Vanilla Fudge "Shotgun" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@mrcrunchtime]

I love when the band looks like they feel what they are playing.

[@djstantsia7905]

The emotions of each member are priceless.

[@robbeach1756]

They remind me of the house band on the Muppet Show in their emotions🤣That said what a fantastic live performance.

[@MarijaSimendic]

Not many performances make my jaw drop. This one did. These guys were truly out of this world!

[@hccarder]

Listen to the album Beck, Bogart, Appice.... Carmine and Tim Bogart team up with Jeff Beck. Epic!

[@stratcat4450]

​@@hccarderyes, hell yeah hc. As a lifelong fan of these guys an mr Jeff Beck I've had the Beck Bogart, Appice cd in my car for months an just can't get tired of it. If I'm feeling really tired nothing like listening to Jeff's version of superstition to get perked up.

[@franciscoespinoza3860]

These guys influenced many, many musicians.

[@pattyhaley2949]

Just a 9 year old little girl who was watching Ed Sullivan every Sunday night in the 60s and 70s. I can still hear my sweet Dad calling the rock bands ,a bunch of long hair hippies. Wish I had a time machine to just hear my Dad one more time. Lost him over 45 years ago 💔

[@billdahlquist2415]

This is good

[@pattyhaley2949]

@@DG-ie5ip my Dad was born in 1929 and men still wear long hair 🤣🤣😂He would tell me to stay away from those long hair hippies. Unfortunately he passed away when I was only 17 and my sisters were 14, and 11. Never met a sweeter man then my Dad and even all these years later I remember his over protection of his 3 girls. Ed Sullivan reminds me so much of Sunday Nights with Dad 👨 💕 ❤️

[@brucekuehn4031]

There were a lot of changes in their lives. Cut our elders some slack (as we used to say). 1969 - 25 years before this Adolf Hitler still ran Germany.

[@pattyhaley2949]

@@brucekuehn4031 I never got upset over my Sweet Dad. I actually thought it was so cute bc he telling 3 young girls, 9 years old and younger about staying away from long hair hippies. We actually hated boys but he was such a Girl Dad long before that was even a thing. I can only imagine what he would say about the boys wearing pants 👖 to the ground 😅🤣😂 My Dad was my absolute Heart ❤️ 💙 💜 💖

[@brucekuehn4031]

@@pattyhaley2949 Good for you! My dad would have been (do some math in my head) - 107 now. He grew up in a very different world, but my brother and I gave him great love and respect!

[@roxannestorm2616]

They truly rock especially with a legendary drummer Carmine Appiece.

[@sammcbride2149]

I like how Ed Sullivan rolled with the times. He wasn't biased against new sounds and new looks. Ed Sullivan was cool.

[@ksteiger]

Except if you were the Doors.

[@chrisryan6283]

Or Buddy Holland or whatever his name was...

[@chrisryan6283]

Sullivan called him "Buddy Holland" deliberately as well as turning his guitar amp down and messing with the lighting as well I think. @themaidofmiddleearth

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

@@donjacobson818 That was a few years earlier; and the lyrics were the problem for Sullivan, not the decibel level. The Stones complied; the Doors didn't. I agree it was stupid, but CBS did have censors who would have given Sullivan a hard time, no matter how popular his show was. CBS yanked the Smothers Brothers off the air for refusing to comply and their show was extremely popular.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

CBS was long known as “the Tiffany Network” for the high standards they had. Their viewing audience had a higher average age than NBC or ABC, hence CBS’ skewing more conservative, taste-wise.

[@leetana8888]

I used to listen to Vanilla Fudge full blast in my bedroom, I miss those days, those years...

[@WillieDuitt1]

Do it again!!!!

[@leetana8888]

@@WillieDuitt1 no speakers hooked up to the turntable...

[@chevy4x466]

I am 53. Just found them toady 😂😂😂. Wow. 🤩.

[@lmp9726]

Tim Bogert was one of rock's greatest bassists.

[@AndyGoldner]

No doubt about it!

[@simontrucker3624]

And Carmine Appice one of the grestest rock drummers. Vanilla Fudge was a supergroup, end of story.

[@brucedabney9420]

The best as far as I'm concerned..I saw him with Beck a couple of times. He was so good during his solo that Beck was hamming it up behind his back because he didn't like someone stealing his stage, and Bogert was just the guy who could do it.

[@DrChaos-dj8lw]

That solo...the bass cry's like no other

[@mgkkelly1983]

@@DrChaos-dj8lw ** cries

[@jackieguccione94]

Sullivan was GIVING parents HEART attacks AFTER seeing THIS 😉😆😅😄🤣😂😁

[@apackerfan]

Ed Sullivan certainly knew how to showcase an act.

