Buddy proves time and time again that you don't need a 100-piece drum kit to perform musical perfection.

@ytubepuppy

9 ай бұрын

Joe Morello did it with 4 drums (bass, snare and two toms) plus high hats and one or two cymbals for years.

@elident7828

7 ай бұрын

Also Bernard “ Pretty “ Purdie !

@richpaul8132

2 ай бұрын

@@elident7828 And let's not forget Gene Krupa! That said, I've seen Buddy Rich playing kits twice the size that he used in this show. He had no problem with playing big kits. However, it makes no difference if someone plays a solo like that on a 14-piece kit or a 5-piece kit. The drummer uses what he needs at the time he's playing and disregards the drums he doesn't need. How many drums are in the set at the time doesn't make any difference and certainly doesn't imply how well the drummer plays, one way or the other. In other words, I fail to see the point behind the comment posted by LS-ki9ft. I've had 10 to 15-piece kits most of my adult life and I personally like my drum set to cover those octave ranges. But I knew I didn't need them all and unless I had a specific solo or song in mind, I only actually used about half of them. FWIW

@user-yt4ux4gs5q

16 күн бұрын

amen. He is FUNNY on the mike douglas show talking about er I will say country music .. Look for it. And his impossible drum solo is crazy. Best drummer ever. I love Bonham for best rock drummer. Again no 100 piece drum set.

Some say Buddy made a deal with The Devil...No one knows what Buddy got but The Devil got drum lessons.

@graysinclair6572

5 жыл бұрын

Blackjáck Music .......and fiddle lessons from “Johnny” aka Charlie Daniels.

@joselegaspi2549

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao!!!!! Funny shit. 🤣🤣🤣

@casualacquaintance1100

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one...I never comment but that shit was a good twist

@dabunnyrabbit2620

5 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😁

@EgbertWilliams

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds familiar.

The fact that Johnny Carson has a better rebound in his left hand with a PEN than most DRUMMERS is pretty crazy xD

God, I miss hearing this kind of music on television.

@pacz8114

4 жыл бұрын

Touche`! The '60s was even better -- though the truly significant jazz artists of the day (Mingus, Trans, Miles) were ignored...their music was too esoteric and progressive for the times. Horace, Brubeck and Cannonball fared better.

@theroamingsavage8813

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man we got Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber now! Rejoice! 😆

@kellycoleman715

4 жыл бұрын

Gerry Thrash You and me both.

@patryk2652

3 жыл бұрын

@Nickhead87 Or it is just that people who are not interested in pop music don't know who's relevant anymore

@alansmollen

3 жыл бұрын

Stop watching tv , its out there!!

Buddy was like a machine here. OK, so some people criticise him for being arrogant, but it isn't arrogance for arrogance sake. Buddy was a perfectionist, he always gave his all and he expected nothing less of the people he worked with. He didn't do what he did for the money, or the fame, he did it because he loved jazz music and wanted to share his passion and educate others. Buddy was a rare beast. Sadly missed, never forgotten, never bettered.

A drummer myself, used to go see Buddy and his band a lot the last ten years of his life - at the Bottom Line in New York. I started noticing something at each show. Half the audience would nod their heads up and down to the music. Then there was a whole group that would just shake their heads, back and forth. Those were all the drummers.

@marcelhaik8035

11 ай бұрын

Great Comment! 😊

How about some love for Sammy Nestico, the guy who wrote this and so many other classic charts like this -- still alive and swingin' at 95!

@MxRyder19

4 жыл бұрын

brilliant comment !

@hawkrider88

4 жыл бұрын

Sammy, fantastic musician on every level!!!

@jamesheath7601

2 жыл бұрын

Now he’s dead

@Drchainsaw77

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesheath7601 Well shit!!

@boba2172

2 жыл бұрын

Great arranger huge talent mades stageband possible

buddy was one of a kind. the world will never see the likes of this man ever again

@danielgolus4600

4 жыл бұрын

32 years after his death, still unequaled.

Celebrities seemed so much cooler back in the 1970s.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

6 жыл бұрын

Dale's Drum Channel Zero and had class, even...

@bobbydale1938

6 жыл бұрын

Depression and WW2 Korean War Kids )) God bless them

@deepgray4338

6 жыл бұрын

That's because today they are a bunch of candy ass fools....

@strangersound

6 жыл бұрын

They had talent, too.

@cerealaugher

6 жыл бұрын

they had class

Buddy Rich's precision was amazing. No stroke compromised the next, everything arrived on time. What stands out for me in this performance is the phrasing. It's all fireworks and dazzle, but he didn't ignore dynamics. A master.

