Dear Lady Twist - Gary U. S. Bonds 1961

Gary U. S. Bonds

[music-ee]

This is my favorite Gary U.S. Bonds song. I never get tired of this song. Wish young people today could hear the music we listened to in the 60s. Wonder if they would like our music.

[cindymiller]

Just saw him tonight (9/11/21) preform in Wilkes Barre, PA
His “back ups” were his wife of 50+ years & their daughter!
He was part of a Doo Wop concert!

[music-ee]

Thank you, Frank Guida. God Bless. RIP.

[billysmith]

The gutteral vocals and Danny on the sax is smoking. Absolutely love this song it is one of my all-time favorites

[bobbauldock]

Without that SAX there is no Gary U. S. Bonds, that SAX is like a jack hammer in all of his records, remember that Jr. Walker and King Curtis were just starting out, these Guys Gary and the Church Street five open the door for kick the door in SAX players, (Curtis & Walker), what a great time to be young, man you had to know how to dance, this is near the end of real rock and roll, before the name was stolen, i can not remember any of the British Band having any horns? I .don, t

[spartangreek]

Nice song very catchy .nice dance song .love it 💖

[mkl]

This hit from Gary US Bonds went to #9 on the Top 40 charts. It went to #5 on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It would finish at #32 for the year, 1962. The numbers are getting smaller, and the hits are getting bigger. Who will be #1? Will Bobby Lewis repeat? Or will a new act take the torch? Stay tuned.

[darrylevans]

One of my favorite from Gary U S Bonds

[TheAloweWolf]

Nice! A Very Good Friend of mine mentioned this song to me!

[Nico_Tena]

Gary U.S. Bonds was the most famous of the artists in Norfolk, VA who's music was referred to as the Norfolk sound in the early 1960's.  They were produced by Frank Guida, who had a recording studio in Norfolk and who had spent some time in the Caribbean and was influenced by the music there.
You can hear that Caribbean music influence in this song, which has a bit of a Jamaican Ska sound to it.
Bonds' saxophone player Gene "Daddy G" Barge was a big influence on Bruce Springsteen's saxophone player Clarence Clemons, who was also from Norfolk.
When you hear the sax on this record, it's easy to hear how Clemons pickup his style.
Springsteen is a big fan of Bonds' music and when he was putting his band together early on he wanted that same saxophone sound.  It just so happened that Clemons was playing in a band that was performing in Springsteens hometown of Asbury Park, NJ in the early 1970's.  Clemons and Springsteen met and the rest is history.
Amazing how Springsteen wanted the Norfolk saxophone sound that Bonds had and he meets Clemons who happened to be from Norfolk and had picked up Daddy G's sound learning to play the sax in Norfolk, where he was from.

[unclebillmusic]

Walt Eb, NICE, VERY NICE ! Clean and the best STEREO posting of this song. T Y

[caribman]

Daddy G blowin' that sax! But don't I recall a cymbal after the last stanza on the original?

[lindabranigan]

Darryl Evans
I second that. Who out there danced to it? It wasn't the twist. It was the slop.

[eddierenegade]

He made it to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 81.  Great event.  Thanked Springsteen for "This Little Girl".

[Petemonster]

Dear Lady, don't just sit there - Shake It!!!!

[Oleskool]

The twist..yep that was a dance we did black in da dey lol 😆

[pauleypavillion]

I bet if they play this song today to a disco bar in the black ghettos, the young women would dance to this song instead of the non-sensible rap crap dance music.

[caribman]

..but what is the backing chorus starting at 1:08? Can't make it out, but it isn't "Get up a-from your chair..":

[janicemurphy]

]he reminds me of a rock 'n' roll Johnny Mathis. Hey W

[Dion]

I love Gary U S Bonds and this song but...who the hell Mixed it!