FIRST TIME HEARING ELVIN BISHOP FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE 1976 REACTION

[@jeffreyfitchhorn2361]

The guy singing is not Elvin Bishop, he is Mickey Thomas, Elvins back up singer. Mickey went on to singing for Jefferson Starship

[@MugnifyRTS]

Well aint that something, I probably should've checked!!

[@OLD-MAN-GOLF-USA]

@@MugnifyRTS Actually Elvin Bishop is the one doing the guitar solo....

[@davisworth5114]

wrong dummy, Elvin Bishop is the great guitarist.

[@sheilathailand1903]

Elaine Bishop, the amazing guitar player!

[@TheDivayenta]

Elvin used to play with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. NOBODY’s checked these masters out yet!!!!!

[@bella-xp7qd]

Elvin Bishop is the guitarist 🎸, he didn't think his voice was suited for the song so he had his backup singer Mickey Thomas sing it. Elvin is from CA. Mickey is from Ga.

[@sammybeck7794]

No filters, no auto-tune, real instruments, real singing and just great music back then

[@DaTo-k1o]

Lots of lip syncing going on back then.

[@MugnifyRTS]

Upon seeing the comments for this video I learned that the Lead Singer was Not Elvin Bishop he was The Guitarist! It was Mickey Thomas, I gotta look him up!

[@poppiethestable1090]

Elvin Bishop wrote the the joint...Yes.. He's a blues guitarist...Influence will be Muddy Waters , T Bone walker...BB King etc...

[@poppiethestable1090]

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[@squirehobbs6754]

Saw these cats perform this in 1975 Palm Beach JC...

[@janelleyurosky4688]

Mickey Thomas is the singer here. Elvin Bishop is the guitar player and founder of this group. Thomas is a backup singer whom Elvin thought would be a better choice for vocals on this particular song! 🥰✌

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Dude, if you want to hear Mickey Thomas really let it rip vocally, check out Jane by Jefferson Starship. One of the greatest rock and roll singing performances.

[@itchyandred4131]

Oh hell yeah ✌️

[@AnthonyL0401]

Totally agree

[@cajunoneforchrist4545]

Absolutely

[@johnrogan9729]

oh hell yeah, no doubt. Killer.

[@elizabethw1142]

I fell in love with "Jane" in 1979 riding the school bus. Awesome song

[@diegososa1710]

Re: Mickey Thomas lead vocal was taught his trade by Georgia gospel singer GIDEON DANIELS from GIDEON & POWER- group. He sang with Gideon for years and learned, Gideon introduced Mickey to Elvin Bishop and finaly joined the ELVIN BISHOP band 1973 all around vocals tenor. The rest is history. I was thirteen years old in high school in Arizona when this song made it to number three top hits. Mickey sings with soul!

[@heatherfreer6813]

What about that backup singer?

[@lisar.6670]

Elvin Bishop, I believe wrote this song but that is Mickey Thomas doing the singing. Elvin is playing the guitar. The "Midnight Special" was one of many great variety shows we had back in the day. They would book many singers and groups to appear and sing a couple tunes. Usually it was their latest single {song release}.

[@TheDivayenta]

And they never lip synced!

[@lisar.6670]

@@TheDivayenta .. they certainly did not. Anyone caught 'lip-syncing' was a rare phenom. Anyone who had to, and then exposed for sinking to that level, could basically kiss their sorry ass career goodbye.

[@NotKateHepburn]

That wonderful woman singing harmony is Reni Slais Simon. I was 6 when this song came out. I'm sure I heard it on the radio.

[@runeghost4264]

I was just about to ask who she was but decided to scroll down and see if anyone mentioned her. ty

[@Lisa-fv9rf]

Mickey Thomas grew up in Georgia and started his music, like many people, by forming bands locally with friends. He later played in a Gospel group out in San Francisco and met Elvin Bishop . Elvin was a friend of Gideon Daniels, leader of the gospel group. This explains the soulful/gospel influence put into this performance and makes it gold. Also, Mickey Thomas is gifted beyond belief. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

[@robertwatson2823]

Mickey Thomas was originally from Cairo, Georgia and started by playing in garage bands in South Georgia.

[@redrocks1983]

@@robertwatson2823 I should've known he was from the South... It's in his blood.

