The Statler Bros. Random Memories Part One

This is part one of a 30 minute program promoting The Statler Bros. Random Memories, by Harold and Don Reid. The program is hosted by Harold and Don's sons, Wil and Langdon Reid respectively and members of the duo Grandstaff. Part one features Grandstaff's (Wil and Langdon) video tribute, "The Statler Brothers Song." Harold and Don discuss how and why they wrote the book.

[@lindaburns5817]

R.I.P Harold! Beautiful singers and lovely men. Thanks for sharing, 🎸🥁🎤📻❤🌹🌹💞🌷🎼⚘🦋

[@craigknispel8930]

WOW, Great song. Congrats boys, that is a hit

[@elizabethjaneda2456]

What a beautiful tribute to the Statler Brothers . Thank you for this beautiful memory.🙏

[@maureengilbert3745]

Never get tired of the "boys to men" Statler Brothers. From their teen years til they retired, I'll never get enough of what ever they talk about. Find something new each day on Utube. Many thanhs

[@jimverbaere6097]

My brothers and I always listened and sang their songs. We had a group for a while and did a little traveling to sing at different places. The Statlers were the reason why we started singing in the first place. I will Always love and admire each one of them and their music for as long as I live.

[@jameslipke354]

I'll be 56 years old in April. My Mom was born and raised in Tennessee and I grew up listening to The Statler Brothers. To this day they are my all time favorite when it comes to Gospel Music. I don't see that ever changing. I love all their music, and your dedication song was just perfect. Every time I hear their music, it takes me back to being a kid when my Mom and Dad would get all dressed up and go to either the Moose Lodge or the American Legion to go dancing. I miss my folks every day, and I know you boys know that feeling. Thanks so much for sharing! ~ APRIL LIPKE

[@cathrinesmith5800]

Beautiful tribute to your dad's I loved them

[@CiscoWes]

RIP Harold Reid

[@annalapoint7156]

Impressive!! Sing more you too! Statlers, oh my how I love them!! 😍

[@martynewell1181]

Grew up with the Statler Brothers Harold you wil be miss but you and Lou De Wit is seeing each other RIP Harold Reid

[@crzyjanie]

thankyou so much for this post.god bless you .they were and always will be the best country band in history.i love the sons doing a tribute for their dads.may they carry on a family tradition.there will never a group like the statler brothers and im grateful they happened my lifetime

[@daisymaefrench4041]

Wow, their sons sound wonderful. I love the Statlers and always will. That's when country was real, not the twerking, guitar smashing idiots that are famous now. Thank you Statlers, lots of memories in those songs.

[@ohwhatelse]

I think my most favorite of theirs is Elizabeth. I believe their Jimmy Fortune wrote it. Great, beautiful song.

[@Tennessee608]

Thanks for sharing this with us.Love the Statler Brothers

[@ckaydw]

One of my all time favorite groups ♥️💋♥️💋♥️

[@truthteller8459]

I'm actually impressed with their sons singing talent. When I first heard they were going to sing I was preparing for major disappointment but the song turned out to be really good by their sons.

[@jaydenjernigan8819]

I believe I'm the only 12 year old who knows about all the the statler brother songs it runs in my family from my daddy's daddy then to my daddy now to me

[@rickeybullington68]

Think you for knowing good music and carrying on the turdictoino of great country music .

[@rstvmo]

Think you

[@fhainalex282]

and now you are one of a small group of 14 year old who knows that :)

[@karlachasteen1068]

I Had 3 Favorites Both Of The Bass Men Harold & Don Reid & The Tenor Jimmy Fortune

[@Time4Stories1967]

i love the statler bros, sorry for your loss; love connie

[@JohnRHarden]

Takem back to the good old days.

[@janicew6222]

I have enjoyed these 3 parts, found it by accident, but great.

[@beckydavis6318]

Wonderful young men

[@juilemsl]

These boys need to sing more they are great .

[@patriciacaldwell1619]

Beautiful stories

[@sassyfrass4999]

they r not leaving there brother about him...god bless him...he is the real statler bros...god bless him

[@camsmith9671]

Wonderful

[@carvinlambert6899]

You Guys sound really good, get two more guys!!! Please!!

[@louisbarrera5913]

I got chill bums God bless the Statler brothers. Rip Harold

[@rose473]

I love this. They inherited the Talent. It was so sad to read about Harold's death. I have always loved their music.

