Elvis sang the song originally as it was written for him but he never released it until later . By then Terry sang his version that's why people thing it was Terry who sang it originally but Terry 1964 Elvis 1962.
Why oh why can't we have polite, well dressed and handsome singers like this today. What a voice. $what lyrics. Well before my time, but this song is timeless !
This guy also wrote and sang the originals of Pocketful of Rainbows, which Elvis had a big hit with, and Amarillo by morning, George Straight had a big hit with it!!
What a voice . I was in a Hospital Navy ship in Vietnam when i heard this song Played over the PA system taking care of my wounded Veterans . I said Wow! What A voice. I still heard that song in my head. Im 73 and i still remember. They dont make Music not even close to that. What they have now is total trash. RIP Terry. Thanks
I was 3 yrs old when this song came out. I remember hearing it as a young boy as my mom cleaned house. I kinda always liked it. Haven't heard it in 40 plus years. It came across my feed today and now i absolutely love it. 😎
Terry Stafford, Great personality, singer, song. Never heard this version before. i think his performance sums up that whole era of fabulous music. Before the rot set in! Now one of my top 5 songs any era. Thanks for the posting.
The bass player was in the surf band the Pyramids. Remember it well. Seems there was grace period between 1958-1965 of still melodic & rather happy music.
Whoever gave this song for me to listen to, I wish you the best life. It has been added to my favorite songs of all time. That is very important, because music has been a big part of my precious life. Know that you are much loved for that. Have a blessed Sunday.
@@roberteckhardt6653 Oops... I was too drunk while writing my previous comment, so it looks pointless. I like this song, it's even better than Elvis' performance, no doubt. It's very good that "Suspision" makes someone a little happier (me too) at a moment, but that contrast between song and Terry's mind ability is very dramatic. I don't understand how that unexperienced man can sing a song so nicely. It's not surprising this song is just a one hit of this singer, no more (unfortunately). "The mountain in labour gives birth to a mouse" kind of thing
Agreed. It was the sax part, hypnotic. Also, it had a Phil Specktor "wall of sound" tone, like the Chiffons, Ruby & the Romantics, etc. Typical 60's 45 rpm tune.
Am I the only American who feels that the singers from the late 50s and the early 60s were the greatest rock and rollers of all-time and put to shame 95% of "modern" rock and roll? StocktonRob
I'm 70 but I still listen to this stuff because it gives me flashbacks to my teens, when everything in my minds eye and heart was possible in the future!
Oh deer i am 76 and this is one of the best at the time, beetles ,,,,,,,,,,,,songs to simple success on young teens girls, elvis ok buuuut i like this guy, sorry he passed on.
I was born in 1958 and made it thru all the decades. Now I even listen to trap, rap, punk, afrobeatz, afropunk, dubstep, punkabilly, metal, alternative, funk and international music, etc. I've got 62 years of 100's of 1000's of songs in my head ♫♪...take that millennials...BOOM!
I was born in 58 also. And I don't favor most of today's music, though there is some good stuff being made, it doesn't make the charts so we don't get to hear much of it on the radio. Even in the 70's, it was hard to find radio stations that played the "good", more obscure tunes. We depended on word of mouth and music store employees knowledge. Much of today's radio stuff feels like spoken word with musical background. Not my cup of tea, as they say. Dancing seems to have become a lot less popular...I think might be due to lack of dancing tunes. I miss the old tunes from days gone by. Thankfully, I did find radio KTO 96 (K True Oldies). They play 60's and 70's music. Well, we had our day of music, and now it's time for the millenials to have theirs. Every generation finds something new, don't they? Our folks didn't particularly care for rock and roll, remember? Time moves on and it will surely bring more change. 😊 4:59
This song is haunted. Just plain gorgeous...with all today's technology, there's nothing more engaging.. at the end, it just goes around the bend into eternity..
@@carolyncordes9262 HEY! it sure was! I was a little kid in the 60's didn't turn 13 years old till 1969, and technically my music is the 70's which pumped out some really great songs along with the 80's HOWEVER, those dang 60's songs can really beat it all to heck and back. I also liked the later part of the 50's songs to. Jerry Butlers song For Your Love, can really put ice in your veins. That's why they call him, THE ICE MAN! The 1962 song, Make It Easy On Yourself kicks some butt out there to, and who could ever forget the song Let It Be Me by Jerry Butler and Betty Everett, blow the doors off you when you listen to that great 60's sounded music to, and I can think of a lot other 60's music that's really timeless to.
