Black and white always seems to show more detail. Those broadcast cameras were top quality for the day, very expensive, good lenses. Even early camcorders in b/w had good resolution.
Older people sometimes say that the Internet is a mistake, when in fact the era of the internet is the *only* era in human history where you can truly revisit the past.
I'm not super old but ill give you my take on it,i dont think the internet was a mistake but social media and smart phones were, if we still had the old Nokias millions of companies wouldn't have productivity issues and people would be driving instead of causing accidents everyday playing with their phones, besides that i love the internet and RU-vid of course.
I am 76 and love my smart phone. I can write an email, I can text immediately, I look for recipes, I get wonderful informations about my subject, I love ( astronomy), animals , music ( like this I just heard) . What I know about my phone is enough I need to know to handle it. I am very, very happy to have one.❤❤❤❤❤
The internet is nothing new nowadays. I'm 66 years old and I've been on the internet for over 30 years. And I love everything that you could find on here that you could never experience first-hand.
The Chordettes will never go out of fashion. Many of your comments prove that many people want the old spirit back. It’s a matter of us being bold enough to speak up about it.
Dick Clark was absolutely wonderful! He had such a wonderful companionship style with the audience. He knew how to make you feel as if he knew you personally! RIP Mr. Clark!
Alex Martinez I think they knew or at least the camera man knew before otherwise they wouldn’t be able to turn the camera that fast based on 1950s technology.
I am 73yrs old - I still have a collection of 78's (who can remember those!!) Unfortunately can't play them as I don't have a record player from the old days but I have their CD and I still pay this music - did a dance routine for the aged at their Xmas party with a group of "girls" and it went down an absolute treat! Lovely to see the looks on the older faces - sheer joy and joined in the singing - made my heart sing!
I got a CD/USB/Record recorder that included 78s from Amazon and spent a wonderful month digitally recording all of my parents´ (and my own) 78, 45 and 33 records. Happy days !
I used to have an old fashoned record player, with 45, 33 78 selector, and a twin tower mechanism to pile records on, and it woul drop them and play in turn - long operas would continue on the same side of the next record, and in the end, you just flipped the whole pile upside down and hear the rest. Remember the sound came out through a valve radio / loudspeaker on top, brand name ERRES
I was only about 8 when Mr. Sandman came out, but I fell in love with the song and the Chordettes. My sister was 15 and she and the other teenagers knew all the songs and all the groups. Who would have ever thought that all that beauty and post-war peace would end. Thanks for posting this. And, Dick Clark looks the same in the 50s as he did in the 70s,
I listen to a lot of different genres of music. Black Sabbath, Boston, Mozart, Hoffman, Diane Krall, Winona Judd, The Scorpions, Epica, Alan Jackson etc.,... However, the music from the 50's and 60's always have a certain charm that I can not ignore and can not disregard. It is so innocent and pure. Thank you, NRRArchives for presenting this. It is very fulfilling to listen to the music that my Dad and Mom listened to and added to the people they became. I want to express a very sincere and heart felt, Thank you.
@@albertogarcia716 Yes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rve03u7oEvI.htmlsi=Pa8G9tsUIgTz9pHL This is Gangster's Paradise like you never heard before. And they have many more just as good.
@MorganBG You may well be correct. On their Wikipedia page there are eight people named as members at various times of The Chordettes and only six are listed as having died. Nevertheless, it is sad that Lynn Mand died just a week ago-in fact I only found out two days after her death so whoever is editing their Wikipedia page is on the ball.
Just learned that Lynn Evans Mand is from my home town of Youngstown, Ohio. We claim the Human Beinz, the Edsels, and the Glass Harp, but I never knew the lead singer of the Chordettes was from the Steel City. They were a class act!
It’s weird to think that there was actually probably a lot of colour around them but we only get to see it in black and white and grey Thanks for all the really cool feedback and facts! 👽
Did you know that, since a lot of kids back then saw black and white on TV most of the time they spent watching, they also had black and white dreams? I find it fascinating. I mean, just how something you watch can influence the way you perceive things in the mindscape and such.
