Channels - Gloria

[@steveb1746]

I was in the 9th grade JHS 59 in Springfield Gardens Queens, N.Y. singing "GLORIA" in the stairwell with several of my friends. I can still hit those high notes at 76. The Channels went to nearby Jamaica High School in Queens, N.Y

[@williesayulita]

I love the Channels, but don't remember them doing Gloria back then. I remember the great version (my favorite slow doo wop) by The Cadillacs. And also a nice version by The Passions

[@ALLEYOOP77]

I keep playing this as it takes me back 65 years when I would pedal my Schwin to a street corner in South Philly or Camden N.J. (depending where I was living at the time) and meet up with a very diverse group of my peers, and we would stand on a street corner singing Do Wop and we knew we were doing it right when the people driving by would stop, just to listen to us try to hit the very high notes. We did not know we were poor as we were having to much fun.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Wicked, I dig.

[@doowops3]

I, also, around the same time, sang the doowops with my friends. Only difference was we were terrible and only sang with the record playing on the jukebox.

[@eileenhudson4934]

Loved to hear singing on the street corners...

[@eileenhudson4934]

Yes we didn't know we were poor .we had so much fun .. agree=..

[@myrtlebowe8784]

No one can hit those smooth high notes like him. Showmen ship is impeccable. Wish we still had singers like this group. Lived❤😮

[@ALLEYOOP77]

IT NEVER GETS BETTER THAN EARL LEWIS!!!

[@sandrajankoski9351]

Earl Lewis..my all time favorite.....Got to meet him and his wife at a few concerts..very nice

[@ruthbrafford3349]

Earl Lewis is awesome, the group is still as great as they were back in the 50's.

[@eileenhudson4934]

Great song..love it still

[@stephenfioirno6040]

No one can hit these high notes so pure but Earl Lewis. Love listening to him.

[@ruthannbrafford4725]

I love the version by Earl Lewis and the channels. His voice is amazing!

[@marymitchell6345]

Love this❤ Earl Lewis

[@kasfranzese8645]

One of the finest groups ever. I can't help but relax when I hear this music. Born in (1975) and raised on the music that shaped america. I would love to see them live. This music will never die.

[@amysheneman3277]

my second favorite version of this song - the Cadillac's own the song ,but Earl Lewis - the best voice and the most handsome man in Doo Wop ♥

[@hoperesnick1453]

I agree!

[@augustusgarton58]

What a Masterpiece.

[@ruthannbrafford9710]

What great memories this song brings back. Earl Lewis does a great job with this song. This is the best version of this song.

[@TheMusicguy68]

EARL LEWIS AND THE CHANNELS! This is wonderful music! It is so much better than the lame music of today that it is ridiculous! This song is timeless! Still love it! Earl Lewis rocks. A great voice!

[@Baci302]

Earl Lewis and The Channels!

[@lewisclark8792]

hope Earl is well,he gave so much enjoyment to the people who love this fabulous music, what a talent and entertainer.

[@mikefournier8674]

Mr Lewis...you and your group set,then raised the bar ...no group can touch your sound....simply the best !!!!

[@cynthia6637]

Wonderful song.... WELL Done by... The Channels... What a voice this guy ( Joe Porpora has still today...

[@94livingstonest]

Schrooms.Ya did it again! great,tight background vocals.Bass man is doing his line,so fine.Always good to hear great harmonies.Thanks

[@Surferbee44]

Outfreakin standing. Outstanding DOOWop. I was growing up in the 50' & sixty and ther music back then was great and still is. The stuff they call music now while I just dont get it.Guess I'm getting a bit old. Love thos DOOWOP oldies. I still have a bunchof records like the Jester meet the Paragons etc in Brooklyn N.Y

[@gloria352]

One of the best versions of this classic....Earl Lewis knocks it out every time

[@gloriapeebles8484]

if I had a nickel everytime this song was sang to me I'd be rich

[@eileenhudson4934]

Great!!!Earl Lewis and Channels great voice and dowop!!!!!

