I had never heard of this artist until last night driving listening to ky public radio!! What a discovery. I can not believe I have been missing out all these years! I am now addicted!
Fred is one of the most important forces in music. He was stage manager at "the Cafe Wha?" in Greenwitch Village. He put many of our favorites on stage for the first time, after they learned how from him. Dylan, Stills, Joni, Kris Kristoferson, John Sebastian, the Mamas and the Papas, Don McLean, Judy Collins, Crosby....... He was authentic, and he trained Flipper, beat that. He taught Ram Dass to be here now, beat that !
Fred Neil wrote songs that other artists made famous - "Everybody's Talkin' At Me," (Harry Nilsson - Midnight Cowboy), "Other Side To This Life" (Jefferson Airplane), "Candyman" (Roy Orbison), "Sweet Cocaine" (Humble Pie, Jerry Garcia) . . . I think John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) may have recorded one or two of his songs - Sebastian played mouth harp on a LOT of Neil's recordings.
I bought Fred’s LPs “Bleecker & McDougal” and “Tear Down the Walls” back in the early 1960s and still have them. What a voice. Was thrilled to live in the West Village later in the 60s. Folk Heaven.
I commented on this post before but I did not mention that Fred was my father. Today is both my moms birthday and the date she died as well and this video came up randomly in my suggestions. Sometimes this song hits harder than others.
@@ulyssesjoven I am amazed at how many people are still aware of his music. I play, not professionally, just sitting at coffee shops, local piers (live in Florida though I moved out of the Grove a few years back), parks, etc, and when talking to people and the subject of folk comes up I'll ask if they know who Fred Neil is and it's amazing to me how many people know him. Thanks for posting this. I cant help but wonder who that was in the middle of the song the tried to join in. 😂😂😂 Slainnté!! 🍻😁😎
@@randomchord great to know you, might be great to talk to random people and getting to know that lot of them knows the songs that your father made. Really he's still on top!! Your father inspired me a lot, when I was around 15 or 16 I listened to him via Tim Buckley, my father brought me a 12 string guitar at the end of the year, which is my lifelong partner.
@@ulyssesjoven 😁🍻 I learned to play on a 12-string that Dad gifted me when I was in my early 20s when we were reconnecting. The 12 is my original love and prefer it over a 6. Playing a six after a twelve always feels like listening to one's favorite music through a cellphones speaker after listening to it through a $10,000 home audio system I've had a coup[le Martin 12's but living in Florida, hurricanes have ended their existence. Had a great Ovation 12 (Legend half shell) that fell out the back end a van right on its arse and the front peeled off from the shell. Currently have Mitchell acoustic 12 with a built-in pickup and an absolutely beautiful dark wine colored Schecter electric 12 that I love. Funny thing I've found playing a 12 is that people often ask me if whatever I am strumming or picking is Zepplin. Even mores if I'm tuned in open G 😂😂 As for talking to people about dad, I often comment on posts here of people doing covers or posting vids of dad. There are some really jaw-droppingly good versions of different songs of his out there. I just recently discovered Iggy Pop's version of Everybody's Talking and a version by the incomparable actor Harry Dean Stanton with, of all people, Johnny Depp and Kris Kristofferson on guitars. It never stops amazing me how many people were deeply affected by that song. It's a pleasure talking to you and thanks for engaging with me!! 😁😉😎
@@randomchordthe world needs beauty, music can be beautiful, fred knew how to do it. That's basically what being a good artist means. Now a question arises for me. Did your father have a musical teacher or was he his own teacher? From what I read in the biography, he learned to play by himself by listening to the songs on the jukebox.
karen dalton’s version is my favorite. her voice is so raw and makes me think of home. but this is just beautiful. fred was a treasure. thanks for sharing it.
Thanks so much for this! This has grown on me very quickly and now I think it's my favorite version of Little Bit of Rain. That's also probably the coolest, best picture of Fred in my opinion. Hearing a previously unheard/unreleased recording of Fred's, especially a live one like this is like being given a treasure. If you have anything more of Fred's like this please do share more.
@@TangleF50 Just listened to it. Great interpretation but I still prefer Fred's. I noticed Peter Childs played on that one too. Interestingly, both Fred and The Stone Poneys did John Braheny's December Dream.
@@sopranosfan11 Excellent, and TY for introducing me to John B. As you know, the simple acoustic sound of Folk music quickly evolved by the mid-to-late 60's, and thus Harry Neilson scored a hit and took Fred Neil's classic "Everybody's Talkin" to the masses, and remains one of my all-time favorite in the folk genre ! 😀 Speaking of, despite all the problems with organization at Woodstock 1969, I love how the festival opened with the Folk acts ! 😀
He was our next door neighbor, in Cocoanut Grove. He came over, and we played together all night long. He came over the next night , I shook his hand ,and he said "nice to meet you". He was in the moment, yesterday was not part of his day.
Fred was a huge influence on The Airplane, David Crosby, John Sebastian, etc. etc. Gotta laugh at the photo, however --- Did the Cafe Au Go Go have a basketball game goin'?
I had never heard of this artist until last night driving listening to ky public radio!! What a discovery. I can not believe I have been missing out all these years! I am now addicted!
Fred is one of the most important forces in music.
He was stage manager at "the Cafe Wha?" in Greenwitch Village. He put many of our favorites on stage for the first time, after they learned how from him. Dylan, Stills, Joni, Kris Kristoferson, John Sebastian, the Mamas and the Papas, Don McLean, Judy Collins, Crosby.......
He was authentic, and he trained Flipper, beat that.
