I saw Buddy Rich playing when I was around 9 or 10. That was my moment to wanting to be a percussionist. Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland came later for my influences, but Buddy sold me the train ticket for my new journey.
@@carolley9705 The drummer for the Canadian Gods of Rock, Rush. Possibly the greatest drummer of all time. Better than Buddy Rich! That's right! I said it!
Carol Ley all j can say is either the trolling was fantastic or I really appreciate hearing of someone else who didn’t know who Neil Peart was until relatively recently.
I saw him at Disneyland also around 1970. I was about 8. I didn’t really appreciate what I saw until I was older. I got and lost his autograph. Hang onto those sticks.
True, but still he did influence them. He was the first lk-out freak of nature drum soloist. I mean Krupa and Webb were the precursors but Buddy was the first freak of nature, and from then on the next generations of drummers wethere in jazz or rock, have all been influenced by Buddy in some way.
He was a beast on the drums. What people hardly mention is what he was wearing. A fucking 3 piece suit! Most drummers now a days are half naked. Imagine doing what buddy did in this solo in a fucking suit. Amazing.
My personal favorite drummer is John Bonham but you are right he is in a class all by himself, no one can touch him! Bonham , Peart, guys like that were influenced by him.
@@markread2580 Nearly died there and then ... had a heart attack during the solo ...and drummed through it ... apparently.. true story (according to his daughter - who was there) .. was rushed to hospital at the end of this ...
When people try to tell me that Neil Peart or John Bonham were the greatest drummers of all time I just smile. I've been making my living with drums for a long time. I've seen Buddy live. I've never heard another drummer who could match what we just watched. Buddy was the best.
I saw Buddy perform in an old movie when I was a little boy..I immediately was hypnotized and amazed..by his awesome drumming..i'll never forget..never saw that again..and i'm 54 now.. :)
I'm a drummer of more the 50 years, from jazz, to rock, country, and gospel.... seen this a hundred times, and still get AMAZED at his drum work and his age!!
Buddy died in 87 aged 69 from a stroke related to a brain tumor. His influence was huge. He was sick in hospital, the nurse asked if there was anything he couldn't take he said, "yeah, country music"! Loved his jazz..
Gene Krupa told a story; he had a dream that he died and when he got to the pearly gates he heard this tremendous drumming going on in Heaven and said "Man, that's Buddy on the drums!" and St. Peter says "Nah, that's God, he just thinks he's Buddy Rich"
There was also the inside joke among horn players about Buddy's abusive perfectionism with his band. An ex horn player from Buddy's band heard a rumor that he had died. He called up Buddy's house and asked if he was at home. His wife replied no ,he's passed away. So the next day he calls again and the answer is the same. After a few more calls ,his wife asks why he keeps on calling, to which he replies I just like hearing he's finally dead.
Hard to believe you never heard of Rich. He is regarded as the best drummer EVER. His precision, speed and musicality were awesome. The most technically perfect drummer in the jazz world.
I hadn't seen buddy since the 70s on Carson. I was such a Neilophile so long. Recently seeing these vids during corona blew my mind. I almost wept with joy... his character on the drums
I get a kick out of the younger people doing reactions, especially when they come across a late great like Buddy Rich. Now you know who Neil Peart and many others like myself looked up to back in the day. Buddy was THE MAN!
I saw him 3 times in the 70s. After the West Side Story solo, he got up and almost collapsed. It was almost like he made a deal with the devil, as one one person commented, to be the greatest of all time.
IMO Neil Peart was and likely will be the only one to surpass him, but without Buddy, Peart most likely wouldn't be a drummer. I think he is the 2nd best drummer of all time but was and is easily the most influential drummer of all time
@@nikolaimikhail7774 nobody surpasses Buddy. No Buddy! No pun...but seriously, no fancy pedals and a snare that was very tight. His skill is unbelievable . Simple kit, and he played with so much volume. Precise and crazy. Never practiced, started as a baby, could learn an entire piece in one listen. Raw talent is off the charts
Start watching professional drum corps. Cavaliers, Scouts, Blue Devils, etc, etc. That's where the best and fastest are found. All those guys play drums at home.
Buddy was and still is my idol. He was a month shy of his 65th birthday in this video and yes, he did have a heart attack that night in his hotel room. Thankfully, he recovered and gave the world another 4 1/2 years of his genius. I was fortunate enough to have met and talked with him on several occasions. Thank you very much for posting this and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I had the privilege to see Buddy perform in person. Buddy was a Marine , black belt in karate, and had a extremely violent temper!!! He expected perfection from his hand members and if they didn't preform to his liking they got a see chewing. Listen to his bus rant and you will hear him demand perfection. With out question, Buddy was the Best of the Best drummer that lived.
Buddy was an original right up until the end. Right before he died, the doctor was taking him in the back for surgery. The doctor asked him " is there anything that you can't take?" Buddy replied " I can't take country music ". Those were his last words according to his wife. True story. Buddy was the greatest of all time.
Mr. Rich was one of the most prominent and proficient drummers ever! He was a perfectionist and expected it out of himself and his band. He would often stop a show dead in his club if patrons were talking during a song and would even throw them out! Neil Peart (RUSH) was a massive fan and produced two albums "Burning For Buddy" with the Buddy Rich Orchestra and guest drummers taking Buddy's place. If anyone is not aware of them, I strongly recommend them!
Too many of the young people today have no exposure to great jazz and Swing as well as Buddy's contemporaries in Gadd, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl et al...
