![]() With the decline of the singer-songwriter, no one seems to make songs like these anymore. For such a song like Dancing In The Moonlight to come out of such a horrible experience shows what sort of person Sherman Kelly is. With all the negativity in today’s music and the world, Sherman Kelly’s outlook is a refreshing one. In recent years, Sherman Kelly has found inspiration in music and has begun to write again. Sherman established himself in the Ithaca, NY area becoming a social worker / psychotherapist. Wells Kelly died in 1984 in London after a night of partying and Sherman Kelly found it too painful to continue in the music business. Meanwhile Sherman Kelly toured with King Harvest and later wrote songs for Orleans. Orleans had huge pop hits including Still The One, Dance With Me and Love Takes Time. Sherman Kelly’s brother Wells Kelly, went on to found Orleans in 1972 with Larry Hoppen. Soon after, King Harvest’s record company folded effectively stopping any momentum they had, leaving them a one-hit wonder. ![]() Dancing In The Moonlight hit number 13 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart. It isn’t.įor a unique sound, Robinson picked up a toilet brush and scraped it against the wall. Underneath the keyboard intro to the song you can hear what sounds like a drum brush. The best known version of Dancing In The Moonlight is by the band King Harvest from 1972, with Dave “Doc” Robinson singing lead vocals. Here on Dutch TV, Kelly tells the backstory of Dancing In The Moonlight. While I was recovering, I wrote ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ in which I envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life.” Kelly says of the attack, “At that time, I suffered multiple facial fractures and wounds and was left for dead. ![]() This is the original and less familiar version of the song and was released in August 1970. ![]() Wells Kelly, Sherman’s brother, dubbed in some percussion. Kelly sang lead and played Wurlitzer electric piano Larry Hoppen guitar Dave “Doc” Robinson, bass and Peter Giansante drums. Sherman Kelly, the writer of Dancing In The Moonlight first recorded the song with the band Boffolongo. The gang who attacked the couple were later found responsible for the deaths of eight American tourists. How could such a horrible event could lead to writing a song with peppy refrains like these? Learn to play Guitar by chords / tabs using chord diagrams, watch video lessons and more. The nightmare was stopped by Kelly who though gravely injured fought back and frightened the gang away. Dancing in the moonlight Guitar chords and tabs by Toploader. Croix in 1969, musician Sherman Kelly awoke to five men beating him with baseball bats.Īfter he blacked out, one of the men attacking Kelly raped his girlfriend Adrienne. ![]()
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