@@carolley9705 The drummer for the Canadian Gods of Rock, Rush. Possibly the greatest drummer of all time. Better than Buddy Rich! That's right! I said it!
Carol Ley all j can say is either the trolling was fantastic or I really appreciate hearing of someone else who didnât know who Neil Peart was until relatively recently.
@@markread2580 Nearly died there and then ... had a heart attack during the solo ...and drummed through it ... apparently.. true story (according to his daughter - who was there) .. was rushed to hospital at the end of this ...
I saw Buddy Rich playing when I was around 9 or 10. That was my moment to wanting to be a percussionist. Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland came later for my influences, but Buddy sold me the train ticket for my new journey.
I saw him at Disneyland also around 1970. I was about 8. I didnât really appreciate what I saw until I was older. I got and lost his autograph. Hang onto those sticks.
My personal favorite drummer is John Bonham but you are right he is in a class all by himself, no one can touch him! Bonham , Peart, guys like that were influenced by him.
Gene Krupa told a story; he had a dream that he died and when he got to the pearly gates he heard this tremendous drumming going on in Heaven and said "Man, that's Buddy on the drums!" and St. Peter says "Nah, that's God, he just thinks he's Buddy Rich"
There was also the inside joke among horn players about Buddy's abusive perfectionism with his band. An ex horn player from Buddy's band heard a rumor that he had died. He called up Buddy's house and asked if he was at home. His wife replied no ,he's passed away. So the next day he calls again and the answer is the same. After a few more calls ,his wife asks why he keeps on calling, to which he replies I just like hearing he's finally dead.
True, but still he did influence them. He was the first lk-out freak of nature drum soloist. I mean Krupa and Webb were the precursors but Buddy was the first freak of nature, and from then on the next generations of drummers wethere in jazz or rock, have all been influenced by Buddy in some way.
Dude, he is in his mid-to-late 60's here. You should watch some clips of him in his PRIME. While this is an awesome clip showing his virtuosity, this is FAR from his best work. The stuff he was pumping out in the 1950s...THAT is REALLY something to see. One of the greatest drummers and showmen of all time. Buddy was to drums what Oscar Peterson was to the piano. A person born to the instrument. A consummate musician and a natural entertainer. And a famously acerbic character with a dry and sarcastic wit. My friend and I saw him at a smaller club venue in Upstate New York back in 1978. I shouted out "Yo, play Brainwashed." Buddy yelled back, "I don't do requests, kid. Jesus, did they card you at the door? You look like your balls haven't even dropped yet." I was SO HAPPY to be insulted by Buddy Rich LOL ( also, I actually WAS underage ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ I had used my cousin's ID to get in )
Now that's Buddy Rich, I wish I would have been insulted by him. My dad was a jazz drummer all of his adult life and knew Mr. Rich. Dad was close friends with Louie Belsom, who at one time considered one of the top five best jazz drummers back in the 60's and 70's. He was married to Pearl Bailey.
I get a kick out of the younger people doing reactions, especially when they come across a late great like Buddy Rich. Now you know who Neil Peart and many others like myself looked up to back in the day. Buddy was THE MAN!
I hadn't seen buddy since the 70s on Carson. I was such a Neilophile so long. Recently seeing these vids during corona blew my mind. I almost wept with joy... his character on the drums
When people try to tell me that Neil Peart or John Bonham were the greatest drummers of all time I just smile. I've been making my living with drums for a long time. I've seen Buddy live. I've never heard another drummer who could match what we just watched. Buddy was the best.
I saw Buddy perform in an old movie when I was a little boy..I immediately was hypnotized and amazed..by his awesome drumming..i'll never forget..never saw that again..and i'm 54 now.. :)
IMO Neil Peart was and likely will be the only one to surpass him, but without Buddy, Peart most likely wouldn't be a drummer. I think he is the 2nd best drummer of all time but was and is easily the most influential drummer of all time
@@nikolaimikhail7774 nobody surpasses Buddy. No Buddy! No pun...but seriously, no fancy pedals and a snare that was very tight. His skill is unbelievable . Simple kit, and he played with so much volume. Precise and crazy. Never practiced, started as a baby, could learn an entire piece in one listen. Raw talent is off the charts
Start watching professional drum corps. Cavaliers, Scouts, Blue Devils, etc, etc. That's where the best and fastest are found. All those guys play drums at home.
I am certain there had to be people that witnessed Mozart conduct and wished his sound would live forever. Having watched Buddy Rich live many times over the years, it warms the heart to observe a new generation react to this one-of-a-kind drummer. He was the ultimate performer. He had a routine where he would get his drumstick stuck in his high hat during a furious solo...and acted like the high hat would not give it back. BTW- He started out as a dancer...and absolutely no one has ever been able to command and control the bass drum and high hat like Buddy. Rest in peace mi Amigo. It was an honor to know you and your talent and name will live forever.
I'm a drummer of more the 50 years, from jazz, to rock, country, and gospel.... seen this a hundred times, and still get AMAZED at his drum work and his age!!
Mr. Rich was one of the most prominent and proficient drummers ever! He was a perfectionist and expected it out of himself and his band. He would often stop a show dead in his club if patrons were talking during a song and would even throw them out! Neil Peart (RUSH) was a massive fan and produced two albums "Burning For Buddy" with the Buddy Rich Orchestra and guest drummers taking Buddy's place. If anyone is not aware of them, I strongly recommend them!