He was already a professional musician by age 2, as the closing number of his parents' vaudeville act: "Traps The Drum Wonder." In the thirties, he was the second highest paid child star in America. Dude was born to it.
I work in a school cafeteria. One of the kids was beating on the wall. I said "Knock it off, Gene Krupa." He asked who that was and I told him to look it up; I even spelled it for him.
@Shirley Bailey As a drummer for 45 years myself, I'd say Krupa is as good, or maybe a bit better than Buddy, if we look at style...Technically; they're well matched....There are some amazing drummers from those bygone days...There are human limits on what is achievable on the instrument so "ranking" needs parameters......Thanks for the question though...Where do YOU rank Krupa? :)
Glenn Center he was an outright asshole to his other band mates, many people would call him just being a genius and misunderstood, but he famously shot down people for little to no other reason. He was a fantastic jazz drummer without a doubt, just a shitty person at times.
That water'n eyes effect is called an "epiphany"...You needed to step-up and acknowledge Buddy Rich as this planet's drum G.O.A.T.. He transcends all styles of music at this skill level .
@cosmicVox13 OF COURSE MR KRUPA I LOVE SEEING THOSE DRUM BATTLES BETWEEN THEM EVEN THOU THERE WAS AN AGE DIFFERENT GENE WOULD LET BUDDY GET A GOOD PIECE OF MIND ON I TO PLAY THE DRUMS 💚
I am a musician and classically-trained trombonist. In the 90’s I toured with a few big bands. I became friends with a man who had played with the Buddy Rich Orchestra in the late 70’s. Buddy, while quite possibly the greatest drummer of all time, was also difficult to work for and had a temper. He was also a staunch and devout atheist. My friend told me that after a particular gig Buddy’s piano player broke his right hand in a freak falling accident. Luckily they were able to pick up a temporary pianist in the same town. This particular pianist was also a very devout and committed Christian. After the second gig with this piano player all the other musicians were traveling on the tour bus to the next town. The pianist asked my friend, “Is Buddy a Christian?” There was an immediate silence on the bus when this question was asked. Another musician spoke up and said, “Buddy is an atheist. The last thing you ever want to do is to start preaching about Jesus to Buddy Rich.” The pianist saw this as a challenge and said, “Maybe Jesus hasn’t been explained properly to Buddy. I think I can preach the word to him.” Almost in unison, the entire crew loudly whispered, “NO!! Don’t do it!” With that the pianist got up from his seat, walked to the front of the bus and sat down to speak with Buddy. My friend stated that approximately sixty seconds went by when Buddy yelled at the bus driver, “Stop this fucking bus right now!” Right in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, Buddy Rich threw the pianist and his suitcase off the bus and left the poor guy standing on the side of the road. He said Buddy then had the driver turn on the inside lights, turned and faced his musicians and shouted, “Any more of you motherfuckers want to talk to me about Jesus?!”
So many people don’t know this legend. He was an incredible artist. He would go on Johnny Carson and just play away for 5 minutes straight. Don’t know if we will ever have another.
I think people's tastes would have to change before someone like this would be recognized by the masses. jimmy Fallon's audience would leave to go to the bathroom
Buddy was Neil Peart's favorite drummer. Neil's solos have tributes to Buddy. The snare part, and the jazz notes and music on the electronic drums. Neil also produced two "Burning For Buddy" tribute cds with drummers throughout the industry.
Buddy rich was the father of modern drumming. Was the first to play drums as a main instrument instead of an afterthought. Nice that his playing can still be heard. Peace, brother.
I wanted to comment on your video. First of all, I am a professional drummer, so I just wanted to see your reaction to what I believe was the greatest single drummer in history. Your initial reaction was exactly the same as mine was upon first seeing him!! I was literally so blown away by this man's abilities, that I could hardly believe my eyes and ears. What probably blew your mind was his superhuman SPEED and TECHNIQUE, unique even among the best players in the world. After seeing him, I wanted to sell my entire drum set. There are many musicians who claim to be "the best," but Rich is probably the only man in the world that I think is truly deserving of the title. And just think, he was an OLD MAN when this this video was recorded, AFTER he had suffered a major heart attack. He was even FASTER decades earlier. Anyhow, I really enjoyed watching your visceral reaction to the greatest drummer who ever lived.
He didn’t have a heart attack, he had heat stroke. He didn’t go to the hospital...and nobody carried him and sat him behind his drums. It’s amazing how stories get exaggerated beyond all recognition.
My favorite Buddy Rich story: He was taken to the hospital with an asthma attack, and he was being checked in by the admitting nurse, barely able to talk. She asked, "Any allergies?" He motioned for the nurse to put her ear by his mouth, and gasped out, "I'm intensely allergic to country and western music." Edit-small grammar correction-this happens when you write something at 3 AM.
OMG! That was too funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Buddy, you seem to have been a top humorist as well as the best drummer ever to have lived. Ironic that my bro is also a drummer and suffers with asthma.
