Frankie Ford "Sea Cruise"

Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show. March 21, 1959.

[@claircraig8552]

Got to see him in person about 14 years ago at Barrow Civic Theater in Franklin PA and he was kinda crazy cool yet, did sea cruise of course & man he had the whole theater rockin', had him autograph my sea cruise 45, it was great time!

[@dansmith6748]

When you listen to this treasure, it gets stuck in your head for 6 months!

[@nadyarossi5102]

LOVE this toe-tapper, Frankie's voice and those saxophones!

[@derekllewellyn6663]

I just realized remember him being back in time travel into my house my brother's house Oro valley place in Tucson Arizona AZ feel it in side effects

[@vinnie6758]

One of the best feel-good songs of all times

[@dennisjohnson6794]

I knew Frankie from New Orleans and he was a great guy to know....RIP Frankie.

[@alexandraseelye3735]

Aww. 🙏😔🌌Hey Soo sorry for your loss. So happy you knew this talented fellow!.... I used to sing this song with a A RnB band.. Its a really FUN tune!!

[@lucasdeavila8988]

@@alexandraseelye3735 hellow you still sing. I want group music group.. Rip Frankie...

[@jimwalsh2001]

What a soulful performance...

[@DemocratVotersAreIgnorant]

This song is a classic and you know I'm not lying not even being born yet when it came out!

[@patrickstar8504]

It must have been such a good time to grow up with music like this in the 50s. One of the greatest Rock and Roll songs ever! ❤

[@kristinehatkinson7323]

You got that right!!

[@spc2583]

Indeed it was and can still get your body moving, no mattter how old it might be! Personally. I doubt the music back then will never die.

[@RamonaGem]

Hehehe, rock n roll

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

Certainly somewhere in the top three million.

[@tommylittlefield6310]

It was

[@kenbecht4434]

Blessed to have grown up in the 1950s in San Diegp where my dad worked, my mom stayed at home & took care of me and my three brothers. I thank Jesus everyday for what He gave me & my family. Mom was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts & was in the PTA. Played Little League, Pony League etc. Lived in a canyon which was a great big back yard behind our fence. Played in the street with neighbor kids. And music was still clean, fun and or romantic. No foul disgusting language music until later. Didnt worry about stranger danger. Blessed times!!!

[@tangobango9653]

One of the BEST RocknRoll songs ever! RIP Frankie & thank you!

[@williamdwyer5439]

Ditto!

[@feelinqfren9521]

Well, when I was born, his wife gave me a little birth thing because my dad worked for him

[@TurboMountTV]

Thank Huey "Piano" Smith

[@berniecioffoletti3398]

I wholeheartedly agree!

[@luigicellauro4303]

@@feelinqfren9521 hvvhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@havingagr8time]

Right up there with the best of the era. Love the tune, the beat, the arrangement and Frankie Ford's great singing. Have always loved it and always will!

[@nikidaly4507]

still gets me dancing!

[@XJarhead360]

I saw this on mom's B&W TV when it premiered on AB

[@hardobehme4144]

I hope, that this music will never die!!

[@patrickstar8504]

Don't worry, legendary music like this will never die.

[@robbiethistle201]

Unlike all of us, rock n roll will never die!

[@paulcrawley5687]

if us oldies have brought our chidren up correctly they will bring theres up correctly and listen to real music

[@JBmusicart]

It won't

[@JBmusicart]

It will last longer than the city it is from.

[@mrs.thomas-usmcwife5686]

I love this song!! I have since I was little. It's a lot of fun to sing along with. My dad and I would sing with it in the truck going down road while everyone else was listening to the hits of the 80s, we were rocking this one!

[@kennethargenta4365]

So lucky to be born in the 50s, best generation for music.

[@COYOTE165A]

This was the era when Music was Music.? R.I.P. Alan Freed you were right " ROCK N ROLL,? WILL NEVER DIE.?"

[@jerrylarkin3153]

Hey hey, my my

[@thomasfree76]

Take me back to the 50's just once.

[@donclark4685]

Been there! It was Cool.

[@MrRazorblade999]

Only for the music. The rest of it sucked.

[@Cerises4u]

would love to go...

[@mrwillys2]

D'Ascoyne I GUESS YOU NEVER DROVE A 1958 PONTIAC STARCHIEF WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN.

[@humbleone6405]

Dork city the real shit went down in the late 60s

[@pauleypavillion6088]

R.I.P. Frankie, you were one of my favorites when i first listen to this song on AM radio back in 1960 as a 3yo boy and remember singing with my mom n dad when they were driving one of those early 1950's chevy cars.

