American Bandstand 1979- Interview Nicolette Larson

[@Flap999]

She’s one of those people that leave a huge gap, a void when they pass. She was so amazingly talented.

[@craigschafer9382]

They'll never be another like her. Her long hair , beautiful smile, voice from heaven. Wow, I'll listen to her music 🎶 and never tire. Just get shivers when I hear her.

[@jeffcollins9995]

well said. One of a kind. you as well.

[@TheProfessorpat]

She should’ve had a much, much bigger career. Poor management I guess along with her struggles with her inner demons prevented that from happening.

[@rayshuler5129]

She's singing in HEAVEN now . Thank GOD.

[@denniswarren3211]

I love Nicolette but for her fans check out a gal named Tula with the Playing for Change group. She reminds me a lot of Nicolette especially on the video, Teach Your Children Well in Rio.

[@kenperkins7921]

​@@denniswarren3211 boo that tis was the only way you could see some of this.

[@romanmichaelhamilton8729]

Nicolette was every man's dream. Like Dick Clark, there is a lot of voice coming our of her petit frame. God love her. I've been listening to "Lotta Love" on repeat for days on end to get my mind off of 2021 and back to 1979 when I was a boy hearing this awesome song for the first time.

[@michaelwilliams5724]

It's going to take a lot of love the song problems and make these whole again and making people feel good again

[@sheldonbirkeland8220]

I'm 56 and just discovered the extended 6 minute version. Glad I found, sad it took me so long.

[@peterdarker1]

@@sheldonbirkeland8220 lol Spotify by any chance?

[@greggonzalez859]

@@michaelwilliams5724 I just had Lotta Love in my head all day and I always remembered as a teenager - how beautiful she was. It’s good to look back and remember when life was simpler. Ditto my friend.

[@eddiemichaels6285]

Not my dream.

[@shuroom57]

A million hearts were broken when she went away.

[@A100-y2c]

Mine for sure, multi-million maybe!

[@s74gx8]

Happened on my Birthday in 1997💔🌹😔

[@bonzotalonzo9072]

Loved that angel girl !

[@js.3490]

Mine too

[@Chanticlair47]

She seemed like a spectacular person. I was so happy to learn that she had a daughter. Just like Minnie Ripperton. Sad that the girls had to grow up without their mamas but their genes are continuing.

[@charlesharmon8478]

She was a beautiful, talented, gracious and classy woman. RIP sweetheart.

[@s.hawkes5085]

Nicolette transcended the rhythm of life. Nuff said. Nicci, rest in ☮️ my original Rhumba Girl.

[@robertfindley921]

Died way too young.

[@LS-ki9ft]

Great singer and such a cute, beautiful lady. She is missed.

[@stephenmannings67]

The passion the innocence. in her voice mam o man. Will ALWAYS BE MISSED LUV U GIRL

[@hallucinatedovens8414]

She looks like cigarettes

[@kevinkgillette]

Such a beautiful woman, and such an awesome song! May she rest in peace!

[@kenperkins7921]

Yung was mostly responsible for her death.

[@artemisiagentileschi2400]

This is what a natural beauty looks like. Gorgeous Nicolette.

[@roquefortfiles]

Agree. Absolutely gorgeous. Fool for her hair.

[@rothschildkilledjfk6237]

My all time favorite song, Let me be the one, Gee i cant stop crying every time it plays.

[@kenklein9120]

She was stunning. And her beauty wasn't all just in her looks, rather, it was also very much about how she conducted herself and how she performed.

[@MrFitzgerald58]

Agreed. Nicolette was absolutely gorgeous, and a true class act.

[@mrceleb2006]

R.I.P. Nicolette Larson!

[@Stitsel]

Very respectful how Dick Clark inquired about the musicians, and commented about how they were a part of the song she sang......he wanted each one to be introduced, very classy. I had an old inherited Nicolette album, the one where she's standing on the stairs.....I'm a heavy rock guy but always loved her voice.RIP Nicolette, gone too soon.

[@alanoneill3065]

2 guys from Little Feat in the band

[@20sainthockey]

Such a pretty woman. She seems so genuine and innocent.

[@Hogprint25]

The essence of the 70’s. Watch any interview from back then.

[@edp3202]

She was from Montana. A western gem. Just didn't have length of years.

[@lorainenunez7652]

I agree she was beautiful, talented of my generation rest in peace

[@frankalegria5041]

rest in peace Nicolette you were truly a beautiful person

[@lewisdampeer3430]

Two very beautiful people that we all loved and miss very much Nicolette and Dick wow the world is better because of the both of you

[@jeffconway8729]

How much cuter can a young woman be? She seemed to have very little or no ego either. How refreshing too.

