Collins Kids- Rock Boppin`Baby

[@markstevenson6635]

RIP Larry Collins, a rockin' guitarist from age 9.

[@loverofcountry506070]

This little lady can sing. Look, look this is what talent looks like. All young people should see this so that they know what it looks like.

[@markdibble8840]

And Larry being only 12 and plays guitar like that. Plus the dancing and facial expressions makes their performance great!

[@adrinathegreat3095]

They missed every possible target audience, to old for younger kids and too young for teenager's, plus their musical style of copying current hits.. They were very popular as a kind of novelty act giving them regular exposure on TV music shows of the day. They released half a dozen singles in the late 50s, none of which sold enough to make the charts.. Larry was a talented kid, but had no sex appeal, the other one did but was his sister and they had a strange sexual chemistry on stage, so again a bit unappealing to 50s audience

[@zizzinpuss]

There are plenty of talented young people now, you're just too boring to look

[@robomaster4882]

I used to watch Town Hall Party on local LA TV. I loved the Collins kids. I was 6 years old and liked Larry Collins because he was a kid like me, albeit a little older. My mom took me and my sister to Town Hall Party to see the show live one night. I still remember it to this day. RIP Larry and Laurie. Thanks for the great music you made together.

[@anthonykimball7463]

RIP Lorrie Collins...you were, and will always remain, the ABSOLUTE GODDESS of 1950s rock and roll!

[@HaroldWayneSaxtonJr-bd8vk]

Her voice gives me the chills. So far beyond her age, Seductive and Bluesy.. Dangerous even RIP Lorrie Collins & Larry Collins

[@coyotesong]

you've nailed it. aint nothin to add. She's a total knockout with loads of talent. And gotta love her wearing a prom dress to sing a rock number. It's almost surreal.

[@bgbstrm2352]

2023 and just discovered these guys! Such talent. How come we never heard more of them?

[@Confused_Philosopher]

Me too and I'm 65. I guess just before my time and they seem to have just disappeared.

[@SuperChuckRaney]

The 60s came along and ther act didn't go anywhere cause the sister Loti ran off with the much older manager. The brother wrote a ton of songs that you've sung in the shower including Delta Dawn. Look around youtube for their faster more Swingin tunes.

[@freedomthroughspirit]

Same here, so good.

[@JungleNation333]

Because they didnt sell their soul

[@evetsgolb]

What a memory..I remember them being on Louisiana Hay Ride or some show..I was just 10 but man the music and the people who sang it were something to behold..Larry was lke a Guitar pro at like 12 years old

[@moonbeam2062]

One of the hottest performances ever!

[@ayersshawn]

My great uncle used to play music with Joe Maphis. RIP Lorrie Collins

[@markdibble8840]

I'm just discovering these kids from the 50s now man I must have sleeping.

[@waggsish]

wtf, where have I been the past 60 yrs? Never heard of them and I'm gobsmacked...!

[@KroovyMonsoon]

Rock & Roll's first sex kitten !!! She just smolders !!! So glad You Tube has these Collins clips !

[@whamsdram]

this is sensational - what a duo!

[@Munshi12234]

A lot of country, surf, and rockabilly guys used these kind of guitars around that time. This was just around the time where they started out.

[@guidowhiterose]

What a memory.......I've listened to them for years so tis sure nice to see them too. For the uneducated ones amongst us get your hands on Bear Family Records' release "BCD 15537". It's a Double CD charting most of Larry and Lorrie's career.

[@kynoceph]

The guitar is a Mosrite, same model as used by Larry's mentor Joe Maphis. The guitar has a normal scale neck and a smaller, "octave guitar" neck. The octave guitar's neck is tuned the same as the normal guitar's but (obviously) an octave higher. This invention was inspired by Les Paul's recordings, people not realizing that the ultra-high notes on Les Paul's records was because he recorded some parts at half speed. When played at normal speed they were an octave higher.

[@thomasgalanek3950]

Collins Kids - I like the song rocking popping baby and I have this 45 record in my collection . Lorrie Collins she is good singing i know she passway. Rockabilly music the best . Larry Collins he is 76 years old today and he the guitar very good

[@TheRebelcat65]

Uncrowned queen of hillbilly bop (rockabilly, that is). God bless your soul in Heavens Lorrie!!!

[@13thcentury]

She's very much like Wanda Jackson. Deep rough vocals with a dash of silk.

[@juan58102]

That babe rocks like a crazy!!! Arica, Chile

[@jussix48]

That's great... and the sound is even greater in this old film video...! 🕵🏻🎶😃👍🏿👍🏿

[@rickipp489]

Larry was Ahead of Chuck Berry this little cat could swing He's amazing

[@emarsshelpline9848]

Today listened 10 songs, every song is a masterpiece.

[@perverseosmosis9799]

I am having this same experience today. Incredible stuff.

[@HERNANDEZ92880]

LOVE THIS SONG. MY HUBBY IS MY ROCK BOPPIN BABY. ALWAYS XOXO

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Little brother Larry there wrote the 70's hit "Delta Dawn".

