Fooled Around and Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION! 

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Mickey Thomas had some serious pipes and great vocal control. He was definitely Rated, highly rated.

For me personally, this is one of those songs that simply cannot be improves upon. Awesome from start to finish.

This song was big for Mickey Thomas, who parleyed this into a lead role in the revamped Jefferson Starship. I believe you heard Mickey rockin' out "Jane" a couple weeks ago.

And all of a sudden it's 1976 I'm 13 and the AM radio is blasting.....GREAT CHOICE!

Midnight Special version. Midnight Special version. Midnight Special version. Midnight Special version. Cannot say this enough times. Its amazing.

Pure 70's S tier magic right here.

Don't overlook some sweet guitar work by Elvin ❤️

I had a chance to work with Mickey Thomas for a few days, recording songs for a TV show he was working on in the late 1990s. I was slightly nervous just before he arrived at my studio, as I have always loved his voice and wondered what kind of attitude/ego would come with it. Turned out he was very down to earth, happy to chat about anything (no matter how mundane), interested in what others had to say (no matter who they were). The one funny quirk I noticed about him in the few days he was at my house was that he seemed to relate anything having to do with his own timeline to this very song. "Oh, that happened about 2 years before 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love'" or "I remember about a year after 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love' came out, I bought a Corvette" or something like that - the subject almost never related to the song itself, it was simply a time marker!

One of my favorite songs of all time, between Mickey's vocals in elvins guitar. Was a great time to be fifteen or sixteen years old and this song still pops in my head every once in awhile and I end up singing it all day

Their tears left me cold as a stone maybe the the best line in a song ever.

Mickey, One of my favorite vocalists ❤

"Elvin Bishop sittin' on a bail of hay. He aint' good looking but he sure can play!" ~ Charlie Daniels Band, "The South's Gonna Do It Again". 👈Next tune? I got to see Bishop in 1989. He played for about 3 hours in a tiny venue near Lake Tahoe. We had a blast! Also, he played with the Allman Brothers for a while. In fact, I believe he was with them at Filmore East. I was only 10 when that album came out so I could be wrong on that one.

A timeless classic. Love the vocals of Mickey Thomas. ❤‍🔥

The Elvin Bishop/ Mickey Thomas factor makes this song S tier for me. I’m particularly fond of Elvin Bishop….. Travelin’ Shoes and Juke Joint Jump are worthy of a listen, even if you just listen on your own time.

Unapologetically fun! Pop/rock! Real musicians, real instruments, no fakery. Can't beat that!

This song is absolute perfection in every respect.

This is like, my favorite son in the whole lifetime 💙 of the world 🌎 forever ❤and ever....

Little bit of trivia… Elvin Bishop went to high school in Tulsa with David Gates (from Bread) and Leon Russel! Some serious musical talent floating around those halls back in the day.

Check out some of Elvin's work with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He and Mike Bloomfield provided a double guitar attack that was unsurpassed when the album East-West was released in 1966. It's timeless stuff that still sounds great today.

One of the greatest songs of all time

The live version of this song is incredible! It was filmed on The Midnight Special.

A+ thru & thru. Elvin can play anything . Blues Rock Funk Jazz. Listen to Juke Joint Jump. Southern funk at it's finest.

Perfect guitar tone for this song solo. Genius.

The lead singer here, Mickey Thomas, is also the voice of Jefferson Starship.

I love how the piano punches through...the mix on this is so good. I had the mumps and missed this show at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1977 or so. Elvin Bishop, Bob Segar and Todd Rundgren....always mad about that.

Loved both Andy & Alex’s faces during the first lyrics

Has anyone mentioned how good Mickey Thomas is on lead vocals? Someone already has... Oh OK. He'll go on to be the lead vocalist for Starship, helping Grace Slick find her comeback voice.

Thank goodness you did the long album version!! The radio play version is all cut up. This is one of my all time favorite songs.

The live Midnight Special version is epic.

"Whatcha' Gonna Do" and "Love Will Find A Way"; both by the group Pablo Cruise.

That's Elvin Bishop bringing the Legit Blues lines on the guitar. He has a ton of history - original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and inducted into Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and so much more.

The lead vocalist is the same guy - Mickey Thomas- who sang Jane from Starship

Oh yes! Amazing Elvin Bishop. Fooled around and fell in love with song.

a true anthem song of the mid 70s. glad you guys had a chance to experience it. 😁

@andyandalex The vocals are done by Mickey Thomas and the drummer is Donny Baldwin, who both later joined Jefferson Starship. Elvin Bishop wrote this song and played guitar. He was signed to Capricorn Records out of Macon, Ga (my hometown) along with other artists like The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie, The Charlie Daniel’s Band, Stillwater, and many others.

Tremendous, powerful voice and a great song

I hope you put 2 and 2 together and realized that was Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Sharship’s “Jane”. I think you guys just recently covered it. Huge thanks again

Traveling shoes, Elvin Bishop. He does the vocals himself on this. I believe he recorded a version of "mean ol' walking blues" with Paul Butterfield (Harmonica)

Best guitar solo in a 4 minute song by Elvin.

