He was a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson several times. The first time I saw him was on SNL in the 70s. I was hooked. He also did the "This Bud's for you" song for a very popular Budweiser commercial campaign.
I first heard Leon about the time that this was recorded, and became an instant fan. He was one of those rare singer/musicians that were favorites of both my mother and me, a special thing that we shared.
Leon referred to the odd vocal sound he made as the 'throat tromnet.' His origins he specifically kept secret; he once claimed to be the child of Jenny Lind and Paganini, and when he was interviewed, if the interviewer asked him where he was from, he had a habit of looking out the nearest window and saying, "Right here is good." I personally think his finally-established Cypriot origins were actually just one last joke on us; If you follow his career closely, he was almost-certainly Canadian. One of my favorites is his beautiful ballad, 'Bittersweet Waltz,' and his version of 'Sheik of Araby' is unforgettable.
Cool. He used to appear pretty frequently on Saturday Night Live in the 70’s. I saw him live once probably 20 years after this clip was recorded, and he was just the same.
Leon had a big following of New Orleans musicians so to pin that down may be difficult. Jack white signed in Third Man and he may know. He was a big fan
Satchmo's version was an excellent cover, but the song was originally performed by a very young Ethel Merman in the 1938 film "Alexander's Ragtime Band". The song was written by Irving Berlin. Leon's version remains my favorite, however.
Leon Redbone... One of my all-time favorite musical artists. A real one-of-kind.
One of the very best!! Rest in peace Redbone!
Leon was a trip.
He was a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson several times. The first time I saw him was on SNL in the 70s. I was hooked. He also did the "This Bud's for you" song for a very popular Budweiser commercial campaign.
Ethel Merman's performance from the film.
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I saw him at The Golden Bear in the 80s. Still one of my favorite concerts...and I saw Pink Floyd tour on The Wall, and Queen with Freddy!
Fucking love Leon. Saw him him multiple times
Joe Wilder was on clarinet
Leon Redbone was fantastic...
"Lulu's Back in Town" is another great performance by him.
I first heard Leon about the time that this was recorded, and became an instant fan. He was one of those rare singer/musicians that were favorites of both my mother and me, a special thing that we shared.
Here's the original, Louis Armstrong version: ua-cam.com/video/u-fE1ktuD5I/v-deo.html
Love his albums.
Leon referred to the odd vocal sound he made as the 'throat tromnet.' His origins he specifically kept secret; he once claimed to be the child of Jenny Lind and Paganini, and when he was interviewed, if the interviewer asked him where he was from, he had a habit of looking out the nearest window and saying, "Right here is good." I personally think his finally-established Cypriot origins were actually just one last joke on us; If you follow his career closely, he was almost-certainly Canadian.
One of my favorites is his beautiful ballad, 'Bittersweet Waltz,' and his version of 'Sheik of Araby' is unforgettable.
Saw him a couple of times in concert. His tuba player (Jonathon Dorn) told me he never did the same show twice.
Cool. He used to appear pretty frequently on Saturday Night Live in the 70’s. I saw him live once probably 20 years after this clip was recorded, and he was just the same.
Leon's backup players were always top notch. Check out Cindy Cashdollar's backups on electric slide guitar she is a top notch player 😊😊😊
Didn’t know Leon Redbone or Tin Pan Alley???
The song was written by Ira Gershwin.
It was actually written by Irving Berlin.
Bauer's alias is 'Doctor Jazz'. I believe he still lives and plays in Buffalo.
Good one, Leon is a trip
Leon had a big following of New Orleans musicians so to pin that down may be difficult. Jack white signed in Third Man and he may know. He was a big fan
I saw him in New Orleans.
Satchmo's version was an excellent cover, but the song was originally performed by a very young Ethel Merman in the 1938 film "Alexander's Ragtime Band". The song was written by Irving Berlin. Leon's version remains my favorite, however.
Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers.
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Ethel Merman and chorus from the film.
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RIP. I always thought this song was about (co)cane
Irving Berlin wrote Walking Stick in 1938. He was a political conservative who would never have written a song about drugs.