Big John Is My Name - Rare Earth | The Midnight Special

[@charlienair1724]

Another underrated band....awesome group

[@Michellelovesanimals-OFD]

We were big fans in 1974 ! OMG.....50 years ago.......I was 21..Thanks for the memory ❤❤❤

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

1974 was a bad year although I was very young. The Vikings lost to the Dolphins in the Super Bowl. And I think Dennis Rader committed his first murders right afterwards. Maybe Nixon resigned too. And gas prices doubled overnight, I think from 25 cents a gallon to 50 although I wasn’t paying so I can’t remember exactly. I just remember my dad swearing up a storm when he had to fill a 30-gallon tank. But seriously I was very young so my memory is pretty hazy.

[@thomaswilliams8487]

I was 14 Big Rare Earth fan

[@StephanieJeanne]

Awesome band! So funky and soulful! One of my favorites!🔥💜

[@sungodrah]

Awesome !! big bad Pete Rivera on the skins and vocals.incredible..xoxox

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Love me some Rare Earth. They were on point with this performance. Thanks for the upload TMS.

[@ricardogonzalezgomez7433]

Nothing better than watching n listening to this great Beautiful music n performance

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Rare Earth was FULL UP with top notch musicians - love this groovy - super funky band !!! Makes me wanna dance !!! 🎉 Can You GET DOWN? 🎉🎉

[@MOS650]

All these years I never knew Rare Earth sang Big John Is My Name… it was constantly played on the R&B radio stations.

[@Abner_Devereaux_Jr]

Amazing Talent!

[@matthewclark9652]

Saw Rare Earth (minus Peter Rivera) in the old Holiday Inn in Midland, Michigan back in June of 1993. Then I saw & met Peter Rivera during the "Classic Rock All Stars" concert at the Midland County Fairgrounds in Midland, MI back in August of 2005. The song "Big John Is My Name" almost reminds me of The Jackson 5 song "Whatever You Got, I Want" also from 1974.

[@HexxHenderson]

Saw these guys at the world of wheels car show in Denver, Colorado back about 1985. What a treat after listening to them for many years on the radio.

[@CarollPearson-o7i]

Spectacular!!

[@silentlou4375]

Oh man I enjoyed that, them guys got it.

[@mkoehler222]

My favorite band growing up. Had it on 8 track tape lol.

[@jabarprincess4538]

Oh my god..i love the beginning 0:16 of this song with Peter Rivera in the drums in his youth... So handsome!🔥✌️❤🎶🥁

[@SteveKraus]

A classic

[@christinarubio3082]

🔥❤️🎼🤘🏼‼️

[@RickMidnight]

Killer!!!

[@Erdnase23]

Real. Deal.

[@RonaldMorgan-n7o]

Another great Norman Whitfield composition!

[@mlrrock1]

Drummer giving 110% , let your freak flag fly😂

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I don’t really remember these guys since I was really young and it wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. But they seem to have this “controlled chaos” thing going on that’s interesting. I don’t know their history but they have some elements of New Orleans sounds to me. I went there once and had one too many Hurricanes. I luckily walked back safely to my hotel near Bourbon Street though.

[@richbumdrop2881]

Check out funky black man

[@richbumdrop2881]

Production by Norman Whitfield,rip

[@drivenmad7676]

As if playin drums wasn't hard enough.

[@JorgeTorres-nk5gw]

Get ready por favor en esa calidad.

[@chrisduffy2891]

Is that Bob Ross playing a happy little guitar?

[@mdarrenu]

The guy on the bass looks a heck of a lot like the one and only Skunk. Although he's a bit too tall i think.

[@cm8908]

Bass player is mike

[@shadow31305]

Can we get one of gordon lightfoot

[@robertcassey4014]

I didn’t know Gary Mule Deer was the lead guitarist for Rare Earth… 😂😂😂

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

“Rare Earth.” I suppose if these guys had been born, oh, 40 years later or so, they might’ve not become musicians and instead worked for Tesla.

[@neilgarlick9480]

Mel Smith on drums and vocals

[@k_DAN]

I can't stand this new KZbin layout ! Get rid of it YT !

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I second!