The thing I like about Klaus Voorman the best, is that he's never sold out The Beatles for a buck. The man has been loyal to the group and has never had anything bad to say about any of them. Many other people have written sensational books of lies, trying to tarnish the memories of John Lennon and George Harrison's legacies but not Klaus. He is a true friend.
Klaus is a great bass player, whether or not he knew The Beatles. The use of German expressionism in the early Beatles comes directly from Klaus and Astrid. Thanks for posting this video.
This little doc on Klaus Voormann is a great gift to the viewers! I'm a long time admirer of his bass and graphic arts' talents. To me, his bass lines in both albums of the Plastic Ono Band, by John & Yoko, in 1970 are works of genius, absolute references. Thanks for this episode!
Nicely done! I had the pleasure of meeting Klaus at a Beatlefest many years ago. He is a cool, down to earth gentleman. He signed my Revolver album for me. Thanks for this video, definitely one of your best!
thats funny i also met klaus at beatlefest and he signed my revolver album for me, everyone else waiting in line were having him sign drawings he was selling and when everyone saw me put the revolver album in front of him you could hear the crowd reaction like why didnt i think of that haha i also helped him set up his room around noon before bealtefest started and talked to him and mike gibbons from badfinger while we waited
I met him at the fest as well. He was delighted and surprised when I thanked him for his work with Trio and it led to a wonderful discussion. He is certainly a kind, thoughtful and gracious man. So grateful to him for sharing his stories and talents with us fans. 🙏🏻
Excellent job on this video ! No frills, just facts and great photos of the various group members throughout the years, many of them I've never seen. Klaus has always been a really interesting character who, throughout the years (if you love music), you've run into time and time again. Thanks for highlighting this wonderful man !!
Funnily enough, a few days ago Mannfred Mann's Mighty Quinn turned up in my head so I found a video of it and thought who is that handsome chap playing bass and flute? A little research and I found out it was Klaus! Although I was aware who he was I had no idea he'd been in that band , even though I bought the singles at the time. I did further research on him and thank you for completing the picture with this excellent documentary Guitar Historian! Subscribed.
I remember being surprised as well. All those years hearing that great song, never realizing Klaus was not only playing on it, but a member of the band! Those talented musicians do get around...
Bass has always been my first love. Thank you for sharing this with the masses. Most casuals only know about the Art. Great bass player, coming over from Jazz certainly gave him his own flavor. Love this series.
Klause was one of the few people who all 4 Beatles were close too and trusted. And like another poster eloquently stated, he never sold out and wrote a tell all book for millions.
If your a Beatles fan, you' all know who Klaus Voormann is! We first heard of him as the artist who created the art work for The Beatles " *REVOLVER* " album.. And also did art work for albums from _Harry Nilsson, The Beegees_ , Etc... And we all heard of him but never actually got to see him until _George Harrisons "The Concert For Bangladesh"_ Then, he was playing all over _John Lennon's_ _George Harrisons, Ringo Starr, Nicolette Larson, BB King, Peter Frampton, Badfinger, Donavan, Art Garfunkel, Maria Muldaur, DION, Jerry Lee Lewis, Randy Newman,_ _Leon Russell, Martha Reeves, Lou Reed, Billy Preston, Van Dyke Parks, Yoko Ono, and Carly Simon_ . He played that awesome, funky bass line on " _Your So Vain_ " On July 7th, 2009, Klaus released his first solo album, *A Sideman's Journey* . It was credited to 'Voormann & Friends' and featured _McCartney, Starr, Yusuf Islam_ (formerly known as Cat Stevens), _Don Preston, Dr. John, The Manfred's, Jim Keltner, Van Dyke Parks, Joe Walsh_ and a bunch of others. Good Old Klaus was back from retirement!
Very informative, enjoyable video. I've been a Beatles fan since I saw them on Ed Sullivan in 1964 and was therefore aware of Klaus Voormann, but your video showed me so much more about the man and his work. Thanks. Go Phillies.
Great offering ! I knew of Klaus' bass playing with George Harrison and a few others but that was pretty much it. Maybe saw his name on Revolver on my sister's vinyl as a kid (cd ri, different deal). So long ago i can't remember. Great career for him ! Best wishes to you and yours for your Son. Scary diagnosis.
