Drummer reacts to Buddy Rich's "INSANE" Drum Solo

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[@DinoNardelli]

Dude is in his sixties, full suit on, and having a heart attack at the same time and gives one of the most outstanding drum solos in history. Incredible.

[@loriebeshara6633]

Buddy Rich was the Best man at my parents wedding. My father is listed in The Who’s Who in jazz. His name was Jackie Mills also a drummer :)

[@user-ye2gr6ut7f]

That's awesome!

[@dominicpardo4783]

He played with Dodo Marmarosa. I have the record. Very tasteful drummer.

[@loriebeshara6633]

@@dominicpardo4783 Yes he did my mother used to talk about Dodo. He was also with the Desi Arnaz Orchestra where he met my mother, she was the singer.

[@bobrush4217]

Buddy Rich was a magnificent jazz drummer. He had his own orchestra where he played his proIonged incredible solos. I was just disappointed when he chose to disparage Ringo Starr. The Beatles were a pop/rock band trying to make top 40 hits. Drum solos weren't the priority.

[@jowsmith1904]

@@loriebeshara6633 soooooo cool.

[@spacecadet35]

What's really scary is that he was doing all of that whilst having a heart attack. He had to go to the hospital straight after this show. You should also check out when Buddy Rich does a drum battle with Animal on the Muppet Show.

[@richardcampbell2261]

It was awesome that drum battle. All recreation of the the battle between Rich and the Legend Keith Moon who destroyed him. Not a joke. They battled in London and at the end Rich walked across the stage and handed Keith his drumsticks. I wash it was filmed.

[@kevincosta9228]

Yes, the man was a trooper.

[@liamoconnor9487]

@@richardcampbell2261 Sorry mate but that never happened. It's a myth that got carried down through the years. In reality, Moon couldn't live with Rich in a drum battle...and I speak as a Moon fan. He would have been out of his league.

[@IvoMaropo]

​@@liamoconnor9487 Moon played like a monkey on acid next to Rich.

[@987654321wormy]

​@@liamoconnor9487Gotta agree, love Moon as a drummer but he wasn't in the same league as Rich.

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

Buddy was 65 when he did this show. Buddy had his own band eventually.

[@kathybwell]

65?! That was so impressive, but especially at 65

[@lorenjackson8961]

Buddy Rich could kick the ASS out of ANY drummer that came after him. Absolute drum GOD!!

[@johnmarks227]

Everybody thinks they are a musician, until they actually see one.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

Buddy was one of John Bonham's drum heros..

[@jima6545]

In his 60s, in a tux, having a heart attack. For a real treat, his drum solo at The Hague is even crazier

[@joeday4293]

In Central American humidity. Under hot lights.

[@kirksmith2051]

Yes. His performance was jaw-dropping.

[@abc456f]

His left hand wasn't human. It's what always impressed me most about him. His left hand single roll was faster than most drummer's two hand single rolls. Just sick!

[@L33Reacts]

Apparently he was a child prodigy too (sorry I'm still learning) so he had decades to get that down probably. What an insane presentation. Now I see why every drummer says his name when they bring up influences

[@JimmyJamJack]

And his fulcrum, where he holds the stick, doesn't seem like it should work lol

[@abc456f]

@JimmyJamJack I use an American grip. It's even more impressive that he had so much speed with a tradional grip.

[@hammathguy3995]

I saw Buddy in the early 80's at a local jazz club. Just excellent. Especially when you consider he had recently broke his left arm and was playing in a cast.

[@user-tb9dx9mg2n]

Watch the drum off between Eddie Shaughnessy and Buddy Rich it will blow you away!

[@sleightofmind2016]

I saw Ed Shaughnessy at a drum clinic, I then realized I needed to hit the books and go to college.

[@rockledgeln]

Roger Taylor (Queen) was asked who he thought the best drummer ever was. Without hesitation he replied "Buddy Rich".

[@Canucklehead557]

I saw Buddy live in 1981. He played a 20 minute drum solo and never touched a drum skin. He played the stands, the horns, the stage and the rims. Just awesome.

[@L33Reacts]

That's fucking awesome man. This blew my mind. I can't wait to hear more from him.

[@Canucklehead557]

@@L33Reacts There is a track out there with Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa called Drum Battle on Verve Records. Definitely worth a listen.

[@chrissawyer1502]

The GOAT!!.....hands down.....saw him in concert and my high school in 1974....UNREAL!

[@cameltanker1286]

During the middle of that performance, Buddy Rich was suffering a heart attack. He continued to play and after his set, he was taken to the hospital. He was the consummate professional.

