate music from this time and the more I hate modern music, I really missed my time..

  • @lendrury2771
    @lendrury2771 5 лет назад +103

    This guy has a haunting quality to his voice and I love it

    • @rebeccab.2270
      @rebeccab.2270 4 года назад +12

      In my opinion his voice was better than Elvis but Elvis was more flashy so he got more attention. Unfairly I think.

    • @johnsummerssr4454
      @johnsummerssr4454 4 года назад +11

      Yes he does, great voice for sure..

    • @elvis616
      @elvis616 3 года назад +8

      Its the echo that makes it sound haunting, he's singing like Elvis.

    • @MrWeareone777
      @MrWeareone777 3 года назад +6

      Rebecca B. Elvis had the full package. I do however like Suspicion by Terry a bit better than Elvis's.

    • @kennigrimmelmann4364
      @kennigrimmelmann4364 Год назад +3

      Just like Elvis Presley.

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 Год назад +25

    RIP Terry Stafford (November 22, 1941 - March 17, 1996), aged 54
    You will always be remembered as a legend.

  • @lendrury2771
    @lendrury2771 4 года назад +71

    This man was extremely underrated
    His voice has a real heartfelt compelling quality to it and he enhances the melody beautifully

    • @gertrudedavis8091
      @gertrudedavis8091 2 года назад +3

      Len Drury
      I agree - I liked his version better than Elvis’s and ‘Suspicion’ as well.

  • @melissameyer8328
    @melissameyer8328 2 года назад +52

    It’s sad he didn’t become a big star, he had a beautiful voice.

  • @carmenfoote7999
    @carmenfoote7999 2 месяца назад +4

    The music industry lost a great voice when Terry passed on. His "Suspicion" will always remain my most favorite song. Be at peace Terry. Joe S

  • @lindabyars2525
    @lindabyars2525 11 лет назад +34

    I am so glad I found this. I love to hear Terry Stafford sing. He had such a beautiful voice. I think he would have made it as a popular singer but the time was just not right. The Beatles were just beginning and I think that is what help to stall his career. I think if he could have started earlier things would have been different for him. Such a shame for such a talented man.

    • @donnalynch1484
      @donnalynch1484 2 года назад +1

      Me to

    • @MsCocopuffy
      @MsCocopuffy Год назад

      unfortunately an awful lot of great singers in the 60's got pushed out when the Beatles took over. I love the Beatles, but I miss all the 60's singers and bands before the Beatles

    • @DevenderKumar-ds4st
      @DevenderKumar-ds4st Месяц назад

      This is what we call destiny.

  • @oysterlady
    @oysterlady 11 лет назад +53

    I just love his mannerism and voice such a gentle entertainer so nice to hear him and what a lovely song

  • @BalkanJeSrbija
    @BalkanJeSrbija 4 года назад +30

    I just found out today this man and his voice.
    Fell instantly in love.

  • @boranborisot566
    @boranborisot566 2 года назад +20

    I love classic music. I have to say, Mr. Stafford's voice is pure and smooth. Truly an amazing voice and underrated talent. I can listen to this song everyday. Beautiful songs from a time of true American ways.

  • @pattyt9791
    @pattyt9791 4 года назад +22

    Love you Terry Stafford! RIP! You left us way too soon! Party

  • @karenhatton8875
    @karenhatton8875 2 года назад +23

    His voice melts my heart.❤

  • @oysterlady
    @oysterlady 11 лет назад +41

    Such a lovely voice and the songs are great he has a charisma about him of a gentle man

  • @2studiosinc62
    @2studiosinc62 Год назад +17

    I love Terry’s voice and range. He and Elvis Presley sang, “Suspicion”, and their voices sound eerily similar.

  • @rudyabeyta9837
    @rudyabeyta9837 7 лет назад +44

    First heard this song back in 1964 with his first hit "Suspicion". Loved his voice and style.