Thanks for the great Video on Klaus! The first time I was aware of him is when George introduced him at the Concert for Bangladesh. I saw the concert at The Highway Theater in Brooklyn, NY, my old neighborhood some time in 1972 when it was first released. I was only 12 years old at the time.
Absolutely fantastic video. Great work on your research and presentation. You never fail to enlighten and entertain my curious thoughts regarding current and past musicians (Fret Masters). Thanks again!✌️
I would have bet money that Voorman’s bass intro to “Youre So Vain” would have opened and/or closed this segment. (Just watched Voorman’s reflective film documenting his reunion visit with Carly Simon.) Really enjoyed this profile. Voorman plays on many records I own but didn’t know much about him. I can tell I’m going to spend some serious time poking around this sight.
Totally would have but the video would have been blocked on copyright. I think Simon’s catalog is owned by BMG; they don’t allow you use the music even if they take all the money.
Another excellent video as always! Klaus always deserves a shout out as one of the great session players. I'm so glad that you mentioned his work with Nilsson, as well as his appearance in the early take of How Do You Sleep?. So cool. Thanks!
This was great, thank you! I remember reading somewhere that Astrid back then was instrumental in The Beatles' look, she suggested the Mop-Top look with the hair. The George hair story was funny!
Great research. I learned a lot of someone I had known since those days with the Beatles but I was blown away by his accomplishments. And bon courage for your family. BTW I was so impressed with your German I opened a Bier and ate a Pretzel. Sehr Gut.
Initially I thought this a pretty thin subject, but listening to the video changed my mind. Actually more interesting than many of the previous guitar-based episodes. Nicely done
Glad I ran across this video. I was thinking about him the other day as I was watching a video of John Lennon studio recording with Klaus on bass. I knew about his art history and his Manfred Mann stuff but I always wondered how he started playing bass.
Klaus is a treasure to music, more that most people know. Always one of the best bass players, almost another Beatle by proxy. BTW: Look at the wonderful booklet in the RINGO album where he does a superb illustration for each song.
Klaus created the cover art for Spooky Tooth's mid-1970's album "You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw". The inner gatefold sleeve from that is quite funny.
Thank you for this: I’ve been keen to find out more about KV, a man of many talents. I especially like his bass line on John Lennon’s “#9 Dream”. I have made a small donation and wish the best of luck to your son.
It might be a bit odd, but some of my favorite work from Voormann is his playing on Yoko’s solo stuff, especially on “Mind Train”. He would’ve made a great bassist for a band like Can. And how can I forget, he played on Nilsson’s “Jump Into The Fire”.
I would give anything to have been part of that Hamburg scene in the early '60s. I've read about it in a few books. They seem like my kind of people. It's a reminder that our ideas about culture in various decades is limited and inaccurate. Our ideas are based on mainstream culture. There's always a wilder side to life going on in small clubs, in poorly lit alleys, late at night.
I met Klaus in the early 70's in San Francisco at a Music store called Don Wehr's Music City wher he was a guitar repairman, I was yound and only knew his first name. He repaired a bass of mine and he told me "Actually I'm a better Bass Player than a repairman" Thank You for finishing this story for me, at the time I didn't know who he was except a very nice man. but I'm not surprised.
Klass with Paul early in this video. One doesn't often need two bass players in a band, so it was good to see friends in another setting. And Yes, good no 'Tell All' gossip book.
Klaus lives near Munich Germany. I found out exactly where this was and sure enough his name was on the letter box but alas he was not home..........................
I spy Blow By Blow!!! Yeah so, other than the Cavern fans, the Beatles stuck with their first big fan being Klaus! You could say that Klaus was their first international fan, and went on to design the Revolver album cover and play on John's solo record.
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The thing I like about Klaus Voorman the best, is that he's never sold out The Beatles for a buck. The man has been loyal to the group and has never had anything bad to say about any of them. Many other people have written sensational books of lies, trying to tarnish the memories of John Lennon and George Harrison's legacies but not Klaus. He is a true friend.
Very true. He must have some great stories too.
This is the absolut truth. That man is just a gentleman and i think a very close , private friend of the fab four.
That's Klaus on that iconic bass intro to Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".
He was a smooth operator for sure
Yes, I was going to say something about this but; you beat me to it! 🤗
"son of a gun"
Son of a gun!
Hmmmm didn't know that
Klaus deserves to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... while he's still alive! (Thanks for the great documentary on Klaus!)