@@timothyernest6429 Actually he was only 54, 8 months before his 55th birthday. He was born on November 22, 1941 and died March 17, 1996. I knew Terry well back in the 70's as I worked for Atlantic Records his label when he recorded Amarillo By Morning. He was a dear soul and an extraordinary talent.
You're not the only American who remembers Terry Stafford singing Suspicious, back in '65' I was only 10 years old then. I enjoyed his music then. Now at 67 years old in 2022, this song I really can identify with. I'm having the problem today with another woman that I love, but does she really love me???
I can totally relate to you and your remark,, and we are the same age, I was born Nov 18 1955 Love this kind of old music,, grew up with it and I will die with it
My Grammie, Genevieve Paternoster was one of the back-up singers for this song. I remember being there the night they cut this. My Grandfather, Robert Paternoster assisted in the mixing of Suspicion. Good times!!! Miss them forever.
In the early 1960’s I saw Terry Stafford on stage performing this. He was on with Jackie Wilson and others. It was a wonderful show and I’ll always remember it because I was a huge Jackie Wilson fan and when I saw Terry I also became a fan of his as well. I’ll always remember his soft voice and demeanor!
The music from the 50’s and 60’s were the best. I have so much of this music recorded and enjoy it very much. My daughter and son are in their mid 40’s and they would play this music just for me when they are around. Love it.
ya i am in England but as a German i think all of the western countries suffer this,because our culture is eradicated in favour of migrant cultures that are basically ...........
Every time I hear this song I'm transported back to the 60s, I stop what I'm doing and listen. Then think on all the good times that I had with my friends and family. I think on those that have passed on to beyond the sunset. Music and only music can take you back faster then the speed of light to days that can no more hurt us, make us cry or surprise us. Just make us think on the good times. Amen
Soy chileno. Mi época de adolescencia y juventud la viví en la década de los 60, escuchando esta hermosa música norteamericana. La escucho con emoción cada día recordando mis años mozos. Que lindos años.
God bless those in chili I wish I was there in the mountains living more simple life than living here in the USA Jesus is coming I hope you are saved by faith in his death burial and Resurrection
I first heard Terry Stafford sing Suspicion on the radio. His voice resonated with my soul. To this day I love to hear him sing. He died young too. All good singers are dead and we just have to compromise listening to screaming singing.
It was Easter, 1964 & on our HS trip to NYC, a group of us saw Terry at the Paramount Theater! Now, we Are planning our 60th Highschool Reunion. Preston in North Carolina
It seems all the songs back then spoke from the heart .clean a child can listen to the music from that era which is why we were not as destructive as this junk they provide today
Sandy Yuen You love his music. I just found a lot of background on Terry. The instrumentation on his music was with Bob Summers, brother-in-law of the pioneer new guitar. Thus Terry had these big connections in the music world. Reason that his first two recordings hit the charts. Les Paul & Bob Summers were married to two sister of a singing trio that sang Christian music.____ Pace sisters. Thus although Terry appears out of nowhere, to singing success, there were a lot of other people in his life.
Wow, Stafford and Elvis both had fantastic versions of this song. Must admit I'm more keen on this version - it has a haunting feeling. Sorry Stafford didn't receive more recognition in his lifetime. Sounds like he did it all, singer, songwriter, and actor. Breaking into the Top 5 when it was dominated by The Beatles was quite an achievement. Thanks for posting.
@@zacharybauer929 Elvis also sang (cover) 'Suspicion': here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/m5iRZidRn9A/v-deo.html Which of the two versions do you prefer?
"Suspicion" is a 1962 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman which became a major hit in 1964 in a recording by Elvis Presley sound-alike Terry Stafford."
@@ElvLeg I remember hearing this for the first time when I turned on my new 6 transistor radio. Wow! But hey, it's all we had back then. Couldn't afford to buy 45's every week.
I found out ONLY today that this was not an Elvis original! This guy is amazing, but maybe his voice too similar to Elvis' voice? However.....beautiful voice!