    • @iansmethurst3610
      @iansmethurst3610 5 лет назад +3

      So did I

    • @jeroenaddress
      @jeroenaddress 2 года назад +1

      Now it clicks with me why when I heard this in Cowboy Bebop on Netflix I thought I heard Elvis, but this song was never covered by him. Suspicion however was covered by Elvis

    • @donnalynch6845
      @donnalynch6845 2 года назад +1

      😋🤗👍👌

    • @johnmahoney3566
      @johnmahoney3566 6 месяцев назад

      Elvis actually recorded Suspicion first. Good enough job but inferior arrangement. Terry’s people lifted it right off Elvis album.

  • @Seazer009
    @Seazer009 11 лет назад +26

    A wonderful old tune by Terry..He never got the fame that was due him IMO..All his songs are great...Cheers..
    Wayne..

    • @lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597
      @lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597 3 года назад +1

      Another hit he had was my fave,spiders and snakes and it came to two millions copies.

    • @s.wilson2702
      @s.wilson2702 3 года назад

      @@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597 Sorry, that was another Stafford...
      Can't think of it right now but definitely not Terry. I'll post back.
      Maybe Jim Stafford...?

    • @mamabear8818
      @mamabear8818 2 года назад

      I definitely agree! Love Terry!!!

    • @pauldavis5459
      @pauldavis5459 2 года назад

      He did have a great voice with just one problem. He sounded to much like Elvis.

    • @biaedwards4025
      @biaedwards4025 2 года назад

      So true!

  • @jmrodas9
    @jmrodas9 3 года назад +11

    This song is excellent, and for me his best one. The voice he has, and the way he sings the lyrics is very good. I had not heard it in maybe fifty years.

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 8 лет назад +43

    Never heard this before, but such a good song and arrangement.RIP Terry.

  • @frankadams9644
    @frankadams9644 6 лет назад +14

    I LOVE TERRYS VOICE

  • @pinksin103
    @pinksin103 3 года назад +7

    Great voice!

  • @englishtramp1897
    @englishtramp1897 7 лет назад +11

    Great singer Love to listen to the songs he sings

  • @lindaweimer9651
    @lindaweimer9651 9 месяцев назад +2

    I agree such a beautiful voice! We are very lucky to have heard him sing. Blessed

  • @lenalundberg3701
    @lenalundberg3701 4 года назад +5

    Terry had a beautiful voicenand good looks.

  • @shyman99
    @shyman99 11 лет назад +8

    Now if someone could locate a vintage 60's performance of "Suspicion" by this wonderful singer, my life will be complete.

    • @never4644
      @never4644 3 года назад +1

      Look on RUclips

    • @shyman99
      @shyman99 3 года назад +2

      @@never4644 - My message was over 8 years ago and yes, it has been added since then. I am the person who asked that RUclipsr to post that video.

  • @sandyyuen2172
    @sandyyuen2172 9 лет назад +14

    I never get tired of this song . THANKS NRRArchives2 .

  • @larrymugrage2464
    @larrymugrage2464 2 года назад +1

    I love this song so much.
    I told my late Mother Norma about looking
    for this.
    She ( Mother Norma ) it's on the flip side of
    Suspicion.
    I love Suspicion as well.
    Thankx Mother Norma.
    I'm playing ur song in ur honor.
    I ❤ & miss u.

  • @oysterlady
    @oysterlady 10 лет назад +28

    I would never tire of this song

  • @sandyyuen2172
    @sandyyuen2172 10 лет назад +16

    TERRY STAFFORD possesses a special good voice . I love his song very much and his gentle manners too . MISSING YOU so much , TERRY .THANKS Bob Summers . THANKS NRRA .

  • @luciadamian8386
    @luciadamian8386 2 года назад +8

    No soy de esa época pero al escuchar a TERRY STAFFORD. .Me quede admirada por su hermosa voz.. Y nada ke ver con Elvis. .TERRY es unico.....

