Absolutely no one has more class than Bonnie, never upstaging, always giving the spotlight to others, yet still expertly directing her band and keeping everyone together. All her live performances are like this, she promotes who ever is up there with her. Such a lady!
Of course, she owes a lot (actually 100%) to black music and she's not only a great musician but also a humble human being unlike some (maybe many) white musicians.
Charles Brown was a horse-racetrack buddy of mine in his final years. Sweetest, kindest man I ever knew. He told me about this tour, but that was years before youtube. I didn't stumble across this video until 2022.
@@JiveDadson it must mean so much to you to see him in this video! Thanks for your kind words about him. As a pianist, I’ve always admired his great playing and have learned much from listening to him whenever I can find his videos.
I just found this video. Charles Brown is the first cousin of my father. I got a chance to meet him at the Arena Theater in Houston in 1986. I last talked to him on the phone while he was in the hospital before he passed in California.
maybe the best performance I may have ever had the blessing of being part of. I was right up front with a beautiful group of music lovers. Seattle is my favorite city in the USA.
Amen to that I knew Charles he was friend of a friend we hung out a couple of times charming personality and brilliant man at one point charles was high school chemistry teacher not only was he a great singer charles played the piano like it was nobody's business!!!
Damn! I love Bonnie. Super talented, sophisticated lady! An ageless performer. She shares her stage with some truly great musicians with the ease of a backyard jam. This is probably one of my favorites here. Miss Ruth, in my opinion, never lost a beat during her long career and in fact sounded so much better in her older years. She had a rich, strong voice that blows me away. Charles Brown is amazing on the piano as well as vocals.
Bonnie also has a heart of gold she has fought for and supported black artists for decades this tour was right after Bonnie pulled an upset at the Grammys and finally got her long overdue fame look who she brought with her Bonnie is the daughter of the blues she has worked with great blues artists and learned and like a good daughter she takes care of family the way she did Charles and Ruth they both got a lot of work after touring with her!!!
@oldmule10 The skipping could be internet connection , at the bottom of the screen there is a red line on top of a pink line moving from left to right , if the red line catches up to the pink line the video stops. Your computer is processing the info faster than the web is feeding it to your comp , heavy traffic in your area or multiple comps sharing a web connection can cause this. The video is playing fine for me.
people, in general, think that "popular music" is something that came to be, a million yrs ago. And conventional curiosity, says that the architects of the genre, died in the 1800s or something crazy, like that. And that is so NOT the truth. Is Ruth Brown the woman that created 'pop music'?...no, she's not...not by herself. But she is among, barely a handful of folks who did....and she is the starting point, for the traditional, female r&b and pop singer. She contributed vocal talent, that was in turn, inherited by Aretha and Dionne and Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight and Tina Turner and Etta...those may just seem like names on a piece of paper. But we're talking about a group of 'divas' that made a PROFOUND impact on what we know as 'popular music', which was born out of black gospel, the blues, jazz and 'race music'. But for Ruth Brown, those other divas are not accepted by mainstream music...which happens to be, pop music. Ruth Brown, was a music GIANT...just as relevant as Bessie Smith, Sarah Vaughn, Ella F, Billie Holliday and Dinah Washington.
Absolutely no one has more class than Bonnie, never upstaging, always giving the spotlight to others, yet still expertly directing her band and keeping everyone together. All her live performances are like this, she promotes who ever is up there with her. Such a lady!
Of course, she owes a lot (actually 100%) to black music and she's not only a great musician but also a humble human being unlike some (maybe many) white musicians.
Charles Brown was a horse-racetrack buddy of mine in his final years. Sweetest, kindest man I ever knew. He told me about this tour, but that was years before youtube. I didn't stumble across this video until 2022.
@@JiveDadson it must mean so much to you to see him in this video! Thanks for your kind words about him. As a pianist, I’ve always admired his great playing and have learned much from listening to him whenever I can find his videos.
@@cns7139 I teared up a little.
@@JiveDadson I, too, just knowing how great he was… Thanks again. 💜
Man that’s a stage full of talent.
I just found this video. Charles Brown is the first cousin of my father. I got a chance to meet him at the Arena Theater in Houston in 1986. I last talked to him on the phone while he was in the hospital before he passed in California.
Very cool Cynthia! Charles Brown! Got my first chance to see him live when he toured with Bonnie. What a talent!
Stunningly beautiful, Caleb! 🎩🌹🕶🎤🎸
they did this number with all three of them together. What a showstopper.