[@nicholasserio4031]

R.I.P Frankie. Take this sea cruise and finally rest in peace

[@earlslot8320]

dam, just like being in high school again. brings back so many memories. one of my favorites. great job and song

[@josephkane4753]

Just an all-time Classic hit single from Frankie Ford With his big of 1959 with Sea Cruise as it came out around 1959

[@davidmelton2091]

A rock and roll classic you want to listen to on a regular basis

[@Karajorma]

So I've just come back home from a drunken night out and at one point we started playing rock and roll. I told my friends, "I will now play you the greatest rock and roll song you have never heard" and afterwards the cool ones agreed with me. This song is probably the most underappreciated rock and roll song of its time.

[@1968tomf]

Auch nach dem lange Jahren immer wieder super !!!

[@barbarairwin4369]

Love,this one very much ! Listen,to it quite often !! RIP Frankie !

[@gfblack5307]

60 years later, as good as ever!

[@stoneagequeen53]

Sure it's s bit kitschy, but I like watching this. I watched American Bandstand faithfully every Saturday for many years, it was a 'must see' for me and my friends!! I love these old songs and I love watching these old Bandstand clips.

[@sunshineandstarlight]

@cornskid haha

[@nadyarossi5102]

Wasn't this Dick Clark's Saturday night show?

[@cindylawrence1515]

What a joke...I used to watch it every afternoon. Forget after school activities or religious instruction...hey, Ameriican Bandstand WAS a religious obligation back then. And Saturday early eve it was the beechnut show from the little theater on Broadway. Anyone remember the appearance by Jerry Lee?

[@JonathanMcKey]

@@nadyarossi5102 Yes.

[@lovetrump1088]

It was all the way to at least 1980...everyone went home to watch it.

[@ronaldherrera3479]

Old Man Rhythm is-a in my shoes It's no use sittin' here singin' the blues So Gbe my guest, you've got nothin' to lose Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise? Chorus: Whoo-ee, whoo-ee baby Whoo-ee, whoo-ee baby Whoo-ee, whoo-ee baby Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise? Bridge: I Ffeel like jumpin'; baby, won't you join me, Cplease? I Fdon't like beggin', but now I'm on my bended Gknees Verse 2: I gotta keep movin', honey, I ain't lyin' My heart is beatin' rhythm and it's right on time So be my guest, you've got nothin' to lose Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise? [Chorus:] [Bridge:] Verse 3: I gotta keep a-rockin', get my hat off the rack I gotta boogie-woogie like a knife's in my back So be my guest, you've got nothin' to lose Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise? (chorus, then repeat its last line and fade)

[@fernandobriseno8164]

Thanks buddy

[@williamhernandez2428]

"I GOTA' GET TA ROCKIN' GET MY HAT OFF THE RACK". 50's classic at it's best. You had to be there!

[@intkxzc459]

Go Frankie! Great song.! Sung that song to a lot teen age girls still sing it to my wife of 42 years!

[@earlslot8320]

congrats robert gl

[@lilgrape6584]

My father knew him u-u

[@candyman993]

RIP FRANKIE... I GREW UP WITH THIS SONG

[@td6965]

One of the GREATEST RocknRoll songs ever! RIP Frankie & thank you! #TheDodger

[@mcfrdmn]

Lovely song and wonderful musical performance

[@danielcastillo4537]

This is the 1st song I ever heard! My mom would play this when we were kids on a White Mickey Mouse phonograph while cleaning the house. Before my dad came home from work.

[@chrisbeard3571]

This song reminds me of the days with spent with you with the evening spent with you we 0

[@earlslot8320]

i remember this from 59 great song frankie brings back great memories

[@brucepowell9252]

Great oldie, and Mr. Clark was one helluva good host whatever the occasion. As a former dj for several stations, I might be biased, but I think his background in radio is responsible for his glib and quick wit.

[@jackattack20000]

Hell of a singing voice. Thanks for the memories, Frankie!

[@feelinqfren9521]

jackattack20000 tand thank you mozart lookin man

[@sunshineandstarlight]

@@feelinqfren9521 Hahaha 😍

[@victorparker2019]

I met Frankie Ford in New Orleans 2005.we chatted and drank all night.I was drinking Hand Grenade's.Think the bar was called the Tropical.I bought Sea Cruise in my local record store, Newcastle England.RIP,it was great to have met you..Victor Clarence Parker.UK.

