For anyone who might be interested in who any of the other players were for that gig, that's my dad Meredith "Mick" McClain on piano. He played with Buddy just for that one year. He is the piano player credited on Buddy's 1970 album, Keep the Customer Satisfied. Unfortunately on both this TV appearance and on the album, it seems that the piano may not be mic-ed and is in any case barely audible. Fun to see him there even if he never even got a 1 sec. closeup. I remember the whole family huddled around a B&W set to watch this show. I was all of 6 then, an'd vividly recall the excitment--and disppointment at not getting a better look at dad on screen. Oh, well--it was Buddy's band and he was, after all, only the greatest drummer on the planet, so the camera basically stays on him 95% of the time. Great performance all around though and a delight to find on UA-cam.
+Brian McClain I have that Album.."Keep The Customer Satisfied".....The electric piano solo on "Midnight Cowboy" is beautiful.....Perfect!.....It's out there for everyone to hear..
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" is a great album, and captured the excitement and energy of Buddy and the band that only a live performance can. Kudos to your dad! BR had high expectations for his pianists and had some really exceptional ones.
Brian you painted such a wonderfully vivid scene. So simple and humble, it made me think the vast majority of us are off camera or huddled round the TV wishing someone they knew was being shown more. Your memories are a credit to your dad and he was a great player too! The thing about playin in someone's shadow the better you play the better they look and the better they look the bigger shadow they cast!!! But to play with Buddy. Whatever people say he was without question one of the greatest musical technicians of our time. Because he played the drums he isn't thought in the realm of Horowitz, but he absolutely is and your dad played with him!!! Thanks Brian and Mick
@@jobrothberg4679 Thanks, Job, for the kind sentiments. Much appreciated. If you would like to hear my dad play, there are a few vids with much better audio on my channel, including this from even earlier -- ua-cam.com/video/kk1hOpLQU04/v-deo.html Dec 1967 at the long-since defunct Big Al's Jazz Club in Mpls.. it was to Mpls that Buddy would come to find guys for his band when he needed players, because the jazz scene there had a very good rep.
Very impressed with this selection of Ruth with Fantastic Buddy Rich and his smoking big band. Wife and I saw Buddy play this arrangement at the Flying Carpet Motor Lodge Moon Township circa 1970 Never forget the way the crowd reacted when the band propelled into the ending of Ruth. Buddy kept building and building in intensity. You had to be there to see the band and the crowd really igniting into a grand finale. thanks for sharing this. more Buddy Rich please
Watching Buddy Rich play the drums is like watching Fred Astaire dance or Sinatra sing... The absolute BEST of anyone EVER to play the drums!! I love Rock and Roll.....and with all due respect to all the greatest........Mr. Rich had you all beat.
Man, you are so right. One of the wisest things I ever heard said about Buddy was from a very accomplished jazz and rock drummer I met a few years ago. He said, "Not only can I NOT do a lot of what Buddy did, in some cases I don't even know what he was doing."
This is real treat, a powerhouse of a chart! In the 70s and 80s, Buddy rarely had his own band (or his own drums for that matter) accompany him on the various TV talk and variety shows. The house bands were always great and full of talent, but no band had the drive and energy of Buddy's own. Not to mention, his own drums were tuned just right, and sounded like you expected them to. A great post, "Ruth" was a real showcase for his talent, and one of my favorite tunes, although he rarely played it in concert.
WOW Kick ass chart with Buddy and his band on fire. He had that wounder full gift of throwing out his energy to his band so that they played great passion
I've been looking EVERWHERE for "Ruth" on UA-cam - thank you! I have it on his "Buddy and Soul" record, but I had hoped to find another live recording with video - and here it is. Thanks!
+eddrum100 check my playlists. i have a massive buddy rich playlist. i have to go through it from time to time to add different vids and to delete ones that get removed.
How about that crazy stage set they had to deal with? Bass player hiding in the back corner, Buddy way out front with no visual connection, probably about one afternoon rehearsal to work out the sound and other kinks -- only sheer professionalism gets you through a gig like that without a total train wreck onstage. Oh, and let's play a high-speed, complex Bill Holman arrangement, too! Just, wow.
Buddy was a Marine! No wonder he was so tough and such a perfectionist! He wasn't just the greatest drummer of all time, ( he couldn't read music), he was one of the greatest people on this earth too!
WOW !!! What a find !!! Always loved 'Ruth' and until now couldn't find a clip of him playing it. I remember seeing him do it live once and one time on Johnny Carson. never understood why they stopped playing it ??
