I knew Ronnie very well when I was a child. Their garden backed on to mine. I was very good friends with his daughter Fay for a number of years. Fell in their fishpond once!!
Nice story...thank you! Ronnie was a "Favourite" drummer of mine...going back to around 1958 or so, when he was with Ted Heath...Lita, Dennis n Dickie Vaentine...great shows!!
I actually remember seeing this when it was broadcast. I watched with my dad as we were both huge fans and both drummers. These guys had a real feeling for the music and inspired me so much!
I learned playing along to this when I was a lad. Used to watch this program with my Dad (RIP) who was also a drummer. Ronnie was a real character drummer Also, Don Lusher (trombone) and Kenny Baker (trumpet) in this video too. Thanks for digging this out and posting it... Many great memories. :)
I played premier. It was my first kit. Got it at a yard sale when I was 11. When I turned 16, I bought a Tama. All of my influences played Tama. Premier makes great drums. I miss that old kit.
@@metalmacabre9991 I had several Premier kits. They were really well made - the proper ones, built in Leicester - but being British I think they lacked the glamour of the American imports.... It was a real 'one up' to say you had a Gretsch or a Ludwig kit. I've got a Gretsch kit, now... but it is made in China :)
I didn't see Jack Parnell playing drums until this video came out. I knew he was Ronnie's predecessor with Ted Heath and was largely responsible for Ted doing the Palladium concerts, but when I saw Jack's band in the late 50's he was upfront conducting and usually had Phil Seaman on drums, Ronnie was always one of my favourite drummers and always looked a bit frenetic so when I saw this video I was surprised to see how easy Jack made it look. Great drummer. Great stuff.
Animal from Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem made me want to be a drummer and it was only years later I found out it was Ronnie Verrell. Great drummer and I remember him on Frank Skinner at the end still drumming away.
This reminds me of riding my motorbike to The Winter Gardens ballroom in Blackpool in the fities to dance to these great bands, then riding 90 miles back to Leeds with the sweat freezing from the wind as I rode back in the early hours of the morning. Great days!
Very nice and humble man was Jack. I worked with him once and didn't realise it until he was on stage. I was the monitor engineer and he chatted away like he had known me for years. Sadly never met Ronnie. Watching his technique in such close quarters was a joy.
How crazy! I decided to Google Jack Parnell and realised he passed away 2 weeks ago. I remember him for being the musical director on the Muppets! RIP JP and condolences to his family.
My saxophone teacher (Derek Hawkins) was a close personal friend of Jack Parnell, in London, in the 1940’s. What a great time to be a young saxophone player . . in London of the 1940’s.
WOW this brings back memories ! I was already two years into playing drums at this point, i had the cassette of jacks band so i played along to this track and i would copy this Beat for Beat !
The 4 piece kit days...bless them Gretsch v Premier. Strange seeing Ronnie using tape on his snare. Big band drummers usually preferred the open sounds.
Great to see this. I had a TV Times album of the Jack Parnell band with Ronnie Verrell many years ago. Wish I still had it now ;-( Incidentally, those were the days eh? Les Dawson smoking a cigar on TV Lol
Got that album. Had it since 1976. A classic. Now I know who drums on it. I think Verrell may also play on Johnny Gregory's 'The Detectives' album from roughly the same time. One of the very best.
In 2023, in the UK, you can enrol on myriad courses for 'music engineering, recording, mixing and production' in all manner of 'Contemporary Music Colleges' that specialise in that field. But music production was never better than when it was analogue, in the 1970s. The engineers had a skill then that HASN'T been passed down, Compare this television studio live recording with 'Later with Jules'. This is infinitely better. Listen to TV theme tune recording, movie and stage soundtracks, and television adverts from the 70s. It all sounds better than today equivalent I only wish I'd got my friend's Dad (Keith Grant) to explain to me how they did it, before he passed away. :(.
Jjack also did this with Phil Seaman. These guys made it all seem so easy. Especially Jack who always looked laid back. Deceptively fast hands. But then these drummers were musicians.
totally different gendres...Ronnie was a very good big band / swing drummer but couldnt emulate Ringo's very musical, 'Pop ' style....Quincy obviously doesnt appreciate Ringos gr8 Pop drumming...its not all about 'chops', there's musicality.
Good stab at it, not quite Ellington but then who is. Ronnie of course took over from Jack in Ted Heath band back in the 1950's. Nice to see two greats in the band. Kenny Baker and Don Lusher.
I`ve looked for this for years. Thank you a million times.! This is from the Big Band Show. Do you have a link for the dvd or video please? Thanks again.
I think this might be the Les Dawson show or some other. Great video though.!! Shame the cameraman had such a Brass fixation and didn`t concentrate on the two drummers.