  • @ronaldherrera1238
    @ronaldherrera1238 8 лет назад +25

    I'll touch a star
    When your lips touch mine
    The first I see
    In the twilight time
    I'll touch a star
    Shining through the sky
    But it won't shine
    As bright as your eyes
    (As bright as your eyes)
    Don't make me wait here
    At heaven's door
    It's only one kiss
    That I'm asking for
    (I’m asking for)
    I'll touch a star
    Take it from the blue
    And give away
    My heart to you
    (Instrumental Break)
    Don't make me wait here
    At heaven's door
    It's only one kiss
    That I'm asking for
    (I’m asking for)
    I'll touch a star
    Take it from the blue
    And give away
    My heart to you
    And give away my heart to you .....I'll touch a Star !! ...

  • @moonraker9409
    @moonraker9409 9 лет назад +18

    Great Song, Great Voice!

  • @chrisbird2458
    @chrisbird2458 4 года назад +3

    Just so beautiful.

  • @larry10126974
    @larry10126974 10 лет назад +10

    Terry Stafford should have been a mega star. Good looking guy and better singer than Elvis. All these song's that are on You Tube now should have all been big hit's. What happened?Love you Terry, rest in peace, you did a great job.

    • @roustabout583
      @roustabout583 4 года назад +2

      Better singer than Elvis? Amateur Elvis impersonator at best.

    • @miguelangelllopiscardo6883
      @miguelangelllopiscardo6883 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@roustabout583Toda la razón le doy a usted. No negaré que cantaba bien,pero de ahí a decir que mejor que ELVIS, que mejor que el REY,vamos,no saben lo que dicen.

  • @davidpeckham2829
    @davidpeckham2829 Год назад +5

    He wrote some big hits “Amarillo by morning” was a big hit for George Strait and songs that were recorded by others like Elvis.

  • @robertgrant1746
    @robertgrant1746 Год назад +5

    Great voice

  • @anikobanki3751
    @anikobanki3751 4 года назад +3

    Csodálatos hangja van, és nagyon jól énekel. Szerény. Kedves. Imádom!

  • @michaelfyffe3483
    @michaelfyffe3483 4 года назад +2

    Michael D. Fyffe, Terry sure , sounds , like Elvis Presley ,if I didn't see Terry and just heard his voice ,I would swear this was Elvis Presley great singer and songwriter he sure is gooooooddd! YES HE IS,

  • @cesaratempasanchez2793
    @cesaratempasanchez2793 2 года назад +6

    Solo los verdaderos conocedores del rock&roll saben que existen este tipo de canciones

  • @shirleyjones5530
    @shirleyjones5530 7 лет назад +3

    MAGIC VOICE..PRECIOUS POWERFUL ..THANK YOU..

  • @46susie
    @46susie 8 лет назад +16

    gosh he sounds soo much like elvis but does have a beautiful voice !!!

  • @hazelwilliamson7510
    @hazelwilliamson7510 8 лет назад +8

    Just love these songs my kinda music

  • @tonysalaski
    @tonysalaski 4 года назад +3

    A great song!!

  • @stereoal
    @stereoal 11 лет назад +2

    Very nice. He spoke so softly.

  • @jessyleppert2
    @jessyleppert2 11 месяцев назад +1

    I always close my eyes and picture Elvis singing this

  • @madambutterfly7513
    @madambutterfly7513 5 лет назад +4

    So good lookin, luv his hairstyle & eyes ( wish it was in color). Great voice, sounds like Elvis - I heard Col Parker paid Terry thousands of dollars not to pursue A singing career ( too much competition for Elvis) & Terry accepted which is WHY he never became a super star like Elvis!!! Terry a tall drink of water, aye kuramba!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @roustabout583
      @roustabout583 4 года назад

      Madam Butterfly yeah that happened hahah

  • @Samua3
    @Samua3 2 года назад +1

    Sounds really Elvisy!! What a lovely sound and song! Only just heard of him!

  • @jackiegraika1017
    @jackiegraika1017 6 лет назад +3

    I didn't know that Terry Stafford wrote so many songs!

  • @Di-pb8nz
    @Di-pb8nz 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful song.

