Buddy Rich's Incredible Stick Recovery on The Dick Cavett Show - 1972

[@MrMaddog0001]

stick snap at 2:11

[@PoppaRoc-np3er]

It looks like the stick goes into the guitarist's right side into thin air.

[@rickjason215]

Didn’t even notice it. He was the best.

[@stevecarter8810]

Looks like he first reverses the stick to use the good end on the heads, then swaps stick, then reverses the replacement. Intense

[@pichan8841]

Thanks! Literally missed it in the blink of an eye.

[@VeryUsMumblings]

Play this at half-speed. You'll see the stick snap, then B. Rich flips the broken piece in the air and catches it, then uses the butt end to finish the fill. Frieakin' Awesome!👍

[@johnglover4453]

FuuuuuUUUUUUuuuuuuck, **WOW** !!! Am never NOT utterly amazed EVERY time I hear this guy play!! There will never be another

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

One of a kind (also the name of his biography).

[@anthonyangeli256]

Buddy was great, but Krupa had him beat.

[@MustHaveWine]

​@@anthonyangeli256Love them both!!

[@mitchleigh9588]

Alex van Halen has the swing

[@johnglover4453]

@mitchleigh9588 Alex Van Halen is in a class of *Madman Crazy* good, unique only to him - if ONLY for what he contributed to Hot For Teacher ;) But, there's SO much more with him!! You can just HEAR one hit of the snare, and, RIGHT AWAY, Boom: you KNOW it's Alex, it's Van Halen! Few, if any any other drummer, can boast as much, not EVEN Buddy! But, ya. Alex, like Buddy, is in a class all his own.

[@tonyvincent9753]

His left hand was so incredible, he completed the fill with only his left hand while grabbing another stick with his right. If you close your eyes, you cannot detect a hole anywhere because there wasn’t one. Buddy was one of a kind.

[@danielelunardi8014]

Absolutely true. Just incredible.

[@MrMjolnir69]

Yep. I played it over. Like nothing happened. Think he wanted to play it out with the nub. Free drinks from the band etc. cheeky bastard.

[@robertjohnston8690]

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917-1987)

[@1oolabob]

Was he left-handed? I hadn't noticed before.😮

[@davidtimms3201]

Flawless through the whole thing and never broke tempo.

[@wrinkleneckbass]

He breaks the stick, hits the snare twice with the broken end, throws it up into a forward flip and catches it without looking, then plays using the butt end before finally switching for a new stick. All that without any pause while playing on live TV. That is mind boggling.

[@sp3ck4]

And then flips the new stick like nothing and continues. It's insane.

[@wrinkleneckbass]

@@sp3ck4 Wow, you're right, I didn't even see that. It probably happened to him so many times he could do it with his eyes closed.

[@scitchyrooroo]

Also when he started playing with the new stick it was upside down so he did a quick 180 flip with it. Don't try this at home -- you'll probably end up with a drumstick in your eye or up your nose. 2:17

[@davidlesley1328]

The show must go on

[@murphymoe9220]

Like it’s part of the solo

[@hadencluno2329]

You are absolutely right, there is nobody like Buddy!!!

[@Chiroman527]

What can you say.......He was The GOAT Drummer. I'm 71 yo, and a recreactional "drummer" playing in retirement as a hobby, but Rich's sheer speed and coordination leaves me in AWE !!

[@batouttahell454]

Never ever forget his sense of Meter!!!Beyond Human!!!

[@Six3rdy]

You can take the quotes off of "drummer." You've always been one of us. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@taffyjones281]

He was a fantastic drummer, one of the best, especially from his era - but there is no such thing as the GOAT.

[@halweiss8671]

@@taffyjones281not in something artistic, certainly.

[@RedBud315]

Even Neil Peart from Rush who was already considered a great drummer took time to learn Buddy's style of play and integrated into his own blended style.

[@bucstart]

I decided to take up drums last week, watched this video, and now the whole set is floating in my pool. Thanks Buddy!!!!!! GOAT.

[@waynewalker8227]

Amazing and with such brilliance.

[@jonshannon7096]

His left hand 😳 He plays better with one hand than most do with two. Phenomenal chops.

[@kennymik1509]

My eyes and jaw are on the floor!!! I'm blessed to have seen Mr. Rich live on stage while I was a teenager!!! THANK YOU for posting this!!!!

[@danmaroff324]

Every rudiment at high speed with god-like stamina, that was Buddy Rich. Unbelievable

[@batouttahell454]

And Tempo!

[@timsavini2585]

I've gone through life always thinking Peart was THE best. I've changed my mind since Buddy Rich videos started dropping in my viewing feed. I don't think Neil would be too upset, God bless him.

