Any coasters still with us?

[arr&bee]

The great carl gardner left us some years ago,was he the last of the original group?

[westgrandboulevard]

Arr&bee...

If I have this right:

Carl Gardner [[1928-2011)
Bobby Nunn [[1925-1986)
Billy Guy [[1936-2002)
Leon Hughes [[1929 - )
Adolph Jacobs [[1939-2014)

Leon Hughes is the last surviving member of the original Coasters lineup, currently aged 87 years.....

[arr&bee]

Thanks west,i knew that you would know.

[westgrandboulevard]

You know, I didn't know that you would know that I would know.........[[:confused:)

[arr&bee]

West you are too modest,you know that i knew that you would know,why...because you know and i knew that.

[westgrandboulevard]

Know Waaaaay....!!!

[arr&bee]

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe!!!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

So what would be your favourite Coasters recording?

[arr&bee]

The great[1959]recording-poison ivy,great song and great harmonies,folks seem to overlook the fact that the coaster could sing with the best of em.

[westgrandboulevard]

That one was used in 1994 as the flipside to 'Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass' - which was released after being used here in the UK for a Volkswagen commercial. Made # 41.....

[StuBass1]

Ahh...The Coasters, also known as the Clown Princes of Rock & Roll...Many terrific tunes...My favorite...Along Came Jones...a Leiber & Stoller tune, recorded and released in 1959 on the ATCO label. While the Coasters sang quite well...my favorite part of their recordings were the patented King Curtis tenor sax riffs throughout the songs... https://youtu.be/H67VNQ2_xfk

[marv2]

West you are too modest,you know that i knew that you would know,why...because you know and i knew that.

Well I never got the chance to tell you what I knew,but you know that. LOL

[ralpht]

You guys a little to young to remember "Shopping For Clothes"?

[StuBass1]

You guys a little to young to remember "Shopping For Clothes"?
I used to go to Northland...

[westgrandboulevard]

Ralph,

One of the greatest attractions of this forum is the ongoing recommendation of old recordings.

No, I'd never heard 'Shoppin' For Clothes'..but have just searched and played it :cool:

At 3 minutes, was that long for those times?

Those Coasters seem like real characters......

[phil]

The coasters were a fantastic group with two fantastic writers/producers. Lieber & Stoller were geniuses, period.

For those who want to learn more on their music there's a great double album "Youngblood"

Tracklist
Little Egypt
Shoppin' For Clothes
Searchin'
Charlie Brown
Down In Mexico
Girls, Girls, Girls
Yakety Yak
Run, Red, Run
Poison Ivy
Young Blood
Down Home Girl
That Is Rock'N'Roll
D.W. Washburn
Along Came Jones
Three Cool Cats
Riot In Cell Block #9
The Shadow Knows
I Must Be Dreamin'
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Framed
Turtle Dovin'
Bad Blood
The Idol With The Golden Head
Love Potion #9

And it's cheap : https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=645981&ev=mb

That was my first Coasters album in my collection, it's an ewample of what "Best Of" should be. Evvery track has some detailed information : date, personel, etc...

https://img.discogs.com/hAWWbkq6jZ3g1SdoObmimPMnI6M=/fit-in/600x596/filters:strip_icc[[):format[[jpeg):mode_rgb[[):qualit y[[90)/discogs-images/R-5325449-1390594567-8685.jpeg.jpg

[westgrandboulevard]

It certainly looks very good, Phil....:)

[sophisticated_soul]

My oldest brother was a big Coasters fan and had all their 45s. "Yakety Yak" came out when I was around eight and the song really caught my attention. I still consider it a defining song in Rock and Roll music. Our baby brother was learning to talk at the time so we had a lot of "yakey yakey" for quite a while.:)

[ralpht]

I did a TV show with them while with The Sunliners. One of the guys, I can't remember which one, asked me if wanted to go golfing with him. I had to pass because of having to move band equipment. It would have been a gas to golf with the guy even though I didn't golf. Maybe I could have carried his golf bag.

[arr&bee]

Hey ralph, shopping for clothes is a rock an roll classic from[1960]...i was out shoppin for clothes the other day an walked into the department store,stepped on the elevator and told the girl dry goods floor,when i got off a salesman came up to me and said now what can i do for you,an i said well go on in there and show me them sports clothes like you supposed to!!!

[destruction]

just doilies.

[ralpht]

arr&bee,
he said " why sure come on in, check these clothes we've got on the shelves", he said " pick one out, stand in the mirror and dig yourself"............................

This isn't quite right, arr&bee. Too many years. I used to have this one down cold.

[arr&bee]

Close enough ralph,close enough!!