Hard to watch knowing this was his last public performance but still driving hard, what a legacy he left us, "Buddy Rich the ultimate Master of the Drum Kit" now and forever
@@John-rw2zf This performance from Buddy was way from his best, here he is but a shadow of the great man he was. Hold tight and watch this from the 70's when he was at the top of his game. th-cam.com/video/94DeieWZgTM/w-d-xo.html
@@BigBillLucas Thanks so much for the tip. You were right. Amazing performance. The speed of what looks like his single stroke rolls is astounding and that left hand finger control using traditional grip is jaw dropping. I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson when TV was fairly new. Didn't have such a thing as a video recorder back then. This TH-cam stuff is great for old video viewing.
It's because there are people these days that think that there has always been the ability to digitally remaster things. They compare today's AI created videos to these originals. Imagine how amazing Buddy Rich would sound in a video produced today?!
@@Pickinbuddy He was that. There is a legend that while he was staying at a hotel on the road, the hotel got a noise complaint and sent someone to check it out. Turns out Buddy was sitting on the floor in the hallway using the carpet as his drum set. When asked to stop as it was late and guests were trying to sleep, he just looked at the guy and said, “I’m Buddy Rich goddamn it”.
If there's ever been anyone that has truly mastered their instrument of choice, it's Buddy. A true master. There will never be another. The person who turned me on to Buddy was none other than my mother. She had an old wooden crate full of old LPs in her bedroom closet and one day I went thru them. She was old school Country-Conway, Loretta, John Anderson, and Elvis. She Loved Elvis. Then I saw the Buddy Rich LP. I asked who it was? She said its a really good drummer-she loved hearing drums. I put it one and my life was changed forever....I was around 10 or 11 at the time.about 30 years ago. She had great taste!
A favorite standard of my Mother and Dad that danced to Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kay et.all. Mr. Rich autographed the drum head of my brothers' Slingerland ride tom tom at a concert at Four Seasons Resorts in Lake of the Ozarks,MO. just before I shipped out to Vietnam and he still has it 43 years latter. God bless Mr. Trapps may he rest in peace.
My late father was a Jazz trained pro drummer. Lester Penman in Glasgow, Scotland. He played the 'Scene' in Glasgow dance halls around the 50's. He was my dad, he was my hero.
Not a drummer but we know this McCartney doesn't read music plays drums piano left handed guitar. Rich Krupa the greats not like most heavy metal drummers that just bang
Wow, brought tears to my eyes that Buddy in one of his last performances could do everything...EVERYTHING his mind could think of and did not miss one stroke. A rare few will ever approach him as an equal.
Truly amazing that his level never dropped. In 1987 he could do everything he could do in '77, '67, '57, '47, and '37. I get the impression that if he could not have met his own impossibly standards he would have stopped.
I turn 71 at the end of this month. I have been a drummer since 1965. Buddy has always been my all time favourite drummer. He was always Phenomenal. Thank You for posting this, yet another wonderful performance by him. RIP Buddy
That's darn friggin' great playin' for a 70-year-old with a malignant brain tumor--and darn friggin' great playin' for ANY drummer at any age. Go, Buddy, go!
Gives me chills to think this was toward the end of his life and he was still the best drummer in the world. The technique, the swing, the precision, the musicality in his playing is unmatched. Modern Drummer just released it's top 50 drummers of all time voted by drummers and 25 yrs. after his death still voted #1 by his peers. Enough said.
Yep, Buddy Rich is still a TOUGH act to follow. I've one of the new Tama®/Hoshino® New Imperialstar™ kits, packing three rack and one floor toms as well as a 14"x5" snare and 22"x18" kick as of 4 March 2014. This performance of: HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (Prince Leleiohoku of Hawai'i/arr. John Avery Noble/Tommy Dorsey) EMI Miller Catalog, ASCAP is astoundingly difficult to keep up, with even when using 5A or 5B hickories; and I favor the huge Vic Firth® Ralph Hardimon nylon-tip side-drum sticks from the Corpsmaster™ series on the kit.
In 100 years, his name will still top that list. Long past the death of all of his peers, these videos will show those not yet born how phenomenal his talents were.
To all the great drummers of all time - Ginger Baker, Karen Carpenter, Alex Van Halen, and John Bonham- I salute the absolute best Drummer of all time - Buddy Rich playing a song so hard in time at the the age of 69 to perfection with a huge “real band” of musicians. Just Wow!
