I saw him in concert with my husband and we both thought he sounded even better live. It was the best concert ive ever seen. Just love his music, his voice. RIP Robert Palmer
@@noname-by3qz then you're probably relatively (too?) young for not knowing his far too early passing away at a too young age. I follow the age rules here, i'm getting 67 y.o.a. in jan. 2025, and i'm not so healthy but still alive and still smoking like a chimney, as Robert Palmer r.i.p.🙏 wasn't that healthy at all as the athor of above written introduction says otherwise, while 2 minutes later he suddenly reveals Robert Palmer smoked up to 60 sigarettes a day, assumingly since an early age, so you could predict his very early heavenly departure, having smoked his arteries into stones which are inevatable stop his heart from beating. Saying this i predicted my own last departure at the age of 50 knowing the devastation smoking a.m. can bring to someone's existance, while i lit on my next sigarette and take a deep inhale of nicotine and tar thinking i might get my departure sooner or later anyhow, so i take this cd Robert made to enjoy 'evry kinda people' to the fulliest. Thank you, Robert Palmer, r.i.p.
A good friend when we were little. He lived on the back street from me. His Turtle was always trying to dig it's way out of the back yard. He was shy like me, but we had a good connection. I didn't know he was into music. Didn't talk about it or sing. And he didn't know I was interested in playing an Drums. I didn't have any friends, except Robert. That's when I found out that his family was moving away. RIP my friend.
He was a beautiful, stylish man with so much talent and vision. Very very much missed. Thank you so much for this! We are all irreplaceable and now there’s a huge Robert Palmer sized gap in the world. I miss him.
I only know of him from that excellent and weird Addicted To Love video. I gave up smoking and drinking before it killed me. I wish Palmer would have realized the dangers and done the same. He was obviously very talented and creative. Congrats to you on kickin' the habits. I do treat myself to a cannabis scone for insomnia...since I don't "booze" anymore. Alcohol was my GO TO...in the past. There was no weaning off those vices...just COLD-TURKEY-ED IT.
As an ex smoker (and an athlete in my youth) who performs live, I can assure you that three packs of cigarettes per day is not even a tiny bit "healthy". You wake up hocking and coughing and clear your lungs out- sometimes it takes hours, you lack endurance in any aerobic activity . . . such as dancing around on stage, while singing. If you're a weed smoker and a drinker AND a cigarette smoker it's about 50% worse. I never drank, but I did, and still do, smoke weed. I was running on E at age 49 when my doctor told me to quit: pains in the chest, heavy mucous in my lungs, and I was far more susceptible to every kind of respiratory illness. Quitting cigs gave me 20 more years of performing live. It was soooo worth it. I seldom get sick (colds, flu, etc) in the winter anymore. That, alone, is a big bonus. Kids- your bodies are temples to music; don't fuck them up. You'll play longer and get better that way.
I'm a former smoker who'd go through half to one full pack every other day. No weed, no coke, and only drink socially. Like you said, I was unable to endure long, intense activity on just that little bit of smoking. Dude was blowing through 3 packs a day. There's no way in creation he was "healthy."
The odds of anyone smoking 60 cigarettes a day living a long life cannot be high. I just read the other day that Patrick Swayze smoked 60 a day and he died at 57........
To, if you never done any of that and, you actually are normally a healthy person and, yet you come down with a chronic illness and, then, one thing leads to the other, all cause it’s in the genes! Gee, does that suck!
'Addicted to Love' and 'Simply Irresistible' were phenomenal hits and stopped me from anything I might be doing, if I heard them played on the radio. Mr. Palmer was class, style, charisma and pure talent! So sad he left us at such a young age. Absolutely, a superstar talent! ❤️🙏
Thank you for this video on Robert Palmer. He had a special place as a singer and artist. I thought no one could touch him. It was a sad moment when I'd heard that he had died. There was so much more to come from him, I feel.
Oh THAT was his name?? I thought that he was just cocaine, personified. Or like, Huey Lewis's werewoof azz after a shave. Palmer, huh?? Like Laura and them?? Nice people, them.
I saw Robert Palmer in concert once. It was excellent. It was one of those shows where you keep saying, "Wait, I forgot he does this one, too!" He just kept pulling out excellent songs. A true class act. (he and the show)
@@l.rongardner2150 That era of music was so diverse, you had your choice of Southern Rock such as the Allman Brothers, Glitter rock, David Bowie… Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, downtown clubs like CBGB’s was a wide range of Punk, early Metal Bands, I often went to Roxy Music at the Beacon Theater, Todd Rundgren, was emerging in the same time period, then there was Watkins Glen in 1973. A 3 day outdoor concert with The Band, The Grateful Dead & The Allman Brothers. I got to see Queen at Avery Fisher Hall. In Shea Stadium was Jethro Tull, Lou Reed at the Felt Forum. NYC had wonderful venues such as seeing David Bowie at Radio City Music Hall. Other venue was Gaelic Park, and if I remember correctly it was Mott the Hoople, and perhaps it Spooky Tooth together at the sharing the Bill. Of course Madison Square Garden was always headlining ledges, with a 6 night Tour in 1975, using a unique Stage that was so huge, I heard it was only used in LA and NYC, if I recall correctly it was the Lotus Stage. The Fillmore East had just closed when the Allman Brothers recorded, Live at the Fillmore East. Even Carnegie Hall had some amazing performances starting off with the Beatles in 1964, and from there the list went on. I personally never got to see any of the many Rock Legends that performed at Carnegie Hall. But NYC was busy 24/7 with shows like Rod Stewart, ELO, Led Zeppelin, ELP etc. I was always a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and only after watching his life in documentary did I discover that one of his own personal favorites at Carnegie Hall. Thanks to RUclips many of these historical performances have been preserved for generations to see. When I seen The Rolling Stones for 6 nights at MSG, tickets in the red sections were $12.50, which is unbelievable to the cost of tickets today. As a young teenager I was at the Orange County Fair, and Chuck Berry did a full two hour show for what I remember costing a dollar, many families were taking their kids to go on the variety of amusement rides, so there was around a hundred people or less watching Chuck Berry only around 20 feet away. So many great artists that I never got to see back then, but I truly grateful for the many live performances that I was fortunate enough to see. The Apollo Theater on 125th always had a great schedule of performances for the coming season. I was able to see a Morton Review.
