Yo thats cool man ! Fred neils a legend so is your dad ! I wish my family was musical , i play guitar but i tought my self i absolutley adore this song
Bryn Ingram The sideways look from Fred when your Dad joined in is hilarious ( your Dad should have left it alone, only Fred should sing this). No offense but ....
Bryan, you're one lucky fellow! I wish I could have been around there, I absolutely adore Fred Neil's music and I'd love to have experienced his presence in person!
I hit the streets of San Francisco in 1982 with $10 in my pocket & stayed for 16 years. North Beach all the way. AIDS started like 6 weeks after I got there. San Francisco was fuckin bad ass back then.. & the music . Wow.. But after all the people I saw die, this song, above others brings back some serious memories, plus I’m sure some survivor’s guilt as well… Tenderloin Teen, baby…. Peace out…
So sweet to see this video. Just look at Fred Neil's face, gleaming with joy. For sure he is one of a kind and one of my all-time favorite singers. I can understand that he withdrew himself from the musicbizz, but it's hard to accept that he commanded that every (very rare) performance of him shouild be destroyed. He even performed once at the Montreux Jazz Festival; just imagine that a complete audio/video tape would still existed. So this one comes out of the heavenly blue and is so touching. He makes music with his musical friends and is delighted by that. Then near the end, a warm smile on his face and the hand of John Sebastian on his shoulder, so sweet.
2:48 The look on his face at the lines "Sometimes I think about/ Saturday's child/And all about the times/when we were running wild" - that really hit home for him in the moment and it's a beautiful thing to see.
Beautiful voice, songwriter and generous soul. I've been a fan for decades. So underrated commercially but so deeply appreciated by those of us who know and love his music.
I knew Freddie well during his days in New York in the very early sixties. My sister was a close friend of his - she was with Mills Music in The Brill Building (1619 Broadway.) We were on hand when he played the Village Gate - The White Barn... Bob Dylan was there, and David Crosby -. Everybody liked Freddie. He was having a hard time personally, though, he was lonely and homesick for Florida. We were so happy for him when his song "Everybody's Talkin'" got picked up for the movie Midnight Cowboy. I never could figure out why they didn't let him sing it as well. He was much better than Harry Nillsen in my opinion. When he got that money he had a beeline back to Florida and got out of the biz, never returned to New York. Retired to his home and the dolphins. Good for him,
monelle I would have laughed at your comment years ago since I'm a huge Neilson fan. How wrong I was. Thanks to the Ben Vaughn podcast I'm now also a Neil fan.
Only discovered Fred Neil, alas, through Richie Havens and his cover of Dolphins. Richie was a friend. Can't believe I missed Fred Neil in the 70's. And I've long been a John Sebastian fan. Considered myself a "folkie" in late 60's and the 70's, never missed a Phil Ochs concert. But I sure missed out on the incredible Fred Neil. This song is indescribably exquisite.
Could not agree more with your comment, I came late to the party. I really like the version Tim Buckley did of Dolphins. I fell in love with Ritchie late also, even if I did see him open at Yasgar's place in Aug of 69...
John Sebastian is a very under-rated musician. As a harmonica player myself, I can tell you that honestly. I think he was stuck into that pop category for too long. Not that its all bad. Fun fact: he played on the Doors Morrison Hotel album. Not many people know that. Jim Morrison admired his playing. Fact. Lovely lovely performance thank you so much. Fred makes me cry x
Don't know if you saw Fred's obituary in the NY Times, but one version began, "Fred Neil, the Greenwich Village folk singer who gave Bob Dylan his first job as a harmonica player, died..." That version of Fred's obit has been replaced by a much shorter, less informative version. Bringing this up as Fred seems to be a guy who loved playing with and mentoring younger musicians. Not that Sebastian needed mentoring (maybe he did, I don't know), but I've never seen any artist from that milieu have anything but fond memories of and praise for Fred. John Sebastian has a nice interview about Fred on the FredNeil.com website.
@@TeeKay19 John is an actual incredible person and spent much time at Neil's house in Coconut Grove, even living with his wife in a Winnebago in front of the house for a short time.
