I started crying when HE sang "CRY" in this video Yes indeed JOHNNIE RAY was a man with tremendous feelings I will say that positively HE influenced ELVIS PRESLEY - With HIS squelching rough at times voice and HIS hair flopping - gyrating movements - hand and arm motions - leg spreads - and the thank you bow after HIS songs - This performance is a mild one compared to HIS ones of back then in the 1950s - Look at the stage show back in the 1950s - Just go and watch the film footage from some of those days - wow - I sat with HIM at a table in 1979 at the Whiskey A Go Go night club in Hollywood , California - and we talked about HIS great career ! What a night I can never forget Joe Nania a.k.a. "Hollywood" Joe
@maureenfield62
2 жыл бұрын
My idol in my younger days - I idolised him and bought every recored. He was my world, I still listen to him in my 80's. Bless him xx
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
How many of Johnny Ray records did you buy?
@kenkoehler594
Жыл бұрын
My father loved his music. In the 1970s he took me to a concert of his. I’d heard his music a few times randomly, like on Happy Days, but watching him live made me really appreciate him. After that I listened to my dads 45s a lot. Eventually got a CD of his greatest hits. I’m so glad I got to see him perform in person. My dad really enjoyed the concert, but was saddened by the fact he drew only a few hundred people. I love this performance because he still sounded great and had a large adoring audience.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
MINE TOO
@sunsprite4545
4 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of my favorite videos of Johnnie Ray performing. The crowd was amazing and he deserved every bit of their applause and enthusiasm.
@michaelord988
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@marlasheridan6705
Жыл бұрын
Yes 💯
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
What year is this? How old is he here?
@robertpolnicky7702
3 ай бұрын
@@Garry-vd1dgI thought this aired in the first part of 77 if my memory is good enough. One of the major networks.
@robertpolnicky7702
3 ай бұрын
I wish I could verify that myself. I've been looking all over. It's driving me nuts.
@MissPerriwinkle
Жыл бұрын
he never lost that awesome voice......fabulous man. very sweet and generous.
@davidramsey-kerr10
2 жыл бұрын
I was a little schoolboy in short trousers when I first heard Johnnie Ray. Instantly 'hooked', I was mad on Johnnie - on my was home fron school, I often stopped at a milk-bar and played his records on their juke box. Saw him twice, live in Sydney - I'm still word-perfect with every one of his major hits! Vale, Johnnie.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
I have his photo as my screen saver , that's how much I LOVE HIM STILL
@ralphraucci
11 жыл бұрын
God Bless Johnnie, He really knew how we all felt. He sings as though he is living the Song. Today's Singer's don't come close to making us feel the Emotion he made us feel. I am 52 and just recently decided to learn more about him, thank God for KZitem. I never had the experience of seeing Johnnie in person, to those that did, You were Blessed! Sincerely, Ralph Raucci
@hyeden88
3 жыл бұрын
My uncle was an entertainer, night club host . He said Johnny Ray was the best stage performer he ever seen ,TV appearance do not show his real stage act so many singers copied him
@ralphraucci5128
2 жыл бұрын
@@hyeden88 Thank You Denis. I Haven't Looked At The Video For A While, Otherwise I Would Have Responded Sooner. Thank You For Sharing
@marlasheridan6705
Жыл бұрын
Me also! I’m 68 never knew of him but the song cry was in my head! I search it and found him must have been subliminal from me as an infant through my parents! He’s amazing but so sad what happened to him.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
@@hyeden88 JOHNNIE
@craigschepers714
10 ай бұрын
One of the best singers to bring real emotion to the surface God can we get another one or did they break the mold???
@vinnieoskokie
13 жыл бұрын
wow johnnie just knocks this song out of the park i love how the crowd brings him back. everyone should have a moment like this. i just might cry myself.
@albaum4370
5 жыл бұрын
Johnnie was the best.He was bisexual and survived a scandal. He also was the best man at Judy garlands last wedding. Long live the cry guy!!!