  • @glannapolisteam8681
    @glannapolisteam8681 7 лет назад +5

    Nice song. Very talented young man.

  • @Oscar-ur1qv
    @Oscar-ur1qv 10 месяцев назад

    Greetings from Peru, to the remembered terry

  • @TomElvisSmith
    @TomElvisSmith 11 лет назад +4

    I'd only heard "Suspicion" by Terry previously.

  • @robertbobby5901
    @robertbobby5901 2 года назад +1

    Never heard his song before but it was great

  • @cactuseli
    @cactuseli 6 месяцев назад

    I was 12 years old. AB was always a treat to watch. Thanks NRRArchives2 !

  • @celindabustillo6775
    @celindabustillo6775 4 года назад +3

    ..IMPRECIONANTE. .QUE VOZ...GRATITUD. .

  • @LUCILU2010
    @LUCILU2010 8 месяцев назад

    I also loved his "Suspicion" song ... beautiful voice

  • @eduardoarce4720
    @eduardoarce4720 4 года назад +3

    Terry su voz dulce hacía suspirar a más de una hermosa princesa, saludos

  • @tomwarren4561
    @tomwarren4561 3 года назад +1

    He wrote the greatest country song Amarillo by Morning

  • @123Anewor
    @123Anewor 9 лет назад +22

    Whatta voice!!! He sure sounds like Elvis.

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 7 лет назад +4

      123Anewor that's because he was a huge Elvis Presley fan

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 7 лет назад +3

      But they don't mention Elvis in the interview.

    • @Karisaurius12
      @Karisaurius12 6 лет назад +1

      I think it was Elvis’s voice

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 5 лет назад +1

      Ana Karina FV yes

    • @chrisbalsano9174
      @chrisbalsano9174 5 лет назад +2

      Sounded better than elvis

  • @lindaweimer9651
    @lindaweimer9651 8 месяцев назад

    God I wish he would have lived can you emagine the beautiful songs he could have wrote. So glad I could hear his music he did sing.

  • @hazelduffy308
    @hazelduffy308 7 месяцев назад

    Had amazing voice love his songs.

  • @jessyleppert2
    @jessyleppert2 4 года назад +2

    I sang this song at a Halloween party and this woman said "Are you trying to sing like Elvis?" LOL

  • @malena2467
    @malena2467 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely voice. R.I.P. Terry Stafford.

  • @realbeautifulbeauty1556
    @realbeautifulbeauty1556 10 месяцев назад

    He was fabulous

  • @WoodstockWitchQueen
    @WoodstockWitchQueen 2 года назад +2

    His voice reminds me of Elvis - this guy should've been more noted. Lovely to listen to.

  • @msjosephine2
    @msjosephine2 10 лет назад +14

    didn't he co-write Amarillo in morning and latter released by George Strait? That song is listed a being the 12th most famous country song of all time and that is where he grew up.

    • @davidfbegin
      @davidfbegin 9 лет назад +2

      msjosephine2 Yes he is the writer, although a co-wroter with his music side who did much of the instrumentation on his songs. His unknown partner had exceeding instrumentation talent. You'll notice how diverse the instrumentation is between songs. He does not appear to have married. His singing career in that he hit the top 5-or10 with the first two recordings which is quite a feat.

  • @Koala63211
    @Koala63211 6 лет назад +4

    I heard a story about 40 years ago, that Terry was paid a visit by Col Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager just after Terry released his huge hit song "Suspicion." Terry's version was outstanding compared to Elvis's version. Col Parker allegedly offered Terry a huge amount of money not to record any more Pop songs which was why he change genre to Country. Don't know how true that was, but Terry Stafford was young, good looking, and he could really sing in the 1960s and was a definite threat to Elvis.

  • @awcody8644
    @awcody8644 10 лет назад +34

    Did someone find out any personal information on Terry Stafford - He never received the success that was due him - a great singer - appeared in the movie in 1969 of Wild Wheels with Casey .