I was 14 yrs old when this hit the air waves of Georgia Today I'm 70 and rarely allow myself to watch this because I obsess over his voice that time so long ago the song the lyrics him It's almost painful to hear and see all that beauty wrapped up into one moment in time
lynnkirton...I love to know, from your comments of 2 years ago, of your just coming to know Terry and his beautiful voice from this clip. I am a fan but also a dear friend from when I knew him back in 1973 when he recorded for Atlantic Records in Nashville, where I worked. He was just as sweet and humble as he was in this clip. I adored him and was heart broken when he died tho I didnt know for years. If you want to hear some of my favorite songs of Terry's that you can find on utube, look for Amarillo By Morning which someone else mentioned, he recorded it on his only LP released for Atlantic and it later, in 1991 I think, became a huge hit for George Strait which I'm glad Terry lived to see. Also an old Merle Haggard song Shelly's Winter Love is from the same album. There is also a song called Texas Moon Palace which is both a video of him at age 44 or so, performing it live at a club in Arizona and also a record on a little known label Player Records. It is one of his most poetic and beautiful songs with a wonderful melody which showcases his range. My other favorite that is so beautiful and is near and dear to my heart is called We've Grown Close. It was recorded in 1974 but just prior to being released, Atlantic New York shut down our small country division much to our heartbreak, including Terry's. The song was somehow included in a compilation of some of his songs from the 60's, tho it was from this later 70's era of his career when he looked like the consummate Texas "cowboy" he was. The pictures of him on the Atlantic LP were exactly what he looked like in '73 and '74 when he sang We've Grown Close. If you can, listen thru Bluetooth earbuds/headphones as the sound of his voice is so evocative and beautiful when directly in your ear. I think if you just do a search on say "We've Grown Close" by Terry Stafford you will find it on a channel from an Elmarr Neumann (or similar). Hope you find them, I love expanding his fan base even posthumously when he's no longer here to know it. RIP sweet Terry... I will see you on the other side.
His song took Japan by storm❤❤❤😂😂😂❤❤❤😅😅😅❤❤❤😊😊😊every pup played it..it echoed in all the ears 👂 😍 ♥️ of Japan..it still is popular in sandwich shops of Seattle!!!
I was only 5 years old then when this song came out. Now at 67 I have learned some hard lessons in my life. Women weren't always sometimes faithful. I had learned my lessons well.
Great classic song written by Terry Stafford. It also made a lot of money for Elvis. Terry also wrote Amarillo by morning which George Strait recorded . This was a big hit for George. 😀
I was just a baby in the late 50s but the 60s rock and roll music what is the best music of my generation but only one person put them all to shame that was my man Elvis Presley rest in peace Elvis. One of the greatest performers that ever lived Michael Jackson didn't have a prayer. Elvis Presley was rock and roll...
In 1975, I was doing a Saturday mid-day shift at KHAP in Aztec, NM. There was a knock on the studio window, it was Terry Stafford dropping in for a promo visit. He spent about an hour visiting with me, just relaxed and casual. He had later success as a C&W singer/writer. One of the nicest recording stars I ever was around.
Simplemente hermosa cancion..la escuche cuando era niño..pero ya era algo antigua.aun no nacia cuando salio. Pero la escuche enel 80. Tenia 10 años y aun me justa mucho.
It's a different world today---almost completely different! There was a Freshness in the air back then. Sure, I was just a young man...didn't have many responsibilities, but the atmosphere was far different. I can even 'Feel it, just listening to this. Cer- tain pictures come to mind. Nowadays it seems you have to Watch your back----and your mouth!
Reminds me when I was little it always came on the radio. Back then my Mom and Aunts had the radio on all day while we played outside having fun with our cousins. Sure miss those days.🙏🏼❤️
This is with out doubt the the best version of the great song 👍🇬🇧
He Sounds A Little Like Elvis Presley♥️ Which Elvis Also Did A Rendition Of This Song 🎶Suspicion🎶 Both Singers Had Extraordinary Voices♥️
He also did this song “Country Style,” and it’s really good.
He recorded this song first. That's why it's so good. Elvis is alright right but Terry is definitely better.
Elvis sang the song originally as it was written for him but he never released it until later . By then Terry sang his version that's why people thing it was Terry who sang it originally but Terry 1964 Elvis 1962.
@@Donawho72 Yes. It's fantastic. I listen to it frequently, sometimes on loop.
RIP Terry Stafford (November 22, 1941 - March 17, 1996), aged 54
You will be remembered as a legend.
This man wrote “Amarillo by morning”🎉🎉🎉🎉
That is way too young to die. Life can be strange at times.
studied by this song at Northern Mich Univ
This guy was 19 years older than me. This is my birthday !!!
Deus o tenha.
Why oh why can't we have polite, well dressed and handsome singers like this today. What a voice. $what lyrics. Well before my time, but this song is timeless !
Closest we have is Bruno Mars. But it's off by a decade to your point.
Michael Bublé, one of the few.
