The Harmonicats "Peg O' My Heart" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[@kystars]

I am 58, born in 64. I grew up listening to my grandparents and fathers records. When the late 70s and early 80s came around, I was not into hard rock, and music at that time. Instead I preferred my old records I had from my grandparents. Harmonicats were one of them, and I have been hooked on this great music ever since.

[@steveperry1344]

yes, the good music.

[@greasylimpet3323]

Same here, I'm 63 and I only like music up to the 1950s, preferring the 40s. Glad to hear I'm not the only one!

[@eriqueclaudin4274]

Totally agree. I remember watching Sing Along with Mitch also. Great music.🙂

[@peggybundy4216]

MY DAD, NAMED AFTER THAT SONG! MISS YOU DAD ❤

[@Zasu42]

I took lessons from Don Les (bass) when he lived in the Marina Towers. I met Jerry Murad (Chromatic) at a few conventions. Al Fiore (Chord) and I belonged to the Windy City Harmonica Club in Chicago. RIP

[@conner-manradio]

He plays the harmonica like how a cartoon character would eat corn on the cob.

[@daveslater9141]

Brilliant.

[@pleiadecca]

I remember them in 1950's black and white TV shows, including Ed Sullivan. It still sounds wonderful.

[@TomElvisSmith]

I haven't heard this in so many years. Growing up with my grandparents, they used to play the record all the time along with the Three Suns version. Both The Harmonicats and the Three Suns had a #1 hit with "Peg O' My Heart" in 1947 and the Harmonicats did a fantastic job of re-creating their recording here. In fact, Buddy Clark also hit #1 with it, so there were three #1 recordings of this song in 1947, as well as other versions that charted in the Top 10. Fantastic! The song was originally a hit just before World War I, and it enjoyed a major revival of popularity in the late '40's.

[@kystars]

hey Tom, I just posted the very same type of message. It seems you and I got it from our grandparents :)

[@TomElvisSmith]

@@kystars It's good to hear from you! Yes, I think good musical taste comes from one's upbringing, and I'm glad I was exposed to great music by my grandparents.

[@joehill8014]

one of my Dads favorite songs. he sang it all the time.

[@janetjamieson2028]

Wonderful. My Dad sang it a lot,too. Especially to my sister when we brought her home from the hospital when she was born…. 70+ years ago. ❤❤❤❤

[@georgegilbert806]

Brings back fond memories of my parents who worked with them many times.

[@daveslater9141]

One of my grandmother's favourite tunes which became the reason I've played the harmonica for 45 years, albeit I play the blues.

[@b.deville3236]

The Harmonicats' original recording of this song was engineered by Bill Putnam, the brilliant recording engineer who pioneered the use of reverb, slapback echo, and other innovative techniques that many people credit Les Paul for "inventing".

[@marcjones4393]

Yahoo for the Harmonicats!!!

[@PissedOffPatriot]

I was just at the bank and ran into Dick Gardener - he played his tiny harmonica for me! God bless this man! 💕🇺🇸

[@rosemma34]

you're kidding, right?

[@desireemyers6262]

I met him this evening as well! Got a picture with him and everything. It was an awesome experience ❤️

[@lonestarfriend]

Now THAT’S different. 🙂 Very well done!

[@angelajohnson9542]

🤠👍 LIKE. - WOW. 👏🌞 I. REALLY. LO💖E. - IT. 💐👋🥰

[@deborahlacour1938]

Just beautiful....and the wonderful harmonica player on the left is fantastic

[@cynthiacronin2794]

Jerry Murad

[@stuhunter975]

I am Australian but knew the Cats well , wonderfully players Stu Hunter .

[@conner-manradio]

Idk who these guys are but they’re cool.

[@theharmonicaarchivist1630]

They recorded the number one hit of 1947. This is the original trio, the group went through many changes before the original founders/members died out in 1996. They were the first group to use "artificial reverb"

[@jerrypriessen8137]

Oh my, I feel old at 50 :-(

[@jimoconnor6382]

JERRY MURAD, DON LES, AND AL FIORE

[@finallybrainunderstood479]

John Mayall's predecessors, lovely💎💎💎

[@albertnevaras3465]

Beautiful

[@johnb610]

I would love to see Maynard James Keenan lend his amazing vocals to this lovely song. :)

[@AntMan201490]

Toast of The Town 1950 71 years ago

[@joyceowen6495]

My father used to sing this to me when I was a little girl,I am 85 now.

