Ragtime Party 2015: Waiting For the Robert E. Lee

Ryan Wishner is later joined by Vincent Matthew Johnson on the left piano while Tom Brier plays the right piano in this rousing after-hours rendition of the 1912 hit song "Waiting For the Robert E. Lee" -- music by Lewis F. Muir. This was at a late-night party during the weekend of the 2015 Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival.
The music is in the public domain. Many sheet music archives have the score available for download, including the Library of Congress here: www.loc.gov/it...

[@kraylthunderhorn7891]

Oh man... I thought Tom had healed and was back to playing again. I was so excited. Then I saw this was from 2015... I hope you're doing okay Tom. Merry Christmas wherever you are

[@noahmay7708]

Wouldn't that be the dream.

[@Solbashio]

some wounds never heal

[@spamman6369]

I got my hopes up at first too. On an unrelated matter....FOR THE ALLIANCE

[@kraylthunderhorn7891]

@@spamman6369 😝

[@Keeper1st]

He will never be healed.

[@bencarter8324]

It's hard to go a single day without thinking about Tom and his playing. Ron, thanks for the upload and have a wonderful Christmas.

[@ThatManSpam]

merry christmas man.

[@kirozuna8173]

Tom was the only reason I changed in skill the past few years, he inspired me and everyone who knew him. He is not the type that makes you quit piano, he keeps you playing! =)

[@mistertallar]

I like how most people are dressed up and Tom's in his classic t-shirt and shorts :)

[@Keeper1st]

As one who was staying at this house, he had the opportunity to get out of his fancier stuff. He never seemed to like being in any dressier clothes for any longer than he had to. We were all blown away by this video of Tom in a tux: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inmvaGRmhr9maNU

[@reverbandchill3425]

Absolute legend.

[@DarkNugget]

This is so awesome to see: Tom in his element. I hope he's doing ok and that he has a good Christmas - from a fan in the UK.

[@5559247]

In A lesson right now trying to get closer to Tom’s talent.

[@alextheferret5674]

Aww, Tom! I've missed hearing him play!

[@longasianman]

I miss him too.

[@Noisy_Cricket]

Tom was a freaking beast. Prayers up for him. I hope he's able to find little slices of joy in life wherever he can.

[@tijuanaiguana190]

I don’t understand who’s exactly is Tom and what happened?

[@johnblakeH]

@@tijuanaiguana190 Tom is the gentleman playing the grand piano, on the right of the video. He's a legend, one of the all-time great ragtime pianists. Not long after this video was recorded, Tom was in in a terrible automobile accident, where a pickup truck rear-ended Tom's car, basically annihilating it. Tom was lucky to survive, but he was left with brain damage, was in a coma for a while, then was in a wheel chair. The last I heard he's still not able to play. It's a terrible loss for Tom, and us.

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

Salutations from cancun, still remember tom and thank him and all of you for giving these wonderfull gifts to the world!

[@jske60]

I listened to one of Tom's albums, constellations, while doing my midterm essays. It helped me focus, great stuff!

[@techdeth]

Came across tom many many moons ago watching him play ghost n goblins ... my love you all for sharing him with us

[@xxPenjoxx]

His playing always makes me smile, a joy to watch. All the best to Tom this Christmas, i hope he is well, and thanks Keeper for uploading.

[@octoking8113]

I’ve just discovered this man and this channel…..it’s truly heartbreaking to hear what happened and how it’s affected him. Some of us don’t realize how good we have it till that thing is taken away from us…hope this man recovers soon and fast if it’s possible and G-d bless him…he truly has a talent like no other

[@raghebtamimiful]

Tom is a great pianist. Wish him good health.

[@JamesIrwins78s]

How is Tom doing? Great video by the way, and Merry Christmas!

[@ThatManSpam]

such amazing playing. i aspire to play like tom brier someday. thanks for uploading this :)

[@TRUCK-FREAK]

:)

[@FernandoPaganni]

Tom comeback. We miss you!!

[@midwesternpolymath]

Truly the mozart of ragtime

[@SKongdachalert]

It's always a joy to see him play. Wish Tom the best, and happy new year, everyone.

[@crackpot316]

I've been a long-time fan of your channel, thank you for continuing to upload Tom's fantastic playing, all my best for his wellbeing!