Incredible piano playing at any age. Simply Stellar. Mr. Charles Brown Sr.
saw all three in Seattle at bumpershoot, it was the best performance of this day and then had some big competition.
maybe the best performance I may have ever had the blessing of being part of. I was right up front with a beautiful group of music lovers. Seattle is my favorite city in the USA.
Oh, so good. The two Browns are missed.
Bonnie - simply the best and Ruth and Charles. Legends.
I was at C. Browns birthday celebration in Oakland. Outstanding!
Auntie Ruth has to be among the greatest rockers under the Christmas tree.
Auntie Ruth paved the way for rock and roll she was rockin back in the late 40s and early 50s
The aggressiveness of Charles Brown's piano playing ! Beautiful. He's all over this wonderful Ry Cooder song.
@@johnschkeeper that's what I thought
@@johnschkeeper Stix Hooper and Will Jennings from The Crusaders wrote this for BB King
I am 51 and got into blues about ten years should have been earlier. God bless r.i.p.
Charles and Ruth Brown and Bonnie Raitt are blues royalty
Warms you up all over don't it, such goodness oh lord!!
Ruth Brown....what a voice....
Charles Brown ________ a giant ___ never given enough credit
Amen to that I knew Charles he was friend of a friend we hung out a couple of times charming personality and brilliant man at one point charles was high school chemistry teacher not only was he a great singer charles played the piano like it was nobody's business!!!
Bless you Bonnie baby. Knockin' it most assuredly out. Charles, heavier than a ton of bricks. What a bill!
Bonnie Raitt rocks!! Yay Ruth and Charles Brown - you double-rock 😍 😎
Straordinario Charles Brown !!!
AMAZING TALENT PERIOD
Damn! I love Bonnie. Super talented, sophisticated lady! An ageless performer. She shares her stage with some truly great musicians with the ease of a backyard jam. This is probably one of my favorites here. Miss Ruth, in my opinion, never lost a beat during her long career and in fact sounded so much better in her older years. She had a rich, strong voice that blows me away. Charles Brown is amazing on the piano as well as vocals.
Bonnie also has a heart of gold she has fought for and supported black artists for decades this tour was right after Bonnie pulled an upset at the Grammys and finally got her long overdue fame look who she brought with her Bonnie is the daughter of the blues she has worked with great blues artists and learned and like a good daughter she takes care of family the way she did Charles and Ruth they both got a lot of work after touring with her!!!
Things that never come again.....
Fantastic performance!
This is my You Tube fountain of youth....,
Out of words!
Maravilhosos amo
tapping both feet and nodding my head to keep beat..
Fabulous
Ruth brown. ♥ Bonnie Raitt ♥
you got me, ain't looking for this too soon
oh man that piano/keyboard solo.........
You can tell from the great gospel voicings that he grew up playing in church. Gospel to RnB is a very short drive....
You said it, oh MAN!
Yea!!!!!
How the hell do you top that??? Damn great number.
TOO soon
See children? That's how it's done.
Flat out gittin' it, stem to stern, children.
@oldmule10 The skipping could be internet connection , at the bottom of the screen there is a red line on top of a pink line moving from left to right , if the red line catches up to the pink line the video stops. Your computer is processing the info faster than the web is feeding it to your comp , heavy traffic in your area or multiple comps sharing a web connection can cause this. The video is playing fine for me.
Awesome.....any video of 'The' Ms. Ruth Brown singing 'Dr. Feelgood'?
thanks zadok , been trying to find this for quite a while. why does this video skip so much?
! !! !!!
people, in general, think that "popular music" is something that came to be, a million yrs ago. And conventional curiosity, says that the architects of the genre, died in the 1800s or something crazy, like that. And that is so NOT the truth. Is Ruth Brown the woman that created 'pop music'?...no, she's not...not by herself. But she is among, barely a handful of folks who did....and she is the starting point, for the traditional, female r&b and pop singer. She contributed vocal talent, that was in turn, inherited by Aretha and Dionne and Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight and Tina Turner and Etta...those may just seem like names on a piece of paper.
But we're talking about a group of 'divas' that made a PROFOUND impact on what we know as 'popular music', which was born out of black gospel, the blues, jazz and 'race music'. But for Ruth Brown, those other divas are not accepted by mainstream music...which happens to be, pop music. Ruth Brown, was a music GIANT...just as relevant as Bessie Smith, Sarah Vaughn, Ella F, Billie Holliday and Dinah Washington.
Why 13 Dislikes?
Bb kings version is the best
None are moving, too soon : ko
Sweet too bad!
shame the mix aint that good...
Bonnie rait is overrated in the blues!