Leon Redbone and his group play Diddy Wa Diddy on The Tonight Show (in stereo)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I posted this performance on May, 31, 2019, following Redbone's death. This clip (which appears elsewhere on RUclips, but in inferior quality) is from a 1987 Tonight Show that I recorded off-the air (in stereo audio) on VHS from a rerun in early 1988. The cornet solo (which I believe is played by Scott Black) is very similar to Joe "King" Oliver's solo on "Dipper Mouth Blues", recorded in 1923:
• King Oliver's Creole J... . It was also played by Louis Armstrong, Harry James and others on records of the same tune under the title "Sugar Foot Stomp".
That sax has more metal than most cars today
"That's not going to fit in the overhead sir"... LOL
I saw Leon 2 times live. Genius. I shouted out to play champagne Charlie and he went right into it. RIP Leon!!
This is what happens when great musicians play together.
I always love the muted coronet. Dizzy Gillespie's corenet once got run over by a taxi, his friends asked him why he didn't replace it, his answer......... " I like the way it sounds now ."
This is single-handedly the hottest version of this song ever recorded.
I bet to anyone under 30 this must seem like some bygone age. Me, it feels like this was on yesterday.
I'm 33. I love this stuff but I bet this looks as old as the "vintage" wild west photos we used to take. 😂 my kids think I was a real cowboy from the old west when looking at my stuff.
When I look at pictures from when I was 19 though, I had such a weird old style that anyone would probably think I was from a bygone Era though and I guess we kinda are lol 😂
I learned about so many varieties of performers and styles thanks to Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" The eclectic nature of the guests he got was amazing. Nothing like it on TV today.
True that, plus, the tonight show band was incredible.
@@ClarenceHWwatching the old tonight shows is almost disorienting. There are at time bumpers out of the commercial where the band gets to play for about three minutes. Unheard of today. The great musical acts I was exposed to from Bernadette Peters to itzak Perlman to Jack Albertson, Beverly sills, placido Domingo, Leon redbone.
He always showcased interesting musicians.
I remember seeing him on SNL. for the first time . I thought it was frank Zappa . They looked so alike then
I loved when Johnny Carson imitated him..and Leon's reaction. I love that he laughed ❤
The first time I saw him live, his opening act was a juggler. When his routine was over, he said "Leon Redbone's waiting backstage for you all. He's really excited, when I talked to him, he said *mumble mumble mumble*
When I was a kid, I thought it was Zappa pulling an Andy Kaufman.
Fun-ny! Thanks.
Wow Johnny mentioned west port play house in St. Louis , I was at that concert to see this man and his band , what a wonderful show it was people dancing everywhere
I thought it was Zappa in a hat first time I saw him.Awesome .
A fine entertainer and musician! Saw him at NYU with Father Guido Sarducci & a subway poet. Fun night!
I was able to see Leon live 4 times..thankfully. One of the coolest guys out there. Always talking with the audience.
This is one of my favorite videos with the horns and others.
RIP Leon, sad to see you go but your music lives on and thank you for that.
Thanks for your comment, Mitch.
@Mitch Wakeland. That's fantastic that you got to see Leon Redbone perform in person 4 times! I, unfortunately, never got to see him perform live.
@@pianopappy wondering if there's a video of Leon playing on Saturday Night Live when he played My Walkin Stick. I've looked but could not find it.
That was my first time seeing him.
That was such a great performance as well as this video you posted.
@@mitchwakeland3501 That's where I saw him first too! I just had to get an album. Probably the only album I ever owned that my father loved as well.
I was trying to remember Leon Redbone's name the other day, but I couldn't. Then today, RUclips's algorithm recommended this video to me. Spooky.
Thanks Leon for keep the music from that era alive. Great musicianship all around. ✌️
Seen him by chance in 1978...and like WOW..never forgot brilliance...
Just in a class of he's own
Forever...:)
Trumpet player is BAD ASS!!!!
Thanks for your comment, yo. I believe his name is Scott Black. He's actually playing a cornet, which is smaller than a trumpet.
…and Johnny Carson WAS Tonight Show. Thanks for this video of him & Leon Redbone. Fantastic!!!
