Leon Redbone Performing Medly Of Songs On Austin City Limits

[@UnkyNik]

He died on the same day as my much loved guitar teacher, Mose Scarlett. Not many folks know that they were pals and shared a pad in Peterborough in the 60's. I loved them both and will miss them 'till the day I die.

[@johnderby8921]

Where was this Peterborough? Grew up in the NH one.

[@curtzeek8818]

@@johnderby8921 Leon was living in Canada in 1965, While living in Canada in the late 1960s, he began performing in public at Toronto area nightclubs and folk music festivals.

[@geraldking4080]

Leon Redbone exists so far beyond the space-time continuum!

[@gamete4375]

Always has!

[@bradysmith3400]

2022 mofos! Lovin it

[@biglouis4201]

I saw Leon at McGill University in Montreal around the early '70s. I thought I remembered him dressed in a white suit with a hat and here he is dressed just like that in this video. I guess my memory is alright after all. He came out solo with his guitar and sat on a chair with a small table beside him. On the table was a glass of something and a flashlight. I didn't have to wait long to find out the reason for the flashlight. Some one in the audience coughed and he stopped and turned on the flashlight and shone it into the audience looking for the cougher. After that, you could have heard a pin drop. It was a very quiet bunch after that except for the applause. It was a terrific show.

[@bigscofan]

Brilliant!

[@michaelhurd4362]

Leon is that guy who roles through town with a guitar, a mule and $25, looking for tales to tell, cigars to smoke, and liqour to drink. What a mysterious drifter. He can sure shred that acoustic as well

[@phyl1283]

There will never be another.

[@5critters]

I became a Leon fan in the fall of 1976, sophomore year at UNC-Chapel Hill. A guy across the hall in the dorm had a copy of "On the Track," and I was hooked -- though I was the kind of guy who normally listened to stuff like Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Little Feat. "My Walking Stick" and "Lazy Bones" were my favorites, and still are. A few years later "Walking Stick" took on a whole new meaning when my grandmother's arthritis got bad enough to where she started walking with a cane. My sister and I would sing the song to her (attempt it anyway), and she'd laugh, especially when we got to the part about clicking on Lover's Lane. These days I'm living in Grandma's house, out here on the farm. She's long gone, but I still have her walking stick. Must have it, 'cause it may rain!

[@nicklees1162]

I found Leon a couple of years later than you with Champagne Charlie. I've been a huge fan ever since. I'm from the UK and almost got to see him in the US IN 2015. What a shame!

[@theenlightenedhypocrite5328]

I got the first season of Saturday night live, I think he was the second musical guest ever, I was hooked immediately!

[@richardliebes4874]

Saw him in Nashville in a little club in '83 or '84 I believe. Sat right in the crowded front row. Like it was a private intimate concert. He was the essence of total cool. Takes you to a place long gone. A true Original.

[@LisaMitchellGD]

Wow this is so cool and so trippy. The black and white scene was amazing and felt like being in a speak easy somewhere back in time. Leon is so loved and missed

[@paullambert4445]

I’m a guitar player myself and his style and presentation is amazing. 🔪🎸☮️

[@jenn976]

Walking Cane is definitely Django Reinhardt style.

[@9000ftElev]

Such a GREAT performer! Just a good time happy music man that carried all of us along with him. Thank you so much Mr. Redbone!

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Every time I hear Leon Redbone I think of my mom. She just loved him.

[@markwolfshohl6562]

Thank God he lived to be 142😎

[@haroldosmer9803]

I had heard Leon somebody playing too loud from the neighbor's house in the wayback days and wound up spending my hard earned dollars on a Leon Redbone album. I was both wrong and right. The Leon I had heard and meant to buy was Leon Russel (Back to the Island). Fabulous talent and great music. With Leon Redbone, I found a lifestyle. We all win.

[@hinthegroove9740]

It’s a good day to be alive.

[@johnbockkom9361]

Ain’t nobody can mumble like you Leon! Sing me another song.