Ever though these woman could actually perform and sing there was still a sound track in the back ground. Still they executed both songs well . Dick Clark doing the impromtu male voice over caught the girls off guard as you can clearly see. Spectacular ! 06/26/2022
They are not miming here. Back in those days it was extremely common for acts to be mic’ed with an overhead mic on a boom hovering just above them and out of frame for TV productions. It would have been someone’s job to follow them around the stage with the mic and make sure it stayed out of frame.
The Chordettes' reaction to Dick Clark miming "Yes?" appears preplanned. The women didn't immediately look over, which they would have if surprised. Instead they waited two beats of the song before turning their heads. That ensured the director had plenty of time to cut to the camera that captured their "surprise." Planned spontaneity but it still works!
Awww dear the last one at 95 bless her and the rest of these nice ladies they will never be forgotten 🙏 some of these tunes are more than good I like these and Northern soul
herbs275 If you happen to see her sometime soon, please ask her what colour the dresses were in this video! (if she remembers) I've seen a fair few people ask!
Idk why but I don't feel that way about this video, it was 61 years ago and supposing they were in their 20's they are 80 yo nowdays, thought yeah, I wouldn't bet on it, and @@herbs275 said already that there is only one left. Welp, idk
I start thinking about back to the future scene(s) ironically I actually work around 2 of those clocks and those bells really are as loud as it sounds standing a foot away
Anna Mwangi saying “laughs in Sparta” literally means laughing in Sparta the actual place. Laughs in Spartan indicates laughing as if you were a Spartan.
I'm a teen and I love listening to the chordettes, and the andrew sister's! Even if I like listening to folk music from the 60s, music from the 40s is awesome and gives me comfort and nostalgia ❤❤
I did ushering for my highschool's production of James and the Giant Peach about two weeks ago. Our doors would open with Lollipop by the Chordettes, then end with Mr. Sandman. The other gentleman I was working with as an usher for the show learned to associate the opening notes of Lollipop as our que to start smiling and bopping our head along with the music as guests walked through the door. Then the opening notes of Mr. Sandman was our que to get ready, close the doors, and head inside for the show. I have to say, wearing my grandmother's "Sophisticated Ladies" stageolay production tophat from 1962 and listening to this as I ushered for a show I didn't win the audition for is the closest I've felt to stardom, and I think I'd prefer it this way. I loved ushering the show in my beautiful little dress & tophat. Always a good memory, and these songs will continue to remind me of that memory.
@@rzrocket ''sit on it'' a line from Happy Days, meant '' welcome friend, come have a seat on our couch and watch some Ricky Nelson wholesome family TV '' , eh ?
Miss you Dick Clark and the American Bandstand. Great memories with lots of wonderful music. The show in the video was before my time but I love the songs in this video.
5:42 When they call for Mr. Sandman and Dick Clark responds... They don't miss a beat even though they're surprised and amused. 😄 So endearing 💕 Edit: Timestamp comment added for easier repeat viewing. 🙂
You know how sometimes in life your fond memories are spoilt when you watch the video.... I had to shut my eyes so I could see again the singers I had imagined them to be as a kid. It's still the great tune I knew from my childhood
They probably aren’t adults:/ this was the time when teenagers wasn’t really a thing. You were a kid or adult, and at 16 you expect to dress and act like an adult. So these adults are probably teenagers:) look at videos of teenagers in the 50s and you’ll probably see that they pretty much look like adults
we are all born in the right century, people say its nice in the 60s but that's only for successful people Also for the black people, it weren't so great Edit:this isn't true for everyone sorry if u got offended by my comment
My sister and I and 2 friends, in the 3rd & 4th grade, sang this song together at our schools talent show...so much fun! Our audience loved it!! We are now 74 & 75 😅😄
Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven might have something to say about what a hit is ;P hundreds of years later, they are still a staple song that almost everyone will recognize regardless of age, or geography.
@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse No argument there. A hit is generally measured in weeks, a classic in Centuries. I always thought that the phrase "Instant classic" was a bad oxymoron, and often browse the DVD bargain bins to laugh at the "Sure fire Oscar winners" gathering dust there.
