Tonight Show 11/29/1972 Buddy Rich

[@ChristianMcBrideTV]

Wonderful to hear Buddy acknowledge the late, great Grady Tate. 6:03

[@arame29]

When did Grady leave us?

[@ChristianMcBrideTV]

@@arame29 October 2017.

[@steveweiss2081]

I sit here with my mouth hanging open every time I watch Buddy Rich. This is a special treat, though. Out of this world drumming, comedy, and a subtle lesson on how a drummer plays with a band when not soloing. Buddy knew when to lay back and just be “the drummer in the band”. He listens to the rest of the band and adds only what’s needed to complement the music. There was a lot more to Buddy Rich than his solos...he was a complete drummer.

[@erzug]

This is great. An absolute riot. Thanks.

[@bobbysands6923]

This is very rare. What a great find. It is amazing to see the old NYC set. I don't remember it as a kid. My God, it looked terrible. But the clip is great and thanks for the upload.

[@Rob_Kates]

The Burbank studio was much nicer and about twice the seating capacity.

[@wmbrown6]

The New York Buddy Rich clip best-known - on which he demonstrated his karate skills - was from May 10, 1973, within Carson's second and last three-week "road trip" to his old grounds. So Rich was on the show for both "last stands" in NYC.

[@drse2]

I've seen a zillion clips of BR, but that is new to me !

[@Elvisrivers1]

The best!!

[@Elvisrivers1]

Funny stuff

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Carson from New York, wow so long ago. Good old Ed and the "LIVE" Alpo commercials. REAL TV

[@PatriotSteve]

These old clips are pure GOLD!

[@Rob_Kates]

Thanks so much for the Buddy/Johnny clips. These are priceless.

[@andyweis5194]

This is great. Love to hear the uncensored version. LOL

[@tripjet999]

Not at 15:29, though.

[@Joe_1sr9]

I saw Buddy at Ronnies Scott's in the eighties which was rather special. Truly mesmerising🎉

[@roybeckerman9253]

Not just the greatest drummer ever..but a great comedian. 😃

[@raymondmanaloto6108]

I'm supposed to say that😄

[@eddyvideostar]

Roy: Carl Palmer is better than Rich.

[@eddyvideostar]

@Drummer J.L.H. I appreciate their camaraderie. Still, though, CP is better.

[@m42037]

Roy do you even play? I do and I've never seen a guy that beats Buddy

[@roybeckerman7843]

@@m42037 That’s what I said, if you read my comment.. Buddy is the best ever, in my opinion..

[@superacesnare]

Great stuff thanks for uploading

[@RjBenjamin353]

Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer in the world if not the Universe. I know that, cuz he told me so.

[@stevesmith9221]

He was cocky, but in joking way. He knew he was the best there was.

[@jacobryans7000]

Chad smith is better

[@RjBenjamin353]

@@jacobryans7000 😂😂😂That is really hilarious!

[@joesantamaria5874]

@@jacobryans7000bad bad trolling. Try again.

[@DeniseKelley-xw9tz]

Buddy was a bit of a jerk

[@ethangrossnickle7055]

"the humble Buddy Rich" 😂😂

[@thegreenbird795]

LOL ABOUT AS HUMBLE AS A PRO WRESTLER....

[@326vince]

These performances take me back. I sat up as a kid hoping Buddy would be on. I rememberNY. And the show being 90 minutes. All the guests would stay on the couch then. Yes. I loved those times as a kid!

[@georgebuck2269]

Yes sir, you are correct. "For its first decade, Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show was based at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, with some episodes recorded at NBC Studios in Burbank, California; on May 1, 1972, the show moved to Burbank as its main venue and remained there exclusively after May 1972 until Carson's retirement." Johnny Carsons career was 1962 to 1992.

[@seekingwisdom8]

That’s confusing! The date of the performance show’s November 1972, but you say as of May 1, 1972, the tonight show was exclusively in Burbank. It’s obvious this isn’t in Burbank, I had the opportunity to attend a taping of the Tonight Show in June, 1974 in Burbank and there was no audience behind the band. I did see Buddy in a lounge in Des Moines Iowa in the late 70s, but I don’t remember the year. I has a table about 15 from his drums. Thanks for posting.

[@georgebuck2269]

@@seekingwisdom8 Buddy was a jujitsu traing instructor during WW2. He definitly had fast hands. I'm only a guitar player.

[@jamesofalo6247]

Great drummer YES, Arrogant drummer YES.