[@bg0252]

What a world to have such a brilliant talent among us music lovers! Rest in Peace Leon.

[@donnamaynard5301]

I will ALWAYS talk about him! I love his music, his persona, his whole entertainment legacy!

[@soyboystan5858]

Met Leon backstage at a show way back in 1926. Interesting guy.

[@theenlightenedhypocrite5328]

🤥

[@michaelfred8848]

He was born in 49

[@danmisener7875]

Had the privilege of seeing him preform towards the end of his career at the Winchester in Lakewood, OH. Was probable 2012/13. Maybe 20 or 30 people there, all sitting on metal folding chairs. Still a great performance!

[@adamblackman6660]

Me too! I had no idea who he was and a friend made me promise to go. ( he couldn’t go) From a chair, next to a night lamp, with a glass of whiskey, Redbone won my heart forever.

[@radiorewind]

Saw him at the arts festival in Columbus, and later the Newport music hall.

[@James523001]

Yes, one of the best. Always interesting, always entertaining, always excellent.

[@klinej54]

The man had serious chops!

[@GereDJ2]

He was one of a kind.

[@timhalley6987]

Absolute genius. RIP Leon.

[@youknow5569]

He lived in New Hope PA. In 1978 he purchased an Oldsmobile from his friend, a sales associate At our dealership. He was genuinely a nice person and down to earth. Sometimes he would play at local bars in the 1990's-2000's.

[@rockmassa4151]

Their Will Never Be Another 💕

[@charlesschrader2988]

The ONE and only.

[@tedingram516]

Leon Redbone and Tom Waits together would have been awesome. 🤔👍👍✌

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

True.

[@sirkrutchbluesman3009]

I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY 👍👍✌😎

[@dscotthoward7467]

I saw them together in Seattle one night in the late 70's. Tom opened the night for Leon. Very fun evening.

[@DaPvZBro]

We love and miss you Mr. Gobalian.

[@deskgamesix]

Vaya con Dios, Leon. Thank you for the years of entertainment and I look forward to seeing you across the delta.

[@marSLaZZ66]

RIP Mr. Redbone!

[@timothyturner3396]

About 7:25 he says Gimme that thing that you're sitting on. Love Leon. Saw him back in the 80s at the Wax Museum in DC

[@melissamessmer6544]

Clarinet was on point

[@thereverendbillyg]

Got hooked on LR when he came on SNL back in the 70s, the performance where it was just him beneath a single light. That really got my attention, at the time I was listening to Boston, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, etc. Can't find that segment on KZbin. Got to see him in person one time when he made a stop in Baton Rouge in the late 90s.

[@garywright5556]

Uesd to love catching him on SNL.

[@sallocascio8321]

Saw him twice in Louisville over the years...what a treat....

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

LEGEND.

[@67065682]

....Leon was out of this World ! ....:)......incredible talent........

[@chrisglemser4447]

A true legend

[@liammcooper]

great tuba and clarinet playing as well

[@markusbehrens2819]

...immer wenn ich Lein höre,nehme ich mir vor,mir einen Schnauzer stehen zu lassen,einen Panamahut zu kaufen und mir einen Spatzierstock zuzulegen...Leon Redbone - du uralte Seele😪❤❤❤

[@martasanimill3177]

Gonna miss ya Leon. Good ole fella!

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

A dark day has come as our beloved Leon has left this world.

[@martasanimill3177]

I still have a cassette from the late 60's. Found it again just the other day.

[@curtzeek8818]

@@martasanimill3177 I still have his first 2 original albums I bought back then.

[@scottnewhouse6668]

One of the best

[@rickleighton4907]

That walking stick must of helped him out in some way. He's probably thinking about it now. somewhere up there. In the sky of music. What a performance. bless ya. and your mule.

[@billjenkins5693]

EXCELLENT

[@jacquelinejeenmetelica2506]

I love Leon. Melancholy like me.

[@a.vestige]

RIP 💔

[@pwea1anda294]

... Wonderfull performer and musician from Toronto Ontario Canada. best ever .. totally out there and so very cool eh .