[@jesalbrtarteaga64]

When you see Four Monster Musicians become One Beast!What A Performance!

[@racket77777]

I went to the coliseum (sp correct) Portland Oregon to hear the Mamas and Papas and guess who the opening act was. Never heard of them. In the darkness as they played I saw people constantly heading up the aisle stairs to the lobby, but I stayed and was in awe of Vanilla Fudge! The pop crowd was not expecting this! I admired their drumming, the song interpretations, the free jams, the vocal harmonies with vibrato, and finally the earthy organ swirls with guitar sweeping above it all had me in a trance until the lights came on before the first act.

[@billsenior213]

Still sounding great in 2023. Originally saw them in 1969 in NYC, 2019 in Old SayBrook, CT and this year in Jim Thorpe, PA….every time I see them my tinnitus gets a little worse….but it’s worth it. 😊

[@Crankerny58]

My Dad was a huge fan of jazz from the late 50's early 60's and the Motown sound! Vanilla Fudge was one of the only hard rock bands he really liked!

[@jakewilcken6602]

Vanilla fudge absolutely kills

[@sixtieskid062]

Carmine Appiece. Just a monster drummer.

[@jnadle1]

Carmine has done work for Rod Stewart, too, I'm told.

[@davidpanzer6746]

@@jnadle1 yeah, he co wrote and played on Do You Think I'm Sexy. He's also had a band with the vanilla fudge bass player Tim Bogert and some guitar player from England 😂

[@JimLaughlan]

@@davidpanzer6746 Jeff Beck. Beck, Bogert, Appice

[@michaelgarcia2050]

I'd put him in the top 5, easily.

[@michaelgarcia2050]

@@JimLaughlan That BBA live album is one of the best live albums ever.

[@Diamonddogusa]

Sweet Jesus in the morning, this thing is pure fire!

[@Kreln1221]

*Damn!..., that Tim Bogert bassline!...* 🎸

[@SteveBello]

Billy Sheehan's mentor/hero!

[@Kreln1221]

@@SteveBello That's why Billy used a big round Telecaster Bass neck on his old #1 P Bass...

[@MrTooz3]

This performance is so good: 1. "We got 4 minutes for a 6 minute song at our normal tempo." "Cut something?" " No, play up tempo!" 2. Everyone solos 3. That bass solo OMG!!! Legend. 6. Zep opened for Fudge in tour. No doubt Bonzo's end to Rock & Roll comes from Carmine's outro here. Appice even got Bonzo a set of those Ludwig's!

[@raymondkisner9240]

Fantastic band!

[@nikolayalexandrov3376]

Vanilla Fudge killing it. So intense yet dynamically nuanced. First class band. The only hippies with balls.

[@kevingoins9858]

One of the few bands that were allowed to have their amps on stage during the Ed Sullivan broadcasts. It's been said that Vanilla Fudge's own crew worked with CBS engineers to make sure the band's sound was powerful

[@michaelrochester48]

Carmine told me himself that all his Ed Sullivan appearances were 100% live

[@Playbyplaymedia]

As video played, I couldn't help but wonder if Vanilla Fudge wasn't the loudest act to ever appear on TESS.

[@kevingoins9858]

@@michaelrochester48 oh I believe it!

[@davidpanzer6746]

@@Playbyplaymedia loud just for the sake of being loud 😵‍💫

[@AndyGoldner]

...and it's fuckin' powerful!

[@organjoe]

Tim Bogert - one of a kind. RIP

[@RockinExperience]

Those drums!

[@williamjohnbedford5776]

VANILLA FUDGE REALLY ARE THE REAL DEAL. BRILLIANT ROCK BAND.

[@sharoncalay150]

I remember being a kid in the 70s listening to the Monkees on TV and hearing my mother saying hey you kids turn that rock music down you knew it was good great times

[@davidvoss1377]

This band was so Great! Brilliant! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍

[@Twotontessie]

3:26 or 2:22 when he says he had a big influence on Bonham this is it. That drum set doing those types of licks. This is before many people had even heard the first Zeppelin album.

[@dankelly-jl8xn]

Carmine’s Bonham commentary can be inartful at times, but you’re exactly right about his influence on Bonham. This performance is presaging Zep’s “Rock and Roll” by over 2 years.

[@darrenedwards8433]

I've always been a huge Bonham fan, and Appice was a big influence on Bonham: those triplets, the big Ludwig drums, the power... obviously Bonham took a lot from Carmine.