[@davidmelton2091]

This was before computers altered voices and he actually sang good

[@lepidhed]

R.I.P Great voices are so uncommon nowadays

[@gingersweigart-burkert95]

Scott Beck U got that right. Todays music most of it u csn't understa d what they r sing m when u can it is about killing or something bad. I brought all my children up on the music of our time not the crap of today.

[@earlslot8320]

@@feelinqfren9521 no ass holes like you

[@beauwest4844]

RIP Frankie Ford, Mr. sea cruiser....

[@brianwilson9828]

Ahhh...vocal talent! What pipes at such a young age!

[@homeyiommi1921]

Oooh-wee, ooh-wee baby!

[@sharonfogg1336]

Love this song when I was a teenager in the late 50 and early 60s

[@earlslot8320]

sharon i'm with you, nothing better than this music

[@pauletteblais3433]

I was 10 when this came out and I loved it so much!! What brought me here was a Peter Noone concert yesterday, where he did all his hits with Herman's Hermits and also did many covers, this being one of them! Wow, I was that little 10 year old girl again!

[@jussix48]

Good music is always good, never disappointing you in any way...!

[@TheReneex]

I'm ready to go on a week-long sea cruise! after listening to this classic!

[@sergikirov8335]

I remember seeing this Show, Real "Be-Bop".💯

[@Chipper6811]

RIP Frankie Ford, thanks for the great songs and entertainment. This, and the Twelve Drinks of Christmas are my two favorites that he did.

[@bobbycurtola2565]

RIP Frankie! You were one of the true pioneers of Rock 'n' Roll!

[@jussix48]

A classic one and a good, happy song...!

[@johnreichard6698]

Seen Frankie Ford live at the FOX THEATER, the FOX in ATLANTA. VERY enjoyable show. FATS DOMINO was there ALSO.

[@homeyiommi1921]

My dad (born in 1940) worked his first job as an usher at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. I get emotional whenever I go there to see a concert nowadays...which isn't often enough since I live out of state. Thanks for your comment, brings up some good memories for me.

[@jimmystephens2524]

NO high tech sound mixers......only raw talent.

[@thetruthexperiment]

They were hi-tech for the time. Some custom built knobs and vacuum tubes. The kind of thing hi-tech equipment tries to replicate. I’m pretty sure this is almost 30 years after one microphone in a room days.

[@dianeanderson6733]

Feet tapping 6th June 2019 still listening.

[@nadyarossi5102]

6/18/2020

[@ferreday1]

There were only a few rock songs of that era that still stand up to this day great foot tapper

[@DennisTheBald]

RIP Frankie, loved your work

[@dianeorrvarstone2139]

aaahhh..the best music..i grew up on it!!

[@leonchildsjr8690]

In memory of Frankie Ford (1939-2015)

[@jaykendall7557]

1959 BEST YEAR FOR MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@richardfazakas462]

Good Ole Rock n Roll ....

[@shoulderlift]

Love that hairstyle Dick Clark has here. Wishing it was back in fashion today.

[@DrawsomeDrawer]

Pretty sure it is

[@grantbowen658]

What a fantastic energy !!! This song still sounds amazing many years later after it's release. People still love it !! What an explosive Era. IT's amazing that Frankie was right there with his fantastic contributions to the era !! Frankie had a feel like no other artist. This song still sounds great at my live gigs. (pre Covid) .. and it works well on the Cruise Ship gigs as well. My Students love to learn and play this song. If you need it transposed into a different key to make it easier to sing, i can help you with that as well. Gotta Love the Classics. ;-)

[@iketitan1916]

I Had to perform a song from this era for my great grandparents 50th anniversary, when I was like 10 years old. I picked this song

[@phyllismcmullen3423]

love it posting on my goldie oldies pages

[@plainjayne1981]

Proper music. Thank you to the person who introduced me to it

[@raysears2392]

this music was great then but it is better now and just gets better with time

[@voiceshow9]

R,I.P. Frankie. Sail off to Happyland.

[@spicey6646]

Awww.I didn't know he passed.RIP Frankie.

[@treasurejensen7682]

R.I.P. Love your music

[@louismatassa8489]

Still listening great old school music ⛵ 🚢

[@hoafazio8338]

RIP Frankie Ford...

[@paladin181]

Just got thos earworm in my head today, and I'm not sure why it popped in my head, but such a great song. Well before my time, but still one of my favorites when I was a younger man.

[@cynthia6637]

Frankie Ford hasn't changed.. Still Fantastic ... 1959... What a feel good song here...

