BORN FREE at the Oscars 1967 "Best Original - Song / Music Score" - Roger Williams

Roger Williams performed his hit song, "Born Free" at the 39th Academy Awards Ceremony on April 10, 1967, hosted by Bob Hope. "Born Free" won 2 Oscars for "Best Original Music Score" and "Best Original Song," music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black. "The Young Americans" chorus group joined Roger to sing the lyrics. Roger's "Born Free" reached #1 on Billboard's 'Adult Contemporary Chart' and #7 on their 'Hot 100' Chart. Born Free, was a British documentary drama film of a real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her into the wilderness of Kenya.
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[@peace-yv4qd]

The young ladies are loverly. No piercings, tattoos or purple hair. And the music of course is fantastic.During this time I looked forward to the Awards. I was 22. Those days are but a distant memory.

[@BellaFirenze]

When the Academy Awards was a classy show.

[@richardpluim4426]

You remember, Me too

[@texasgirl6450]

@@richardpluim4426 me2

[@waitwhat6882]

Agreed.

[@tonyhoward7004]

There was Bob Hope, then Johnny Carson , then Billy Crystal……. And .then I quit watching.

[@arthursteven5601]

They should have had matt monroe singing it on stage

[@Tawroset]

Yeah! Attack that piano!! I do love this song. Great movie.

[@Nigelpreece]

Lets not forget just for a moment who wrote this, the name's Barry . . . . . John Barry.

[@larryburton9369]

Love to hear this wonderful song on the piano thanks so much

[@shawnmcculley2995]

Fantastic!! And people wonder why I dwell in the past. WELL DUHHH!!!

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

@shawmcculley2995, don't worry, I live in the past with you! I can't help it! The music was actually music back then!

[@shawnmcculley2995]

@@Beautifulmusiclistnr Not only Roger, but that chorus did an insanely wonderful job. Wish I was there to see it and hear it in person. I was about 10 mos. old when this was taped.

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

@@shawnmcculley2995 I agree Shawn, the chorus was outstanding. They are all beautiful and classy!

[@janethu9169]

It was sang by the man with golden voice : Matt Monro! Theme song of the movie with the same title. A beautiful picture in Afirica made yearago

[@TimothyStapay]

A fabulous video! First time I've ever seen it. I would bet that in 1967, a lot of piano students in America were learning this song and wanting to play it just like Roger Williams!

[@antoniobondi4244]

Oh my God... 1967 is magic year. This is the famous music of 'Elsa' in Italy. Around 1975/77. Compliment for this magnificent version So harmonic the Choire and hall the orchestra..

[@sandraruff4403]

This song Born Free touch my heart. And the movie.

[@janethu9169]

Bob Hope hosted the show, very funny!

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,

[@jamesmonroe7903]

I remember hearing Roger Williams’ version of this legendary John Barry classic on the radio when I was a kid in the late 1960’s-it was played a least once a day by WRTH Radio in Wood River,IL-right across the River from my hometown of St.Louis-WRTH was my Mom&Dad’s go-to station for the standards back in the day-I had never heard of the classic film this tune was written for until a few years later when it first appeared on TV-it was introduced on CBS by none other than Dick Van Dyke!!! When TV had CLASS!!!

[@JohnAranita]

He's just pounding the keys!! Wonderful!!

[@gabrielhalston6726]

Incredible!! I loved the arrangement and orchestration, just beautiful!!!

[@janethu9169]

Years ago!

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

Magnificent! I have not just one Born Free sheet music, but I have two of them as recorded by Roger Williams. I'm going to be practicing it again starting this week. I just love Born Free!

[@williammasi7128]

Roger and his famous piano slide.

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

@williammasi7128, I so agree!. Roger does such beautiful glissandos!

[@ampex352]

I have all of Roger Williams KAPP records. Love this kind of music! Amor is my favorite.

[@RogerWilliamsMusic]

Amor is a great song :)🎶

[@janethu9169]

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[@wcajr]

ALFIE is still unforgettable today…

[@RogerWilliamsMusic]

A beautiful song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2GmoY2iZqd9a8k

[@Ann-st8et]

Powerful.

[@maurocolmenares1501]

Estupendo,estupendo,estupendo,muchas gracias,recuerda cuando trabaje en la radio,música selecta,buena sintonía y disfrute mucho,soy melómano y gustode los clásicos musicales

[@weatherboi]

This song gets my vote.

[@spiritualconnection6289]

Brilliant 👏

[@kimsanda]

Great performance and all these young people seen here are now as old as me or older!

[@janethu9169]

Theme song of a movie with the same title. Matt Monro sang this song, too!

[@arthursteven5601]

And frank sinatra

[@floon999]

I heard there were more than 600 cover versions recorded that year alone!

[@NMMC4ever]

Vicki Lawrence performed with them that night!

[@RogerWilliamsMusic]

Yes, she did! She was one of the Young Americans singers.

[@sergiosalvadorriosgudino6078]

Bonita música x siempre

[@sergiosalvadorriosgudino6078]

música no pasa l mortal xsiempre

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

I've loved the song "Born Free" all my life, and I've loved the movie and the TV Show, and I've heard the song "Born Free" as many times as I've heard any song in my life. It has always, and it will always, stop me in my tracks! And the winner is............ kzbin.info/www/bejne/kICWeWt4jrqSpZo "Born Free"! Again, it's just a magnificent song!

[@JoeDoe2]

So who did the arrangement?

[@RogerWilliamsMusic]

Roger wrote his piano arrangement and the orchestra by Ralph Carmichael 🎼 You can see more details on his albums listed in the "Releases" section of our channel.