Klaus is a great bass player, whether or not he knew The Beatles. The use of German expressionism in the early Beatles comes directly from Klaus and Astrid. Thanks for posting this video.
Klaus' bassline in Lennon's Whatever Get's You Through The Night is epic
I agree!
Agree
Klaus is a great bass player! Really loved his bass playing during George's concert for Bangladesh!
Klaus is a real gentleman!
This little doc on Klaus Voormann is a great gift to the viewers! I'm a long time admirer of his bass and graphic arts' talents. To me, his bass lines in both albums of the Plastic Ono Band, by John & Yoko, in 1970 are works of genius, absolute references. Thanks for this episode!
Totally agree on POB. Also John's greatest guitar playing.
Nicely done! I had the pleasure of meeting Klaus at a Beatlefest many years ago. He is a cool, down to earth gentleman. He signed my Revolver album for me. Thanks for this video, definitely one of your best!
thats funny i also met klaus at beatlefest and he signed my revolver album for me, everyone else waiting in line were having him sign drawings he was selling and when everyone saw me put the revolver album in front of him you could hear the crowd reaction like why didnt i think of that haha i also helped him set up his room around noon before bealtefest started and talked to him and mike gibbons from badfinger while we waited
I met him at the fest as well. He was delighted and surprised when I thanked him for his work with Trio and it led to a wonderful discussion. He is certainly a kind, thoughtful and gracious man. So grateful to him for sharing his stories and talents with us fans. 🙏🏻
Excellent job on this video ! No frills, just facts and great photos of the various group members throughout the years, many of them I've never seen. Klaus has always been a really interesting character who, throughout the years (if you love music), you've run into time and time again. Thanks for highlighting this wonderful man !!
Funnily enough, a few days ago Mannfred Mann's Mighty Quinn turned up in my head so I found a video of it and thought who is that handsome chap playing bass and flute? A little research and I found out it was Klaus! Although I was aware who he was I had no idea he'd been in that band , even though I bought the singles at the time. I did further research on him and thank you for completing the picture with this excellent documentary Guitar Historian! Subscribed.
I remember being surprised as well. All those years hearing that great song, never realizing Klaus was not only playing on it, but a member of the band! Those talented musicians do get around...
Bass has always been my first love. Thank you for sharing this with the masses. Most casuals only know about the Art. Great bass player, coming over from Jazz certainly gave him his own flavor. Love this series.
Astrid and Klaus, the coolest of the cool.
Klause was one of the few people who all 4 Beatles were close too and trusted. And like another poster eloquently stated, he never sold out and wrote a tell all book for millions.
If your a Beatles fan, you' all know who Klaus Voormann is! We first heard of him as the artist who created the art work for The Beatles " *REVOLVER* " album..
And also did art work for albums from _Harry Nilsson, The Beegees_ , Etc...
And we all heard of him but never actually got to see him until _George Harrisons "The Concert For Bangladesh"_ Then, he was playing all over _John Lennon's_
_George Harrisons, Ringo Starr, Nicolette Larson, BB King, Peter Frampton, Badfinger, Donavan, Art Garfunkel, Maria Muldaur, DION, Jerry Lee Lewis, Randy Newman,_
_Leon Russell, Martha Reeves, Lou Reed, Billy Preston, Van Dyke Parks, Yoko Ono, and Carly Simon_ . He played that awesome, funky bass line on " _Your So Vain_ "
On July 7th, 2009, Klaus released his first solo album, *A Sideman's Journey* . It was credited to 'Voormann & Friends' and featured _McCartney, Starr, Yusuf Islam_ (formerly known as Cat Stevens), _Don Preston, Dr. John, The Manfred's, Jim Keltner, Van Dyke Parks, Joe Walsh_ and a bunch of others. Good Old Klaus was back from retirement!
Man, Klaus had an amazing career, never realized he was involved with so many artists! Thanks for the info.
Yup, and not easy to find at all.
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you really just wrote a synopsis of the above video...but..uh...thanks ?
I loved Klaus' bass line on "Jump Into The Fire", from Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Shmilsson 1971 album. You must hear the full length album version.
That’s not him, it’s Herbie Flowers.
Good morning "GH",
Another excellent presentation!
All the very, very best to you and Jacob,
Terry
Great video. Great charity. Blessings & prayers for your son.