@@randomchord Thanks for that, Christopher. I still remember back in my youth, a friend and I were discussing blues singers and he asked me if I'd ever heard of Fred Neil. I hadn't (this is about 1967-68). Told me to check out Bleecker & MacDougal (Sebastian is on that). I got it, then scarfed up everything by Fred I could find. I think Sessions is one of the greatest works of musical art ever produced. And I mean that. I listen to Miles, Trane, Nina Simone, Steve Earl, Emmylou Harris, Ry Cooder, the late Jeff Beck, all types of music (not so much classical, I guess). Sessions is an album I come back to often.
Every time I listen to this, my heart swells! I was in the audience and have some photos I took. Lived in Coconut Grove for years, saw Freddie often riding his bike, spent time at The Flick with Vince Martin, Bobby Ingram and Gabe Kaplan (the MC at the time). Thank you SO very much for this precious piece of love.
@@randomchord - did not know the scene there but went there once to see my friend, Byron Lewis. Somehow we meet the writer, Sloan Wilson, who wrote, 'Man in the Grey Flannel Suit'.
Fred Neil's 'The Dolphins' was a seminal moment for me. Between he & Jacques Brel, my musical life was turned upside down - thank heaven! (still have his vinyl) :)
I saw this performed live in Sacramento in the late 70s. Neil and Sebastian did an upbeat version of this and I caught it on audio cassette. It was a treasured possession that somehow disappeared during one of my many moves. I now have Neil's solo version in my Apple Music playlist. It is astoundingly clear and mediative. What a huge talent; what a sensitive soul. Extraordinary. Go get it everyone!!
everything about this brings me so much joy. fred seems genuinely happy being around such great musicians. i also love how passionate he was about dolphins lol. this is truly a serotonin burst. ❤️
Oh my god... you just gave me back part of my youth. Wish with all my heart we could go back to those days, and all be as we were. It was so good. Absolute, pure magic. Ah Freddy, wish you were still with us. Thank you for this. It means a lot to me. Priceless.
@@dantean This song feels like home and that moment when freddie was singing "when we were running wild" and he smiled to his friend and he gave him a shoulder pat that moved me. No flashy stuff just some simple visuals and a whole lot of feel. Never seen anything like it
Fred Neil remains largely a mystery to most, but not to the musicians of the Sixties and Seventies that were deeply influenced by his work. Read "That's the Bag I'm In," an exceptional biography written by Peter Lee Neff. You can thank me later.
Currently reading Peter Neff's book on Fred Neal. It is so cool to actually be able to see Fred and his artist friends in action. These folks and their history with Fred are nicely described in the book. Thanks so much for sharing.
sitting in my shed in leafy Surrey watching this its 'The business' thank you so much, Who said 10,000 dollars at the drop of a hat, i'd give it all gladly if our lives could be like that..................again.
Precious and rare. The only film I've ever seen of Fred. Great to see Bob Ingram, Pete Childs, John Sebastian, Pete Wade and Vince Martin, too. Everybody looks so young!! I guess they were. Relatively speaking, of course.
Fred use to come into a restaurant I worked at in the mid 80's in Coconut Grove. He was a wonderful person and very humble. Great to see this footage, thank you. Hi Bryn....Carmine from the Tavern
Rare, Rare, Rare!!... Actual film of Fred Neil and Vince Martin...to good to be true!! And with John Sebastian, Pete Wade, and Bob Ingramand at Coconut Grove. This is great, I hope who ever posted this film can find some more footage. Thanks!!
Fred was a huge Influence on me...I was there when he recorded his live Album at the Elephant in Woodstock NY..with Monte Dunn on 2nd guitar...Karen Dalton also performed that night..
..just so fine to see him surrounded with friends..used to hear him in Village..mostly the 'Cafe Wha'..either solo or with Vince...one of a kind voice and talent..
Wow, after all these decades I finally get to see film of the man playing! Thanks so much for posting this. I hope the rest of this performance sees the light of day sometime. I know he also did sets in Japan & Montreux around this era, I hope those tapes emerge sometime as well.