@drs-Rigo-Reus

Жыл бұрын

So much more swing than Neil Peart. There I said it.

@halseyknox

10 ай бұрын

So what's your point....Peart admired Rich ..

@ytubepuppy

9 ай бұрын

@@halseyknox That only proves that Peart was no fool.

As a drummer, I know there's so much more to this, but.....THAT LEFT HAND......

@charliewood2.023

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how fast it would have taken him to get off

@charliewood2.023

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry

@wungabunga

3 жыл бұрын

And the nonchalant guitarist’s right hand.

@avantipalestra8622

2 жыл бұрын

You can talk about modern techniques... But I see him as the only one who has complete mastery of the instrument. Unique.

@harrymapex

2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-lp5pp Oh, hello Mr. Troll! Busy today?

I love how Ed Shaughnessy(The band's drummer) is just sitting back watching the master work. And Ed was no slouch, either!

@justafanintexas7913

4 жыл бұрын

Better than Rich at that point.

@AlmostReady504

4 жыл бұрын

@@justafanintexas7913 N pllllease

@dogbarbill

4 жыл бұрын

Ed and Buddy had huge admiration and friendship for each other. Check out this clip from a year earlier. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4WMxstrZZecabg.html

@lfader

3 жыл бұрын

Applauding Rich ..... Love Ed to !!!! 💪💪

@joeheid4757

2 жыл бұрын

Shaughnessy was a drunkin bum.

Anyone notice how kick-ass that sax solo was???

@eriksmithdrummer

7 жыл бұрын

Ernie Watts who played in Buddy´s late 60s bands.

@LeggoMyLamb

7 жыл бұрын

Buddy's expression at 1:50 says it all. Digging the sax playing, then using it to fuel his own creativity. As a kid I used to think BR was just a show-off; now I see what a pure musician he was.

@adisharr

7 жыл бұрын

Amazing player!

@arame29

7 жыл бұрын

LeggoMyLamb that was Ernie Watts who was part of Buddy's band in '67

@MARDIUNO7

7 жыл бұрын

ERNIE WATTS WAS ON THE ROLLING STONES WAITING ON A FRIENDS ENDING SOLO ...

"I got a watch that keeps better time than that." I mean, In Johnny's defense, a watch is usually pretty good at keeping time...

@macabre_matinee

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Cole he should have said “a broken watch” That joke killed me too.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

You had to wind them up back then and they eventually slowed down. YOUNG BUCK.

@jesse_cole

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankburdodrums8984 But if you kept them wound, they still kept better time than a human playing drums. DUMB FUCK.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

@purplinko Right. GOD This guy is why America is in the poor shape it's in. No education whatsoever. Just arguments like a bitch.

@Zamoraks

3 жыл бұрын

Jesse Cole I know this is the internet, but you need to chill out. What is wrong with you??

No doubt in my opinion that irrespective of musical genre, Buddy was the greatest man ever to sit behind a kit. Sure, there are some top notch drummers out there but Buddy always played with his heart and soul.

I've watched him mesmerized ALL my life (68 yrs so far)..and till the day I day, I'll never be bored watching him drum."

Going flat out; on the high wire without a net every time he played. Fearless.

The greatest drummer. No tricks. Just Buddy playing ..

Buddy Rich..."THE greatest drummer to have ever drawn breath." ~~~ Gene Krupa ~~~

The bands on the nightly shows like this were incredible. Carson and Letterman's bands were just some of the best around.

There will never be another drummer like B.R.

I saw him live!

When I was around 13 years old my Dad took me to see Buddy. I could not believe what I witnessed Buddy do to a set of Drums. Most of the audience there were Drummers. Even at my young age I could tell nobody in the house even thought about touching the Drums in his presence. Buddy Rich did inspire all Drummers in the world. I saw him do some weird stuff during his live performances. One time I he actually "Flipped Off" his audience and told the crowd they were being too F'n Loud! "Shut up or I am packing up and leaving". I saw some very unusual behavior from such a unbelievably gifted artist. Great Drumming inspiration yes, totally unprofessional business/public/performance "Live" example for others. Like a Bipolar person on Steroids. Weird stuff for sure. I still will always be Thankful I got to see BR perform 3 times live as a kid.

Carson got personal drum lessons from Buddy at Carson's home. What a thrill that would be.

What a beast. It amazes me the way he drove a song forward; it sounds like he’s single-handedly pushing the entire band up the hill, but never loses that relaxed back channel swing thing.

