Buddy Rich on Johnny Carson (original air date Nov. 21, 1979)

[@citizen862]

Growing up in the 60s and 70s there was nothing better than Johnny Carson with Buddy Rich . It was must watch TV.

[@eichelbergergary]

I grew up obsessed with this show. I saw so much incredible talent and it shaped me for life.…Honestly, so often if i glance at the clock around 1130, i reflexively think “almost time for Carson” for just a split second…it still amazes me.

[@HMMELD]

I did too only it was 10:30 so very often I could see the whole thing. An hour and a half every night was an amazing feat. The Colgate Comedy hour was an hour a month. Ed Sullivan an hour a week. People who guest-hosted this said it was the most exhausting thing they ever did. I tried to always see at least the monologue.

[@Soylntgrnisppl]

Doc was on fire sitting in for Ed. He's still kickin' at age 95 and was still performing up until Aug. of this year.

[@tomdimartino7361]

Yes I saw him on some show recently.

[@moeb4348]

It's hard to believe the segment with Doc is improvised on the spot. These guys were so talented!

[@greeremalachi926]

Johnny RARELY let Doc take tv time. I was asked recently my favorite trumpeters were? Doc Severinsen was first.

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

@@moeb4348 I stayed up and watched Carson all through high school I could barely stay awake the next day in school but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

[@HMMELD]

@@williamfeilhauer2667 I was in the midwest so it came on at 1030. I could watch it without exhausting myself. You know TV sound is FM, right. I heard it thru my stereo I had at the time b/c some radio station broadcasted it.

[@eblackadder3]

I saw this when it aired, the night before Thanksgiving 1979. My girlfriend and I laughed so hard at the conversation between Johnny and Doc. I've never forgotten it!

[@Bikergramp57]

I saw it that night as well. Best show ever!

[@PlanetEarth3141]

Yeah, I was old enough to see this live and I have never forgotten it. Better than finding a good vein cause you don't have to pay the government.

[@HMMELD]

I seem to recall seeing it live too

[@patricktiglao]

This show fostered my fascination with drumming from a young age.

[@jasonbeard4713]

One of the truly funniest bits of all the Tonight Show episodes with Johnny and Doc. Thank you!!

[@JessicaTG2008]

I know this clip is really about Buddy Rich, an ICON in his own right, but growing up for me, playing the drums, I was always amazed at Ed Shaugnessey on that big double bass drum set with the Tonight Show Orchestra. Ed was playing the huge set long before the hair bands and metal bands of the 80s made it a hard rock staple. I love the 80s rock and will always have Ed in my memories as one of the inspirations to play, and to still be playing all these years later.

[@douglasjohnson5326]

The greatest drum battles ever were between Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy in my opinion. They were very close friends as well, which made them really fun to watch! Ed was an absolute master on the drums.

[@HMMELD]

Buddy sure could play that thing - I was amazed. I wonder how much was improvised. I'm sure Ed wouldn't easily let just anybody borrow his drum set.

[@thebod1]

The way Buddy looked at home behind Ed's kit like it was his own is unreal. What a legend, and the Tonight Show band!

[@MRCATL3]

Buddy Rich is still an enigma. Birthday and lineage is murky. Never practiced, smoked, drank, coked, womanizing ass. Hideous toupee....but probably the best drummer to ever live.

[@daedralord1]

I was being born during this episode. This aired at 10:30 pm California time and it would have been 6:30am in Ireland and it would be the 22nd of November. I was born at 6:40am. So I was probably born during his monologue

[@skipads5141]

Happy JFK Day.

[@dogbarbill]

Actually, it aired at 11:30pm California time. The show was taped/recorded at 5:30pm California time; aired at 11:30pm New York time (Eastern), 10:30pm Central, 10:30pm Mountain, and 11:30pm California (Pacific).

[@clinterz]

Buddy Rich, just amazing!

[@richardcordell6842]

Thanks so much for posting this. One of the funniest bits on the Tonight Show, with Doc and Johnny, just winging it together. Buddy of course is his usual tremendous self playing "Ya Gotta Try" I believe.

[@HMMELD]

Buddy is quite the character. Very entertaining personally - one of the better Tonite guests. Tony was on that show too who was always interesting, I thought.