Thanks for posting that. I've never seen any Fred Neil live perfornances...and I've been a a fan for decades...what Shirley Pena said! Fred was one a one of kind musician/songwriter...
@@drjawn I've been searching all over for more footage, I'm a 19 year old Dutch guy and discovered Fred via Tim Buckley's the Dolphin cover, ever since been a big fan and haven't stopped listening to his music for 2 years, he crosses my playlist at least once a day. I loved seeing this one, with that stoned mellowed out smile chilling with his friends, beautiful.
BTW@@pablito5927 there are gems here on youtube, keep searching, I have a link for it somewhere, if I can dig it up, I'll try to share; I bought my first Fred Neil album in 1968, hitchhiked to Coconut Grove one winter (from New England) looking for Fred, only to find he was in upstate NY! sadly, I never got to see him in person. He is well worth seeking out wherever you can find him
from south Fl...I am just blown away. I heard this existed but doubted it...till now. Whoever holds the rest of this footage might want to share while it will still be meaningful to some people.
I'm 19 and discovered Fred 2 years ago, still listening to his limited discography, I felt the way they're enjoying the feel of the song, the smile on Fred's face, this will forever be meaningful even when a lot of people from that time have already passed away, their spirit won't.
Wow!!! So great to see Fred like I used to see him in NYC during the early sixties. An added note ,that is indeed Pete Childs playing dobro!! He DOEs look happy. I listen to him daily to this day!
What an extraordinary gift for all who loved this man and his music. "Sessions" was one of very few LPs that got messed up around here from too much play! This is truly the icing on the cake....thank you and please, please never take it down!
So natural and warm - and smiling! Wonderful to see this. I was only aware of Tim Buckley's version until very recently, which is very sympathetic to the original, and still beautiful.
never saw Fred Neil on video before...what a precious discovery... we only have 20 seconds of video on Jackson C. Frank and no video on Nick Drake.. Always loved versions of Fred Neil songs done by Karen Dalton... a Little Bit of Rain was also done by Sandy Denny on one of her home recordings in 1967,
I can't believe this was posted 2 years ago & hasn't been taken down. there was more live stuff (from the same gig ?) about the same time that was *quickly* removed. to my knowledge this is the first time ANY film of Fred has been seen publically. there was portions of a FN documentary serialized on YT, that included the above mentioned clips, but now I can't even find that. someone @ another site suggested that the producer was looking for PBS to pick up the project. hopefully something will become of that. I'll never forgot the first time I heard his voice & saying "Who the F**K is THAT"! Fred was a World Treasure. there is an audience tape floating around of The Rolling Coconut Review in Japan '76. that gig was also filmed and the cinematographer still owns a print. whoever put this up THANKS !
I don't want to start any internet rumors, there's way too much of that. However, I remember that after Fred died there was a website/blog devoted to Fred and Howard Solomon, if that's his name, who was Fred's manager, was constantly on that blog making a total a$$ of himself criticizing every positive comment about Fred. Seems Howard's big problem was that Fred had drug problems (heroin) and could be difficult. At the end of the day, Howard's issue was more about money than Fred's well-being. Richie Haven's, in his memoir (They Can't Hide Us Anymore -- published 1999), wrote fondly of Fred and how he was very glad Fred had gotten clean. So, my point after all this, was that it's entirely possible that there are some various people Fred may have owed money to who have control of his artistic output. Fred was one of those artists who abhorred commercialism, which would probably drive a manager who is money-obsessed right out of their mind. And I totally identify with your "who the F**k is THAT" -- a friend told me about Fred, summer of 1967 I think, so I bought Bleecker & MacDougal, and that was it. Straight back to the record store for anything by Fred I could find.
@@TeeKay19 There was this moment fred said "Ahhhh shut up Howard" when Howard shouted out a song he wanted Fred to play, some people in the comments saw that as Fred being an asshole, but honestly Howard should've let him do what he did best, sing great fucking songs, with heart.
Thank You for posting this....this precious only footage I've ever seen of Fred Neil....with Vince Martin, no less.......wish the other guy would should up and let Fred sing.....Fred seems to be trying to hep that fellow as to "the changes" as Fred says "watch the changes" at the end....I'd sure would have been something to see this.
