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Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 – December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay.
He was born near Houston, Texas, by his own account in Simonton although some sources suggest the nearby town of Brookshire. His birth name was most likely Lawrence Darrow Brown, who is listed in Fort Bend County birth records as being born in 1940 to Jane P. Spencel and Jethro Clifton Brown. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings.
His family sharecropped. He discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister. In the early 1960s he moved to Los Angeles, intending to pursue an acting career while also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels under the names Leonard Ainsworth, Larry Curtis, and Larry Dennis, before Sonny Bono directed him toward the small independent Stripe Records. They suggested that he record under the name "Dobie Gray", an allusion to the then-popular sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
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dobie gray drift away I take no credit in this music or pictures all items used in this video are not mine nethier do i claim them
(Read my blog post here: Read my blog post here: http://bit.ly/hMObAq) Dobie Gray's version of "Drift Away" is, justifiably, the most famous and, by far, the most brilliant reading of the Mentor Williams-penned (that would be Paul Williams' brother) 70s staple. Originally released on John Henry Kurtz' 1972 REUNION album, the indelible classic always takes me away...to that far away place I used to reside -- within the deepest caverns of my soul. At times the song makes me weep, as I miss the halcyon days of my youth and the kinder world we thrived in. When any ills of the world would be swept away when reaching for your LP of your favorite music was all that was needed to, well, drift away. The song was covered hundreds of times these past 40 years, most famously and recently in a p...
This is probably the single biggest and most acclaimed Northern Soul record of all time, and we filmed this performance for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul" in Nashville, in early 1999. Dobie is otherwise best known for his 1973 smash "Drift Away". He was a versatile vocalist who could handle soul, country, and pop, not to mention musical theater. Gray's origins are somewhat ill-defined; different sources alternately list his birth name as Leonard Victor Ainsworth or Laurence Darrow Brown, and his Texas birthplace as Brookshire or Simonton. His likely birth date is July 26, 1940 (though some sources list 1942 or 1943). Whatever the case, Gray grew up in a family of sharecroppers, and discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister. He also soaked up the R&B; and coun...
S.A. TOP 20 HISTORY: Entered: 22 March 1974 Highest position: 1 Weeks charted: 20 Dobie Gray (born July 26, 1940) is an American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theatre. His hit records include "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965, and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. He also had a SA Top 20 hit in 1977 with "Let go".
Dobie Gray on the Midnight Special The sound has been enhanced from the original DVD
nice song
Saw a request for this on the Kris Kristofferson version, so here it is.
Song by Dobie Gray i do not own this song all rights to original creaters.
This is a wonderful track from the "Drift Away" album. It was written by Donnie Fritts and Troy Seals. Elvis Presley loved it and considered recording it but felt that his fans would think he was singing about his ex-wife, Priscilla. So, he decided against recording it. A loss for us.
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John Denver & Paul Williams Sing Drift Away Live the one made famous by Dobie Gray on The John Denver Show from the BBC in London, England in 1973. Hope You Enjoy another great Side of John Denver as well as Paul Williams.
Best known for his 1973 smash "Drift Away," Dobie Gray was a versatile vocalist who could handle soul, country, and pop, not to mention musical theater. Gray's origins are somewhat ill-defined; different sources alternately list his birth name as Leonard Victor Ainsworth or Laurence Darrow Brown, and his Texas birthplace as Brookshire or Simonton. His likely birth date is July 26, 1940 (though some sources list 1942 or 1943). Whatever the case, Gray grew up in a family of sharecroppers, and discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister. He also soaked up the R&B; and country music of his surroundings, and in the early '60s he moved to Los Angeles to seek his fortune. Before adopting the name Dobie Gray, he recorded several singles under the names Leonard Ainsworth, L...
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Dobie Gray performs "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" at Volunteer Jam VI at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN on January 12, 1980.
The Best Second Banana And The In Crowd In film and television, Harry Morgan played the "second banana" for a half-century and no one did it better. From Westerns to comedies, his versatility showed through and made him familiar to millions. He is best known for two roles - Officer Bill Gannon of the LAPD working with Sgt. Joe Friday, and Col. Sherman Potter of the 4077th, the commanding officer in MASH. Dobie Gray was a pop/soul/ rock singer who recorded an iconic hit in the 1960's, The In Crowd and another in the 1970's, Drift Away. Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg,often spelled Harry Bratsburg;[6][7][8][9] April 10, 1915 -- December 7, 2011) was a prolific American actor and director, whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in ...