[@Tonyr0206]

You can see his labored breathing and him wincing in pain during the solo because of it. It was confirmed by his daughter Kathy, that he in fact did suffer a heart attack during the show.

[@jerrypedit5383]

So fast that even Animal from the Muppets couldn't keep up

[@sherigrow6480]

An epically great Muppets Show episode!

[@lastrada52]

I was a drummer and while many are impressed with Buddy's speed I was always impressed with his accuracy. Look at his handwork under the hi-hat when he does the hi-hat work -- amazing control. If you want to sample what 2 legendary drummers listened to (Buddy Rich & Gene Krupa) from the early 1930s listen to both the studio band recording & live version of Chick Webb's drum solo on "Liza." Both are on KZbin...no images but you can hear the mastery. He was a hunchback who had his traps specially manufactured for him. Remember that in his day they didn't have fancy drums like today but listen to the skill this giant had. There weren't many before him. He also discovered Ella Fitzgerald. It's great that you're open to listening to some vintage superb musicians. It all had to start somewhere. (Listen to the drums on the King Crimson track "21st Century Schizoid Man," from "In the Court of the Crimson King." That drummer is Mike Giles -- he probably started the whole progressive rock style since no one drummed like him in 1969). You don't have to review it -- just enjoy it privately.

[@keith6485]

Buddy was THE GOAT, period. I was blessed to him live one time just a couple of years before this concert. He played in a room filled with 3000 jazz musicians, not just fans, but musicians. He had so much fun that he actually played an encore! Buddy NEVER played encores!! He was stunning as always. An absolute genius of percussion.

[@ziusthefirst5387]

The old timers know the secrets. Always seek them out.

[@sherigrow6480]

Whenever Buddy Rich was going to be on Johnny Carson we were allowed to stay up late to watch. Epic.

[@nemo227]

YES! I remember a couple of times that Buddy was on Carson's show. Once, he just came out from the between the curtains, sat down at his drum set and . tap tap tap tap tap tap tapatapatatat. He began slowly and continued to add elements and complexities, counter point, etc. It was a master class showing the many things a drummer could do. That must have been more than 40 years ago and I'm still impressed.

[@jsunnj76]

Yes

[@RockinExperience]

Same here! He and Ed Shaughnessy were worth staying up late and being tired in school. I met Ed in 2009, and I told him that story. He gave me a drumstick!

[@nemo227]

@@RockinExperience That's real memorabilia. I would probably build a small frame for the drumstick and hang it on the wall with a picture and note telling how it was given to you. Worth keeping, for sure.

[@RockinExperience]

@nemo227 It is framed. I collect used drumsticks. I have dozens. My largest collection is used Neil Peart drumsticks. I have a video Short of them on my Channel.

[@justme7185]

The best are all behind us. The modern world does not produce this kind of talent anymore.

[@Tonyr0206]

It does....Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Marco Minneman, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Steve Smith, Steve Gadd, Tony Royster Jr., Billy Cobham, Greyson Nekrutman, Dennis Chambers, El Estepario Siberiano, to name a few. The art of drumming has progressed so much in the past 30 years. People have taken what the greats like Buddy, Louis Bellson, Joe Morello, etc. and have expounded it exponentially.

[@edalisauskas7313]

Your favorite drummers, favorite drummer

[@andrewmccormack4295]

Dom Famularo,Louie Bellson,these two are my pick for my favorite drummers.

[@thondomain]

I played snare drum in the Palmetto High School band (State Champion Marching Band three years running). Our band director took the percussion section to see Buddy Rich for a drum clinic in Greenville, SC around 1970. Our first chair drummer, who played in a rock band, asked Rich if he could do rock drum solos. He did a one-handed solo that would be the envy of any rock and roll drummer. We also went to a clinic given by Gene Krupa who was also amazing.

[@15DurangoRT]

Dude! He was 65 years old when he performed this masterpiece!

[@keithr-xj7zx]

I'm not sure if this is the performance where he had a heart attack mid way and didn't miss a beat. Amazing talent. 😊

[@dbradx]

Yeah, I think this is the one - you can see it on his face as he ends.

[@karenfryberger4260]

It is.

[@albertfish69]

i nearly did watching it.

[@dbradx]

@@albertfish69 🤣🤣

[@barrycohen311]

Buddy was like "The Show Must Go On..."