Wasn't he just !! I sat directly behind Sonny at De Montford Hall in Leicester ( you could do that in those days - mid sixties) and watched him juggle his sticks during a drum break on (I think) One O'Clock Jump; he was bouncing the sticks off the Toms, which flew over his head and he caught them behind his back - without dropping a beat !!
My dear uncle Jackie Armstrong on bass trombone, 1st on the left. Would have been 100 years young just a few days ago. Still greatly missed.
"100 years young"
What does that even mean lmao!
@@dabunnyrabbit2620It's a very common turn of phrase. I'm surprised that you haven't come across it before.
Bless his heart ❤!!
2 OF OUR GREAT BRITISH DRUMMERS. COULD PLAY ANY TEMPO. PROPER DRUMMERS
I knew Ronnie very well when I was a child. Their garden backed on to mine. I was very good friends with his daughter Fay for a number of years. Fell in their fishpond once!!
Nice story...thank you! Ronnie was a "Favourite" drummer of mine...going back to around 1958 or so, when he was with Ted Heath...Lita, Dennis n Dickie Vaentine...great shows!!
I actually remember seeing this when it was broadcast. I watched with my dad as we were both huge fans and both drummers.
These guys had a real feeling for the music and inspired me so much!
@converse91970 Yes & Ronnie played all the drum parts for "Animal" including a duet with the one & only Buddy Rich!
I learned playing along to this when I was a lad.
Used to watch this program with my Dad (RIP) who was also a drummer.
Ronnie was a real character drummer
Also, Don Lusher (trombone) and Kenny Baker (trumpet) in this video too.
Thanks for digging this out and posting it... Many great memories. :)
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Just goes to show how underrated premier drums are !!
My one and only kit was an exact copy of Ronnie Verrells'. It had a very narrow snare which made a great sound. It was much better than me. lol
I played premier. It was my first kit. Got it at a yard sale when I was 11. When I turned 16, I bought a Tama. All of my influences played Tama. Premier makes great drums. I miss that old kit.
@@metalmacabre9991 I had several Premier kits. They were really well made - the proper ones, built in Leicester - but being British I think they lacked the glamour of the American imports.... It was a real 'one up' to say you had a Gretsch or a Ludwig kit. I've got a Gretsch kit, now... but it is made in China :)
I didn't see Jack Parnell playing drums until this video came out. I knew he was Ronnie's predecessor with Ted Heath and was largely responsible for Ted doing the Palladium concerts, but when I saw Jack's band in the late 50's he was upfront conducting and usually had Phil Seaman on drums, Ronnie was always one of my favourite drummers and always looked a bit frenetic so when I saw this video I was surprised to see how easy Jack made it look. Great drummer. Great stuff.
Animal from Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem made me want to be a drummer and it was only years later I found out it was Ronnie Verrell. Great drummer and I remember him on Frank Skinner at the end still drumming away.
This reminds me of riding my motorbike to The Winter Gardens ballroom in Blackpool in the fities to dance to these great bands, then riding 90 miles back to Leeds with the sweat freezing from the wind as I rode back in the early hours of the morning. Great days!
Still love this! R.I.P Guys. You gave me so much Inspiration long ago! :)
Very nice and humble man was Jack. I worked with him once and didn't realise it until he was on stage. I was the monitor engineer and he chatted away like he had known me for years. Sadly never met Ronnie. Watching his technique in such close quarters was a joy.
Animal
Love the 4 piece kits. The big kits today have gone overboard.
Unusual for Ronnie to use tape on his snare.
Not many drummers from that era used it.
Incidentally, Jack Parnell was the musical director on "The Muppet Show."
and Ronnie was the drums for Animal.
Frank Reidy did Zoot’s saxophone-parts on The Muppet Show.
@@lakechamp529 I recall thinking "who the hell is doing the drumming".
@@lakechamp529 the buddy rich battle was two drummers who both respected and admired each other going for it.
And Vincent Price turned into him on New Years Eve, that was terrifying.
How crazy! I decided to Google Jack Parnell and realised he passed away 2 weeks ago. I remember him for being the musical director on the Muppets! RIP JP and condolences to his family.
My saxophone teacher (Derek Hawkins) was a close personal friend of Jack Parnell, in London, in the 1940’s. What a great time to be a young saxophone player . . in London of the 1940’s.
WOW this brings back memories !
I was already two years into playing drums at this point, i had the cassette of jacks band so i played along to this track and i would copy this Beat for Beat !
BigBill Lucas
They play a funk beat as their drum break...!!! Ha-haaa. Brilliant!
0:20
almost like the play school bang on the drum
The 4 piece kit days...bless them
Gretsch v Premier.
Strange seeing Ronnie using tape on his snare.
Big band drummers usually preferred the open sounds.
Two great drummers of the Heath era going toe to toe!
