Tighten up archie bell and the drells youtube downloader

Archie bell does a great job selling his love of music and especially dancing. Discussion in music corner started by gary mack, aug 27, 2007. Archie bell formed the group while at high school and after their first local hit at houston, tighten up, atlantic offered them a contract, in 1967. Edit it didnt work, but they arent blocking the song so i dont care. Bell and his houston, texasbased support which featured, at varying times, archies brother lee bell, billy butler, joe cross, lucious larkins, willie pernell, and james wise went on to work. Music notes for sheet music by archie bell and billy butler. True, they often followed the same stylish, sunny, utterly infectious sound, but there was a lot more depth and variety there, as rhinos terrific 20track. They released three albums at atlantic and four at philadelphia international records. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. When bell asked what the dance was, butler told him that it was the tighten up, and then a song was born. The bands hits include tighten up and i cant stop dancing both 1968, the soul city walk 1976, and everybody have a good time 1977. Tighten up by archie bell and billy butler digital sheet. In the late 1960s, just as funk music was starting to develop into its own sound, a houston, tx group would score one of the first major billboard hits for the genre.

Archie bell and the drells music, videos, stats, and. Each month in the story behind, ill look at the history of a wellknown top 40 hit based on interviews ive conducted with individuals who performed some of the most familiar pop and soul hits of the 1960s and 70s. This twodisc, 44track package pulls from the groups recordings for ovide. Provided to youtube by warner music group x5 music group tighten up archie bell and the drells atlantic 60s chartbusters. Albums include tighten up tighten up part ii, atlantic rhythm and blues 19471974, and tighten up. Im archie drell and the drells from houston, texas. We dont only sing but we dance just as good as we walk. I told someone that that song is over 40 years old. He only had one monster hit, but tighten up 1968 is the citizen kane of feelgood dance songs. The quality of the musicianship is great throughout but definitely not on the level of the musicianship that is exhibited on tighten up. Archie bell billy butler james wise joe cross lee bell lucious larkins willie parnell. Infectious and utterly danceable, tighten up became bells claim to fame, even though he and the drells had other hits, including i cant stop dancing and theres gonna be a showdown after they. Archie bell was still on a tour of duty in vietnam when tighten up, the bside of a single he had recorded called dog eat dog, broke out and hit the top of the charts in 1968. Tighten up remastered archie bell and the drells atlantic 60th.

Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Raymond from chicago, il, il i heard archie bell and the drells song the tighten up the other day. Provided to youtube by rhino atlantic tighten up, pt. I know because i am am 45years old and i remember my sister who was 17 years old and my brother 15 years old playing the tighten up while i was 5 years old. Archie bell and the drells tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including tighten up, here i go again. Bell and the drells recorded tighten up with the tsu tornadoes, a local instrumental.

The vietnam war sidelined bell, but he bounced back by helping define the philly soul movement of the 70s. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. In houston we just started a new dance called the tighten. Initially the line up consisted of james wise 2, willie pernell, l. Hi everybody im archie bell of the drells from houston, texas we dont only sing but we dance just. I heard tighten up on the radio and went about searching it out, this is a cool collection. In houston we just started a new dance called the tighten up. Alfred music digital sheet music at sheet music plus.