Donny Osmond ,who was the Slingerland artist rep,asked Buddy why he insisted on playing the Fibes snare when they were paying him like $50k a year to play their drums. Buddy then asked do you make a snare as good, to which Donnie said no. Buddy then retorted ,then why should i play 2nd best? @@stixkubwa
Neste tempo,eu nao conhecia,por ser muito novo,mais hoje conheco,sou fa dele eterno,o maior,se tocava com sentimento,era uma obra de arte,as baquetas um pincel,unica,com toque de magica,era o destino...era a bateria estava surgindo a bateria tudo era novidade a musica era fantastica...como hoje nao tem parecido,com raras excesao conhecidos ou nao,ah aquele tempo a bateria fazia poesia ela falava,era doce,inteligente,tinha dinamica,ascentos,madeira,aro,ouro,bronze,tinha dedicacao,ainda mais no primeiro mundo,pais do jazz,aqui temos e tivemos raros talentos,quem conhece sabe que e inigualavel a formula secreta dele,muitos tentao dar esse clima,mais fica chato,repetitivo,enjoativo,nao tem personalidade,realmente ele tem todo merito do planeta,cada video novo que vejo ouso escuto dele me facina cada vez mais neste mundo lindo e disputado das baquelas ele sempre sera a bola da vez seja onde etiver
I remember seeing this on UA-cam a few years back, but then it disappeared. Thanks for posting. Great tune...along with Ode to Billy Joe and other rock tunes he had writers arrange for him and the band.
Buddy could do more with his left hand and play single kick faster than most drummers with their right hands and playing double kicks. And play his hi-hat and kick heels down in contrast to the heels up technique.
Another fine performance. It's a pity that so many of these clips are marred by stupid camera editing. I can never see the point of superimposing one picture on top of another. The real creativity is in the musicians so why not show a clear view of them demonstrating their art. Thanks for posting this.
Well said. Actually it infuriates me. Some BBC TV clips, though not superimposed, just can't seem to show Buddy soloing without close ups of either his head or his right boot - or both! Love to watch him though, he was great.
johnrz: I'm going by what Louie Bellson said in a Modern Drummer Magazine interview back in '82' or '83'. I wouldn't doubt he did use tap. He could still whip anyone with the flat foot technique. Single or double bass.
At 1:30 - 1:32 Buddy is contemplating which horn player he's gonna sock in the face after the gig for that slightly sharp C.(okay, I made up that whole 'slightly sharp C' thing...but I stand by the rest of my comment...Someone's gettin' socked!:)
I love buddy.....wish he would have grown into something more like a fusion jazz........a more serious music....... like tony williams.......music......... not the same swing stuff......over and over...
THE greatest drummer to have ever drawn breath...PERIOD!!!
Lol
@@BullToTheShit Truth can be funny, huh?
For anyone who might be interested in who any of the other players were for that gig, that's my dad Meredith "Mick" McClain on piano. He played with Buddy just for that one year. He is the piano player credited on Buddy's 1970 album, Keep the Customer Satisfied. Unfortunately on both this TV appearance and on the album, it seems that the piano may not be mic-ed and is in any case barely audible. Fun to see him there even if he never even got a 1 sec. closeup. I remember the whole family huddled around a B&W set to watch this show. I was all of 6 then, an'd vividly recall the excitment--and disppointment at not getting a better look at dad on screen. Oh, well--it was Buddy's band and he was, after all, only the greatest drummer on the planet, so the camera basically stays on him 95% of the time. Great performance all around though and a delight to find on UA-cam.
+Brian McClain I have that Album.."Keep The Customer Satisfied".....The electric piano solo on "Midnight Cowboy" is beautiful.....Perfect!.....It's out there for everyone to hear..
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" is a great album, and captured the excitement and energy of Buddy and the band that only a live performance can. Kudos to your dad! BR had high expectations for his pianists and had some really exceptional ones.
Brian McClain My Father play with your Dad!!!!!!! This is too good to be True.
Brian you painted such a wonderfully vivid scene. So simple and humble, it made me think the vast majority of us are off camera or huddled round the TV wishing someone they knew was being shown more. Your memories are a credit to your dad and he was a great player too! The thing about playin in someone's shadow the better you play the better they look and the better they look the bigger shadow they cast!!! But to play with Buddy. Whatever people say he was without question one of the greatest musical technicians of our time. Because he played the drums he isn't thought in the realm of Horowitz, but he absolutely is and your dad played with him!!! Thanks Brian and Mick
@@jobrothberg4679 Thanks, Job, for the kind sentiments. Much appreciated. If you would like to hear my dad play, there are a few vids with much better audio on my channel, including this from even earlier -- ua-cam.com/video/kk1hOpLQU04/v-deo.html Dec 1967 at the long-since defunct Big Al's Jazz Club in Mpls.. it was to Mpls that Buddy would come to find guys for his band when he needed players, because the jazz scene there had a very good rep.
How good was the Ed Sullivan Show, growing up.
Elvis, The Beatles and Buddy Rich.
All the best in their field.
Roy Beckerman
Elvis and The Beatles the BEST in their field? Hardly.