Oh My! So glad this showed up in my suggestion box! And I hope that the full video does appear at some time. Too many people do not know of Fred and his singular voice.
Used to be a FN docu. on TH-cam (w/more footage); don't know what happened to it. I was surprised to discover, lately, that Dino Valenti (Quicksilver) was his 1st singing partner. Also, Lou Gossett & Neil owned a coffee house together.
I read Neff’s book awhile back. After I finished it…, I gave it to Goodwill. I didn’t give it away because it was a bad book. I gave away In hope that someone who has never heard of him will pick it up and discover who Fred Neil really was - if that’s even possible.
Have been a long time Fred fan so to see footage of him now is truly spiritual experience. He is as odd and beautiful character as I expected. Thanks a million for this. Are there any more videos
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I was at this concert. My Dad is Bobby Ingram….& he's the guy in the blue tee shirt.
Yo thats cool man ! Fred neils a legend so is your dad ! I wish my family was musical , i play guitar but i tought my self i absolutley adore this song
Bryn Ingram The sideways look from Fred when your Dad joined in is hilarious ( your Dad should have left it alone, only Fred should sing this). No offense but ....
Maube because Fred at least is completely stoned.
Bryan, you're one lucky fellow! I wish I could have been around there, I absolutely adore Fred Neil's music and I'd love to have experienced his presence in person!
Sorry to hear about your Dad today, Bryn. I wish I could have heard him play. I know the Grove will miss his presence.
I hit the streets of San Francisco in 1982 with $10 in my pocket & stayed for 16 years. North Beach all the way. AIDS started like 6 weeks after I got there. San Francisco was fuckin bad ass back then.. & the music . Wow.. But after all the people I saw die, this song, above others brings back some serious memories, plus I’m sure some survivor’s guilt as well… Tenderloin Teen, baby…. Peace out…
So sweet to see this video. Just look at Fred Neil's face, gleaming with joy. For sure he is one of a kind and one of my all-time favorite singers. I can understand that he withdrew himself from the musicbizz, but it's hard to accept that he commanded that every (very rare) performance of him shouild be destroyed. He even performed once at the Montreux Jazz Festival; just imagine that a complete audio/video tape would still existed. So this one comes out of the heavenly blue and is so touching. He makes music with his musical friends and is delighted by that. Then near the end, a warm smile on his face and the hand of John Sebastian on his shoulder, so sweet.
"In my thoughts, I used a technique of positive visualization." - Christopher Moltisanti
Chris non dimentico la tua interpretazione chiudo gli occhi e ti vedo mentre suona la canzone scena stupenda❤❤❤
2:48 The look on his face at the lines "Sometimes I think about/ Saturday's child/And all about the times/when we were running wild" - that really hit home for him in the moment and it's a beautiful thing to see.
Beautiful voice, songwriter and generous soul. I've been a fan for decades. So underrated commercially but so deeply appreciated by those of us who know and love his music.
And, one of the nicest guys you will meet.
@@sohooded 😂 I would argue that but I am glad you had a good experience with him. 😁😉🍻
GREAT THANKS FROM IRELAND
I knew Freddie well during his days in New York in the very early sixties. My sister was a close friend of his - she was with Mills Music in The Brill Building (1619 Broadway.) We were on hand when he played the Village Gate - The White Barn... Bob Dylan was there, and David Crosby -. Everybody liked Freddie. He was having a hard time personally, though, he was lonely and homesick for Florida. We were so happy for him when his song "Everybody's Talkin'" got picked up for the movie Midnight Cowboy. I never could figure out why they didn't let him sing it as well. He was much better than Harry Nillsen in my opinion. When he got that money he had a beeline back to Florida and got out of the biz, never returned to New York. Retired to his home and the dolphins. Good for him,
Was it the Village Barn rather than the White Barn where you saw Fred?
Thank you.
Music like this is as rare to find today as the dolphins in the sea...
I mean it's pretty easy to see a dolphin tbh
@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg
Manatees maybe?