Too many of the young people today have no exposure to great jazz and Swing as well as Buddy's contemporaries in Gadd, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl et al...
He was already a professional musician by age 2, as the closing number of his parents' vaudeville act: "Traps The Drum Wonder." In the thirties, he was the second highest paid child star in America. Dude was born to it.
I work in a school cafeteria. One of the kids was beating on the wall. I said "Knock it off, Gene Krupa." He asked who that was and I told him to look it up; I even spelled it for him.
@Shirley Bailey As a drummer for 45 years myself, I'd say Krupa is as good, or maybe a bit better than Buddy, if we look at style...Technically; they're well matched....There are some amazing drummers from those bygone days...There are human limits on what is achievable on the instrument so "ranking" needs parameters......Thanks for the question though...Where do YOU rank Krupa? :)
Glenn Center he was an outright asshole to his other band mates, many people would call him just being a genius and misunderstood, but he famously shot down people for little to no other reason. He was a fantastic jazz drummer without a doubt, just a shitty person at times.
@cosmicVox13 OF COURSE MR KRUPA I LOVE SEEING THOSE DRUM BATTLES BETWEEN THEM EVEN THOU THERE WAS AN AGE DIFFERENT GENE WOULD LET BUDDY GET A GOOD PIECE OF MIND ON I TO PLAY THE DRUMS đ
So many people donât know this legend. He was an incredible artist. He would go on Johnny Carson and just play away for 5 minutes straight. Donât know if we will ever have another.
I think people's tastes would have to change before someone like this would be recognized by the masses. jimmy Fallon's audience would leave to go to the bathroom
Buddy was Neil Peart's favorite drummer. Neil's solos have tributes to Buddy. The snare part, and the jazz notes and music on the electronic drums. Neil also produced two "Burning For Buddy" tribute cds with drummers throughout the industry.
Buddy died in 87 aged 69 from a stroke related to a brain tumor. His influence was huge. He was sick in hospital, the nurse asked if there was anything he couldn't take he said, "yeah, country music"! Loved his jazz..
Buddy was and still is my idol. He was a month shy of his 65th birthday in this video and yes, he did have a heart attack that night in his hotel room. Thankfully, he recovered and gave the world another 4 1/2 years of his genius. I was fortunate enough to have met and talked with him on several occasions. Thank you very much for posting this and Iâm glad you enjoyed it!
Buddy Rich is a huge influence of mine as a drummer,for him as an inventor in the field of drums,he proved many ways of theories of music,math,science,by his way of playing the drumset especially as a self taught drummer,he'll always be the worlds best drummer,mainly as the worlds best drum teacher.
He didnât have a heart attack, he had heat stroke. He didnât go to the hospital...and nobody carried him and sat him behind his drums. Itâs amazing how stories get exaggerated beyond all recognition.
"What is he doing under there?" Muting the cymbal. Buddy did all that in a Tuxedo. Now you see why many, many drummers loved him. THAT was "Big band" era sound from the 1940s and early 1950s.
He was a beast on the drums. What people hardly mention is what he was wearing. A fucking 3 piece suit! Most drummers now a days are half naked. Imagine doing what buddy did in this solo in a fucking suit. Amazing.
Iâm 62 now...my Dad is 89 - he loved everything Big Band and I was raised on it, but never really appreciated the artistry until I was in my forties. I still adore David Bowie, but I go goose bumpy for Buddy, Sinatra, Duke and Louis. Thanks for the education, Pa....xx
My favorite Buddy Rich story: He was taken to the hospital with an asthma attack, and he was being checked in by the admitting nurse, barely able to talk. She asked, "Any allergies?" He motioned for the nurse to put her ear by his mouth, and gasped out, "I'm intensely allergic to country and western music." Edit-small grammar correction-this happens when you write something at 3 AM.
OMG! That was too funny! đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł Thank you Buddy, you seem to have been a top humorist as well as the best drummer ever to have lived. Ironic that my bro is also a drummer and suffers with asthma.
It was actually revealed to be a mild heart attack. His daughter tells the story in the bonus section on The Burning for Buddy DVDs. Produced by Neil Peart
He could play one- handed rolls...his note speed was amazingly quick! He was the âRocky Marcianoâ or âBabe Ruthâ of drummers...simply put, he was a one- of-a-kind talent. Glad you got to experience him. đ€
Fellow drum legend Gene Krupa called Rich "the greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." He didn't take lessons until well into his career, and even then, his drum teacher Henry Adler emphasized that Rich had already honed his technique before he began taking lessons.Sep 21, 2018
Buddy actually had a heart attack during this solo. Right around 5:40 he grimaces and is really panting. You see him weak as he leaves the stage. He went directly to the hospital after the show. He had a major bypass operation.
You donât watch this video to learn riffs. You watch for inspiration and entertainment. You watch because you know you are watching a man that has reached the top of the discipline in this genre. To me thereâs no other person who has reached the top of their field like Buddy has his. MHO
Now, you can see why Rush drummer, Neil Peart, called Buddy Rich his inspiration. Buddy was 66 when he did this solo AND he had a mild heart attack during it. He was never the same after this but WOW!! The triplets he played with his left hand are legendary!! RIP, Buddy, and RIP, Neil
He had a mild heart attack during this, really? I was about to pass out from not realizing I was holding holding my breath while watching him. Absolutely amazing!