It was actually revealed to be a mild heart attack. His daughter tells the story in the bonus section on The Burning for Buddy DVDs. Produced by Neil Peart
Dude, he is in his mid-to-late 60's here. You should watch some clips of him in his PRIME. While this is an awesome clip showing his virtuosity, this is FAR from his best work. The stuff he was pumping out in the 1950s...THAT is REALLY something to see. One of the greatest drummers and showmen of all time. Buddy was to drums what Oscar Peterson was to the piano. A person born to the instrument. A consummate musician and a natural entertainer. And a famously acerbic character with a dry and sarcastic wit. My friend and I saw him at a smaller club venue in Upstate New York back in 1978. I shouted out "Yo, play Brainwashed." Buddy yelled back, "I don't do requests, kid. Jesus, did they card you at the door? You look like your balls haven't even dropped yet." I was SO HAPPY to be insulted by Buddy Rich LOL ( also, I actually WAS underage ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I had used my cousin's ID to get in )
Now that's Buddy Rich, I wish I would have been insulted by him. My dad was a jazz drummer all of his adult life and knew Mr. Rich. Dad was close friends with Louie Belsom, who at one time considered one of the top five best jazz drummers back in the 60's and 70's. He was married to Pearl Bailey.
What is hard to believe he was around 67 years old here! After a few heat attacks, a stroke, and other health issues, the man never lost his ability to play as he did here. To me, no one has ever had so evenly matched hands and feet as Buddy!! NO ONE! The most remarkable aspect to his drumming is the SOUND!, his drums were always tuned tight, and that snare not only tight heads, but also the snares really tight, so as to NO CHEATING in the perfection of those rolls. It be like a guitar player, playing straight out of an amp, with no pedals or distortion. There is no room for error!
Now, you can see why Rush drummer, Neil Peart, called Buddy Rich his inspiration. Buddy was 66 when he did this solo AND he had a mild heart attack during it. He was never the same after this but WOW!! The triplets he played with his left hand are legendary!! RIP, Buddy, and RIP, Neil
He had a mild heart attack during this, really? I was about to pass out from not realizing I was holding holding my breath while watching him. Absolutely amazing!
I thought people were joking when they said he had a heart attack during the solo. I don't know, sounds like an urban drummers' legend but what the heck. He was and always will be the best ever. Blessed to have seen him live a few times.
Neil Peart loved and was inspired by Buddy Rich. You have the greatest review channel on UA-cam. I thoroughly enjoy these reactions during trying times. Thanks for being Genuine!
Buddy was an alien. Human beings just can't play like this. He can roll with one hand. Incredible. And he isn't a young fella here. I believe he was having a heart attack while playing this.
I am certain there had to be people that witnessed Mozart conduct and wished his sound would live forever. Having watched Buddy Rich live many times over the years, it warms the heart to observe a new generation react to this one-of-a-kind drummer. He was the ultimate performer. He had a routine where he would get his drumstick stuck in his high hat during a furious solo...and acted like the high hat would not give it back. BTW- He started out as a dancer...and absolutely no one has ever been able to command and control the bass drum and high hat like Buddy. Rest in peace mi Amigo. It was an honor to know you and your talent and name will live forever.
Buddy Rich is the one all Drummers, class as the greatest of all time. He created the modern drum kit set up. He did things even modern drummers find difficult to do.
Buddy played with big band people like Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Harry James, etc. He is from The era of The Greatest Generation WWII. The vid says it all brother. He allegedly had a heart attack during this solo! He was that fast at 65yrs old here!
In 1969 my parents moved me in to the first home my folks ever owned, mum and dad still live there. My Dad is my step dad and I love him. The day we moved in I was frightened, thought it wouldn't last and we'd have to move on, he set up his turntable, amp and speakers in my very own bedroom and gave me his Buddy Rich 'waxes'; they were 78RPM 'vinyly' records. I been drumming ever since. I was 7 then
It's also old footage with camera equipment that has a slow framerate. But yeah, that doesn't change the fact that he's one of the fastest drummers ever. Even as an old geezer.
"What is he doing under there?" Muting the cymbal. Buddy did all that in a Tuxedo. Now you see why many, many drummers loved him. THAT was "Big band" era sound from the 1940s and early 1950s.
I’m 62 now...my Dad is 89 - he loved everything Big Band and I was raised on it, but never really appreciated the artistry until I was in my forties. I still adore David Bowie, but I go goose bumpy for Buddy, Sinatra, Duke and Louis. Thanks for the education, Pa....xx
Fellow drum legend Gene Krupa called Rich "the greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." He didn't take lessons until well into his career, and even then, his drum teacher Henry Adler emphasized that Rich had already honed his technique before he began taking lessons.Sep 21, 2018
True story... I had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Rich and his band when I was in high school. During one solo, some bozo in the audience shouted out something about his drums being cheap - mid solo Buddy bounces a stick up in the air, flips the bird to the dude, catches the stick and keeps going like nothing had happened. After the show I went backstage to shake his hand and get his autograph. I’ll never forget that.
There are people who play drums and then there are drummers. Buddy is a drumming delight. One of my inspirations. If I were 50% as good as him I would be 100% better than most. RIP to my idol. The hand speed cannot be matched.
I was fortunate enough, as a young 15 year old drummer to meet Buddy in person, here in Columbia, SC. My nephew Sal Nistico played on his album The Bull...he was very receptive to me and I had a chance to meet my drumming idol 1 on a for about 20 minutes. He so nice to me and gave me encouragement! R.I.P. Buddy...still playing yo this day at age 50!
Rumor has it that drum kit smoked a cigarette after this solo.
LOL....Me too!!!
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yea Amy I believe it! Are you a drummer?
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Lmao.
His left hand single stroke roll is absolutely incredible. He has been the inspiration to so many drummers. RIP
Yes. Excellent tennis player.