[@RichMiller]

Oooo Eeee Early New Orleans Rock n Roll. :-)

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Such, Memories!

[@aussiedigger9265]

Hot 100 Billboard US Charts. #89 for 1959

[@JBmusicart]

Another one of New Orleans' finest!

[@mackysobrevega1780]

a rare youngster here that likes old music

[@LopezJosie]

same

[@JohnnyRatman]

+Edrick Vince Velicaria Same! From all over the world! We need to show our generations how to rock like it has to be

[@feelinqfren9521]

Edrick Vince Velicaria yeet

[@ericc.2673]

You ain't rare man but more of us have gotta listen to sonething other than trap music

[@DeckofReason]

this is a cool old song ...I love the oldies

[@poppaD75]

Great blue eyed soul.

[@robertmoody4960]

Blue eyed.....some of y'all white people are full of it..this is clearly pop. Oops I meant to say poop. *but a great mardi gras tune tho....

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

So good to listen to great music. George Vreeland Hill

[@kristinacassidy2832]

Yeah I'm 13-17 and i hate the new music i like the old music

[@yvonnecamblin8837]

This is from my time! Love it always

[@kilton1]

Rock & Roll at it's very best.

[@kageyamatobio2239]

Your songs are so rare but I have it on my playlist I love ❤️ uncle Frankie

[@garybeauchamp3623]

That New Orleans sound. Love the saxophones.

[@earlslot8320]

great rock n roll song in high school

[@charlesarmstrong5292]

Still the best version of this song ever done, despite the massive set back of "olden" technology.

[@JoyneFreedom]

I vote second best version goes to Herman's Hermits.

[@pauletteblais3433]

YES! I just saw them yesterday and Peter covered several songs, this being one of them. He is a phenomenal entertainer! I went more for the Buckinhgams than HH but was totally blown away by the massively great show he put on!!

[@kristinehatkinson7323]

Performers on Dick Clark were always lip-synching to their hit record-- but did it Very well!

[@ptsml]

R.I.P Frankie!

[@billkelly6262]

100 % pure fun music

[@steveyapuncich6317]

This is favorite of mine. He appeared, if memory serves, on Midnight Special when Jerry Lee Lewis hosted about 1972. He could still nail the song and still could dance.

[@MrUhwoody]

This guy's nuts! I love it. You should see him in "American Hot Wax."

[@nesime2651]

R.I.P Frankie, Sailing on the "Sea Cruise"

[@ruevo1]

Immer noch KLASSE!

[@holitipu]

OMG I was born in 1959 and grew up in a country with no t.v....but I know this song :)...the power of music and radio eh. Thanks to my Mum and Dad for loving music and dancing and passing that love on . The music 1950s to 1980s were the best!!

[@randyrogers8568]

If you can sit still when this plays you are just plain dead.

[@TheCalgarydoug]

Lucky us. Huey Piano Smith didn't want to tour this song so they recorded it with Frankie Ford doing the vocals and most of us I think are happy about that. I suppose except for 27 people at this point.

[@devonmoors]

Doug Fever No.Ace dubbed Frankie’s voice onto Huey’s band backing .

[@dankatz1080]

Huey's an all-time great. Ford's overdubbed vocal is his one claim to fame.

[@JoyneFreedom]

@@dankatz1080 Okay, but still, that is one great claim to fame!

[@corynielsen516]

You grandparents (including mine) would remember this song.

[@rockitradio]

Our vintage video pick of the week for 11/25/2014 here at Rock-it Radio ! Thank you again for all the great videos you post here on KZbin!

[@Cerises4u]

looooove this... never knew the singer...just loooved this song!

[@solarpurplestarlight]

RIP Frankie! Enjoy your sea cruise to the last stop! =)

[@maryomnes9445]

I was just 13 years old when this song came out. I just love it. Here we are in 2021 and I still love it. Yea for the 50's my era for music. R I P FRANKIE FORD you will always be in my heart ❤. Such a powerful singer.

[@cowboycrushfan]

RIP Frankie!

[@tostare]

Great find from the archive!

[@chjadam]

Sweet Rock'n Roll Boogie Jive time memories

[@adrinathegreat3095]

He did pretty well out of just this one top 20 hits, the few others he made were not very good or successful but it kept him going for over 50 years

[@kevinrichards3288]

Back when I was a little kid & first listened to this song, I thought the bell & horn sounds at the beginning was a train.

[@nadyarossi5102]

You aren't alone!