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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2016
- Mr. Wilson is laid to rest in Corvallis, Oregon. I stopped by on a warm August day. Absolutely by luck, I was moving my vinyl collection back to Seattle, and happened to have all my Procol disks. I picked Broken Barricades to play, because it's about catastrophic loss, and because B.J.'s drumming is beyond compare. Yes, the album cover is not from that album, but it has such a great gatefold photo of the band, including B.J. I chose to keep the soundtrack just what came out of my little cellphone, mixed with the breeze, the sprinklers, and the barking dog, to offer a sense of place.
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B. J. Wilson was able to illustrate any composition with his drumming. He was an outstanding originator. Not only with Procol Harum - he also "illustrated" Joe Cocker's version of the BEATLES' "With a little help from my friends", and many other rock songs. He died damn early. But his inheritance is simply just GRAND! Thank you, Barrie - rest in peace!
B.J. also played on a few songs on the Lou Reed album Berlin. I bought that album just to hear B.J. play on those songs.
Thank you for the hint - I did not know that. Will check it out! I love the way he drummed! ;-)@@P.DuncanMonk
Absolutely a top of the pyramid drummer for way more than just rock. A visionary in performance versatility and an inimitable style. A 10 + drummer and classy as they come to watch and learn from.
A pioneer in modern rock drumming! R.I. P.! And Gary Brooker passed away on February 19th. Was and still am a big fan of Procol Harum! Saw them live during my favorite line-up consisting of Gary Brooker, B. J. Wilson, Mick Grabham, Chris Copping and Alan Cartwright. 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
B.J. Wilson is one of the top drummers in History, and definitely the most elegant of them all
watch him in this very rare footage from Minute 19.07 th-cam.com/video/NKBvmTyFCa4/w-d-xo.html
Disagree!
@@TheForhjulet th-cam.com/video/r1pj4ey6VSY/w-d-xo.html
I had never thought of his drumming in that way, but you are spot on - as exotic as his work was there is absolutely an elegance to it, as it should befitting Procol Harum. Inventive, agile, technically profound, and, now, elegant. Well spotted. Cheers!
Procol Harum was always my No.1 band, because they were true originators; a band like pearls on a chain - brilliant.
Keith's words are unfolding stories, and they inspired Gary a lot, I guess, to write this wonderful strong and amazing music.
Robin sang with the earthy voice of his guitar, and Matthew played a mesmerizing, sometimes haunting organ that couldn't have been any better.
And then there was this drummer - Barrie J. Wilson - who played his drums like no-one else I know. He seemed to have the true understanding
of the sophisticated tunes, and he was able to give each number an own original drumming that seemed to complete it; to lift it out of the rest.
Watch B. J. playing to the slow, dark ballad "A Salty Dog" and you get what I mean: what can a drummer do for such a slow dark tune?
Well, Barrie could do a lot - and he did. His playing is alway still overwhelming me after all these years. I really miss him.
Totally agree! The best: operatic, symphonic, musical drummer of all, instead of just pounding away like Bonham who gets most of the kudos. Jimmy Page tried to recruit BJ for Led Zep but BJ chose to stay with an artistically beautiful band and Jimmy settled for Bonham.
Never will be forgotten in my books...drummer extraordinaire!!!
When Procol Harum came to México City to play at Auditorio Nacional two concerts, after the release of PROCOL's 9Th LP, the lyricist of the band was very upset with me as a journalist for following them just to cha, and suddenly he got angry an shout in rage at me in public. Gary and the others didn't say a word and left but only BJ Wilson remained in the restaurante and he tried to confort me friendly with his nice attitude and then I could show him some of my city, in brief BJ made me feel like if we were good old pals talking and walking in the streets of down town, so I'll never forget that we got along very well. I admire his drumming and human kindness with all my heart. God bless him.
one of the great drummers in rock n roll history...RIP
A hero of my youth. I have never heard his equal and I know I never will.
Poor Mr. Wilson. I hope he is resting in peace. He has left a lot of beauty behind for us. Of great value for me. Thank you Barrie, may God bless your soul.
I was fortunate enough to have worked with B.J. when he was playing with Joe Cocker on a tour of Texas in the 80's. An absolute gent from head to toe who was quite nice about my constant goings-on about one of the greatest bands of the last many generations- Procol Harum.