Welcome to the Strange World of Northern Soul; here's a visual and musical encyclopaedia that explains and joyously celebrates the most fascinating and enduring underground dance scene. 'The Way We Were' - In this first part of 'The Strange World of Northern Soul' documentary; We look at the origins of the Northern Soul scene, understand just exactly what is Northern Soul and what has made it so special to so many people. Featured Songs: Rocq E Harrel - Heart Keeps Beating Faster Tammi Lavette - Seven Days Dobie Gray - Out on The Floor Bobby Paris - Personally William Bell - Happy Rose Batiste - Hit and Run JJ Barnes - Our Love is in The Pocket Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind to Pieces Eddie Holman - Whatever Happened to Our Melody Pat Lewis - No One to Love The...
Rede Bandeirantes ( BAND) Cara a Cara Capa:Logo da no novela 01.Who's Lovin' you - Dobie Gray 0:00 02.Shake Your Groovie Thing - Peaches & Herb 3:43 03.Love TakeTime - Orleans 10:19 04.Gli Amori Finitti - Ornella Vanoni 14:20 05.Wheels Of Life - Gino Vanelli 18:28 06.Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley 22:44 07.Shooting Star - Dollar 27:15 08.Paris At 21 - Peter Allen 09.Everytime I Thing Of You - The Babies 31:02 10.Love's Been Good To Me - Rod McKuen 35:07 11.Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 38:14 12.Third Melody - Steven Schlaks 42:02 13.Special Song - Danny Rush 46:03 14.Ite Missa Est - Martin Circus 49:18 Música Bloqueada: 08.Paris At 21 - Peter Allen A milionária Ingrid Von Schubert volta ao Brasil em busca de seu filho, que lhe foi tirado ...
Sua Paz Mundial (vol. 8) - 1979 Músicas/Track Listing: ( Volumes 7 e 6 bloqueados ) 01 - Who's Lovin' You - Dobie Gray 02 - Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday - Boney M. 03 - Bandido - La Bionda 04 - For You - Triumvirat 05 - Dance Me, Jeryl - Sahara 06 - Cumparsita Dance - Jinny and The Flamboyants 07 - Come Softly To Me - Bob Welch 08 - Café Au Lait - Silver Convention 09 - Seven Lonely Days - Sheila & B. Devotion 10 - Una Mezza Estate - Fred Bongusto 11 - Radiation Level - Sun 12 - It Must be Love - Alton McClain & Destiny
Setlist: You Give Love A Bad Name [0:00] Wild In The Streets [3:32] Wanted Dead Or Alive [8:43] Silent Night [14:22] Let It Rock [24:55] Guitar Solo / In And Out Of Love [35:17] Drift Away (Dobie Gray cover) [45:34] Get Ready [51:13] Livin' On A Prayer [58:00] Runaway [1:03:09] Fan Review: A typical setlist from 1986 / 1987 "Slippery When Wet Tour". Band had hunger for fame and glory. Jon's voice was damaged, you can clearly hear it, but he still was doing his best.
The Eagles'- "Peaceful Easy Feeling", Dobie Gray's- "Drift Away", America's- "A Horse With No Name", Pure Prairie League's- "Amie", Van Morrison's- "Brown-Eyed Girl", Bob Marley's- "Three Little Birds, Paul Simon's- "Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard", The Rascals'- "Good Lovin", Simon & Garfunkel's- "Cecilia", America's- "Tin Man", Snow Patrol's- "Chasing Cars", Queen's- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", Train's- "Hey, Soul Sister", The Band's- "Cripple Creek", The Doobie Bros'- "Listen To The Music", The Beatles'- "With A Little Help From My Friends" Mike Greer- acoustic guitar & lead vocals, Max Swan- sax, Bruce McFarland- lead guitar & vocals, Chuggy Carter- percussion & vocals, Chuck Ball- bass & vocals, Jim Cavanaugh- drums, Ray Cardona- vocals.