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
How many records did Johnny Ray make how many albums and how many singles?
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
@@Garry-vd1dg JOHNNIE
@kenplatzer8007
3 жыл бұрын
He breaks my heart. Every time.
@sheilascanlon4928
Жыл бұрын
I was with my beloved mother when last in Vegas saw him & I cried.
@ralphraucci5128
2 ай бұрын
Hello Sheila, Thank You so much for Sharing this PRICElESS Memory! @@sheilascanlon4928
@lorilowers4203
2 жыл бұрын
Was listening with my mom. Wow he’s amazing! My mom saw him in London as a teenager. 👍👍😘💛💛
@MrSingingtime
13 жыл бұрын
Now that,s talent still delivers excellent and yeah if your heart don't ache after this song you don't have one.
@marlasheridan6705
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@jenniferkay4038
Жыл бұрын
Well said, I echo that. Cry on!
@sheilascanlon4928
Жыл бұрын
When I miss him ... I so appreciate this song Jonny 🎵 saw you with my ma in concert 1st row hooted & hollering in Vegas... You are the best in the business. ❤️
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
JOHNNIE
@serpico56
9 жыл бұрын
They do not make em like this anymore. What a great crowd ovation. Todays so called singers need to use this as training Miss you Johnnie Ray.
@robertpolnicky7702
3 ай бұрын
If this is the show I saw in 77 that dick Clark hosted and I think it is I remember being really impressed never seeing an ovation for a singer like that and how good he was where I'd bever seen him before and knew nothing about him. And why I'd never heard of him.
@butchiej404
Жыл бұрын
His singing brings tears to my eyes! He belted it out for REAL! When and where was this concert? His voice makes you feel alive!!
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
HOLLAND A FEW YEARS BEFORE HE DIED
@patriot3431
9 ай бұрын
@@heatherkelly2580he had another concert in Holland, but in 1958.
@russellsims2019
9 жыл бұрын
Pure magic. When Ringo was asked what music the Beatles listened to he replied Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnnie Ray.
@julieegan1337
5 жыл бұрын
Loved him since i was 2 yrs old, when mom first played his records wow i've loved him ever since 🙆♀️🥰😘😃💙💐💟🙋♀️💛💚💖💜⚘🌺❤🌼💌💞😢😪 i'll never forget you Johnnie ❤
@jennyperez6680
11 ай бұрын
Yes Thank you U tube!! ❤all thes WONDERFUL MEMORIES!! YOU BRING US!! THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL SONGS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD!!!❤❤❤❤❤
@pithyvol
13 күн бұрын
the most brilliant singer man in the 60......
@illusionist1956
10 жыл бұрын
Always been a huge fan and this performance shows why. Superb, just superb.
@nickyfarrell3024
8 жыл бұрын
He really broke me down...Crying, crying, crying! One of the best singers of all time.
@raymondpappalardo6853
2 жыл бұрын
Great performer great voice great SONGS
@luiscuevas7758
3 ай бұрын
Escuche la canción en un programa de t.v .y me fascinó .Es realmente bella y el sentimiento con la que la canta es fabuloso
@lannyfoster4875
4 жыл бұрын
THIS VIDEO IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS . I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!
@michaelord988
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@Prolinium
10 жыл бұрын
One of, if not, the very best showman in the business - what a voice !!
@patriot3431
9 ай бұрын
Johnny was the top of the class.
@ddgallows3829
2 жыл бұрын
Love this performance. Absolutely epic.
@jenniferkay4038
Жыл бұрын
Fabulour performance, what a STAR he still was. Thank you
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
He should have done Rock & Roll and rockabilly songs like Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, The Quarry Men, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard Willie Nelson. The Beatles. The rolling Stones The who, The kinks Hollywood boulevard, Led Zeppelin, stairway to heaven.
@jenniferkay4038
Жыл бұрын
@@Garry-vd1dg I think he was right to stick to what he did best - check out They Can't Take That Away From Me with photos of Marilyn Monroe - magic. Many singers updated their style to match the trends, at their cost... But that's just my view.