[@Rikkykins57]

I had an unexpected encounter with Buddy in the 80's. I was delivering some AV equipment to a Manchester UK hotel. His tour bus was parked outside and as I was going in I held the door open for an elderly man and as he walked through he patted me on the head and said "thanks a lot kid, you're a gentleman". The doorman at the hotel said " Don't you know, that's Buddy Rich you were talking to?". Talk about ships that pass in the night! 😁

[@user-iu3zm1ov9e]

Buddy Rich was the best drummer of all time There will never be a other drummer like Buddy again

[@scotthanson4200]

buddy rich is the standard for all drummer's. he had is own orchestra. l saw him in concert in 1977 l was in 7th grade went with my dad.

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

I saw Buddy Rich and his band live in the mid-1970's. This solo was in the tune "West Side Story Medley," one of the tunes that Rich regularly played in concert. At the concert I attended, he soloed for almost 20 MINUTES on that tune. He started playing professionally in the 1930's and was playing until shortly before his death in 1987. Probably the best jazz drummer who ever lived.

[@patrickcadge-moore6916]

He was born in 1917, so he must have been in his mid to late 60s here. Another great classic drummer was Gene Krupa, I'll see if I can dig up some of his work

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

That's the guy every great drummer was aiming for. Perfection !!!!

[@davehind3193]

Everybody's favourite drummer's favourite drummer was Neil Peart , Neil Peart's favourite drummer was Buddy Rich

[@brucedickinson12]

And

[@ChrisLawton66]

Off the top of my head I can name several drummers who don't have Neil Peart as their favorite drummer.

[@thomassanchez-oo6sb]

Carl Palmer had open heart surgery last April and was on the road playing in July and keeps going to this day!!!!!❤️✌🏼

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, quite frankly, I loved "Emerson, Lake, and Palmer"! ....... 🎵......."OH! What a lucky man he was........"..........🎶

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

@@samuelmoulds1016 Buddy was friends with Carl and saw ELP play live.

[@ajn465]

Carl, another drummer, heavily influenced by buddy

[@tedr3586]

Amazing. Buddy was a hero to a number of drummers including Ian Paice of Deep Purple Check out "the Mule" drum solo by Ian

[@paulehney4581]

Now you know why we kept telling you that you had to hear Buddy!

[@beatlejim64]

Met him...saw him play live...Best ever...

[@bluetopguitar1104]

When I was in high school in the 1970s, all the drummers I knew had buddy rich as the ultimate drummer. Neil Peart said it many times. He was not the easiest drummer to work with but OMG. The other drummer often mentioned was Ed Shaunesy who played Johnny Carson

[@karenfryberger4260]

There's a video available on YT: "Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy: Drum battle at The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, 1978" (it has 1.1M views). Awesome and fun to watch.

[@baronofgreymatter14]

HE IS BUDDY RICH,,,,THATS HOW!

[@orangeandblackattack]

The legend! We can all argue about the best rock drummer, but all-time drummers? Buddy is it!

[@firebirdguy3151]

Buddy Rich is the GOAT!

[@droz7503]

My idol in the late 70’s GOAT

[@2cents128]

Far and away the best drummer ever

[@yourebusted5786]

If you want to go OLD school, check out Gene Krupa and don't forget Graham Lear from Santana's Moonflower album. He nailed the Soul Sacrifice solo.

[@sirslice7531]

Amazing performance! Buddy was experiencing a heart attack, during this, yet he still played on!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

There’s the real deal!! Had the fortune of seeing him up close in a high school gym near my parents house 35-40 years ago, no wig. Tight band. He had no song order. Each song had an individual intro drum riff. Once he started playing it they had about 10 seconds to figure out the riff, scramble for the sheet music and begin!!!! AWESOME talent!! Had been playing since about as high to the bass drum! Google the picks!! Keep going! See the movie clip where he plays while Eleanor Powell tap dances!!

[@user-st9tj8lp8u]

Best drummer of all time

[@stevegans3517]

You can see the pain in his face from the heart attack he's having while he pulls off this amazing solo. In his youth he was even faster.

[@henryzelman33]

King of the snare drum. Impeccable stick control.

[@johnsilva9139]

Loved your reaction. Had the fortunate experience of seeing Buddy Rich perform at The Monterrey Jazz Festival in 1972. He did a drum duel with Elvin Jones if I'm not mistaken. Awesome to watch and hear those guys. There's a video on KZbin of a young Buddy from 1942 in the movie "Ship Ahoy" where he drums while the dancer Eleanor Powell tap dances and does acrobatics, along with Bert Lahr and Red Skelton singing the song "Tallulah". Very entertaining scene.

[@kirksmith2051]

Buddy Rich's hand speed was inhuman, other-worldly.