[@mameschwarzfischer2806]

I Will go to my grave loving the Statler

[@shirleymockerman5422]

Good singers and writting

[@826phutton]

Do your research...Lew didn't leave because he thought he could do better without them. He left because he was very ill with Crohn's Disease. Stress plays a huge role in this disease...I know because I also suffer with Crohn's Disease...and I do mean SUFFER!!! He was in so much pain for so long, then had surgery that helped for a while. Then this horrible illness resurfaced, as it always does, and, in the end, it's what took his life at such a young age.

[@dianecarrico8711]

He tried going on his own but he couldn't make it because he was so sick but you are right he didnt just leave them he couldn't go on because he was very sick at the time

[@collinreesejones5525]

Bless Lew... I am very sick now too, but he was classy and always will be remembered with greatful appreciation!

[@carlaaustin7223]

I just listened to this and they have accents. Never noticed before.

[@Yooper_1980_at_Heart]

They are from Staunton, Virginia and they definitely have a regional accent.

[@shell1963ful]

I agree with Paula, Lew didn't leave because he could do better...He was very ill that's why he left and they were never the same good but never the same!!

[@jeanjones1846]

We missed LEW... b/c we loved him. But Jimmy ... you couldn't do better for a replacment... and as the years went by ... We learned to love him just as much.

[@kevinmiller1985]

To Dukeof Ed. You're dead wrong. Lew left the group because of his illness, not because he thought he was better. He had surgery whic h improved his health to the point he made a comeback as a solo artist. Then his he alth took a turn for the wors e & he died August 15, 1990 @ the age of 52.

[@gpmcd1044]

I’m so very sad to learn of Harold’s passing. I’m sure he’s in a better place and no doubt in the presence of Jesus, and he won’t have anymore pain, so I’m happy for him in that respect, but it’s still hard saying goodbye to good people and great talents. God bless you Harold. We really miss you.

[@torybrasileiro3026]

Don's speaking voice is lower than Arnold Speaking voice. Interesting.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

It's not often that a quartet can maintain a successful career, with just one personnel change, with Jimmy Fortune replacing the ailing Lew Dewitt in the early eighties. Phil, Don, and Harold kept the group going for over 30 years though.

[@jrk1666]

where can I find the 2003 Live version of flowers on the wall ?

[@jeanjones1846]

I love um...

[@clintoncross6955]

Where can copy of book

[@clintoncross6955]

Book

[@Yooper_1980_at_Heart]

Amazon or eBay, other used booksellers.

[@sassyfrass4999]

they r so ungrateful 2 their brother!!!

[@DukeofEd2186]

Forget Lew it was his loss for leaving thinking he could do better without them.

[@paulneighbors6066]

He left because of his health. He was the one that discovered Jimmy Fortune and recommended him.

[@MayorMcCheeseStalker]

Dukeof Ed, Lew left due to his battle with Crohn's Disease in the early '80s. It's true that after a few years of rest, he did begin to record as a solo performer, but he never thought "he could do better without them," as you put it. Where did you get such an asinine notion? Lew died from heart and kidney disease in 1990. Good for Lew for getting to enjoy a few retirement years before succumbing to his illness. Forget Dukeof Ed.

[@DarinCates]

THIS IS JUST A LONG PUSHY AD. After All This And They Never Made It ...... Hilarious.

[@jennifursun3303]

THEY DO SOUND LIKE THEIR DADS

[@larrylaprade6384]

I don't know what to say. I'm still in shock at the news that Harold Reid has passed away. It only seems a short while ago that I saw them in their hometown, and before that met Lew at a high school in Waynesboro, Va. Loved their tv show. Though I love them all, Harold has always been my favorite. I feel like I've lost a close personal friend. Prayers and condolences to Don, Brenda, all the kids, and their other "brothers" Phil and Jimmy. May God bless you all.

[@sherylfiller6064]

I am so saddened by this. In the past month we have lost Kenny Rogers, Joe Diffie and now Harold Reid. I have grown up listening to all of them and in my opinion, they are the best generation in true country music. There will never be another group like the Statler Brothers.

[@mssandy90]

Get the book. It's a great read. What a life they have had. They always stayed true to their roots and were the best country group ever. Wish they were still in the music business.

[@jc6594]

Happy 80th Birthday Harold Reid

[@paulneighbors6066]

Hate that he didn't get to see 81. He was a fine Christian man and walking on streets of gold today.

[@terrycrabill761]

All i can say the statlers you all were great but Hatold the group would just not the same he was so great you never knew what he was going to do next.

[@eugenemalush9284]

What great content. Thank God for the Statler Brothers!

[@roxannehilbert2553]

Ah the Statler brother's I could listen to them 24/7. I love them

[@miyoric492]

I love these guys... brings so much memories back when I used to live in Oregon!!