I saw Buddy Rich playing when I was around 9 or 10. That was my moment to wanting to be a percussionist. Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland came later for my influences, but Buddy sold me the train ticket for my new journey.
Hell yeah, he does more w his left then i can w both of mine....unreal...
Yes he's " just a drummer"!
From the womb, a genius of the instrument. He didn’t need to take a lesson. It was a gift from God.
He was in the middle of a heart attack during this solo. His daughter talks about it in one of his dvds.
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Yup
No kidding? Wow.
Holy damn…
Yes and if you watch closely you can see it.
THE GREATEST DRUMMER THAT EVER GRACED THIS EARTH!!!!!!!
Buddy Rich is the reason Neil Peart always said, "I am just a rock drummer."
So ignorant here, who's Neil Peart?
@@carolley9705 May the lord have mercy upon your soul.
@@Silvermute thank u for the kind thoughts. I'll look up Neil peart. Maybe I can even find some clips of his playing. Thatd b awesome!
@@carolley9705 The drummer for the Canadian Gods of Rock, Rush. Possibly the greatest drummer of all time. Better than Buddy Rich! That's right! I said it!
Carol Ley all j can say is either the trolling was fantastic or I really appreciate hearing of someone else who didn’t know who Neil Peart was until relatively recently.
Buddy always makes my head want to explode!!! Greatest drummer ever
This isn't even close to Buddy's best drum solo. ....he was truly THE BEST!
I met Buddy When I was 16 when his band played at Disneyland..I still have the sticks he gave me..
Rob Constantine ...😍
Take them to the grave with you
Oh wow. (That is said with reverence. Really.)
I saw him at Disneyland also around 1970. I was about 8. I didn’t really appreciate what I saw until I was older. I got and lost his autograph. Hang onto those sticks.
That's awesome I have a stick bag that Bill Martin gave to me and it is still my stick bag after 22 years of playing.
Buddy is the guy all drummers aspire to be, he's top of the food chain.
That’s not true at all... he has very little influence on modern jazz drummers
Where did I say "Jazz" Drummers?
The fact is, he had a huge influence on drummers. All drummers..
True, but still he did influence them. He was the first lk-out freak of nature drum soloist.
I mean Krupa and Webb were the precursors but Buddy was the first freak of nature, and from then on the next generations of drummers wethere in jazz or rock, have all been influenced by Buddy in some way.
Gene Krupa for me.
He even majorly influenced Neil Peart.
Buddy was the Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods, etc of drumming. Legend
Add Muhammad Ali, Pele, Bruce Lee
@@alrivers2297 And Bolt, Kipchoge, Mandela
He was a beast on the drums. What people hardly mention is what he was wearing. A fucking 3 piece suit! Most drummers now a days are half naked. Imagine doing what buddy did in this solo in a fucking suit. Amazing.
Buddy is arguably the greatest drummer who ever lived.
I don’t think it’s arguable
There's Buddy, there's Krupa.... and then theres Buddy....
The only person who is close to him in terms of chops is Louie Bellson. But Louie’s left hand is not what Buddy’s is.
Unarguably he was.
As a drummer myself, I have to say there's all of us other drummers, and then there's Buddy Rich!! 🥁
very well said brother..
My personal favorite drummer is John Bonham but you are right he is in a class all by himself, no one can touch him! Bonham , Peart, guys like that were influenced by him.
"I've never heard of Buddy Rich."
Ooooooooohhh boy YOU GON LEARN TODAY
Check out Buddy Rich, live at the Chicago Jazz Festival, 1985.
Then y
You'll know who he was.
He died about 5 years after that.
Kids today!
@@markread2580 Nearly died there and then ... had a heart attack during the solo ...and drummed through it ... apparently.. true story (according to his daughter - who was there) .. was rushed to hospital at the end of this ...
@@earldeanpowell what?
When people try to tell me that Neil Peart or John Bonham were the greatest drummers of all time I just smile. I've been making my living with drums for a long time. I've seen Buddy live. I've never heard another drummer who could match what we just watched. Buddy was the best.
I saw Buddy perform in an old movie when I was a little boy..I immediately was hypnotized and amazed..by his awesome drumming..i'll never forget..never saw that again..and i'm 54 now.. :)
I'm a drummer of more the 50 years, from jazz, to rock, country, and gospel.... seen this a hundred times, and still get AMAZED at his drum work and his age!!
Buddy died in 87 aged 69 from a stroke related to a brain tumor. His influence was huge. He was sick in hospital, the nurse asked if there was anything he couldn't take he said, "yeah, country music"! Loved his jazz..
I wonder if these legendary drummers died from brain tumours due to the millions of drum strokes they subjected their brains to over their careers ...
Ha, you beat me to it. And I’m a country music fan, but still, Buddy was the best.
Gene Krupa told a story; he had a dream that he died and when he got to the pearly gates he heard this tremendous drumming going on in Heaven and said "Man, that's Buddy on the drums!" and St. Peter says "Nah, that's God, he just thinks he's Buddy Rich"
There was also the inside joke among horn players about Buddy's abusive perfectionism with his band.
An ex horn player from Buddy's band heard a rumor that he had died.
He called up Buddy's house and asked if he was at home.
His wife replied no ,he's passed away.
So the next day he calls again and the answer is the same.
After a few more calls ,his wife asks why he keeps on calling, to which he replies I just like hearing he's finally dead.
I think that was Louie Bellson
Was Louie Bellson, my bad
Thats great .