[@Bikergramp57]

He was SO freakin amazing

[@PlanetEarth3141]

One of the most famous moments of all Carson's shows.

[@ajn465]

All of the greatest lead trumpet players had and have a great wit about them. Doc Severinsen rose to the top of the heap in New York when New York was the center of the music universe. You have to be a monster player and and a great wit to do that.

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

One of the things I always looked forward to become an adult was being able to watch Johnny Carson. I was never allowed to stay up that late while at my parents, but I could hear my parents watching the show inside their bedroom at night, which was directly next to my bedroom!!

[@davidtaylor6663]

WOW!! to all of it and then Buddy Rich just slays

[@rockinroll817]

The dialog was so amazing and funny,not just because it was completely unscripted, but it was because there were two very smart, very talented people, who were just naturally funny and immensely talented. You don't see ANY of this any more. Just tremendous talent, with no vulgarity, no scandalous behavior, no foul language, who can entertain millions of people just speaking off-the-cuff, about routine daily events. We won't see talent like this ever again.

[@HMMELD]

Much better than Letterman who always had to be the funniest, the most clever one there.

[@EdWeibe]

thanks for posting this. wow

[@kennethtalbott2233]

i didn't think Doc could get higher in my esteem but what do ya know, he was brilliant.

[@Qboro66]

And a kiss on the cheek from another great drummer, Ed Shaughnessy...

[@sandy3482]

saw that

[@loucontino4804]

If you are used to playing a single bass drum and then have to sit at a double bass drum kit and extend your left foot past that second pedal to reach the hihat pedal, your balance is usually off sitting there. Not Buddy, this dude was from another planet. Greatest drummer in the history of the world!

[@sandy3482]

in the universe!

[@moeb4348]

Buddy was the greatest, as he himself would tell you!

[@HMMELD]

@@moeb4348 I liked him personally - very direct, very commanding, very straight-forward, very interesting.

[@coffeenow2382]

Buddy Rich G.O.A.T.

[@karencamburn6773]

Best shows ever !!!

[@HMMELD]

I wish I could see the whole thing and Tony's bit. He's also very entertaining

[@tylerhynes0]

Johnny had a unique laugh like no other celebrity had

[@HMMELD]

It was definitely infectious

[@sandy3482]

Buddy Rich, wow!

[@edellis515]

He simply will never be matched. It's impossible

[@kesslerrb]

Ya Gotta Try is one of my all-time favorite BR tunes!!

[@METALITHrevetments]

I always laughed whenever I Saw Buddy Rich wearing that fakakta wig.

[@scottbernard8824]

The night Doc almost replaced Ed permanently.

[@m42037]

Tonight Show used to be great, miss the king of monologue! Fallon is about as funny as a train wreck

[@edellis515]

This RULES.

[@jamesheath7601]

Buddy Rich 🐐

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John William Carson (Corning, Iowa; 23 de octubre de 1925 - West Hollywood, California; 23 de enero de 2005) fue un presentador, comediante, escritor y productor de televisión estadounidense.

[@hankkingsley9300]

Ran into Buddy Rich in Savannah at some sort of concert where we got to actually kind of got to meet some of the musicians thoroughly disagreeable

[@jayclarke9611]

But of course ,Buddy was a pompous ass as I’m told by a lot of his former musicians…but great player!

[@HMMELD]

Buddy was a rotten human being?

[@edellis515]

Niel pert shampoo agrees. Buddy rules

[@jimkammerer5240]

JOHNNY JOKES ARE ABOUT IS FUNNY IS TIME STOMPING

[@jimstephanson2448]

who is the guitar player ?

[@hawkrider88]

Bob Bain

[@jeffreyoshin4006]

Who knows the name of the song he did?

[@markrobinson8087]

I think it is Ya Gotta Try

[@greeremalachi926]

"Who's Buddy Rich?" What 90% of the American population would ask today.

[@lucaszappia7289]

Not if you like good music

[@ragnarsdaughter8606]

Only the uninformed. Uncultured.

[@greeremalachi926]

@@lucaszappia7289 OooooK

[@greeremalachi926]

@@ragnarsdaughter8606 Thumbs up........

[@PlanetEarth3141]

​​@@ragnarsdaughter8606 Exactly, which includes about 90 percent of Americans. Oh, you said that too. It's nice to find someone else who agrees that most Americans are dumb as rocks.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Tony Randall. What a square!

