I love those 'rememberance' songs! I'm 84 so they bring back a lot of happy memories and surprises when I see something I have entirely forgotten about! Thanks for sharing Harri!

More than a name on the wall is my favorite Statler Bros song.

CLASS OF 57 IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE, AND FLOWERS ON THE WALL IS ANOTHER GOOD ONE!

"Do you know you are my sunshine?" My favorite Statler Brothers song.

I grew up in the 50s and it was the best time in the world.

The class of '57. I hope they lived their dreams.

I love Statler Brothers flowers on the wall is my favorite song

The Statlers were my first "boy band" back in elementary school in the '70s. I finally got to see them at their special annual July 4th "Happy Birthday USA" concert in their hometown back in '91 when I was in college. I had never before or since been at a bigger concert with so many people! I just met Harold & Don's grandsons last weekend when I saw them in concert. I'll be seeing their dads in November. So I'll be able to say that I've seen 3 generations of Reids.

My favorite song was "Couning Flowers on the Wall."

First McDonalds in US opened in 1940 in California. I love to hear Jimmy Fortune, which is the tenor of the Statler Brothers sing I Believe :)

The Statler Brothers had tons of great songs that I had forgotten about. Flowers on the Wall is one I know word for word. 😂 Thank you Catherine and Harri.

I remember most of them. I'm 76. My first Mickey D's was in the 1950's burger 15 Cents sounds cheap now but you didn't make a lot of money. I remember bread was 16 cents a loaf. Oh the old days Howdy Doody and Bandstand, My hit parade, Mitch Miller, the farmers bring their wagons with corn and watermelons and cantaloupes and other farm produce to our neighborhoods. Sitting out on the steps or the porch on a hot summer night because all you had was one big window fan. I'd take those days back today. They were tough but neighbors knew each other and kids played outside till the street lights came on. I've lived through the 50's 60's and on up. I've seen changes some good ones but we have lost the best ones.

Love the Statlers. I remember a lot of these. I still buy groceries at a Piggly Wiggly here in my small town.

If you haven't done their Class Of '57, it should be next. Awesome song about a graduating class with big hopes and dreams.

This was a great group, known for their gospel and harmony. A!l of these references are perfect!

Love the Statler Brothers. I saw the laser show at Stone Mountain Georgia years ago & one of the songs was "More Than A Name Upon A Wall" that was set to a scene about the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. It was very emotional to see the song brought to life on the memorial.

Susan When She Tried and this song I think are my favorites of theirs. The last day I drank was my 40th birthday and the last thing I listened to drunk with the volume cranked on the big headphones was The Best of The Statler Brothers. They’re awesome at volume 3, volume 11, and anywhere in between!!

Harold, the bass man, sings lead on Atlanta Blue. Picture is another good one that he has his own verse in.

It was a much better world.

Probably my favorite group ever.

I remember these, those and that!

"ELIZABETH" their most beautiful song by far.

I remember these...ALL of these.

When I was 16, I worked at one of the oldwe red and white tile McDonald's withe arches in the building, only 2 tables inside that seated 4 each. The basement was for storage, the managers office and a small room to watch training videos. Very crowded...I think they were talking about these specific old buildings.

LOVE the Statlers!

So many YT channels don't know their nostalgia clips are predated by a song like this.

Like many here, I too grew up during that era, and remember all those things. It truly was a great time to be a kid. Thanks Catherine and Harri.

I loved that. My aunt worked in Piggly Wiggly in Denison Tx. back then. When we went to hassle her, we knew whwn we came out, the railroad ( the Katy), would have the streets 4 awhile. It was the biggest employer in town, so nobody seemed to notice. Those were the days.

OMG!!! I'm 72 and remember rolled down socks! 🤣

I remember too much of this to want to admit. Thank you for the song and video though, I have never seen it before. Love your channel. ❤

I Sure remember these

Harri love you and your reactions. I remember about 98% of what was mentioned in the song. Yes I'm THAT old. lol

Really fun song! Thanks for the submission, Catherine, and for your reaction, Harri.

Just fantastic! Thanks Harri and Catherine 🌺✌️

One of my favorite songs by The Statler Brothers, since I was a kid in the 70s. I didn't actually recognize all of these things then or now...way before my time, most of them. But I always loved the nostalgic message and the harmonies. And the video actually helped me. Now I know what a few more of these things are.

I was born in the mid '60s, and my mom always told me that I should have been born in a different era. She would even teach me the dances that she knew from highschool.

I love your reaction to The Statler Brothers. There are so many great songs. They have always been nostalgic, patriotic and God loving. You would be very hard pressed to find a more true 4 part harmony quartet. Especially with Lew at tenor. Even their speaking voices have different ranges.

I was talking to one of my regular drivers about the Statler Brothers the other day. We wondered if they were all dead, or if some were still alive. I looked them up and only the Bass player was deceased, the other 3 are still alive.

Kept running into Don Reid in Walmart in Harrisonburg Va. when my daughter went to college there. Great bunch of guys. No pretense!

Great song one of my favorites. Hari since this an American song about American things, I am sure you didn’t know 90% of the things mentioned for example “Dixie cups with movie stars on the lid”. Dixie cups were little cups of ice cream that you ate with a little wooden spoon. Still any one can enjoy this Sind just by hearing the Statlers. BTW, I am old enough to know all the references.

Thanks Catherine and Harri, and Roy Roger's horse was Trigger.

The Statler Brothers bought the old building that they attended High School in and when the sale was final, Harold Reid (the bass singer) picked up a rock and threw through what used to be the Principal’s window because that was something that he always wanted to do!

The first time we stopped at a McDonald's with Mom & Dad we waited for a car hop until we noticed customers walking up to the outside window. Hamburgers were 15 cents, fries were a dime.

I was born in 1949 Harri, and I never saw the roll down the socks thing either.

Another great Statler Brother's song. I wasn't sure when Mickey Dee's opened, but I remember my older brother taking me for my first (non-homemade) hamburger there around 1960. What a treat! I'm sure you aren't old enough for most of these "memories," but I grew up with them! Thanks for the suggestion and the reaction!

Here in WI we still have Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. All are employee owned.

OH man, now we really going back!

I love the Statler Brothers song, "The Movies"!

Thank you brother...good memories...

This was my childhood....Loved it....Americana....

Harold Reid is the bass voice you hear.

I love TSB. They're showing a picture of the Statlers with Jimmy Fortune singing. Jimmy didn't join the gruop till 1982. You are hearing Lew DeWitts voice. Jimmy did a great job replacing Lew. But l missed hearing Lew sing with the Statler Bros. I saw them perform in concert in the middle 70's. Harold, the bass singer, was so funny. He's the comedian of the group. There are tons of songs to choose from & all are good. They wrote a lot of their songs.

It was great growing up in the 60s and 70s. TV was even in its infancy. Technology was a transistor radio.

This was one of my choices this month because i know Hari loves them, especially the base. Great choice Kathryn and great reaction Hari. I love it when a song causes you to laugh, Hari. 😅

Bed of Roses is their highest rated song and my favorite. It came out when I was a kid.

I believe that Mc Donalds started out in the mid 50's

Class of 57!

Maple Street Memories, is another good song.

Remember it all...GOOD OLD Days

Never heard any of these..where have I been??

Oh wow! I remember girls doing it in the 50’s…but not the guys. And yes I remember a lot of these….so yeah I’m old!

I love the Statler Brothers. Check out the soong Bed of Roses.

Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott? by the Statlers

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I am 60 and I barely remember ANY of these. The old fashioned soda machines at the gas station is about the only thing I personally remember.

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Harold is the bass

The Statler Brothers started out as backup singers to Johnny Cash.

Check out this song by The Statler Brothers - I'll Go To My Grave Loving You (1975 - Pop Goes The Country) Also check out Wilson Fairchild The Statler Brothers song

Their voices present an interesting contrast to the Ames Brothers, another popular group of a similiar time period. The Ames brothers were a group of 4 baritones.

One of the singers is Jimmy Fortune. You should listen to his version of Elizabeth, which he performed on Larry's Country Dinner.

You would have to be a Boomer to remember what they are talking about.

1955 with 15 cent hambers

Count on me by the Statlers

boys from my home town yea

If you love this one Harris you should check out Counting Flowers On The Wall by the Starlets or Pencil Thin Moustache by Jimmy Buffett!!❤

I remember this group from the 60's/70's

Review Atlanta Blue, Harold Reid (the bass) has the lead and smashes it out of the park!

McDonalds first store opened in 1940 but I believe they didn't start franchises until the 1950's.

Do "Flowers on the Wall"

Released 1972 McDonald’s founded in 1940 in San Bernardino, California.

Never saw daddy's roll down socks

Harri now ya gotta do-"Does your chewing gum lose it's Flavor?"

McDonald's opened first store in 1940. In San Bernardino, California.

.............. I believe McDonalds started actually in so. California, by the McDonald bros. was bought out(shady deal)by Ray Kroc and IL became headquartered in IL. first came to memphis maybe. 1959(?).

The original McDonald’s restaurant was started by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino California in 1940. They hired Ray Croc as their franchise agent in 1954. Croc purchased the business in 1961 and ran it until 1973 guiding its rise to U.S. hamburger chain restaurant fame. The song “YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE” was first recorded and released on BLUEBIRD records by a group called the PINE RIDGE BOYS in 1939. It seems to be erroneously credited to Jimmie Davis the two time governor of Louisiana who did record it and copyright it in 1940 but never actually claimed to have written the song. He just didn’t refute the claims. Oliver Hood of LaGrange Georgia claims to have written the song in 1937. The song has been recorded over 350 times by a variety of artists. It was popular in 1959 when I was in first grade. Maybe just coincidence that Jimmie Davis was running for his second term as governor of Louisiana at that time.

Try "Shirley Burnell"

I remember having McDonald’s in the 50’s

Mcdonalds has been around since 1940

I forgot about heel taps. 😂

Hey there, Harri! I bring to you a song you should definitely check out if you’re a fan of the jazz scene… Duke Ellington’s “Washington Wobble - Take 2” from 1927. I chose Take 2 because it’s my personal favorite (and the clearest-sounding one). I hope you get to it!

McDonald's was founded April 15, 1955

Can't edit other post so, McDonald's opened in April 1955.

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The only thing wrong with that video he is watching is the picture of the Statler Brothers. It has one wrong person that was not in this song. It should have have had Lew Dewitt in it, not that replacement guy. Whoever put the video together really screwed up on that detail.

You are showing how young you are but only knowing this stuff through old movies. Technology stinks, kids don't know how to socialize because of video games and the internet. It's pathetic. People can't debate things either, it's cancel culture instead. Just sad. I'd happily give up everything with microchips if people would talk to each other like they used to, kids would actually go outside and play with each other, and families would spend time together. All of that is gone because of technology.

Harri Best........en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s