AND Jack Parr and Steve Allen were...
Top notch trumpet solo!
I love it too, but I think it's a cornet.
Leon's guitar playing style on fast songs reminds me of the great Roy Clark's style! Two of the greatest acoustic guitar players ever! Miss them both!
WOW... what a band, what a performance. LEON!!!!
So unique and talented. Thank you, Leon Redbone!
He always played these tunes exactly as they were written with the intro and all.
No Pro-tools. No Autotune - just people who love doing it and are superb at doing it.
Enjoyed this immensely. It's pure Nawlins.
Thank you for making this video. This version
of Diddy Wah Diddy is the best I have heard,
and the other video of this same performance
was very poor. Thanks again, we needed this video.
Thank YOU for your comment , Neig. Best version I ever heard too!
He just makes me smile...I miss him
Thanks for posting. My dad loved Leon Redbone and all these years later, so do I. RIP
Amazing. He's Armenian/Cyprian /Canadian yet he sounds like he is from down in the New Orleans bayou
*Cypriot, but yeah I agree with you 100%
He was a teenager when his family went to Canada, his parents lived in Jerusalem but fled to Cyprus in 1948, where he was born in 1949
@@califdad4 His family didn’t “flee” to Cyprus. They calmly left for the then British island territory just before the British mandate in what became Israel ended in May 1948. They wanted to keep British Subject passports to make it easier to get to Canada, which they did. Leon was born in British Cyprus in 1949 of Armenian ancestry. His birth name was Dickrun Gobalian. The first name is sometimes given as Dickran or other spellings trying to match the Armenian sound. When the ethnic squabbles heated up in Cyprus before its independence in 1960, the Gobalians wisely followed the British exit and went to England. They reached Toronto Canada in 1965 when Leon was a teenager. Leon was a unique and tremendous talent. Also had a great sense of humor that made his live shows a lifetime memory. Words can’t express how much he’ll be missed. By the way, he had his name legally changed to Leon Redbone. Remember it fondly. You won’t see another like him again. In some form, however, we’ll meet again where, as the old gospel song goes, the soul of man never dies.
@@jameshepburn4631
That's about as detailed as it gets when it comes to Leon's pre-Toronto experience.
He was definitely influenced by his friend Mose Scarlett who was also a great player and character.
I was so fortunate to take a few guitar lessons from Mose in the mid 80's. Look him up on RUclips if you're unaware of his huge talent and warm disposition (which I suspect you are James. They were friends and amazingly both passed on the same day after long illnesses. I miss them both but yeah... soul never dies.
I always LOVED HIM and ALWAYS WILL
Fantastic. Thanks for uploading this. I have been hoping to see a higher quality version for years.
Thanks for you comment. I'm glad to know that one of the "treasures" in my attic pleased so many people.
You know I never did find out what Diddy Wah Diddy means? And I've known about this song since he released it back in the late 1970s after Leon was on Saturday Night Live.
Leon’s music has always been unique. Always loved it. 🎶🎶🎶 😎🎶🎶
Perfecition
Absolutely gorgeous!
Awesome! Seen him in Milwaukee years ago.
Love Leon Redbone...Thank you for posting. He will be missed...
This guy was a special, unique dude......R.I.P.......
Very cool post, much appreciated!
LMAO! Leon's musical style is/was unmatched!! That Baritone Sax was outstanding!!
One of my favorite artists of all time. Just wanted to let you know that the tin telephone pole is a BASS sax, not a bari. If you want to hear some more great playing, check out Vince Giordano (who frequently recorded with Leon) and his Night Hawks.
Bass sax.
If it rains, they can all take shelter under the saxophone.
He is fabulous!
I saw him at Park West in Chicago. Don't know if it was the date Johnny mentioned, but I remember it was a great show. It was just Leon and a tuba player.
It was a treat to see Al Vescovo on the steel guitar
Marvelous!
Toooo much. Genius.
Leon Redbone must have had a large collection of acoustic guitars! It seems like every performance he played a different guitar!
Johnny Carson did a very good impersonation of Leon Redbone! I wonder if Carson ever played the drums during one of Leon Redbone's visits to "The Tonight Show"?