This guy also wrote and sang the originals of Pocketful of Rainbows, which Elvis had a big hit with, and Amarillo by morning, George Straight had a big hit with it!!
It’s all about egos they don’t know the secret of what a good song is
Slow music can have crazy lyrics and the reverse
Can't stop listening to his version. He had a great voice. RIP
This is the original!! The best.
What a voice . I was in a Hospital Navy ship in Vietnam when i heard this song
Played over the PA system taking care of my wounded Veterans . I said Wow! What
A voice. I still heard that song in my head. Im 73 and i still remember. They dont make
Music not even close to that. What they have now is total trash. RIP Terry. Thanks
I was 3 yrs old when this song came out. I remember hearing it as a young boy as my mom cleaned house. I kinda always liked it. Haven't heard it in 40 plus years. It came across my feed today and now i absolutely love it. 😎
Hearing this Song Always brings Back so many memories ❤😢 Bernd Germany April 2024
This is so fucking beautiful 👍 Bernd Germany May2024❤️
👍👏👏👏speeck all Man 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 BRASIL
This is so fucking beautiful.Bernd Germany
Terry Stafford, Great personality, singer, song. Never heard this version before. i think his performance sums up that whole era of fabulous music. Before the rot set in!
Now one of my top 5 songs any era. Thanks for the posting.
The bass player was in the surf band the Pyramids. Remember it well. Seems there was grace period between 1958-1965 of still melodic & rather happy music.
Whoever gave this song for me to listen to, I wish you the best life. It has been added to my favorite songs of all time. That is very important, because music has been a big part of my precious life. Know that you are much loved for that. Have a blessed Sunday.
This music touches the heart. His voice is incredible.
Terry LaVerne Stafford Born: November 22nd, 1941 died: March 17th, 1996 RIP legend
Yes l agree 👍💯
It does touch the heart. Exactly
back when white people was proud an ok to be white. now they wanna be black and act black.
A lot of people think Elvis recorded this song originally.
Listening to this puts me in a good mood
I thing he's a smoth wonderful gentleman with a good voice.
Stupidity is a good mood?
@@mikevaljean9468 you are stupid if you don't like this, lol
@@mikevaljean9468 38 others like this too
@@roberteckhardt6653 Oops... I was too drunk while writing my previous comment, so it looks pointless. I like this song, it's even better than Elvis' performance, no doubt. It's very good that "Suspision" makes someone a little happier (me too) at a moment, but that contrast between song and Terry's mind ability is very dramatic. I don't understand how that unexperienced man can sing a song so nicely. It's not surprising this song is just a one hit of this singer, no more (unfortunately). "The mountain in labour gives birth to a mouse" kind of thing
My Grandma Betty Schlenz is one of the background vocals. Anytime I miss her I pull up this video for a smile.
I like that really great.
I sing this song with my group Jessy and The Fancy Cats and everyone loves it
great story.. congrats for your grandmom
That is so great.
Lovely soprano backups ... at the time, they were outstanding, contrast beautifully with his low voice.
Terry is my patient's nephew. She is 94 years old and I showed her this video today...man was she overcome with joy
A-men!!! That was real nice of you to do that for her. God is good
Is she Jim Stafford's mother? Terry Stafford is his cousin.
Is that the best lie you could come up with? No imagination, obviously.
I recently discovered he is actually my third cousin. His grandmother was my grandmother's first cousin.
97.
There is something mesmerizing about this song, it evokes the deep emotions. The background organ makes Terry Stafford's version unique.
That was an early French designed synthesizer called an Ondioline. Plans to make this vacuum tubed keyboard are free on line!
@@samuelkambol5000 ; Terry Stafford's version is excellent but Elvis version takes us into another dimension
You still have to admit that beep.beep.beep rhythm was very unique for the day.
And Terry performed a song that Elvis owned first. The King just had the production resources to do it better.
Agreed. It was the sax part, hypnotic. Also, it had a Phil Specktor "wall of sound" tone, like the Chiffons, Ruby & the Romantics, etc. Typical 60's 45 rpm tune.
Am I the only American who feels that the singers from the late 50s and the early 60s were the greatest rock and rollers of all-time and put to shame 95% of "modern" rock and roll? StocktonRob
No truer words..........
I feel the same way Robert
Canadian, but agree totally. I also think the true King of rock is Buddy Holly and Elvis got the title by default.... and even then.......
Bullshit! You must have stopped listening to music before the Beatles and the Stones came along.