[@whosoever9198]

The perfect rockabilly babe!

[@Sunmoon-gj9gy]

We have a Ball , had a different conotation in the 1950's 🥰

[@bopkings]

stewie... joe maphis actually taught larry how to play. you might be able to find them both on here as they play together regularly on tex ritter's ranch party, one of the most awesome shows ever to grace the television screen.

[@will27ns]

Great version of a great song.

[@bigdaveradio]

Great video, Just got a couple of Collins Kids cd's so I looked them up.

[@donaldewert2332]

I'm a New fan here in 2021!!!!

[@marijooneill8015]

Rock A Billy music great voice and sound.

[@TheRoyalBavarian]

Elvis was a wannabe when these two started killing it. They need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !

[@karlynnelangerak4549]

I forgot about that one! Awesome!

[@39thala]

She missed her calling! She would have been a giant success as a solo rockabilly artist!

[@63DW89A]

In watching many of the old kinescopes, I've noticed Lorrie never seemed comfortable singing solo on THP or Ranch Party. She and Larry had developed their own unique sound, style and act as pre-teens, plus they had co-written several songs together, so it is understandable how she may have felt uncomfortable without Larry there backing her up. I've also seen Larry playing solo on several THP shows, and he is definitely nervous and a bit lost without Lorrie, and he even tells the audience that! Even here, on Lorrie's solo number, she and Larry have a wonderful chemistry and play off each other so well that there would be "something" missing if Lorrie were just singing by herself. The THP live audience really loved these two together, as the audience was always yelling "More, More" after the Collins Kids finished. Often Jay Stewart the MC would have to promise that he'd get "the kids" back later, but they had to get the other acts on right now!

[@coyotesong]

omigod, this is sooooo gooooood. wow.

[@Анискиняншин]

Удивительно, при жизни я ее не знал, спустя несколько лет после ее смерти я стал фанатом!!!!!!!!

[@Khultan]

I'm 41 years of age. Way before my time. But, I've always love music from all eras but most of all the 50s and 60s.

[@thomasguild8675]

I just happened to come across these kids. They are fantastic!! Did they ever have recordings?

[@Shoknifeman]

@MrMellowTV Hmmm.... This song must have been more than a regional hit, it was huge here in Canada; and probably the first rockabilly record I ever heard!

[@AndrewTallinn]

Мagnificently!!!

[@sergioleone3583]

OutSTANDing!!!!!

[@petedazer3381]

Great tune!

[@matrox]

i'm surprised they didn't ban that song....its 1958.

[@MrBuddy1939]

Larry still plays great

[@MrMellowTV]

She was so sweet. Sure would like to know how she learned of "Rock Boppin' Baby." This was originally an Ed Bruce song who recorded it in 1957 for Sun Records. I guess his version did not too well outside Tennessee/Arkansas, so very strange Lorrie Collins from California recorded a cover. Does anyone know?

[@davidjackson7281]

Well she was originally from eastern Oklahoma before moving to California in 1954 at age 12. She and Ricky Nelson should have married.

[@MrMellowTV]

@@davidjackson7281 Yes but by the time the song came out, she was living in California. That's the point.

[@davidjackson7281]

@@MrMellowTVl only recently discovered her. She was very talented and sexy in a sweet sorta way. Somewhat wish she had not changed her hair. They were a great act. She and her brother had fun chemistry. Too bad she didn't marry Ricky Nelson. Yes, she was living in California at the time but LA was becoming an established music industry center. Columbia (her label), Capitol Records and others labels were there. Music producers are quite familiar with songs from other artists. Like you, at times l have wondered how a cover version comes about. Years ago l even wrote to a DJ to ask about this very subject. Many a cover, as you know, can be arranged and performed better than the original. Yes, she was living in California at the time. (Though once an Okie, always an Okie.) The family had moved based on advice that LA would be the place for a music career. Perhaps The Collins kids could have been more successful had they signed instead with a Nashville record company. l love her Okie voice, her beautiful smile, and when Larry sneaks a kiss.

[@operator1717]

Seems like it could be a thousand years ago.

[@WindNSand]

@MrFlashBazbo Yes they are. 68 year old Lorri and 65 year old Larry are still kickin it. Do a search on the title of this song to see a 2010 version.

[@Laura3109]

So @#$% hard to find! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

[@squirrelnutcased]

"Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk and Rockabilly" Box Set. Its kinda expensive but its totally worth every penny!

[@DanFiebiger]

Read about them in Richie Uterberger's great book, "Unknown Legends of Rock and Roll".

[@63DW89A]

@David Horton Larry is still alive and performs occasionally. Sadly, it was Lorrie who passed on in 2018 after a fall in her home in Reno, NV.

[@rodneyrucksack]

I wish I had a big sister like her.

[@MORRIS6161]

And a swimming pool

[@13thcentury]

​@@MORRIS6161And infinite beer

[@dwightlewis466]

I think they are awsom'♥♥

[@earlqueen7585]

I think Chuck Berry learned his moves from Larry Collins. Larry just had a lot more of them.

