Amerikanen Reacts to Svenska Klassiker: Jerry Williams - Did I Tell You

I listened to "Did I Tell You" for the first time. Here's my reaction

[@carinaandersson7492]

Älskar Jerry han har gått från en generation till nästa generation han kommer alltid vara odödlig för många😢❤

[@chalphon4907]

R.I.P. Jerka. You should watch some interviews with him with all his maneurisms and thick Stockholm dialect. Also check out his song Keep on!

[@pon1]

Jerry Williams & The Boppers - Who's Gonna Follow You Home was the first song I remember ever liking when I was a kid, and it has stuck with me ever since, it's a good song and it would be really nice if you reacted to it :), actually, why not do a Williams Night Hang? He's done a lot of great songs! Btw, I saw him live just a year before he died, surreal to say the least! He's such an icon in Swedish music!

[@martinsv9183]

Check out "It Started With A Love Affair" also. His best in my opinion.

[@RImeofthe]

Check out. I can Jive. His biggest hit until Did I tell you

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I wonder if he can indeed Jive

[@grimmner]

​@@JonathanRollinssthlm305according to that son he sure can(; Im born 85 and Jerry has been a big idol for me since I was a small child and I must have seen him atleast a dussin time. He did this rock and was wery big in the swedish "Raggar" culture thats people liking american trucks rock amd rockabilly music and such so its a little swedish spin on early american car culture and Jerry was the swedish Rock king and yea inspired by Elvis. I can also recommend this song by him "Lets do some rock "n" roll" my favoriter as a child and still is i thin 3ven thou I can Jive amd Did i tell you also fight about that place. If you want to react to some more rock/rockabilly i can highly recommend the band "John Lindberg Trio" with for example "You belong to me". Love your videos.

[@kristianeriksson5825]

Stakka Bo - Here we go

[@louisenilsson848]

En älskad artist där musikindustrin borde skämmas att inte han är upptagen till Swedish Music Hall of Fame!!

[@BosisofSweden]

verkligen!

[@HappiSwede]

My first ever concert as a kid was mom taking me to see Jerry Williams. It was amazing!

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

He seems like quite the showman

[@annika8207]

I saw him too, in the 90ies in a Swedish Folkpark, him performing on an outdoor scene with a sold out show! He was really good and his musicians too! 🥰 I’ve always loved this song! It makes me happy! 😊

[@karolinaforslund2506]

"Who's gonna follow you home" måste vara nästa låt med Jerry Williams ⭐⭐⭐

[@carinalundstrom7566]

Jerry Williams was timeless. He was touring Sweden back and front from 1962 until hos death

[@Daniel-Tilli]

Jerry must have the record for most gig in swedish "Folkparker".

[@sannaschoblom8547]

Jerry i a true Swedish classic! You can follow this up with his "I Can Jive"!

[@sannaschoblom8547]

Also his version of "Working Class Hero" is truly amazing, but i'm not sure if it is a classic. (For me it is though.) The live version is definitely the one to watch; kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2HdiKuKlsp1gKM

[@rasmuswi]

@@sannaschoblom8547 it's definitely my favorite version of this song. I like it more than Marianne Faithfull's version, and a lot more than Lennon's original.

[@mattigolx2532]

Gillar Jerry Williams. Hade gärna sett honom spela någon gång i folkparkerna i yngre år men så blev det inte. Min mamma som gick bort förra fredagen älskade Jerry Williams så det var kul att se dig reagera på denna låt med honom. Finns många fler bra låtar med Jerry Williams som verkligen var en folkkär unik artist.

[@olsa76]

Jerry var känd för sitt speciella kroppsspråk och munrörelserna som påminner om en guldfisk. Ni har haft Tina Turners speciella benföring, vi har haft Jerrys.

[@MartinAhlman]

Erik is a legend! (That's him, Jerry Williams). He had a long career for a reason, and he was loved by all.

[@annika8207]

I saw him, in the 90ies in a Swedish Folkpark, him performing on an outdoor scene with a sold out show! He was really good and his musicians too! 🥰 I’ve always loved this song! It makes me happy! 😊

[@polmus]

This song is perfect with a beer at a pub somewhere, his voice is just perfect for a night out! Takes me back to the good old days :)

[@johnnyjonsson1938]

Orup - Regn hos mig ☔

[@jonnajois]

Jerry always followed his own path based on 50s rock-n-roll. And he worked hard and toured a lot. In the 80s the time was right and he became very popular.