I thought people were joking when they said he had a heart attack during the solo. I don't know, sounds like an urban drummers' legend but what the heck. He was and always will be the best ever. Blessed to have seen him live a few times.
What is hard to believe he was around 67 years old here! After a few heat attacks, a stroke, and other health issues, the man never lost his ability to play as he did here. To me, no one has ever had so evenly matched hands and feet as Buddy!! NO ONE! The most remarkable aspect to his drumming is the SOUND!, his drums were always tuned tight, and that snare not only tight heads, but also the snares really tight, so as to NO CHEATING in the perfection of those rolls. It be like a guitar player, playing straight out of an amp, with no pedals or distortion. There is no room for error!
Neil Peart loved and was inspired by Buddy Rich. You have the greatest review channel on CZcams. I thoroughly enjoy these reactions during trying times. Thanks for being Genuine!
So many folks have no idea how great these older drummers were, like Rich, and Kruppo. Glad you highlighted them! Nor do they know about others so great, from 70, 80's.
I had the privilege to see Buddy perform in person. Buddy was a Marine , black belt in karate, and had a extremely violent temper!!! He expected perfection from his hand members and if they didn't preform to his liking they got a see chewing. Listen to his bus rant and you will hear him demand perfection. With out question, Buddy was the Best of the Best drummer that lived.
I gave you a link to another solo of his where he does "stick tricks" in the comments to that girl drummer. Neil Peart organized a benefit concert honoring Buddy Rich when he died, and put out 2 tribute albums where he and many other drummers all played with the Buddy Rich Band on different cuts. Besides being known as one of the best drummers ever, he was known for being really nasty to his band members. There is a famous tape that someone made of him chewing out band members on the tour bus, and Jerry Seinfeld loved it so much, he used some of Rich's lines in his sitcom.
«We'll see how he does up there, without all the assistance!» «We're gonna take it outside and I'll show you what it's like!» «This guy... is not my kind of guy!»
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He is the GOAT of all drummers of all time. We havent seen his like since. This video he's probably close to 60. He was even faster back in the day. Just remarkable
Jamel....your "reaction" made my day...if not my year!! I have been a Buddy fan for many....many years and to see your appreciation of Buddy's skill and talent and comment......."pure joy and happiness"...Thank you!!!!
Buddy played with big band people like Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Harry James, etc. He is from The era of The Greatest Generation WWII. The vid says it all brother. He allegedly had a heart attack during this solo! He was that fast at 65yrs old here!
I'm so glad you appreciated that. Imagine being a 14-year-old who just started playing and then seeing him live. That was me in the 1970s when he was at his peak. Besides his speed, his power was incredible. It's funny you mentioned the crying because after almost 50 years I still get that overwhelmed feeling when with a nervous laugh and watery eyes when I see him play. Many thanks for your reaction!
Quite possibly the best that ever was. No way you can play that set with a rock drummers grip, you gotta go classic. Now, you need to listen to the iconic Gene Krupa on "Sing Sing Sing" by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. His riffs and the entire song is amazing.
Thumbs up for joy to the levels that bring tears. Love it! I had the privilege of seeing Buddy Rich play live many decades ago. It was astounding how much talent is in just his left hand.
It's also old footage with camera equipment that has a slow framerate. But yeah, that doesn't change the fact that he's one of the fastest drummers ever. Even as an old geezer.
@@herrbonk3635 Bill Ward doesn't play like Buddy either, but took a lot of inspiration from him. And Ringo. And I think we're much better off having Ringo and Bill as they were than Buddy Rich knock-offs.
@Dale McComb I doubt he loved them, at least musically. Their rhythmic idiom being almost the opposite of his. His band was swinging and funky. Beatles usually played 4/4 stomp, similar to old trad-jazz using tuba or sousaphone.
You got that right! The best to ever draw a breath! If you liked this, you're gonna love these. Buddy Rich's Tonight Show appearance. 38 minutes. Then Buddy Rich live at the Chicago Jazz Festival, 1985. I hated it when I read that he died about 5 years after the Jazz Festival.
@@rickclark8657 Not when it comes to Buddy Rich. Buddy Rich destroys ANY AND ALL euphemisms that you can think of!!! It's NOT an opinion when most accomplished, successful, and well-known drummers say that Buddy Rich was, and still is, their biggest influence and best drummer they've ever seen and heard. Don't believe me, I couldn't care less. I know the truth, and that's all I need.
Buddy Rich is the reason Neil Peart always said, "I am just a rock drummer."
So ignorant here, who's Neil Peart?
@@carolley9705 May the lord have mercy upon your soul.
@@Silvermute thank u for the kind thoughts. I'll look up Neil peart. Maybe I can even find some clips of his playing. Thatd b awesome!
@@carolley9705 The drummer for the Canadian Gods of Rock, Rush. Possibly the greatest drummer of all time. Better than Buddy Rich! That's right! I said it!
Carol Ley all j can say is either the trolling was fantastic or I really appreciate hearing of someone else who didnât know who Neil Peart was until relatively recently.
Rumor has it that drum kit smoked a cigarette after this solo.
LOL....Me too!!!
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He was in the middle of a heart attack during this solo. His daughter talks about it in one of his dvds.
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No kidding? Wow.
Holy damnâŠ
Yes and if you watch closely you can see it.
"I've never heard of Buddy Rich."
Ooooooooohhh boy YOU GON LEARN TODAY
Check out Buddy Rich, live at the Chicago Jazz Festival, 1985.