I really hate it when people say that Buddy Rich wasn't a musical drummer and that he just played fast and flashy stuff. His musicality is evident from the very first notes he plays here. He was a tremendous musical talent whose technical virtuosity was so astounding that it often hid his awesome musicality.
This was the era when MUSIC was king, the players could actually play instruments, not just electronic keyboards and simulators, and almost every city and town in England had at least one dancehall where you could dance the night away to LIVE bands. Thank God I was in my prime at this time.
@@SujitDas-qd4uv No-one funded music for these guys, or when I was in school, so we learned to play various intruments, now the kids are too busy on computers and synthesisers to learn to play REAL instruments
Terry Wright preach my friend, it’s a sorrier lot you’ll never see then what passes for talent today. Odd enough, there is talent today, it’s just people today do not classify it as talent, don’t find it, or don’t care. What i’d give to go back.
Amazing right up until the end. it is true though.. I used to take lessons from Al Miller and they were both great band leaders.. Buddy was obviously more well known had once asked Al to show him to read once and he said no it's not worth it, you don't need it but buddy did have at least one book that I know of that someone transposed for him so I brought mine when I went to see Buddy, Louis Bellson and Al Miller play at a local high school near me someteme around 1982.... I'm so glad I got to see him as a kid and he autographed my copy of his drum book.
It's absurd to think that a 69 year old man could play drums better and faster than most guys half his age. That's true talent. He had him some fast hands.
Oh I know Buddy was tough on his crew and fellow musicians. What I meant in my comment was, that generation is a lost art compared to today’s winy little girlie dweebs of today. Once that older generation is gone, all class goes with it.
@@luvbasses5487 Thank you for that response. It says a lot. The thing that confuses me about Buddy Rich are the stories. I mean, with all the insulting things he said about other musicians we're supposed to believe that he liked & respected Karen Carpenter's drumming?
@@josephesposito3499 My friend who was also a drummer asked him about alleged money problems and Buddy yelled YEAH, WHAT ABOUT IT? and Carl apologized all over the place.😂
I've been a drummer on & off for over 50 years. I like to think I have some skills, but on my very best day I couldn't have held a candle to Buddy. He was not only the world's best, but I doubt that there will EVER be a drummer who will be his equal. Rest in Peace, Buddy. You've been my hero since I was a child, and you'll always be my hero.
I met Buddy Rich in 1960 and again in 1961 and again in 1962. I was going to High School (Class of 62) in South Tahoe, California and worked at a Hotel/Motel at Stateline, CA one block from Harrah's Club at Stateline, NV. He stayed there when he played at Harrah's. Very nice man, not stuck up what soever, despite his fame.
All of Buddy Rich's solos centered around 1 thing...........................kicking ass on the drums!!! He was to drums what Jordan was to basketball!!!
Sad to think Buddy died 3 months after this. Gene Krupa died in 1973 . The two Slingerland kings, both gone. Thank God for TH-cam footage of them both.
I wanted to be a drummer but all I got was the snare; never could afford to go beyond that. At least it was a sparkly blue Slingerland! I always wanted a Ludwig, the other name brand in the 60s. Now I'm glad I had the Slingerland.
Have a look at the way Buddy keeps his hi-hat and kick drum going through the solo. That's how all the greats of that era played. The total package. Hands and feet working together. Now keep an eye on the younger players of the current generation. So many don't do that in their solos.
Yes, Buddy was the greatest, and today I would to say Chip Ritter comes very close, not just because of his stick tricks but the way he moves around a three piece set. Met in person, magic.
@@mikegrigg11 so what, though? Most of them have total garbage hands. And worse yet, can't keep any time to save themselves. One day, I'm going to go over to Guitar Center with 1,000 in 20s and just bet the kids to keep a straight beat for 5 minutes. I'll walk out with a good deal of money. Never could figure out why they're always trying to show off. Loud as hell, too. I mean, I can BE loud, but you're at a store. Nobody wants to hear it, and they can't friggin play. It has nothing to do with the tone of the drum, either. You don't need to bash away for 20 minutes to tell a good drum. This is why someone runs over in about 30 seconds and politely tells them to STF up. Because bad playing sounds even louder than it is. And of course, they never buy a damn thing, even, for all that noise. Jmo.
As a recording engineer used to listening to the perfect timing of artificial drums made a bit more human by some humanizing algorithm, the real life perfection and feeling Buddy Rich could bring (and at this age!) is just amazing. Beautiful. Thank you. Hearing this made my day.