[@HMMELD]

I always liked TR - he and JC blended well

[@interstategar]

Great wig Buddy!

[@ralphhbernstein6798]

Better Change your audio setup, have to use wired not a mic in front of the TV, very bad audio.

[@dogbarbill]

I know. This was a last second deal. I was sitting in front of the screen with my cell phone. Believe me, I wish it was better.

[@ralphhbernstein6798]

@@dogbarbill Wow, I can not believe it came out ... don't do it again.

[@billbowman3413]

Well show us how it’s done then Mr Tech.

[@daedalus1]

@@dogbarbill It's all good, man. You do you and never pay attention to the asshats.

[@dogbarbill]

@@daedalus1 I don't. It's just words on a screen. Nothing to sweat about.

[@danalawton2986]

You hear Buddy Rich.... 1979... and the service was crap! We'd pay top dollar for the same service today.

[@dogbarbill]

What service are you referring to?

[@danalawton2986]

@@dogbarbill Rich spoke about Airline service in 1979, and how it wasn't that good compared to the 1950's and 60's.

[@willmack5909]

Or lack thereof...

[@HMMELD]

@@danalawton2986 Hotel room service too

[@nancynancydrew8503]

But did Buddy fly off the handle?

[@sblack48]

Buddy’s rugs just got worse and worse. Great drummer though

[@edellis515]

Tempo my god!!!!!!!!;

[@geoffnelson4777]

Cheap NBC can't furnish an ARTIST with a rented drum set. Ridiculous.

[@edellis515]

GODS

[@harpomarx7777]

GOofing up the aspect ratio = Instant THUMB DOWN.

[@dogbarbill]

Tell me something that I haven't already seen or heard in the comments.

[@박시현-w8h3x]

21:50

[@bmphil3400]

Buddy was legendary for drums and being an ass.

[@brianchisnell1548]

Oh you met him?

[@bmphil3400]

@@brianchisnell1548 there are pieces out there on the internet where his band recorded his tirades on the bus...... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmmQpqKKeZmZg7M

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

​@@brianchisnell1548 Yeah, didn't you know? bm phil knew him. He also achieved quite a bit in his lifetime.

[@suptketcham]

I was about 6,7 years old and my dad gave me the chore of going to chicken coop to get the eggs and feed the chickens and keep the coop clean we lived on a small farm cows pigs horses and so I went to chicken coop to get eggs but every time I would open the door there was a chicken that would attack me and hurt me I finally told dad I didn’t want to do it any more he asked why I told him and he said to me you are bigger then that chicken and you get a stick and next time you go in there you let that chicken know you are going to teach him a lesson. So I got a good strong stick and still a little afraid I went in that chicken flew at me and I clubbed him he feel to floor and came at me again so I hit him again he was dazed but now I felt big and hit him a couple more times I been saying him but it was a chicken female her when I walked out I told her I’ll be back you fly at me again it will be worse. Yes sir I was proud I beat that chicken up my dad ask me if I was having trouble with that chicken yet I SAID NO SIR DAD THAT CHICKEN IS SCARED OF ME. Dad said that’s good son

[@louisd95714]

WTF does this have to do with the video?

[@nelsonporter8387]

This is a band! Not like that shit they have now. Questlove? LOL LOL

[@WhiteyMcCracker]

Sounds terrible with Rich taking over and showing off. Awful.

[@HMMELD]

Thats the way he was - very flamboyant, very direct, very demanding.

[@stonecold4503]

C Xcel Vic

[@DavidDavis-pj4oh]

Not very good !!

[@DarinCates]

YOU SERIOUSLY UPLOADED YOUR TV SCREEN ON KZbin? Why would anyone think that was a good idea? Wow

[@dogbarbill]

I agree, it's not the BEST way, but there was no other way to get it recorded and posted.

[@jeffmutch7640]

Don’t watch it if it annoys you! I loved watching this.

[@DarinCates]

@@jeffmutch7640 You must be new here. That's not how youtube works ... dibshit.

[@daedalus1]

YOU SERIOUSLY POSTED A COMMENT ON KZbin? Why would you believe that anyone cares about your opinion? Wow

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

You, Darin Cates, have an amazing, wonderful and terrific future as a video game creator. Keep up the great work! You're great! And right!