The Black & White Minstrel show - part 4

[trevdrums]

Yes,its Alf Bigden on drums....

[DESMYTTER]

Rare video with Dave Richmond with his Black Burn Bison used on "Melody Nelson"

[jeremylum88]

Hi, Thank you for this video clip. Beautiful music! I watch this show while I was very young. It brings back the memories. We do not have such wonderful groups nowadays! Really miss this show!

[andytrumpet66]

great video, racists? not as if Don and the band are blacked up! Was Al Jolson racist??? Doesn`t matter if a artist is black or white, great talent always shines through

[griffinstuip]

I see an Arbiter!

[richieburns1]

Nice one Mr Lusher the best,is that Alf Bigden on drums ? i think it is ,good stuff !!!

[threecoloursblue1]

Una paloma blanca

I'm just a bird in the sky

[threecoloursblue1]

When whippoorwills call and evening is nigh

[radioianj]

Don Lushers 1967 CBS L.P. "Makin Whoopee" is superb-look out for a copy on ebay

This show wasnt racist ; there is a long tradition of blacked up minstrels and this show featured first class music, high tv production values and good singing. Better than the wall to wall shite we have on tv now on a saturday.

[atlantic1952]

Hi and thanks for the comments. You are so right about rubbish on now. If the BBC didnt waste so much licence payer money on obscene pay deals awarded to executives and so called 'stars' there might once again be the money to produce proper programmes again.

[nomorechecks]

@atlantic1952 ...this show is racist. There's also a long tradition of slavery, with very efficient overhead costs to employers... applying your reasoning, is this still a worthy argument?

[123tromboneman]

I agree!

[jimyb1]

you forgot to add they have massive asses too.

I mean who wants a wrinkled fat ass and then a massive mouth which is always ranting on and on and on

[deanogigalo]

Yes he is brilliant bass player .

[mazbigden]

Quite frankly bazzabaz I find your remarks very offensive and have no respect for people like you. You obviously do not appreciate good playing when you hear it, if you did it would not matter who or what a person is.

[mazbigden]

Love this video in particular as my husband the great Alf Bigden is playing on the drums - he is the best player the UK has produced. Of course I am biased

[bazzabaz]

Your old man looks a bit like Arthur Scargill, no offence.

[deanogigalo]

Yes your husband was a brilliant on the drums , excellent time keeper . What as happened the to the good music , Don Lusher as passed away , we are left with the X factor . Bring back real music .

[GoodByeKyle]

It soothes all me troubles away

Oh arr oh arr aay :-)

[samuelruncorn78]

And a Traynor combo too. He's on the back sleeve of Lusher's Cavatina LP w/ the same set-up, if I remember correctly! It is also easy to hear Bigden's Arbiter Autotune tom-toms on LPs he played on around this period.

[primeporkycut]

A Burns Bison bass the look of it. Sounds wonderful. I'm sure Dave must've used it on a lot of KPM sessions.

[samuelruncorn78]

The marvellous Alf Bigden on drums. Fantastic! Also, Dave Richmond on bass. I've never seen footage of him before. He's great. It's not often you get to see a bass solo on a tapewound strung Burns bass w/ a pick! Sorry, technical info overload!

[harryshand]

Thanks for the bass player ID. I love that style of funky jazz bass with a plectrum, very KPM indeed! I'm sure I must have heard this guy on many recordings, I'll look out for his name from now on. 10 points for identifying the type of strings!

[itiyt]

perfect playing from Don as always