This song will always take me back to Friday nights in 8th grade, couples skate at Skateland with my first boyfriend. Memories are wonderful things!

This is one of the first songs I can remember hearing as a wee one and I still love it all these years later.

Elvin Bishop plays guitar almost like a vocalist uses their voice.

A true banger from back when. My comment, though, is to to you gents. Have perused several other reaction sites any you are by far the best. Love the fact that you still don’t interrupt a song in progress. Also you give super feedback on the instrumental/musical aspects of each song. Very refreshing to get a musician’s reaction. Thanks and keep on rockin!

Personal Top 100 song for me. Mickey Thomas is one of the great rock vocalists. 😎👍

You must checkout the live version of this song its amazing !

Your faces while listening to this are priceless lol. Their performance of this live on The Midnight Special is definitely worth checking out!

I have always loved this song, especially the guitar solo.

This song came out just as I was completing basic training. When I hear this song, I always think of my DI and the 'sweet nothings' he would whisper in my ear!

Great song.Solid A

This song brings back memories from my bar days. A club I used to go to had live music. One band played this song then would have audience members come up to sing the chorus. Most people were fair and a few pretty bad. But there were a few that were great and I can still remember them 48 years later.

Instantly put into the 'Wayback Machine" when I hear this. Dated a guy back then who insisted that "Traveling Shoes" by Elvin Bishop was the best song ever.

Junior year of high school, had this on cassette - has some funky stuff on it. A lot of Elvin's songs are fun in a very non serious way

Mr.Elvin Bishop..a superb guitarist .and Mickey Thomas whom was a vocalist in the group Jefferson Airplane / Starship ..ofcourse does the vocals in this epic tune is such a match made in musical pairing paradise ..😂love this old tune many memories..

I love the bassline. This song pops into my head randomly from time to time and its always entertaining!

OMG! This reminds me of slow dancing in Jr. high. Such good memories.

Elvin Bishop and Mickey Thomas were both awesome on this song.I was lucky enough to see them play this in the '70's in Tulsa,Oklahoma,where Elvin lived for a while.Elvin is a great guitarist,forgotten by a lot of folks,and Mickey going on to sing with Starship was also great.

Saw this live in 1974 at the Lenox Music Inn, in Lenox MA. Elvin was the warmup and Marshall Tucker followed. Still just as good.

This song never gets old. I was a teen when it played. The vocals, Mickey Thomas hit hard. Of course at the time I fooled around and fell in love. The love is still there’s today. Young love and he’s the father of my daughter. Still friends 50 years later. 😳 yikes where did the time go. Make your dreams happen while you’re young guys. It really does go by fast. I woke last night to the 🎶sound of thunder How far off I sat and wondered? Started hummin' a song from 1962 Ain't it funny how the night moves? When you just don't seem to have as much to lose Strange how the night moves With autumn closin' in 🎶 Thanks Bob

Funny that you should mention the solo.. the 7 inch single not only cut the entire 2nd vocal verse, it also did edit the guitar solo. YET, it was still a banger 👌👍😊😊

Saw Elvin and Mickey Thomas live in early 80's with Tower of Power horn section.......one of my top 5 concerts. Check out the double live album "Raisin Hell" which captured this tour....S tier

You should explore Elvin Bishop's past a bit. The first band I ever heard him in was The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Their East-West album is magnificent and groundbreaking. It featured so much talent on it.

Thank you for reviewing this song. The "single" version leaves out an entire verse and a good portion of Elvin"s guitar solo. So happy that you went with the full version. This came out when I was finishing up my senior year of high school. An A for me.

Never heard this unedited version. Great, Great Great!!!

Excellent voice and superb song! 🎵

Fabulous voice.. especially live

Ive seen Elvin Bishop twice-once in a regular venue, and once in a TINY club and he had the volume at 12 and my ears were never the same. Aside from EB being a great player/performer, he is a LEGEND, which many overlook.

Caught the Jefferson Starship “Jane” reaction video recently. Awesome job guys, MickeyThomas sure can “croon a tune”. A+ 😎

This song was #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 USA chart for 1976, right behind another song you should check out: Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman."

Just wonderful stuff. I have no words to describe the swaying that comes with this song and melody. Brilliant, just brilliant

I first saw Elvin Bishop with the Allman Bros. in '74. Next up has gotta be Travelling Shoes!

This song literally just came up on my play list as I was out driving around today. Great song!

LOVE!

One of the best songs ever

Lol. I saw him do this and many more in a bar/concert venue in Olympia Washington In 1981. What a great night

Love this one! I've been patiently waiting for this! I would love it , if a guy sang this to me! I wouldn't be mad! It's a compliment.

I am so glad you got to this. I was so happy to see you guys give a shout-out to Mickey Thomas when you covered the incredible banger Jane by Jefferson Starship. This came out when I was in high school and it was softer than much of what I listened to, but it was on the radio and I found myself really liking it and I went out and bought the 45 RPM single and played it frequently for awhile in rotation.