[@paullevine1813]

Neil got the chance to play with The Buddy Rich Orchestra as one of many that got that chance like Bill Burford & those vids i believe are still on YT. Neil was humble & Buddy was far from that & when you can back up anything you do or say you need not be humble. I got to see Buddy twice, once in 69 at The Atlantic City Pop Fest & in 1970 at The Famous Ballroom in Baltimore MD, Awesome as hell & I'm a guitarist not a drummer but my folks were big fans of Swing so i heard Buddy as a kid but to see him Live was mind blowing.

[@TracyC-nj2tq]

Buddy was Neil's hero.😊

[@davidcooke8005]

We all stand on the shoulders of giants. Guys like Rich never imagined the tech we would have today, but RUSH wouldn't be RUSH without him. Meanwhile Peart is the best ROCK drummer, though Bonham showed him how, and Copeland now holds title to best living rock drummer. As a guitarist, I'll always put Chet "Mr Guitar' Atkins at or near the top, even though there are young guys today doing things he never dreamed of. They are all standing on his shoulders.

[@rman52]

No rock drummer could match almost any of the great jazz cats. Carl Palmer, not Pert was closest to Richs style. Rich even said so. But not even Carl, rocks best could do what Rich did.

[@zusanli251]

​@@rman52Neither Peart Bonham Palmer or Copeland are "the best". What they are is your favourite. You don't have exclusive arbitrary rights to The Truth

[@douglasrock9414]

Grew up familiar with Buddy on TV a lot. But, seeing this stuff now .. 40-50 years later… my heart was beating faster watching this master of all time talent! OMG……. Buddy, bless you forever. No one will ever eclipse you.

[@susanvan1672]

There's nobody like Buddy Rich....😮

[@frenchys_prospecting]

There is but its just Buddy Rich thats entered a Buddy Rich lookalike contest and came 2nd place

[@Winston_J._Chuckledick_III_Esq]

Stewart Copeland and El Estepario Siberiano would beg to differ. And those are just the first two that quickly come to mind.

[@pedropaulodasilvamedina]

Yep

[@davidcooke8005]

Came for the recovery, stayed for the straight up open mouthed wonder at his utter mastery. As if the stick break recovery wasn't enough, he flips the stick and catches it midair too, and if you listen, you hear nothing amiss.

[@Dave_B33]

Same here.

[@VictoriaLarson-bv2vf]

The reason I started playing drums. Saw him on TV probably around 1970. Stilplaying. Thank you Buddy.

[@padgedunbar9400]

He knew he was good, but you couldn't knock that or argue with it. He was phenomenal. The best.

[@U2WB]

As one other jazz musician once said about him: “If you can back it up, it ain’t bragging !”

[@donaldfredericksen1853]

Elegance and disaster, time,speed and backbone is BUDDY RICH!incomparable and sheer brilliance. No one can top the great BUDDY RICH.there are some amazing metal and jazz drummers out there though

[@U2WB]

Best drummer who ever lived.

[@Philip-ck5if]

EDUCATE YOUR EARS, THERE'S MANY OTHER GREAT DRUMMERS 👍

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@Philip-ck5if Absolutely agree. Rich looks so annoyed to even be there.

[@U2WB]

@ I didn’t say there were no other greats. But nobody can ever beat Buddy.

[@morbidmanmusic]

i guess you know nothing of drums and music. .. ?

[@morbidmanmusic]

@@U2WB plenty have. Pick a technique and Ill show you

[@EducatedSkeptic]

INCREDIBLE! And he did it without missing a beat! Just so totally awesome - wonder if many drummers could to that today!

[@nobodyxxx999]

Got to see him play in 1981, on my birthday, I was 16, best ,day, ever. =)

[@skfineshriber]

I come from a family of three percussionists (grandfather, uncle, brother) so my mom was always enthralled when Buddy Rich was on the Tonight Show. I still enjoy watching him. Man can those hands move.

[@carsenpiskko9275]

Long live the Traditional Grip! Beautiful, just beautiful to watch, and hear.

[@gregdolecki8530]

After the show, on the bus, Buddy yelled at his remaining sticks for being unprofessional. "You're not my kind of hard wood".

[@Tonyr0206]

Bravo! LOL

[@11non-serviam11]

😆😆😆

[@heifetz14]

Then he told them to pull themselves together.

[@doctorsteve9476]

then he called out one of the horn players for coming in too early.

[@kennymik1509]

And the other broken stick half was not on the bus for the next gig.

[@steveroberson3766]

I saw Buddy at Six Flags once, and I was absolutely mesmerized by the bass drum rolls he was playing. Then at break, he drug his foot out front to talk to the crowd. He was wearing a cast! I about crapped myself.

[@batouttahell454]

Great story! Thanks

[@donmacquarrie9161]

😲the show MUST go on! wow

[@jimmyjames2022]

Great to see Buddy play one more time, but this stick recovery clip is even more amazing than his usual amazing playing.