RIP Ed Shaughnessy and B. Rich. Both incredible drummers - although, Ed sat this one out.

@danielgolus4600

4 жыл бұрын

And he's applauding along with the rest of the band.

@RoryVanucchi

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie great as well though only one Buddy for us guys that remember that era

@figgybass

4 жыл бұрын

They were very respectful of one another. I remember watching one of these tonight shows when Johnny asked Buddy "Outside of yourself, who are the top 5 drummers?" Buddy's list included Ed Shaunessey, Louis Belson, Danny Serafin, Danny D'Imperio, and I forgot the last one. Maybe Max Roach I don't remember. Been trying to find that on YT.

@boblackey1

2 жыл бұрын

@@figgybass I see Max Roach on Buddy's list when he would mention drummers. Also he mentioned Steve Gadd. But the drummer on two occasions Buddy said was the daddy of them all was Chick Webb. Chick Webb died way back. Maybe late 1930's so I'm not familiar with Webb.

@patrickflaherty6586

2 жыл бұрын

@@boblackey1 Chick Webb., mentioned in the movie Taxi Driver👍

The faster the better? Musical perfection? Actual Music? All the comments are positive but there are people who hate 'showing off'. I do.

@jamescalifornia2964

Жыл бұрын

That's show business 👏

Buddy is the greatest drummer ever and here he shows us why

@wil7228

Жыл бұрын

Next to John Bonham .

@daniellevin3056

Жыл бұрын

Dave Weckl is on another level not to mention young prodigies like Senri Kawaguchi. Buddy Rich is one of the top legendary drummers of all time, but there are others.

If the younger guys only knew how incredible it is just to see Buddy and Ed Shaughnessy in the same frame...Legendary

@Schumanized

5 жыл бұрын

Keith Showell Indeed!!

@LostMyMojo100

5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing it "live" with my dad.... Incredible!!!!

@DEeMONsworld

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Paddy he was fast with his hands period. not particularly creative.

@mahatmagandhi7588

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. he was great. these new rock band drummers need to watch him

@nchcroy3877

5 жыл бұрын

@@markpaddy3280 cant argue with that!!! 😀

Comedian wants to play drums. Drummer wants to tell jokes

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

Only one can do both. The drummer.

@jc3drums916

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankburdodrums8984 Carson was also a drummer.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

@@jc3drums916 Huh? Didn't know that. Ahhh the good old days when we could watch things like this live instead of on KZread.

@lastover8234

3 жыл бұрын

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@corpseplayground1949

3 жыл бұрын

@@lastover8234 schizo

Dang! I have never seen or heard any drummer who can work a snare with the blazing speed and the musical precision of Buddy. He was the tops!

A lot of guys could play up to Buddy, but his left hand is from another dimension!

Beyond amazing! How I miss Johnny Carson and HIS Tonight Show!

From a time when celebrities had talent and respected others. I love how the band stops playing waits during the drum solo and kicks right back in at the exact time they got the count. Awesome.

Man that snare sounds heavenly

THE BEST DRUMMER EVER! RIP BUDDY.........

THE BEST...NO ONE WILL EVER TOP HIM..PERIOD!!!👍

Actual musicians who could play actual instruments and make actual music.

@ajn465

4 жыл бұрын

The guys in that band were the best in LA. More often than not, they wouldn’t even have a rehearsal. They were site reading the chart on live television. Monsters.

@garyunsworth726

2 жыл бұрын

It's so sad how dumbed down music has become today fuck me id rather kill myself than write a song on a computer, fantastic musicians here from an era LONG gone, you young 'musicians' ought to be ashamed of yourselves my God

@FilthyXylophone

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyunsworth726 settle down man. I'd love to see anyone in this video try to play Bleed by Meshuggah. Buddy was one of the best but he wouldn't get past the first bar I bet. Talent comes in many forms, not just the ones you like.

@DannyELoi

2 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Evans Hi Thomas, I thought anything added here as a link to somewhere else might have something to do with Either Big Band or Buddy or something even relatively close. So then it is ok to use the fame and visibility of someone with a lot of it, to leach onto it and promote easy listening music that is much different, or perhaps some brand of tooth paste or hairbrushes, or whatever. Ok, I think I understand.

I grew up amid the whirlwind of the "British Invasion" - beginning with the Beatles in 1964 - and exploding worldwide during the 1970s. Talented rock drummers like John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Ian Pace (Deep Purple) achieved worldwide fame and stardom, dazzling crowds wherever they went. And what did these top-flight drummers all share in common.......the near unanimous consensus placing Buddy Rich at the top of the list of the world's best drummers!

I grew up awe-inspired by Buddy Rich's genius. He's the reason I took up the piano.

Listen real close everyone... THIS is talented musicians ! No electronics, synthesizers, or Auto-tune. The men you see, are making the music you hear, when you hear it. Nice !

No one will ever be better than Buddy Rich!

The saxophone players solo is on fire and buddy rich we’ll he might be an alien 👽 🥁 LOL … those were the days the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

I saw Buddy in the 80's Live. I had front row and watched in amazement as this older gentlemen came out in green golf slacks and a white golf shirt, Immediately threw the sheet music and started to play. The band went into a frenzy, turning pages to get to the right song, and BAM everybody fell in right behind Buddy. WOW. I was in total amazement all night long. To see the master himself, I considered it an honor. Oh by the way his sticks were a blur from the beginning , I learned nothing but respect that night.

Buddy Rich did with such a small kit what modern day drummers require every cymbal and every drum on the planet to do. What he achieved will never be equalled! The man was quite simply a legend, and will always be a legend. If ppl don't like what they see in this video then quite simply they just don't really understand the true art of what Buddy Rich was all about.

Custom tom mount that was never offered to the public. Ed had them too! Hercules tilter and bass drum mount on tom. Sure miss Johnny, Buddy and Ed.

When you watch this as a "Drummer" - there are No Words to say about this man, other than Just Incredible.

Buddy's toupee never fell off, and he always played wearing whatever he showed up wearing, suit/shirt/tie/corduroy - whatever, and it never impaired his playing... I can't take out the garbage wearing my work clothes...

Drummers like Buddy Rich come around every so...okay...like never. We'll never see another like this cat. RIP Buddy Rich. You still da man!

Buddy was simply incredible. Not only an amazing soloist, but he couldn't read music, yet cut every part of every arrangement perfectly. His memory and perfect sense of time were "perfect."

@flashtheoriginal

6 жыл бұрын

John Z Agreed. A masterclass. It wasn’t that he couldn’t read music, it was just that - when asked about this - he responded “Well, er, I never needed to”. I respect that. Great post👍🏻

@bryceanderson9267

5 жыл бұрын

he was a jerk

@kevinkiffe

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryceanderson9267 Yes he was, but he finally mellowed out a few years before he passed.

@soundknight

4 жыл бұрын

He was stellar but technically he sped up in the first time through the B Section, just saying.

I've watched Buddy get his left hand under his right for the crossovers a thousand times...and it still floors me. Lighting. And that is not even close to the best part of his playing.

Johnny always had an eye for THE REAL talent. truly amazing how he lasted 30 years on the Tonite Show, and 40 years on TV. Buddy and Johnny were long time friends. they were both (of course) a little crazy, .. especially Buddy.

@leonardohummel8658

5 жыл бұрын

btw, for the record: to be THAT intense on the drums takes A LOT of interior aggression. ... aside from all the talent and hard work.

Best drummer ever, simple as that!

Johhny Carson with Buddy Rich on. Aw man, life was good.

One of the best tonight show appearce by buddy rich drum king RIP buddy

I always thought John Bohnam was the best drummer ever. And then I found this guy. Thanks KZread !

@danielgolus4600

3 жыл бұрын

Now you know...

@rick3747

Ай бұрын

I love Bonham but he got his influences and many licks from Buddy, Morello, Roach and Mouzan.

I was a drummer when I was younger and I would go to these drum clinics put on by our big drum store in San Antonio Kurk Scott's Drum City. I had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy play drums. Buddy did a one finger drum roll that most drummers couldn't achieve with 2 hands. Just an amazing percussionist.

@AmericanSpyFox

3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing drums on and off since I was 13 (37 now). I still can't do a one handed drum roll. It's infuriating to me.

man Buddy's snare tone is absolutely amazing... very tight and punchy like today's extreme metal snare tones..

Buddy Rich poppin’ corn with his right hand like nobody’s business. No one comped like him.

God damn.....this never gets old....hold my beer anyone.

The Tonight Show band was so amazing!!! When you hear Buddy's band or anyone's band you hear guys that have rehearsed and performed those song endlessly. But when you hear The Tonight Show band you hear guys that have probably only run through the arrangements a handful of times, at best - and most likely only once or twice, and sometimes not at all, I assume. Some complex arrangements too! Loved it then, and it's even more impressive today!

@GR-qf5us

3 жыл бұрын

The artistry of studio musicians. No one can do what they do off the cuff like that. All these guys are musicians musicians.

@joejchila9120

9 ай бұрын

Buddy! My first Idol. I was so lucky to have had parents that treated me a dozen times to his Detroit area appearances. What joy and inspiration it continues to bring me today. He was a tough leader, but a gentle man when I met him at 16...

Never have i seen more natural drummer, a gift to drums!... Even Angie Dickinson was impressed.

Please don't laugh at me but this is the first video I've ever seen of Buddy Rich. I had heard his name and knew he was a great drummer. I just had no idea how great. This was nothing short of amazing. Possible the best drummer I've ever seen.

@danielgolus4600

5 жыл бұрын

Good observation. And good conclusion!

Johnny at his best !! He loved Buddy and admired his talent so much ! and I think Buddy admired Johnny's talent as well. Of course .

Buddy stands/sits alone at the top, but Ed Shaughnessy was right up there with the best of the rest.

Buddy Rich is the best Drummer that ever lived. I am 33.

Big Swing Face at his absolute best ever! RIP buddy you are the best period!

I see these videos of the worlds greatest drummers and, at times Buddy is not even mentioned… BLASPHEMY!!!! In the 60’s and beyond I truly idolized this guys drumming ability. Never missed a beat. Flawless talent.

@60474

3 ай бұрын

Does that not just floor you? I played for fifty years and still hold Buddy as the finest drummer in history. Keith Carlock is a close second.

@crawdaddy6969

2 күн бұрын

greatest and best are not always the same. Buddy was amazing but not necessarily innovative.

Buddy and Johnny seemed like good friends.

@dogbarbill

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, they absolutely were very good friends!!

I miss the real tonight show band ...they were amazing

@paulgouldthorpe9108

5 жыл бұрын

Sim One Right? We’ve gone from that to “Hey hey hey hey hey” Sad.

What a treat it was to hear that band five nights a week.

It's unbelievable the way jealous people negatively comment on his videos. I simply laugh at them! This goes to truly show how great he was.

No one played like Buddy Rich. My first drum book was,of course, Buddy Rich & a stinken drum pad,.a good memory, really...

@blendedrisk3330

4 жыл бұрын

Great memory. Thanks for sharing. I had to use two butter knives on an ottoman/hassock/whatever. It's fun to think of how many great stories like ours Buddy started writing.

Buddy killed it here..as he ALWAYS did... Johnny Carson was blown away as was the band, and even beautiful Angie Dickinson. Watch as he is walking back to the couch....Carson, as a hobbyist drummer knew and appreciated the skill the man had ..Buddy was simply in another universe of musicians and live in their own category such as Jaco Pastorius.

Look how he keeps the hi hat going up and down, never changing the tempo, amazing, like a machine.

I'm pretty sure that dude is a Machine. WOW. The Best.

@Cinemagoer_64

2 жыл бұрын

For big band okay but not the most musical .

I met Doc back in the late 70s and I asked him which musical guest impressed him the most. He said Buddy Rich. That tells you something.

@justafanintexas7913

4 жыл бұрын

Yet, Doc is quoted as saying Shaughnessy was the better drummer.

@HandwhistlerBen

3 жыл бұрын

Guy, I was a guest on the Tonight Show in October, 1979 and had ten minutes with David Letterman Guest Hosting for Johnny and with Doc as the Co-Host. Both David and Doc were so nice to me. Here is the Interview part of the Show..............I blow into Doc's hands and get a "toot"...............4:00 in on the video.............kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKiIm9GwnM3bfJc.html Here I perform, "What kind of fool am I" kzread.info/dash/bejne/ap5s2LNposLQn9I.html Wishing you all the best!

Johnny Carson, The Best, Hands Down.

drum set especially the snare sounded superb.

What i wouldn't do for just 1 drum lesson from this man, gives me chills every time i listen just fantastic RIP Mr.Rich

Back when these talk shows were done by sophisticated adults.

@DanLetts97

7 жыл бұрын

Porfle Popnecker yeah, now they play stupid fucking games all night like egg Russian roulette and box of lies for fucks sake. All Fallon does is play cute little games all night with his guests. What happened to grown adults having mature intelligent conversation?

@beatlejim64

6 жыл бұрын

Long gone in this day & age!!!