[@maryyoung1602]

Great 👍! Can’t hear this song 🎧 enough! Sing 🎤 it to me!❤

[@sonnysoldies5288]

What a voice...the best.

[@cynthia6637]

Love this version .. Perfect... Listen to his ( Earl's from The Channels sing this .... How many of us can do this any Better... Yeah.... I have to say ... this is Fantastic...

[@judy-xl1ev]

Excellent!!!!

[@richmasiello882]

a great rendition of a classic song,,Earl Lewis is fantastic

[@memom010605]

Great song and Earl can still hit the high notes!!!! Thanks Schrooms73 for sharing!

[@thomasmitchell828]

These gentlemen are awesome!

[@bobcavicchio3279]

one of the greatest voices ever!

[@wandafelixbrillon3258]

So many many youthful memories❤❤❤❤

[@roseramos8590]

Love this song ❤ great harmony in their beautiful voices ❤

[@sonnysoldies5288]

If you don't have a nostalgic tear after watching this one...what can I say?

[@ssrprosthetic]

Everyone talks about the range of Jay Black, Roy Orbison and the late Tony Williams but Earl has them all beat - as to falsetto - He freakin invented it

[@eileenhudson7805]

love this version....real music.

[@stanleymccray7443]

Wonderful memories

[@ps100able]

THANKS MUCH FOR THE GREATEST MUSIC.

[@Fluffets]

Mind-blowing range.. and he makes it look so easy! Nice backup too!

[@vitosanto3874]

The back up singers Are simply fantastic

[@ringo244]

Wow, that was just great thanks for sharing

[@Rubanas]

Great, thank you very much. Reminds me a good times.

[@amysheneman3277]

I had such a crush on Earl Lewis - what a very handsome man - and boy can he sing♥

[@elisa412]

Great harmony and range..thanks for sharing

[@patricaflippen1186]

Love the harmony hi pit

[@cynthia6637]

Earl Lewis & The Channels........"Gloria" Still hitting those high notes........Just amazing performance right here...........

[@cynthia6637]

Me too.....Love these guys....Great performance ....

[@Voythus]

It's amazing how his voice has not changed. I love it!

[@hansjrnkvistgaard845]

Mick Jagger p

[@hansjrnkvistgaard845]

Cynthia's Channe

[@hansjrnkvistgaard845]

Mick Jagger Mick Jagger

[@nicky0016dd]

GREAT!!!! This is the "only" version! I love Earl Lewis ❤️

[@ErnestBreud]

Love you all!, keep it coming ❤😂

[@cynthia6637]

Earl Lewis.& The Channels......"Gloria" Sooooooo Gloria.......Fantastic......Joe Porpora......

[@kennys2339]

The one and only Earl Lewis

[@nicky0016dd]

I agree!!!!

[@kennys2339]

@@nicky0016dd amazing voice he has

[@crusher1944]

@xINovaIx SAW THIS GENTALMAN AND HIS GROUP MANY TIMES IN NY. STILL AS GREAT AS EVER!!!!!

[@maxinestannard9463]

Solid gold---forever!

[@dannyditello7887]

that's the way it's done !! Thanks , Cadillacs

[@kennethodonnell6781]

great then and now

[@steveandrews2311]

so many versions of this song/ shine on brightly

[@wandafelixbrillon3258]

So many precious memories🙏❤🙌😇❤❤❤

[@MrGusto56]

Keep on DOO WOPS WILL NEVER DIE>

[@shirleytarrant4041]

Music was the best my era of fifties and sixties

[@NF0J]

Perfecto! Thanks and please keep them coming!

[@ArtJorgensen]

The video is "Harmonizing: Singing from the heart". The group is the Emeralds. The star is Joe Porpora. The whole video is worth the trouble but the clipped version of Joe singing a capella on Gloria is mind bending!