[@williamgshippw.g1673]

Wow as always…☮️🎶🔛🌎

[@jimbauer6326]

Amazing drum work and an amazing recovery. What a talent.

[@supafrogg258]

Regardless of whether you agreed with his comments about younger drummers or not, you had to respect him. He was outstanding!

[@MrTruckerf]

Buddy was outspoken on a number of things.

[@dnr111042]

They broke the mold when he was born

[@A-FrameWedge]

When I was about 9 years old saw Buddy Rich play drums, during a Jerry Lewis show in Las Vegas in 1972, even though I knew nothing about playing drums he was mesmerizing.

[@GregBakerPoPPaG]

He still amazes me after watching him for over 50 years

[@popeyesailor9571]

I got the 1972 slingerland catalogue and it had his set in Marine Pearl on the first page.

[@TheMerryPup]

I _remember_ that catalog! My drum teacher had it in his studio. I lusted for that set! Never got one though. 😕

[@derrickburwell7777]

Do you know what type of drumsticks he used? It seems like most jazz drummers used much longer sticks than what's been on the market for decades, but I cannot find any information about the type(s), lengths, etc.

[@ericberman4193]

Never missed a beat - incredible!!!

[@jcsk8]

One of the best EVER.

[@lfader]

I rewatch and rewatch this I can't f'n believe it .... 🌟 Buddy Rich G.O.A.T. 🌟

[@MustHaveWine]

Thanks for posting this! Buddy was great! And that band was just smokin'!!

[@phmoffett]

Hard to imagine these shows, Dick Cavett, The Tonight Show, had such great bands. Gone forever.

[@coryburns13]

So cool! Never missed a beat!

[@ssw77west]

Incredible!

[@bryanpalmer9660]

THAT is a true musician -breaks a stick,grabs another without pause and continues playing as if NOTHING happened!💎

[@Ranger11413]

They only come around every so often. This guy was simply incredible. How many drummers do you think he inspired ? Just wow.

[@oyvind2009]

Look, at 2:12 he breaks his drumstick, turns around the piece, then find a new stick, turns it around and he is drumming alle the way through, very professionally👍

[@luiszuluaga6575]

I saw that too! Of course, nobody heard it happen anyway. 😃

[@Maxroffe56]

I was lucky to see him live twice. I got his autograph twice and a pair of sticks.

[@humbledrummer777]

That...was surreal.

[@alexandercalder2143]

killer solo and sounds

[@alexhall6375]

Wonderful economy of motion … the coolest drummer

[@glynhannaford7332]

An absolute maestro.

[@joseph-ow1hf]

The speed and precision is unreal. maybe world's greatest drummer of all time.

[@peles73]

It is worth to watch the moment in half speed :)

[@bobbysands6923]

I've seen hundreds of his videos, and his solos, but this is the fastest playing I have ever seen him do. The stick breaking and him recovering doesn't surprise me. He is from Krypton or something...

[@javlohudzlin4829]

He never slowed. There is faster playing years later.

[@skipmessier765]

Buddy was just an astounding drummer ! It was amazing ( but typical of him )that when he rarely made a mistake like this , he effortlessly continued on as if nothing happened. A double stroke roll with one hand without missing a beat ! Truly amazing !

[@davidbrown3572]

He did not make a mistake. The stick tip broke off. He flipped it over and then discarded it without missing a beat when he grabbed a fresh stick.

[@skipmessier765]

@@davidbrown3572 You have better eyes than me. Thanks for the clarification.

[@Tonyr0206]

The stick broke, so he flipped it so the broken end of the stick didn't penetrate the drum head. When he was done playing that particular fill, he discarded the broken stick and picked up another stick from the bass drum. The new stick was backwards in his hand, so he flipped it to the correct position and carried on like nothing happened. It was a masterful display.

[@skipmessier765]

@@Tonyr0206 Yes, it was.

[@vinylmaven1074]

He is THE BEST! Sometimes I get emotional when I hear/see him play. By the standards of the late 60's to this modern era his drum kit is modest but what he does with it is truly a miracle!!

[@JulianFernandez]

GOAT. thanks for sharing.

[@stevenholquin2127]

The Great Buddy Rich In The 1970’s Paying Just Admission To Disney Land To See Mr. Rich At The Carnation Theatre Two Shows Sit In Front For Hours Just Looking at His Marine Pearl Slingerland Kit We Were Just Kids He Was The Bomb with Louis Bellson at The Eagle Rock High School Jazz Night Last Sunday of The Month When You See Bellson or Rich On KZbin They Both Jump Out at You Yet In Person The Energy Buddy Rich Had and Bellson Just Jaw Dropping The Two Great Masters Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson……!