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 4 года назад +1

      Died in 1996

    • @conniehill4483
      @conniehill4483 3 года назад

      He was born in Hollis Ok. He grew up in Amarillo Tx. He graduated from Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. He eventually went on to write Amarillo by Morning.

  • @elviraramirez4201
    @elviraramirez4201 6 месяцев назад +1

    5. De. Diciembre del 2023. Hermosa vos. Hermoso.tema. Hermoso acompañamiento músical. 🤗🤗🤗

  • @mmargaritaguerrerogajardo3906
    @mmargaritaguerrerogajardo3906 5 лет назад +4

    Bellísima voz, lastima que murió tan joven

  • @Jose-ky2kh
    @Jose-ky2kh 3 месяца назад

    Very romantic songs in the 50s...like all of them

  • @HarrySmith-hr2iv
    @HarrySmith-hr2iv 4 года назад +1

    Brilliant.

  • @jamessmith530
    @jamessmith530 6 лет назад +1

    Play this every time I feel romantic

  • @wes50smusic1
    @wes50smusic1 11 лет назад +2

    JUST SUPER!
    MY FAVORITE TERRY STAFFORD SONG!
    THANKS SO MUCH!

  • @EnochDark
    @EnochDark 11 лет назад +25

    Sounds like Elvis, looks like JFK. How was this guy not more of a super star?

    • @donnalynch1484
      @donnalynch1484 3 года назад +2

      I asked dat same question to My self

    • @donnalynch1484
      @donnalynch1484 3 года назад

      They treat him bad

    • @jeffreykaufmann2867
      @jeffreykaufmann2867 2 года назад +1

      @@donnalynch1484 He would have been more popular if he had had his hits before the British invasion

  • @LarsDcCase
    @LarsDcCase 2 месяца назад

    RIP Terry. You were gone much too soon.

  • @douglaschilcott6425
    @douglaschilcott6425 4 месяца назад

    He has a fantastic voice

  • @julianebastos4735
    @julianebastos4735 2 года назад +3

    Linda música

  • @Brojofus
    @Brojofus 8 лет назад +45

    Terry left us way too soon. He would have gone on to super stardom if he had lived. This performance on the Dick Clark show was definitely lip synced as most of Dick Clark's guests did. That way he only had to pay Terry and not the whole band. Everybody who heard Suspicion for the first time thought it was Elvis. When Elvis released his version of Suspicion, it wasn't as good as Terry's.

    • @georgedobbie5414
      @georgedobbie5414 7 лет назад +4

      nice voice he does sound like elvis

    • @icanfartloud
      @icanfartloud 7 лет назад +2

      This song wasn't released as a single by Elvis. And people thought it was Elvis in 1964 when Terry Stafford had a single of it.

    • @bettyburke8653
      @bettyburke8653 6 лет назад +2

      What a voice just brill

    • @ChrisHansonCanada
      @ChrisHansonCanada 6 лет назад +4

      Doubtful that he would have gone onto "super stardom" had he lived. He was 54 when he died and his big chance had already passed.

    • @michaelpayne4158
      @michaelpayne4158 5 лет назад +3

      Presley recorded suspicion before Terry ,but both versions are good.

  • @ronaldhansen2378
    @ronaldhansen2378 9 месяцев назад

    I do not know that Terry Stafford was born November 22nd 1941 and passed away in 1996. I can't believe he was 6 ft 3 weigh 200 lb and also sound like Elvis Presley. Both of them are down-to-earth people. I hope God is hearing Terry and Elvis and saying you two are really good singers.

  • @coelhocointech9841
    @coelhocointech9841 3 года назад +1

    Wrote one of the greatest countries song ever

  • @joesmoke9624
    @joesmoke9624 Год назад

    In my view he certainly was part of the renaissance of music and sadly he died so young 😢

  • @salvadorl354
    @salvadorl354 10 месяцев назад

    Amarillo by morning!!! Awsome composer and singer!!!❤

  • @juRa6077
    @juRa6077 Месяц назад

    Love his "Amarillo by Morning" too.

  • @geoffm9944
    @geoffm9944 8 месяцев назад

    Terry Stafford had a delightful deep and soft voice. He should have had far more hits.