@@Billytomtom18 , I saw Boz Scaggs for 50 cents in the UC San Diego gym in 1970. And I was right in the standing front row. I also saw Santana '69 or '70 in our gym for $2 And I think it was just $2 to to see Pink Floyd, in '70, in an outdoor concert on our campus, with Hot Tuna the opening group. Those were the days.
Strange how I did like Addicted to love when it was released, I was 15, I thought the suit a bit cheesy. Now I think he looked divine, and what a classy move. I work in a corporate and before Covid every guy was in a suit, and it was so boring. Then I would rewatch Robert and be like yes, yes, he’s perfect.
Imagine that these artists are in the RNR HOF: Madonna, Tupac, NWA, Janet Jackson, Donna Summer, ABBA, Whitney Houston and so on... Palmer is not the first thing i would think of when it comes to Rock, but he would deserve it a million times more... Imagine these bands are not in the HOF: Scorpions, Judas Priest, Alan Parsons Project, Boston, Motorhead... But yeah, ABBA is, totally rock n roll.
It's hard to believe that Mr. Palmer passed over twenty years ago. My goodness gracious. How much my friends and I used to play his music at poolside and at our parties. I am grateful to Robert Palmer because of his creativity, many, many great times and memories have been made and his unique heavy sound went over very well with all of us in the eighties and nineties. Outstanding times holy cow. My friends and I are truly grateful to Mr. Palmer for ALL of his musical prowess. He really helped me out with the ladies too. In the mid to late 1980's, his tunes were smokin' it was such a great time, we'll NEVER forget you. Impossible, we still play his tunes all the time.
Loved Robert Palmer. His "Sally" trilogy - I can't count the number of times I've played that in my life. Nor how many times I danced to his 80s hits in the clubs. Such a legacy!
Robert Palmer was a great singer, songwriter, performer & an all-round good guy. I still miss him. The soul that came out of that humble man was a joy to behold. R.I.P. Mr. Palmer :0*
Thank you for this video. I was at Scarborough High School with Robert in the early 1960's and remember how dedicated he was to his music but had no idea he would go on to become such an icon in the music world. It's so sad that he died well before his time with so much still to offer. Although I no longer live in Scarborough I think I'm correct in saying that his mum still lives in the town.
Hi. I'm 72 and Robert was 3 years older than me so if alive he would now be 75. If his mum was 21 when she had Robert she would now be 96. My brother still lives in Scarborough and a year or so ago he told me he was delivering medicines to her home as he's a delivery driver for a local chemist. Next time I speak to him I'll find out if she's still alive 🙂@@Tom-os4hy
Sorry to hear this. I quit smoking 30 years ago. Never smoked more than 1 pack a day, smoked weed and hash, and have bladder cancer which is caused by smoking. If you smoke anything quit now. Quitting smoking was harder than quitting opium. RIP Mr. Palmar.
I'm so sorry to hear this 😥 I myself used to smoke for many years and know how hard it is to quit. Thank you for your comment and for watching. Take care
Sneakin’ Sally was produced by New Orleans’ genius producer Allen Toussaint using The Meters and Little Feat founder Lowell George as backing band. Lowell was my friend and he was quite surprised when I knew of the album *before* it was released in the US. My pals in the record biz made certain I had an Import copy as soon as it came in.
I first discovered Robert Palmer in 1974 with Sneaking Sally Through The Alley, and I performed the trilogy with my band “Hot Sauce”😊 I was so impressed with his vocals and also his work with the Meters and Lowell George and Little Feet. As a vocalist myself I had a very similar voice and my original songs were bluesy,rock,reggae rhythms🎶👊🎶🥳👍 I was so sad when I heard he died,to me he was a one of a kind musician vocalist and producer and what I thought was sophisticated and unique….RIP Robert P. 🎶💎🎶
He was a great singer. Gonna miss his musical career. Gone to soon. REST IN PEACE MR.PALMER. AS I TYPE THIS NOW. ROBERT PALMERS SONG SIMPLY ERRIISABLE JUST STARTED PLAYING HERE AT DENNYS RESTAURANT. THANK YOU AGAN MR. PALMER.
I remember playing Robert Palmers songs at my 21st, like it was yesterday, and im 56 now. Been hearing his songs on the radio occassionally, he was a legend no doubt.