No Robert, you're not the only one.
They were just great days. Omg if we could only relive.
.😊
2020 and I'm still listening to a beautiful song.
2021 also, when we had great music
2021
Gal 420 me too.
2021😆. today is super
July 2021, I love this video
I'm 70 but I still listen to this stuff because it gives me flashbacks to my teens, when everything in my minds eye and heart was possible in the future!
I'm 70 this brings back memories of my school days they were the best today's music is rubbish
Sorry I'm 71
Bless
Oh deer i am 76 and this is one of the best at the time, beetles ,,,,,,,,,,,,songs to simple success on young teens girls, elvis ok buuuut i like this guy, sorry he passed on.
@@tansleypotts9486 lol
I was born in 1958 and made it thru all the decades. Now I even listen to trap, rap, punk, afrobeatz, afropunk, dubstep, punkabilly, metal, alternative, funk and international music, etc. I've got 62 years of 100's of 1000's of songs in my head ♫♪...take that millennials...BOOM!
I was born in 58 also. And I don't favor most of today's music, though there is some good stuff being made, it doesn't make the charts so we don't get to hear much of it on the radio. Even in the 70's, it was hard to find radio stations that played the "good", more obscure tunes. We depended on word of mouth and music store employees knowledge. Much of today's radio stuff feels like spoken word with musical background. Not my cup of tea, as they say. Dancing seems to have become a lot less popular...I think might be due to lack of dancing tunes.
I miss the old tunes from days gone by. Thankfully, I did find radio KTO 96 (K True Oldies). They play 60's and 70's music. Well, we had our day of music, and now it's time for the millenials to have theirs. Every generation finds something new, don't they? Our folks didn't particularly care for rock and roll, remember? Time moves on and it will surely bring more change. 😊 4:59
2024 and music like this, still stands head and shoulders above much of today's "music".... it's timeless and it'll never die!
I agree! The performers of today don't have any talent whatsoever. Mariah Carey is an example of this.
I completely agree.
This song is haunted. Just plain gorgeous...with all today's technology, there's nothing more engaging.. at the end, it just goes around the bend into eternity..
❤️❤️❤️❤️.........60 's music was the !best!!!
@@carolyncordes9262 HEY! it sure was! I was a little kid in the 60's didn't turn 13 years old till 1969, and technically my music is the 70's which pumped out some really great songs along with the 80's HOWEVER, those dang 60's songs can really beat it all to heck and back. I also liked the later part of the 50's songs to. Jerry Butlers song For Your Love, can really put ice in your veins. That's why they call him, THE ICE MAN! The 1962 song, Make It Easy On Yourself kicks some butt out there to, and who could ever forget the song Let It Be Me by Jerry Butler and Betty Everett, blow the doors off you when you listen to that great 60's sounded music to, and I can think of a lot other 60's music that's really timeless to.
Why is this sound so haunting. It affects me the same way
Ditto that!!
It's been on repeat for the last 2 hours for me💯🍻
Terry died in 1996, several months before his 56th birthday. He died in Amarillo & that's where he's buried. What a beautiful voice he had.❤
how ?
Yeah how did he perish so young ? Was he a chain smoker? Auto accident? How ?
Liver disease
Very sad to hear this news. A lovely and respectful young man. R.I.P.
@@timothyernest6429 Actually he was only 54, 8 months before his 55th birthday. He was born on November
22, 1941 and died March 17, 1996. I knew Terry well back in the 70's as I worked for Atlantic Records his label when he recorded Amarillo By Morning. He was a dear soul and an extraordinary talent.
This song it's addictive. What an artist he was
Terry Stafford "Suspicion" What a voice thank you for the songs God bless!
i think it is the #1 voice of all known musical history, up to today, 2020
Same here ,yeah
Sad part of all of this, is that he cashed in, and is no longer around anymore. Such a super great song here. Love it!
When I was a kid my mom played this lovely song stand still watching her dance, she stills dancing Thank you God.
She is 85 years old.
God bless her 💓
Great story! 😊🇨🇦
Way to go Mom, keep on Dancin'
Super wonderful and plus ....Humble man Thank's Terry !
You're not the only American who remembers Terry Stafford singing Suspicious, back in '65' I was only 10 years old then. I enjoyed his music then. Now at 67 years old in 2022, this song I really can identify with. I'm having the problem today with another woman that I love, but does she really love me???