Very informative, enjoyable video. I've been a Beatles fan since I saw them on Ed Sullivan in 1964 and was therefore aware of Klaus Voormann, but your video showed me so much more about the man and his work. Thanks.
Go Phillies.
Very nice video. Klaus' bass playing on "Jealous Guy" is one of the most beautiful and tasteful basslines you will ever hear.
Yes! Thanks for covering Klaus.
I have to say, this is a bloody good channel.
Great offering !
I knew of Klaus' bass playing with George Harrison and a few others but that was pretty much it.
Maybe saw his name on Revolver on my sister's vinyl as a kid (cd ri, different deal). So long ago i can't remember.
Great career for him !
Best wishes to you and yours for your Son. Scary diagnosis.
This was fascinating. I knew his name but not his story. Thank you so much! 🥰
Thanks for the great Video on Klaus! The first time I was aware of him is when George introduced him at the Concert for Bangladesh. I saw the concert at The Highway Theater in Brooklyn, NY, my old neighborhood some time in 1972 when it was first released. I was only 12 years old at the time.
Great bass player, with lovely feel. I always admired his work on Cold Turkey especially - terrific bass playing!
Absolutely fantastic video. Great work on your research and presentation. You never fail to enlighten and entertain my curious thoughts regarding current and past musicians (Fret Masters).
Thanks again!✌️
Very nice! Thank You.
I would have bet money that Voorman’s bass intro to “Youre So Vain” would have opened and/or closed this segment. (Just watched Voorman’s reflective film documenting his reunion visit with Carly Simon.) Really enjoyed this profile. Voorman plays on many records I own but didn’t know much about him. I can tell I’m going to spend some serious time poking around this sight.
Totally would have but the video would have been blocked on copyright. I think Simon’s catalog is owned by BMG; they don’t allow you use the music even if they take all the money.
Another excellent video as always! Klaus always deserves a shout out as one of the great session players. I'm so glad that you mentioned his work with Nilsson, as well as his appearance in the early take of How Do You Sleep?. So cool. Thanks!
This was great, thank you! I remember reading somewhere that Astrid back then was instrumental in The Beatles' look, she suggested the Mop-Top look with the hair. The George hair story was funny!
Great research. I learned a lot of someone I had known since those days with the Beatles but I was blown away by his accomplishments. And bon courage for your family.
BTW I was so impressed with your German I opened a Bier and ate a Pretzel. Sehr Gut.
Great idea to do this and it was nicely done!
Awesome video!!! Thanks 🙏
Voorman is the man ....bad ass bass player and artist ....great video
Klaus Voormann also designed the cover of the CD "Schatten" (1998) by German band "Münchener Freiheit".
Another great episode. Didn't know much about Klaus before man, ( see what I did there ?). Thanks for putting me right.
His bass on live peace in Toronto with Lennon, Clapton, and Alan White is excellent too
Yea that’s my favorite, brilliant 👍
Whatever Gets You Through The Night! Best. Bassline. Ever.
@@joedecker3900 You should do a tutorial on it...
This was also my favorite episode. Love the happy ending for a change.
As always, another great look at unsung players.
Voorman is a brilliant artist, and was a huge asset to the Beatles.
So much great information!! 🍄👍👍
I think the title with Klaus should be UNforgettable fretmaster. He was a master bassist. Look how many acts he gigged with.
Initially I thought this a pretty thin subject, but listening to the video changed my mind. Actually more interesting than many of the previous guitar-based episodes. Nicely done
This channel is very good. You'll enjoy it 🙂
Great upload! Thanks.
Love this episode on Klaus! Great Job
I ❤ this channel. Bass players now. A brilliant diversion. Phil Lynott & Peter Hook are good, I think. Great host. 👍
The Reaper Bon??? haha, that's great. It definitely sounds like a dangerous and scary part of town!
Great video. I think you've made justice through it.
"the bee gees sing" was actually their 1st album released in Australia in Nov 1965
Glad I ran across this video. I was thinking about him the other day as I was watching a video of John Lennon studio recording with Klaus on bass. I knew about his art history and his Manfred Mann stuff but I always wondered how he started playing bass.
I have always loved Klaus’ bass playing.
Brilliant.
Klaus is a treasure to music, more that most people know. Always one of the best bass players, almost another Beatle by proxy. BTW: Look at the wonderful booklet in the RINGO album where he does a superb illustration for each song.