[@donpelon4568]

I remember reading that Led Zep's earliest tour was opening for Vanilla Fudge (the first and only time they ever opened for anyone ever again). Bonham was clearly influenced by Appice's setup and visual style!

[@andriidvornikov6751]

the same applies to Ian Paice of Deep Purple

[@winkythemagicpixie5637]

Zep opened for spirit check out Ed cassidys set up...

[@lilajagears8317]

And Jethro Tull.​@@winkythemagicpixie5637

[@countcharl]

My God! I’m blown away! Just discovered them.

[@that70sgirl90]

They always reminded me of "Cream!" Thank you for sharing! 💖

[@Labor_Jones]

I think 'Deep Purple'

[@elliotgoldberg5657]

And some Rascals too...

[@that70sgirl90]

@@elliotgoldberg5657 ... Okay!

[@that70sgirl90]

@@elliotgoldberg5657 👍🏻

[@elliotgoldberg5657]

🍧

[@AJsapala481]

They are so amazingly good oh my god ❤

[@markastoforoff7838]

I was born exactly one day after this appearance.

[@Im_T.O.]

God damn. What a performance.

[@sy7753]

The pre-Grand Funk Railroad (can hear the heavy-handed Mark Farner vox). Amusing band. Overkill melodramatics.

[@johngudmundson5020]

My dad loved these guys- never realized they were so badass! Amazing!

[@steveedward5074]

They are better than I remember them.

[@skipmessier765]

What a killer band. Enough said !

[@TDghf]

This is wild . True rock on roll

[@brianfitzgibbon973]

Saw "VANILLA FUDGE " headline at the Singer Bowel in N.Y. July 13, 1969...Opening acts were..."TEN YEARS AFTER " JEFF BECK GROUP ' LED ZEPLIN " ....They taught everyone a lesson in ..HEAVY ROCK MUSIC !

[@wardka]

Bassgasm 2:37 to the end. This, kids, was rock. Try it this way with a little enthusiasm for a change. Your bedroom laptop isn't quite cutting it.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I think Carmine Appice is probably the best drummer I've ever heard or seen. Cheers from eastern TN

[@AlejandroHernandez-kv6pb]

Holy balls these guys were ON FIRE 🔥

[@angelomelville9084]

High Intensity Rock!!

[@eusebioortiz390]

WOW! Great performance. I've been a fan since high school back in 1969. Really love these guys.

[@hmiller4585]

If you want the best Fudge, listen to their Break Song live on Near the Beginning album Still best break song ive ever heard by anyone

[@impalaman9707]

For an extended power jam, the "Break Song" destroys Iron Butterfly's "In A Gadda Da Vida"!

[@emeryclifton9912]

That kids is when you are the music and the music is you

[@JimLaughlan]

Now that's heavy!!!

[@debbieblaylock9997]

I was 10 when I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show I liked them

[@turntheradioon9448]

Nice Video! WE need a Rock and Roll Revival.........

[@Cummings7]

What a great band!!!!!!!

[@rjsmith6698]

Vince Martell really made good use of that wha wha pedal. And his lead is very close to what he played on the studio album version.

[@josephfevelo8760]

Still blows me away !!!!!!!!

[@Labor_Jones]

.... I read about how they made their first albums - it's a trip.

[@recordguy4321]

produced by George"Shadow" Morton

[@thomasberg3309]

How? Tell us!

[@WillieDuitt1]

@@thomasberg3309 Yes, Marvin, don't be shy tell us the story....don't hold back on the secrets.

[@thomasberg3309]

Marvin it's cruel to tempt us with comments like this. Just tell us everything!

[@splatbabylon]

These cats might be the grandfathers of the jam band sound.

[@DonaldCollins-sk3of]

They all were great and they still are,

[@linusr.5153]

Man, the bass lines are awesome. Do you hear that

[@barryward4468]

I remember watching this when it originally aired and then later watching them perform this same song on the Mike Douglas show....

[@pm2819]

I’m digging it😎

[@duradim1]

I can't imagine Ed Sullivan enjoying this group.

[@markboller4313]

Wow these guys are super. I can see some of "The Experience" in their sound. ❤❤❤

[@impalaman9707]

One of the first American bands to use Marshall amps. Even in 1967 when Blue Cheer and Amboy Dukes were still using Fender stacks, and MC5 had Sunns. This was necessary for how loud Carmine banged the drums

[@1e0s]

Wow💥 That keyboard player sure can Gogo dance! What a band

[@thomasberg3309]

Amazing performance! In fact I think I got a contact high from it lol 😊

[@RichBriere]

Bassilicious indeed. Miss You my Friend. 🍎

[@blutoricardo]

I would tell my dad(no longer complaining about my music) that those long haired hippies are still rockin, and are multi-millionaires.

