Did Fred Astaire Listen To The Beatles? | The Dick Cavett Show

American movie, dance and singer Fred Astaire discusses producing and writing his own music, what music his grandchildren are into, whether or not he listens to the Beatles and also sings a few songs for the audience!
Date aired - October 13th 1971 - Fred Astaire
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favourite Fred Astaire movie of all time?

[@okiedokie-zx6sv]

I may be in the minority here, but "Holiday Inn." I love seeing Bing and Fred paired together.

[@carltrotter7622]

@@okiedokie-zx6sv Absolutely!

[@patricemoran7469]

Top Hat Swing Time Easter Parade The Band Wagon Funny Face Silk Syockings .

[@delmofritz3964]

Funny Face

[@denisefreitas6727]

Top Hat

[@mrwritestuff1]

I love watching these old Dick Cavett shows so much, they’re each a perfect beautiful moment in time, and Cavett always had conversations with his guests, instead of hurtling questions at them.

[@simonaw.1215]

Love him. His movies with his dancing were great to watch and very entertaining. Too bad that they are not much shown at the TV nowadays. 👍💐

[@sainteal]

I Love Fred too, what a class act he was! TCM ( Turner Classic Movies )still shows them on a regular basis and so does the channel " Movies " both formats show mostly older classic American films from the 30, through 70's with some newer shows thrown in occasionally!

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

One of the best entertainers ever.

[@ubet6691]

Oh yes, Cavett’s the best!

[@January.]

@@ubet6691 FRED ASTAIRE, THE LEGEND, AN AMERICAN TREASURE ...DUH

[@denisefreitas6727]

Amazing Fred! He liked The Beatles! Gotta love him! 💖

[@tommycollins7846]

Fred had met both John, George and also Yoko, because he was in Lennon's music video "Nobody Told Me."

[@somethingyousaid5059]

The Beatles probably liked him too. I would give them that much credit. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if he was included on their Sgt. Pepper album cover. Maybe not, but I'd like to think so.

[@tommycollins7846]

@@somethingyousaid5059 Yes, he is on the Sgt. Pepper cover.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

@@tommycollins7846 Great! I was hoping. Thanks for confirming.

[@kentlewis987]

@@somethingyousaid5059 whenever McCartney lists his favorite songs, he always mentions Cheek to Cheek.

[@showtunestarpower]

It's amazing to see Fred Astaire move from his shy personality during the first part of the interview and then take over as the powerful performer he was when he sings the two songs he wrote. I love it that Astaire was listening to the Beatles.

[@kentlewis987]

Whenever McCartney is asked his favorite songs, he usually lists mostly 50’s rockers with the exception of “Cheek to Cheek”. He also referenced Fred Astaire while performing “You Gave Me the Answer” with Wings.

[@filipeferpe]

Beatles and astaire. Epic artists from twenty century.

[@tonyfrancis3219]

Class

[@edcampion3998]

i just wrote the same thing without seeing your comment

[@richardgornalle4536]

A dancing and singing legend. This is one terrific show.

[@KHallesy]

A true legend not just to America but to the entire world! World Class personality!

[@nycava0520]

One of the greatest performers on the 20th Century! 💃🏽

[@riskybusiness3413]

We had Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson; now we have the two Jimmys, both of which are the epitome of the word 'tool'. Dick was such a classy, yet down to earth in depth interviewer.

[@misssarahwinterbottom7773]

Fred Astaire was an extreme perfectionist, and would practice for months each dance scene to get it perfect ,people with such dedication to perfection have always been a very rare commodity, so thankyou Fred, and I'm sure you're in heaven dancing with an Angel,

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

I am pretty sure I read that Fred considered The Band Wagon his best film and favorited Rita Hayworth as his dance partner.

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

Fred Astaire is my idol as a dancer.

[@rickrick5041]

The audience knows the songs and claps

[@Tmanaz480]

He was also a great drummer.

[@johnaspinall5457]

Brilliant interview. Can you please upload more Robert Shaw?! Thanks.

[@Lantern66]

I like how he laughs

[@edcampion3998]

class

[@drcmac]

🔹️Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra. My five favourite crooners ❗👀👍❕

[@Gannooch]

I do have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all the other Dick Cavett interviews

[@Chris_34]

😎✌️

[@somethingyousaid5059]

Fred who could have danced on Astaireway. (Or some equally lame joke of mine.)

[@bdzmusicprod]

What’s green and dances? Fred Asparagus

[@somethingyousaid5059]

Your joke is even more lame than mine. I'm envious.

[@jadezee6316]

a strange man...fred astaire was.....a great artist and though not a very good singer.....he was the guy ALL the songwriters wanted to sing their songs.....not Crosby...not Sinatra....