Gary and the Hornets - their 1966 Hit - Hi Hi Hazel video free download
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Duration: 02:51
Uploaded: 2007/09/03
Gary and the Hornets were from Franklin, Ohio; a town halfway between Cincinnati & Dayton, and received a lot of radio airplay in those markets in 1966 and 1967. In addition to "Hi Hi Hazel", they recorded the first version of "There's A Kind of Hush" that I ever heard--months before Herman's Hermits' version. The group consisted of the Calvert brothers, Gary (age 11 or 12 on guitar and lead vocals, Greg (the oldest at 14 or 15) on bass, and Steve(age 7 or 8) on drums. There is a Yahoo Fan Group formed with more info on the group in the Files section and in the comments. Search Yahoo Groups for the link.
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15 years ago
Khultan
If this is 1966, John Mellor (Joe Strummer) way over in England would have been 14 years old and guitar playing not yet set in his mind.16 years ago
jalollybad
my husbands plant is in Franklin. Love this song16 years ago
bpabustan
Most definitely! They were Hanson before there was Hanson.16 years ago
The Gardening Mongrel
Amazing! OK, 11 in 66. Ten years later they would have been old enough to be punk rockers! Certainly John Rotten was 20 in 76.16 years ago
renaissancegirl87
They're like the original Hanson Brothers! This is awesome!16 years ago
bluejamm
What ya doin these days, Gary, Greg, Steve? Ever thought about striking up the band for a one time deal???16 years ago
b.r. ross
My twin brother and I when growing up saw these kids on TV in 1966-67 (we were four going on five in 67) and we thought to ourselves (I swear-telepathy-pathetic?)"We could do this-easy!" They were older, natch, but THEY did it..and it is an interesting artifact..cute, and I'll leave it at that..16 years ago
billylee1949
Hay Gary...Or Anyone...Can Someone Upload There Single Called ...Baby It's You...Can't Find That One Anywhere...Need Some Help On That...Please17 years ago
Michael Shaver
I own a radio commercials group on Yahoo.. someone uploaded the Oscar Meyer commercial there a while back, but I'm not sure if it's still there or not...17 years ago
bluejamm
I remember them, Gary and the Hornets, they were my age, I grew up in Columbus Ohio and they were known to me before the Jackson 5 or Osmonds and were doing what I consider more "hip" tunes for the time.17 years ago
bluejamm
I remember this group doing Troggs, etc.... I grew up in Ohio, right before moving to Austin Texas then saw Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was still young.17 years ago
snusmumriken3
JUST ADORABLE!!!! ;-)17 years ago
thetaxicabs
Bass player Greg Calvert of Gary and the Hornets is acctually the father of recently desceased Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert17 years ago
gopack67
I was ten years old at the time this came out. Gary and the Hornets gave us pre-teen, garage band musicians hope. Too bad not more people heard of them. Not always on key but not bad for their time.17 years ago
Tbird Tim
Hey, I remember this song. Haven't heard it in years! Amazing. Leave it YouTube to unearth Gary & The Hornets!17 years ago
Tbird Tim
Hey, I totally remember when this was on TV. The big scoop was this: Here's a band with members who were even younger than Dino Desi & Billy. This was must see TV in its day. Of course, I have been asking people for years (41!): Ever hear of Gary & the Hornets -- they did Hi Hi Hazel. Blank stares for years!17 years ago
Tbird Tim
I saw this performance when it first aired! I was 10 years old back in 1966. I'll never forget this. This song had a very short lived history. I'm not even sure if I ever heard it on KACY radio (in Oxnard). I grew up in Santa Barbara and that's all anyone really listened to. Gary & the Hornets! How insane was this. The drummer is 6? Egads! Whenever I have mention Hi-Hi Hazel, everyone thinks I'm refering to Hoorah for Hazel. But I'm not...17 years ago
Gordon Fatfoot
Thanks for putting back up cool man cool!17 years ago
IDLERACER
That's Tommy Roe introducing them. This song has an interesting history. It was originally an album cut by the Troggs. After the Hornets' version charted (at #96 for two weeks in late 1966), the Troggs decided to release their version as a single. It didn't chart in the states, but made it to #42 in Great Britain in the Summer of 1967.17 years ago
dannyi606
Cool. I did'nt even know this was out there.Related Videos