Barrie was a true gentleman + a superb drummer. I miss you so much!
The drum break after the guitar solo on "The Devil Came From Kansas" is one of the most startlingly original and musical things I've ever heard. Still blows me away 50 years later...
BJ was the one I watched when seeing Procol live in concert. He was so interesting and also an amazing drummer. I didn’t realise til I was older that he was probably the best drummer out there!! RIP
I had a front row seat at the Stanley Theater for a Procol Harum show in 1970. I left the show thinking that it was the first time in my life I'd ever heard drums. B.J. Wilson was truly a master, getting sounds and music out of the drums I wouldn't think possible. The old audio on videos doesn't do him justice, he had a magical ability. R.I.P.
You didn't just hear BJ play the drums, you "listened". One of the few cases where you would listen to the drumming, putting the rest of the band to the background. 😊
@@MarkJT1000 was at same show. Why this band is not in the (increasingly misnamed) R&RHOF is a shame and a gigantic failure. The lack of videos of the four piece iteration is frutrating. RIP BJ
..yup, I had centre front row seats at their Auckland Town Hall concert. Didn't expect to see his drum kit, front and centre, staring me right in the face. A privilege to watch him perform. Much missed. RIP
He was one of my best friends and band mates for the last few years of his life. Damn, I miss him.
B.J. Wilson was in a coma for the last 3 years of his life. Gary Brooker couldn't even wake him up. WTF?
He put wonderful rolls and fills in places where you might not expect them,kept you on the edge of your seat....I like to listen to "Strong As Samson" when I need a sample...
Very nice video … Saw BJ with Joe Cocker in Japan 1980… Man was he great !!
Been listening to the drums on Bringing home the Bacon trying to figure out how to play it. Crazy cool drums on that, never heard some one ride a cowbell like that. Amazing drummer he definitely deserves more recognition. On the live version 1973 the drums are even harder, you can tell he's improvising and adding extra fills, total jazz chops. Not enough videos on this guy wish I could find out more about his drumming wish I could play as good as him R.I.P. B.J Wilson
Extreme agreement!
He was sensitive and powerful,unique!!
What a great man - and a superb drummer.
So sad to hear it was intentional . One of the best drummers I know of and that's coming from a drummer .
I've been a long time admirer of the band...their great hit, Conquistador was recorded in my original hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, with the ESO, back in '71. Embarrassingly, I never knew B.J.'s name, but I can assure you, his percussion always stood out from the crowd 👍 ☆ He also hailed from Edmonton...London.
Listening to the BJ Wilson's drumming on the old Procol Harum recordings I am both sad and angry that he did not live on to rejoin the group in later years. Such an amazing talent who left us way to early.
I’m paul from Kent I grew up listening to one of the greatest ever classiest rock band’s of all time procol harem I cried for days when I heard that my hero BJ Wilson had died he was one of the drummers of all time no drummed like Barrie with the exception of Keith moon I still miss the man procol harem are still together after 55years lovely tribute RIP
Agreed but BJ was so much more refined and sensitive than Keith (muchly over-rated IMHO due to his theatrics which BJ disregarded). Can you imagine Keith drumming for Procol!??? Does not work.
Thanks for this. He was born in Edmonton (where I used to work), and brought up in Ponders End (where I live). He died on October 8th, that is my birth date I was a drummer for over twenty years.
Connected in significant ways!
Hope he was an inspiration to you....
He died at 43 years. Very young
My brother (14 yrs my senior) is one of the biggest Procol Harum fans I know (and had seen them many times in their heyday). He, too, was born on October 8th. I'm so very thankful that he introduced me to this fantastic band at such a young age (about 7 or 8). I've never seen so unique a drummer in my life. Mr. Wilson beautifully embellished the Procol catalog in a way no one else could. May God rest your soul, BJ....and thank you. 😔
@@ADVENT_MarkPtak You're right. He could do anything. I listened to P.H. in the early 70's every day forever, on a tiny portable turntable. One of my favourite bands!
Just learned that B.J. died from an intentional OD. Really sad to hear this. Great drummer with a great group! So sorry for the family he left behind. Hope you are now at peace.....
well done Eric , great to remember him . I agree about his drumming on broken barricades too . wonderful .