Very impressed with this selection of Ruth with Fantastic Buddy Rich and his smoking big band. Wife and I saw Buddy play this arrangement at the Flying Carpet Motor Lodge Moon Township circa 1970 Never forget the way the crowd reacted when the band propelled into the ending of Ruth. Buddy kept building and building in intensity. You had to be there to see the band and the crowd really igniting into a grand finale. thanks for sharing this. more Buddy Rich please
Watching Buddy Rich play the drums is like watching Fred Astaire dance or Sinatra sing...
The absolute BEST of anyone EVER to play the drums!!
I love Rock and Roll.....and with all due respect to all the greatest........Mr. Rich had you all beat.
Man, you are so right. One of the wisest things I ever heard said about Buddy was from a very accomplished jazz and rock drummer I met a few years ago. He said, "Not only can I NOT do a lot of what Buddy did, in some cases I don't even know what he was doing."
This is real treat, a powerhouse of a chart! In the 70s and 80s, Buddy rarely had his own band (or his own drums for that matter) accompany him on the various TV talk and variety shows. The house bands were always great and full of talent, but no band had the drive and energy of Buddy's own. Not to mention, his own drums were tuned just right, and sounded like you expected them to. A great post, "Ruth" was a real showcase for his talent, and one of my favorite tunes, although he rarely played it in concert.
Wow!Brings back great memories. Buddy can sock any horn player he likes, because he's the best that ever was, and ever will be.
WOW Kick ass chart with Buddy and his band on fire.
He had that wounder full gift of throwing out his energy to his band so that they played great passion
Thank-you Lord in heaven for giving us Buddy Elvin Gene louie CHICK TONY and many others the blessing of making a joyful noise on to you !!!!!!
Wow! Insane to hear that Bill Holman’s name was once mentioned on national television.
The Greatest ever !!!
One of the..
The most INTENSE drumming and music know to all humans on earth. 🇺🇸
I've been looking EVERWHERE for "Ruth" on UA-cam - thank you! I have it on his "Buddy and Soul" record, but I had hoped to find another live recording with video - and here it is. Thanks!
But many more unavailable.
+eddrum100 check my playlists. i have a massive buddy rich playlist. i have to go through it from time to time to add different vids and to delete ones that get removed.
+eddrum100 - yes, I know, but not many (one?) of Rich playing Ruth besides the recorded version from "Buddy and Soul".
How about that crazy stage set they had to deal with? Bass player hiding in the back corner, Buddy way out front with no visual connection, probably about one afternoon rehearsal to work out the sound and other kinks -- only sheer professionalism gets you through a gig like that without a total train wreck onstage.
Oh, and let's play a high-speed, complex Bill Holman arrangement, too!
Just, wow.
Ian Shields yes
That was the first thing I thought of. How it must sound on stage. Total professionals. Through and through.
For whatever reason, they made that drummer guy front and center. lol
on Sullivan, front 'n center. gotta luv it !!
Buddy was a Marine! No wonder he was so tough and such a perfectionist! He wasn't just the greatest drummer of all time, ( he couldn't read music), he was one of the greatest people on this earth too!
THE SOOTHSAYER Yes, a Jewish Marine
Actually he was known to be a huge asshole to his band. Great drummer though.
He never NEEDED to read music
I understand he had to really fight to get in the service so bravo to him for that alone.
@@MaximDrums lot of the guys said the ass-chewings were deserved idk. I've certainly had moments of similar frustration.
WOW !!! What a find !!! Always loved 'Ruth' and until now couldn't find a clip of him playing it. I remember seeing him do it live once and one time on Johnny Carson. never understood why they stopped playing it ??
'RUTH' -- from Buddy's album BUDDY AND SOUL, recorded live at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, in 1969....
Fantatsic! Many thanks for posting this.
Buddy can Rock! This is soooo cool! He could've played in any of the great Rock bands: The Experience, The Who, Led Zeppelin! Wow!
Playing the Fibes fiberglass snare that he loved and drove Slingerland crazy with.
Steven Thanks for comment. Can you elaborate a bit more about the snare issue. Cheers.
Donny Osmond ,who was the Slingerland artist rep,asked Buddy why he insisted on playing the Fibes snare when they were paying him like $50k a year to play their drums.
Buddy then asked do you make a snare as good, to which Donnie said no.
Buddy then retorted ,then why should i play 2nd best? @@stixkubwa
@@cpu554 Donny Osborne
@@arame29 I stand corrected.
But I'm sure folks gave him the business about his name regardless.