@jeremychildress3931

6 жыл бұрын

Porfle Popnecker So true

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

6 жыл бұрын

Dan Letts you know, every Samsung has a toggle on the back on.the right behind the screen as you come up, in the corner. Push it. (Then it goes off :)

@jamesbarrick3403

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing but political hacks now

I don’t claim to be a drumming expert but I did remember the 1970’s very well and far and away the general consensus back then was that. Buddy Rich was in a class by himself, the greatest drummer who ever lived.

The Best of the very Best of the very best, right there.. Be humble and honoured to witness this Godly talent that you do not, nor will ever possess,nor will you possess in a 1000 life times for ever and ever Amen.

Notice how the snare is tilted forward to accommodate traditional style drumming. Flawless

Imagine if he had a massive kit like neil peart did. Probably would have sounded like a genuine thunderstorm.

@cyclops1092

4 жыл бұрын

Nonsense! He sounding like thunder with a 4 piece.

@rontiemens2553

4 жыл бұрын

If anything, Buddy powerfully demonstrated over decades that it is not how many drums you have, it is how well you play the ones you have that counts.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

People debate that. Like what if some of these guys from the 60's and 70's had double bass kits. It's certainly interesting to think about. My personal opinion though, Buddy played off the snare tons of rudiments and variations of them. I think he would of stuck to the traditional 4 piece like you see here. These days however I think most serious players have at least an 7 or 8 piece kit. Not all of them!!!!There's still alot of guys like Buddy out there. Very old school.

@joeburton1232

3 жыл бұрын

Great snare drummer..that's all folks

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

@Peter Miller Everybody knows Bohnam was influenced by Buddy. He played off the snare drum and had the same 4 piece kit Buddy played. Ginger played a double bass kit but wasn't considered to be one of the greats mainly because he played a double bass kit at a time when that was considered cheating somehow. Carmine is definately up there and so is his brother Vinny. Carmine played a double bass kit and Vinny didn't. Buddy and those old heads refused to play a double bass kit. I would love to see Buddy's reaction to a hi-hat with the extended pedal for double bass on one bass drum. DW 5520. He would probably hate it.

Nobody can cover Buddy! Goat

When I started playing drums in 1964 Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa were my inspiration for continuing to play drums and still today I admire Buddy's drumming and have coined some of his techniques into my drumming skills that I use when drumming for rock bands, jazz bands, and progressive fusion bands.

@danielgolus4600

4 жыл бұрын

My story exactly. Except I began playing in 1963 at age 9. Krupa and Rich were my drum heroes. But I only had records. And the occaisional TV appearance to see how they were playing. What I would've given for a KZread then!

Wow, that bass line, the sax, the drum, everything was so good

When America was great...so glad I was around during this time...

@FramrodLiggins

4 жыл бұрын

America was crap then too. Music was just better. Everyone's American Experience Is different.

Saw this in high school. My mom called me down..."Christian, Buddy Rich is going to be on Johnny Carson. You better come down." I didn't sleep that night and first thing I had to do in the morning was blast my set at school.

Not bad for a 63 year old! After all these years! Buddy's still the King

Its not just about Buddy's awesome chops, but about everything going on around him. What an amazing composition for the entire band. WOW!!!!!!!!!!

NOBODY BEATS THIS GUY. THE BEST!

Ernie Watts! Wow! Almost didn't recognise him without Lee Ritenour standing next to him

Insane. That stick work is just insane. Unworldly.

And all Eddie Shaughnessy has to do is sit, watch and enjoy. He seem to be digging it as much as anyone.

Johnny watching his idol, it's a beautiful thing. How wonderful it would be to be able to turn back the hands of time to those days when there was true class and talent on TV.

Wow!! What power in that playing!!!

The ending was the best part too me.... to still have all that energy to finish with those rolls... real musicians

This was so good it made me cry. I wouldn't have cried in the 70's. I cried now because this level of entertainment is long gone.

@RatKing59

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not gone. It’s still here. We just have access to so much more media that we have to search a little harder for it. To be fair: Buddy’s style was always 1940s ‘big band jazz’, so this would have been considered antiquated at the time this show aired. The audience would have rather had KC & The Sunshine Band come out than Buddy Rich

@Lockemeister

2 жыл бұрын

@@RatKing59 The audience seemed extremely appreciative of Buddy Rich. Just listen to that applause. They all knew his musical genre. The 70's audiences appreciated ALL styles of music and had eclectic tastes. Your statements are misinformed to say the least. Ever Notice Carson's house orchestra and Doc Severinsen? They played LOTS of 40's music. Get a clue. Carson retired at the TOP. The Tonight Show Orchestra with Doc Severinsen was a main part of the show.