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Buddy could talk the talk, and walk the walk. He was simply an amazing drummer that we will never see anything like it again.
Hard to believe you never heard of Rich. He is regarded as the best drummer EVER. His precision, speed and musicality were awesome. The most technically perfect drummer in the jazz world.
Remember saying that Neil was "your favorite drummer's favorite?" Well....this was our favorite drummer's favorite drummer's favorite drummer!
SO that makes Jamel our favorite reactor's favorite reactor's favorite reactor !!!
OK you even blew MY mind. Thank you both!!!!
I hadn't seen buddy since the 70s on Carson. I was such a Neilophile so long. Recently seeing these vids during corona blew my mind. I almost wept with joy... his character on the drums
“Beating that drum like it owed him money” know that’s funny 😁
Like a runaway slave....
Be careful saying that truth will get you cancelled. Love you J. I can't live without your reactions. Bolo cancel culture
Jamel. I have got to say you are unique and above most on the reaction videos.
I get a kick out of the younger people doing reactions, especially when they come across a late great like Buddy Rich. Now you know who Neil Peart and many others like myself looked up to back in the day. Buddy was THE MAN!
He was was the man!!!
I saw him 3 times in the 70s. After the West Side Story solo, he got up and almost collapsed. It was almost like he made a deal with the devil, as one one person commented, to be the greatest of all time.
He is the best drummer whoever lived! His left hand was the fastest ever recorded. Been a lot of great drummers, but Buddy was the king!
IMO Neil Peart was and likely will be the only one to surpass him, but without Buddy, Peart most likely wouldn't be a drummer. I think he is the 2nd best drummer of all time but was and is easily the most influential drummer of all time
Wouldn't have been* :(
@@nikolaimikhail7774 nobody surpasses Buddy. No Buddy! No pun...but seriously, no fancy pedals and a snare that was very tight. His skill is unbelievable . Simple kit, and he played with so much volume. Precise and crazy. Never practiced, started as a baby, could learn an entire piece in one listen. Raw talent is off the charts
Start watching professional drum corps. Cavaliers, Scouts, Blue Devils, etc, etc. That's where the best and fastest are found. All those guys play drums at home.
I love it when a drummer's hands moves so fast they're almost invisible.
Like watching a hummingbird fly.
Like the blades on a helicopter rotor.
Buddy was and still is my idol. He was a month shy of his 65th birthday in this video and yes, he did have a heart attack that night in his hotel room. Thankfully, he recovered and gave the world another 4 1/2 years of his genius. I was fortunate enough to have met and talked with him on several occasions. Thank you very much for posting this and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I had the privilege to see Buddy perform in person. Buddy was a Marine , black belt in karate, and had a extremely violent temper!!! He expected perfection from his hand members and if they didn't preform to his liking they got a see chewing. Listen to his bus rant and you will hear him demand perfection. With out question, Buddy was the Best of the Best drummer that lived.
Buddy Rich was one of - guess who? - Neil Peart's favorite drummers. That's enough.
Didn't Neil "hire" him for lessons?
@@nattijeff No, Buddy had already passed. He admired him immensely. Neil took lessons from Freddie Gruber and Peter Erkshine.
@@nattijeff I think it was Fred Gruber that he got lessons from but I could be wrong
We all love brother Neil Peart - R.I.P. - but even he said that Buddy was the G.O.A.T ...
He was bonzos fav too
And, all this while wearing a tuxedo no less! Not sweats and a t-shirt ... a tuxedo!
And at about 70 years old, I am guessing.
@@HRConsultant_Jeff Not quite. He never saw 70. He died in 1987 at age 69.
@@HRConsultant_Jeff He was around 50's at this show
That was the 'thing to do' back then (1982), so it's not like he was a *trend setter* or anything! :-)
That's what I was gonna point out, in a tux......imagine when he was relaxed and loosened his tie. 😃😁 Buddy was the king.
Buddy was an original right up until the end. Right before he died, the doctor was taking him in the back for surgery. The doctor asked him " is there anything that you can't take?" Buddy replied " I can't take country music ". Those were his last words according to his wife. True story. Buddy was the greatest of all time.
Buddy Rich … The Very Best Drummer Ever … nobody has ever been able to duplicate his greatness. RIP Buddy
Mr. Rich was one of the most prominent and proficient drummers ever! He was a perfectionist and expected it out of himself and his band. He would often stop a show dead in his club if patrons were talking during a song and would even throw them out! Neil Peart (RUSH) was a massive fan and produced two albums "Burning For Buddy" with the Buddy Rich Orchestra and guest drummers taking Buddy's place. If anyone is not aware of them, I strongly recommend them!
Too many of the young people today have no exposure to great jazz and Swing as well as Buddy's contemporaries in Gadd, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl et al...
He was already a professional musician by age 2, as the closing number of his parents' vaudeville act: "Traps The Drum Wonder." In the thirties, he was the second highest paid child star in America. Dude was born to it.
I work in a school cafeteria. One of the kids was beating on the wall. I said "Knock it off, Gene Krupa." He asked who that was and I told him to look it up; I even spelled it for him.
@Shirley Bailey As a drummer for 45 years myself, I'd say Krupa is as good, or maybe a bit better than Buddy, if we look at style...Technically; they're well matched....There are some amazing drummers from those bygone days...There are human limits on what is achievable on the instrument so "ranking" needs parameters......Thanks for the question though...Where do YOU rank Krupa? :)
Glenn Center he was an outright asshole to his other band mates, many people would call him just being a genius and misunderstood, but he famously shot down people for little to no other reason. He was a fantastic jazz drummer without a doubt, just a shitty person at times.