I can totally relate to you and your remark,, and we are the same age, I was born Nov 18 1955
Love this kind of old music,, grew up with it and I will die with it
Always loved this song. Terry was an excellent vocalist
This is 60 years ago and still amazing
Actually 62 years. This interview was made in 1962 (In 1964 his single Suspicion was 3rd on the hit parade), Regards
@@jorgemachado7242 he'll never be forgotten
This song was so different I chose it to be the first one that I ever put to tape(reel-to-reel).....I've never regretted it😀
My Grammie, Genevieve Paternoster was one of the back-up singers for this song. I remember being there the night they cut this. My Grandfather, Robert Paternoster assisted in the mixing of Suspicion. Good times!!! Miss them forever.
In the early 1960’s I saw Terry Stafford on stage performing this. He was on with Jackie Wilson and others. It was a wonderful show and I’ll always remember it because I was a huge Jackie Wilson fan and when I saw Terry I also became a fan of his as well. I’ll always remember his soft voice and demeanor!
That's cool you seen em both. 😊
From 50 years ago - lyrical clarity and rhythms with background vocals that are timeless.
+Evan Thompson I agree Evan.
@Seamus Lannon Only ELVIS Im form Iran>>> KING الویس
Evan Thompson So true. The renascence of music back then
iraj niromand You are a very smart Iranian and know who can sing 😊
excellent terse critique. right on target :)
I'm 82,years old but I love Terry Stafford in more ways than one thank u Terry ..🎉❤😊🎉
The music from the 50’s and 60’s were the best. I have so much of this music recorded and enjoy it very much. My daughter and son are in their mid 40’s and they would play this music just for me when they are around. Love it.
The only ,and still best version, as only Terry can do it, it hits home, Thanks Terry, rest in peace,,Canada
I first heard in in 1964. I was 6 years old and fell in love with it!
RIP, Terry.
What a voice,incredible!!!!Best version of SUSPICION........
Terry Stafford handsome guy thanks for the music!
Polite, respectful, humble....3 virtues in short supply in America these days!
Short supply world wide, unfortunately.
MT account You said it - and in Australia to.
England's rather lacking too
ya i am in England but as a German i think all of the western countries suffer this,because our culture is eradicated in favour of migrant cultures that are basically ...........
mmm TRUMP
Love the hair ! ❤lol this was always one of my fav songs
I am 67 this is one of most favorite songs he sings it way better the elves
Always thought this was Elvis singing it on the radio back in the day. I was 5 in 1964.
What a voice...grew up hearing this guy...thought he was Elvis.love him
Every time I hear this song I'm transported back to the 60s, I stop what I'm doing and listen. Then think on all the good times that I had with my friends and family. I think on those that have passed on to beyond the sunset. Music and only music can take you back faster then the speed of light to days that can no more hurt us, make us cry or surprise us. Just make us think on the good times. Amen
One of the most underrated songs ever.
It was a big hit for The King.
I agree 100 % with you.
He was outstanding,the very best.
They don't make guys like him any more.
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
One of the greatest songs ever!
Soy chileno. Mi época de adolescencia y juventud la viví en la década de los 60, escuchando esta hermosa música norteamericana. La escucho con emoción cada día recordando mis años mozos. Que lindos años.
God bless those in chili I wish I was there in the mountains living more simple life than living here in the USA Jesus is coming I hope you are saved by faith in his death burial and Resurrection
Lord, he was so good (wrote "Amarillo By Morning") - but so young (54) when he walked on from liver failure. What a loss . . .
This song has always been one of my very favorite songs of all time never gets old for me finally found this album glad this performance still exists
We had this song in our jukebox back in the days at home when I was a kid. Played it over and over. Terry died at 54 of age and I am now 54.
I remember watching this on American Bandstand I was 13 years old.. love Terry from my hometown
It's Ok for Elvis to give up this song because Terry totally owns it with stunning vocals and his heartfelt vulnerably.
@@Dansan-bo7lv You are misunderstanding my comment. I was making the point that Terry's version is better.
Elvis sang Suspicious MInds.
I first heard Terry Stafford sing Suspicion on the radio. His voice resonated with my soul. To this day I love to hear him sing. He died young too. All good singers are dead and we just have to compromise listening to screaming singing.
It was Easter, 1964 & on our HS trip to NYC, a group of us saw Terry at the Paramount Theater!
Now, we Are planning our 60th Highschool Reunion.
Preston in North Carolina
Those lyrics are so spot on. It's life for many people unfortunately.
It seems all the songs back then spoke from the heart .clean a child can listen to the music from that era which is why we were not as destructive as this junk they provide today
I remember hearing this on my school bus radio every morning on the way to school, I was I think about 7 years old , I’m 63 now and still love it.
Same here
First time I have heard this Song and singer. I think he has an amazing voice and just perfect for this song.
He is not only charming but also unique ! Unico Unico .
God is there any way we can go back in time and be back to those kind of days - those kind of singers - those kind of just a good life.....
I am south african..and I think he is the best..beautiful man..lovely and humble..
This version is the best . Terry Stafford is a great singer .I miss him so much . How can I bring him back .
cause he has back up singers? or cause you dont like Elvis? to me, i like both versions. wasnt for Elvis, wouldnt be Terry Stafford
Chad Zigler
Good god, you have some sort of Elvis complex...
Sandy Yuen You love his music. I just found a lot of background on Terry. The instrumentation on his music was with Bob Summers, brother-in-law of the pioneer new guitar. Thus Terry had these big connections in the music world. Reason that his first two recordings hit the charts. Les Paul & Bob Summers were married to two sister of a singing trio that sang Christian music.____ Pace sisters. Thus although Terry appears out of nowhere, to singing success, there were a lot of other people in his life.
Thanks for this one terry. I pray Sir you are now R.I.P., in heaven...
Mr. Whitney Johnson. From Mary.
This song describes my feelings that I have of you.
It's a lovely song too.
At 0:22 that repeating chorus part is half of the beauty of this song
Such a handsome strong face and top class voice. Liked this video.
Beautiful voice beautiful man👍
It’s 12/1/24 in Austin, Tx! Great song and singer, gone too soon! Seniors were great in ‘68! I’m 75 and still rockin’ to the ‘60s today🎶🥳
These folks were not millionaires but had class and love for what they enjoyed and god bless these great artists
Terry beautiful song❤❤❤
I love this song… an amazing song and singer
Wow, Stafford and Elvis both had fantastic versions of this song. Must admit I'm more keen on this version - it has a haunting feeling. Sorry Stafford didn't receive more recognition in his lifetime. Sounds like he did it all, singer, songwriter, and actor. Breaking into the Top 5 when it was dominated by The Beatles was quite an achievement. Thanks for posting.
Great comment !
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Elvis sang Suspicious Minds. Different Song.
@@zacharybauer929 Elvis also sang (cover) 'Suspicion': here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/m5iRZidRn9A/v-deo.html Which of the two versions do you prefer?
Yes, he Stafford does it best. He does capture the haunting.
I'm old enough to remember when that song came out. Yes, lots of people,including me, thought it was Elvis. Back then we only had AM radio's in mono.
"Suspicion" is a 1962 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman which became a major hit in 1964 in a recording by Elvis Presley sound-alike Terry Stafford."
@@ElvLeg I remember hearing this for the first time when I turned on my new 6 transistor radio. Wow! But hey, it's all we had back then. Couldn't afford to buy 45's every week.
this man has a golden voice, why he did not become famous as or more than elvis?
Big El had his own take, prob after TS...likely on here.
I found out ONLY today that this was not an Elvis original! This guy is amazing, but maybe his voice too similar to Elvis' voice? However.....beautiful voice!
First time I hear this song l start to feel something very special inside of me...!
Great singer and song. Smooth voice. Heart breaking.
I was 14 yrs old when this hit the air waves of Georgia
Today I'm 70 and rarely allow myself to watch this because
I obsess over his voice
that time so long ago
the song
the lyrics
him
It's almost painful to hear and see all that beauty wrapped up into one moment in time
Great looking Guy with a fantastic voice should have been a big Star
With out a doubt, one of the great classics. I love the song.
Wow when the angels come for me i will be looking for this wonderful guy. Yrs i am already 76years.
