The Seekers 1966 - 'Whistling Rufus' - Judith Durham on Piano.

[staporinac]

EPIC!!!!!

[woodhouse122]

Flippin amazing :)

[47114711emma]

Absolutley love Judith in this...



[hetjaar]

juthith the amazing

[wislinman]

Just goes to show you don't get to be number one by sitting on your hands. What fun!

[SaskiaCornell]

I've always loved this - Judith is a wonderful pianist

[HoneyDollXO]

LOL @ the intro....this reminds me of a Benny Hill when he comes out & talks about the song he then performs. Must have been common in the 60s early 70s.

[MaristerPrado]

Wonderful Seekers!

[LastTree]

what can I say? You got to have had talent back then.

[lionssong2525]

This is priceless! :-)

[horacefeathers]

I say to Keith Potger - Buster Keaton couldn't have matched your deadpanned brilliance. My reaction the first time I viewed this was exactly the same as Athol and Judith's. I couldn't stop laughing.

[wildhokum]

Judith Durham becomes Jo Ann Castle!

[drwinkle101]

Wow, she was an amazing pianist. I had no idea...!

[TSR2XR220]

The Lyric is extremely racist & taboo if you can find it - Whistling Rufus was a big buck Ni**er - black as a ni**er could be. .................... Came out of a tree - or something like that.  Its difficult to believe now that songs were written like that many years ago. Perhaps we have moved forward a bit since those days. I've only ever heard the song played as an instrumental

[thinlizzynut]

this is so weird.... yet so brilliant

[PavelSoviak1]

wow...what a talent...and always smiles like its the easiest thing in the world..

[fordude60]

They look like they're havin' a good ole time here!

[poffa2]

WTF?

[grimTales1]

Very funny, this clip certainly shows the group had a good sense of humour. I hadnt heard it before though I have seen portions of this clip (Judith playing the piano and smoking the cigar) in the video for Speak to The Sky, from Future Road.

I was surprised to see that side of her though I doubt she was REALLY smoking that cigar, knowing smoking can screw up a singer's voice.

[1ddote]

This girls talents just go on for ever!!!

[54SV]

wow - a side of Judith I never have seen before - thanks a lot for bringing this!!!!!!!!

[MrCombat1965]

I love this woman more every time I see her. I never thought I would see her chompin' on a cigar!

[moomba67]

What more can you say about Judith Durham. Not content with being one of the all-time great singers, she has to rattle the ivories with ridiculous ease and could been great concert pianist. She is wonderful and I love her even more.

[MikeBlitzMag]

Sounds like what a jam session between JoAnn Castle and Vess Ossman would most likely have sounded like. A classic! But of course one would expect nothing less from the Seekers.

[KawhackitaRag]

She's an A+ ragtimer! FANTASTIC! Plus she looks adorable with that hat and cigar.

THANKS for the post!

[PaulSAUK]

Like the cheeky look on her face

[whispperson]

Great Fun, I Love This Group.

[dinastein44]

Lovely, lovely, lovely!! I didn't think it was possible to love the Seekers even more than I already did, but there you are!

[am1580]

HA HA HA! Judith Durham wearing a Derby & smoking a cigar! Now I've seen everything. What a funny video. Thanks for posting it. Never have seen this clever song before by the wonderful Seekers! Judith Durham trying to sneak oldtime jazz into their act. (her personal favorite).

[JayBBluejay]

@am1580 I hope the cigar wasn't lit. Naughty, naughty, Judith!

[silasstjohn]

The World would be a better place if people would just start listening more to The Seekers. Thanks for the post.

[KingstonWelrow]

it sure would

[howzitgoin1970]

@silasstjohn I agree. While playing Morningtown Ride for my dear friend and my sister the other day, I exclaimed, "This is the happiest music on Earth!"

[KingstonWelrow]

The music's called Whistling Rufus, great tune by the way!! Cheers! A.

[vbvbvb088]

Thankyou 'A' - title updated. Cheers

[KingstonWelrow]

You're very welcome, cheers, Adam.