[@cynthia6637]

Yes indeed Perfecto for sure

[@lamellasjiminian5082]

live Earl Lewis and the channels sounds great

[@dancingrican49]

Love it..love Earl:)))

[@robertjuliano7968]

Great song Earl Lewis voice is pure doo wopp at it's very best

[@yvonnemendez1236]

me too luv this songs they dont make them like this no more too bad lucky to grow up with this music

[@steveandrews2311]

heard them St.Valentines day at the Rdisson/ Hauppaug Long Island/ memories R made of this Earl

[@victorscena4322]

I love the Channels and the do Gloria as well as all the other groups that covered this tune. However Earl Carroll and the Cadillac's cant be touched. Nothing like the original RIP Earl Carroll. Dr. Doo Wop

[@gladysrodgers9267]

I knew something was off beautifully remix found the original artists Avery pretty song

[@marymitchell6345]

Absolutely

[@souldiegirl]

Doo-Wop at it's VERY BEST!!!....♥ ♥ ♥

[@frostysilverstein842]

That lead singer should have gone straight to the Met. Incredible voice and excellent harmony from the Channels. The bigotry of The Metropolitan Opera may have been a wonderful gift to American music lovers on the AM band, the great voices of the Met’s past are now echos in a dimension seldom visited. The music here is embraced by several generations of Jazz & Rock lovers.

[@yvonneedwards6668]

Love you Earl--West 98 St

[@RickAradeloff]

Ammaazzzing

[@Brembelia]

What a gorgeous voice! (Sheesh!)

[@MrKingGator]

Awesome

[@ArtJorgensen]

Not very many know it but the VERY best version of this song is by Joe Porpora. It's contained (partially) in a 28-minute video that is hard to find but worth the effort. Find it, watch it, then come back and agree!

[@w2mya]

Nothing like the Channels and Earl Lewis's high range.Some friend(Doo Wop Friend) told me that Earl Lewis had just retired this year,2016-Is this true,wonder if we'll ever see him perform again??Anyone able to confirm this? "Mitch"-New Jersey

[@normankarp6132]

One of the Great voices of the doo wop era

[@hotrod3able]

One of the best DOO WOP'S SONGS GLORIA.

[@cynthia6637]

OH YES!

[@rkammarada]

i am a false and this is my only lead song. Earl Lewis can hit higher false the me and I do it great.

[@johnfabio1781]

❤

[@lyndaharris9895]

❤

[@TheZeevik]

channels version live

[@yvonnemendez1236]

yes luv still doo wop saw doo wop special on pbs and they still sound the same long live gd music

[@RaulRodriguez-gt4dp]

Como Otras Veces Espero que sigma disfrutando

[@KenSanderson-j3y]

Who is pat

[@cynthia6637]

Wonderful....doo-wop...

[@fiddlerpin]

Get off your asses and give them a standing ovation!

[@eugenealexander1886]

Yeah right they didn't even sing along.

[@TheDynamicBrand]

Paaaa nah I mean Glooooria LMAO

[@danielditello2714]

Sorry...bout that earl...you guys DID have the best version of gloria. don't know what made me say the cads.

[@jamespowell1442]

I love Earl Lewis and the Channels,but the best version of Gloria still belongs to the Cadillacs and Mr.Earl.

[@TheLfunk77]

Indeed

[@eugenealexander1886]

No way it's better than this version. Earl Lewis rocks!

[@earlshaw6131]

!

[@amazariego16]

Pao! I mean, gloooooorriiaaa xD hella confused

[@cpl.linkis9623]

The music of the '50s could be heard and understood. Not like the screamers that came after them.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Doo Wop!

[@sharonluongo3192]

this guy singing lead is too young to have come from the doo-wop era .

[@BluesBoy-ij2rb]

looks young but ,he is the original lead sing from the 1950s (Earl Lewis)

[@donrodgers5646]

Nobody.... thats NOBODY... sings this like John E Booth. lead singer of The Bravados oldies group... Too bad he is gone from agent orange !!! Don R

[@krame99]

Earl Lewis would be a great singer if he didn't sing so loud he sings this song so loud if he didn't sing so loud he would nail this but he sounds horrible.

[@dexterrg1]

cadillac's version is better

[@bluediamond4662]

i agree!!