[@magicmark1837]

Wow. Sweet and humble. Unpolluted innocence at its finest.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

She died consequences of drug abuse

[@kenklein9228]

@@lastnamefirst4035 She was self medicating for depression, and it killed her liver.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@kenklein9228 yeah that's pretty much what I understood. Always sad when someone dies bc of mental health issues but itd didficult to treat and people suffer terribly

[@AdrianK9-7377]

Masterpiece, 70's song ( Nicolette Larson - was the must beautiful woman in the world R.I.P. who still listening 2024❤️🌹

[@ceofounder]

God bless the soul of this masterpiece/masterclass, beautiful singer/songstress. The late great Nicolette Larson. Rest in glory. Also; a major acknowledgement of the late great and charismatic/legendary; Mr. Dick Clark. Watching American Bandstand every Saturday as a kid growing up in the 1980s was like a ritual, a pastime!

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

Nicolette Larson was so talented and beautiful, Lotta love is one the greatest songs ever produced.

[@zginarobinok]

I like her music 🎶🥰 I always have. She died so young😢 RIP 🕊️

[@muffs55mercury61]

It still stings over 25 years later that this sweet soul and talented singer was taken from us at the young age of 45. Conga player Bobby LaKind who later joined the Doobie Brothers died of colon cancer on Christmas eve, 1992, age 47.

[@fastjegr]

Breaks my heart this talented beautiful lady has passed.. Rest well darling

[@waynesushi5228]

What a talent Nicolette was before we lost her so early in her career and life. Rest in peace Nicolette. You have done well and left us music to enjoy and remember the great times of the 70's.

[@scottsummers4115]

She was and always will be beautiful ❤ Rest in peace 🙏

[@1matdad362]

That Gorgeous little Gap in her Smile.... just Added to her individuality and Natural Beauty! Sadly, in today's plastic society, they would have pushed her to have it fixed. I long for Yesteryear....

[@mikegarcia7672]

She's adorable!

[@josemontano7767]

I’ve been listening to her beautiful song for years but I never knew how beautiful she was. RIP Nicolette Larson.

[@thomasstark5381]

She is very under rated girl. Shes a doll !!

[@francispetaluma]

So sad, she passed away. She was so beautiful.

[@ljgittingeriii3199]

Beautiful woman, beautiful spirit, Beautiful voice and amazing hair!

[@vampoftrance]

Wow. He did a great job with this interview! I loved his questions and her response very informative and genuinely entertaining

[@basilmarasco1975]

Except he didn't know congas from bongos. And by that time, he'd been around musicians for over 20 years.

[@patrickdowling529]

Clark wasn’t just a dollars and cents bottom liner. He genuinely loved and respected musicians and that attitude came through loud and clear in his interviews.

[@kperk1959]

The late Doobie Brother, Bobby LaKind. Nicolette worked with the Doobies several times. What a wonderful little lady.

[@adminstrativeuser8930]

RIP Bobby

[@ntbsak7]

Lovely, and talented sweet young girl. Gone to soon at the age of 45 in 1997, miss her very much...

[@lemurianchick]

Interesting. Must have been around the same time as Laura Nyro around the same age.

[@starrfaithfull6934]

@@lemurianchick You'd think, but Laura was already gone when Nicolette had her first big hit. Not that we weren't all alive at the same time, but Laura came first.

[@danbasta3677]

@@lemurianchick Laura Nyro was born in 1947. Nicolette Larson was born in 1952, she's like 4 years older than me. Laura Nyro wrote the songs And When I Die, Stone Cold Picnic, and The Wedding Bell Blues. Two were performed by The Fifth Demention, one by Blood Sweat And Tears, and I believe Laura Nyro performed her own version of Wedding Bell Blues. There are some other things and information about Laura Nyro that I do know of, however best not to bring it up. Let it be at that.

[@alejandrobonahora6484]

WHAT BEAUTIFUL HAIR SHE HAD.....I REMEMBER THAT MY COUSIN SISTER ENVIED HER LONG HAIR....HA HA.....Greetings from Argentina

[@Mandrake591]

What a charming and talented lady. I love her voice and the recordings she did with Neil Young on his "Comes A Time" album, his very best album, imo!

[@jeffreygallegos7383]

Another awesome song by the lovely and beautiful Nicolette Larson, you are missed so much honey, always and forever in my heart!!!

[@paleo704]

Jeffrey Gallegos what song are you referring to? I watched the video and didn’t hear her sing a note

[@polina4542]

R.I.P R.I.P Eternity Nicolatte larson.😭🙏🏻😘🙏🏻

[@josealexandrearaujoalan851]

Dick Clark had the rare ability to ask quality concise questions. His short interviews on AB are way more entertaining than the bullshit we and show guests must endure.

[@TheProfessorpat]

And I alway got the impression that he really admired and respected the hugely talented artists who appeared on AB.