DIOS TENGA EN SU GLORIA A NUESTRO ADMIRADO JAIME WILSON.
Я восхищаюсь этим человеком.Его талантом,который был дан ему от Бога.И просто как хорошим,обаятельным,добрым,надежным парнем.Он таким и остался в нашей памяти.Проходит время,сменяются стили,мода.Но такие люди навсегда остаются в наших душах,сердцах и нашей памяти.Спасибо тебе Барри! Мы помним,любим и никогда не забудем тебя👏👏👏👏👏
Translation: "I admire this man. His talent, which was given to him from God. And just as a good, charming, kind, reliable guy. He remained so in our memory. Time passes, styles and fashion change. But such people remain forever in our souls, hearts and our memory. Thank you Barry! We remember, love and never forget you"
I was fortunate to meet BJ Wilson at a Procol Harum gig in Atlanta in 1973. He greeted me with a smile and a handshake and was good enough to sign an album cover for me (along with the rest of the band). I still have it in a frame in my office. Their music will out live all of us. RIP B.J.
B j should be talked about more, but just like his group procol harum, they don't receive the praise they deserve. They are better then so many groups, perhaps because they are not outrageous, but are low key. It's the music that matters , and they are a truly original band with their own sound.
A nice thing to do Eric. RIP BJ
Under the radar best😇
Bj was Jimmy Page 's first choice as Led Zeppelin drummer He declined the offer because Procol Harum was starting to be commercially profitable.
Thanks for posting this moving tribute.
a nice tribute...well done
So many great examples of his drumming genius, and Broken Barricades is an excellent choice. My favorite is A Salty Dog, when he provides the explosion of stormy seas as they go "Past the straits, 'round the horn..." I believe what makes rock work is tension and release, and no one was better at it than B.J. Wilson.
Thank for the video!
One of the greats. Why his name is never mentioned as such in music publications and polls, etc . . . completely befuddles me. B J is up there with the best of 'em -- his syncopation is in Bruford territory, his melodic sense rivals Phillips, and what an enormously strong left hand. Sorely missed. Cheers!
It is bizarre that he is not lauded amongst the best!!! I don't get it other than PH was usually underrated even though they rivaled the Beatles in creativity so maybe BJ suffered from that. PH the best band ever so far IMHO! A major joke is Rick Beato does not even mention BJ amongst the top drummers! Rick sucks ever since that omission and no credibility ever since but maybe his income of $3000 a month has something to do with it!
Nice tribute.
Agree with earlier comments Wonder if we would still have him if he had joined LZ? More I Listen to him, the more I respect him
RESPECT....
B.J. Wilson will live forever in the hearts + minds of all that were lucky enough to have known him. Is it on, Tommy?
The Story Goes Jimmy knew John Bonham from the recording Studio. However when Page and Plant got together to look for a Drummer for their new Band it was B.J. Wilson they asked first. B.J. refused. I often wondered what would have been if he said yes.
Actually, it was 'Terry Reid' that told Page about these Two blokes [Plant & Bonham] Thought they would be a fit . He played a double bill with them. Reid ,was asked by Page to be the Singer first but had contractual stuff. Yes, B.J. did say No and was asked first. .. Well is deep..
wat een zwaar onderschatte /klasse drumner was dat. smullen & een 100% eigen stijl.in zijn Top jaren
BJ forever checked in to that "Grand Hotel" in the sky...
BJ was an incredible drummer. He was 2nd to none, so very gifted and for me at the many PH gigs I attended it was BJ that got my attention.
So graceful but strong, he was a master drummer and yes famously turned down Led Zeppelin. I was heartbroken when he died.
RIP to the Octopus in the bathtub! 💚
プロコルハルムの動画でBJを一目見て胸がドキドキしました。この人のことをもっと知りたいと思い調べたら、1990年に43歳という若さで亡くなっておられとてもショックでした。しかもその理由を知り「何故！？」と胸が締め付けられました。BJのドラムを叩く姿が本当に好き。ドラムってこんなに楽しく観られる楽器だったのかと教えてくれました。栄光の裏で人知れず苦しみを抱えていたのでしょうか。神様のもとでどうぞ安らかに┅
He was the best.
