British guitarist reacts to 1950's entertainment! It's The Collins Kids! 

That's amazing!!! Would they jam at your place or just rehearse at the studio? Be cool if you have more details. It's interesting to hear if you have any stories. THanks!!

Is Larry still playing?

@@matrox I’m not sure.

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Thanks Sue!

@@wingsofpegasus No problem - My publisher in Nashville used to be Rick Nelson's publicist.

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@@wingsofpegasus You must have heard before lol. Looks and accent, you from Manchester? Anyways, subscribed, just found your covers, awesome. No Johnny Marr though? Cheers from Canada

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Except for the Rockabilly Hall of Fame that is.

In a 2007 interview,Lorrie had a raspy voice like a heavy smoker.

he wrote delta dawn

Rest in Peace Larry Collins. He passed away yesterday on Jan 8, 2024.

I'm sure this is pantomime.

@@MichaelSheffield-ox8ydNot really. lt's performed live.

RIP. Any more information on Larry's marriage and kid(s) and personal life?

Amen.

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He puts them to shame doesn't he?!

That's exactly what I was thinking too

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...without the Blo.

Very well said.

That's right! *:-)*

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Right?! How sad is that and thank God for Fil educating the world about them and treating them with such reverence and respect.

That is nonsense.. Lots of us here in USA love this music.. there are tons of new and fairly new rockabilly bands here in USA.. There always was.. It was just the major media companies kept changing and jumping on the newest thing even if it was garbage.. and these days they only promote filth and garbage instead of great music.. But great music is still here in USA.. Check out Samantha Fish, Davy Knowles, and Ally Venable for instance

@@michaelcraig9449; That's right.

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# Hashtag That's freakin' hilarious!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wrong. If you have to pee, you are squeezing your legs together NOT jumping around like that!

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I believe they were taped in the same studio just different years. Southern California was big in country music in the 50s and 60s. Nashville was already starting to add strings for the metropolitan sound. Wynn Stewart and Buck Owens recorded at Capitol in LA instead of in Nashville and kept more creative control of their music.

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The Collins Kids at the very least should have made it into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

sad but true, just to keep the politicians and drug companies afloat.

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There's an interview with Larry and Lorie in Oklahoma from ten years ago and Larry says he was the "Original Ritalin Poster Child"- He does not take himself seriously! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i_64uNhFkj0.html

It makes you wonder how many creative and energetic kids, especially boys, are being squashed flat by Ritalin, etc, in this feminized & pc culture. It's a crying shame.

As a retired teacher, I think you're right! Sad.

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Then a target and beep all night! *:-)*

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There's an excellent collection of their music from Baer Records in Germany

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bob wallace mmmhmmm!!!!!

bob wallace Oh! By the way, you're named after a street in the town I live in.Ahoohoohoo!!!!😀

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@Michael Craig Lorrie actually married at age 16 on January 4, 1959, as she did not turn 17 until May. Lorrie's secret, sudden marriage to Stew Carnal makes no sense at all on the surface. Carnal was almost 20 years older than Lorrie, and on her wedding night Lorrie returned home to her family. Some sources say she waited "several days" to tell her family, but based on what I see on the "Collins Kids At Town Hall Part" DVD's Vol 1,2&3, I see no evidence of Lorrie telling her family about her marriage until late April 1959, as the April 4, 1959 show is a normal "Collins Kids" show. Suddenly, Larry appears alone at THP in May, 1959 and during one June, 1959 appearance. Lorrie appears with Larry on one June, 1959 appearance, but there does seem to be a bit of tension there. The rest of the 1959 performances seem fairly normal though. It seems Larry was working with Lorrie about 6 weeks after Lorrie's marriage was revealed, and she left home. However, Lorrie's parents would not speak to her for several years afterward. The THP DVD's are great, and during performances you can really see that Lorrie and Larry were close. Larry is often sneaking a kiss on Lorrie's cheek and it is obvious he adored his big sister. Her secret marriage, after revelation, and her suddenly leaving home, would naturally have devastated and hurt Larry. To his credit, the fact that Larry worked out his hurt feelings and was working with Lorrie in a matter of weeks shows that he could not turn his back on her, even if their parents did. In "Johnny Cash, The Life", author Robert Hilburn, reveals some intriguing information in chapters 6 thru 11. Cash first appeared on THP in December 1956, and he became friends with the Collins Family. Cash appeared on THP many times, and by 1957, he apparently became infatuated with then 15 year old Lorrie. He scheduled a December 1957 THP appearance just to let Lorrie know he was disappointed in her engagement to Ricky Nelson. The Collins Kids toured with Cash thru much of 1958 and Cash and Lorrie spent a lot of time together, which caused major concern in Cash's team because the "Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 13 year old cousin" scandal broke that year. Hilburn interviewed Lorrie and she told him although she really cared for Cash, she refused to have an affair with him, because she was scared of their age difference, the effect it would have on everyone around and their careers, and also because she loved Johnny's little girls. Lorrie also told Hilburn that she "learned to love Stew" after they were married. When Lorrie's marriage became public, it totally derailed "The Collins Kids". Larry said that there were two movie deals, and more TV deals all in the works that instantly ended when Lorrie's marriage became public. Based on Hilburn's well researched and documented book, I think it was a case of a young 16 year old girl put into a situation she did not know how to handle, and an escape route via a marriage proposal by Carnal appeared. Marrying Carnal got the obsessed Cash off her back without upsetting the Collins Family income. 16 year old Lorrie could not realize the terrible effect the marriage would have on "The Collins Kids", and her family relationships. When a 16 year old girl elopes it is usually because she is crazy about the guy, or her home life is bad and marriage is an escape route. None if this is true in Lorrie's case, which is why her marriage to a guy 20 years older that she does not love makes no sense on the surface. This is only my opinion and based on my reading of Hilburn's book on Cash.