[@laurencaulton103]

Our greatest musicians are in jazz. It's just the truth. You'll never see another Buddy Rich.

[@blitztim6416]

And he’s wearing a tux! I saw Buddy live once. Also got to see Louie Bellson live. He was great also. Played part of his solo with wooden spoon. Like the kind you would cook with. I feel kinda lucky. I mean I’ve seen Sinatra and I’ve seen Eminem live. That’s a crazy range.

[@gordonmorris6359]

All of Buddy's solos are worth watching, even studying, from the earliest to the last.

[@simonm7133]

I saw Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club in London in 1979. It is still a concert that sits in my memory as one of the greatest I have ever seen. Rich was the drummer for The Tommy Dorsey Band during WW2 and there are some great recordings of him at that time with Frank Sinatra. The greatest drum solo I've seen him do was recorded by the BBC in 1969 at a venue called The Talk of the Town . It is his West Side Story Medley and it is staggeringly brilliant. You can find it on KZbin

[@jamesdrynan]

I saw Buddy and his band in Toronto at the Royal York's Imperial Room in 1970. A thrilling experience! I was nineteen. My favorite recording was Rich playing Love for Sale in 1965.

[@thedocofrock1890]

hard to imagine that buddy was 65 years old in this video. jeezus what stamina and dexterity. one of THE greatest

[@guidosarducci]

I do believe that Neil Peart loved Buddy, as he included a clip of him in his own solo... Excellent choice, man!

[@JohnHJaabk]

I met him back stage after the concert in Oslo in 1976/77. He signed all my LP covers.

[@trollman591]

I got to see him live in the late 70's. He was amazing.

[@robzalewski1618]

4:20 😯. He is absolutely inhuman. THE absolute god of drumming. A left hand that will never have an equal.

[@gillwaugh7212]

Oh my goodness. Just reading all your comments about his heart attack. This is a miracle and it’s a privilege to see it.

[@justjack0715]

Simply the best there ever was and will ever be. I had the pleasure of seeing him live 3 times in the 70's. His speed, control and agility has never been matched to this day. There's a bevy of close seconds but none compare to this man. Oh, he's probably in his late 50's here and wearing a suit and tie to boot. 😳

[@shiva1742]

I am old enough and lucky enough that he came to my city in the mid 70s and performed this very piece. Yes, he is the king in my opinion.

[@user-tb5pi9jk6k]

There's a lot of really great rock drummers but I don't think there was anybody ever better than buddy rich.

[@hesh8367]

“I’m Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle” Beastie Boys. Sabotage. The man was the goat.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Hehe, one of those times I get to thoroughly enjoy a reaction and your comments after as a musician and fully love it. And I've always liked the reactions and commented but this is one of those that's right up your alley and you ramp up the musician relation to it, which is the way I listen to and identify with anything everything all the time. That was really fun. I think I caught him switching out of trad grip a few times, but mostly he stayed there, but man he's just mind-blowing. So many drummers idolize him.

[@user-he6nj1zv9f]

And that old dude was playing in a tuxedo, a goat . He was my dads favorite drummer and it is easy to see why.

[@Magaeatsboogers]

He was one of my Favorite Students, so glad he made it.

[@hampyonce]

I used to love seeing Buddy Rich on late night TV.

[@mikewest6569]

Keep in mind later in life he had severe heart issues and a brain tumor, but still played.

[@tomevans7567]

In my opinion Buddy Rich was and always will be the GOAT. Period, end of discussion.

[@snivelinj7612]

Even as a man in his 60's and 70's, he was still better than any contemporary drummers. He was a total master----the best in history.

[@davidhadley1870]

Saw him live 2 times. Worlds best.

[@billc.5861]

THE GOAT Nobody’s better, your favorite drummers favorite drummer.

[@grahamkey8496]

Or he could be your favorite drummer's favorite drummer's favorite drummer!

[@billc.5861]

@ grahamkey8496. Hahaha ! I actually know my favorite drummer And his favorite drummer is Buddy Rich.

[@charleswagner2984]

Since Buddy passed away, Neil Peart was the GOAT. Now that Neil has passed, who would you say is the living best drummer in the world?

[@billc.5861]

@charleswagner2984 That’s a really good question, my first thoughts are Billy Cobham , Steve Gadd , Vinnie Colaiuta , Steward Copland , Mike Portnoy , Jeff Campitelli Honestly I’m not real familiar with a lot of the young new drummers coming up and there’s probably some spectacular ones that I just don’t know about but really good question to ask. Thanks.

[@BernardHodgson]

Just followed your reactions to Glen Miller, Joni Mitchell and Buddy Rich in a row and absolutely loved the diversity and musicality.