Thanks so much for uploading this!
I diddy wah did it!
Hot damn!!!!!!
great
Party like it's 1929.
Fan-F…N-tastiC!
Sensational
Super! Rosa Larsen
Who is that on cornet?
I believe his name is Scott Black. He can be seen and heard in this clip that I just found on RUclips, where he is identified:
ruclips.net/video/JHwJNmfzo_Y/видео.html
This clip is from 1987.
Blimey! I never knew Murray Hewitt the Deputy Cultural Attaché at the New Zealand Consulate in New York was such a mean horn player.
😂
Two people will never know what Ditty Wah Ditty means.
Who is the cornet player playing with Leon on the great song, "Diddy Wah Diddy"? Superb cornet player!
I believe that superb cornet player is Scott Black. His solo is very similar to Joe "King" Oliver's solo beginning at one minute and twenty-five seconds on the record, "Dipper Mouth Blues", recorded in 1923:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEF9Q It was also copied by Louis Armstrong and others on records of the same tune with the title, "Sugar Foot Stomp".
@@pianopappy . Thanks for the answer to my question! I love Leon Redbone's rendition of "Up A Lazy River", but my favorite version of that great song is The Mills Brothers' version.
@@michaelbarlow6610 The Mills Brothers are a favorite of mine, Michael. You might enjoy my post of two of their tunes from a televised appearance with the Boston Pops in 1980. The second song is "Up a Lazy River". ruclips.net/video/_ocsnsUabWQ/видео.html
@@pianopappy just checked the Mills Brothers link you posted, very cool. With the Boston Pops to boot!!!
@@pianopappy .Thanks so much for the link to the videoclip of the Mills Brothers with the Boston Pops. Sorry I took so long to respond to your previous posted response! message.
... try it at 0.75 speed 👍👌
Johnny sounded just like him!!!! LOL
That’s interesting, the album Johnny is holding is a cut-out.
he was smoking that nite
Is that Abe Laboriel on drums?
Makes me wanna have a mint julep
Who knew Clint Eastwood knew how to play the baritone sax?
Is it Don Vappie at dobro?
Who was the bass sax player? Vince Giordano?
Could be; but I really don't know. I've been able to determine that Vince played with Leon on several of his recordings. However, I saw "Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks" twice in person in New Jersey; and, I don't see a resemblance to the sax man in this ensemble. I hope you're right! How about it, Redbone fans?
I had posted a reply to you earlier where I said he did not look like Vince Giordano when I saw him in person a couple of times on gigs with his Nighthawks. I did a Google search on "Vince Giordano images" and compared them to this clip; and, I came to the erroneous conclusion that It's Vince. I now defer to the opinion of @chris-co3fu, expressed below, that it is John Gill, his brother, on bass sax.
@@pianopappy thank you for the confirmation. He sure plays like Vince. I got to see the Nighthawks at the old Iguana gig about 5 years ago. What a sweet band. I thoroughly enjoyed that night. Keep swinging.
His name is John Gill, my brother.
@@chris-co3fu Thank you Chris. John is a fine player on this tune with Leon and a rather historical TV appearance. May I ask if he still plays? I hope so. Do you recall what if anything he had to share about performing with Leon?
It’s Frank Zappa ( incognito)
Carson was pretty good aping him
It’s called Diddy Wa Diddy !!!
Thanks roop!!! I corrected it.
Frank Zappas doppelganger
So what does Diddy Wa Diddy mean? Leon never did!
Has anyone seen my Diddy Wa Diddy??!!
Fortunately, no.
WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THE TINY HANDS ON THAT DRUMMER!?!?
I don't know, but he's having more fun than anybody else on stage.
ARTISTS Hands
I like him, but not so much this speedfreak later version. And sorry, Johnny, but he stole a whole lot of his act from Fats Waller (and others in the boogie woogie style), but on guitar. Love the bass sax and pocket trumpet combo, though.
That's the way Joe Biden talks:Diddy wa diddy...😅
I met Leon a couple times here in Seattle because his pianist was a colleague of mine. Great musician and a class guy. Ed. Do you know the rest of the personnel?