[@AvocatDude]

She was an angel with a sweet wide range voice. Miss what would have been.❤

[@choycewellington3911]

Perfect lady, perfect vocal, perfect song!

[@victorlutes4723]

Legendary Dick Clark interviews Nicholette. Friends to Neil Young! God rest their souls. Real people

[@ShaniTrahan-e2e]

This is her first time being interviewed on American Bandstand in 1979 that’s wonderful 😍💕💕💕💕💕💕💕🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷💐🌸🌼🌺

[@vinylvishrecords]

Meet Her in the mid 80's I had no idea who she was. I was about 21 and going out with a girl who's step-father (Big Earl) drove the tour bus for a lot of Rock bands and She was in the kitchen at My girlfriend's house just hanging out talking to my girlfriend's Mom and we had a great conversation and Nicolette was asking me where I lived, what college I was going to etc. She was such a great down to earth person and so cool. I thought She was Aunt Nicolette..haaaaaa and it wasn't until later that night that My girlfriend filled me in on who she was and played her music on a cassette tape. She was hot looking too..haaaa

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

saw her at a city arts festival in pittsburgh summer 1986. lotta love sounded just as good live as on the record. she went to her tour bus and closed the curtain after smiling out at the crowd elated with the audience cheering her.

[@vinylvishrecords]

@@rapman5363 ..Haaaa..yes but dummy me thought she was an Aunt of my girlfriend and looking back at it She was probly trying to pick me up. I was so dumb when I was younger. I was like those idiots in movies when a girl is totally flirting with you and totally into you and I never put 2 n 2... together...haaaa

[@jimbailey5681]

I doubt that, especially if you actually exclaim "haaaa" when you laugh. Perhaps she was friendly and you're just reading into it

[@ianwall3645]

Shes a stunner...💙

[@danbasta3677]

@@jimbailey5681 I quite agree. Believe she was very much in love with a man in production by the name of Ted Templeton who didn't realize she is in love with him. He was to busy at his job to notice.

[@HoldenCaulfield72]

Natural beauty Love this special lady. Missed

[@johnledington6242]

Great singer and a lovely lady, god bless her

[@willfromyadkinville]

such a pretty woman! and i would bet she treated people nice! R.I.P. you beautiful lady!

[@swimlaps1]

Her great smile and personality!

[@poisoninyourcoffeewolvesof5182]

I love her hair! Great singer gone sooo soon!

[@alejandrobonahora6484]

it´s true......NICOLETTE had more hair than SHAKIRA

[@kennethmorgan7957]

Such a beautiful woman Nicolette was with a voice to match.

[@sainthockey4883]

What a genuine person.

[@PoshLifeforME]

She had the most beautiful eyes

[@Sarasdad91]

Broke me my heart to find out this girl passed away so young, with such a promising career.

[@daviddoyle4516]

Miss you Nico,,,,you were the greatest,,,,,,,,,you left us too soon,,,

[@Flap999]

She was so adorable and so talented. She left us way too soon in my opinion but my opinion isn’t one that matters.

[@bernie4hs9]

Why wouldn't your opinion matter?

[@Flap999]

@@bernie4hs9 matters only to me.😇

[@jeffcollins5188]

Im thankful she had her moment in the limelight

[@Ira06002]

Paul Barrere, Kenny Gradney and Nicolette Larson....Where has the time gone?

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

She was really cute and had gorgeous hair. I love a woman with long gorgeous hair! Very sad that she passed away much too young.

[@danbasta3677]

I do to. Long hair on a woman makes them extremely attractive and beautiful looking.

[@kenperkins7921]

Reo dejaneroblus , was a hauntingly buttiful ,song for NICOLLET!

[@scottburton9701]

Nicolette was truly talented,that's for sure.

[@loboblue5441]

RIP, sweet lady. Ty for the music

[@chrisverby3047]

Two members of Little Feat were in her band. Paul Barrere, guitar and Kenny Gradney, bass.

[@johnwhite4114]

A most beautiful soul. Bless You Nicolette x

[@mrceleb2006]

When she made her first appearance on 'AB', Nicolette Larson sang "Let Me Go, Love"!

[@johnryder557]

Man she had some beautiful hair and great voice

[@malibubarbie5349]

Dan Fogelberg, Nicolette Larson, America they all go together

[@pancake2662]

I remember watching this on Bandstand nice interview she really lights up.

[@anthonymarks8684]

Dick Clark was such a professional. So respectful.

[@mattfoley6082]

Never tried to steal the spotlight from his acts.

[@markkeener569]

What a wonderfull voice, love her render of You send me, sorry sam. Sing in heaven thow beautifull one.