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You'll know who he was.
He died about 5 years after that.
Kids today!
@@markread2580 Nearly died there and then ... had a heart attack during the solo ...and drummed through it ... apparently.. true story (according to his daughter - who was there) .. was rushed to hospital at the end of this ...
@@earldeanpowell what?
His left hand single stroke roll is absolutely incredible. He has been the inspiration to so many drummers. RIP
Yes. Excellent tennis player.
I saw Buddy Rich playing when I was around 9 or 10. That was my moment to wanting to be a percussionist. Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland came later for my influences, but Buddy sold me the train ticket for my new journey.
Hell yeah, he does more w his left then i can w both of mine....unreal...
Yes he's " just a drummer"!
From the womb, a genius of the instrument. He didnât need to take a lesson. It was a gift from God.
Buddy Rich was one of - guess who? - Neil Peart's favorite drummers. That's enough.
Didn't Neil "hire" him for lessons?
@@nattijeff No, Buddy had already passed. He admired him immensely. Neil took lessons from Freddie Gruber and Peter Erkshine.
@@nattijeff I think it was Fred Gruber that he got lessons from but I could be wrong
We all love brother Neil Peart - R.I.P. - but even he said that Buddy was the G.O.A.T ...
He was bonzos fav too
I met Buddy When I was 16 when his band played at Disneyland..I still have the sticks he gave me..
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Oh wow. (That is said with reverence. Really.)
I saw him at Disneyland also around 1970. I was about 8. I didnât really appreciate what I saw until I was older. I got and lost his autograph. Hang onto those sticks.
That's awesome I have a stick bag that Bill Martin gave to me and it is still my stick bag after 22 years of playing.
As a drummer myself, I have to say there's all of us other drummers, and then there's Buddy Rich!! đ„
very well said brother..
My personal favorite drummer is John Bonham but you are right he is in a class all by himself, no one can touch him! Bonham , Peart, guys like that were influenced by him.
Gene Krupa told a story; he had a dream that he died and when he got to the pearly gates he heard this tremendous drumming going on in Heaven and said "Man, that's Buddy on the drums!" and St. Peter says "Nah, that's God, he just thinks he's Buddy Rich"
There was also the inside joke among horn players about Buddy's abusive perfectionism with his band.
An ex horn player from Buddy's band heard a rumor that he had died.
He called up Buddy's house and asked if he was at home.
His wife replied no ,he's passed away.
So the next day he calls again and the answer is the same.
After a few more calls ,his wife asks why he keeps on calling, to which he replies I just like hearing he's finally dead.
I think that was Louie Bellson
Was Louie Bellson, my bad
Thats great .
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Like a runaway slave....
Be careful saying that truth will get you cancelled. Love you J. I can't live without your reactions. Bolo cancel culture
Jamel. I have got to say you are unique and above most on the reaction videos.
THE GREATEST DRUMMER THAT EVER GRACED THIS EARTH!!!!!!!
Buddy is arguably the greatest drummer who ever lived.
I donât think itâs arguable
There's Buddy, there's Krupa.... and then theres Buddy....
The only person who is close to him in terms of chops is Louie Bellson. But Louieâs left hand is not what Buddyâs is.
Unarguably he was.
Buddy is the guy all drummers aspire to be, he's top of the food chain.
Thatâs not true at all... he has very little influence on modern jazz drummers
Where did I say "Jazz" Drummers?
The fact is, he had a huge influence on drummers. All drummers..
True, but still he did influence them. He was the first lk-out freak of nature drum soloist.
I mean Krupa and Webb were the precursors but Buddy was the first freak of nature, and from then on the next generations of drummers wethere in jazz or rock, have all been influenced by Buddy in some way.
Gene Krupa for me.
He even majorly influenced Neil Peart.
And, all this while wearing a tuxedo no less! Not sweats and a t-shirt ... a tuxedo!
And at about 70 years old, I am guessing.
@@HRConsultant_Jeff Not quite. He never saw 70. He died in 1987 at age 69.
@@HRConsultant_Jeff He was around 50's at this show
That was the 'thing to do' back then (1982), so it's not like he was a *trend setter* or anything! :-)
That's what I was gonna point out, in a tux......imagine when he was relaxed and loosened his tie. đđ Buddy was the king.
Dude, he is in his mid-to-late 60's here. You should watch some clips of him in his PRIME. While this is an awesome clip showing his virtuosity, this is FAR from his best work. The stuff he was pumping out in the 1950s...THAT is REALLY something to see. One of the greatest drummers and showmen of all time. Buddy was to drums what Oscar Peterson was to the piano. A person born to the instrument. A consummate musician and a natural entertainer. And a famously acerbic character with a dry and sarcastic wit.
My friend and I saw him at a smaller club venue in Upstate New York back in 1978. I shouted out "Yo, play Brainwashed." Buddy yelled back, "I don't do requests, kid. Jesus, did they card you at the door? You look like your balls haven't even dropped yet." I was SO HAPPY to be insulted by Buddy Rich LOL ( also, I actually WAS underage ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ I had used my cousin's ID to get in )
Now that's Buddy Rich, I wish I would have been insulted by him. My dad was a jazz drummer all of his adult life and knew Mr. Rich. Dad was close friends with Louie Belsom, who at one time considered one of the top five best jazz drummers back in the 60's and 70's. He was married to Pearl Bailey.