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

Indeed, his parents moved the family to Toronto in 1965.

[@CharCanuck14]

We often saw him perform at Toronto's Mariposa Folk Festival in the 70's and a friend of mine toured the States with Leon around '77-ish. Leon was unique, mysterious & a fabulous musician!

[@brendanoleary8854]

I was in Austin in November and December 1978. Thanks to friends at UT, I got into some ACL shows for free. The 3 shows I saw were Tom Waits, Leon Redbone and Hoyt Axton . All excellent, and we in the audience were very close to the performers. So I'm guessing this is 1978, although I don't remember a clarinet. I don't "not remember" it either. A lot of things I don't remember about that time!

[@karlfisher1864]

It's probably the one and only Bobbie Gordon. Leon loved him. Karl

[@jwebbw]

Your timeline sounds about right, I saw Leon open up for Tom at Rick's Cafe in Aspen, Colo., small venue, once in a lifetime show !!

[@dbwindhorst1]

R.I.P. :>(

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

I heard him for the first time a few days ago on an SNL rerun! Fantastic!!!

[@marilyncooper7208]

Just loved him ❤️🥰

[@robertmeadows2432]

JUST WATCHED LEON PERFORM........"FROSTY THE SNOW MAN' R.I. P.

[@jfmax2000]

This was a Great Production !!! R.I.P. Leon

[@nomadnametab]

bon voyage, leon. hope to catch you on your next time by this way.

[@finnmccool684]

This dude was born too early...or too late...or maybe at just the right time.

[@MobiusBandwidth]

he was a time-traveller, it's obvious.

[@susansullivan7816]

Perhaps neither of both

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

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[@karlfisher1864]

Hey, there's Leon playing the guitar and his brother Leon cleaning up at cards! How about that! Karl

[@benntura]

Would've liked to hear him do a cover "Come and Get Your Love."

[@sandraleepitts]

I love %Leon Redbone

[@SarahOstrin1]

Go Leon!

[@PrincessofErised]

When you ugly like me, you just naturally got to be good.....

[@Justini0]

After all these years, I think I finally found Terry Taylor's inspiration for his NeverhoOd and Skullmonkeys style of music... It was this guy! :D Great stuff!

[@taocpa]

R.I.P. Leon. 😢

[@foff4446]

Perfect

[@davidcox7578]

lovng Leon's sound, check out Greg.Sherman singing with Tuba Skinney!

[@michaelthompson7570]

great memories,,thanks

[@MSYNGWIE12]

THE INIMITABLE LEON REDBONE!!!

[@vinando9568]

We miss you!

[@perihelion7798]

One of a kind. Always looked like he was wearing a classic Groucho disguise.

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

That's just how he looked.

[@patriotpizzaman]

In Through The Out Door!

[@sharit7970]

such great style...he was born 100 years too late!

[@AmraphelofShinar]

Now we know where Pokey LaFarge got his style.

[@beverlyaiglai7052]

Don't know 'im.

[@pestpro6606]

Makes me think of on the banks of the Euphrates with my brother

[@rickyellis6452]

Leon Redbone. .

[@karlfisher1864]

When was this recorded? My dad always loved Leon! I had a big girl about five foot ten, You mess with me she will break your nose! k

[@daclyde]

His only appearance was Season 4, episode 9, from 1979.

[@karlfisher1864]

That clarinet player is pretty cool! I wonder who he is?

[@hawkman4828]

Check out "tuba skinny" band and the song coquette, they have a great clarinet player, I think you'll like it

[@banjoharem]

Bobby Gordon

[@karlfish1358]

@@banjoharem Cool, thanks.Karl

[@violinhunter2]

Great clarinetist..... Bobby Gordon?

[@robertandersen3811]

yes

[@marylowther8495]

Who is the clarinet player? Brilliant!

[@stonersgym8120]

Bobby Gordon

[@marylowther8495]

@@stonersgym8120 Thanks.

[@terrymesa6836]

What's he got you can't buy.