[@RalphOnofrio]

I never saw this clip....I have dozens.....Thanx for posting this....

[@stevesmith9221]

I went to the tonight show once in late 70's when Buddy was a guest.

[@Prosperr85]

How old were you?

[@stevesmith9221]

@@Prosperr85 I was 20. I found the show we saw. It was 4-13-76. Angie Dickinson was a guest and the video showed her briefly after Buddy's solo.

[@BadRonald1]

Wow! hey my Birthday.... I just turned 8 yrs old. I didn't watch Johnny back then, I was most likely upstairs listening to Elton John or CSN&Y playing my pillows of drums with chop sticks in my hand hoping that someday my parents buy me a drum set.

[@imilliemedina666]

When Buddy Rich went to have his hair done, he didn't have to wait in line. He just dropped it off and picked it up later.

[@DYNODRUM]

Alpo ,liva snaps , Pier one [my 1st job] Where else can We Honor the Banter, Musical Skill , Supreme Musicianship, during the Time Being of Buddy. Thanks....

[@kiddmarlowe1534]

RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL.... Watching this reminds me I need to get back to practicing A LOT! Love you Buddy! Great sense of humor. Hilarious.

[@arame29]

Did Ed Macmahon say "shit" during the Alpo commercial?

[@genez429]

Am I hearing things? Listen close to the Alpo dog food commercial..... Ed McMahon uses the 's_it' word? Starting at 1:47! lol!

[@joemorrow8411]

Genez yep he did good call👍👍🇺🇸

[@drumsbymark]

Wow! At first I thought it was going to be subtle and maybe something that could've been mistaken… Nope! He dropped it loud and clear!

[@josephmarshall6599]

Indeed. And I love how politely you referenced the "s-word." ;)

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Amazing

[@mrspock9514]

what's this politely correct shit ? yes..He said SHIT !!! YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT ??!!

[@masterworks71]

Always an amazing friendship on display.

[@hardlines4]

Miss ya Johnny, Unfortunately we are now stuck with pure trash of so called late Nite Shows!!!

[@thecrippledrummer]

You know it’s bad when you actually miss Jay Leno😬

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@thecrippledrummer I will never miss that idiot and his stupid cars.

[@ejames6431]

I will not even watch Jimmy Kimmel. He is horrible.

[@Muahaha651]

@@ejames6431 Conan was the only person I loved watching and he’s gone too

[@Acemechanicalservices]

You probably never dreamed when you wrote this comment that late night shows would be producing musical numbers advertising untested, experimental and harmful mRNA “therapy” which was forced on American citizens.

[@loucontino4804]

I was 12 years old when this aired and I must have slept past 11:30pm cause I never saw this. I didn’t miss many Buddy segments in the 70’s with him on Mike Douglas, Merv or The Tonight Show, but this one I did. It wasn’t one of his better appearances.

[@judithfabian2473]

Lou Contino...jet-lag was mentioned after the first commercial...he was probably exhausted.

[@dylangatenby9928]

This show was filmed in studio 6B, where The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon is filmed now days. Excellent clip of Buddy, Johnny and Ed. I believe Skitch Henderson was the original bandleader for Johnny's show back in New York. Although I do see Doc sitting in with the band.

[@tripjet999]

Videotaped, not filmed.

[@75midge]

Doc had replaced Skitch by this time. I think this is after they'd officially moved to LA but would come back to NY on a couple occasions in '72.

[@danielgolus4600]

@@75midge Yes. The TS moved to Burbank in May 1972 but still did many shows back in NYC, like this one from Nov 1972. Starting in May 1973, however, the TS was would rarely be done outside Burbank.

[@wmbrown6]

@@danielgolus4600 - After moving to Burbank, two NYC road trips - Nov 1972 and May 1973. After that, never budged from Burbank in the remaining years Johnny was at the helm.

[@Rob_Kates]

A rare clip from the New York studio!

[@snakewhitcher4189]

I'm pretty sure Ed said "Shit, look a that." When he gave that dog the bowl.

[@LeeKav]

I was checking the comments to see if anybody else heard that.

[@zenphony]

@@LeeKavsame :)

[@brianchisnell1548]

I heard it.. the censors didn't

[@starsong8665]

Yup he sure did lol

[@snakewhitcher4189]

On the first take he said " Look at that fuckin' dog eating that slop. Jesus Christ is she ever going at it. Slow down there Shit for Brains. Save some for later ya dumb bitch.".