Man... I had to get on RUclips to hear Addicted to Love because I had missed half of the song on the radio. But imagine my shock when this came up... I had no idea that Robert Palmer was dead 😢 . The story was very insightful for me. Thank you ❤
In my 1968 Chevy pickup I have a 8-track tape deck and Robert Palmers sneaking Sally through the alley on 8-track. My 1982 Camaro has a cassette deck I also have Robert Palmer on cassette. Point is I'm not riding without Robert Palmer. Long live blue-eyed soul.
I’m a Robert Palmer fan. My very favorite song is “ I didn’t mean to turn you on.” I also love “Every kind of people.” He’s just amazing. Robert was always dressed nicely and so handsome. RIP Robert.
He was an amazing artist and left this world too soon. I am so grateful that I got to see him in concert April 1986 at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco.
I loved his music and voice and his whole way of doing what he did. I saw him live at an auditorium at Belmont college in Nashville. He was fantastic!!
Didn't know he was a heavy smoker, lost another great rocker star too young, but he accomplished a lot of great songs, he was unique that's for sure. Simply irresistible a favorite. Saw him on Letterman once, great performance!
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" is a 1978 song, written and originally recorded by Moon Martin and sung a year later by Robert Palmer. The song became one of Palmer's definitive hits.
One of a kind. Everyone had "Riptide" and "Heavy Nova" in their album collections in NYC. Love "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On." My ex used to smile at me and wink singing, "She's so fine there's no telling where the money went." So much good material. I, too, was shocked to hear of his sudden death the day it happened. Way too soon. His music lives on. ❤
I loved his collaboration with Gary Numan..thank you for sharing this with us all..best wishes from the wirral peninsula,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme..E..😊😊
Wanted it to be longer but it was really good. He was a great singer and this documentary reminded me of a couple of songs I had forgotten about so thank you for that.
I always enjoyed his music and fantasy videos, and cutting edge songs like Addicted To 💕 Love. I never knew he was so talented with performing with Duran Durian and so many others. R I P Robert, you will always be missed.
Robert was a great guy and treated me well when I was in the Bahamas. 🇧🇸 I stayed at his house for 8 days. I met his son Jimmy. Whenever he came to Las Vegas I had fun lining things for him to do. What a shocking loss
Johnny and Mary is my favourite, it sounded strange and still does, very unusual and haunting. Mr Palmer was blessed with a healthy head of hair. Never knew that he grew up in Malta.
He was great I liked all of his albums and collaborations . It was a shock when I heard he passed away very sad. He is missed but we will always have his music.
I had the privilege to see Robert Palmer, (He opened for "Heart"), at the Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, August 1980, it was an intimate outdoor venue, arguably one of the best concerts I ever participated in, after that show I was hooked!
I saw Robert Palmer live when he was vocalist with Vinegar Joe. He was very good but overshadowed somewhat by Elkie Brooks. Vinegar Joe were a great band live but they couldn't sell albums. I'm not surprised that Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks both had successful solo careers as they were both great vocalists and performers.
Comprehensive (except for the omission of "Vinegar Joe Band") and entertaining video on a singer who stayed RELEVANT, not afraid to attempt various music "styles". "H&H", thanks for resurrecting this iconic performer who was really never given the appreciative "closure" upon his untimely death that his career and legacy warranted. 🖤♠
I worked with him. I can't call him a friend, he had none. He could be arrogant and driven or a lovely caring person. Shy and introverted or his way or the highway. He lit every fresh cigarette with the one he had sucked his way through. I know that if he woke in the night he would demolish 4 or 5 cigarettes before trying to sleep again. You knew he was in a recording studio as you could smell cigarette smoke outside the building! When I heard that he had died I cried for hours. For all his flaws and outburst, underneath he was just a lovely, regular, loved guy. The problem was Robert never understood what a wonderfully, loving, caring, brilliant, talented, gentleman he was and how much people loved being around him and working with him.
Robert was a unique performer and I remember seeing him and Elkie Brooks fronting Vinegar Joe in the early 70’s at the very small upstairs venue, St. Thomas’s Hall in the fair city of Canterbury, Kent UK
I went to his condo in Nassau for a Halloween party when I lived there. He lived next door to me and I could hear him playing almost every night in his house
Rod Serling, creator of "The Twilight Zone," was a heavy smoker of some 4 packs a day. At age 50, he suffered a heart attack. A few weeks later, he suffered another heart attack. While doctors were performing open heart surgery on him as a result of his second heart attack, he had a third heart attack. The operating doctor reached into Serling's chest to massage his heart. But the veins and arteries disintegrated in the doctor's hands. That is how fragile they had become due to his smoking.
@@HarmonyHeartsLifestyle-ul5yv Yes. Serling died on the operating table that day. Smokers may look ok on the outside, but something horrific is slowly happening to them on the inside.
Really loved Robert's work and remember those great songs and videos back in the 80's. Didn't realize what a heavy smoker he was but was really shocked and saddened when I heard he had died.
He was so handsome. And so innovative, having all those beautiful women wearing the same outfits standing behind him, playing the guitar or just dancing… Today people would say that was sexist, but that’s a bunch of BS.