[@batouttahell454]

Thanks.Your so right.Louie and Buddy

[@megamania501]

He was so adept at dealing with a broken stick at this point that he probably didn't even have to think about it; his muscle memory just kicked in and dealt with it in the most efficient way possible. The vid of Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar switcheroo mid-song after a string break is pretty impressive as well.

[@toshishimura]

He is the Master, no one else comes close

[@comasmusica7548]

Incredible... Buddy Rich is always such a joy to watch. Note as well how basic his kit is.

[@vonhalberstadt3590]

I saw Keith Moon fo that at Merriwhether Post Pavillion in Maryland. I also got a backstage seat to watch Buddy Rich in 1968 in Denver. Awesome.

[@davidfarranvila1403]

Se li trenca la baqueta, la gira a l'aire per continuar tocant, aguanta el ritme i n'agafa un altra, tot sense aturar-se... INCREIBLE!!! 👏👏👏

[@ericray7173]

There will never be another like this monster.

[@btw500]

He was the greatest drummer (that we know of) of all time. Period.

[@stephentresca3536]

Have to say that’s the first time I seen him drop a stick. But in in real time he didn’t drop one. Amazing!

[@scitchyrooroo]

He didn't drop it -- it broke.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@scitchyrooroo Doesn't really matter. Drummers/percussionists drop sticks all the time. It's how you deal with it and Rich did pretty good here.

[@dorhinj23]

Bud, from planet Rich 😮

[@SPOOKIESPOOKSANGELSEXPLOREWITH]

❤❤❤A LEGACY ❤❤❤

[@user-vw8py1hk8j]

Buddy is just AWESOME!

[@jaym4697]

My girlfriends grandparents had the lucky opportunity of seeing Buddy preform in the 1970s and they told me about how spectacular he was. They described his state of playing as almost trance like. He was so hyperfocused on his craft it's unreal.

[@martinpidhany8278]

The one , the only , the greatest buddy rich. Oh yeah!!!

[@JayDS509]

Beyond words...mind boggling.

[@alipakdin7372]

That was wonderful.

[@jimmydunn7297]

I have no words except… WOW!

[@MarkEKozak]

Outrageous

[@elementrypenguin3116]

He’s a maniac! Absolutely insane

[@JoshLooperMusic]

Fkin crazy! Greatest of all time 🎉

[@anthonyangeli256]

One of the best. RIP Buddy

[@americanpatriot9865]

Dude was superhuman. Never saw a drummer with that kind of speed!

[@Philip-ck5if]

EDUCATE YOUR EARS, THERE'S MANY OTHER DRUMMERS WITH GREAT CHOPS AND FOOT AND SPEED.

[@americanpatriot9865]

@@Philip-ck5ifnothing compared to this guy

[@kevinpearl2689]

There is not a left hand that has ever been close to Buddy's.

[@brissetnicolas7377]

Incredible

[@davidm9618]

Amazing.

[@ICU2B4UDO]

Buddy was EVERYONE'S favorite...Bonham, Baker, Peart love Buddy!!

[@yestfmf]

You can see some of BR’s influence in beil peart’s playing. The crossover looks familiar.

[@jerryfrye8910]

Out of all videos ive seen the only time Buddy ever Dropped a stick with great Recovery!!!

[@drumlover1687]

His left hand was simply beyond belief! The GOAT!

[@jega157]

Swingin' baby!!

[@raikonken]

Slicker than a BP oil spill. Pure brilliance 😍

[@dirtworshiper2800]

I love Ginger-but damn. Buddy was his favorite too. The GOAT FOR SURE.

[@morbidmanmusic]

one is a cave man, one is a drummer.

[@davidv.3135]

Amazing!

[@switchmuso]

When the tip beaks off HE TURNS IT AROUND IN MIDAIR so he doesn't damage the skins, while playing the snare solo. 2:12.

[@dianecourtney2724]

AWESOME !!! 🌷

[@jamesgilgannon4164]

Utterly incredible!😳

[@TerryBollea1]

What was so incredible??? He had a new stick right there!!! What was incredible was his left hand doing some weird pencil grip and hitting the high hat with the wrongen of the stick!!!!

[@acerjuglans383]

The young sax player was nodding his head, and digging the cat on the skins.

[@derek04151]

Mesmerizing

[@generatorjohn4537]

Saw him at The Newport Jazz Festival, early 1970's. He was fantastic!

[@RobDTom]

Amazing

[@motherfromwayback]

Incredible drummer He proves less is more.

[@JAY-wb2fv]

Amazing skill

[@ukestudio3002]

Even took his time in choosing the replacement stick .! 😵‍💫

[@musicianscolab1863]

There is Buddy ! And there is Everybody Else !!

[@MrEdflynn]

You have to see it to believe it. Just beyond human

[@Dusty2112]

Incredible.

[@jacquespury253]

Phénoménal 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩‼️