Beautiful Curtis Mayfield song that Brian Hyland certainly did it justice. It stood out on AM radio in 1970. Congratulations on being part of the recording.

I was 15 when this beautiful, haunting song hit the airwaves I've loved it ever since ❤❤

I remember this - it got a lot of air play in Wisconsin!

I’ve always loved that song, thank you Leland for the background info on it. I had no idea it was written by the late great Curtis Mayfield.

Hey Leland I want to thank you for sharing this brings me back to the good old days I’m 63 I just miss the old tunes I have played the Drums sense I was 9 self taught played out in a couple bands great fun I live in upstate New York above Syracuse so you Take Care my friend..🙏❤️☮️🇺🇸

Sweet! This song has always been high on my list of beloved a.m gold I listened to growing up. Forever etched in memory and firmly connected to varied emotional states. 😌😍 Happy to hear you were involved with this one too Lee. 😁

I've always loved this song, and to find that you and Russ were in there makes it even better! Thank you for sharing it, and bringing back some very nice memories in the process... 🧡

Oh, my God! This song! I love(d) it! And, now even more so. Wow! ✌🏼💙🤟🏼

Have a great day Lee! Thanks for all your great videos!

I've met brian on more then once really nice guy had several hits

Gypsy Woman, the origin recording for an epic studio career. Thanks for the info and everything since this first "real" studio gig.

Wow I remember hearing Itsy Bitsy Yellow Poka Dot Bikini as a child. One of my older brothers had the 45! This is a good tune as well. Thanks for the story Lee

Yet another childhood fave that I had no idea you were on. #ubiquitous

Very peaceful, certainly enjoying this segment. Thanks Lee.

Brian Hyland also had a huge hit with Sealed With a Kiss in 1962.

Haven't heard that song in ages. Thank you for bringing it back.

Thanks Leland, I always loved that song. You Love the Thunder from Jackson is probably my favorite song. The steel guitar just pierces your soul.

I love those dogs. They make my day.

Thanks for commenting on Bryan Hyland and the lovely recording memories. I was in Toronto going to school and on the CHUM radio station in 1970 the # 3 song was Gypsy Woman, and Eric Clapton had #2 song After Midnight #1 Smokey Robinson Tears of a Clown. But I loved the Bryan Hyland song the most because there was something that uplifted you, how he sang the lyric "her eyes" or "carousel", some nice words and I loved the intro with the bass and drum and Bryan's voice so clear. I truly loved your recording. I have Bryan's cd of all his singles which he had a lot. The bikini song was quite popular as a young lad hearing on my transistor radio, was so good. My all-time three favorite songs or recordings are : #3 - Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell. #2 - It Must Be Him - Vikki Carr and my favorite #1 - Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song. Take care.

You channeled Mr. Peabody( not your dear dog, the cartoon) and threw us into the Wayback machine big time. That song got a lot of radio play, not to mention all the jukeboxes! And, I liked it! Russ was a big part of what made that song work. Also, remember the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow polka dot bikini, that she wore for the first time today. And, Del Shannon, wow. Decades later he and Tom Petty became friends and worked together. A memory filled post today, Lee. Thank you.

Yet another of my favorite records that I didn't know featured your fabulous bass playing. I love that you started your master session career with a big hit single!

Un buen día y buen Legado histórico para la música universal Bendiciones siempre gracias buen amigo ❤😂😅

Del was my absolute hero because he wrote his own songs and always held true to his heart. Thanks so much for the stories. If you throw in some Jackie DeShannon and PF Sloan tales my life will be complete. :)

Great song! I also liked 'The Joker Went Wild', another mid 60's pop song, obviously produced by Leon Russell. But, Gypsy Woman was my favorite. Remember it well!

Chilling vocal ... (in a good way!) I didn't really realise just how wonderful his voice was on this track .. WOW! I too, grew up hearing this on the radio .. I was an 8 year old when this was released but of course, our ears were attached to our transistor radios and the cool desktop tube radio I had in my room (thanks to my folks!!) This track was a dance-around-the-room-track. Nice to hear it as a grown up (???) Still a great track! Classic! :)

I always loved this song and song style of that era.

