Tag "classic video"
Jimi Hendrix Talks to Dick Cavett About Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’
Watch Jimi have fun with the TV show host as they discuss the Guitar God’s epic performance of the National Anthem at Woodstock the previous year
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Sly and the Family Stone: Dance To the Music
The first hit from the multi-gender interracial American rock group introduced us to the band, both figuratively and literally, through its lyrics.
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Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra on ‘The Tonight Show’
“Mr. Warmth” appeared on Johnny Carson’s late night program over one hundred times. One such night was in 1976, when he made an unannounced visit
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Trinity Boys Choir, String Quartet Perform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
A stunning interpretation of the Queen classic combines the band’s 1975 live performance of the song with the Trinity Boys Choir and a string quartet from the Royal Academy of Music
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Warren Zevon’s Final Letterman Appearance
The singer-songwriter was a frequent guest on Letterman’s late night program, even subbing for bandleader Paul Shaffer on occasion. He was the sole guest on his final appearance
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TV’s Mannix Meets Buffalo Springfield
Mike Connors played a square-jawed private eye for 8 seasons on the detective series. One day, his character walks into a nightclub and there’s Buffalo Springfield!
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Muhammad Ali, Clint Eastwood TV Appearance
Two major icons were guests on a 1969 taping of The David Frost Show. The strange bedfellows clearly enjoyed a mutual admiration.
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Bowie and Mercury’s Isolated Vocals on ‘Under Pressure’
Listen to two titans of British rock without the familiar bassline and finger snaps. The 1981 song, which reached #1 in the U.K., wasn’t a U.S. hit
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Tom Jones and CSNY Perform ‘Long Time Gone’
Yup, the Welsh singer and the hippest band of the day, performing together on This is Tom Jones. CSNY&J sort of has a ring to it.
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Moody Blues’ ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’
It’s hard not to tap your foot when this great uptempo track kicks in, from the symphonic-progressive rock giants
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