BrianSokoloff According to Mel Torme's book about BR called "Traps, The Drum Wonder", it was about a week after he had finished taping this show and was out walking in Manhattan when his left arm started windmilling uncontrollably. He wasn't able to stop the arcing with his right hand, but it stopped soon thereafter. That evening, while in bed, he had another episode and called his close friend and fellow drummer, Freddy Gruber, who took him to Mount Sinai Hospital. After some testing over the next few days, the preliminary diagnosis was a brain tumor, but the tests were inconclusive. He then flew out to UCLA Medical Center where further tests were conclusive - he had three tumors growing in his brain. Always the cutup til the end, when he was in the OR and a nurse asked him if he was allergic to anything, he replied "Yeah. Country and Western music."
Thank you for that informative reply i often wondered if he played after that show.its ironic isn't it that the last track he ever played was a "golden oldie" because he was always so opposed to doing them, it should have been west side story etc, i really must get that book, thanks for posting anway
Very unusual as he had criticized matched grip to me as restrictive, but I note he seems to use it for a certain kind of sound and beat. It is a slightly different feel...--dcj
Once again Buddy Kicks Ass. I saw him in 1967 and I can swear he was a force of nature. You had to see it to feel the full force of his power. Here he is older but still, how many drummers can play like this at any age?
Hawai'ian music aficionados deride "War Chant" ... but it's still a brilliant arrangement and you can't help smiling when you hear it. (And notice that Buddy didn't have half as many drums and cymbals as most drummers today!)
Unless you're a drummer its really hard to say how difficult it is to play like Buddy while keeping perfect timing! Buddy is truly the king of drummers and there will never be another even close to him! RIP Buddy.
Absolutely right there, listening to 'Panelbeaters' today have neither style nor class despite sitting amongst three sets with numerous Ride a sizzles,all microphoned, and so many of them have to add some weird head shaking and throwing the sticks in the air,so that the teenies can scream with glee....doh. RIP Buddy, the best in the world.
I remember the thrill of seeing Buddy live for the first time at Langley High School in McLean Va. his band was tight and I still have never seen faster hands and someone attack the drums better than Buddy. may he RIP!
No way in a million years was Buddy suffering with a heart problem in this performance in my opinion, his breath control and oxygen levals were those of a 21 year old superfit athelite i am blown away by his fitness leval...
The greatest!! Looked like near the beginning of the solo, he twirled the stick in his right hand...in the midst of it! He changed grips with his left hand too. There are no drummers like him anymore....
What scares me about human potential is that there are people out there who could watch/listen to this, and then replicate it with better than 99% accuracy. And they aren't just the famous drummers, either. But yeah, Buddy deserves his Legend status. He was one of those who could.
You know he's hot when the band turns around to watch him. I saw him live twice once at the Disney pavilion and once in San Francisco not long before this was filmed. And nobody danced. we all just watched in awe.
Such a gentle man! Always positive with his band mates. Never a harsh word. Willing to overlook any mistakes or "clams" they might have made. A true mentor.
What strikes me about B Rich was the speed, the clarity, always executing difficult sections in perfect time. that he was able to do so as a senior citizen should is even more astounding. What an era?
Pay attention at the continuous boom-boom-boom-boom in the background... that's the bass drum in perfect swing style, the old days techno... no wonder swing music was made to let people dance!!!
Rich was known as a performer and endorser of Slingerland and Rogers Drums. He switched to Ludwig drums for much of the 1970s to the early 1980s. While recovering from a heart attack in 1983, Rich was presented with a 1940s-vintage Slingerland Radio King set - refurbished by Joe MacSweeney of Eames Drums - which he used until his death in 1987. Rich's typical setup included a 14"X24" bass drum, 9"X13" mounted tom, two 16"X16" floor toms
How could the Hawaiian War Chant make me cry ? God Bless you Buddy and thank you on behalf of all drummers.
Keith Moon's, Ginger Baker's and John Bonham's favorite drummer 🥁...That tells you all you need to know about Buddy Rich...The GOAT...
Neil Peart, as well.
@@thegentlemansanta1225 I was about to say the same thing
Neil Peart too.
@@jeffthomas6092 ...Yes, indeed!
Agreed the Goat
Hard to watch knowing this was his last public performance but still driving hard, what a legacy he left us, "Buddy Rich the ultimate Master of the Drum Kit" now and forever
Virus didn't get you, did it, Bill? Haven't seen you around, lol
That was fun to watch. Best performance by Buddy that I've seen so far. Also the first time I ever saw him play using Matched Grip.
@@John-rw2zf
This performance from Buddy was way from his best, here he is but a shadow of the great man he was.