I love your Spectrum your shirt.
At about 17:20 that is Klaus playing Stu Sutcliffe's Höfner 500/5 bass.
Klaus created the cover art for Spooky Tooth's mid-1970's album "You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw". The inner gatefold sleeve from that is quite funny.
Loved that!
He’s not forgotten by those who know. Cool video
great premise great history
Thank you Klaus 😁
A hero of mine.Such an undertated man. But when you are that good
Great story.
Nice job man, sorry to hear about your sons news
Have you ever listened to the bass on Whatever gets you thru the night? Doesn’t get better.🤟
Definately more than worthy. Fab.
Thank you for this: I’ve been keen to find out more about KV, a man of many talents. I especially like his bass line on John Lennon’s “#9 Dream”.
I have made a small donation and wish the best of luck to your son.
Great illustrator too
🎶🐈⬛ Super! Greetings from Germany 🫧🇩🇪
Great video!
Love that shirt!
Great vid!
It might be a bit odd, but some of my favorite work from Voormann is his playing on Yoko’s solo stuff, especially on “Mind Train”. He would’ve made a great bassist for a band like Can. And how can I forget, he played on Nilsson’s “Jump Into The Fire”.
Played also bass on Perfect Day by Lou Reed and Short People by Randy Newman.
Now we need aldo nova and phil keaggy way underated guitarists! Love your series.also saw robben ford too!
Voorman was also on the Jerry Lee Lewis "London Sessions" album.
Your histories are awesome. You really need to tell the story of Roy Buchanan.
I would give anything to have been part of that Hamburg scene in the early '60s. I've read about it in a few books. They seem like my kind of people. It's a reminder that our ideas about culture in various decades is limited and inaccurate. Our ideas are based on mainstream culture. There's always a wilder side to life going on in small clubs, in poorly lit alleys, late at night.
I liked his bass on Concert for Bangladesh. He got booted when Leon Russell took the bass on Dylan's songs on Bangladesh.
Well, what’re ya gonna do. It was Leon Russell 😂
Klaus helped the teenager Beatles in Germany. Trend setting artist turned great base player. Klaus was another 5th Beatle.
I met Klaus in the early 70's in San Francisco at a Music store called Don Wehr's Music City wher he was a guitar repairman, I was yound and only knew his first name. He repaired a bass of mine and he told me "Actually I'm a better Bass Player than a repairman" Thank You for finishing this story for me, at the time I didn't know who he was except a very nice man. but I'm not surprised.
9:00 Paddy, Klaus & Gibson didn’t start in 1963.
Klaus joined The Eyes in 1965 who would become P, K & G
Great In the later stages of Manfred Mann
Brilliant video. How about some Gary Thain in the future?
If I could meet Klaus-I'd ask what he and Astrid were arguing about when he supposedly stormed out and discovered the Beatles playing close by.
Have you ever profiled monster guitar player Ronnie Montrose? If not, please do. Incredible player.
What an amazing channel! Bro, you are brilliant! Of course I ssubscribed What else could I do?
Great video, but even better shirt! Any link you can share?
Klass with Paul early in this video. One doesn't often need two bass players in a band, so it was good to see friends in another setting. And Yes, good no 'Tell All' gossip book.
Klaus lives near Munich Germany. I found out exactly where this was and sure enough his name was on the letter box but alas he was not home..........................
This is fantastic, people should never forget just how great he is.
Please do a video about Phil Lynott! Great bassist, too!
Don’t know if I could call him “forgotten” or unknown though.
@@TheGuitarHistorian True. But I would say the same for Rory Gallagher and Mick Ronson ;)
He was at one time considered for fhe band Foreigner according to Lou Gramm
A.K.A. SANTA KLAUS VOORMAN.
Philly!
I spy Blow By Blow!!!
Yeah so, other than the Cavern fans, the Beatles stuck with their first big fan being Klaus! You could say that Klaus was their first international fan, and went on to design the Revolver album cover and play on John's solo record.
The Beatles never forgot their friends....ask Pete Best about that!
The Beatles included him on the Anthology release in the 90s.. from which Pete Best received over 6 million dollars in royalties.
Didn’t Kraus do the cover of Revolver and play with so many other artist.
… did you watch the video?
@@TheGuitarHistorian Yes and saw it after I commented.