[@roybeckerman7843]

Where are today’s funny , brilliant drummers on TONIGHT SHOWS. That’s right….there’s none. 🥺

[@danielgolus4600]

8:34 - Johnny exclaims "One for the host!" after he jabs Rich. In January 1979, Rich gets him back. "That's one for the drummer!" Johnny will say.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Remember those 70s clothes 😬 Still the greatest drummer ever. The younger generation will have different opinions...even though they are wrong. 😊

[@joemorrow8411]

Roy Beckerman Roy you would be surprised,,,I'm around young musicians and they tell me things I have forgotten,,,it kinda puts a smile on your👍👍🍺🍺🇺🇸

[@nthdegree1269]

He certainly the most naturally gifted drummer of all time. No practice and the ability to know a piece of music after one hearing. To me that alone is incredible

[@robpelick7460]

Somewhere I read Bobby Shew describe Buddy listening to the band play a chart, then sitting down and playing it, in Bobby's words: "Like he wrote it." Incredible.

[@Fl_Broccodile]

I'm a 15 year old drummer and by golly do I love Mr. Rich! I grow to play like him and all the legends like gene Krupa and Joe Morello. There are still some people who know who the true legends are!

[@alartandy]

Went to a Tonight Show in Rockefeller Center in 1968 and remember the "studio" being about as big as a shoebox. Too bad that few Tonight Show episodes from 1962 to 1972 survived.

[@arame29]

One of the last new york tonight show appearances

[@wmbrown6]

This was from Carson's next-to-last "road trip" to New York; his very last from 6B were from May 7-25, 1973 (Buddy appeared on the May 10 show).

[@geoffnelson4777]

29 Nov '72...on 29 Nov '71, the band was in Paris.

[@jenko701]

Grady Tate , great drummer as well Rest In Peace.

[@Johnnycdrums]

When asked if he could read, he should have taken the line from the tune, "The Lip", by Louis Prima and Keely Smith; "I read a little bit, but not enough to hurt me none".

[@danielgolus4600]

I remember seeing this in my college dorm when it originally aired. I also recall he wasn't all that sharp that night. An "off night" for him. Seeing this now 47 years later - yeah, he sucked that night. My memory was correct. Of course a Buddy Rich "off night" is better than most drummer's good nights.

[@arame29]

agreed. and the drums sounded terrible

[@tolvarr]

Buddy wasn't being serious. Quite obvious.

[@peacefulbliss1]

@@arame29 Yea I thought so too.

[@peacefulbliss1]

I had this feeling too upon watching this, and that's the only time I've ever said that about Buddy. Yes still better than most drummer's good nights, but Buddy was screwing around too much I thought.

[@junglismonk4256]

@@arame29 Yes they sounded bloody aweful! Maybe thats why he is just prankin the entire time.

[@vistarecords4930]

OK, this is one of the few times where Buddy isn't taking his playing totally seriously. He's goofing around, and at the end of his solo he's INTENTIONALLY playing badly to be funny (looks like he's trying to get a reaction from Doc). It's one of the few moments in history where I can honestly say I could play better than a two bar stretch of Buddy Rich's drumming. Hell, it may be the ONLY moment where I could say I can play better than two bars of Buddy's drumming! 🤣 Buddy was not only the greatest drummer in the world, he may also have been the biggest smartass in the world! 😂

[@RoryVanucchi]

Great stuff. Legend

[@christanner3761]

Hey, Ed said "Shit look at that" to the dog in the ALPO commercial. Anybody else catch that?

[@onazram1]

Love Buddy, but by this time the Mahavishnu Orchestra had made the scene and Billy Cobham reigned supreme drummer...

[@Jerharris90]

“Shit, look at that! Beautiful pal!”

[@DrummerJoon09]

I made a video imitating his final solo lol. Its on my channel! Still these clips are golden man.

[@bromasi]

Johnny and Buddy💕💕💕💕💕

[@alanmorris7669]

Liv-a Snaps for dogs. Now they're called Variety Snaps. I really do miss the 1970s. Know what I mean? (2:46)

[@jerry-skids]

A year later than this comment, now it's a Lib snaps. Goes off on a Republican. ;) lol

[@drytool]

Buddy Rich crushed Mel Torme's drumming career, but I'm glad, because Mel turned out to be an even better singer.

[@definitedoll]

Poor buddy had a dollar 98 drum kit to deal with. He did the best he could with it he's still a genius no matter what....

[@harpoon_bakery162]

it was bad yes, but his performance was not rehearsed or cogniscent.