Watch Barrie C. Wilson' s solo, very rare! Minute 19.07: th-cam.com/video/NKBvmTyFCa4/w-d-xo.html
So true! Incredible!
Why the F would anyone dislike this? What's not to like?
Beloved BJ-On the tail of a comet may you play upon the fragments of exploded stars!
Nice story. Nice tribute.
B J WILSON etait un batteur tres interessant PROCOL
Underrated, no doubt.
Ein Song for ever
LINDA HOMENAGEM A UM AMIGO QUE PARTIU. BELÍSSIMO VÍDEO E MELODIA. 🙏🙏🌠🇧🇷🌟
I love the drum part on Lou Reed's extraordinary "Lady Day" ( "Berlin" ) : I think it's him playing...
And he was a kind of old school flamboyant showman drummer too, wasn't he?
BJ Wilson was such an inspiring drummer I enjoyed playing his licks still floors me and he was a Canadian never knew that
BJ played in PH's concert in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with the Edmonton Symphony, but he was born in the Edmonton area of North London, England. I hadn't noticed the coincidence before. BJ died in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
RIP
43 !! So young! F*ck drugs. He was such a fine boy, over-talented, popular, it's hard to believe. At the age of 43, life starts. Why did he do this to us? Why did he do this to himself? That's so strange.
he was a more refined version of keith moon. musically superb!
Huh, he died right after I moved to Oregon. Do you remember what cemetery in Corvallis? I'd like to pay his grave a visit. Wikipedia says he died in Eugene, where I live. How did he happen to be here? You never show the complete headstone, so we can't see what the inscription at the bottom says, but it looks like it begins: "To know [how, maybe?] ...
"To know him was to love him"
Very touching movie. Where will we go when we die? Will we have peace with Jesus Christ and be forgiven of all our sins? Life on earth is short. I'll go for eternity where we'll sing more happy songs. The songs of Procol Harum made me think. They are like prophetical warnings. Shalom to you.
I know I just commented but he, really, was a genius Like Moon I suppose and here it gets hard. Better?
Yes
Not like Moon though, better since far more sensitive and subtle.
And this number is often what I use as an example of PG's brilliance as a traps man.
It's so sadly....
I have been trying to get more info on BJ Wilson and can't find anything...anyone know where I can go? How did he die? Anyone know what the bottom of his headstone says? Thanks for any info!
According to Wikipedia: "In 1987, Wilson collapsed after an intentional drug overdose and was hospitalised for three years, remaining in a vegetative state.[6] Brooker and Reid had reformed the band and hoped to aid his recovery by sending "him the demo tapes we were making with a horrible drum machine on it because he hated that sort of thing". Unfortunately Wilson had 'suffered catastrophic damage which was never going to right itself'.[7] He died of pneumonia in Eugene, Oregon, USA at the age of 43,[1] leaving a wife, Susan and two daughters, Sarah and Nicola"
The bottom of the gravestone says "To know you was to love you."
A real shame. One of the best, if not the best, rock drummer ever.
Bob Smith thank you for the info....truly sad.
@@bobsmith6543 Pathetic that in death B J Wilson's legacy is mired in the same obscurity (if that's the right word) as he was in life. Amongst drummers he was a known commodity of course, but when drummers are known more for the generation of jokes about them and their craft, well, that's not much. Procol Harum's identity was/is constructed from many different musical components, Wilson's drumming as relevant as any of the others. He was incredibly strong (his left hand still blows me away), possessed a melodic sense that was structured around movement rather than the beat, and had a grasp of syncopation that was positively Brufordian. A staggeringly brill musician who's passing left a void. Cheers!
@@kw19193 Agree with you 100%. So very thankful for all of the live footage with him in it that we can see on YT.
@@bobsmith6543😊
Jimmy Page, per la prima formazione dei LED zeppelin, voleva b.j. wilson come batterista, poi robert plant, gli presentò john bonham, suo amico e batterista della band of Joy .
Nobody like him non-pareil!
Where is he laid to rest? I have the distinct feeling I have been to that cemetery
Seems to me that he overtook the fine musik, words and tunes.
WILSON EXTRAORDINARIO BATERISTA,BUÉN MUCHACHO.
RIP