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They definitely have alot more to offer. There live performances are usually more entertaining than the recorded versions. Because they were kids they could be more wild than the adult entertainers. One exception is the recorded version of lorrie's " mercy ". It is on RU-vid, who ever put it together did a great job. As the song is being played the video shows alot of great pictures of her --- she was such a lovely lady. Lady being the key word.

Thank God they're here on you tube thought♥

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She had that guitar since the mid fifties. She played two or three guitars in the early years by the time she was about 16 or 17 that was her main guitar. You could see in some of the Town Hall videos that was was already wearing the finish of of it above the sound hole.

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they didnt get leave it to beaver in the uk either

Doubleneck guitars are like 12 lbs, pretty hefty when you actually hold it

@@kevinr.3542 I figured they were a lot heavier than 12 pounds. That's actually pretty light. But I figure they were heavier when they were first developed. I bet a lot of weight has been taken out of them over the decades.

@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER if you're use to a regular guitar, which can be as light as 6-7 lbs, 12 lbs does feel pretty dang heavy. its not a lot of weight to bench press in the gym but you definitely feel it when its hanging around your neck, especially if your 10 years old. this kid actually kills it here. such confidence for his age

@@kevinr.3542 Yes, definitely! And it would be interesting to see if, as I suspect, those early double necked guitars were actually heavier than their modern counterparts today. I bet they've taken some weight out of them over the decades. I'm sure they they didn't put ANY additional weight in, so any changes to weight, probably involved taking any weight out where they can without hurting anything. So who knows how heavy his guitar actually was, and whether it was balanced the same way it would be today? His was one of the very first ones. It might not feel right at all to a guitar player today. But there he jumping around with it like it's nothing.

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My husband's Dad was at Oklahoma U when he was born. I chose "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" for our first dance.

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Yes, that wasn't just energy on stage, that was showmanship, all at age 13. His great guitar moves were "borrowed and claimed" by the big-name early Rockers.

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Yeah except they were real musician, the only Partridge that was was David Cassidy and the only Monkee who was was Michael Nesmith. Neil Young played with the Monkees on occasion as did Steven Stills, who actually auditioned to become a permanent member but decided against it

@@sg-yq8pm Do singers count as 'real musicians'? If so, search YT for "Micky Dolenz Don't Do It" or "Davy Jones Ed Sullivan"

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Funny since Lorrie was in love with Ricky.....and him her...

Ozzie and Harriet started as a long running radio program, as I understand it, before moving to TV in the 50s.

@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER Yes, but David and Ricky weren't on it - they had actors playing the boys.

@@bob_._. David and Ricky Nelson did play themselves, from 1949 onward, in the radio version of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet".

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Larry told this story in an interview, when he was playing golf he saw this huge kinda wildish looking man standing under a tree up ahead. When he went forward, the man came straight to him and said " I'm Semie Moseley. I made this guitar for you, now get back to work" then he just walked off.