Fred Neil had the sweetest, warmest voice that ever was. It's like butter and maple syrup combined.
monelle I would have laughed at your comment years ago since I'm a huge Neilson fan. How wrong I was. Thanks to the Ben Vaughn podcast I'm now also a Neil fan.
@@bill291212 Fred's version of Everybody's Talking is definitely more soulful.
lol,perfect description
Only discovered Fred Neil, alas, through Richie Havens and his cover of Dolphins. Richie was a friend. Can't believe I missed Fred Neil in the 70's. And I've long been a John Sebastian fan. Considered myself a "folkie" in late 60's and the 70's, never missed a Phil Ochs concert. But I sure missed out on the incredible Fred Neil. This song is indescribably exquisite.
Could not agree more with your comment, I came late to the party. I really like the version Tim Buckley did of Dolphins. I fell in love with Ritchie late also, even if I did see him open at Yasgar's place in Aug of 69...
@@artredoubt3629 Your mentioning of Tim Buckley reminded me of his song "Buzzin' Fly".
John Sebastian is a very under-rated musician. As a harmonica player myself, I can tell you that honestly. I think he was stuck into that pop category for too long. Not that its all bad. Fun fact: he played on the Doors Morrison Hotel album. Not many people know that. Jim Morrison admired his playing. Fact. Lovely lovely performance thank you so much. Fred makes me cry x
Don't know if you saw Fred's obituary in the NY Times, but one version began, "Fred Neil, the Greenwich Village folk singer who gave Bob Dylan his first job as a harmonica player, died..." That version of Fred's obit has been replaced by a much shorter, less informative version. Bringing this up as Fred seems to be a guy who loved playing with and mentoring younger musicians. Not that Sebastian needed mentoring (maybe he did, I don't know), but I've never seen any artist from that milieu have anything but fond memories of and praise for Fred. John Sebastian has a nice interview about Fred on the FredNeil.com website.
I saw John Sebastian play with Hot Tuna in a small venue after his own set. He was the blues harp player.
Sebastian harmonica is perfect accompaniment for Fred Neals voice.
@@TeeKay19 John is an actual incredible person and spent much time at Neil's house in Coconut Grove, even living with his wife in a Winnebago in front of the house for a short time.
@@randomchord Thanks for that, Christopher. I still remember back in my youth, a friend and I were discussing blues singers and he asked me if I'd ever heard of Fred Neil. I hadn't (this is about 1967-68). Told me to check out Bleecker & MacDougal (Sebastian is on that). I got it, then scarfed up everything by Fred I could find. I think Sessions is one of the greatest works of musical art ever produced. And I mean that. I listen to Miles, Trane, Nina Simone, Steve Earl, Emmylou Harris, Ry Cooder, the late Jeff Beck, all types of music (not so much classical, I guess). Sessions is an album I come back to often.
I’m glad they put this guys music in the Sopranos. An amazing songwriter and musician.
Fred Neil is a national treasure. I just wish he had left us with more.
Having grown up in South Florida I was fortunate enough to see this show live.
Me too! Slainté! 😉😁
Every time I listen to this, my heart swells! I was in the audience and have some photos I took. Lived in Coconut Grove for years, saw Freddie often riding his bike, spent time at The Flick with Vince Martin, Bobby Ingram and Gabe Kaplan (the MC at the time). Thank you SO very much for this precious piece of love.
Grovites represent! 😁🍻
Kind of a shame what has become of it. 🥺
@@randomchord - did not know the scene there but went there once to see my friend, Byron Lewis. Somehow we meet the writer, Sloan Wilson, who wrote, 'Man in the Grey Flannel Suit'.
Fred Neil is class! What an amazing voice wow unreal. This great song was used on a scene in the TV series the sopranos. Just a brilliant song.