Just the ride and . . Sunday Morning (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground Dancehall Domine The New Pornographers Sheriff Fatman Carter USM Come Together Primal Scream Renegades of Funk Rage Against the Machine Ed is dead The Pixies Out On The Floor Dobie Gray
160303 1:20 Under Pressure (Queen) 6:24 Drift Away (Dobie Gray) 10:18 It's My Life (Bon Jovi) 14:45 Walk (Foo Fighters) 20:50 Somebody to Love (Queen) Voice@Cosmo är ett samarbete mellan Maria Voice Studio & Casino Cosmopol, Malmö
Songs played:Cowgirl In The Sand by Neil Young, Good Old Hockey Game by Stomping Tom Connors, Drift Away by Dobie Gray, Just What I Need by Troy Harmer, (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon, More Than Words by Extreme, Ophelia by The Band, Summer Of 69 by Brian Adams, No Expectations by The Rolling Stones, Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys, Just Got Some Lovin' by Troy Harmer, Redemption Song by Bob Marley - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/infinite-music-concert-series
( Antena 1 - vol. 1 ) - 1979 Músicas/Tracklist: 01 - Move On Up - Destination 02 - Ooh! What A Life - Gibson Brothers 03 - Everybody Needs Some Music - Orleans 04 - That Old Black Magic - Tuxedo Junction 05 - You Can Do It - Dobie Gray 06 - Baby Blue - Giorgio Moroder 07 - You Must Be Love - Love & Kisses 08 - Who Were You With In The Moonlight - Dollar 09 - Could It Be Magic - Dante's Inferno 10 - We Got Love - Sunny 11 - You've Been Doing Me Wrong - Delegation
American Singer and songwriter Dobie Gray left us in December 2011 -- for those of you who have followed his career, you might enjoy this interview I did of him in about 1973. I was a DJ ("Don Miller") at a radio station in Denver at the time, and Dobie dropped by our studios for an interview, since he was in town!
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Order Our Generation the album: iTunes: http://po.st/spjIgO | Amazon: http://po.st/ZwJj0z | Google Play: http://po.st/6siH45 Phil Daniels talks Quadrophenia and reminisces about the film. Our Generation, The brand new album. 75 Mod Classics, a way of life. Our Generation Tracklist - CD1 1 The Who - My Generation 2 The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a man 3 Manfred Mann - 5 4 3 2 1 4 The Small Faces - All or nothing 5 The Yardbirds - For your love 6 The Timebox - Beggin' 7 The Creation - Biff bang pow 8 The Sir Douglas Quintet - She's about a mover 9 The Quik Bert's - Apple crumble 10 Billy Butler - Right track 11 The Foundations - I'm Gonna Be A Rich Man 12 The Graham Bond Organisation - Long Tall Shorty 13 Les Fleurs De Lys - Circles 14 Len Barry - 123 15 Etta James - Someth...
further explained http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IhQ0lQzEbU
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Northern Soul classic. . .With some great original footage. . .
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Dobie Gray - That's One To Grow On - #35 hit in 1986 - requested by Denverbroncos 7
Dana & Dennis at Penny Lane Cafe, Clarence NY. November 2016.
Wood & Wine - "Drift Away" (Dobie Gray Cover) LIVE @ The Empty Glass in Charleston, WV 10.7.16
Wood & Wine - "Drift Away" (Dobie Gray Cover) LIVE @ The Empty Glass in Charleston, WV 10.7.16
One of my all time favourites!
"Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album Reunion. In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified gold by the RIAA. It was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States.
Drift Away by Dobie Gray sung by Diva Dee Halloween Band Venue Torch Club
All the world is a room and the room is painted blue
You look at me and I look at you
We need our song to pull us through
But the melody is changing and the words all slip away
And we cannot sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days
This leavin' you sure ain't easy
I think of the summer nights we knew
I remember the way you used to please me
But the time has come us now to go our separate ways
'Cause we cannot sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days
Don't you wanna have your chance?
Don't you wanna try a new romance?
Oh, and I know you will when the time is right
And you will dance on the highest hill in the night
Tonight I want to hold you close
I wanna feel you near me one more time
It's too bad it's sad but that's, it's how it goes
And when your friends all come an ask you
Why your lover went away?
Just say that we could not sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days
Like we could in the good old days
Oh, we could not sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days
We couldn't make it, no
No, we couldn't take it any more
We could not sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
We could not sing our good old song
Like we could in the good old days