Hold tight and watch this from the 70's when he was at the top of his game.
th-cam.com/video/94DeieWZgTM/w-d-xo.html
@@BigBillLucas Thanks so much for the tip. You were right. Amazing performance. The speed of what looks like his single stroke rolls is astounding and that left hand finger control using traditional grip is jaw dropping. I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson when TV was fairly new. Didn't have such a thing as a video recorder back then. This TH-cam stuff is great for old video viewing.
The absolute BEST drummer of the 20th century.
How can anybody thumbs down that? Let's see them perform like or beyond that with brain tumors. Buddy's the greatest! Period!
Well, all drummers are brain damaged...
Hell. Try to play at his level in perfect health.
It's because there are people these days that think that there has always been the ability to digitally remaster things. They compare today's AI created videos to these originals. Imagine how amazing Buddy Rich would sound in a video produced today?!
Loved his drumming, but I HATED his arrogance!
@@Pickinbuddy He was that. There is a legend that while he was staying at a hotel on the road, the hotel got a noise complaint and sent someone to check it out. Turns out Buddy was sitting on the floor in the hallway using the carpet as his drum set. When asked to stop as it was late and guests were trying to sleep, he just looked at the guy and said, “I’m Buddy Rich goddamn it”.
If there's ever been anyone that has truly mastered their instrument of choice, it's Buddy. A true master. There will never be another. The person who turned me on to Buddy was none other than my mother. She had an old wooden crate full of old LPs in her bedroom closet and one day I went thru them. She was old school Country-Conway, Loretta, John Anderson, and Elvis. She Loved Elvis. Then I saw the Buddy Rich LP. I asked who it was? She said its a really good drummer-she loved hearing drums. I put it one and my life was changed forever....I was around 10 or 11 at the time.about 30 years ago. She had great taste!
I had an uncle who turned me onto the big bands. I had a record with the Dorseys and Buddy Rich.
A favorite standard of my Mother and Dad that danced to Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kay et.all. Mr. Rich autographed the drum head of my brothers' Slingerland ride tom tom at a concert at Four Seasons Resorts in Lake of the Ozarks,MO. just before I shipped out to Vietnam and he still has it 43 years latter. God bless Mr. Trapps may he rest in peace.
The 🐐 GOAT. Often Imitated, Never Duplicated.
I'm a drummer over 50 years. This is one of my "masters." And to think he couldn't read music, and was self taught.Amazing!!
Not true. He learned later on. I'm not sure why, though...
My late father was a Jazz trained pro drummer. Lester Penman in Glasgow, Scotland. He played the 'Scene' in Glasgow dance halls around the 50's. He was my dad, he was my hero.
Buddy Rich grew up in vaudeville. He had 100s of drummers he could watch, ask questions, and get tips from. He apprenticed from an early age.
Loads of us self taught cuz WE JUST LOVE DEM DRUMS
Not a drummer but we know this McCartney doesn't read music plays drums piano left handed guitar. Rich Krupa the greats not like most heavy metal drummers that just bang
The greatest drummer then, now & forever!!!!!
Wow, brought tears to my eyes that Buddy in one of his last performances could do everything...EVERYTHING his mind could think of and did not miss one stroke. A rare few will ever approach him as an equal.
I can't think of any at his level and I grew up playing drums and played Rock, Jazz, Dixie, and more.
Truly amazing that his level never dropped. In 1987 he could do everything he could do in '77, '67, '57, '47, and '37. I get the impression that if he could not have met his own impossibly standards he would have stopped.
I turn 71 at the end of this month. I have been a drummer since 1965. Buddy has always been my all time favourite drummer. He was always Phenomenal. Thank You for posting this, yet another wonderful performance by him. RIP Buddy
That's darn friggin' great playin' for a 70-year-old with a malignant brain tumor--and darn friggin' great playin' for ANY drummer at any age. Go, Buddy, go!
Seeing this amazing last performance made me realize, the only thing that could slow Buddy down was death! He was truly a perfectionist.
wouldn't want to be the drummer who follows that..the best ever and very sad when he pats his heart.
How Lucky we were to be able to listen to wonderful music like this. Thank you
Good news, you still can!
Gives me chills to think this was toward the end of his life and he was still the best drummer in the world. The technique, the swing, the precision, the musicality in his playing is unmatched. Modern Drummer just released it's top 50 drummers of all time voted by drummers and 25 yrs. after his death still voted #1 by his peers. Enough said.