[@seanposey2264]

A truly soulful rendition of this song. This is some seriously amazing live music.

[@mihismith]

I love how this young man is really interested in the artists rather than just reacting to the music. Other reactors seem to just want the ‘likes’. Thank you for your seemingly real reaction to the music our generation grew up with.

[@sandyherron4391]

Just a backup singer who got a chance to shine!!!

[@Jaco3688]

Yeah … just another back-up singer. haha

[@thethixtons9711]

Elvin Bishop is the lead guitarist, the singer with the soulful chops is Mickey Thomas who I believe is from S Carolina (my apologies if I’m wrong) and also sang lead for the Jefferson Starship (after the departure of Marty Balin). Mickey’s talent and vocals made that song a hit in the 70s which sits at the top of my list of favorites.

[@BOOMNERD51]

I'm 72 now and we loved the "blue-eyed soul" singerss Righteous Brothers and so many more. We all loved Ray Charles and so many black soul giants. It was a compliment when white musicians had these black blues and soul idols whether from home and the whole United Kingdom. van Morrison, Ireland, Tom Jones, Wales the list goes on!❤ Great reaction!

[@ИрэнаРазум]

Добрый день! Певец моей молодости! Обожаю такую музыку,такое исполнение,! Для меня ,это лёгкость моей Душе! Благодарю!

[@lextek.]

Elvin is 80 now and still active. In his era of the 60s and 70s in particular he was quite big and teamed up with many other big names of the era. Great career.

[@dannymoore6886]

Elvin Bishop went to Chicago for school and ended up playing the blues. He played with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He played with one of the greatest white boy blues players by the name of Mike Bloomfield. Elvin was welcome in all of the Chicago blues clubs. He was there during the late sixties and early seventies. He later went out on his own. Mickey Thomas the singer on this song has a great voice and later sang for Jefferson Starship.

[@TheTechie1]

I was in high school, class of 1976, our (US) Bicentennial. I liked your paradigm shift comments, that is what these reactions are all about. Thank you for listening to my era of music and appreciating it.

[@anna-mariepellett4362]

🦋Opening up your world view on a KZbin channel is such a wonderful thing to do because you’re not only opening it up for yourself you’re showing others that it’s worthwhile opening it up. And I think that it shows a lot of younger people how a lot of us older folks were connected back down through the music.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

It's a perfect time for this. We as a country need to realize that we have more similarities than differences. ❤️✌️

[@robertkennett4622]

Dude, that's not Elvin singing, he did not sing (on recordings), he's a master guitarist and songwriter. The vocalist is Mickey Thomas, probably more famous for his later stint with Jefferson Starship. Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. An original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of that group in 2015 and the Blues Hall of Fame in his own right in 2016. Bishop feels that the limitations of his voice have helped his songwriting. Elvin's family moved to Tulsa when he was 10. There he attended Will Rogers High School, winning a full scholarship to the University of Chicago as a National Merit Scholar.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

They said exactly the same thing about Elvis Presley when they first started hearing his records on the radio. Everybody was convinced it was a black singer if they didn't already know who he was. This was on the radio all the time when I was in junior high and in fact I went out and bought the single.

[@heydayma10513]

Tight!

[@valerie4286]

I think that the ability to enjoy different types of music in art is what keeps us evolving. I grew up north of Detroit Michigan. There was so much great music came out of that area and I am thankful. I grew up listening to Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Tom Jones....this song was popular when I was in high school. Brings back lots of memories.

[@johnnyallen5736]

Great reaction!!! Thanks!

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Mickey Thomas is singing lead, and he is a Georgia boy, so there are DEEP Southern roots. Thomas is only 73 years old.

[@karenconklan7523]

This is Mickey Thomas (Jefferson Starship) the singer for Elvin Bishop Group, that's Elvin playing the guitar

[@womanonthinice1276]

Micky Thomas is the singer. It was my Junior year in high school. On the radio on my way to school!