"Oh that aint even fair" Jamel channeling every aspiring drummers reaction to a Buddy Rich solo.
The man was a master
the greatest drummer of all time, no one else is even close.;
That water'n eyes effect is called an "epiphany"...You needed to step-up and acknowledge Buddy Rich as this planet's drum G.O.A.T.. He transcends all styles of music at this skill level .
Some say Buddy made a deal with the Devil. No one knows what Buddy got, but the Devil got drum lessons.
Among my favorites \m/
KNOWN AS THE GREATEST DRUMMER TO EVER LIVE AMAZING NATURAL GOD GIVEN TALENT 💚 REST.IN.PARADISE BUDDY MADE YOU WANNA BE A BETTER DRUMMER
@cosmicVox13 OF COURSE MR KRUPA I LOVE SEEING THOSE DRUM BATTLES BETWEEN THEM EVEN THOU THERE WAS AN AGE DIFFERENT GENE WOULD LET BUDDY GET A GOOD PIECE OF MIND ON I TO PLAY THE DRUMS 💚
I am a musician and classically-trained trombonist. In the 90’s I toured with a few big bands. I became friends with a man who had played with the Buddy Rich Orchestra in the late 70’s. Buddy, while quite possibly the greatest drummer of all time, was also difficult to work for and had a temper. He was also a staunch and devout atheist. My friend told me that after a particular gig Buddy’s piano player broke his right hand in a freak falling accident. Luckily they were able to pick up a temporary pianist in the same town. This particular pianist was also a very devout and committed Christian. After the second gig with this piano player all the other musicians were traveling on the tour bus to the next town. The pianist asked my friend, “Is Buddy a Christian?” There was an immediate silence on the bus when this question was asked. Another musician spoke up and said, “Buddy is an atheist. The last thing you ever want to do is to start preaching about Jesus to Buddy Rich.” The pianist saw this as a challenge and said, “Maybe Jesus hasn’t been explained properly to Buddy. I think I can preach the word to him.” Almost in unison, the entire crew loudly whispered, “NO!! Don’t do it!” With that the pianist got up from his seat, walked to the front of the bus and sat down to speak with Buddy. My friend stated that approximately sixty seconds went by when Buddy yelled at the bus driver, “Stop this fucking bus right now!” Right in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, Buddy Rich threw the pianist and his suitcase off the bus and left the poor guy standing on the side of the road. He said Buddy then had the driver turn on the inside lights, turned and faced his musicians and shouted, “Any more of you motherfuckers want to talk to me about Jesus?!”
Jamel, This man was the inspiration for Neil Pearts Burning for Buddy tribute... there is no one better !!!!
So many people don’t know this legend. He was an incredible artist. He would go on Johnny Carson and just play away for 5 minutes straight. Don’t know if we will ever have another.
Deette Kearns I remember him on Carson and also Ed Sullivan. He was a great entertainer in addition to being an amazing drummer.
I think people's tastes would have to change before someone like this would be recognized by the masses. jimmy Fallon's audience would leave to go to the bathroom
There's tons around but people are too ignorant of the genres.
I was watching those the other day for hours.
Buddy was Neil Peart's favorite drummer. Neil's solos have tributes to Buddy. The snare part, and the jazz notes and music on the electronic drums. Neil also produced two "Burning For Buddy" tribute cds with drummers throughout the industry.
The GOAT of drummers. My husband is a drummer. Buddy Rich is his all time idol.
Buddy was/is THE GUY for drummers! There have been a lot of really great drummers since, but Buddy is OG! Truly the GOAT!
This isn't one of his best recorded performances - greatest drummer that ever lived!
In my opinion He was the Greatest drummer that ever walked the planet
without any argue he surely was..
Buddy Rich's mom didn't feel the kicks, she felt the beat!
He was on stage with his snare drum at the age of 4.
Nobody can touch Buddy Rich. His Tonite Show performances in the 70s inspired COUNTLESS drummers.
He had a heart attack during this performance and powered through it! Amazing
Beat me to it.
That drum solo would give anyone a hesrt attack
I'd say it started around 5:35, he started breathing really deep.
Yes.. I thought this was that performance.
This was filmed during Concert for the Americas in the Dominican Republic and this was in the middle of Frank Sinatra's performance.
I watched this concert with my father when it first aired.
This is the #1 drum solo of all times.. and i've seen many..
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Buddy rich was the father of modern drumming. Was the first to play drums as a main instrument instead of an afterthought. Nice that his playing can still be heard. Peace, brother.
This is the guy by which all drummers are measured by. Often imitated never replicated.
Even more impressive is that he was having a heart attack during this
That's him in a coma.
omg, that is seriously hilarious
@@Nangleator22 omg, that is hilariously serious
OMG. Seriously? Incredible!
Really? Truly seriously? Unbelievably dedicated to his craft.
He was going so fast, the drumsticks were invisible. Unbelievably great
I wanted to comment on your video. First of all, I am a professional drummer, so I just wanted to see your reaction to what I believe was the greatest single drummer in history. Your initial reaction was exactly the same as mine was upon first seeing him!! I was literally so blown away by this man's abilities, that I could hardly believe my eyes and ears. What probably blew your mind was his superhuman SPEED and TECHNIQUE, unique even among the best players in the world. After seeing him, I wanted to sell my entire drum set.