[@catherinemartina6469]

That is amazing. Cause Will Reid, sounds like and partially looks like don Reid. I love it. Just goes to show you that DNA makes and mixes its own cocktail. It's all beautiful and good. Great voices guys.

[@dianecarrico8711]

Wil is Harold Reids son and he doesn't look a bit like Don he looks like his dad and Langdon looks so much like his dad Don they also sound like there dads in lots of ways

[@saturn3652]

That's what I was thinking! He definitely looks more like Don.

[@dianecarrico8711]

R.I.P Harold Reid my thoughts and prayers goes out to his family and to the Statler Brothers they lost a true friend

[@rickeybullington68]

Yes they sure did . What a great man he was he will be miss dearly .

[@moiraspeirs6614]

Well done guys what a lovely song and your voices are so like your dads 👍💙🎤💙🎤👏👏👏x

[@kathleenbeaty8288]

Love them. Will always love listening to there music. They were the greatest.

[@jimpugh1819]

THEIR

[@reneebarclay7965]

Love the Statler Brothers music.

[@play4u67]

I completely agree with you Paula, I too SUFFER from Crohn's disease, it's a Horrible, Excruciating Painful and very disabling (to some degree) disease to have, And your also right about the stress, When I am stressed it really rears it's ugly head then! Poor Lew had such a battle with this disease, I sure wish they could find a cure for it, hopefully someday they will and we won't suffer with it any longer. God bless and take care ♥♥

[@74Spirit1]

Harold is now gone, but the music lives on.

[@gcapps100]

My mother, rest her soul, absolutely loved the Statlers. She would have loved this. Brings back memories for me as well. I'm a rock fan, but was raised on the Statler Brothers. Means a lot to me as well.

[@daviddooley5361]

Back in the mid '90s Mercury records released a 3 CD box set of Statler Brothers songs and included a booklet which has some of the photos in this music video along with a complete listing of all their LPs on the Mercury label.

[@gatewaysolo104]

he left because of his illness which he died from not too long after

[@martiwf0]

OK, I'm convinced. I'll get the book ordered today.

[@nippynf4l831]

You sons sound wonderful!

[@Scripts360]

My honey bought me the book. Fantastic read.

[@collinreesejones5525]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! You guys ARE 2.0 You guys ...are needed...please tour!

[@Denmanize]

i am going to amazon to order the book

[@connienania486]

Love these guys!!!

[@chanceearley6272]

Vocally Wil sounds like Don

[@vickieroy-io9mo]

They look and sound just like their dads.

[@carolgraham6669]

Beautiful Memories love the song❤❤❤

[@robbyblack2699]

WE DO WANT TO HEAR THEM.

[@connienania486]

What a tribute

[@malik123167]

YOU TWO GUYS SOUND GREAT, BUT WISH YOU HAD OF SHOWED MORE OF LEW DEWITT, HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINALS, YOU SHOWED TOO MUCH OF JIMMY

[@jeanjones1846]

RusT THruST I dissagree ... Lew was the orginal... but Jimmy was with the group for many more yrs... I love Jimmy... Hes still touring , doing his own style of gosple .. love him.

[@MayorMcCheeseStalker]

@@jeanjones1846 No one ever would have heard of Jimmy Fortune had it not been for Lew DeWitt. Lew discovered Jimmy performing at a ski lodge in the early '80s and recommended him to the other Statlers as his replacement when he had to take a temporary leave of absence (later permanent) from the group due to illness. In the mid '60s, Lew is the one who put the group on the map with his composition "Flowers on the Wall."

[@beverlyglass9180]

AWESOME job guys. Any chance they will have one last reunion concert??????

[@Yooper_1980_at_Heart]

Nope. They retired from the stage in October 26, 2002.

[@Denmanize]

this is great where is part 2?

[@sassyfrass4999]

he is not the real statler bro...the bros forgot him!!!! god bless him..

[@jimster46]

They don't talk about him because the emotions cut too deep for them.

[@kevinmiller1985]

@@jimster46 Who are you tal king about?

[@rodrickwatson747]

Kevin Miller I Believe He Or She was talking about Lew DeWitt cause he was the original Tenor For The Statlers but As You Know He Had Retired For Crohn's Disease and he heard Jimmy while he was on stage a year or so after he retired and he introduced him to the Brothers and they heard him sing and next thing you know he was with the group o For 21 Yrs.

[@michaelcarter3813]

Will you ever take these old country videos off there taking up space

[@Yooper_1980_at_Heart]

No. We appreciate seeing these videos of our beloved Statler Brothers. So get over it.

[@BritGirl-fg9gj]

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