[@coastrider9673]

Buddy with a sense of humor!

[@TheBim1987]

Whatever Buddy was on, I want some.Maybe he had a "Jazz Woodbine", LOL!I wonder what he said that was Bleeped?

[@alhudson]

He liked his 'boo', for sure . . .. . .

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Or whatever "was on Buddy" like a massive silly looking toupee

[@hooverloved]

This is good cause Rich was outstanding

[@AlexVanHalen_tribute]

🐶Beautiful Pal😂 Semper Fi, Ed!

[@drumbo62]

Did Ed swear during the Alpo commercial at 1:47? lol Not really one of Buddy's best but still entertaining.

[@brianchisnell1548]

Holy cow he did say s...t. must be the Bourbon

[@coltranestephens9268]

Yes. YOU caught him dropping the four letter S-word. "Shit, look at that!" and proceeds to give dog his Alpo.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Correct, he swore a lot when he and johnny would go out drinking, it was like he was sitting around with Johnny at a local bar ripping into everyone

[@dabneyoffermein595]

55 year old Buddy Rich, he was really young. I thought he was older here.,,, like 65

[@wmbrown6]

The 'Liv-a-Snaps' ad seen after Ed's Alpo read, was seen for many years. The New York commercial TV stations (both network and indie) ran them almost forever.

[@syoliver1982]

Millennials...take a good look. This is what Men look like. Sorry they are all gone. Not any on TV in a long while.

[@770WT]

Oh stop crying about the present .

[@kbZEROpxn]

Mr. Humble!

[@JMRSplatt]

What tune is that at 13:05 ? Straight no chaser? holy smokes if so.

[@dantheman3825]

At the end he reads the title as bop-in or sum 16:30

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

That show business joke at the beginning is underrated

[@simonjacobs1376]

Funny how they started talking about UFO's at 7:15. I wonder what Galaxy Buddy was from?

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Definitely from another galaxy. No human can play like Buddy.

[@chasefreak]

This is STILL in NYC-must be 11-29-71, they didn't move the TS to L.A. until early '72

[@thecrippledrummer]

JJ Martin it didn’t move to Burbank full time until May of ‘73.

[@chasefreak]

ah...that explains it

[@krazeykriss]

No. They moved to Burbank starting May 1, 1972, and returned to New York for the last three weeks of November '72. The last Carson shows from New York were in a visit in May 1973.

[@wmbrown6]

@@krazeykriss - It was from that last group of NYC shows in '73 that one of Buddy's most famous moments - demonstrating his karate skills to Johnny - had originated.

[@rickrick5041]

You don’t want the interview to end

[@krisscanlon4051]

Wow this is early for KZbin...

[@bholaoates1542]

Watching Johnny Carson's introduction of Buddy Rich at 0:06 made me wonder if Buddy took umbrage at Johnny's quip about Buddy's family locking him in a trunk when he was not even two years old. Buddy seemed a little surly here, and that could possibly be the reason. Buddy's relationship with his parents was strained, at best, and such a quip can sting one's emotions, hitting too close to home. Fortunately, both men had a mutual respect for each other that was obvious, in addition to being real pros with thick skins. Such a quip might be considered out of line nowadays in an effort to avoid hurting the guest's feelings.

[@Will_DiGiorgio]

You have to watch all of Buddy's Tonight Show appearances, it's a running thing between him and Johnny.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

you are correct!

[@judithfabian2473]

Biola Oats...after the commercial break he (or Johnny) mentioned he was jet-lagged...he'd been in England.

[@arame29]

Shaughnessy was the drummer from 1963 forward. Must have had prior engagement

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Maybe he didn't travel to New York.

[@TheMatthew5252]

Was Shaunessy on the Carson band at that time?

[@sundevilification]

at 1049 Ed does a commercial and You Tube does one too. what a greedy, stupid world.

[@lakemichigan6598]

Those young kids sitting behind Buddy Rich's drumming? In their mid 60's now.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Older

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Strangest clip I've seen. Never get entertainment like this again.

[@rphillip1086]

1:54 Ed McMahon says "Shit, look at that."

[@erzug]

The way Buddy played in some of this video, most drummers would have been able to emulate. lol

[@sandy3482]

Johnny played the drums and he is in ooh of Buddy

[@drummer78]

Did Ed say “shit” in his Alpo commercial?

[@jeffhoffmann4234]

Amazing drummer... arrogant

[@paultjader8699]

The Maestro

[@escaped1534]

Johnny was pretty damn good on the drums too...