Yep, Buddy Rich is still a TOUGH act to follow. I've one of the new Tama®/Hoshino® New Imperialstar™ kits, packing three rack and one floor toms as well as a 14"x5" snare and 22"x18" kick as of 4 March 2014. This performance of:
HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT
(Prince Leleiohoku of Hawai'i/arr. John Avery Noble/Tommy Dorsey) EMI Miller Catalog, ASCAP
is astoundingly difficult to keep up, with even when using 5A or 5B hickories; and I favor the huge Vic Firth® Ralph Hardimon nylon-tip side-drum sticks from the Corpsmaster™ series on the kit.
And did you notice he held his sticks in the classic style?
It wasn't Lars Ulrich?!
jmdrummer7
THE GREAT BUDDY RICH legend
In 100 years, his name will still top that list. Long past the death of all of his peers, these videos will show those not yet born how phenomenal his talents were.
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich were the two greatest drummers in my lifetime, at age 82!
Don't forget Louie Bellson please! ;)
Look on you tube for Barrett Deems solo at 82 years old!
Stuart Namm Buddy was the best for any age. Best recorded drummer in history up to this point.
and Chick Web
Bingo!!
I reckon he was and remains the greatest drummer of all time
Can’t discount Gene Krupa..🤔
@@Hambone571 Louie Bellson too.
Fastest pair of hands.
To all the great drummers of all time - Ginger Baker, Karen Carpenter, Alex Van Halen, and John Bonham- I salute the absolute best Drummer of all time - Buddy Rich playing a song so hard in time at the the age of 69 to perfection with a huge “real band” of musicians. Just Wow!
You forgot Neil Pert and Keith Moon.
@@chuckwood5556 How about Gene Krupa
I really hate it when people say that Buddy Rich wasn't a musical drummer and that he just played fast and flashy stuff. His musicality is evident from the very first notes he plays here. He was a tremendous musical talent whose technical virtuosity was so astounding that it often hid his awesome musicality.
Never gave less than 100% even at the end of his life, Amazing Drummer!!
This was the era when MUSIC was king, the players could actually play instruments, not just electronic keyboards and simulators, and almost every city and town in England had at least one dancehall where you could dance the night away to LIVE bands. Thank God I was in my prime at this time.
Fund music in schools and the instrumentalists will emerge.
@@SujitDas-qd4uv No-one funded music for these guys, or when I was in school, so we learned to play various intruments, now the kids are too busy on computers and synthesisers to learn to play REAL instruments
Terry Wright preach my friend, it’s a sorrier lot you’ll never see then what passes for talent today. Odd enough, there is talent today, it’s just people today do not classify it as talent, don’t find it, or don’t care. What i’d give to go back.
@@terrywright7470 You should listen to the San Andreas Jazz Band. Plenty of gigs on Utube.
@@trevorsouthwell2733 Thanks Trevor, I shall give it a go.
Im 67 and learned this song in 5th grade. I still remember all the words! Buddy Rich the GOAT! The Velvet Fog was there too! Fantastic! ❤❤❤
Velvet frog
@@ccbarr58 No ,Fog!
The man said he never took a lesson. You can't teach this . . . . It just IS!
Amazing right up until the end. it is true though.. I used to take lessons from Al Miller and they were both great band leaders.. Buddy was obviously more well known had once asked Al to show him to read once and he said no it's not worth it, you don't need it but buddy did have at least one book that I know of that someone transposed for him so I brought mine when I went to see Buddy, Louis Bellson and Al Miller play at a local high school near me someteme around 1982.... I'm so glad I got to see him as a kid and he autographed my copy of his drum book.
I was a rock drummer, Buddy Rich was the most pure drummer I have ever heard. Love everything he did. Magical!!
Shame we lost him. THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL. MR.DRUMS BUDDY RICH 🌟
It's absurd to think that a 69 year old man could play drums better and faster than most guys half his age. That's true talent. He had him some fast hands.
his wife must have loved them also haha
*****
LOL
Jack Stubbington Assuming he could fight, he would have got you 30 times before you blink
Well he would not have been a man to cross!! Lol
Very talented he was. But on the drums I've never seen better.
Boy....that was fun.... Different breed of people...back then....it's called CLASS....RESPECT.
Buddy Rich is not on record as ever having respected anyone other than himself.
Oh I know Buddy was tough on his crew and fellow musicians. What I meant in my comment was, that generation is a lost art compared to today’s winy little girlie dweebs of today. Once that older generation is gone, all class goes with it.