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
@@jenniferkay4038 But if Johnny Ray did more rock and roll and country songs he would have been more popular.. when The rolling Stones and The Beatles starting doing country music they got more popular and the country and western people started buying there records and they like them too .
@jenniferkay4038
Жыл бұрын
@@Garry-vd1dg Ah, yes but the American market is very different from ours in England - you gave good examples with Stones and Beatles, neither being particularly remembered here for country music. We had a surfeit of rockers, but a good crooner became a precious commodity and I can't see Johnnie Ray succeeding in rock'n roll. But we'll never know Garry, because it didn't happen. Thanks for your comments, all good wishes to you.
@Garry-vd1dg
Жыл бұрын
@@jenniferkay4038 He married to Marilyn Morrison 2 years. My mom likes him she likes Toch God's hand. She saw in NY City in the 50's. He is not my kind of music. I brought up on Rock Roll and rockabilly and country and blues music like Johnny Cash Carl Perkins, Hank Williams,my Dad turned me on to that kind music.
@heatherkelly2580
Жыл бұрын
My idol JOHNNIE RAY
@tonifloerchinger3462
3 жыл бұрын
I love this song...makes me remember such a great time in life.
@helenhirst5010
9 жыл бұрын
i remember my mum playing all johnnies songs on piano i was 7 and very poorly but i loved these songs as ive got older how much johnnie is a perfectionist great songs xx
@kennethreed2186
Жыл бұрын
A classic One of a kind Pure gold God bless The man
@carlitobanquirigo4313
5 жыл бұрын
Johnnie i understand was partly deaf which explains the way he sang but there is mistaking that johnnie is one of the best there is and despite his fama was humble. And the audience in this concert is also one of the best and the most appreciative and knows how to honor great talents kudos guys.
@marlasheridan6705
Жыл бұрын
He was about 80 percent deaf after a botched surgery to repair his hearing
@MegaPaul57
11 ай бұрын
nobody can realise how difficult it is to perform when you cannot hear !!! what an absolute performer of his time@@marlasheridan6705
@garycornett1527
Жыл бұрын
Saw Johnny in 73. Still good then.
@tonjahilton4899
4 ай бұрын
I loved him at 11 and cryed when he would cry.♥️🫂
@JanetCaterina
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing, his voice is just the same
@retrothingz
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Can you imagine what he was like in concert in the 1950s ?
@richardcunningham760
Жыл бұрын
miss these days, good music, good people
@raymondpappalardo6853
2 жыл бұрын
Johnnie Ray was FANTASTIC
@jackieblackburn5952
Ай бұрын
My Dad sang this song all the time ❤❤❤
@marymagdalene3004
Жыл бұрын
Considering that he is nearly totally deaf, he does a good job.
@pithyvol
Жыл бұрын
Su gran merito es que era sordo ,pero sentia la musica desde su alma y la interpretaba como nadie....quienes crecimos con su musica....siempre estara en nuestros corazones...
@2egypt
9 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old when I first heard this song….love it, so wonderful and the lyrics are so true. Johnnie Ray was fantastic and everyone loved this song.
@serpico56
12 жыл бұрын
Never mind the year this was his greatest performance I have ever seen
@elizalove47
5 жыл бұрын
*Wonderful Johnnie Ray!! Cry!!☆😊💦 ♡ 🌹 ♪♫ • 🇨🇷*
@marlasheridan6705
Жыл бұрын
Stellar performance every time
@mikejones305
2 жыл бұрын
what a great man/singer. no one before, no one after can match the man's talent/singing stage performance. RIP
@dntamuu76
10 жыл бұрын
That voice! Johnny Ray is one of the best.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
JOHNNIE
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
JOHNNIE
@davidhynes9683
4 жыл бұрын
Everybody enjoyed Johnnie singing. Performers love the adoration. That is good.