Lovely to hear and see 🎶🐬🎶🌴🌺💜🌈🐬🎶😎
Fred Neil's 'The Dolphins' was a seminal moment for me. Between he & Jacques Brel, my musical life was turned upside down - thank heaven! (still have his vinyl) :)
I saw this performed live in Sacramento in the late 70s. Neil and Sebastian did an upbeat version of this and I caught it on audio cassette. It was a treasured possession that somehow disappeared during one of my many moves. I now have Neil's solo version in my Apple Music playlist. It is astoundingly clear and mediative. What a huge talent; what a sensitive soul. Extraordinary. Go get it everyone!!
everything about this brings me so much joy. fred seems genuinely happy being around such great musicians. i also love how passionate he was about dolphins lol. this is truly a serotonin burst. ❤️
Oh my god... you just gave me back part of my youth.
Wish with all my heart we could go back to those days, and all be as we were.
It was so good. Absolute, pure magic. Ah Freddy, wish you were still with us.
Thank you for this. It means a lot to me. Priceless.
edrice22 Acts 3:21 restoration someday, Fred was good in person, Fred still good....on we go
"I only know that PEACE will come when all hate is gone"
Best song ever
One of the best songs ever recorded..but this recording right here..blows me away.
Surely one of the most incredible videos ever posted on You Tube. Thanks..
You are not exaggerating.
Okay, I liked it, but aren't you getting a little carried away?
@@dantean they say ignorance is bliss, but not in this case
@@dantean This song feels like home and that moment when freddie was singing "when we were running wild" and he smiled to his friend and he gave him a shoulder pat that moved me. No flashy stuff just some simple visuals and a whole lot of feel. Never seen anything like it
Fred Neil remains largely a mystery to most, but not to the musicians of the Sixties and Seventies that were deeply influenced by his work. Read "That's the Bag I'm In," an exceptional biography written by Peter Lee Neff. You can thank me later.
Priceless footage of Fred Neil LIVE in concert! Thank you for posting this rare gift!
Currently reading Peter Neff's book on Fred Neal. It is so cool to actually be able to see Fred and his artist friends in action. These folks and their history with Fred are nicely described in the book. Thanks so much for sharing.
One word : magical
I'd sell my soul for a voice with that warmth. One of the finest. Beautiful dude.
Just listened to Fred Neil's songs for the first time today..this guy was special
UNIQUE! Yes siree bob!
Im blown away finding this...........thank you
Ken Neil (Morlock)
aurorea1547...RSVP..
sitting in my shed in leafy Surrey watching this its 'The business' thank you so much,
Who said 10,000 dollars at the drop of a hat, i'd give it all gladly if our lives could be like that..................again.
WOW! FRED NEIL LIVE!
Fred owned every song he wrote/sang. His lyrics posses a deepness that is to much for many to handle. Thank you for posting.
Agree, to feel that emotion is overwhelming. To go there is almost too much. Amalia does that too tor me.
Was out on the Newport coast today and came upon a pod of of these glorious animals. On the way home driving down pch this song came on. mind blown❤
Precious and rare. The only film I've ever seen of Fred. Great to see Bob Ingram, Pete Childs, John Sebastian, Pete Wade and Vince Martin, too. Everybody looks so young!! I guess they were. Relatively speaking, of course.
Fred use to come into a restaurant I worked at in the mid 80's in Coconut Grove.
He was a wonderful person and very humble.
Great to see this footage, thank you.
Hi Bryn....Carmine from the Tavern
I cant believe he went Ito the Tavern. Way too many people. Though I know he hung out at Martins before it became Cosmic Connection.
Thank you, man. Fred Neil was an enormous talent with a career that was - sadly- too short.
So happy to finally see footage of Fred playing. That smile brought a tear to my eye.
Rare, Rare, Rare!!... Actual film of Fred Neil and Vince Martin...to good to be true!! And with John Sebastian, Pete Wade, and Bob Ingramand at Coconut Grove. This is great, I hope who ever posted this film can find some more footage. Thanks!!
Wow, it's amazing to be able to see footage of him performing live after all these years!
lovely song. awesome performance. Fred Neil is so underrated
I don' think he was ever underrated...he just didn't want to be famous....
Extraordinary. I assumed Neil footage did not exist. Let's see more!
Fred was a huge Influence on me...I was there when he recorded his live Album at the Elephant in Woodstock NY..with Monte Dunn on 2nd guitar...Karen Dalton also performed that night..