I am 4 years younger than Robert Palmer, and I survived my heart attack in June of 2001. Had to undergo open heart surgery, and a double bi-pass. Since then, I have had multiple stents installed to keep me alive, and I am 70 presently. I was a fan of his 1980s, music. I was/am an artist, and I used to listen to his music when I worked in my art studio, during the 1980s. RIP Robert Palmer.
Big Palmer fan here. Saw him in NYC at the Russian Tea Room back in the early 90's having lunch. I was fresh out of college and working there as a waiter but he wasn't in my section so didn't get to meet him. Still I wanted so bad to go up and tell him how much I enjoyed his music but knew I couldn't for fear of getting fired. Sorry he passes away so early,
Saw him live in Seattle, opening at a small venue for Heart. He just floored the joint with the power of his voice! Heart was great, but it was a Robert Palmer album I went and bought the next day.
I saw him in concert with my husband and we both thought he sounded even better live. It was the best concert ive ever seen. Just love his music, his voice. RIP Robert Palmer
I saw him in Utica in the late 80s. Such a fantastic voice!!
I Had A VERY Similar Experience at Michigan State University, Where he Performed in The Early 1990's! So Sexy, & Great Concert! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
😮Me to and he was fantastic he had people dancing in iles ,he had nothing special, but his singing was possibly the best concert we went to
You can tell by this video live performance how good he was.
Seen him at Newcastle City Hall in the 80s he was brilliant
I discovered him as a teen in the 80's. I'm 54 now and I still love & miss him.🥰
I was 17 when addicted to love came out it was a baaad ass song and video he was always a class act
I thought Power Station kicked butt. Also 54 here
Me too
@@warriorv9359Right?!? Such a jam!💃
Im 62, and I was heartbroken when I heard of his passing!
RIP Robert Palmer!🙏
I'm 63 and was gutted too. He left us way too soon.
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I'm just hearing this
@@noname-by3qz then you're probably relatively (too?) young for not knowing his far too early passing away at a too young age. I follow the age rules here, i'm getting 67 y.o.a. in jan. 2025, and i'm not so healthy but still alive and still smoking like a chimney, as Robert Palmer r.i.p.🙏 wasn't that healthy at all as the athor of above written introduction says otherwise, while 2 minutes later he suddenly reveals Robert Palmer smoked up to 60 sigarettes a day, assumingly since an early age, so you could predict his very early heavenly departure, having smoked his arteries into stones which are inevatable stop his heart from beating. Saying this i predicted my own last departure at the age of 50 knowing the devastation smoking a.m. can bring to someone's existance, while i lit on my next sigarette and take a deep inhale of nicotine and tar thinking i might get my departure sooner or later anyhow, so i take this cd Robert made to enjoy 'evry kinda people' to the fulliest.
Thank you, Robert Palmer, r.i.p.
A good friend when we were little. He lived on the back street from me. His Turtle was always trying to dig it's way out of the back yard. He was shy like me, but we had a good connection. I didn't know he was into music. Didn't talk about it or sing. And he didn't know I was interested in playing an Drums. I didn't have any friends, except Robert. That's when I found out that his family was moving away. RIP my friend.
What a special story. Thank you for sharing. I hope you have had a nice life. 🙏🏻💜
what about the f*ing turtle, Man??!! Don't be dropping a bombshell like that and then leave us hanging.....
@@jeffeason853News 🗞️ story just ran that he finally broke out. The search for him continues.
Let us know if you see him.
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He was a beautiful, stylish man with so much talent and vision. Very very much missed. Thank you so much for this! We are all irreplaceable and now there’s a huge Robert Palmer sized gap in the world. I miss him.
Yes he is been in my top highest list of my music concerts saw him at Florida R.I.P. Naples,Florida
Good looking man and a very elegant dresser. I like his songs Addicted to Love and Mercey, Mercey Me. R.I.P.
He was simply irresistible❤
I only know of him from that excellent and weird Addicted To Love video. I gave up smoking and drinking before it killed me. I wish Palmer would have realized the dangers and done the same. He was obviously very talented and creative. Congrats to you on kickin' the habits. I do treat myself to a cannabis scone for insomnia...since I don't "booze" anymore. Alcohol was my GO TO...in the past. There was no weaning off those vices...just COLD-TURKEY-ED IT.
I see what you did there. Good on ya.
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I reckon Diana might have been.
EXACTLY 💯%
Bad Case of Loving You is one of my favorites. Outstanding voice, and epitome of effortless coolness.
As an ex smoker (and an athlete in my youth) who performs live, I can assure you that three packs of cigarettes per day is not even a tiny bit "healthy". You wake up hocking and coughing and clear your lungs out- sometimes it takes hours, you lack endurance in any aerobic activity . . . such as dancing around on stage, while singing.
If you're a weed smoker and a drinker AND a cigarette smoker it's about 50% worse. I never drank, but I did, and still do, smoke weed. I was running on E at age 49 when my doctor told me to quit: pains in the chest, heavy mucous in my lungs, and I was far more susceptible to every kind of respiratory illness. Quitting cigs gave me 20 more years of performing live. It was soooo worth it. I seldom get sick (colds, flu, etc) in the winter anymore. That, alone, is a big bonus.
Kids- your bodies are temples to music; don't fuck them up. You'll play longer and get better that way.
I'm a former smoker who'd go through half to one full pack every other day. No weed, no coke, and only drink socially. Like you said, I was unable to endure long, intense activity on just that little bit of smoking. Dude was blowing through 3 packs a day. There's no way in creation he was "healthy."