@AnnaMcIntyre-nn3nf
9 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Bravo ! My husband and I really like all of the songs that Johnny Ray sings. ❤❤❤❤❤
@tonjahilton4899
4 ай бұрын
I loved him.... Never will forget..moving to Calif. And seeing him on TV.
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
THE ONE AND ONLY JOHNNIE RAY singing "CRY" the song that gave him the title "THE CRY GUY"
@michelmotta4339
2 ай бұрын
Mesmo com a idade ja mais avançada Ele continuava cantando lindamente. Foi uma estrela musical.
@JuaTaBus
2 жыл бұрын
Dios te bendiga Jhony!
@cps7962
9 ай бұрын
wow thanks for posting this. one of my all time favs incredible....just an incredible piece. thank you. johnnie ray this song so true. thanks again for posting this. standing ovi.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
35 years since we lost him , can't believe it.
@junebenoit2653
2 жыл бұрын
Love him. My favorite song
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
What a great reaction from the crowd.
@GenesisKnights
12 жыл бұрын
Much older but from 2:10 you can feel the classic Johnnie energy. Superb performance and thanks for the video.
@clivefuller-hale5073
10 жыл бұрын
A wonderful performance...
@garsyca
2 жыл бұрын
What an ARTIST !!...🤗
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
I have every CD, LP AND DVD he ever made
@sylvibrown9643
Жыл бұрын
Met jòhnie back stage back in 70 s saw him many times back in 50S great singer
@davelennard
11 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic!! Wonderful!! Amazing! Beautiful!! Person!!
@kiwihans100
11 жыл бұрын
Johnie Ray was unique among crooners, its not having a good voice but how to sing a song that made him so great. He became deaf in his right ear due to an accident aged nine yet went on stage with a primitive hearing aid receiving a commendation from the deaf society of america for showing how a disabled person can still achieve much in life. Pete 'Kiwi'Keegan
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
JOHNNIE
@annesanderson7720
6 ай бұрын
Loved this wonderful man in the 50s still love him now
@JoyceRich-x3q
5 ай бұрын
One of my favourite singers in my young days
@erlindaadvincula3314
3 жыл бұрын
Wow .its amazing .truly i love this song..
@therealisation5500
2 жыл бұрын
It's ok John we've not forgotten about you 💙
@roybennett2022
7 жыл бұрын
performed at ahoy in rotterdam 1982 it was on television
@esmeraldaslifefandango7594
4 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to have been at that concert!
@geoffunwin196
Жыл бұрын
wanderul I grew up as a liverpool teenager awakening to emotional development. Met him backstage at the London with my wife.
@davidwile5109
8 жыл бұрын
Hey Mcalanb, I have no idea as to where or when this performance was made, but I thank you very much for allowing me to enjoy seeing and hearing it. At least one person suggested Ray was all dried up. Well, he was obviously pretty old at the time of this performance, and he certainly did not have quite as much punch as he did fifty years earlier, but all you have to do is listen to the appreciation of the audience. They certainly were not applauding for an old dried up singer. Just consider they had him repeat his signature song; that is most unusual and a credit to Ray. Sometime in the mid to late 1970s, I lived and worked in Northern Virginia. While in Washington, DC one evening, I went to a pub where Johnnie Ray was playing a piano while singing his large repertoire of beautiful ballads. Other than his piano, he had no other musical accompaniment - just Ray, his piano, and his voice. I sat through two sets that evening, and all the patrons were very quiet while he was performing. I remember him from the early 1950s on television and film, and he certainly was very exciting back then. I am certain he was probably more exciting in person, but I never was able to see him until that night in DC. The Johnnie Ray I saw that night was older and rather subdued while playing at the piano, but it was a great evening for me. Even though he was doing a one-man show in a DC pub, he was all class. Best wishes, Dave Wile
@cinerama62
8 жыл бұрын
I belive it's from the Royal Variety Performance. 1987
@davidwile5109
8 жыл бұрын
Hey Cinerama62, Thanks for your information. I think he looked pretty good in this 1987 performance considering he died in February of 1990. Between this 1987 performance and his death in 1990, his health and his looks deteriorated quite a bit. There are a few videos after this performance where he really looked bad. While he obviously looked a bit old for his 60 years at this time, he still was able to perform with a great deal of vigor. I enjoyed Ray from when he first hit the bigs in 1951 until his last televised performances which I think was in 1989. He was a class act. Best wishes, Dave Wile
@roybennett2022
7 жыл бұрын
1982 IN ROTTERDAM AHOY CENTRE METROPOOL ORCH. DIR ROGIER VAN OTTERLOO
@eheads09
11 жыл бұрын
I Salute you Sir for a very very great song!