Fred Neil and Karen Dalton my goodness what a night!!
My sister was a waitress at club 47. John sang at my 12th birthday "Your a Big Boy Now"
..just so fine to see him surrounded with friends..used to hear him in Village..mostly the 'Cafe Wha'..either solo or with Vince...one of a kind voice and talent..
I bet you could tell some stories...
@john9594 Unfortunately that's all I got! Happy to share to the world!!
maofoam as many have said, wonderful to see a video of Fred Neil in performance. Thank you!
Wow, after all these decades I finally get to see film of the man playing! Thanks so much for posting this. I hope the rest of this performance sees the light of day sometime.
I know he also did sets in Japan & Montreux around this era, I hope those tapes emerge sometime as well.
Thanks for posting that. I've never seen any Fred Neil live perfornances...and I've been a a fan for decades...what Shirley Pena said! Fred was one a one of kind musician/songwriter...
Yikes! Had no idea there was video of Fred Neil. What a find! Very grateful, that's what I am.
there is at least one other here on U toob
@@drjawn where?
@@pablito5927 I searched for it, don't know offhand, at 5AM
@@drjawn I've been searching all over for more footage, I'm a 19 year old Dutch guy and discovered Fred via Tim Buckley's the Dolphin cover, ever since been a big fan and haven't stopped listening to his music for 2 years, he crosses my playlist at least once a day. I loved seeing this one, with that stoned mellowed out smile chilling with his friends, beautiful.
BTW@@pablito5927 there are gems here on youtube, keep searching, I have a link for it somewhere, if I can dig it up, I'll try to share;
I bought my first Fred Neil album in 1968, hitchhiked to Coconut Grove one winter (from New England) looking for Fred, only to find he was in upstate NY! sadly, I never got to see him in person. He is well worth seeking out wherever you can find him
Fantastic to see this! 😊
from south Fl...I am just blown away. I heard this existed but doubted it...till now. Whoever holds the rest of this footage might want to share while it will still be meaningful to some people.
I'm 19 and discovered Fred 2 years ago, still listening to his limited discography, I felt the way they're enjoying the feel of the song, the smile on Fred's face, this will forever be meaningful even when a lot of people from that time have already passed away, their spirit won't.
fred neil, vince martin and john sebastian... funny they all have given names as family names.
Great video btw!
Fred's real last name was Morlock. Just sayin'. 😉
Wow!!! So great to see Fred like I used to see him in NYC during the early sixties. An added note ,that is indeed Pete Childs playing dobro!!
He DOEs look happy. I listen to him daily to this day!
What an extraordinary gift for all who loved this man and his music. "Sessions" was one of very few LPs that got messed up around here from too much play! This is truly the icing on the cake....thank you and please, please never take it down!
Thanks for this video, it must be pretty rare !
sweet performance.
Fred Neil was a close friend of my sister and I New York in 1961-1962 From the White Bran The Village Gate in The Village. We knew the days...
So natural and warm - and smiling! Wonderful to see this. I was only aware of Tim Buckley's version until very recently, which is very sympathetic to the original, and still beautiful.
Hi Bren. Surfers Brother David last I saw you ,you were about 9 or 10. It's nice to find these gems on here , yes it is. I forwarded the link to Ron
never saw Fred Neil on video before...what a precious discovery... we only have 20 seconds of video on Jackson C. Frank and no video on Nick Drake.. Always loved versions of Fred Neil songs done by Karen Dalton... a Little Bit of Rain was also done by Sandy Denny on one of her home recordings in 1967,
Wow!! Great post. Thank you for this. Big Neil fan
Thanks a lot for the upload. Never knew this footage existed
I can't believe this was posted 2 years ago & hasn't been taken down. there was more live stuff (from the same gig ?) about the same time that was *quickly* removed. to my knowledge this is the first time ANY film of Fred has been seen publically. there was portions of a FN documentary serialized on YT, that included the above mentioned clips, but now I can't even find that. someone @ another site suggested that the producer was looking for PBS to pick up the project. hopefully something will become of that. I'll never forgot the first time I heard his voice & saying "Who the F**K is THAT"! Fred was a World Treasure. there is an audience tape floating around of The Rolling Coconut Review in Japan '76. that gig was also filmed and the cinematographer still owns a print. whoever put this up THANKS !
