Avant-Garde - Naturally Stoned

Early Chuck Woolery flower power pop

[darlenemiller]

RIP Chuck----you were loved! Prayers to all of your family. Good Man!

[stuartdietzmann]

The UFC guy and the home alone kid sent me here

[gayleheinz]

Naturally Stoned. What a great song. I was 10 yrs old when this song came out. I loved the harmony. I haven't heard it for years. Still as I remember it.

[lynnecarr]

Haven’t heard this in probably 30 years. Never knew this was Chuck. I liked him, seemed like a good guy.

[LOLMAN]

Listening now after hearing about Chuck Woolery's passing, we'll miss you, old friend!

[terrymalone]

Goodbye, Chuck Woolery, 83, it was fun watching you!

[calvinbealer]

Summer 🥇 Soul Gold from 1968. Chuck Woolery is the MAN 👞♂️

[EmeraldCityGuy]

The guy standing up is Bubba Fowler, later going by his given name of Elkin Thomas. Shortly after this song, he recorded an album for Columbia Records then went on a world tour backing up Leonard Cohen. Before The Avante Garde, both he and Chuck were part of a group, The Borderman (along with Mike, I forgot his last name), that won the Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour contest. Chuck & Bubba were and still are heavily influenced by their faith in God. Remember, Bob Dylan was recording at Columbia when this went down, too.

[johnmassung]

RIP Chuck Woolery. The man wore many hats.

[MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

I remember this song like so many other 'not so big hits' from those years. I graduated HS and went in the navy to Vietnam in 1968. Thanks for sharing this.

[loripasserman]

Never knew Chuck was a singer. RIP. You will be missed.

[Jeffrey-om]

RIP Chucker. You were damn good at what you did.

[suburbansKid]

Singer, musician, writer, and television presenter Chuck Woolery died November 23, 2024. He was first a member of ‘60s pseudo-psychedelic group The Avante-Garde with co-writer Elkin ‘Bubba’ Fowler. Their first single "Yellow Beads” failed to chart, followed by their only top 40 hit, “Naturally Stoned" (BB #40) from 1968. Their 3rd single “Fly With Me!" also stiffed before they disbanded without ever releasing an album. Woolery later issued several mid- and lower-charting country single before hosting game shows like Wheel Of Fortune before being replaced by Pat Sajak over a salary dispute. He hosted several other game shows, including Love Connection and Scrabble. After hosting Lingo on The Game Show Network, he was the subject of their first reality show in 2003, Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned. The program featured the Avant-Garde's biggest hit as its title theme. Woolery was 83 when he passed quietly at his Texas home.

[-.Steven]

Thanks for all the great memories Chuck!

[valyum]

Grew up in the 60's. Never heard this song before in my life.

[RosemarieFitzgerald]

Tall, dark, handsome and talented too. Blessings

[a.b.s_productions]

This song is bad ass. I like that 60's sound. It's great that Chuck went on to host popular game shows like "Wheel of Fortune" 1975-81, "Love Connections, " and "Scrabble."

[GabrielCominMusic]

Joe "Naturally Stoned" Rogan

[CurtRowlett]

Man, what a great band that I've never heard of! This is why I love YouTube. I have discovered so much great music that I missed back in the day. Thanks for posting this.

[suszy]

He was incredibly handsome too 😍. His shows were easy to watch!