[@mikewarker4445]

Elvin bishop was the guitarists name his group. Lead singer was mickey Thomas who later joined jefferson starship

[@MugnifyRTS]

I feel like a fool now

[@mikewarker4445]

@@MugnifyRTS I heard this when it first came out and it wasn’t till years later I realized who was who. Check out Jefferson Starship for more Mickey Thomas. Love your channel ,I’m an old head 60s 70 s music was the best , had it all

[@frankmerris8821]

@@MugnifyRTS its all cool.love your channel

[@johneldridge8678]

Tons of soul in this song!!! Incredible, live, performance!!! Excellent reaction.

[@johnfrank3177]

Hey Man. The lead singer in this group is Mickey Thomas. He went on to sing lead for the Jefferson Starship. They had a song called "Jane" that I think you will like. Peace.

[@blancherussell2891]

tThe lead vocalist is Mickey Thomas, he hailed from Georgia and was trained by a gospel musician named Gideon Daniels. So that influence is what you are hearing. So your ears are right.

[@TJFoltzHkW]

The dude in the jumpsuit CRUSHING the vocals actually isn't Elvin Bishop. It's Mickey Thomas...and it is a spectacular performance...

[@pennyyoung3166]

What people are failing to recognize Elvis helped bring down the walls on music segregation then Vietnam came along which blended all kinds of music all different kinds of people forced into the war and then the backlash drugs love ins the music from that time went wild

[@mariannewells548]

The seventies were a great time for music.

[@M_Lev___]

When this was a huge hit, everyone (including the radio stations) thought it was actually Elvin Bishop singing.... the Radio DJ's should have made it known to the music listeners that the singer was actually Mickey Thomas, even though it's released as 'Elvin Bishop'.... unless of course the DJ's themselves were fooled too.

[@debbiemccain5850]

Thats Mickey Thomas singing. Elvin Bishop is the guitarist. Listen to Mickey sing "Jane" when he was with Jefferson Starship🎶🎸🎶

[@GrandmaZeppelin]

I was 12 years old and watching it on tv with my sister ! I just found your channel and I am loving your take on different genres☮💜

[@MugnifyRTS]

Welcome aboard!

[@debbers]

I think you worry a bit too much, but if you didn't worry about it at all there would be something wrong with you! I love your channel and you have mellowed out quite a bit since the beginning when I thought you came across as a little gruff about things, now you seem to care about how you say things and how your words might affect others! It's been a pure pleasure watching you grow as a person, you are a man any mother would be proud of! Thank you for letting me join in whenever I want to!

[@MugnifyRTS]

You made me blush.. stahp it!!! lol

[@debbers]

Thank you for the heart, it is appreciated!

[@debbers]

I'm not saying anything that isn't true, I would be proud to be your mother!

[@DjangoThunders]

There is another live version of this from Don Kirshners Rock Concert.

[@richardmodglin3900]

Im in my sixties and what you experienced is relatable. Im white and remember being floored at seeing and hearing Motown artists for the first time. Artists with crazy good vocals being introduced nation/world wide. All this at a time of major competition in the music industry. The kind of talent in the music I grew up with on the radio and TV was taken for granted. That caliber of vocal/musician artists were abundant in my time. There are great vocalist today....but not as many as the 60's 70,s 80,s 90,s. Great reaction!

[@susananderson1495]

Her voice is beautiful too

[@hubrisnaut]

Isn't that Micky Thomas? Dude is incredible. He sang with Jefferson Starship, if I am not mistaken. I was in High School bud.

[@deloiscarroll3103]

The guy singing is Mickey Thomas. Elvin Bishop is the guitarist who wrote the song.

[@lydiagarnica8227]

Its Elvins band but Mickey Thomas singing Elvin does the guitar solo

[@billdomitilli8125]

Elvin played rhythm guitar behind Micheal Bloomfield in The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Try 'Born in Chicago' and 'Got a Mind to Give up Living".

[@andrearodriguez9005]

Soul is soul as they say

[@gaijin5]

Elvin Bishop is the guitarist. Mickey Thomas is the singer, and one of the very best! 🔥

[@MJP3055]

Elvin is one of the best Blues Guitarists EVER. I just saw him live last month at The Coach House

[@davev3559]

incredible lyrics and perhaps one of the sexiest songs for teenagers to explore with as they go after the love they need.

[@romantheman1227]

That man is full of SOUL!! LOVE IT!