There are many musicians who claim to be "the best," but Rich is probably the only man in the world that I think is truly deserving of the title. And just think, he was an OLD MAN when this this video was recorded, AFTER he had suffered a major heart attack. He was even FASTER decades earlier.
Anyhow, I really enjoyed watching your visceral reaction to the greatest drummer who ever lived.
'He was beatin' that thang like it owed him some money.' Best line of 2020.
Buddy Rich actually suffered a heart attack during this drum solo
After he left the stage, he went directly to the hospital. This wasn't actually his show, it was Sinatra's and Buddy just came out to do his solo.
Can you imagine???? He was so tough he had a friggin' heart attack and finished the solo!11
But while he was still in bad condition and could not walk he had a couple of guys carry him out snd sit him on the drums to play a show
He didn’t have a heart attack, he had heat stroke. He didn’t go to the hospital...and nobody carried him and sat him behind his drums. It’s amazing how stories get exaggerated beyond all recognition.
@@thecrippledrummer not what his daughter said.
Buddy Rich is who drummers the world over aspire to be for decades.
My favorite Buddy Rich story: He was taken to the hospital with an asthma attack, and he was being checked in by the admitting nurse, barely able to talk. She asked, "Any allergies?" He motioned for the nurse to put her ear by his mouth, and gasped out, "I'm intensely allergic to country and western music."
Edit-small grammar correction-this happens when you write something at 3 AM.
I mean, imagine if they'd put some on in his room and he couldn't say anything! Guy would have gone nuts!
I was going to say the same thing. He was on the old Mike Douglas Show in the late 1960s and he was on a rant about how bad C&W music was.
@@timcarr6401 I got this story from the book Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow. Lots and lots of stories in the book about the wit of the Kings of Jazz!
OMG! That was too funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you Buddy, you seem to have been a top humorist as well as the best drummer ever to have lived.
Ironic that my bro is also a drummer and suffers with asthma.
It was actually revealed to be a mild heart attack. His daughter tells the story in the bonus section on The Burning for Buddy DVDs. Produced by Neil Peart
Dude, he is in his mid-to-late 60's here. You should watch some clips of him in his PRIME. While this is an awesome clip showing his virtuosity, this is FAR from his best work. The stuff he was pumping out in the 1950s...THAT is REALLY something to see. One of the greatest drummers and showmen of all time. Buddy was to drums what Oscar Peterson was to the piano. A person born to the instrument. A consummate musician and a natural entertainer. And a famously acerbic character with a dry and sarcastic wit.
My friend and I saw him at a smaller club venue in Upstate New York back in 1978. I shouted out "Yo, play Brainwashed." Buddy yelled back, "I don't do requests, kid. Jesus, did they card you at the door? You look like your balls haven't even dropped yet." I was SO HAPPY to be insulted by Buddy Rich LOL ( also, I actually WAS underage ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I had used my cousin's ID to get in )
Now that's Buddy Rich, I wish I would have been insulted by him. My dad was a jazz drummer all of his adult life and knew Mr. Rich. Dad was close friends with Louie Belsom, who at one time considered one of the top five best jazz drummers back in the 60's and 70's. He was married to Pearl Bailey.
He reportedly was having a heart attack during this performance and had to be taken directly to the hospital afterwards.
My dad was a percussionist too and I remember he once told me that he was self taught... INCREDIBLE
@@lpliv123 and didn’t practice, he was the greatest drummer ever. Dude was insane in his prime and such a cocky asshole
BUDDY WAS ALWAYS IN HIS PRIME
The best drummer of all time.....
Yep, the greatest drummer of all time!
What is hard to believe he was around 67 years old here! After a few heat attacks, a stroke, and other health issues, the man never lost his ability to play as he did here. To me, no one has ever had so evenly matched hands and feet as Buddy!! NO ONE! The most remarkable aspect to his drumming is the SOUND!, his drums were always tuned tight, and that snare not only tight heads, but also the snares really tight, so as to NO CHEATING in the perfection of those rolls. It be like a guitar player, playing straight out of an amp, with no pedals or distortion. There is no room for error!
He didn't read music but he memorized every song after hearing them only once. He was brilliant.
My grandfather could do that. Was a helluva guitarist
He was the best! He inspired many drummers. R.I.P Buddy.
Buddy Rich was, is, and will always be an inspiration to all inspiring drummers.
Arguably, as a pioneer, the best drummer ever. Rudiments, techniques, lifelong dedication and speed galore!
And he couldn't read a note of music!
Now, you can see why Rush drummer, Neil Peart, called Buddy Rich his inspiration.
Buddy was 66 when he did this solo AND he had a mild heart attack during it. He was never the same after this but WOW!! The triplets he played with his left hand are legendary!! RIP, Buddy, and RIP, Neil
I'm thinking how hard a single hand roll is. I dont know if Neil ever did that in a solo
He had a mild heart attack during this, really? I was about to pass out from not realizing I was holding holding my breath while watching him. Absolutely amazing!
I thought people were joking when they said he had a heart attack during the solo. I don't know, sounds like an urban drummers' legend but what the heck. He was and always will be the best ever. Blessed to have seen him live a few times.
Dude did this, pushing 70 years old.... in a DINNER JACKET! That. Is. Style.
I was lucky to attend a jazz symposium featuring Buddy Rich at the Eastman School of Music back in 1986. This man was a drumming God.