He reportedly was having a heart attack during this performance and had to be taken directly to the hospital afterwards.
My dad was a percussionist too and I remember he once told me that he was self taught... INCREDIBLE
@@lpliv123 and didnât practice, he was the greatest drummer ever. Dude was insane in his prime and such a cocky asshole
BUDDY WAS ALWAYS IN HIS PRIME
I get a kick out of the younger people doing reactions, especially when they come across a late great like Buddy Rich. Now you know who Neil Peart and many others like myself looked up to back in the day. Buddy was THE MAN!
He was was the man!!!
I love it when a drummer's hands moves so fast they're almost invisible.
Like watching a hummingbird fly.
Like the blades on a helicopter rotor.
Remember saying that Neil was "your favorite drummer's favorite?" Well....this was our favorite drummer's favorite drummer's favorite drummer!
SO that makes Jamel our favorite reactor's favorite reactor's favorite reactor !!!
OK you even blew MY mind. Thank you both!!!!
I hadn't seen buddy since the 70s on Carson. I was such a Neilophile so long. Recently seeing these vids during corona blew my mind. I almost wept with joy... his character on the drums
Buddy always makes my head want to explode!!! Greatest drummer ever
When people try to tell me that Neil Peart or John Bonham were the greatest drummers of all time I just smile. I've been making my living with drums for a long time. I've seen Buddy live. I've never heard another drummer who could match what we just watched. Buddy was the best.
I saw Buddy perform in an old movie when I was a little boy..I immediately was hypnotized and amazed..by his awesome drumming..i'll never forget..never saw that again..and i'm 54 now.. :)
He is the best drummer whoever lived! His left hand was the fastest ever recorded. Been a lot of great drummers, but Buddy was the king!
IMO Neil Peart was and likely will be the only one to surpass him, but without Buddy, Peart most likely wouldn't be a drummer. I think he is the 2nd best drummer of all time but was and is easily the most influential drummer of all time
Wouldn't have been* :(
@@nikolaimikhail7774 nobody surpasses Buddy. No Buddy! No pun...but seriously, no fancy pedals and a snare that was very tight. His skill is unbelievable . Simple kit, and he played with so much volume. Precise and crazy. Never practiced, started as a baby, could learn an entire piece in one listen. Raw talent is off the charts
Start watching professional drum corps. Cavaliers, Scouts, Blue Devils, etc, etc. That's where the best and fastest are found. All those guys play drums at home.
Buddy was the Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods, etc of drumming. Legend
Add Muhammad Ali, Pele, Bruce Lee
@@alrivers2297 And Bolt, Kipchoge, Mandela
I am certain there had to be people that witnessed Mozart conduct and wished his sound would live forever. Having watched Buddy Rich live many times over the years, it warms the heart to observe a new generation react to this one-of-a-kind drummer. He was the ultimate performer. He had a routine where he would get his drumstick stuck in his high hat during a furious solo...and acted like the high hat would not give it back.
BTW- He started out as a dancer...and absolutely no one has ever been able to command and control the bass drum and high hat like Buddy.
Rest in peace mi Amigo. It was an honor to know you and your talent and name will live forever.
He was a dancer? Wow that's cool
I understand Mitch Mitchell was a tap dancer and said it was closely related to drumming! Go figure..
I'm a drummer of more the 50 years, from jazz, to rock, country, and gospel.... seen this a hundred times, and still get AMAZED at his drum work and his age!!
Mr. Rich was one of the most prominent and proficient drummers ever! He was a perfectionist and expected it out of himself and his band. He would often stop a show dead in his club if patrons were talking during a song and would even throw them out! Neil Peart (RUSH) was a massive fan and produced two albums "Burning For Buddy" with the Buddy Rich Orchestra and guest drummers taking Buddy's place. If anyone is not aware of them, I strongly recommend them!
Too many of the young people today have no exposure to great jazz and Swing as well as Buddy's contemporaries in Gadd, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl et al...
He was already a professional musician by age 2, as the closing number of his parents' vaudeville act: "Traps The Drum Wonder." In the thirties, he was the second highest paid child star in America. Dude was born to it.
I work in a school cafeteria. One of the kids was beating on the wall. I said "Knock it off, Gene Krupa." He asked who that was and I told him to look it up; I even spelled it for him.
@Shirley Bailey As a drummer for 45 years myself, I'd say Krupa is as good, or maybe a bit better than Buddy, if we look at style...Technically; they're well matched....There are some amazing drummers from those bygone days...There are human limits on what is achievable on the instrument so "ranking" needs parameters......Thanks for the question though...Where do YOU rank Krupa? :)
Glenn Center he was an outright asshole to his other band mates, many people would call him just being a genius and misunderstood, but he famously shot down people for little to no other reason. He was a fantastic jazz drummer without a doubt, just a shitty person at times.
Even more impressive is that he was having a heart attack during this
That's him in a coma.
omg, that is seriously hilarious
@@Nangleator22 omg, that is hilariously serious
OMG. Seriously? Incredible!
Really? Truly seriously? Unbelievably dedicated to his craft.
In my opinion He was the Greatest drummer that ever walked the planet
without any argue he surely was..
Buddy Rich's mom didn't feel the kicks, she felt the beat!
He was on stage with his snare drum at the age of 4.