[@danbasta3677]

I loved that song very much to! Remember hearing it on FM 97, WFFM FM 97 from Braddack, a Pittsburgh suburb, as the station played many songs and different cuts of different songs from record albums, and her rendition of You Send Me, caused me to fall even more in love with her.

[@JuanPablo_Jp-]

she was beautiful and very talented incredible

[@klausrain111]

❤I loved Nicolette back in the late 70s and I still love her now! Her great music made her immortal!❤

[@ometec]

I still miss her

[@michaelanderson5975]

I always liked Nicolette Larson I always thought she was beautiful growing up listening to her song a lot of love one of my favorite songs I always like long hair so she fits in perfectly she's beautiful I will always say God put angels to walk among us here on Earth here's an example great singer great music there's a remix of got a lot of love it's awesome and I love the band much respect for real musicians my dad was one a saxophonist jazz artist God bless 🙏👍💪🌹💋🇺🇲😎

[@shable1436]

Her band wasn't some pick-up band, but a mix of little feat and the doobie bros

[@fredstriker2042]

Yeah caught that too ;)

[@QBAN2010]

I was so in love….

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

Such a beautiful talented woman, RIP

[@michelleyb.9709]

She did back up vocals for Van Halen when they first started out at Eddy's insistence. Unique voice

[@danbasta3677]

Back up vocals for Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, who is her daughter's hid mother, and Emily Lou Harris to. She sang wherever they needed a back up vocals, yet did a more than outstanding job with her talents. She truly was an angel.

[@russelltech7691]

She sure was talented and very beautiful

[@kenklein9120]

Seems like she was a really sweet person. Would have loved to have met her.

[@danbasta3677]

Very humble to. I read an instance that before she was to perform on stage, she was walking around with a Coke or Pepsi in her hand among the audience. She never thought shevwas better than anyone else out there, she was down to earth and humble, very loving of a person who wanted to be around her fans who adored her, and was never mean to any one of them at all. A real sweetheart.

[@bozengle]

Gosh I love her

[@gezrod]

She was so beautiful.

[@louisramosLEFTYLOUIE]

LOVED THIS. FINE LADY !HER BEAUTY !HER MUSIC ! HER TALENT !MISS YOU NICOLETTE !

[@matjensen7938]

Very beautiful and enchanting.

[@williamschlegel2242]

A rare real beauty.and she could singggg

[@1pooltub5391]

Beautiful young Lady!! 👍👍👍

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

Nicolette Larson such a sweet girl with lots of talent 💖

[@lastnamefirst4035]

She was a woman here not a girl

[@30over3]

I remember as a kid in the late 70's and early 80's seeing that long hair in public. Never seen it on any gorgeous woman since. Miss those days. Glory days. The good ol' days.

[@danbasta3677]

Country singer Crystal Gale has extremely long hair to exactly like this to.

[@mikeyarborough2773]

Earth misses you Nicolette !

[@maarina3369]

Ela era tão bonita!

[@YhwhKhaiMostHigh]

I remember the 70s when soft rock was at its peak. It was a good time to be alive and listening to great passionate music like this. When I reminiscence I have happy thoughts because the 70s was diverse for me - soft rock - Chicago, Little River Band, Nicolette Larson, etc., R&B soul - Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Barry White and disco - Donna Summers, Jocelyn Brown, Anita Ward, etc.. Nowadays the music is under one genre GARBAGE!

[@danbasta3677]

I quite agree with all that you had wrote.

[@Relicsun]

What a beautiful woman! We miss you.

[@cali1955]

Gone way before her time ! ❤

[@quartzimaging]

Nice! Would love to hear the next tune! Is it posted somewhere? Cool to see two members of LITTLE FEAT in the band too!

[@keithlawrence5294]

Miss you Lady Nic wish I had listened but now I'm listening love Keith Lawrence of Hamilton New Zealand 2021

[@shelby3822]

a natural talent & beauty

[@serpente-legno]

Beautiful Flower, rip Nicolette Larson

[@eyesonyou99]

Just miss her. But what an amazing clip-Paul Barriere and Kenny Gradney from Little Feat along for the ride. Are there any more of these out there? Thanks for posting.

[@Phantom1963]

What a beautiful Lady ♥️

[@fazbell]

Such a sweet lady. RIP

[@user-ig7nq7pc7k]

She seems so sweet.

[@snydedon9636]

I miss her so much.

[@jknuttel]

Love that LONG hair!

[@alejandrobonahora6484]

YES....BEAUTIFUL HAIR...BUT SO MUCH LONG HAIR , IT MUST BE A SACRIFICE TO TAKE CARE OF IT SO MUCH.....AND IN SUMMER IT SHOULD BE VERY HOT FOR HER.....Greetings from Argentina

[@edrivero7463]

Loved her what a lost for us.

[@dace938]

such a cutie ..... miss her music....miss her more.