[@Goddybag4Lee]

He grew up watching Elvis Presley movies copying the style when he was a teenager. After that and the breakthrough JW was called The Swedish Rock King. He sang lots of Elvis Presley songs and others. Man he was a gigantic artist and without him Swedish music would have sounded completely different.

[@sonjaolsson3257]

Du har tydligen missat att han är en av våra bästa Rocknroll artister. TYVÄRR R.I.P.

[@susannes7023]

Great song! Remember when it was on the lists and there was actually a song that I could listen to when my father was around. That did NOT happen very often!

[@Salve01]

Jerrys tolkning av John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero' är toppen - och helt i Jerrys anda.

[@acninnanannesson7313]

Jerry har man sett några gånger under uppväxten🎶🎤Alltid fullt ös. Denna låt är så bra.

[@MrMachineHead]

The way he moves.... Well, Jerry Williams was kind of "The Elvis Presley of Sweden Rock King" since the early sixties or even earlier, I guess that is why. There are lots of songs from his career to experience. In the seventies he toured Sweden with a band called Roadwork. One great song from that era is called burn out and there is a fantastic fan made video here on KZbin I think You ought to check out!

[@ingmarxhoftovningsr6144]

Jerry Williams was a really good entertainer!

[@anna-karingronberg1942]

Now you should react to "En Dag" med Tommy Nilsson. ;-) Jerry was the background singer in that song, together with Lili och Susie, Ankie Bagger, Tommy Ekman (from the group Freestyle) and som others artists.

[@Nubbe999]

A loved person and artist. He was great in many ways.

[@marcusisacson]

"It started with a love affair" is quite groovy and probably one of his better songs. You should also react to a few songs by the Boppers!

[@jtl4846]

You have to react to Claes-Göran Hederström - Det Börjar Verka Kärlek, Banne Mej. He died this weak sadly and this song is a real classic!

[@johnnyjonsson1938]

He has! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHqriaKgotdma9U

[@n.g.4852]

Done

[@jtl4846]

@@johnnyjonsson1938 aha tack!

[@johnnyjonsson1938]

@@jtl4846 Inga problem😉

[@yokechor-hansen336]

Dear Jonathan, thank you for your nice comments on this song Jerry Williams version. I've lived in Sweden half my life, this song will put you in a dance mode even in or darkest days. BTW his dance moves is a little different from other singers. All his other songs are just as good, loved him, may he RIP.

[@LottaNil]

Me and my father went to see Jerka and The Boppers at Eskilstunas djurpark (zoo) many years ago. When we got there no one stands in front of the stage. I said to my dad, lets sit down so we have good spots when thet come out. He hated it. But now he is so happy because he could stand in the front! We also met him many times at "german shepherd sm" because he had german shepherds that competet there 😊

[@Driv3rWisard]

Jerry Williams was Sweden's answer to Elvis Presley from the 50s until he died.

[@liljovich]

You may laugh but Beatles open for him back in the days.

[@feliciahallberg3098]

Anne-Lie Rydé - Segla på ett moln☁

[@bellshusse]

Listen to the choir: recognise the voice? It"s Tommy Nilsson. Jerry returned the favour by singing back up on En dag in #mello the next year.

[@Ingoivalde]

Never realized before how much Jerry looks like Fred Armisen.

[@goranferm5968]

Sveriges Kung av Rock i mer än 50 år Låtar som twistin Patricia, Keep on. Rocking at midnight, Git it. Darling Nelly Grey, Sweet little rock n roller, mm, mm.

[@elinflood9865]

Love everything about the man. His old timey working class stockholmska, him being a socialist or even communist, his whole attittude towards life. Coolest guy ever!

[@jonashansson2320]

Did this sound like 1988? I would rather say it sounds like 1958 made in 1988. :) Not sure about 1939 though. Popular because it was in a popular movie. Not more than that.. If you want a second classic from Hoffsten, it should probably be "Let the best man win".

[@Huxteble]

Nja, inte mycket rockabilly i den här egentligen. Och produktionen låter jättemycket 1988, ja. Håller med om "Let the best man win"!