I don't want to start any internet rumors, there's way too much of that. However, I remember that after Fred died there was a website/blog devoted to Fred and Howard Solomon, if that's his name, who was Fred's manager, was constantly on that blog making a total a$$ of himself criticizing every positive comment about Fred. Seems Howard's big problem was that Fred had drug problems (heroin) and could be difficult. At the end of the day, Howard's issue was more about money than Fred's well-being. Richie Haven's, in his memoir (They Can't Hide Us Anymore -- published 1999), wrote fondly of Fred and how he was very glad Fred had gotten clean. So, my point after all this, was that it's entirely possible that there are some various people Fred may have owed money to who have control of his artistic output. Fred was one of those artists who abhorred commercialism, which would probably drive a manager who is money-obsessed right out of their mind.
And I totally identify with your "who the F**k is THAT" -- a friend told me about Fred, summer of 1967 I think, so I bought Bleecker & MacDougal, and that was it. Straight back to the record store for anything by Fred I could find.
@@TeeKay19 There was this moment fred said "Ahhhh shut up Howard" when Howard shouted out a song he wanted Fred to play, some people in the comments saw that as Fred being an asshole, but honestly Howard should've let him do what he did best, sing great fucking songs, with heart.
@@pablito5927 Yes!
Thank You for posting this....this precious only footage I've ever seen of Fred Neil....with Vince Martin, no less.......wish the other guy would should up and let Fred sing.....Fred seems to be trying to hep that fellow as to "the changes" as Fred says "watch the changes" at the end....I'd sure would have been something to see this.
A big thanks from the Netherlands!
Oh My! So glad this showed up in my suggestion box! And I hope that the full video does appear at some time. Too many people do not know of Fred and his singular voice.
What a lovely smile he had.......a tonn of goodness shines through
Priceless !
Soooo nice! Thanks you- warms my heart...
Angel on Fred's shoulder ...3 minutes onward . . what a friend !
What a lovely find. Made my day!
So little video or film of the fabulous Fred
Love this song and this live version of it!!!! Beautiful!!!!
Such an enjoyable performance to watch - so much to take away
Used to be a FN docu. on TH-cam (w/more footage); don't know what happened to it. I was surprised to discover, lately, that Dino Valenti (Quicksilver) was his 1st singing partner. Also, Lou Gossett & Neil owned a coffee house together.
How can there not be anymore footage of the great Fred Neil?
Fabulous find!
First live video I’ve seen of Fred, this is special, thank you
Thanks for posting this!
shine eternal... viva fred neil
Many many many thanks!
I read Neff’s book awhile back. After I finished it…, I gave it to Goodwill. I didn’t give it away because it was a bad book. I gave away In hope that someone who has never heard of him will pick it up and discover who Fred Neil really was - if that’s even possible.
what a smile and what a song
Riff Raff (Rocky Horror Picture Show } on guitar ..Wow !
The harmonica player is surely John Sebastian §;-) " Jan Sebastapol" may be for contract reasons??
Magnificent.
absolutely great!
Preciosa canción...aquellos años.
absolutely gorgeous song
HP Lovecraft did 3 Fred Neil's covers. I'm A Drifter is a cover of a cover by Vince Martin and Fred Neil.
Ich kannte es vorher von It's A Beautiful Day vom Marying Maiden. Sehr gut!
Very moving performance. Think I got something in my eye.
Dust in the eye moment
Alias Fred Nei, Vince Martin and John Sebastian: GOD BLESS THEM ALL !!!
I think that's Pete Childs on the dobro, but I could be wrong -- it's been a long time.
It is indeed (he's my father-in-law); Peter's still playing, too!
'Love that shimmering 12-string steel-geetar
Have been a long time Fred fan so to see footage of him now is truly spiritual experience. He is as odd and beautiful character as I expected. Thanks a million for this. Are there any more videos
Wish I could have been there!