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! 😅
The odds of anyone smoking 60 cigarettes a day living a long life cannot be high. I just read the other day that Patrick Swayze smoked 60 a day and he died at 57........
To, if you never done any of that and, you actually are normally a healthy person and, yet you come down with a chronic illness and, then, one thing leads to the other, all cause it’s in the genes! Gee, does that suck!
I didn't hack and cough , only when I caught colds, which was 3-4 a year now I might get one mild one a year!
'Addicted to Love' and 'Simply Irresistible' were phenomenal hits and stopped me from anything I might be doing, if I heard them played on the radio. Mr. Palmer was class, style, charisma and pure talent! So sad he left us at such a young age. Absolutely, a superstar talent! ❤️🙏
Thank you for this video on Robert Palmer. He had a special place as a singer and artist. I thought no one could touch him. It was a sad moment when I'd heard that he had died. There was so much more to come from him, I feel.
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I agree
Oh THAT was his name?? I thought that he was just cocaine, personified. Or like, Huey Lewis's werewoof azz after a shave. Palmer, huh?? Like Laura and them?? Nice people, them.
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Have been listening since the 70's. Always loved his music.
I saw Robert Palmer in concert once. It was excellent. It was one of those shows where you keep saying, "Wait, I forgot he does this one, too!" He just kept pulling out excellent songs. A true class act. (he and the show)
I had no idea of the breadth of this man's work. He was truly brilliant. Damn cigarettes.
Love Robert Palmer! And The Power Station! ❤
"I didn't mean to turn you on" - one of my favorite eighties dance tunes. 🥰🤗
Fantastic song.
Great song and video clip with the ladies in it❤
Robert Palmer was a gigantic talent!!!! To me that was a big deal when he passed away. He’s missed.
Robert Palmer, the BEST dressed man EVER in rock!
The ZZ Top song "Sharp Dressed Man" is doubtless about him.
Robert Palmer and Bryan Ferry I would say.
@@l.rongardner2150 That era of music was so diverse, you had your choice of Southern Rock such as the Allman Brothers, Glitter rock, David Bowie… Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, downtown clubs like CBGB’s was a wide range of Punk, early Metal Bands, I often went to Roxy Music at the Beacon Theater, Todd Rundgren, was emerging in the same time period, then there was Watkins Glen in 1973. A 3 day outdoor concert with The Band, The Grateful Dead & The Allman Brothers. I got to see Queen at Avery Fisher Hall. In Shea Stadium was Jethro Tull, Lou Reed at the Felt Forum. NYC had wonderful venues such as seeing David Bowie at Radio City Music Hall. Other venue was Gaelic Park, and if I remember correctly it was Mott the Hoople, and perhaps it Spooky Tooth together at the sharing the Bill. Of course Madison Square Garden was always headlining ledges, with a 6 night Tour in 1975, using a unique Stage that was so huge, I heard it was only used in LA and NYC, if I recall correctly it was the Lotus Stage. The Fillmore East had just closed when the Allman Brothers recorded, Live at the Fillmore East. Even Carnegie Hall had some amazing performances starting off with the Beatles in 1964, and from there the list went on. I personally never got to see any of the many Rock Legends that performed at Carnegie Hall. But NYC was busy 24/7 with shows like Rod Stewart, ELO, Led Zeppelin, ELP etc. I was always a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and only after watching his life in documentary did I discover that one of his own personal favorites at Carnegie Hall.
Thanks to RUclips many of these historical performances have been preserved for generations to see.
When I seen The Rolling Stones for 6 nights at MSG, tickets in the red sections were $12.50, which is unbelievable to the cost of tickets today.
As a young teenager I was at the Orange County Fair, and Chuck Berry did a full two hour show for what I remember costing a dollar, many families were taking their kids to go on the variety of amusement rides, so there was around a hundred people or less watching Chuck Berry only around 20 feet away.
So many great artists that I never got to see back then, but I truly grateful for the many live performances that I was fortunate enough to see.
The Apollo Theater on 125th always had a great schedule of performances for the coming season. I was able to see a Morton Review.
@@Billytomtom18 , I saw Boz Scaggs for 50 cents in the UC San Diego gym in 1970. And I was right in the standing front row. I also saw Santana '69 or '70 in our gym for $2 And I think it was just $2 to to see Pink Floyd, in '70, in an outdoor concert on our campus, with Hot Tuna the opening group. Those were the days.
He was simply irresistible.
Totally classy guy. Always wore a suit and was always putting out great music.
Strange how I did like Addicted to love when it was released, I was 15, I thought the suit a bit cheesy. Now I think he looked divine, and what a classy move. I work in a corporate and before Covid every guy was in a suit, and it was so boring. Then I would rewatch Robert and be like yes, yes, he’s perfect.
RIP to a great singer great classy dresser what a waste a destructive habit will kill u sing in heaven❤❤❤❤❤
and very sexy
This man belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame.
I agree!
Imagine that these artists are in the RNR HOF: Madonna, Tupac, NWA, Janet Jackson, Donna Summer, ABBA, Whitney Houston and so on... Palmer is not the first thing i would think of when it comes to Rock, but he would deserve it a million times more... Imagine these bands are not in the HOF: Scorpions, Judas Priest, Alan Parsons Project, Boston, Motorhead... But yeah, ABBA is, totally rock n roll.