[@pnovotar]

What a PRECIOUS gift he gave you!! A TREASURED memory!! BLESS him😊

[@kimgrattage6049]

Found this show on Pluto Free TV, Can't stop watching it, You were so lucky to have entertainment like this, the UK had none like you had i the USA.

[@steveperry1344]

i luv harmonicas.

[@DavidB.Rockin]

Those harmonicas are huge!

[@AntMan201490]

Buddy Clark(July 26,1912-October 1,1949) Buddy died in a plane crash on Beverly Boulevard in West Los Angeles he was 37😞🙏🏿

[@hardlines4]

I grew up with their albums:)

[@johnb610]

What were the albums like as children?

[@hardlines4]

@@johnb610 Excellent

[@user-ku7ur6wc2b]

Great

[@user-kn1ce9vp2u]

2:35 = דקות בדיוק, של מוסיקה איכותית במיטבה, בנעימת המפוחית !! בהחלט, שמגיע לביצוע הנעימה היפה ביותר ששמעתי עכשיו ממש + וידאו קליפ, שחור לבן !! לכן אתן, לביצוע הנעימה היפה ביותר ששמעתי עכשיו, במפוחית = 10 עשר, מלא ביותר .. ללא ספק בכך © ]]

[@charlesnye1736]

This is still better than 90% of the crap today

[@musicom67]

I have a strong hunch the bass and chord are phony-playing (or slightly playing) with their recording tracks with the live orchestra following along. Those specifcally unique echo-effects are heard in this performance - - unless they used the Ed Sullivan theater men's bathroom for their echo chamber like they did on the groundbreaking 1947 recording made in Chicago.

[@tonymp]

Who else is here because of reading about the harmonicats on the back of a white castle slider box?

[@retrobebop61]

Me! Just had four cheeseburgers! Love reading the stories on the boxes!

[@ER-me1ii]

Didn’t know Lou Costello played harmonica.

[@theharmonicaarchivist1630]

Finally! A video with AL Fiore playing the solo. He was one of the many chord players of the Cats, but he was their original chord player and footage of him is quite rare. The chord players of the Harmonicats were the following: AL Fiore (original) Bob Bauer (replaced AL when he left) George Miklas (replaced Bob) Bob Herndon (filled in for AL Fiore in 1958 when AL Fire had a heart attack) AL Data, Bud Boblink and Joe Mass Jr were also chord players for the Cats. I was lucky to have been Joe Jr.'s student until his death in 2017.

[@jimoconnor6382]

I got to get to know Al Fiore back in 1990. Bud Boblink is my uncle that just passed away a few days ago. Thanks for the mention

[@stevefaure415]

This poor girl brought up on stage looks like she's watching an autopsy for the first time.

[@pmsusana]

The girl is Margaret O'Brian, one of the best child actresses in Hollywood history.

[@Meatcity-sf8fm]

Margaret was no child here

[@LazyIRanch]

IKR? She looked rather uncomfortable, that big harmonica was probably pretty loud! I like the hands that gently pulled her aside when the other two cats joined in.

[@theharmonicaarchivist1630]

@@LazyIRanch they actually are pretty quiet harmonicas, i have a few of AL Fiore's chord harmonicas. You can see them on my channel :)

[@rosemma34]

She was only four years older than she was in "Meet Me in St. Louis"

[@BoazKimMusic]

Did the Harmonicats play another song on this program? I’d love to see more footage of them with this original lineup. :)

[@johnb610]

No :)

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

what kind of harmonica is the big one called?

[@MalarPaper9666]

It's called a "chord harmonica".

[@JoyceEttingoff]

cHORD OR BASS

[@kenviscidi4621]

I didn't know Groucho Marx was so proficient on the chromatic harmonica.

[@tomr.1435]

Someone get the breathe mints!

[@theharmonicaarchivist1630]

no kidding, funny you say this. I have five of Al Fiore's chord harmonicas (the long ones). He didn't maintain his harmonicas at all, and three of them smelled horrid when i got them. Myself and Bill Morris, a fellow harmonica repairman, spent many WEEKS if not MONTHS cleaning these things. Several of Fiore's chords can be seen on my channel.

[@rosemma34]

@@theharmonicaarchivist1630 Yuk. But Cool! How would you clean a harmonica? Ultraviolet Light?

[@user-ku7ur6wc2b]

Looks like little bow peep

[@user-ku7ur6wc2b]

The girl looked scared. Tiny hand bag