The left hand on the snare is incredible.
Buddy Rich's left hand all by itself is the third or fourth best drummer in history.
@@joeday4293 Actually second best - only to Buddy's right hand ...
Adrian Dooley He's muting it so doesn't ring out. Incredible speed and precision.
Neil Peart loved and was inspired by Buddy Rich. You have the greatest review channel on UA-cam. I thoroughly enjoy these reactions during trying times. Thanks for being Genuine!
When you said your head was hurting, I realised mine was, too!! 😂
Buddy was an alien. Human beings just can't play like this. He can roll with one hand. Incredible. And he isn't a young fella here. I believe he was having a heart attack while playing this.
This is Buddy near the end of his life. Listen to him as a young man. As hard as it is to believe he was twice as good.
I am certain there had to be people that witnessed Mozart conduct and wished his sound would live forever. Having watched Buddy Rich live many times over the years, it warms the heart to observe a new generation react to this one-of-a-kind drummer. He was the ultimate performer. He had a routine where he would get his drumstick stuck in his high hat during a furious solo...and acted like the high hat would not give it back.
BTW- He started out as a dancer...and absolutely no one has ever been able to command and control the bass drum and high hat like Buddy.
Rest in peace mi Amigo. It was an honor to know you and your talent and name will live forever.
He was a dancer? Wow that's cool
I understand Mitch Mitchell was a tap dancer and said it was closely related to drumming! Go figure..
Met him when I was a kid, changed me forever. The best, no other comes close.
Buddy was my idle when I was a very young percussionist... I am 60 now. Now - Jamal is one of my idols..... What a hell of a good man.....
Buddy Rich is the one all Drummers, class as the greatest of all time. He created the modern drum kit set up. He did things even modern drummers find difficult to do.
Buddy played with big band people like Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Harry James, etc. He is from The era of The Greatest Generation WWII. The vid says it all brother. He allegedly had a heart attack during this solo! He was that fast at 65yrs old here!
You get moved to tears because of the beauty of his artistry.
During this show Buddy suffered a heart attack yet kept playing. That is a true musician.
In 1969 my parents moved me in to the first home my folks ever owned, mum and dad still live there. My Dad is my step dad and I love him. The day we moved in I was frightened, thought it wouldn't last and we'd have to move on, he set up his turntable, amp and speakers in my very own bedroom and gave me his Buddy Rich 'waxes'; they were 78RPM 'vinyly' records. I been drumming ever since. I was 7 then
When you can't even see the drumsticks you know you're in the presence of greatness!
It's also old footage with camera equipment that has a slow framerate. But yeah, that doesn't change the fact that he's one of the fastest drummers ever. Even as an old geezer.
"What is he doing under there?" Muting the cymbal. Buddy did all that in a Tuxedo. Now you see why many, many drummers loved him. THAT was "Big band" era sound from the 1940s and early 1950s.
Not just muting, but also clicking the stick on the hi-hat stand.
He was sticking the cymbal underneath too. Never seen anyone else use that technique
Paradiddles with underhand exchange. The concept in and of itself isn't complicated, but his unparalleled speed made it so.
Old guy wearing a tux just killing it!!!!!!!! Much Love!!!!!!
He came to my college. It was insane. He was old, but still incredible. He signed autographs for everyone there. A Legend!
and this is why he is the greatest drummer to have ever lived!
I’m 62 now...my Dad is 89 - he loved everything Big Band and I was raised on it, but never really appreciated the artistry until I was in my forties.
I still adore David Bowie, but I go goose bumpy for Buddy, Sinatra, Duke and Louis.
Thanks for the education, Pa....xx
And he played that incredible solo wearing a dang tuxedo. LOL! But that's the way those musicians dressed back in the day. Class all the way!
One word describes Buddy Rich's playing: GOAT !!!!!!
Fellow drum legend Gene Krupa called Rich "the greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." He didn't take lessons until well into his career, and even then, his drum teacher Henry Adler emphasized that Rich had already honed his technique before he began taking lessons.Sep 21, 2018
Gene Krupa once said about Buddy Rich "Another like him is mot even a possibility".
One of the cooler facts of life: If you're smart, your musical education never ends. Never.
True story... I had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Rich and his band when I was in high school. During one solo, some bozo in the audience shouted out something about his drums being cheap - mid solo Buddy bounces a stick up in the air, flips the bird to the dude, catches the stick and keeps going like nothing had happened. After the show I went backstage to shake his hand and get his autograph. I’ll never forget that.
There are people who play drums and then there are drummers. Buddy is a drumming delight. One of my inspirations. If I were 50% as good as him I would be 100% better than most. RIP to my idol. The hand speed cannot be matched.
He's just beyond human. His wrists, hands, fingers all move so fast...mind-blowing every time I see him.
Now you can say you’ve seen the greatest of all time - and he blew your mind, like he did the rest of us. Doesn’t get any better!
Buddy was the man, hes not even in his prime here in his 60's with age and health taking its toll yet he still put out 110 percent.
I was fortunate enough, as a young 15 year old drummer to meet Buddy in person, here in Columbia, SC. My nephew Sal Nistico played on his album The Bull...he was very receptive to me and I had a chance to meet my drumming idol 1 on a for about 20 minutes. He so nice to me and gave me encouragement! R.I.P. Buddy...still playing yo this day at age 50!
You know he’s going to be good. Danny Carey always mentions him when he talks about who he looked up to
yeah where's that live Pneuma reaction?