Hey don’t diss ABBA, but yeah he should be there!
Totally agree.
No, I don’t think so.
That's a shame. And it's a bit of a stretch to say he was in good health, and smoked three packs a day in the same sentence.
That's A.I. generated text and narration for you.
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The cocaine probably didn’t help either.
@@stevenmiller7747: Going to have to face it you’re addicted to coke.
I smoked 3 packs a day and ran 10km a day! I finally quit and now cannot run as fast as I did as a smoker
Robert Palmer had wonderful songs. I enjoyed his work. RIP Robert Palmer you are sadly missed.
It's hard to believe that Mr. Palmer passed over twenty years ago. My goodness gracious. How much my friends and I used to play his music at poolside and at our parties. I am grateful to Robert Palmer because of his creativity, many, many great times and memories have been made and his unique heavy sound went over very well with all of us in the eighties and nineties. Outstanding times holy cow. My friends and I are truly grateful to Mr. Palmer for ALL of his musical prowess. He really helped me out with the ladies too. In the mid to late 1980's, his tunes were smokin' it was such a great time, we'll NEVER forget you. Impossible, we still play his tunes all the time.
Robert was a fantastic vocalist,and always performed with phenomenal musicians. He was a big part of my younger life. ❤️❤️❤️❤️💐.
Robert had the look ❤
I saw Palmer in concert in Memphis. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen and I’ve seen everybody.
if there was just one thing greater than mister palmer's music it would be his character and integrity. rip sir greatly missed and loved
The Man seemed to know how to live...❤
Loved Robert Palmer. His "Sally" trilogy - I can't count the number of times I've played that in my life. Nor how many times I danced to his 80s hits in the clubs. Such a legacy!
Robert Palmer was a great singer, songwriter, performer & an all-round good guy. I still miss him. The soul that came out of that humble man was a joy to behold. R.I.P. Mr. Palmer :0*
He was brilliant. Loved him and all his music. ❤
Thank you for this video. I was at Scarborough High School with Robert in the early 1960's and remember how dedicated he was to his music but had no idea he would go on to become such an icon in the music world. It's so sad that he died well before his time with so much still to offer. Although I no longer live in Scarborough I think I'm correct in saying that his mum still lives in the town.
what is she 140 yrs old
@@Tom-os4hy ,probably about 101,so she could well be alive
Hi. I'm 72 and Robert was 3 years older than me so if alive he would now be 75. If his mum was 21 when she had Robert she would now be 96. My brother still lives in Scarborough and a year or so ago he told me he was delivering medicines to her home as he's a delivery driver for a local chemist. Next time I speak to him I'll find out if she's still alive 🙂@@Tom-os4hy
Not quite as old as that Colin, my guess is 96 as I've mentioned in my reply to @Tom-os4hy🙂 @@colincorn8678
Thank you for your kind words and for watching! 🥰
He was a great songwriter and musician. A real talent.
I believe he was hugely underrated
Didn't know his background, so thanks for this. I knew he was special. Even his covers were awesome. I miss him.
He was fantastic. His music is still. A gentleman rockstar. Best of both worlds, smooth as silk.
Thanks. Loved his work.
The 60 cigs a day cut his life tragically short.
John Mellencamp to this day still smokes that much and probably more
@@adamclark9004 I thought Mellencamp quit 30 years ago?
Thank You for This ROBERT PALMER Biography...
His Contributions, Influences and Talent deserves Greater Recognition.
Most Appreciated.
❤
Thank you for your lovely comment and for watching, it's very much appreciated 😁💯👍
O the fabulous Robert Palmer and the eighties,beyond awesome,and grateful for the memories
Sorry to hear this. I quit smoking 30 years ago. Never smoked more than 1 pack a day, smoked weed and hash, and have bladder cancer which is caused by smoking. If you smoke anything quit now. Quitting smoking was harder than quitting opium. RIP Mr. Palmar.
I'm so sorry to hear this 😥 I myself used to smoke for many years and know how hard it is to quit. Thank you for your comment and for watching. Take care
I am a sinner still.
CHECK OUT .MY CANCER STORY ROCKS .
I've been listening to Sneakin Sally since 1974. Blows me away every time.
Sneakin’ Sally was produced by New Orleans’ genius producer Allen Toussaint using The Meters and Little Feat founder Lowell George as backing band. Lowell was my friend and he was quite surprised when I knew of the album *before* it was released in the US. My pals in the record biz made certain I had an Import copy as soon as it came in.
ELKIE BROOKES WAS IN HIS BAND IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS FANTASTIC 💙❤️💜@@FeatnikSF
Shes so fine couldnt tell you were the money went what a line
A great album, quite special.
Me and my father always enjoyed Robert Palmer's music I did not realize he was born in the same year as my father until I looked it up one day
I first discovered Robert Palmer in 1974 with Sneaking Sally Through The Alley, and I performed the trilogy with my band “Hot Sauce”😊 I was so impressed with his vocals and also his work with the Meters and Lowell George and Little Feet. As a vocalist myself I had a very similar voice and my original songs were bluesy,rock,reggae rhythms🎶👊🎶🥳👍 I was so sad when I heard he died,to me he was a one of a kind musician vocalist and producer and what I thought was sophisticated and unique….RIP Robert P. 🎶💎🎶
He was very handsome and I enjoyed his music.