New found respect for some music that got me through my yesterdays. Thank you for sharing. I met you on J T's Gorilla and the In the Pocket tours . Still two of my go to JT albums along with One Man Dog. Thank you for taking the time. Always thought you were a class act. Makes my heart happy that you're still making music with Danny and Russ. Would appreciate it if you'd pass along love and good wishes from me next time you speak to them. I'd appreciate it. Big love to you and yours. Take care be safe.

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A fave no doubt about it. Great memory associated with this👍😎 Remember rubberized tools when doing electrical work 👍 👍😎❤🖖 Love brother

brian hyland might be the greatest lesser known us performer and artist....knowing your story here even elevated more

I sure remember this song, reminds my of riding in the car with my dad, thanks Lee , nice memories.

Good late Sunday morning Lee! Have yourself a great day and enjoy what is left of the weekend. Take care my friend!

Russ sounds so good on this. Great first song to be on.

Never knew this was you on bass. Always dug this version especially the little run on the chorus.

So cool DEl SHANNON one of my all time favorites and a Michigan artist.. this is the day Kennedy was killed 22nd.. My grandfather also suddenly passed this time at age 44 in '72 he headed the family radio television shop on Fort St. in Lincoln Park just south of the Detroit border that was in the family a few generations.. MC5 grew up a few blocks away, Bob Seger and others haunted the area.. We lived a few blocks away i loved riding my bike there as a kid till they had to close around '82.. I still have some counsel stereos from the shop i jam out on and a 45 of East Side Story from Bob Seger and the Last Heard with the shops name taped to it.. Our family used to know the iconic Detroit area dj Dick Purtan and family early on.. Have watched this post several times so far lots of cools details.. Must have been amazing fun jamming the early gigs.. Your bass on this track is so strong and smooth no wonder it helped launched your studio work..

I love this show! You always bring a great story or a musical lesson. Go get em!!!!!

That song is the first song on my playlist!!!!!!

Thanks for playing that song, Leland. I was 8 years old living in Little Rock, Arkansas when Brian's version of "Gypsy Woman" first hit the airwaves. Dad would drive me and the family around town with the radio blasting, so the song brings back memories of him and the days of my youth. Dad died thirteen years ago on November 30, 2007... his anniversary being two days from today as I type this. Think I'll play "Gypsy Woman" in his honor. Knowing you played bass on the song makes the song even sweeter. Thank you.✌🙂🎼🎵🎶

The wonderful Lee Sklar! Love your daily input on here. 😀

Man that was cool..I was playing then, but found myself singing along to a song that I really thought sucked at the time..I think they called that "bubble Gum".

Thank you Lee for taking the time to share all the musical stories, and for 50 years musical input into my life. I wonder if you could share anything about Terence Boylan. You worked on his self titled album which is spectacular, but sadly only brought out one more album. Thank you and stay safe and well.

Leland. It must be awesome to share these experiences of you actually in the studio playing on n these songs. I've been a no name guitarist for decades playing privately for very famous artist of those years when Bryan Hyland did these songs. And I know that feeling when your playing a great song by that really moves your emotions while your playing. Thank you very much for sharing these moments with us. I play this song as part of my practice sessions because I I feel that great emotion while playing it. I've followed by you for me decades went to a few of Phill Collins concerts in Cali and Florida and other places. I was good friends with Jr.cobb or JR. As we called him from ARS. played for several years with former members of that group. And your name came up all the time . Best Wishes Best Regards. Thank you..

In 1970 the model airplane club I was in went to the NAS Mira Mar Air Show (Blue Angels headline) in San Diego and they had a plane there called "The Rising Sun" doing demonstrating and I had this song playing in my head as soon as they announced the name of the plane. I never hear this song that I don't remember that day.

Always dug this track! Thanks again !

HOLY SHIT, SIR!!!!! That song is among my earliest musical memories. I hadn't thought of that song in a decade or more, although, it took me right back to Camp Lejeune, NC where my father was stationed as a Marine, and I spent my days roaming through the woods, fishing, riding my bike, and living a very Mayberry-esque existence. Thank you. I actually needed that, today.

it's a song from my childhood!! Three bars in, I recognized it!! Have a great Thanksgiving, Leland!!

Apparently Dennis St. John & Bryan Garafalo were the other rhythm section on the sessions. Nice Company.