[@benhill8454]

Amazing!!!! Fantastic drummer. Another great drummer back in the day was Gene Krupa. My dad, Gerald "Jerry" Harrison, (monster jazz player), was the pianist with the Gene Krupa Trio... Late '50s.

[@ajn465]

Buddy Rich Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival

[@randyteta9170]

My father’s favorite drummer, he turned me on to buddy, would watch Buddy on the tonight show with Johnny Carson

[@kathybwell]

DAMN! Best cymbal solo ever!!🔥

[@louisevad6091]

When you are gifted and you work at it and love it, you get this❤

[@waynemoon5359]

You should read his Biography called Traps the Boy Wonder written by his close friend jazz vocalist Mel Torme. In it Mel tells the story of Buddy's life. Buddy parents were vaudeville performers and took Buddy on the road with them. When Buddy was eighteen months old he was sitting on the stage while his parents were rehearsing. The drummer in the band gave Buddy a pair of sticks to amuse himself and Buddy tapped in time with the band. They decided to make him part of the act. Decades later in the 1950's Buddy was interviewed by Modern Drummer magazine and was asked how often he practiced. He answered "Practice? What for? If I've something in my head and I can't get it in 20 minutes, what difference is 3 hours or 3 days gonna make?' They say he never played any song exactly the same way twice. In the 70's he was asked if there were any young, up and coming drummers he liked and he said "Yeah I like that kid from Chicago. Danny what's his name" That was Danny Seraphine he was talking about. If you want a stellar example of Danny's work listen to "Make Me Smile" on Chicago's debut album. When it comes to drumming, next to Buddy, lets face it, we're all playing waffle ball.

[@jowsmith1904]

seraphine is a monster drummer, for many years my #1 fav...saw hmim live on point he was.

[@JB-Deadskins]

That was awesome!

[@richardturk7162]

I saw him live with a jazz band back in the late 60s and he tore it up . Best drummer I have seen ever. Its good you go back and look at the legends and maybe you will learn something from them. Staying with contemporaries or one genre will stifle your growth musically. My son in law did drum line too and is an excellent drummer. He has done heavy rock Zydeco jazz and other genres.

[@jameslapham3274]

What a great performance! I think he may have been working with a ring on his finger in some of the high hat work. Incredible!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Nobody does one hand rolls like Buddy...Buddy's work with big bands is his greatest works.

[@markmeisels1737]

your need to watch him with his band live performing "West Side Story."

[@robertpearson8798]

That was pretty astounding.

[@patrickwilder6492]

Karen Carpenter has a nice solo video also. Not comparing the two ; just another superb talent. One of the best Drummer/ vocalists to ever perform. Cheers !!

[@devildart]

Some traditional jazz drummers to check are obviously Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa and Max Roach to start. For more modern jazz fusion drummers check out Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon and Steve Gadd. Shout out to Marco Minneman in The Aristocrats for something from this millennia. Check out The Aristocrats live at Frankfort. Cheers.

[@Ibanezed210]

Growing up as a child drummer I wanted two things. Have a Ludwig trap set and play them like Buddy Rich. When Buddy performed on the Johnny Carson Show I always made sure to ask my parents for permission to stay up past my bedtime so I could see my idol.

[@kavimontanaro7976]

I saw him right around this time, and I remember this number - medley of songs from West Side Story. My band director took the whole jazz band to see them. It was an amazing experience. And he hit so HARD.

[@kevinpennick3604]

Saw buddy Nottingham 1971 absolute legend...

[@Rob-oy2hr]

Watch the Buddy Rich tribute concert but especially in the end you have 3 absolutely incredible drummers going at one time.Vinnie Calluata, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, you will be blown away!

[@tpatrick44]

Great to see you show this video…being a Drummer yourself. I got to see him when I was young…he was an interesting cat for sure!

[@richardrowe1538]

On the Verve label in the 1950s there is a recording of a drum battle between Rich and Krupa

[@KenWesaw-up5wf]

I needed a breather just watching him

[@garyfletcher844]

He was so great he made the high hat high LOL!

[@hugolafhugolaf]

All drummers today try to emulate drummers who've had a lot to learn from this. Yet so many years later, Buddy is still lightning fast and highly regarded.

[@Lcash218]

Buddy Rich had his own band. It was a big band type. I grew up listening to him and Gene Krupa who is also an excellent drummer.

[@ForgeAheadwithMike]

This was who Neil Peart looked up to. The master.

[@ronmulla325]

Holy shite! I think all the modern day drummers need to up their game!