I loved Robert Palmer’s music videos in the early days of MTV.
Loved Addicted To Love Great video
He was a great singer. Gonna miss his musical career. Gone to soon. REST IN PEACE MR.PALMER. AS I TYPE THIS NOW. ROBERT PALMERS SONG SIMPLY ERRIISABLE JUST STARTED PLAYING HERE AT DENNYS RESTAURANT. THANK YOU AGAN MR. PALMER.
I remember playing Robert Palmers songs at my 21st, like it was yesterday, and im 56 now. Been hearing his songs on the radio occassionally, he was a legend no doubt.
Man... I had to get on RUclips to hear Addicted to Love because I had missed half of the song on the radio. But imagine my shock when this came up... I had no idea that Robert Palmer was dead 😢 . The story was very insightful for me. Thank you ❤
So glad you enjoyed it and yes it's very sad 😥 Thank you for watching 🥰
Wonderful voice , I loved his song mercy mercy me !!!!!!😊
Saw him with the Power Station in Vancouver, B.C. and bought the tour tee shirt as well. Good show and have the ticket stub in my collection.
I met Robert at Pat O'Brian's in New Orleans. Stayed in touch for the weekend. He was just a regular guy. Great guy.
I grew up admiring Robert Palmer. He was my favorite singer through most of my youth, and I never saw him perform live. One of my biggest regrets.
I adored Robert's bluesy vocal style. So finely showcased in Sailin' Shoes/ Hey, Hey Julia/ Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. ❤
In my 1968 Chevy pickup I have a 8-track tape deck and Robert Palmers sneaking Sally through the alley on 8-track. My 1982 Camaro has a cassette deck I also have Robert Palmer on cassette. Point is I'm not riding without Robert Palmer. Long live blue-eyed soul.
I remember 8 tracks, I could never understand how they worked:)
@@chavbudgie4299 Inside the 8-track cartridge the tape is on a continuous loop.
As opposed to cassettes which are spooled end to end.
@@stevenhall9009 Thanks, explains it.
@@chavbudgie4299 I know it's a feeble explanation but that's all I've got 😄
@@stevenhall9009 Good enough for me, I was only young and got confused, thanks🙏
Definitely the best dressed guy in rock,but great voice too and he rocked in his live performances.
His 2 videos for Simply Irresistible & Addicted To Love were iconic. They were like mini movies.
I learned a lot on him as I knew only 'addicted to love' where the serious top models eclipsed him.
Tnx for sharing !
Thanks so much for watching! 😁
Simply irresistible
is the greatest song ever written
and recorded
in the history of all mankind.
I’m a Robert Palmer fan. My very favorite song is “ I didn’t mean to turn you on.” I also love “Every kind of people.” He’s just amazing.
Robert was always dressed nicely and so handsome. RIP Robert.
He was an amazing artist and left this world too soon. I am so grateful that I got to see him in concert April 1986 at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco.
I loved his music and voice and his whole way of doing what he did. I saw him live at an auditorium at Belmont college in Nashville. He was fantastic!!
Didn't know he was a heavy smoker, lost another great rocker star too young, but he accomplished a lot of great songs, he was unique that's for sure. Simply irresistible a favorite. Saw him on Letterman once, great performance!
Loved his music, really lovely voice
Such a talented person. So distinctive voice I still love listening to him.
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" is a 1978 song, written and originally recorded by Moon Martin and sung a year later by Robert Palmer. The song became one of Palmer's definitive hits.
One of a kind. Everyone had "Riptide" and "Heavy Nova" in their album collections in NYC. Love "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On." My ex used to smile at me and wink singing, "She's so fine there's no telling where the money went." So much good material. I, too, was shocked to hear of his sudden death the day it happened. Way too soon. His music lives on. ❤
His music brings me back to my younger years. Great times!
I loved his collaboration with Gary Numan..thank you for sharing this with us all..best wishes from the wirral peninsula,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme..E..😊😊
Wanted it to be longer but it was really good. He was a great singer and this documentary reminded me of a couple of songs I had forgotten about so thank you for that.
Luv your stuff Robert. Amazing entertainer of the best decades. Rest in peace from Australia.
I always enjoyed his music and fantasy videos, and cutting edge songs like Addicted To 💕 Love.
I never knew he was so talented with performing with Duran Durian and so many others.
R I P Robert, you will always be missed.
WOW!!! I didn't know Robert Palmer did a cover of T Rex "Bang a Gong". I'm going to have to check that out. since I'm a huge Marc Bolan and T Rex fan.
Robert was a great guy and treated me well when I was in the Bahamas. 🇧🇸 I stayed at his house for 8 days. I met his son Jimmy. Whenever he came to Las Vegas I had fun lining things for him to do. What a shocking loss
What a lovely memory 🥰 Thanks for watching.
@@HarmonyHeartsLifestyle-ul5yv Thanks for the content
@@constipatedinsincity4424 Thank you 🥰
Yea he was at my house also. We were best friends until he passed.
How beautiful!!!;😢😂❤
Good Day. Excellent Review of Palmer's history. I learned a lot and loved his music. Thank You & Best Regards.
Johnny and Mary is my favourite, it sounded strange and still does, very unusual and haunting. Mr Palmer was blessed with a healthy head of hair.