Mickey gives a master class vocal performance on the live version and made it look so easy. Its really worth cheching out. I wore out several Juke Joint Jump 8-tracks in the 70s.

"Go All The Way" by the Raspberries.

Elvin Bishop is, actually, a hard-core blues player. He was, not only, briefly, PARTNERED with but in the same class as: Mike Bloomfield. (A '60s blues-rock legend.) Bloomfield AND Bishop got their start in the (also legendary): Paul Butterfield Blues Band. (Bloomfield went on to create/join: The, short-lived, Electric Flag; play with Bob Dylan (Bloomfield is the guitarist on: Highway 61 Revisited) and, then, a solo career [as; Mike Bloomfield AND as the Mike Bloomfield Band, as well]). Sadly, Mike departed the earth in 1981. Paul Butterfield was a highly respected blues harp player and blues vocalist. Bishop worked with Paul Butterfield and, later, with Al Kooper, as well. ...but (somewhat obviously) "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" is his [Elvin's] biggest hit and most far-reaching, well-recognized song. The "secret" to the track (which many, many casual, 'average' listeners -and, even, causal fans- had ZERO idea of, for decades) is that: a, basically, 'unknown' -at that time (outside of the industry itself, I mean)!- background vocalist was asked by Elvin to do the lead vocals on this song. That man is: Mickey Thomas. Yep: the same cat who sings "Jane" for Jefferson Starship! 😛😛 (In fact he GOT THAT gig because Kantner-or someone🤷-heard "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" !!!!🤘🤘). Comparably to, let's say...🤔: Michael McDonald 🤷[who was a, dedicated, studio, 'harmonies and backing vocals "guy" ' -...prior to Tom Johnston getting ill and McDonald being asked to take up some lead parts for the Doobie Brothers.] (for e.g.).... --This is one of those, legendary, beloved, '70s "one-hit-wonders" (by a musician & writer who was, & is, unequivocally!!!; MORE than that!), which is, also, additionally, relevant and important, due to where the guy who was asked to sing lead went, afterwards. --The rest of this album, however, is "a blues record," essentially. -Or (at the VERY least!) "blues-flavored-pop-rock" "stuff." ...

Mickey Thomas... later in Jefferson Starship/Starship... sang your recent rocker, "JANE"...

Ha! My first concert in 1970. Elvin Bishop Group opened for Santana!!

Saw Elvin Bishop preform live in Anchorage Alaska. They put on one hell of a show!

Elvin Bishop wrote Fooled Around and Fell in Love, but didn't like his voice for it so he had back up singer Mickey Thomas sing it. I 100% agree with the comments about watching the Midnight Special version. One of my all time favorite songs. Just happens to be the exact story of my musician husband and myself, 45 years ago. 💕 Doesn't bother me st all, he choose me.😉

Never gets old. Love listening to Mickey Thomas sing.

Mickey Thomas has the pipes. See him perform live, and you will never regret it. His contributions to Jefferson Starship was the time frame I saw him perform. Back then, Starship would play this song to get the crowd into it. Follow up with Jane and tell me he is not underrated as a male vocalist.

One of my favorites from my teen years. Glad you played the album version.

yeah playing with the melody vs the rhythm timing is something another Willie does also. Willie Nelson is the best at it imo. Kudos to Elvin for a great solo, Mickey for great vocals.

Soooo happy happy you reviewed this fabulous song!😊

What a great tune. Superb-sounding piano and organ with a killer guitar solo. The singer, Mickey Thomas, is also the lead singer a couple of years later on Jefferson Starship's hit rocker Jane.

One of my favorite song from my earliest memory!!

Excited to hear this review.

Such a fan of this song! Thank you for reacting to it. Slow dance material in the best way possible!

good old elvin bishop! he was such a bumpkin, back in the day. when rock stars reach a certain level, say arena shows etc., they tend to keep playing to those larger crowds. elvin got to the arena level, yet would show up in a dive bar in a dead end town and rock the place. he played juke joints and arenas at the same time on the same tour. he apparently had a weird booking agent, or he just loved every crowd, no matter how small. i saw him, at his peak, at an arena show in the late 70's and also, at his peak, in a state line dive on the washington/idaho border back around that time. marquee rock star playing among the pool players was just bad ass! it was amazing and one of the best shows ever!

His voice is fantastic.

Sounds just as sweet now as it did back in high school~~~A great job from every musician, but now I appreciate so much more the beautiful job by whoever mixed those (16? 24?) analogue tracks. The bar was set high in the 70's ~~~~

Drummer on this was the great Donny Baldwin, who after this, joined Jefferson Starship along with the singer, Mickey Thomas! Check them both out on the song Jane.

Mickey Thomas, from Cairo GA, was the singer in a band called Lords of London while attending Valdosta State University. A friend of mine, Bob Hutchinson, was the bass player in that band. Imagine hearing that voice in some little bar in Georgia!!!! Mickey soon left school to further his music career. I think he made the right choice.

Excellent choice!! Never gets old! Thanks!!

Yeah, the unpredictable timing of the lead guitar is so impressive. Notes don't come when you expect them, but the guitarist is on another level far above my mind.