@@luvbasses5487 Thank you for that response. It says a lot. The thing that confuses me about Buddy Rich are the stories. I mean, with all the insulting things he said about other musicians we're supposed to believe that he liked & respected Karen Carpenter's drumming?
man i just wish i could have felt the energy in that room in person. !!!
yeah they called them racist , bigots and all those other minority talking points.
A true legend and talent... a simple four piece kit that he absolutely destroyed... the Lord has the ultimate drummer in his band...
Greatest ever no question
30 years later theres no one even near the same league as what buddy was in.
Thoughts on Zachary Hill? th-cam.com/video/IsY0hT8kAHI/w-d-xo.html
And now, 35 years later, your comment is still true.
And his skills never diminished....astounding.
Use it or lose it. He always “used it.”
How come we don't have this kind of entertainment any more? Enjoyable stuff!
Our Ukulele group plays it...with the words...sans drums.
Big bands are very expensive.
Buddy rich is one of the reason I picked up a pair of sticks and I'm pretty sure slot of others drummers too forever grateful for him thank you man
I was fortunate enough to go to see him and meet him in his dressing room.
Signed my Buddy and Soul LP in 1969.
I heard he was crabby, somewhat like Ginger Baker, both great drummers. I'd have to say Buddy was the best
@@josephesposito3499 My friend who was also a drummer asked him about alleged money problems and Buddy yelled YEAH, WHAT ABOUT IT? and Carl apologized all over the place.😂
JM said it. Speed is one thing, PRECISION at that speed is artistry. RIP BR
The whole band sounded great!
Yep, those guys sure didn't blow any clams.
@@onemoremisfit ASSHOLES! GOD DAMMIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING BLOWING THOSE FUCKING CLAMS ON MY BAND!!?!
You think Buddy would accept less than perfection from his band when he demanded it from himself? Never.
Absolutely, Herbie!
My thoughts exactly. Man! Those horns were tight. Buddy’s playing gave it a sparkle.
I've been a drummer on & off for over 50 years. I like to think I have some skills, but on my very best day I couldn't have held a candle to Buddy. He was not only the world's best, but I doubt that there will EVER be a drummer who will be his equal. Rest in Peace, Buddy. You've been my hero since I was a child, and you'll always be my hero.
In a class by himself: Heifetz, Sandy Koufax, Tiger, Casals, Beethoven, Buddy.
I love it when a musician’s instrument turns into a wild stallion and they’re just hanging on for the ride.
I met Buddy Rich in 1960 and again in 1961 and again in 1962. I was going to High School (Class of 62) in South Tahoe, California and worked at a Hotel/Motel at Stateline, CA one block from Harrah's Club at Stateline, NV. He stayed there when he played at Harrah's. Very nice man, not stuck up what soever, despite his fame.
He was fully aware of his own worth but not "stuck up".
We can count the number of drummers that could even come close to Buddy on one hand. Simply an incredible musician.
All of Buddy Rich's solos centered around 1 thing...........................kicking ass on the drums!!! He was to drums what Jordan was to basketball!!!
+apiece ofdirt except way tougher
People today...Isn't there an app on my apple hand held device for that?
...and his longevity! He's the Lou Gehrig/Cal Ripkin of jazz too...lol
D Mutant Most definitely
Right up to the end, Buddy could play and swing like nobody else...he truly was the greatest, in my book
Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa are the two best drummers ever.
Sad to think Buddy died 3 months after this.
Gene Krupa died in 1973 .
The two Slingerland kings, both gone.
Thank God for TH-cam footage of them both.
Gene died a couple days after spending a whole night with my teacher playing!!
@MichaelKingsfordGray, our God is real and alive. Hope you will someday agree.
@@MayorMcCheeseStalker
Someday, he will have no choice.....
I wanted to be a drummer but all I got was the snare; never could afford to go beyond that. At least it was a sparkly blue Slingerland! I always wanted a Ludwig, the other name brand in the 60s. Now I'm glad I had the Slingerland.
The Two "Slingerland Gunslingers"... They'll never be another One... Never mind Two drummers like them!!!...
Greatest drummer of all time & 40 yrs ahead of his time!
Never missed a beat. RIP Buddy. You gave countless people great times.
The very best until the end! RIP Buddy Rich!
God Bless you Buddy Rich! What an artist. Thank you for being a part of our lives.
It must of been a real treat to be able to see buddy play live!
Amazing that this was recorded only a few months before he died and that he was 69! I love watching Buddy, always a treat.