[@jerry-skids]

And at the very end, Johnny's forced fart is even bleeped! lol.

[@dogbarbill]

So weird to see people smoking on the show.

[@jimvild8357]

Grady Tate playing drums in the Tonight Show Band. It had to be in 1971;NY City setup & Tate never made the move to LA. Tate, a skilled drummer was also a fine vocalist. I understand Bob Rosengarden was the original TNS drummer but Carson didn't like him because he wouldn't synchronize his drum roll with the Johnny's going through the motion golf swing. Perhaps just a rumor.

[@HadEnough745]

Why would a drummer not accommodate the show host? Sounds like a rumor..

[@jimvild8357]

You're probably right - a musician's rumor. But I've been in this business for over 50 years& I've seen petty stuff like this happen over & over again. Perhaps there was a personality conflict & according to Ed Shaughnessy, the producers of the TNS wsnted him in that drum chair. Carson had a big ego along with about 90% of the musicians out there. Who.really knows why Rose garden got bounced except he stopped playing the show.

[@DYNODRUM]

@@jimvild8357 Big Monee

[@bholaoates1542]

@@jimvild8357 He went on to become the drummer (and bandleader) for The Dick Cavett Show shortly after.

[@magn8195]

Is that Grady Tate at 12:27?

[@jeantetreault132]

Buddy Rich was a master and a genuis on drums, but he always seemed kind of embarrassed about admitting that he couldn't read music.

[@coastrider9673]

Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer of all time. Any real drummer knows that.

[@zivkovicable]

No they don't.

[@marc2397]

Ed was great as well.

[@tfronauer]

This appearance is referenced in an episode of MST3K

[@harpman1876]

Bad idea to put a phase shifter or flanger on Buddy's cymbals.

[@leftystevenson2436]

The wigs on this guy

[@sherpFPS]

The ankh necklace checkered pants and fake hair 😭

[@Reespeck4all]

What seems like sarcasm, is really humor. His "ego' is really hiding his insecurities. Being told , trillions of times, you're the "Greatest Drummer in the World," cause you to feel embarrassed, but he says it's a humbling experience but doesn't want people to think he doesn't appreciate their kind words, but answers with a little humor to take the accolades away from him! Every drummer would take a 1/4 of his talent and still be considered great.

[@Cpayne30]

Over-use of noise reduction has killed the sound of the performance here.

[@MartinDee2000]

He sure loved soloing on the snare drum. About 85% of that solo was on the snare. Today's drummers aren't that interested in rudiments.

[@waynebritton1436]

I am a fan of Buddy but this was probably the least impressive displays of his talent. He was clowning a lot and that may have played a part but if this was the only clip of Buddy I had ever seen I would not consider him a great drummer from it. Luckily I know better.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

First time I’ve seen this one, and I’ve seen a lot of his videos. That has to be absolutely the worst rug Buddy ever wore.

[@geoffnelson4777]

A train wreck. Sevrinsen did this more than once with Rich. This isn’t funny, it’s pathetic. If the producers wanted to, they could have hired Charlie Callas. Did they ask Rich to come on and sit-in or did they say “We’d like you to come on and participate in a skit?”

[@dabneyoffermein595]

He declared bankruptcy in 1968, the same year he was fined $2,500 in federal court for failing to report income in 1961. His house and furnishings was sold by the Internal Revenue Service in 1970 to pay back taxes

[@rick3747]

So.

[@AzlanValentine]

Don’t try to diss god shush

[@grolandstack8321]

Hmm.... Big IRS fan, are ya'?

[@muziklvr7776]

He was known for being a spender and not paying his band on time, sometimes not at all. Then showing up in a brand new top of the line Mercedes Benz days later.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@muziklvr7776 Can you further explain where this information came from. He doesn't strike me as the cheap type, especially not paying his band, that's weird. He's definitely a smart-A$$. he even called himself a genius.

[@drytool]

One dude who wasn't being hyperbolic in stating he was a genius.

[@CampDavid54]

Rich and the jachass grin

[@afterburner2869]

The arrogance and douche baggery that emanates from Buddy Rich is second to none.

[@dailyflash]

Buddy Rich was a tremendous a-hole, but he was also very likely the best drummer of all time.

[@박시현-w8h3x]

12:47

[@josmotherman591]

I miss a sane World, where humor was actually funny, and if you wanted to smoke, you smoked. Before Psychopath's became the de facto rulers in entertainment.