@hyeden88
4 жыл бұрын
So many singers copied his stage act A great showman
@norbertoantoniosantoro9847
Жыл бұрын
Awesome traduçao
@norbertoantoniosantoro9847
Жыл бұрын
Significado de awesome
@bettypierce552
2 жыл бұрын
My Favorite Version .the Original by Johnny Ray 😊
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
I STILL LOVE YOU JOHNNIE
@zee0239
12 жыл бұрын
What a legend!!!!
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
I LOVE YOU STILL JOHNNIE
@gin198
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful🥰
@joopvaningen6361
5 жыл бұрын
Wat een heerlijke muziek wat mis ik dat in mijn leven 👍😎🌞🌺🌺🌺🌺
@alexboy2111
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@michaelsargent5225
4 жыл бұрын
Brill
@heatherkelly2580
11 ай бұрын
THE LATE GREAT CRY GUY JOHNNIE RAY IN Holland 1984 singing of course "CRY" the song that gave him the name THE CRY GUY.
@jodie780
9 жыл бұрын
just absolutely fabulous x
@heatherkelly2580
9 ай бұрын
MY SINGING IDIOL SINCE 1977
@robertpolnicky7702
3 ай бұрын
I remember seeing him on a show which dick Clark hosted in either 76 or 77 wonder if this was it.
@OldiesAl
11 жыл бұрын
Amazing performance, Johnnie never had the greatest voice but what he did with it and his emotional delivery made him stand out. This shows he could still do it in his later years too.
@michaelshields7777
9 жыл бұрын
Johnnie Ray is in Billy Idol's music video "Don't Need a Gun," as a cab driver in Hollywood. Billy pays homage to him near the end where he sings "Johnnie Ray is always crying." Awesome video.
@heatherkelly2580
10 ай бұрын
HOW I MISS JOHNNIE
@Furry67
5 ай бұрын
"It's YOUR show." What a performer.
@zulemamunoz3087
3 жыл бұрын
He was GREAT.
@DERedhead65
3 жыл бұрын
FABULOUS!!
@heatherkelly2580
11 ай бұрын
The Nabob of Sod, the CRY GUY HIMSELF JOHNNIE RAY, sings "CRY" IN HOLLAND IN THE 1980S.
@cliveagoodwill2553
3 жыл бұрын
Simply Incredible
@graceevangelista7152
3 жыл бұрын
Very memorable and loved song and singer.
@romanticspirit
12 жыл бұрын
Love this so much also listen to Englebert Humperding Why cant I stop Loving You Itll mely your HEART Love THIS
@marythurman8201
3 жыл бұрын
Thank God for U-tube he was my favorite
@georgelaconga1493
12 жыл бұрын
im not much a fan of old country music but when i heard the part at 2:10 on shutter island i had to find the song
@petervankan1
11 жыл бұрын
This was in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Probably late '70's.
@1BluzGtr
12 жыл бұрын
great clip....thx!
@keithdempsey721
11 жыл бұрын
iconic johnnie ray.
@zaceriwata
2 жыл бұрын
Legend… !!
@theophilosalem1478
Жыл бұрын
Lembra-me meu doze anos..,. 1952 …, hoje emociona-me está canção 😮 5:02
@jlbaker2000
Жыл бұрын
When the U.S. dumped him, the UK remained loyal fans.
Пікірлер: 193