Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret

Billy J. Kramer's first hit in the UK. A cover version of the Beatles song. It went to # 2 in the UK charts in 1963.

[clarkewi]

A hit in LA 1963. Then another Lennon McCartney hit in the summer 1963 by Del Shannon "From Me to You". . This set the stage for the Beatles "Invasion" early 1964. And the world has still not recovered.

[ALucas]

Fun Fact: They got it to Number 2 in the UK chart behind The Beatles first UK Number 1 "From Me To You".

[towerofpower]

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET pieseň skupiny BILLY J: AND THE THE DAKOTAS bola v UK rebríčku 15 týždňov od 2. mája 1963 a obsadila 2.m. za piesňou Beatles From Me To You. Autormi piesne boli Lennon a MacCartney a skupina ju nahrala na album Please Please Me. Skupina prostredníctvom Georga Martina uzatvorila zmluvu s Parlophone. Krammer, ktorý podpísal manažersku zmluvu so spoločnosťou Epsteina NEMS mal prístup aj k piesňam Beatles.Z nich si vybral túto skladbu a I´ll Be On My Way, ktorú Beatles nenahrali.V priezvisku speváka sa na singli prvý krát objavili písmeno J. pridané, aby bol odlišený od iných spevákov rovnakého mena. Nápad pochádzal od Johna Lennona. John Lennon špecialne pre Krammera zložil pieseň Bad To Me, ktorá ako ich prvá pieseň obsadila vrchol rebríčka v UK.Autorom piesne bol John Lennon a v skupine ju spieval George Harrison. Skupina pieseň nahrala 11. februara 1963 a objavila sa aj na EP Twist And Shout. John uviedol, že k vytvoreniu piesne ho inšpirovala spomienka na pieseň z filmu Walta Disneyho, ktorú mu ako malému chlapcovi spievala jeho mama. Pre svoju nenáročnosť bola určená pre Georga, ktorého v tom čase nepovažoval za najlepšieho speváka.

[ravenhill-the-hospitaller-]

a perfect sound on this version, dating way back.. big thanks.

[yvonnewheeler]

Amazing beautiful memories of my teenage years the sixties were the best simply the best .
Thank you for the wonderful music you have put together. 🤩

[golden.lights.twinkle]

Great song. Great video. There was a time in the 1960s when this band was huge in the UK.

[guruuDev]

Wow, what a talented band. They cover The Beatles and do it beautifully in their own way -- totally works!

[davidworsley]

Love this song takes me back to 1963 the best decade for music!

[muradhamwi]

Maravilla liverpuliana jajaja..casi mejor que la versión de los fab four.

[genisisfivehundred]

Sounds much better with George Harrison singing it.

[brettmarples]

Heartbeat 2024 they don’t make Drama like that anymore miss the 90s so much

[southpawboxing]

Timeless music. Just beautiful. Thanks for the upload.

[sauquoit]

On this day in 1963 {May 30th} "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} on the United Kingdom's Official Top 50 Singles* chart, for the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those two weeks was "From Me To You" by The Beatles...
Between 1963 and 1965 the group had six records on the U.K. Singles chart, five made the Top 10 with two* reaching #1, "Bad To Me" for three weeks in August of 1963 and "Little Children" for two weeks in March of 1964...
Besides their two #1 records, their three other Top 10 records were the above "Do You Want To Know A Secret", "I'll Keep You Satisfied" {#4 in 1963}, and "From A Window" {#10 in 1964}...
Plus their only record that didn't make the Top 10 was "Trains and Boats and Planes", it peaked at #12 in June of 1965...
Leader Billy J. Kramer, born William Howard Ashton, will celebrate his 77th birthday in three months on August 19th, 2020...
* And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the U.K. Singles' Top 10 on May 30th, 1963:
At #3. "Scarlett O'Hara-" by Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
#4. "Lucky Lips" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
#5. "Can't Get Used To Losing You" by Andy Williams
#6. "Two Kinds Of Teardrops" by Del Shannon
#7. "When Will You Say I Love You" by Billy Fury
#8. "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison
#9. "Young Lovers" by Paul and Paula
#10. "Deck Of Cards" by Wink Martindale

[RandyR]

Got to see him a few times at the LA Beatlefest. He still looked and sounded great.

[curtisziegler]

I have a large question for someone who is into music? What group over in England first sang “ Do You Want to Know A Secret “ it was a Lennon McCartney written song. The Beatles had the biggest hit but who had the first hit with this song. Thank you

[thereseso]

What a version...disgusting. nothing beats the original..the beatles

[clemcadi]

It's Glen Campbell's birthday today everyone

[bobradford]

Really enjoyed this group as a kid. Bill j Kramer was a good looking fresh faced young man and the girls loved him back then.

[groovy]

Slightly faster tempo than the Beatles version, which is interesting

[stevenmaginnis]

The Beatles' own version was released as a single in the U.S. and also peaked at #2 in 1964 - behind Louis Armstrong's version of "Hello Dolly."