  • @NRRArchives2
    @NRRArchives2  11 лет назад +8

    Ok Shyman. Consider your life complete. This clip wasn't going to go up until the first week in December, but here's an early Christmas present for you. It is now posted. I really can't do requests, per se. But heck, it's the holidays. Enjoy!!

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 5 лет назад

      How come during the interview they don't mention Elvis?

  • @patricia-hf3kg
    @patricia-hf3kg Год назад

    Fantastic voice! Good looking too!

  • @joycepiantes8383
    @joycepiantes8383 6 месяцев назад

    He had a great voice

  • @glenpittman2645
    @glenpittman2645 10 лет назад +4

    if elvis had not been around mr. stafford would have been as big but, as we know elvis was hard to beat. he was a real good singer.

    • @WoodstockWitchQueen
      @WoodstockWitchQueen 10 лет назад +1

      Debateable that Terry had the vocal range that Elvis did. Yeah he had a voice, but in my opinion he could've never competed with the King's diversity and unique star quality :)

    • @davidfbegin
      @davidfbegin 9 лет назад +1

      glen pittman Terry has such excellent instrumentation in the music, that his first two recordings hit the top. Info on wikipedia is very slim. His instrumentation man was Bob Summers, brother-in-law of Les Paul. Thus Bob Summers recording Studio was tops in the industry & Summers the unsung hero of Terry's success using multi-track recording that Les Paul pioneered. He doesn't appear to have married but kept writting and recording his full life. He passed away of liver failure possibly due to drinking.

    • @jessyleppert2
      @jessyleppert2 8 лет назад

      +David Begin like John Bohnam

  • @almelling6699
    @almelling6699 5 лет назад +2

    What Elvis, listen to the C5 Notes, so smooth Elvis used to quiver at these

  • @edilsongarcon6719
    @edilsongarcon6719 10 лет назад +1

    Meu tipo de musica preferido

  • @bobbywason1761
    @bobbywason1761 7 лет назад +5

    I've loved this tune, as well as Terry's other tunes, for a long time. I couldn't help it but repeated the start of the record when the tune ends multiple times. I loved it so much. I remember that my friend purchased it in '64. I was with him when he purchased the record. I purchased a Kitty Well's tune "This White Circle" when we purchased the 45's. However, a couple of months later after hearing the record he purchased, I instantly loved it so much that I had to purchase one & haven't regretted it since. By the way, what instrument is played at the end of the verses "But it won't shine" & "As bright as your eyes." The instrument was played at other parts of the record. It sounded like an oboe was played? Anyone knows? Thanks.

  • @yasminenazarine1629
    @yasminenazarine1629 4 года назад +1

    He was handsome & he died young

  • @jamesrobison3
    @jamesrobison3 3 года назад +1

    should have been a super star

  • @kalzyoung
    @kalzyoung 2 года назад +1

    Cowboy Bebop is how I got here🤠

  • @Woftam1
    @Woftam1 6 лет назад +15

    How come this guy wasent a mega star. Elvis or what

    • @nitacruise9993
      @nitacruise9993 5 лет назад +2

      You had a for your voice than Elvis presley!

  • @dorothyhowie1042
    @dorothyhowie1042 Год назад +1

    Nice

  • @PabloFernandez-zu5zp
    @PabloFernandez-zu5zp 6 лет назад +2

    Que linda voz no lo conocia gracias por subir el video cantaba mejor que Elvis lejos

  • @Mr195357
    @Mr195357 10 месяцев назад

    He had that Presley voice. Maybe some difference but I really like it. I just have recently rediscovered him. I like he is from Amarillo. Suspicion is one of those I could listen to time and again. I think it was during a time that they only needed one Elvis and another thing was he needed to be a lot more “showy” in order to compete.

  • @serpico56
    @serpico56 10 лет назад +1

    He may have had the Elvis voice but like most singers of that era he couldn't move and had no idea what to do while singing. That is why Elvis is still King