@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse they in my Pandora and Spotify as well but check out twin Temple and I quote hey kids do you like Satan hey kids do you like to walk and check out twin Temple if I'm not even on their payroll
I am a barrio lass. I can't remember when I first heard this song until year 2022 and that now I'm already 78 yo, what I can say is that the Chordettes are great artists.
These women were probably some of the most wholesome women to ever come out of Hollywood and just the music industry in general. Rest in peace to all 4 of them. I hope their lives were just as magical as their music. ❤
I showed my great-grandma this video (she’s 84) it made her so happy that I listened to music she did when she was a kid-teenager and we discussed the I’m just happy I got to have this conversation with her before she oassed
chrisz78 people that are older are constantly complaining about technology but it really has made almost everything better... i love older generations but this one is right where i should be so i can listen to good music all of the time haha
Fluttershy Kitty normal people do, although it’s not a sad thing, they lived their lives, and people are still enjoying their presence after they’ve passed away. That’d make any person happy
ugh i imagine myself listening to this in a cold christmas day inside a warm house with the chimney on and the smell of cinnamon or vanilla is going through my nostrils lol
Near a window with snow falling outside and me working on the painting in my lap! I don't know you but I too have had this dream living many million miles away!
most of these groups didnt write their own music though. Most of the artists now a days besides pop music actually do. That why I admire a lot of rappers, the good ones are the best writers by far when it comes to lyrics. and no, im not talking about the stereotypical rap yall automatically imagine in your head.
The host had a real good solid vibe. Vibing with everyone and complimenting as if he was a fan boy himself and giving praise to the audience. Felt very genuine
Times were a changing back then .. Now these days times are a crumbling to nothing Mr Sandman and Lollipop, i lived those 2 songs Beautiful to listen to today.. Damn we we were blessed with beauty of music with art and feelings 😊 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂
Two of my most favorite songs of years gone by!! Who would have known 1958 would seem like yesterday!!!😢 To all those AMAZING days we thought would last forever!!💕
iiitoxiccherry yeah but they had time for a starting note in a recording studio. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, just saying that people are doing that today too
Um, sorry to bring everyone down but they were totally lip-syncing. It was actually common practice back then for singers and bands to lip-sync when they appeared on American Bandstand. Lip-syncing was actually quite common for bands and singers when they appeared on TV back then.
I remember these songs as if was just yesterday which brings a smile, this was an era where (50's and 60's) the lyrics were fun as well and easy to dance to,sadly though they also remind me just how old I am. Thanks for the memories.
@@jong0000 Exactly my thoughts. And that is no speculation, that is a fact. 1. host must speak in microphone to be heard 2. they do not have microphones when they sing 3. if someone still believes that in 1958 they had small microphone hidden somewhere in dress or on stage - in the end host takes interview and gives them microphone for them to be heard.
@@alexwestman8289 1. calling someone names for stating a fact is rude and immature. 2. they used lip-sync -> they voices where prerecorded on a magnetic tape (does existed since 1945, this recording is from 1958) -> one does not needs software to do audio editing, just 2 professional magnetic tape players. those can be connected and you can do all the operations, cutting (actual physical tape that where the word comes from), fade in and fade out (volume knob) equalization (special equipment with frequency filters) -> I'm not saying the audio was definitely editedб but saying otherwise makes as much sense as saying this about any modern performer.
Sandman is not only impressive for the harmonies, which are amazing, but the timing has to be perfect. No one can be off or the whole thing isn't in sync any longer. It's so beautiful.
You realize what you're hearing was recorded and mixed in a studio. The performers are lip synching to their own recording, almost always the case on American Bandstand as well as this BeechNut special. Don't believe me? Where are the other musicians?
@@DyreStraits I never said they weren't. I was saying the timing and such. Everyone lip syncs their performances. That's not new information. But even with your point, it still doesnt take away from this performance. Their lips are still timed just right.
😮I’m in such AWE!!! Without music 🎶 UNBELIEVABLE, amazing and such a wonderful, beautiful sound/s! How do they possess such talent…a true wonderous GIFT for Our World 💖 👏👏👏🤷♀️👏👏👏