Fantastic
Great to see this. I had a TV Times album of the Jack Parnell band with Ronnie Verrell many years ago. Wish I still had it now ;-( Incidentally, those were the days eh? Les Dawson smoking a cigar on TV Lol
Got that album. Had it since 1976. A classic. Now I know who drums on it. I think Verrell may also play on Johnny Gregory's 'The Detectives' album from roughly the same time. One of the very best.
I`ve still got this album as well. Truly treasured.
In 2023, in the UK, you can enrol on myriad courses for 'music engineering, recording, mixing and production' in all manner of 'Contemporary Music Colleges' that specialise in that field.
But music production was never better than when it was analogue, in the 1970s.
The engineers had a skill then that HASN'T been passed down,
Compare this television studio live recording with 'Later with Jules'. This is infinitely better.
Listen to TV theme tune recording, movie and stage soundtracks, and television adverts from the 70s. It all sounds better than today equivalent
I only wish I'd got my friend's Dad (Keith Grant) to explain to me how they did it, before he passed away. :(.
I agree. Some of the cop shows in the 70s had the best themes!
Jjack also did this with Phil Seaman. These guys made it all seem so easy. Especially Jack who always looked laid back. Deceptively fast hands. But then these drummers were musicians.
First my learning of this band and leader. Superb.
is there anywhere one can still see music like this played?
I SEE OLD MUSICAL MOVIES AND THERE WAS ALWAYS A CLASSY BIG BAND PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. IT'S A SAD THING WE LOST A GREAT ERA IN MUSIC.
great!!!
Jack Parnell... Gretsch
Ronnie Verrell... Premier.
Fabulous big band. It’s a shame that our predecessors grow older and grey. What a fabulous band.
Louis Bellson’s SkinDeep was the first 45 rpm record I ever bought I ordered it through a record store and when I received it it was cracked !
I'm here because of Quincy Jones 😎.
Ha! Ringo........
Me too! A trifle ungallant of Quincy I thought, but Ronnie was in a different league!!
same....Quincy obviously doesnt appreciate Ringos gr8 Pop drumming though
totally different gendres...Ronnie was a very good big band / swing drummer but couldnt emulate Ringo's very musical, 'Pop ' style....Quincy obviously doesnt appreciate Ringos gr8 Pop drumming...its not all about 'chops', there's musicality.
Im here because of the Muppets
Unusual seeing tape on a snare drum, in the big band era.
Would have liked to have heard the wide open snare sound.
Don Lusher on trombone!
Good stab at it, not quite Ellington but then who is. Ronnie of course took over from Jack in Ted Heath band back in the 1950's. Nice to see two greats in the band. Kenny Baker and Don Lusher.
Parnell was such a gent on New Faces, gracious even towards the dodgiest acts. Whereas Tony Hatch-...dont get me started.
Ronnie ... the man behind Animal
You know, this could've been for a dance number for "The Muppet Show."
Does anyone else think that Jack Parnell looks like George McFly?
Nice Vacheron Constantin watch on the Baritone players arm.
HE ALSO USED AJAX
WOW
I`ve looked for this for years. Thank you a million times.!
This is from the Big Band Show.
Do you have a link for the dvd or video please?
Thanks again.
That's Animal from the muppets on drums!
I see Don Lusher at 0.34, 2nd from left? And Lennie Bush at 2.32?
I think this might be the Les Dawson show or some other.
Great video though.!! Shame the cameraman had such a Brass fixation and didn`t concentrate on the two drummers.
No the band had two late night TV series which was shown on ITV (in London, anyway) on Tuesday nights at 10.30
The Muppet show musical director and animal playing together!
HE WAS THE ORIGINAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR TOMM JONES
And of course, the Muppet Show!
@StixH That's cool.....Thanks for the info!
What snare did Ronnie mainly use .
Gretsch vs Premier here..
Les Dawson Show?
0:21 nice break
Yeah, sampled by Nujabes (Thank You ft. Apani B)
Trombones L-R Jack Armstrong, Don Lusher, Laddie Busby, Chris Smith......
LOL at 1:55 Ronnie is like "AHHH I SEE WHAT YOURE DOIN THERE ;)"
This one's for you Len xx
Jack Parnell`s drumming style was too laid back for me. Sonny Payne was at the other end of the scale.
Wasn't he just !! I sat directly behind Sonny at De Montford Hall in Leicester ( you could do that in those days - mid sixties) and watched him juggle his sticks during a drum break on (I think) One O'Clock Jump; he was bouncing the sticks off the Toms, which flew over his head and he caught them behind his back - without dropping a beat !!
Which Beatles songs did Ronnie play on?
Don Lusher trombone and Kenny Baker trumpet.
Why point out the bum note mate?
Nujabes
Gretsch v Premier drums.
Here the bum note @ 0:45?
GRETSCH vs PREMIER