[@tacticalbacon9877]

This brings me to tears

[@gustavobraga582]

Thanks for keep posting these awesome videos Ron. Happy holidays to you and yours!

[@Tarzoq]

I can't stop listening to it! 😍

[@Stephen-re4oy]

Christmas came early! Thank you for sharing.

[@junkyarddogs4843]

Talented as always

[@PinkOrangeOrangePink]

Happy birthday Tom brier

[@TrangNguyen-lf4ri]

It feels good to see him playing after all these years until today's christmas. Merry merry christmas

[@MariaLopez-nk3mi]

Que fantásticos pianistas

[@tardwrangler]

Merry Christmas to you and Tom!!

[@VicJang]

Hey Ron, hope you’re doing good. Thanks for uploading this performance. Miss Tom, as always.

[@vincentmaltais507]

Hey, thank you very much for posting this video, it's always nice to see Tom play. I was just wondering if there was many more unreleased videos of Tom, it'd be nice to see them if there are some. Of course I don't want to urge you or anything. Merry Christmas!

[@Keeper1st]

Several, going back to about 2009 I guess.

[@fantomtuba]

@@Keeper1st Can you post any remaining video game music?

[@luigilawliet9301]

Hope he fully recovers soon. Best wishes Tom, from Indonesia. God Bless.

[@luca.richard2813]

Lovely !!

[@elpablo2314]

I'm so happy to see him just vibing, in his element. Happy holiday to y'all!

[@billyvasques6200]

It says in the title this video is from 2015.

[@beniom4144]

こんにちは😃 いつ聴いてもトムさんは素敵な演奏で大好きです😍 ブラボー(*≧∀≦*)

[@pennybourban3712]

This looks like such a jolly household.

[@Nessus875]

Thank you for continuing to upload these and sharing Tom with the world

[@TallJohn990]

Amazing

[@grahamice8027]

Beautiful

[@WillToWinvlog]

I want to find people who host parties like this!!!

[@Lyrics_Everywhere]

Thanks for posting this videos! That was quite entertaining! Greetings from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷

[@jezzmaninjapan]

I hope you guys have a nice christmas.

[@pomgrenade9865]

God bless this legend ❤️ hope he is doing better

[@DaveFt]

Thank you for this upload and for the older ones! Love to hear all that notes

[@Final-Ts]

Tom was/is THE BEST. 🥰

[@YakkYack]

Awesome!

[@nullmeasure6155]

I miss Tom so much

[@fantasiedepiano4523]

I like this one!

[@mrahzzz]

Hey thanks for sharing this old footage. It's a pleasure to be able to hear Tom's playing through this channel. Ryan and Vincent were pretty good too, I guess :p Best wishes to you and your friends and family.

[@harkelan]

I hope tom heals and gets back to playing :,)

[@xToronto416x]

Just had a daughter, and your sight reading on the super mario theme is one of the things that make me want to save up lessons for her. I hope she is as enthusiastic for music as you are! Thank you

[@VicJang]

Just a little FYI, the pianist in the green shirt is Tom who is featured is many videos on this channel. This channel, keeper1st, is owned by the person holding the camera in most of these videos, and his name is Ron.

[@user-ox6oh2zv2s]

Crazy!! christmas miracle :0

[@VanWinger]

One might think this is not VGM music but IIRC this was the theme for Leisure Suit Larry

[@ephraimrichardson972]

They're all great I hope that my talent will brew to be a fraction of any of theres. Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@asussurge670]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

[@deino1121]

woah

[@TRUCK-FREAK]

woah

[@JamesIrwins78s]

woah

[@YounesLayachi]

woah

[@tardwrangler]

woah

[@ephraimrichardson972]

woah

[@beetweedledee]

Such a bird's wings on high

[@mariapereira3221]

Let's go baby! CJ!

[@jmadventures9830]

get well soon Tom

[@mecheng5by5]

Is he not the greatest ragtime player of all time???

[@ByrdMann2010]

Your neighbors must really love ragtime!

[@Keeper1st]

Thankfully the house doesn't have any nearby neighbors, as you can see in this early video I shot walking to and into the house. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goKanmt6fN-jnMk

[@cjadventures8840]

Happy New Years Keeper and Tom

[@mariof.minervini2972]

I hope you will play again piano... Good luck and happy new year❤

[@nico2k397]

We need a transcription of this

[@n.e.s5864]

Bellísimo!!