Thank You LeLand - What a sound track to our lives you are - He also had Sealed With A Kiss -and is still playing I believe - [ Some of the ways he used B7 makes me wonder about some Beatle Songs - Thomas Morris Morris/Roberts Group - SWFL

I remember hearing this when I was a little girl, emanating from my older brothers & sisters bedrooms. I LOVED the movie the Yellow Polka Dot Bikini was a part of! Thanks for the memories!

Bloody hell, I remember that! Cool. Thanks again Lee.

Love This. I haven"t heard the original since I was 12yrs. old. Love Santana's take.

I remember that song well. Had a 45 of that and ITSY BITSY🤣 And now we are definitely showing our age 👀 Also, I was glad to hear your take on a “guide/scratch vocal” when recording . I think it is extremely important . I respectfully ask for one at every session I do . For the most part , singers always oblige 🙌🏽 Take care and BASS ON , BASS BROTHER, Lee👍🏼

Thanks Leland, That was a FANTASTIC VIDEO.

The Brits call those wagons "caravans". and they long predate RVs, but serve the same purposes. There's a violin repair guy here in NorCal named Ifshin, who used to spend his summers touring with the Roma people, as they have have lots of wonderful old instruments from prior generations, and he would often refer to someone emerging from their caravan with some wondrous find, many of which he bought, reconditioned, and are now cherished by their happy US players - pretty safe bet that Gypsy woman was dancing around the campfire to the strains of a violin- played passionately, no doubt.

Loe the two minute or so sequence on "Guide Vocals" Lee - i.e. NEEDING a vocal there because you'd have done something a LITTLE bit different - really incredible to hear/consider.

Hello Lee, if music is the universe, you must be the center, or bass if you will. Thank you,sir

Jesus, this takes me way back! Had no idea! You da man, Lee.

First NYE gig I had, 1997ish, was with Brian. Really nice cat, his kid played drums for the gig. SWAK (Sealed With A KISS).

I grew up with that song, you never cease to amaze me with you work that has been the sound track of my life. Have you tried KZfaq Premium? It’s suppose to be ad-free.

Wonderful song and an awesome first pro studio gig! Thank you for sharing, Lee!

More great Studio stories. Another recording,I did not you were on... My Journey continues w/You..🎶🎶🎶🎶

Hi Leland, not sure how to pronounce your last name, but I really enjoyed your introduction to this song. It's so strange that for the first time years, I heard this song in my sleep last night and played it as I was waking up in bed this morning. I was born Feb 8th 1957, so early in 57, and I lived through that era. I had a little radio by my bed, living on the beach in Newport by the Santa Ana river jetties, and I'd listen to all these songs on the radio. So, this morning I wikied the gypsy woman song and found out who wrote it. And listened to the curtis mayfield version, which I had heard before and love, but became fascinated by the difference in Brian's version. In my older age I've been watching western movies before bed each night for a couple of years now, because my relatives were early pioneers. So I get to live sort of vicariously through the early westerns. But the ambiance of Brian's version is really amazing. It brought that song to the top. With Brian's inimitable voice, and the back ground music, to me, brings it back to the old west, especially with those native American sounding deep pounding style drums in certain parts of the song. Not sure which instrument you were playing, but that is one of the greatest emotionally moving and classic songs of all time. So today I was on youtube listening to songs of the sixties and your video came up. Thanks for your story about the song.

Thanks again, Lee. This brought back some great memories. As for your YT ads annoyance, have a look at Brave browser. My YT watching has been uninterrupted by ads since I started using it.

I listen to an oldies show on local radio sometimes, and this song plays fairly often.

Thanks for some daily sanity, Peace and Love!

You Tube Premium is ad free. I love "gypsy woman" & think I have that 45rpm from childhood. an AM radio classic. listening to it again--you and russ just anchor this cool song. you truly played on everything.

Good Morning Lee ! Good to see you !

Thanks Leland... I had just watched "MoTown Returns to the Apollo (1985)"... Bob Babbitt was outstanding working the pit... blew my mind - I'm a busy bassist but he found speaking parts I had not considered - so I started looking for a new project to dig into & "Gypsy Woman" grabbed my attention... like you said things get busy & time separates everything but I assumed Bryan wrote the song & had not realized it was a CM thing... Babbitt is bad no doubt but I love your in the pocket bass style - Always have !

Thank you for everything!

Really liked this song. I was 14 years old. I still have the 45 rpm boxed with others. Thanks for the dong and history lesson.