[@thomasmartinscott]

I just realized.... He's Frank Zappa's unusual brother.

[@robert76865]

Zappa had to disassociate himself from his weird brother for fear that he might be considered weird.

[@spikespa5208]

Both of them were great and.............unusual.

[@patriciabest1337]

Looks like 1970s nightlife!

[@namtar223]

There were many people who tried to uncover Leon’s identity. Zappa was a culprit the media often times tried to accuse.

[@wd4512]

I wish you had the Steve Fromholz part of that episode too.

[@larrywest538]

Bobby Gordon blowin the gas pipe....!!!

[@jameswilliams3360]

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER GIBSON LIKE HIS SINGLE CUTAWAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE INFO. PLEASE

[@charlieaskew8551]

cf 100 mate. very rare now & when they do come up usually very pricy. its just an lg2 with a Florentine cutaway.

[@tuforu4]

Helen ibe yt.

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

Get it touch with showman Billy Bratcher. He knows everything about Leon's guitars and even owns some of them.

[@sitkahans]

Funny thing, no one ever saw Leon Redbone and Frank Zappa on the same stage at the same time……..

[@jenn976]

It’d be nice to have the dates that LR played in these vids at Austin City Limits. And who the clarinet player was. Used to work a few blocks from where ACL was recorded but could never get tickets.

[@karlfisher1864]

Dang. this is the one and only Bobbie Gordon! Leon's Fave! Karl

[@karlfisher1864]

I need a walking stick! K

[@jimpalmer2981]

How have you not gone insane without one?

[@danahorton9841]

He’s at his best here. Any idea what year?

[@KJTV67]

Is there any footage of him singing "Hot Nuts"?

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

Not that I have ever come across personally.

[@KJTV67]

@@LeonRedboneTributeChannel I heard an audio recording of him with that very song on the Dr. Demento Show back in 1986-it was amazingly surreal!

[@KariItasarkka-ed8cc]

😮

[@homerco213]

And I got thrown outta church, cause talk about ditty wah ditty too much.

[@seththomas9105]

How old was Leon when he past away? He was born 1882, right?

[@rufust.firefly6744]

That is correct sir

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

Leon made many mysterious indications of his possible age over the years. But it would seem he was actually 69 years old at the time of his passing on may 30th.

[@daingore]

@@LeonRedboneTributeChannel yep, that would only make him shy past his mid twenties as of this program (77?)

[@theoldanarchist]

He was never born and never died. He just assumed a different form.

[@modoc852]

Must be from the same lineage as Groucho Marks and Jim Croce.

[@beverlyaiglai7052]

Why do you say that? I'm interested.

[@richg0404]

@@beverlyaiglai7052 The only similarity I can see is that all 3 of them had moustaches.

[@stephenater9687]

Groucho knew a zillion weird songs and Croce had a similar voice/stache.

[@Scrimjer]

I read somewhere he was from the middle east or of middle eastern decent, I just thought it was interesting

[@5critters]

His real name was Dickran Gobalian; born in Cyprus, of Armenian ancestry. One of the most unique performers I ever saw. Loved it whenever he appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, and loved that Carson booked him as often as he did, since Leon wasn't even close to being mainstream.

[@edwardgordon4309]

He has that similar look of Frank Zappa

[@joshmalonemusic4516]

Armenian

[@marzipanbb2179]

And if you believe that....

[@Blasthoff]

You mean, Philly or Delaware??

[@terrymesa6836]

Space Pilot 😜

[@laurentdumas4580]

♥️♥️💗👩‍❤️‍👩👅

[@michaelmansfield5528]

reincarnated again

[@huntingthekaiser6490]

At last--Redbone without his makeup and dark glasses. And he looked normal.

[@LeonRedboneTributeChannel]

He was one of the most private musicians in the industry, perhaps even the most I would say. He liked it that way and was amazingly able to keep it that way his entire career, right up until his death. Never have I ever seen another well known musician maintain their privacy like Leon did.

[@seththomas9105]

What makeup?