[@bulbizi5920]

Thks

[@YounesLayachi]

Looks fun and sounds even more so :D Have a nice rest of the year

[@aneubeck4053]

You never truly appreciate something until it’s no more

[@David-R.]

You're a beast!!

[@mikamemikan]

ペーパーハウスの教授みたいな雰囲気あってカッコいい

[@Final-Ts]

Has an atmosphere like a paper house professor?? I... don't relate/understand. Maybe the translate button didn't work properly haha. 😊 Anyways, hello good sir! 🙂

[@astonious]

how is tom

[@HaywoodJablomii]

tom is so gangster. if you ever see this, i hope you’re well

[@LordGopu]

Any idea how more of these unseen videos of Tom you have floating around? Do you just come across them sometimes or are you rationing them out or? It's always nice to see something new of him of course.

[@Keeper1st]

I have various videos on various hard drives or CD archives. When I feel like I have the time to post a video, I choose an event and look through what I haven't posted. There's little rhyme or reason to the process.

[@LordGopu]

@@Keeper1st That's cool, I was just curious.

[@noahbaker7629]

Are we going to get an update on Tom anytime? If there is one somewhere could anyone tell me where to find it.

[@Keeper1st]

See the 50th Birthday livestream from October 3rd.

[@daskullos7148]

@Keeper1st I believe everyone here would appreciate to get informed for Tom's health and situation. If it is possible, I would appreciate if you could update the Tom Brier's Discord with his news because if I am correct the latest update was when he was vaccinated (4 months ago or something). No pressure at all, I commented though just because I learned from here that Tom will never heal.

[@Keeper1st]

If I knew anything recent, I'd mention it there, for sure.

[@Solbashio]

if only senseu beans existed. I wonder how tom is feeling

[@pankonpoto]

eksümassu

[@CrazyJinX]

*walks into class* Teacher: Today, you're gonna grab a partner and piano duel me. "Grab a partner?" Teacher: c: yeah, grab a partner.

[@shermanleeyh]

How is our boy tom?

[@cptredhorse5156]

Any update on Tom recently? Any improvement? I’ve been following this channel since I heard about the accident years ago but I don’t know where else to go to stay updated or help out

[@Keeper1st]

Not that I'm aware of. Anthony Sarginson will be visiting Tom this weekend, so if there's any improvement he notices, we might learn from him. I wouldn't expect there to be any further improvement though, unfortunately.

[@cptredhorse5156]

@@Keeper1st Thank you for the reply; I certainly hope Tom is aware, at least in part, just how much he and his talents have impacted people all over the world. I will continue to keep him in my prayers

[@TheHmmer4]

Hey, Keeper. I was wondering: what did Tom think of the Nintendo music over the years? Did he like it?

[@Keeper1st]

Based on his laughter and how long of an extended ending he'd make up, you can tell how much he enjoyed each tune. He adored K.K. Ragtime, playing it from memory at a moment's notice, and even in concert, as well as the Yoshi's Island Athletic Theme which the Raspberry Jam Band added to their repertoire.

[@TheHmmer4]

@@Keeper1st That's nice to hear. Thanks for your reply :)

[@Naps1234]

PLS CAN YOU MAKE HIM PLAY THE NIGHT OF NIGHTS SONG?

[@Jumpman16]

He was in an accident and can no longer play the piano as of right now, from what I've heard from others is that he will never heal completely which is sad

[@KeithSammut]

hello, maybe you get a lot of comments and have no time to see this, but there hasn't been updates on tom brier's condition for a very long time, atleast on videos.

[@Keeper1st]

See the livestream from October 3rd, 2021.

[@TF856]

Too bad about that horrible echo. Maybe put up some sound deadening material in that room. 😃😁

[@theechickengamerz]

Al Bowlly

[@kennapper5035]

Kategarnermusic

[@nicolascastano2442]

Bro

[@fwwryh7862]

Why do all cowboy pianos sound like crap.

[@Keeper1st]

Hollywood. But that's irrelevant here as there's nothing cowboy related in this video of a song about African-Americans on the Mississippi River levee in Alabama.

[@frederickfarias9515]

A kind of anarchy mindset caused Mr. Tom Brier’s accident. Anarchy is Hegelianism.