Have a look at the way Buddy keeps his hi-hat and kick drum going through the solo. That's how all the greats of that era played. The total package. Hands and feet working together. Now keep an eye on the younger players of the current generation. So many don't do that in their solos.
Yes, Buddy was the greatest, and today I would to say Chip Ritter comes very close, not just because of his stick tricks but the way he moves around a three piece set. Met in person, magic.
Cause they do a lot more with their feet theses days !!
@@mikegrigg11 so what, though? Most of them have total garbage hands. And worse yet, can't keep any time to save themselves. One day, I'm going to go over to Guitar Center with 1,000 in 20s and just bet the kids to keep a straight beat for 5 minutes. I'll walk out with a good deal of money.
Never could figure out why they're always trying to show off. Loud as hell, too. I mean, I can BE loud, but you're at a store. Nobody wants to hear it, and they can't friggin play.
It has nothing to do with the tone of the drum, either. You don't need to bash away for 20 minutes to tell a good drum.
This is why someone runs over in about 30 seconds and politely tells them to STF up. Because bad playing sounds even louder than it is. And of course, they never buy a damn thing, even, for all that noise. Jmo.
THE VERY BEST EVER TO PERFORM BEHIND THE DRUM SET, AN ORIGINAL.
if anyone, at a glance, stood out as the best on any instrument, it must be Buddy Rich.
the greatest Drummer of all time in my book
I remember hearing this song as part of the show at Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room. And yes, there are Hawaiian lyrics to go with it! 🤠
As a recording engineer used to listening to the perfect timing of artificial drums made a bit more human by some humanizing algorithm, the real life perfection and feeling Buddy Rich could bring (and at this age!) is just amazing. Beautiful. Thank you. Hearing this made my day.
But why do you need artificial drums?
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE BUDDY PERFORM AT AL HIRT'S IN NEW ORLEANS IN MAY '67
FANTASTIC.
thank you, Buddy Rich was an uncle of mine....
Dana, do you know how long after this video was recorded (or how long before he died) he learned about his brain tumor?
BrianSokoloff According to Mel Torme's book about BR called "Traps, The Drum Wonder", it was about a week after he had finished taping this show and was out walking in Manhattan when his left arm started windmilling uncontrollably. He wasn't able to stop the arcing with his right hand, but it stopped soon thereafter. That evening, while in bed, he had another episode and called his close friend and fellow drummer, Freddy Gruber, who took him to Mount Sinai Hospital. After some testing over the next few days, the preliminary diagnosis was a brain tumor, but the tests were inconclusive. He then flew out to UCLA Medical Center where further tests were conclusive - he had three tumors growing in his brain.
Always the cutup til the end, when he was in the OR and a nurse asked him if he was allergic to anything, he replied "Yeah. Country and Western music."
Thank you for that informative reply i often wondered if he played after that show.its ironic isn't it that the last track he ever played was a "golden oldie" because he was always so opposed to doing them, it should have been west side story etc, i really must get that book, thanks for posting anway
BigBill Lucas Haven't priced it lately, but I'll bet it's considerably higher than what I paid a number of years ago...if you can find it in print.
+dana mcdonald You're bullshitting though, right?
What a great drummer' i think he's one of the best in the world thanks for the music 🎶 🎵 ❤️ 😀
This almost made me cry. Buddy Rich is the best, ever...!
Buddy Rich and Gene Kupa, the best.
....and Louie Bellson....the TRIO!
Buddy Rich was great.
I prefere Gene Krupa!
Duddy rich and gene kruper are the best two best drummers
It's so weird seeing him play using the matched grip... Greatest drummer of all time, without a doubt.
Very unusual as he had criticized matched grip to me as restrictive, but I note he seems to use it for a certain kind of sound and beat. It is a slightly different feel...--dcj
Just for the "easy" stuff...
Once again Buddy Kicks Ass. I saw him in 1967 and I can swear he was a force of nature. You had to see it to feel the full force of his power.
Here he is older but still, how many drummers can play like this at any age?
Buddy rich , gene crouper outstanding drummers , the proper way to play the drums . Top class
Gene Krupa
Krupa not crouper
Hawai'ian music aficionados deride "War Chant" ... but it's still a brilliant arrangement and you can't help smiling when you hear it. (And notice that Buddy didn't have half as many drums and cymbals as most drummers today!)
Wow! The late Great Buddy Rich truly was one of a kind. May he continue to Rest in Peace. God Bless You.
Unless you're a drummer its really hard to say how difficult it is to play like Buddy while keeping perfect timing! Buddy is truly the king of drummers and there will never be another even close to him! RIP Buddy.