[@DiscountLionSafari]

Never realized what unstoppable beasts they were live

[@edwarddriscoll6814]

Monster sound...almost punk...the influence of the young rascals is really apparent...especially the hammond organ sound...WUNNERFULL

[@johnbroadway4196]

Have to admit, I was brought up on Ed Sullivan, and other Great 60's variety shows. One being that between " Laugh in " & The Dean Martin & the Gold diggers " we're some great shows. But dear ok Ed was the first man I imitated. His distinct voice and rhythm is Classic. And this band !? Faaaarout maaan. Never heard of them. Butya gotta dig the scene. Psychedelic .

[@DP-wi6hm]

Carmine absolutely killing it.....making those Luddies sing.

[@jerryjayson14]

I like your music shows thank you

[@phillipklees7551]

Waaaaaaay underrated

[@kii7210]

i never expected Napoleon Dynamite to start a band with Pedro and rock on

[@FaceIntoKeyboard]

Yup, proto-metal on display here. Gotta love it!

[@jasfan8247]

Ritchie Blackmore wanted Purple like this

[@Sickxboy__]

Ritchie Is The Reason Why I Even Got Into Vanilla Fudge , I Can See Why He Thinks They’re Great

[@rdually]

OMG the memories I was 16

[@jonathanp31]

Thank you so much

[@loudmind68]

This is true hard rock

[@338p]

Mark Stein is a trip to watch

[@LillyHogue-u5j]

such power !

[@Mynamesalexa]

Saw Carmine Appice play that set with Cactus in 1970

[@telstar9367]

Holy Moly!

[@ryandeanlindgren9054]

Awesome

[@ghostexits]

Talk about an LSD freak out on prime time broadcast tv. Has there ever been anything so radical watched by so many people at the same time?

[@tkp80]

This is one of those songs that album version is better than live. That does not mean that this is bad. Not at all.

[@Dilley_G45]

That's 95% of all music . Most live albums have shit sound

[@edwinsantos7937]

When interviewed around 1970 when Vanilla Fudge got blown away night after night by Led Zeppelin during their concerts at the Fillmore East, drummer Carmine Appice said that the reason they could never top Zeppelin was that Vince Martell was a mediocre guitarist and was never in the realm of Jimmy Page. And I believe his comment was true. Appice was a thunderous and dexterous drummer whom John Bonham held in awe and even copped his double-bass drum set-up. Tim Bogert was a monster on bass and even Mark Stein was competent on organ. One could only imagine what would have happened had Jeff Beck decided to come on board to replace Martell.

[@leewilkinson6034]

Carmine is an absolute force of nature man!,,

[@boinknook]

BTW Bonham loved that kit that appice got in touch with ludwig so Bonham can have one. Jimmy page said that those double bass drums were so loud he couldn't hear himself so Bonham dropped a bass.

[@GroovingPict]

deleted Star Trek TNG scene of commander Riker rocking out on the holo deck during some downtime

[@johnIZaUWL]

Had NO IDEA they did this till now lol 💜🤘💜🤘💜 And “classic rock” just plays the supreme’s cover 99.9% of the time 🤬

[@MissMiddleEarthling]

Vanilla Fudge is one tasty band

[@patton303]

Carmine Appice invented playing drums like a rock star.

[@heathinvaderstudios]

I wish Cactus got to perform on the Ed Sullivan show (same drummer and bass player as Vanilla Fudge, but they were a way better band). RIP Rusty Day & Tim Bogert.

[@recordguy4321]

they tried to repeat their success with another re-working of a motown song. This time it failed. i saw the Fudge,and Carmine and Tim"s other bands Cactus and Beck Bogert and Appice. Tim Bogert (RIP) was a phenominal bassist especially playing alongside Jimmy Mccarty in Cactus and later with Jeff Beck.

[@marlinmealer6506]

As the 1k Like for all I just have to say one thing Carmine Appice is very underappreciated Ladies and Gentleman!!

[@battistimo]

When many of the acts were lip syncing & miming on his show, VF stood out from the crowd rocking it live & on fire!

[@joelovero6737]

Agreed!!!

[@bpivr]

It’s criminal that they didn’t do original material. Musicians loved this band but critics never got it.

[@DanOlivadoti]

They did do some original material from their second album onward, but their mainstay and trademark was transforming well-known pop songs into hard rock/metal.

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

GOD DAYUM.

[@benmen8699]

LED ZEPPELIN OPENED FOR THESE GUYS IN 69.