I'm addicted just can't stop playing it 👌
OMG I’m in love what a brilliant voice. Never heard of him he’s amazing. 🥰🥰🥰. XLX
i'm pretty sure you've heard him before! he wrote and recorded Amarillo By Morning! Check it out:
ua-cam.com/video/la6ixqpAJUU/v-deo.html
elvis is a short man in front of him. he sounds like elvis, but much better
@@billcenne7262 Hi Bill I hadn’t heard of him but wished I had, what a voice. XLX lv from the UK. 🇬🇧
@@visigoth2020 I agree with you. XLX
lynnkirton...I love to know, from your comments of 2 years ago, of your just coming to know Terry and his beautiful voice from this clip. I am a fan but also a dear friend from when I knew him back in 1973 when he recorded for Atlantic Records in Nashville, where I worked. He was just as sweet and humble as he was in this clip. I adored him and was heart broken when he died tho I didnt know for years. If you want to hear some of my favorite songs of Terry's that you can find on utube, look for Amarillo By Morning which someone else mentioned, he recorded it on his only LP released for Atlantic and it later, in 1991 I think, became a huge hit for George Strait which I'm glad Terry lived to see. Also an old Merle Haggard song Shelly's Winter Love is from the same album. There is also a song called Texas Moon Palace which is both a video of him at age 44 or so, performing it live at a club in Arizona and also a record on a little known label Player Records. It is one of his most poetic and beautiful songs with a wonderful melody which showcases his range. My other favorite that is so beautiful and is near and dear to my heart is called We've Grown Close. It was recorded in 1974 but just prior to being released, Atlantic New York shut down our small country division much to our heartbreak, including Terry's. The song was somehow included in a compilation of some of his songs from the 60's, tho it was from this later 70's era of his career when he looked like the consummate Texas "cowboy" he was. The pictures of him on the Atlantic LP were exactly what he looked like in '73 and '74 when he sang We've Grown Close. If you can, listen thru Bluetooth earbuds/headphones as the sound of his voice is so evocative and beautiful when directly in your ear. I think if you just do a search on say "We've Grown Close" by Terry Stafford you will find it on a channel from an Elmarr Neumann (or similar). Hope you find them, I love expanding his fan base even posthumously when he's no longer here to know it. RIP sweet Terry... I will see you on the other side.
Perfection at it's very very best in every way.😢
Arguably one of the best singles of 1964. Terry's follow up 45, I'll Touch A Star was also superb. He is greatly missed.
This is the best version by terry never get tired of hearing it
His song took Japan by storm❤❤❤😂😂😂❤❤❤😅😅😅❤❤❤😊😊😊every pup played it..it echoed in all the ears 👂 😍 ♥️ of Japan..it still is popular in sandwich shops of Seattle!!!
I was only 5 years old then when this song came out. Now at 67 I have learned some hard lessons in my life. Women weren't always sometimes faithful. I had learned my lessons well.
Whenever I think of this song, It's this version that always comes to mind.
What an amazing voice!!
One of my all time favorite songs. He passed way too soon
Numca tinha ouvido..achei por acaso..no you tube..linda demais....uma das mais lindas q ouvi.
Great classic song written by Terry Stafford. It also made a lot of money for Elvis. Terry also wrote Amarillo by morning which George Strait recorded . This was a big hit for George. 😀
Every part of this song is great, and those background voices are so haunting, so filled with intrigue, so perfect for this song.
I was just a baby in the late 50s but the 60s rock and roll music what is the best music of my generation but only one person put them all to shame that was my man Elvis Presley rest in peace Elvis. One of the greatest performers that ever lived Michael Jackson didn't have a prayer. Elvis Presley was rock and roll...
My favourite version of this song.
how can he not be a sensation!! hes handsome humble and a great tune
In 1975, I was doing a Saturday mid-day shift at KHAP in Aztec, NM. There was a knock on the studio window, it was Terry Stafford dropping in for a promo visit. He spent about an hour visiting with me, just relaxed and casual. He had later success as a C&W singer/writer. One of the nicest recording stars I ever was around.
+Jim Southern ....did you guys smoke a joint and get high....if you can remember.
What a great voice
@@lenspaulding
No, they were pretty good fellas and not dope-headed liberal dumbasses like you.
AWESOME.....i love hearing that about people who make it big.
Wow, too damn cool.
Simplemente hermosa cancion..la escuche cuando era niño..pero ya era algo antigua.aun no nacia cuando salio. Pero la escuche enel 80. Tenia 10 años y aun me justa mucho.
It's a different world today---almost completely different! There
was a Freshness in the air back then. Sure, I was just a young
man...didn't have many responsibilities, but the atmosphere
was far different. I can even 'Feel it, just listening to this. Cer-
tain pictures come to mind. Nowadays it seems you have to
Watch your back----and your mouth!
Reminds me when I was little it always came on the radio. Back then my Mom and Aunts had the radio on all day while we played outside having fun with our cousins. Sure miss those days.🙏🏼❤️
His voice on this song is lovely. Handsome too. His voice Resembles Marty Robbins
I was 4 years old back then. Mom had the 45 of this song. Loved it all those years ago...love it still!
Hermosa canción,tiene algo en su música, bien diferente....!