He taught Ram Dass to be here now,
beat that !
Fred Neil wrote songs that other artists made famous - "Everybody's Talkin' At Me," (Harry Nilsson - Midnight Cowboy), "Other Side To This Life" (Jefferson Airplane), "Candyman" (Roy Orbison), "Sweet Cocaine" (Humble Pie, Jerry Garcia) . . . I think John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) may have recorded one or two of his songs - Sebastian played mouth harp on a LOT of Neil's recordings.
I felt the same way when I heard him about 20 years ago. I had all of his albums in about 2 weeks.
I bought Fred’s LPs “Bleecker & McDougal” and “Tear Down the Walls” back in the early 1960s and still have them. What a voice. Was thrilled to live in the West Village later in the 60s. Folk Heaven.
Great version I never heard before! Thanks!
We didn’t know what we had till it was gone 🥲 Jesus this is like a prayer 💔
A great artist ... I listened to nothing but his first two albums on repeat for like 2 months , this helped me threw some ish ...
I commented on this post before but I did not mention that Fred was my father.
Today is both my moms birthday and the date she died as well and this video came up randomly in my suggestions.
Sometimes this song hits harder than others.
Hope you are doing fine, your dad was a huge influence for folk music. Thanks for sharing your feelings :)
@@ulyssesjoven I am amazed at how many people are still aware of his music.
I play, not professionally, just sitting at coffee shops, local piers (live in Florida though I moved out of the Grove a few years back), parks, etc, and when talking to people and the subject of folk comes up I'll ask if they know who Fred Neil is and it's amazing to me how many people know him.
Thanks for posting this.
I cant help but wonder who that was in the middle of the song the tried to join in.
😂😂😂
Slainnté!! 🍻😁😎
@@randomchord great to know you, might be great to talk to random people and getting to know that lot of them knows the songs that your father made. Really he's still on top!! Your father inspired me a lot, when I was around 15 or 16 I listened to him via Tim Buckley, my father brought me a 12 string guitar at the end of the year, which is my lifelong partner.
@@ulyssesjoven 😁🍻
I learned to play on a 12-string that Dad gifted me when I was in my early 20s when we were reconnecting.
The 12 is my original love and prefer it over a 6.
Playing a six after a twelve always feels like listening to one's favorite music through a cellphones speaker after listening to it through a $10,000 home audio system
I've had a coup[le Martin 12's but living in Florida, hurricanes have ended their existence.
Had a great Ovation 12 (Legend half shell) that fell out the back end a van right on its arse and the front peeled off from the shell.
Currently have Mitchell acoustic 12 with a built-in pickup and an absolutely beautiful dark wine colored Schecter electric 12 that I love.
Funny thing I've found playing a 12 is that people often ask me if whatever I am strumming or picking is Zepplin. Even mores if I'm tuned in open G
😂😂
As for talking to people about dad, I often comment on posts here of people doing covers or posting vids of dad. There are some really jaw-droppingly good versions of different songs of his out there.
I just recently discovered Iggy Pop's version of Everybody's Talking and a version by the incomparable actor Harry Dean Stanton with, of all people, Johnny Depp and Kris Kristofferson on guitars.
It never stops amazing me how many people were deeply affected by that song.
It's a pleasure talking to you and thanks for engaging with me!!
😁😉😎
@@randomchordthe world needs beauty, music can be beautiful, fred knew how to do it. That's basically what being a good artist means.
Now a question arises for me. Did your father have a musical teacher or was he his own teacher? From what I read in the biography, he learned to play by himself by listening to the songs on the jukebox.
karen dalton’s version is my favorite. her voice is so raw and makes me think of home. but this is just beautiful. fred was a treasure. thanks for sharing it.
Thanks so much for this! This has grown on me very quickly and now I think it's my favorite version of Little Bit of Rain. That's also probably the coolest, best picture of Fred in my opinion. Hearing a previously unheard/unreleased recording of Fred's, especially a live one like this is like being given a treasure. If you have anything more of Fred's like this please do share more.
I love the Linda R. version with the Stone Poneys ! 😀
@@TangleF50 Don't know that one. I'll check it out thanks!
@@TangleF50 Just listened to it. Great interpretation but I still prefer Fred's. I noticed Peter Childs played on that one too. Interestingly, both Fred and The Stone Poneys did John Braheny's
December Dream.
@@sopranosfan11 Excellent, and TY for introducing me to John B. As you know, the simple acoustic sound of Folk music quickly evolved by the mid-to-late 60's, and thus Harry Neilson scored a hit and took Fred Neil's classic "Everybody's Talkin" to the masses, and remains one of my all-time favorite in the folk genre ! 😀 Speaking of, despite all the problems with organization at Woodstock 1969, I love how the festival opened with the Folk acts ! 😀
He was our next door neighbor, in Cocoanut Grove.
He came over, and we played together all night long.
He came over the next night , I shook his hand ,and he said "nice to meet you".
He was in the moment, yesterday was not part of his day.
I’ve heard many versions.
This is very cool.
Thank you.
Love it that you posted it on his birthday. 😁🍻
A fine bio of Fred Neil, "That's the Bag I'm In" is highly recommended.
Masterpiece...
Thank you for being a friend ❤
Beautiful ❤️
Amazing 💕
In the sincerity & simplicity ! 😀
thanks for this new version.....any more from this session???
Unfortunately not
Anymore from this show?
Better version!
Fred was a huge influence on The Airplane, David Crosby, John Sebastian, etc. etc. Gotta laugh at the photo, however --- Did the Cafe Au Go Go have a basketball game goin'?