KNOWN AS THE GREATEST DRUMMER TO EVER LIVE AMAZING NATURAL GOD GIVEN TALENT đ REST.IN.PARADISE BUDDY MADE YOU WANNA BE A BETTER DRUMMER
@cosmicVox13 OF COURSE MR KRUPA I LOVE SEEING THOSE DRUM BATTLES BETWEEN THEM EVEN THOU THERE WAS AN AGE DIFFERENT GENE WOULD LET BUDDY GET A GOOD PIECE OF MIND ON I TO PLAY THE DRUMS đ
So many people donât know this legend. He was an incredible artist. He would go on Johnny Carson and just play away for 5 minutes straight. Donât know if we will ever have another.
Deette Kearns I remember him on Carson and also Ed Sullivan. He was a great entertainer in addition to being an amazing drummer.
I think people's tastes would have to change before someone like this would be recognized by the masses. jimmy Fallon's audience would leave to go to the bathroom
There's tons around but people are too ignorant of the genres.
I was watching those the other day for hours.
Buddy could talk the talk, and walk the walk. He was simply an amazing drummer that we will never see anything like it again.
Buddy was Neil Peart's favorite drummer. Neil's solos have tributes to Buddy. The snare part, and the jazz notes and music on the electronic drums. Neil also produced two "Burning For Buddy" tribute cds with drummers throughout the industry.
Buddy died in 87 aged 69 from a stroke related to a brain tumor. His influence was huge. He was sick in hospital, the nurse asked if there was anything he couldn't take he said, "yeah, country music"! Loved his jazz..
I wonder if these legendary drummers died from brain tumours due to the millions of drum strokes they subjected their brains to over their careers ...
Ha, you beat me to it. And Iâm a country music fan, but still, Buddy was the best.
Arguably, as a pioneer, the best drummer ever. Rudiments, techniques, lifelong dedication and speed galore!
And he couldn't read a note of music!
Buddy Rich is who drummers the world over aspire to be for decades.
Buddy was and still is my idol. He was a month shy of his 65th birthday in this video and yes, he did have a heart attack that night in his hotel room. Thankfully, he recovered and gave the world another 4 1/2 years of his genius. I was fortunate enough to have met and talked with him on several occasions. Thank you very much for posting this and Iâm glad you enjoyed it!
"Oh that aint even fair" Jamel channeling every aspiring drummers reaction to a Buddy Rich solo.
The man was a master
This was filmed during Concert for the Americas in the Dominican Republic and this was in the middle of Frank Sinatra's performance.
I watched this concert with my father when it first aired.
Now you can say youâve seen the greatest of all time - and he blew your mind, like he did the rest of us. Doesnât get any better!
Buddy Rich is a huge influence of mine as a drummer,for him as an inventor in the field of drums,he proved many ways of theories of music,math,science,by his way of playing the drumset especially as a self taught drummer,he'll always be the worlds best drummer,mainly as the worlds best drum teacher.
Buddy Rich actually suffered a heart attack during this drum solo
After he left the stage, he went directly to the hospital. This wasn't actually his show, it was Sinatra's and Buddy just came out to do his solo.
Can you imagine???? He was so tough he had a friggin' heart attack and finished the solo!11
But while he was still in bad condition and could not walk he had a couple of guys carry him out snd sit him on the drums to play a show
He didnât have a heart attack, he had heat stroke. He didnât go to the hospital...and nobody carried him and sat him behind his drums. Itâs amazing how stories get exaggerated beyond all recognition.
@@thecrippledrummer not what his daughter said.
"What is he doing under there?" Muting the cymbal. Buddy did all that in a Tuxedo. Now you see why many, many drummers loved him. THAT was "Big band" era sound from the 1940s and early 1950s.
Not just muting, but also clicking the stick on the hi-hat stand.
He was sticking the cymbal underneath too. Never seen anyone else use that technique
Paradiddles with underhand exchange. The concept in and of itself isn't complicated, but his unparalleled speed made it so.
That kit was in intensive care for 6 months after that!
Buddy was a Phenomena who brought Joy & Happiness to the world of ,music lovers. Nothing like him on this Planet....ever.
indeed
He didn't read music but he memorized every song after hearing them only once. He was brilliant.
My grandfather could do that. Was a helluva guitarist
Some say Buddy made a deal with the Devil. No one knows what Buddy got, but the Devil got drum lessons.
Among my favorites \m/
I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson all the time. Johnny really loved him.
He gave Johnny a set of drums. Johnny said it helped him slow down the drinking.
Parts of it remind me of led zepps moby dick.
He was a beast on the drums. What people hardly mention is what he was wearing. A fucking 3 piece suit! Most drummers now a days are half naked. Imagine doing what buddy did in this solo in a fucking suit. Amazing.
He had a heart attack during this performance and powered through it! Amazing
Beat me to it.
That drum solo would give anyone a hesrt attack
I'd say it started around 5:35, he started breathing really deep.
Yes.. I thought this was that performance.
There was Buddy Rich, and then there was/is everyone else. You do realize he was an old man in this video?
I was gonna say the same thing. When he was young, he was incredible. And he just kept getting better
Iâm 62 now...my Dad is 89 - he loved everything Big Band and I was raised on it, but never really appreciated the artistry until I was in my forties.
I still adore David Bowie, but I go goose bumpy for Buddy, Sinatra, Duke and Louis.
Thanks for the education, Pa....xx
Back when I was a kid, a loooong time ago, I looked forward to seeing him on Johnny Carson! Loved him!