Neste tempo,eu nao conhecia,por ser muito novo,mais hoje conheco,sou fa dele eterno,o maior,se tocava com sentimento,era uma obra de arte,as baquetas um pincel,unica,com toque de magica,era o destino...era a bateria estava surgindo a bateria tudo era novidade a musica era fantastica...como hoje nao tem parecido,com raras excesao conhecidos ou nao,ah aquele tempo a bateria fazia poesia ela falava,era doce,inteligente,tinha dinamica,ascentos,madeira,aro,ouro,bronze,tinha dedicacao,ainda mais no primeiro mundo,pais do jazz,aqui temos e tivemos raros talentos,quem conhece sabe que e inigualavel a formula secreta dele,muitos tentao dar esse clima,mais fica chato,repetitivo,enjoativo,nao tem personalidade,realmente ele tem todo merito do planeta,cada video novo que vejo ouso escuto dele me facina cada vez mais neste mundo lindo e disputado das baquelas ele sempre sera a bola da vez seja onde etiver
Tied with the VERY BEST clips
I've seen of his fantastic playing.
Thanks for posting it !
Fucking awesome!......love the underlining rock groove!
Robb Reiner Official yes
I remember seeing this on UA-cam a few years back, but then it disappeared. Thanks for posting. Great tune...along with Ode to Billy Joe and other rock tunes he had writers arrange for him and the band.
in a suit guys, in a friggin suit..... unbelievable.
Great post. Thanks!
Great 👍
Buddy could do more with his left hand and play single kick faster than most drummers with their right hands and playing double kicks. And play his hi-hat and kick heels down in contrast to the heels up technique.
Buddy's Joy is evident!
GOAT MONSTER!!!
Damn that's fast!
Wonder if this was the show I attended ? Somewhere around 67-69 ! Also on the show was boxer Joe Lewis and I think don't remember who else ?
Another fine performance. It's a pity that so many of these clips are marred by stupid camera editing. I can never see the point of superimposing one picture on top of another. The real creativity is in the musicians so why not show a clear view of them demonstrating their art. Thanks for posting this.
Well said. Actually it infuriates me. Some BBC TV clips, though not superimposed, just can't seem to
show Buddy soloing without close ups of either his head or his right boot - or both! Love to watch him though,
he was great.
Ah. The days of music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
johnrz: I'm going by what Louie Bellson said in a Modern Drummer Magazine interview back in '82' or '83'. I wouldn't doubt he did use tap. He could still whip anyone with the flat foot technique. Single or double bass.
Great video!!
"In those early days, Woody..."
Shout out to Avon High School, Massachusetts!
Pretty sure Buddy is playing the Fibes snare
Yep!
Wow! Thank you ..
Was that John Madrid on lead trumpet? Steamin' and screamin'!!
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. MIKE PRICE LEAD TRUMPET.
AJ Nester: Looks like John to me.
@@cuylerota7847 YES John Madrid
Wow! How the hell does the band stay in time with itself when they are set up so far apart from each other?
I'm surprised that the Chart sounds out of time...especially knowing Buddy's reputation for 100% no matter what.
bigbreadeaterellis Not out of time, its perfect
What the hell does "out of time" mean? I can tell by that comment you're not even close to being a musician. The chart was played perfectly.
Buddy would not leave his nose alone while talking to Ed..I never saw him do that before..
+Had Enough Good observation! I wonder why? Maybe running.
+Had Enough most likely sweating and his attempt to keep it from dripping off his nose.
Had Enough maybe it just itched ????
erzug yes
Brutal🤘
is there video of the Stick it doing "Wave"
Ya watch almost 7 minutes of Ed Sullivan hoping to hear him pronounce "show" like " shoe" and what do you get? Nothing but boney fingers.
🌱🌾😃💙
Great post, thanks! Anyone know what year this was?
+bedlam6666 1970. I rememer watchin it on TV live (in B&W, so it's great to see it in color finally).
That's my dad on piano, actualy.
At 1:30 - 1:32 Buddy is contemplating which horn player he's gonna sock in the face after the gig for that slightly sharp C.(okay, I made up that whole 'slightly sharp C' thing...but I stand by the rest of my comment...Someone's gettin' socked!:)
michael mattice No
What chart is the bass player reading?
he's all over the place considering it's basically just a riff,
very unusual for buddies band usually top-notch
1:50 - the snare and bass drum interplay, and off bounces a spare drum stick from the other floor tom.
Snare and Bass Drum.
@@bigswingface5847 Yes, thanks for correcting that.
killer.
did he introduce him as bug-eyed buddy rich?
Hah! He's saying, "Brooklynite" Buddy Rich!
Year?
1970
Classic. Whatever did happen to Sinatra?
Camera work during the solo was dumb!
Just let the camera stay put Buddy needs no bull.
I love buddy.....wish he would have grown into something more like a fusion jazz........a more serious music.......
like tony williams.......music......... not the same swing stuff......over and over...
Swing is/was way more intresting and harder to play.
Typical buddy rich. Gotta hog the the whole band with his too loud and too fast rudiments!
The bass player is nowhere!
Over Buddy's Left Shoulder way in back.