1967: ARTHUR BROWN Interviewed at the National Jazz and Blues Festival | 24 Hours | BBC Archive

"I feel that music, per se, on the stage is a bit dead, and we're trying to introduce theatrical techniques - any technique - that evokes a response." - Arthur Brown.
Barry Turner reports from the 1967 National Jazz and Blues Festival, held in Windsor Great Park. One of the highlights on the bill were The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, a band largely unknown in mainstream music circles.
What is it about Arthur Brown's unorthodox performances that has made him the darling of the flower power crowd?
Originally broadcast 14 August, 1967.
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[@Firkinnel]

Arthur Brown is still petforming into his 80s !

[@andye300]

And very good he is too!!!

[@llengsuch3426]

Arthur Brown was a pioneer. Alice Cooper learned from him, and KISS perfected the formula and became a multimillion dollar hit.

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

What do you mean was? He released new album last year!

[@kevinsplinter8595]

​@@anothersettlementneedsyour9628Yes He Did.

[@beastieboy9286]

Screaming lord sutch was the original. Arthur took it up a notch and then cooper and then kiss ruined it.

[@mattiasorre1718]

Wut? Kiss commercialized and commoditated it - exactly what he didnt want to do! They turned it into coca cola

[@llengsuch3426]

@@mattiasorre1718 Yes! Coca Cola and Levi jeans! Now let's have no more of this communist talk 🤣

[@benji.B-side]

Fantastic to watch. It mirrors the attitudes, passion and rebellion, we experienced at the beginning of the 'Acid House/Rave' era in 88-89, which was labelled 'The Second Summer of Love'. The Hippy influence was in our clothing, music and how underground nightclubs and outdoor raves were decorated. The original Hippies, like shown in this video, helped shape our lives and the world. "All you need is love". 😉

[@mike2462]

Well said. Right on man.

[@TobiasReturns]

The voice ❤

[@deadlyoneable]

What a time to be alive. I hate that I wasn’t in my prime during this period.

[@scowlfarm3061]

Arthur is an incredible artist and awesome man 🤘✌️🕉️

[@tamirmoav3774]

I wish I was there

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Awesome 👍

[@carlkamuti]

"You're a nut administrator, you're a bent ref, you're The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown."

[@buttershy_]

FIRE!!!!!!!!!

[@atomictraveller]

everyday

[@EduardAntoniu]

He's 81 in 2 days already.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Great piece of history here. Love the whole scene and hearing the bands in the background. Very early days of what now is so common place

[@DustyCustard]

You're The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

[@famicomplicated]

Didn’t know Russel Brand had been around this long

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Some guy in NZ loves this song

[@kgarrett1404]

Screaming Jay Hawkins was the catalyst for Alice, Kiss…

[@MrModelworx]

Dantalions Chariot playing in the background.

[@beezlus_]

what tune ???

[@MrModelworx]

​@@beezlus_ The madman running through the fields. You can also hear Paul Jones ex Manfred Man singing his solo set too.

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

Also, the very first song in the background at the beginning of this clip is: No Place For Lonely People by Adams Recital.

[@smd1uk]

Whatever it was he’d taken a lot of it 😳

[@wimweender1306]

😊❤

[@wimweender1306]

groovy !

[@Ridersonthestorm8899]

No heavy scene man, you dig?😀

[@wimweender1306]

@@Ridersonthestorm8899 🆗️🆒️☮

[@Luked0g440]

That dude he was interviewing, with the goatee, looked just like actor John Astin from the original Addam’s Family TV series!

[@user-eo5lf4lo6w]

Γειά σου ρε Άρθουρ μάγκα 👊

[@Valientlink]

Why do I feel like this guy has the most precise and effective form of ADHD that was meant just for him? I mean he's over 80 now and he STILL has the same energy.

[@ricklanders5645]

Do Wa Diddy by Manfred Mann and His Men in the background at the end....!

[@shamblesx2801]

All you need is love xxx

[@llengsuch3426]

And half a pound of weed.

[@Kris.G]

The bloke with the moustache somewhat sounds and looks like Vincent Crane, but in this clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXWmdKGkpruHa5I, which I believe was taken from the same show, he looks completely different.

[@gregmiller9710]

...fire....i bring you to burn.....

[@kelechi_77]

First shock rocker! The original alice cooper

[@linord2832]

I kan se 2 legends ther Arthur and John Holmes 3:39

[@cagataykaankaratas5498]

Bruce Dickinson owes his vocal technics to Mr. Brown.

[@jorrchomicz8984]

King Diamond also mentioned him as one of his main influences...

[@seanrobinson6407]

Paaaraaapheeeneeelliaaaa.

[@Zootallures100]

I have the eponymous TCWOAB and it’s just a curiosity in its own…very far in quality to Floyd’s first album or most of the debut albums of different bands in 67

[@jcmorellana]

Is this Malcolm McLaren? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3aTfKCli7GJndk

[@flamencoprof]

Are we allowed to call it "Performance Art". or is it just an outlier instance of the performing arts?

[@darrenedwards8433]

Drachen Theaker!

[@Kris.G]

Yes, I love his diabolical drumming.

[@kamandi1362]

How to sound erudite without actually saying anything.

[@steveosborne2297]

I actually saw Arthur Brown live back in the late 60s , apart from “fire” he was total crap .

[@stephenspence1192]

So you didn,t think much to his music then? Lol!

[@steveosborne2297]

@@stephenspence1192 I can still remember to this day on stage as a prop he had a 4 foot high telephone for no apparent reason . At one point of course he set fire to his head which was quite amusing . I only made it just part way through his second set and then went back to the bar

[@MysticOblong]

I guess you were more of a Herman's Hermits sort of guy back in the day. Not saying that's a bad thing - they had a few catchy numbers...

[@steveosborne2297]

@@MysticOblong No , afraid I’ve always been into Blues . So even in the early 60s it was The Rolling Stones the animals and the Troggs . Late 60s Pink Floyd who I saw in Hyde Park and Cream .

[@stephenspence1192]

@@steveosborne2297 Yes he was very eccentric wasn,t he ?

[@user-ys8tw5jf6b]

Wow the young girls were so pretty