[@kynoceph]

Ah, the inevitable input from the peanut gallery. I've been playing guitar for 30 years, I have Joe Maphis vinyl in the collection and I've owned two Mosrites. People had knowledge before Wikipedia. They got it through experiencing real life. Try it sometime.

[@steveriddle4458]

Lorrie Collins does it up right!

[@DarthBigsby]

Rest in peace Lorrie.

[@JutterstadDenHelder]

Damm this is slick

[@tonysam1955]

RIP Lorrie.

[@Dethmasheen]

I miss you, Bobbi. :(

[@dav01kar]

Saw them at Hemsby in the 90's

[@RockinRedRover]

Me too, first time was May 93, awesome night !. This was their first comeback show anywhere in the world, oddly enuff in those days their music was forgotten in their US home, their first US show was in Frisco 7 months later, clips on YT.

[@andrewr62]

Curious how Larry became accomplished at such a young age but also peaked very young. His style never changed nor did he seem to progress as a guitar player as he got older. He plays the very same licks today.

[@TheRobertpiotr]

Oh, sweety baby girl.

[@patrickgibson9855]

i think it was Joe Maphis. the legend goes that sometimes he rode him hard that he started crying.

[@Genessender]

She was the best female rock 'n' roll singer of the fifties--better than Brenda Lee, IMHO. So good.

[@13thcentury]

Not as good as Wanda, though they're similar

[@wbelsha]

Larry's just itching to cut loose on his geetar!

[@jimhoerr]

hot stuff for the 50's

[@viewingut]

Hot in 2017!

[@rockinredneck57]

This was 1956. She was 14, he was 12.

[@RockinRedRover]

Actually it was 11th October 1958, but still dam good of course.

[@bangzoom8180]

They learned Elvis, Eddie, Gene...

[@patrickgibson9855]

yes she is.

[@sirslice]

Check out their "I got stung" video

[@jacobmcandles1745]

Just saw a video by “The Devils Sisters” doing the same song. Worth a look see.

[@johnbauman4005]

I think you mean The Devil's Daughters...

[@MichaelOakes-s7h]

Rock it love it

[@PomadeHead]

awesome!!

[@EdwardChrisman]

Play Over Andover😂❤

[@Ghosafizzle]

just wow

[@dustymckay2856]

Wow 👏!!!

[@BlackMonk66]

@MultiDinart My guess is that that small neck is pitched an octave higher than a regular guitar or something and it didn't sound right for the music they were doing.

[@rockinredneck57]

BlackMonk66 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosrite

[@trueblue08sthlm]

This is great, never heard of The Collins Kids before... gotta love youtube... thanks for posting, but when is this recorded?! Sorry, but I get a bit frustrated when people post old relics without stating year of recording...

[@MichailZacho]

Roughly speaking these songs & appearances were recorded in 1956-57-58, or very close~!

[@Succhia-p7o]

Mito il ragazzino. Come si chiama? Sara ancira vivio!

[@jonnyhead]

collins kids rock, used to listen to them loads thanks to steve palfrey. hey steve if you're reading give me a bell, tried the number cherry gave me but no luck. living in prague now but you can get my number from the shop. would be great to speak! jon

[@JohnBailey3]

Still performing

[@13thcentury]

Not anymore

[@bleueverte9610]

🌙💙

[@disc1513]

Lorrie dated Rick Nelson and appeared on Ozzie and Harriet

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

disc151 yes but they didn't care for her and that's the reason the relationship between these two young people didn't go ,, later Ricky made the statement that he should have married her !! He should have !

[@mygirl72]

Dose anybody know is the host at the begining of this video The Big Bopper it sure looks like him

[@GreatistheWorld]

Well, I'm gonna go buy a gold lame jacket now.

[@elvispresley2021]

Edwin Bruce release on Sun records...

[@hthththththt]

ve Gitarda Özay Gönlüm'ün Amerikalı yeğeni.

[@yannremy3081]

thumbs up if you are here because of Flat Duo Jets

[@MattAttack54]

What Rock A Bye Boogie Rock A Bye boogie

[@rabokarabekian409]

Well of course they are referring to vertical dancing not horizontal... stuff.

[@FlingsPooAtTheZoo]

Haha, he's not Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick...but his über-hot sister (the one singing) DID date Ricky *Nelson* for awhile.

[@davidwilliams1511]

WOW

[@rockabillygone]

Diggin it Kat!!!! Checkout rockabillygone all one word for rockabilly originals

[@Munshi12234]

its a Mosrite double neck probably a joe maphis model

[@yogilevo]

There is no cd or lp released. What a pitty!

[@rickipp489]

The last of the red hot Hillbilly's

[@Shoknifeman]

@penn4644 I'm with you, I never really found Annette all that hot to begin with!

[@jemalchrelashvili1264]

Guitar boy is funny.

[@ЮрийБакиев-н7и]

💘💘👍👧👍💘💘

[@cleitondelimabarbosa70]

Mandam bem demais!