[@DSWilkes]

Charlie Daniels dropped his name in the song "The South's Gonna Do It Again" released in 1974... The verse is (Elvin Bishop sitten' on a bale of hay, he ain't good lookin' but he sure can play.) The song is about southern rock and roll, so to hear Elvin was born in California is really surprising. Charlie must have been a fan of Elvin's to include him in a song about southern musicians. You should react to that song and the live performance of The Devil Went Down to Georgia if you haven't already..

[@chesterproudfoot9864]

Originally, Elvin was trying to lay down the vocals but it wasn't right. Mickey said, give me a try at it. And boom, a top hit across genres.

[@NoNotMe0000]

I was at the forum in Los Angeles Ca mid 70's when I saw Elvin Bishop w Mickie Thomas open for ZZ Top. It was my second concert, Peter Frampton being my first. Great time to be alive!

[@Sactown5472]

Love his live version of Travlin Shoes . Back in the 70's this was a really great band to see live,must of seen them 12 times. A lot of fun, good memories.

[@scotchmstr66]

Mickey Thomas has an incredible 4 octave range in his voice

[@cawilson5357]

This has Elvin playing the guitar left handed. WOW

[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

Dude... "back in the day" if an artist couldn't do the same or better live... they didn't last. SIMPLE! Auto tune was not an option. A little insight as to why some of us older folk cling to our music... I think we were very lucky to be alive then...

[@MugnifyRTS]

I know for the early part of my life it was the same for the artist as well until the boy band era

[@MelissaDalehite-ey4bu]

A great song. Timeless.❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamiejohnson973]

Maybe you know thus but I will share anyways. I found out that Elvin Bishop is actually playing the guitar in this one not doing the main singing. He us playing and has a star on his jacket. Mickey Thomas is the lead singer on this one. He was in Jefferson Starship the band with gravec alic mickey has a great voice.

[@Opx958r]

The guy on the guitar is Elvin Bishop.

[@sherryboulden5013]

Elvin Bishop was the name of the lead guitarists band and Mickey Thomas was in the band singing at that time. He sand for Jefferson Starship too

[@jettechdonatkins]

So happy to see you do this one! I saw this band do this live in '76 in Tulsa,Oklahoma,where Elvin was living at the time.I was 20 years old and really loved that concert.Elvin wrote a great song with this one,and as you now know,Mickey Thomas was a backing singer in this band,but Elvin wanted Mickey to sing it,which was a great choice.If you would like another great band to listen to with a soulful singer who plays bass,and a killer guitarist who wrote so many great songs,then give the Robin Trower band a go.Try listening to Bridge Of Sighs,Daydream or Too Rolling Stoned,but do it from either a '70's or early '80's live concert.Robin's style on guitar was compared to Jimi Hendrix,but it is different for sure,and James Dewar's singing was great,as was Bill Lordan's drumming,who came from Sly Stone's band who replaced Reg Isidore on drums in late '74.I think you might like this band. Peace brother! You are not a racist,just being honest and that is great!

[@lydmarl.475]

So you know the guy on the guitar doing the solo, is the Elvin Bishop!

[@kenpatton8761]

The guitar soloist is Elvin Bishop…….cheers

[@sharonglover7221]

We older folks listened to THE TOP 40 on the radio and TV. They played EVERYBODY. Everyone knew all of the musicians of the day.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

The Elvin Bishop Band is from my hometown San Francisco 🌁. Elvin Bishop is the guitarist and main writer. Usually, a band with a name of a person is a lead singer such as The Steve Miller Band (another San Francisco band). But Elvin Bishop, Carlos Santana, late Ronnie Montrose, RIP (another Bay Area musician) are lead guitarists. The lead singer is Mickey Thomas. He was recruited for Jefferson Starship. By that time the late Marty Balin, RIP, left. JS eventually changed its name to Starship. The band still exists but the only constant member is Mickey Thomas. All the other members retired or died. Strongly 💪 suggested video 📹: Jefferson Starship performs Jane live on the TV 📺 show Saturdays.

[@vivnoname]

You’re absolutely not being prejudiced, I have found over the years that some of the white guys who have based their early careers on blues, really take on the emotion as well. He has an excellent voice but it’s the emotion that makes it even more powerful. When this song first came out I was 19 and loved it immediately. Have a listen to Doug Parkinson singing Dear prudence. Omg, what a voice.