My favorite Buddy Rich story: He was taken to the hospital with an asthma attack, and he was being checked in by the admitting nurse, barely able to talk. She asked, "Any allergies?" He motioned for the nurse to put her ear by his mouth, and gasped out, "I'm intensely allergic to country and western music."
Edit-small grammar correction-this happens when you write something at 3 AM.
I mean, imagine if they'd put some on in his room and he couldn't say anything! Guy would have gone nuts!
I was going to say the same thing. He was on the old Mike Douglas Show in the late 1960s and he was on a rant about how bad C&W music was.
@@timcarr6401 I got this story from the book Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow. Lots and lots of stories in the book about the wit of the Kings of Jazz!
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Thank you Buddy, you seem to have been a top humorist as well as the best drummer ever to have lived.
Ironic that my bro is also a drummer and suffers with asthma.
It was actually revealed to be a mild heart attack. His daughter tells the story in the bonus section on The Burning for Buddy DVDs. Produced by Neil Peart
You know heâs going to be good. Danny Carey always mentions him when he talks about who he looked up to
yeah where's that live Pneuma reaction?
He could play one- handed rolls...his note speed was amazingly quick!
He was the âRocky Marcianoâ or âBabe Ruthâ of drummers...simply put, he was a one- of-a-kind talent.
Glad you got to experience him. đ€
He came to my college. It was insane. He was old, but still incredible. He signed autographs for everyone there. A Legend!
'He was beatin' that thang like it owed him some money.' Best line of 2020.
Fellow drum legend Gene Krupa called Rich "the greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." He didn't take lessons until well into his career, and even then, his drum teacher Henry Adler emphasized that Rich had already honed his technique before he began taking lessons.Sep 21, 2018
Gene Krupa once said about Buddy Rich "Another like him is mot even a possibility".
He was going so fast, the drumsticks were invisible. Unbelievably great
Buddy actually had a heart attack during this solo. Right around 5:40 he grimaces and is really panting. You see him weak as he leaves the stage. He went directly to the hospital after the show. He had a major bypass operation.
This is the guy by which all drummers are measured by. Often imitated never replicated.
This isn't one of his best recorded performances - greatest drummer that ever lived!
You donât watch this video to learn riffs. You watch for inspiration and entertainment.
You watch because you know you are watching a man that has reached the top of the discipline in this genre.
To me thereâs no other person who has reached the top of their field like Buddy has his. MHO
Mind you he was an old man, at that point.....and still had the fastest hands on the drums ever.
Now, you can see why Rush drummer, Neil Peart, called Buddy Rich his inspiration.
Buddy was 66 when he did this solo AND he had a mild heart attack during it. He was never the same after this but WOW!! The triplets he played with his left hand are legendary!! RIP, Buddy, and RIP, Neil
I'm thinking how hard a single hand roll is. I dont know if Neil ever did that in a solo
He had a mild heart attack during this, really? I was about to pass out from not realizing I was holding holding my breath while watching him. Absolutely amazing!
I thought people were joking when they said he had a heart attack during the solo. I don't know, sounds like an urban drummers' legend but what the heck. He was and always will be the best ever. Blessed to have seen him live a few times.
The left hand on the snare is incredible.
Buddy Rich's left hand all by itself is the third or fourth best drummer in history.
@@joeday4293 Actually second best - only to Buddy's right hand ...
Adrian Dooley He's muting it so doesn't ring out. Incredible speed and precision.
And let's not forget that Buddy was no spring chicken here.
He was the best! He inspired many drummers. R.I.P Buddy.
What is hard to believe he was around 67 years old here! After a few heat attacks, a stroke, and other health issues, the man never lost his ability to play as he did here. To me, no one has ever had so evenly matched hands and feet as Buddy!! NO ONE! The most remarkable aspect to his drumming is the SOUND!, his drums were always tuned tight, and that snare not only tight heads, but also the snares really tight, so as to NO CHEATING in the perfection of those rolls. It be like a guitar player, playing straight out of an amp, with no pedals or distortion. There is no room for error!
Neil Peart loved and was inspired by Buddy Rich. You have the greatest review channel on CZcams. I thoroughly enjoy these reactions during trying times. Thanks for being Genuine!
When you said your head was hurting, I realised mine was, too!! đ
So many folks have no idea how great these older drummers were, like Rich, and Kruppo. Glad you highlighted them! Nor do they know about others so great, from 70, 80's.
I loved the absolutely silent snare roll and the impeccable crescendo that followed. Such incredible control of ones sticks.
Yeah, the single hand rolls are something out of a dream. One of a kind
Met him when I was a kid, changed me forever. The best, no other comes close.
I had the privilege to see Buddy perform in person. Buddy was a Marine , black belt in karate, and had a extremely violent temper!!! He expected perfection from his hand members and if they didn't preform to his liking they got a see chewing. Listen to his bus rant and you will hear him demand perfection. With out question, Buddy was the Best of the Best drummer that lived.
I must admit, I love love love watching you watch Buddy play. It's obvious you love love love music.
I gave you a link to another solo of his where he does "stick tricks" in the comments to that girl drummer. Neil Peart organized a benefit concert honoring Buddy Rich when he died, and put out 2 tribute albums where he and many other drummers all played with the Buddy Rich Band on different cuts. Besides being known as one of the best drummers ever, he was known for being really nasty to his band members. There is a famous tape that someone made of him chewing out band members on the tour bus, and Jerry Seinfeld loved it so much, he used some of Rich's lines in his sitcom.