Absolutely right there, listening to 'Panelbeaters' today have neither style nor class despite sitting amongst three sets with numerous Ride a sizzles,all microphoned, and so many of them have to add some weird head shaking and throwing the sticks in the air,so that the teenies can scream with glee....doh. RIP Buddy, the best in the world.
I remember the thrill of seeing Buddy live for the first time at Langley High School in McLean Va. his band was tight and I still have never seen faster hands and someone attack the drums better than Buddy. may he RIP!
He also performed at a Jr. High School here in Michigan and was there. 17 at the time 1974. Awesome.
Buddy Rich,the finest drummer to take a breath,shame he took his last.Guys with that self taught talent should live forever.
I don't know that anyone ever mastered the hi-hats like he did.
His hi hat skills were next to none
No way in a million years was Buddy suffering with a heart problem in this performance in my opinion, his breath control and oxygen levals were those of a 21 year old superfit athelite i am blown away by his fitness leval...
Hé lays his head once, and shows heart 2 times... anyway great: until the last day do your best!
He was still 69 with a brain tumour that killed him 3 months later !!
What a lot of people don't understand about drumming is, it's a language. Buddy speaks in full clear sentences with perfect diction.
Just remarkable. He actually got better with age.
You’ll never see another like him.
This was one cool cat one of the greatest drummers ever to pick up a pair of sticks sorely missed RIP Buddy 🥁
Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa!
It just doesn’t get any better than those two Greats! Rest In Peace, Gentlemen.
He was the best drummer ever. No one could do what he did. Even playing on his sticks. He was amazing.
grande, grande, grandissimo Buddy Rich grazie per il tuo grande talento, che tanto ci ha insegnato
still a force of nature even at 69
Buddy died just a few months after this performance. He always gave it his all.
The greatest!! Looked like near the beginning of the solo, he twirled the stick in his right hand...in the midst of it! He changed grips with his left hand too. There are no drummers like him anymore....
When he moved to the snare he changed to a traditional grip.
What scares me about human potential is that there are people out there who could watch/listen to this, and then replicate it with better than 99% accuracy.
And they aren't just the famous drummers, either.
But yeah, Buddy deserves his Legend status. He was one of those who could.
It is amazing to see him still soldiering on after the fight with cancer.
Legendary last hurrah
Puts a smile on your face. Damn I miss those days!
You know he's hot when the band turns around to watch him. I saw him live twice once at the Disney pavilion and once in San Francisco not long before this was filmed. And nobody danced. we all just watched in awe.
Now there's one guy that said he went out in a blaze of glory. I've been listening to Buddy for forty years. The best. Love him.
Obviously...the greatest percussionist to ever walk on this Earth.
Such a gentle man! Always positive with his band mates. Never a harsh word. Willing to overlook any mistakes or "clams" they might have made. A true mentor.
OMG! this is ...breathtaking fantastic. Will there evever be a better drummer? Buddy Rich was really a true drum wizard and master.
Even in his midnight hour, perfection. The greatest in the world till the end! RIP Buddy!
What strikes me about B Rich was the speed, the clarity, always executing difficult sections in perfect time. that he was able to do so as a senior citizen should is even more astounding. What an era?
Don't think I've ever watched a drummer that gave me chills before.
Such a class act having the band stand up and take a bow.
Pay attention at the continuous boom-boom-boom-boom in the background... that's the bass drum in perfect swing style, the old days techno... no wonder swing music was made to let people dance!!!
Rich was known as a performer and endorser of Slingerland and Rogers Drums. He switched to Ludwig drums for much of the 1970s to the early 1980s. While recovering from a heart attack in 1983, Rich was presented with a 1940s-vintage Slingerland Radio King set - refurbished by Joe MacSweeney of Eames Drums - which he used until his death in 1987. Rich's typical setup included a 14"X24" bass drum, 9"X13" mounted tom, two 16"X16" floor toms
Great drumming. Not only did Buddy have great talent, but he put his heart and soul into every performance.
Never seemed to ever just phone it in from what I can tell. Always seemed to give 100%.
WOW! WOW! WOW! Loved watching this guy on the Carson show. So did Johnny. He was invited many times to the show. Mesmerizing.
Same here. Would make sure I watched Buddy every time he was on.
This was one cool cat and man could he make those drums talk 🥁 RIP you were one of the greats
i was 8 yo and saw him on Carson - didnt know who he was or what he was but the man had an charisma+ that i still cant forget to this day