Too funny Lee. My last pre-COVID gig was an oldies cruise and Brian was one of the artists. Super nice guy. Still plays with a lot of heart, and the chart for this tune was a pretty good transcription of your part.

Thanks again Lee, keep 'em coming. Any comments about Poco. You must've known and know Timothy B. Schmit. Happy Thanksgiving for your wonderful contribution. Your one of the BEST!!!

Thank you! Leland!

Happy Sunday Lee.

Love, love, love this record. Actually, it's one of the handful of covers I sometimes pull out with my originals band. Haven't done a public gig since February. But better to be safe.

Thank you good insight still a favorite of mine 😊

Thanks Leland. I always loved this song. I had no idea you were the bassist. It amazes me how many records I have, on which you and/or Herb Pedersen appear. I like to think it's because I have great taste.

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I’ve been waiting for this one. 👍🏼

La. .Laaaa....Lee's Magical Musical Tour,..is coming to take you away, Take you away..... These stories are so great ! Golden nuggets of history. Worth more than any physical riches. I appreciate each and every story like the warmth of a sunny fall day ! And for a brief moment, i forget the troubles of these times. Dr.Leland , thanks for the medicine !.

Wow that brings back a few good ole memories :)

Helene here: Oh Holy Cow.....THIS song!!!???? Flash back! Lots of radio play if I recall...I enjoyed hearing it more than I thought I would...nostalgia factor no doubt. Nice song... Phil Collins lived in Gilford??

I had the pleasure of meeting Brian Hyland just a few years back. Yes, he still tours (or did till very recently) and is a great guy. The original "Bashful Blond"!

Ooh, be careful! Water and electricity don’t play well with each other! That song was a delightful blast from the past. Stay safe and stay well!

Has anyone ever mentioned that you remind them of Gandalf? I wish I were Gandalf! I'm glad I just stumbled into your channel, and I just subscribed. Btw, I'd like to also mention another good oldie Brian did- 'Sealed with a Kiss'. That's so cool that you did studio work with some musicians from back then! I need to do some research on your channel and find out more about your musical experiences. I never met any celebrities, but I was a good friend of Janis Joplin's road manager and good friend, Kenneth Johnson, (Kenai). I don't know if you've heard of him. He knew everyone in the North Beach and S.F. music scene back then. I knew him after Janis passed away. He passed away about 12 years ago. He had some amazing stories that he told. Like the time he was the cook on the Medicine Ball Caravan. I met him in Hawaii, '75, just after my father died over there, as he jumped aboard my dad's trimaran that we lived on, pulling out for a sail to commemorate my dad's life.

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always wondered who was on this album . excellent

I still remembered the lyrics....

Has he ever traveled with a spouse or partner? Has he ever been in a long term relationship? Could you imagine what an awesome relationship that'd be! God bless him

Nice vocal by Brian Hyland. Lee forgot to mention "Sealed With A Kiss" by Hyland. Big hit, too.

Thanks Lee 👍🏻 have a nice day

Good morning Lee.

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Aside from the Impressions original, I prefer Ry Cooder’s version. Lovely comping from Ry and delivered with a sensitivity that is haunting. Always a Del fan

To get rid of the commercials you have to join KZfaq Premium. Others may have said this. Thanks for the Brian Hyland. I always remember I had his single of Sealed With a Kiss. 😀. Take care with the electrics ⚡️

Love This !!!!!

Ok Lee, we know you played on eveything, but now you pull out this secret weopon, I can't believe it, Are you the Alpha-Omega of Bass. "Gypsi Woman" my favorite when this version came out ,way way way back in the day. LOL Lee thankyou. No one can top you now. You got so many bases/Basses covered in the field.

This song filled my impressionable 15 year old head with all kinds of forbidden thoughts back in the day.

You mentioned del Shannon. I played 🎸 on a del song with dion dimucci titled eye of the needle. Albhy galuten produced it for Arista for clive davis.albhy picked the tune from Tom petty, who owned del's catalog. I still have the cassette of dels demo. It is haunting to say the least to hear del's voice on that tape. Rip del,Tom petty and curtis mayfield

A good explanation between recorded music and music played in 'real time'. Much of recorded music is made by dividing time between construction and re-construction at different sequences of time. The professional can record in either method.