So, does that make Gordon Ramsay cooking's Buddy Rich?
That was jazz band leaders pretty much writ large apparently from the stories Iâve been told.
«We'll see how he does up there, without all the assistance!»
«We're gonna take it outside and I'll show you what it's like!»
«This guy... is not my kind of guy!»
I was lucky enough to see Buddy Rich live just mind blowing just a technician on the drums đ„
Nobody can touch Buddy Rich. His Tonite Show performances in the 70s inspired COUNTLESS drummers.
One of the greatest drummers who ever lived
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He looks like he's in his golden years, too. Not bad for an old guy.
not bad.... LOL!
Not bad?! This was a demonstration of legendary talent and skill!
Correct me if I'm wrong he had a heat attack during this solo and finished then got took off in a stretcjer
@@thatruth10111111 Yes, he did. He was 65 at the time (this was 1982).
Not bad? What you talken about son? That was the MAN!
He is the GOAT of all drummers of all time. We havent seen his like since. This video he's probably close to 60. He was even faster back in the day. Just remarkable
Jamel....your "reaction" made my day...if not my year!! I have been a Buddy fan for many....many years and to see your appreciation of Buddy's skill and talent and comment......."pure joy and happiness"...Thank you!!!!
Buddy played with big band people like Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Harry James, etc. He is from The era of The Greatest Generation WWII. The vid says it all brother. He allegedly had a heart attack during this solo! He was that fast at 65yrs old here!
I've heard Buddy Rich mentioned numerous times but never watched a clip of him! Thanks for putting it up this guy is probably the best there ever was!
I thought Neil Peart was the best but oh man
Without a doubt the best
Christian Williamson You should watch Buddy Rich the Gene Krupa drum battles
Buddy Rich was the very top of drumming perfection! He had more skill in his finger than most drummers will ever have. Just blessed to be so talented.
I'm so glad you appreciated that. Imagine being a 14-year-old who just started playing and then seeing him live. That was me in the 1970s when he was at his peak. Besides his speed, his power was incredible. It's funny you mentioned the crying because after almost 50 years I still get that overwhelmed feeling when with a nervous laugh and watery eyes when I see him play. Many thanks for your reaction!
Quite possibly the best that ever was. No way you can play that set with a rock drummers grip, you gotta go classic.
Now, you need to listen to the iconic Gene Krupa on "Sing Sing Sing" by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. His riffs and the entire song is amazing.
Benny Goodman Orchestra 1938 Carnegie Hall... Incredible cultural landmark performance.
But notice how he changed to matched grip towards the end of the solo.
And the look on his face the whole time. My man was feeling it!
mikeslikes yes!The live full version is the best!!!
@@LordToddtastic666 He suffered a heart attack during this performance.
He's just beyond human. His wrists, hands, fingers all move so fast...mind-blowing every time I see him.
Buddy was awesome.
He knew heâs good.
And a very demanding of his band members.
Thumbs up for joy to the levels that bring tears. Love it! I had the privilege of seeing Buddy Rich play live many decades ago. It was astounding how much talent is in just his left hand.
When you can't even see the drumsticks you know you're in the presence of greatness!
It's also old footage with camera equipment that has a slow framerate. But yeah, that doesn't change the fact that he's one of the fastest drummers ever. Even as an old geezer.
Ringo Starr said he started playing Drums because of Buddy Rich
But still plays nothing like Rich (except perhaps for the sound of the drum kit and symbals).
@@herrbonk3635 Bill Ward doesn't play like Buddy either, but took a lot of inspiration from him. And Ringo.
And I think we're much better off having Ringo and Bill as they were than Buddy Rich knock-offs.
@Dale McComb I doubt he loved them, at least musically. Their rhythmic idiom being almost the opposite of his. His band was swinging and funky. Beatles usually played 4/4 stomp, similar to old trad-jazz using tuba or sousaphone.
@Dale McComb Perhaps he needed a new audience to sell records and concerts? Not exactly the first time shit like that happens in the music business.
@Dale McComb Or just being honest, fanboy.
This isn't even close to Buddy's best drum solo. ....he was truly THE BEST!
You got that right!
The best to ever draw a breath!
If you liked this, you're gonna love these.
Buddy Rich's Tonight Show appearance. 38 minutes.
Then Buddy Rich live at the Chicago Jazz Festival, 1985.
I hated it when I read that he died about 5 years after the Jazz Festival.
He was a frequent guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson you should also check out Gene Krupa He and Buddy Rich had drum battles
Didn't he and Johnny play of each other one night??
And Buddy spanked Gene EVERY TIME!!!
And...it wasn't even close!!!
Chris Michaels Like everything else that is a matter of opinion entertaining nonetheless
@@rickclark8657 Not when it comes to Buddy Rich.
Buddy Rich destroys ANY AND ALL euphemisms that you can think of!!!
It's NOT an opinion when most accomplished, successful, and well-known drummers say that Buddy Rich was, and still is, their biggest influence and best drummer they've ever seen and heard.
Don't believe me, I couldn't care less.
I know the truth, and that's all I need.
Chris Michaels I canât tell you how happy I am for you
You get moved to tears because of the beauty of his artistry.
Buddy was a master. Could improvise with any band anywhere. So fluid and precise .
Thanks Jamel for once again a beautiful discovery. Keep up the good work! From New Brunswick Canada.