Poor Seth. He is forever asking, "HOW DO YOU LEARN TO RIFF???" and his guests are forever answering, "Um....magic?"

@sarah_cary

7 жыл бұрын

PepinaBailarina You're right! I want to sing for him & impress him with ma riffs!

@harlemhomme

6 жыл бұрын

Comes from gospel influence baby, gospel!!

@Kallana100

6 жыл бұрын

Holy Spirit!!! Go girl!!

@Bluebaritone

5 жыл бұрын

He needs to invite Natalie Weiss on so she can give him a definite answer

Her version of Don't rain on my Parade is the only version I have ever heard outside of the show that makes the song come alive AND she is one of the few singers that doesn't push the rhythm of the song so that you can actually hear the tension built into the arrangement. Brilliant. Love her!

Dear Seth, we black folk are born with the riffs and the sassafrass. We cry in 3 part harmony and will back phrase while reading from the lunch menu.

@fancii

4 жыл бұрын

@@camara1194 LoL prolly cause you're "mixed". oof

@fancii

4 жыл бұрын

@@camara1194 Good for you. I love rock and roll from Journey to Alanis to Tame Impala to Magadeth the one thing they have in common are their roots- Black music. If you don't care about riffing, that's your business. Your initial comment tried to disprove JB's about blacks (like it's not true for all blacks) even though as you just identified yourself as a "white singer". I pretty much can see what I'm dealing with here now anyway. So, if you identify with whites & their style, don't try to insert yourself into or disprove a pretty factual comment on the rest of black society. Music, riffing, phrasing, ad libbing are innately in us. If you chose to water your gifts down to align yourself with your 'white' side; then do that and don't insert your { *snicker* } white self into black commentary. He's talking about blacks and all of us, despite or mixed heritage, (including me) who yet choose to embrace our blackness and not discard it. Also, your claim of being a "white singer" is really tone deaf and disrespectful to *actual white skinned* singers who love and align with the black soulful style of singing, i.e. Sia. Justin Timberlake, Teena Marie, JoJo, Steve Perry (a rock singer), Pink (a rock singer), Steven Tyler (a rock singer), Robin Thicke. What exactly is a "white singer" to you and why is it important for you to highlight and claim that? Sad. Good day.

@oscar646

4 жыл бұрын

This is too adorable! Crying in three part harmony...too funny. I’m a white guy who sings and ever since at least 2nd grade when I would become over stimulated when in music class we sang “mama’s little baby likes shortening”, I’ve identified with the Glories of Black Soul. I would even say that anyone with a soul is helpless in responding to the life affirming Beauties of this tradition.

@ChristianJoyD

4 жыл бұрын

Somebody finally said it.

@lordford12

4 жыл бұрын

This made my day. My wife sing reads and riffs during her day. I constantly say knock it off haha cause it's just so natural for her. She is half black and German. Who cares regardless but this lady right here... such power, presence, control and just owning her voice. Well done just singing like anyone should do. Doesnt matter upbringing or education (to a point) but if you can be it own it and just do it, this is it. So amazing. I love her voice, skill knowledge and control. she deserves all she has. Get it!!

She was the lead muse in Hercules Calliope

"The Get Down" brought me here. She is "fat Annie" and I was BLOWN away by her performance. Of course she is from Broadway!

@fancii

4 жыл бұрын

OMG I didn't even REALIZE that's her!!!

I've been following her career for years!!! She's always been excited. I actually saw her in Dreamgirls as Effie. Just brilliant!

Their chemistry is so lovely. Her voice is astounding and his curiosity is so endearing. PS- Seth most blacks learn these riffs from being made to go to church my our mamas at a very young age. Our vocal tutelage is a legacy steeped, aged and fermented in struggle, triumph & faith handed down generation to generation literally since slavery. That's where our skills come from.

She killed it at Stage 72. What a force of nature her talent is.

"ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo" xD I love Seth.

@patricebrown777

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Me too 😁

Seriously Guy!! Girl is singing from the heart and from the DNA!😁😁😁🥰

She looks JUST LIKE the great Dinah Washington!! She would be awesome in a play/movie about Ms. Washington's life

@KingMaxMcqueen

8 жыл бұрын

+M Alexander O M G you just NAILED it!. She would make a FANTASTIC Dinah Washington!. From the eyes to the drama in her mouth when she sings. PS - Dinah is one of my all time favorite singers. Most underrated of all time IMO.

@jasongillis9201

8 жыл бұрын

+M Alexander She did play Dinah in an off Broadway show called "Dinah Was" in 98

@KingMaxMcqueen

8 жыл бұрын

Haha ...I actually looked that up after I posted the comment. Saw her performance as Dinah on Rosie from the 90s. Thx for uploading. Love your energy!

So happy for this video. She is always a wonder and never a disappoinment.

Broadway’s new Hermes in Hadestown. An absolute power move! She’s gonna kill it!

Lillias has one of my favorite voices ever!!!!!

LOVE her!!!! ❤

Can she please be Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray?? I feel like that would be awesome.

@sweeney60

3 жыл бұрын

Hells yes!!!

@Broadwayriah

2 жыл бұрын

WAIT SHE CLDVE BEEN SO GOOD AS MAYBELLE OMG

She's so fantastic. She did one of the best cabaret shows I've ever seen at the Catalina Jazz Club in LA.

Lillias is completely awesome

We know why she can do those riffs 🐸☕️

@LucasFerreira-rl9nd

4 жыл бұрын

@@camara1194 she's a Goddess

She is heaven sent!!!

those PIPES, YAAAASSS QUEEN

I'm Seth Rudetsky OBSESSED! with the Life I'm so glad you brought her on

Love love love her!

Lilias is a badass!

Love her

Great voice !

Wow, she’s just.... I cannot. I just mmmmm. It’s magic what she does, that’s all I can sayyyy

Such a fun talent with lots of heart and sass!

He’s a little crazy but I love him a lot. I mean who hasn’t said that?

Half of the I don’t know what your talking about I just enjoy the quick quality performance.🔥

She one of the hercules muses yall....I loveeeeee this

I wanna meet lillias if i get the chance omgg. i love her so much and shes one of my inspirations in singing!!

the best!!! 🙌 💓 💓 💓 💓

I literally reference her don’t rain on my parade so muchhhhhh

Oh my gosh love that song those hands I want to learn it so bad it’s perfect

I hope her voice is just tired and not shot forever!

@peduzzi89

8 жыл бұрын

I think it's a combination of this not being her best, doing things with crude audio in the original key, and age. Keep in mind, she's in her 60's here!

@islezeus

7 жыл бұрын

Ian you HAD to be that one BITCH, huh?

@bigred8432

7 жыл бұрын

There is nothing not by about it, she has a fabulous voice and I hope that in the clip it's turned and not past its prime.

Riff at 6:37 going down like WHAT

@calebmatthews2026

5 жыл бұрын

T. J. Seth's headturn kills me 😂

A screaming Reno in Anything Goes.

honey you mean *HUNKULES*

SANG MAMA LILLIAS

3:53 me when i figure out the magic trick

Nitya Vidyasagar SOMEBODY

Where did she sing the word 'Stone'??

Can't wait to see her HERMES!

That hot camera guy though

@islezeus

7 жыл бұрын

he looks pudgy

Lillias White is the kind of black woman who would gather you into a hug call you, "sweetie" and tell you everything was going to be okay