[@vincerussell6893]

By now you know the singer is Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship Fame, Bishop is the guitarist

[@cynthiaedwards6706]

I get it, it’s your point of reference. 😊

[@heydayma10513]

Eeeew.Ya.Robust..😍

[@richardo5951]

I saw these guys live in 76 with Commander Cody. Both bands were outstanding. One of the best concerts I've ever seen.

[@cinnamon962]

EXCELLENT performance by Mickey and Elvin. ❤

[@randallfrank5682]

What about the female backup singer with her wonderful harmony? I think that her name is Reni Slais. They are great together

[@johnbeasley7658]

Elvin is the guitarist and lead singer. Mickey is a back up singer but damn what pipes he had

[@rondickinson8741]

Soul heart and soul

[@BillyColeII-dr6dk]

Mickey Thomas born out of the church choir...soulful...

[@bradjbourgeois73]

How do you know who Jake the Snake is but never heard this? lol. Elvin is the guitar player. That line in the 1975 Charlie Daniels song goes... Elvin Bishop sittin' on a bale of hay He ain't good lookin', but he sure can play. 😀I've loved this song since I was 5 years old when it came out!

[@TheDivayenta]

That’s Elvin on guitar! And DO check out the Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Paul was a blues harmonica and singing phenom!

[@cyndylee1548]

& the boy STILL got some pipes on him ❤❤❤

[@suesista]

Mickey Thomas!

Good review, starship enjoyed that voice

[@miker5900]

Thank you for clarification of the singer and names. I remember this song as a kid but now it has so much more meaning

[@karenpowell6063]

I grew up listening to Motown . The Beatles , Elvis and Frank Sinatra. I was blessed because I was born in an era where ppl listened to different music genres no big deal . These days so many ppl are hung up on genres when at the end of the day good music is good music no matter the genre . You're fine, you don't come off as being biased at all , your musical world is opening up for you & that's a great thing. Enjoy your reactions 👍👍🔥

[@robladw2332]

Blues and Gospel due to a black performer that he worked with early that introduced him to Bishop. I cannot remember the name of the performer he worked with. He had heard him sing and met him in Valdosta and hired him on the spot.

[@The-Portland-Daily-Blink]

MICKEY THOMAS, is the singer. HE was all that that song was about. Gorgeous song.

[@trishriley9681]

One of the best sing-a-long songs ever💯❤️

[@heydayma10513]

Huge World!

[@marielaveau5321]

You mentioned Charlie Daniels, in one of his songs there's a line that goes "Elvin Bishop sittin on a bale of hay, he ain't good lookin but he sure can play." 😂

[@sharonglover7221]

The reason your hearing such a mix is because we all listened to everyone

[@daisyjaime8726]

FYI- That’s Mickey Thomas from Starship is not Elvin.

[@jordanpreteroti2525]

Glad I'm not the only one that respect that guitar solo oh my gosh!!! He said my boy pluckin 😂😂😂😂

[@brucecronin6396]

Yes, really good !!

[@rhondapowell9942]

It's Mickey Thomas, singing who is Elvin Bishops back up singer. He couldn't pull it off so asked Mickey Thomas to sing it. Mickey made it a major hit....Elvin played a solo guitar few minutes. Mickey got No credit and made this a major hit breaking charts, topping charts everywhere. You guts have got to read up on these songs before you go live.

[@aprilY619]

Lead singer Mickey Thomas was born and raised in Cairo, Georgia so…

[@brendaminor6804]

This song was a special song for my husband and I. It was "our" song and he'd sing it to me because he knew I loved the song. And I was crazy about Micky Thomas' voice. I too, was surprised to learn he was a white man. I could only guess as to how he learned to sing like that. I loved it then. I love it now. I'm glad you enjoyed his soulfulness. It was mighty special back in the 80's. Great review. But you calling him Elvin Bishop was making me nuts. Lol. 11:14

[@BetsyDeal-q1p]

I love this video...he has on a mechanics jumpsuit, she has on spandex straight from the early 70s then there is a guy in a cowboy hat and then a black guitarist! What a mix of greatness!

[@SIXX2772]

This is why I love good reaction channels my man.

[@jayeell1253]

great song