Never knew that he grew up in Malta.
I loved Robert Palmer! He was unique in that he could sing many genres of music magnificently. Gone way too soon!
He was great I liked all of his albums and collaborations . It was a shock when I heard he passed away very sad. He is missed but we will always have his music.
My favorite solo artist of all time! Thanks for the video!
Irreplaceable and much missed.❤❤❤
Robert Palmer was a real class act! I still miss him terribly 😔
Amazing showman, so lucky to have seen him live.
I had the privilege to see Robert Palmer, (He opened for "Heart"), at the Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, August 1980, it was an intimate outdoor venue, arguably one of the best concerts I ever participated in, after that show I was hooked!
I saw Robert Palmer live when he was vocalist with Vinegar Joe. He was very good but overshadowed somewhat by Elkie Brooks. Vinegar Joe were a great band live but they couldn't sell albums. I'm not surprised that Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks both had successful solo careers as they were both great vocalists and performers.
I'll never stop singing his songs. Perfect ❤️🤓😽🦜
Comprehensive (except for the omission of "Vinegar Joe Band") and entertaining video on a singer who stayed RELEVANT, not afraid to attempt various music "styles". "H&H", thanks for resurrecting this iconic performer who was really never given the appreciative "closure" upon his untimely death that his career and legacy warranted. 🖤♠
... I heard him mention Vinegar Joe. A quick mention - if you blinked, you missed it sort of thing - but it was in there.
@@deannadrake2040 Thank you "dd"!! 🖤♠
@@Dafalex22 You're welcome. 😊 It's around the 2:48/2:49 mark, for anyone who's interested.
I saw him in Vinegar Joe in April of 73. Course I was mostly admiring Elke’s very short dress.
@@mikeroberts7921 A typical RP "upskirt" fan!! BRAVO!! TALLY HO!! 🖤♠
I worked with him. I can't call him a friend, he had none. He could be arrogant and driven or a lovely caring person. Shy and introverted or his way or the highway. He lit every fresh cigarette with the one he had sucked his way through. I know that if he woke in the night he would demolish 4 or 5 cigarettes before trying to sleep again. You knew he was in a recording studio as you could smell cigarette smoke outside the building! When I heard that he had died I cried for hours. For all his flaws and outburst, underneath he was just a lovely, regular, loved guy. The problem was Robert never understood what a wonderfully, loving, caring, brilliant, talented, gentleman he was and how much people loved being around him and working with him.
Thank you for sharing 🥰 He was loved by so many ❤️
Robert was a unique performer and I remember seeing him and Elkie Brooks fronting Vinegar Joe in the early 70’s at the very small upstairs venue, St. Thomas’s Hall in the fair city of Canterbury, Kent UK
Saw him at the Ohio State Fair, great show with an incredible band backing him.,
For me, the lasting memory of Robert is a short video of him in a friend's house swatting moths with a rolled up newspaper.
I went to his condo in Nassau for a Halloween party when I lived there. He lived next door to me and I could hear him playing almost every night in his house
Rod Serling, creator of "The Twilight Zone," was a heavy smoker of some 4 packs a day. At age 50, he suffered a heart attack. A few weeks later, he suffered another heart attack. While doctors were performing open heart surgery on him as a result of his second heart attack, he had a third heart attack. The operating doctor reached into Serling's chest to massage his heart. But the veins and arteries disintegrated in the doctor's hands. That is how fragile they had become due to his smoking.
How sad 😥
@@HarmonyHeartsLifestyle-ul5yv Yes. Serling died on the operating table that day. Smokers may look ok on the outside, but something horrific is slowly happening to them on the inside.
Really loved Robert's work and remember those great songs and videos back in the 80's. Didn't realize what a heavy smoker he was but was really shocked and saddened when I heard he had died.
He was so handsome. And so innovative, having all those beautiful women wearing the same outfits standing behind him, playing the guitar or just dancing… Today people would say that was sexist, but that’s a bunch of BS.
One of a kind! Love Sneaking Sally Through the Alley"...Good Stuff!
A Legend ❤❤❤
I am 4 years younger than Robert Palmer, and I survived my heart attack in June of 2001. Had to undergo open heart surgery, and a double bi-pass. Since then, I have had multiple stents installed to keep me alive, and I am 70 presently. I was a fan of his 1980s, music. I was/am an artist, and I used to listen to his music when I worked in my art studio, during the 1980s. RIP Robert Palmer.
Glad to hear you are in good health now 🥰
"Secrets", "Clues" and "Pride" are my favorites by far. what a cool middle period pre-super star MTV stuff. RIP.
I started listening to Palmer in the late 70’s and was lucky enough to see him in concert twice
Sneaking Sally Through the Alley is still my favorite song. Period.
Big Palmer fan here. Saw him in NYC at the Russian Tea Room back in the early 90's having lunch. I was fresh out of college and working there as a waiter but he wasn't in my section so didn't get to meet him. Still I wanted so bad to go up and tell him how much I enjoyed his music but knew I couldn't for fear of getting fired. Sorry he passes away so early,
Gorgeous dude. Guy had soul. He lived.
Saw him live in Seattle, opening at a small venue for Heart. He just floored the joint with the power of his voice! Heart was great, but it was a Robert Palmer album I went and bought the next day.