[@jonashansson2320]

@@Huxteble Nej, inte rockabilly precis, var kanske fel att säga 1958, men grunden känns ändå inte som nått från 1988. Lite annorlunda produktion och det skulle inte kännas fel med Elvis som sångare. :)

[@leiper72]

"I can Jive" är en naturlig låt att följa på detta. ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZXcgZ2wds1go9k

[@pargack]

Jerka är kungen!

[@mintpastill]

There is one lol when he was a youngster almost and its a music scene video with the song " number one " early 60 ies or late 50ies ??

[@C.Silfverbielke]

Växeln hallå - Janne Lucas

[@johnnyjonsson1938]

It's a must!

[@bengtpersson8684]

The hardest working man in Swedish Rock n roll

[@knoparenSOC1]

Mio min Mio ( Gemini )

[@tangfors]

Inget super fan av hans musik, förutom vissa Covers han gjorde riktigt bra. Men han var en riktigt skön lirare.

[@johankaewberg9512]

Swedish country/rock. Solid throughtput as in Jerry delivering hundreds of songs over his career, but not even a single banger.

[@Cedisdead]

Love your stuff man don't know if my suggestion got removed somehow, it's När vindarna viskar mitt namn by Roger Pontare. A beautiful song about Samer and their "land".

[@BeardedNerdSE]

Wow, he was only around 46 years old here. He always looked 65.

[@annicaesplund6613]

Erik or Jerka to his mates, he had the best "Stockholmska" when he spoke.

[@BosisofSweden]

Still miss him! He was so much more than just Jerry Williams. He was active for more than 50 years a bit of Elvis, a bit Mic Jagger, a bit Bruce Springsteen later in life. He was a hard working, blue collar, upstanding, clean living really, really good person. A real man!

[@Huxteble]

Interesting facts: Jerry var tillsammans med Sven Wollter (skådespelare) och Pia Sundhage (f.d. landslagspelare i fotboll, f.d. förbundskapten för svenska landslaget, former coach for USWNT where she won Olympic gold and turned down Trump's invitation to the WH, and current coach för Brasiliens landslag) svensk offentlighets kändaste uttalade kommunister. Nu är Jerry och Sven gone och Pia har tonat ner politikpratet sen länge.

[@birthekjaersman4241]

One you definitely should listen to is his version of Working class hero by John Lennon. I think he does it better than JL. I also think it is the best he has done. His real name was Erik Fernström, but when he started singing he chose Jerry Williams as his alias. A great singer.

[@rasmuswi]

If you want more of JW:s dance moves, check him out in Savage Love from 1964. His head twists are just mind blowing, I bet you'll laugh all day long after seeing it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bne2fX2wq7OfkJY

[@NikesZ28]

If i remember right Jerry was an Elvis fan, so im guessing Elvis inspired him.

[@rainydaytodayey3071]

Would probably translate it to "Berättade jag för dig", eller "Sa jag till dig".

[@asahenriksson1981]

Hootenanny Singers - Omkring tiggarn från Luossa

[@rasmuswi]

Yes! Please react to it, Jonathan!

[@NiclasAsp]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp7PZmmAft6Nhrc Snälla reagera på hans uppträdande på allsång på skansen när han sjunger "I can jive". :D Riktig jävla krutgubbe! RIP

[@mintpastill]

Feeling blue by jerry williams this was where he dance twist and it was from 1963 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWjQmnppaNKhnrc

[@kenteriksson3727]

Han var gäst hos Kurt Ohlsson Fådda blommor i SVT.Det var kul han sjung med honom och intervjuade han.Och han var rörmokare men jobbade aldrig som det .Glöm inte Owe Törnqvist har gjort många låtar.Han gjorde Familjen Flinta introt .

[@pspsvan65]

Jerry Williams var Sveriges Elvis. Dom hade mycket gemensamt, bla skrev ingen av dom egna låtar. JW borde har blivit större utomlands än han var. Hans riktiga namn var Erik Fernström.

[@rasmuswi]

Arbetarbakgrund, Elvis var lastbilschaufför, Jerka var rörmokare eller, som han föredrog att säga, rörpulare.

[@OlaviKeiskanderfromSWEDEN]

born 1945 - died 2018 cancer Jerry Wiliams

[@icesam931]

De var en kille som var Jerry Williams I Sikta Mot Stjärnorna som gick till final 1997

[@carinaandersson7492]

Nice try 😂😂😂

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Haha thanks!