In 1962 the then 18 year old Al Kooper came to our sixth grade classroom and played for the class. It seems he was an alumni and had the same teacher, and was doing it as a favor for her. He played the song "Runaway" by Del Shannon, that was a huge hit in 1961. 62 years later, I still remember it vividly. What an amazingly talented man.
@Fania54Ай бұрын
Mrs Kalcutt's class!
@Marty4650Ай бұрын
@@Fania54 Yes, it was her class! Were you there too?
@Fania54Ай бұрын
No, I was in another 6th grade class but I knew Kooper was going to be there. He came every year for a few years in a row.
@jamesc603 жыл бұрын
Watching this, you can see why honest people may be reluctant to do interviews with zealous TV hosts. Thanks to Al for trying.....
@tdrtx Жыл бұрын
no kidding. terrible interviewer. obnoxious. Let AL talk, for goodness sake!
@KombatKarateLBC7 ай бұрын
Al Kooper made me want to be a keyboard player. He was an incredible keyboardist.
@glennmorris33704 жыл бұрын
Al kooper albums are classic and eternal.
@faith22112 Жыл бұрын
No they aren’t
@davewilson29614 жыл бұрын
I hope somewhere in this world someone has built a statue of Al Kooper. He is the very essence of what a musician should be, and his intuitive organ illuminates possibly the greatest American single of the 20th century.
@ariebos11713 жыл бұрын
Loved Kooper since about 1968 and still play his records.
@fisterklister5 жыл бұрын
Al Kooper is one of my all time favourits. I was lost whenn I heard the CBS samplers "Fill your head with rock" and "Rock Buster" He is great.
@paulmarshall6904 жыл бұрын
WHERE IS AL TODAY (2020)?
@Alkes7774 жыл бұрын
How cool to stumble unto this little gem. Al Kooper played The Bottomline in The Village on November 22-24, 1974. I saw him, front and center, on one of those days. It was a rock trio, drums, bass, and he played guitar. Don't ask me if I remember the set list but it was an awesome show. Great to have seen some of these people in their prime.
@MissKittyVideo5 жыл бұрын
Loved this....met Al Kooper at the TK recording studio 1973 in South Fl....He was shy and I had no idea who he was when he asked if I wanted to go to dinner...I was so young and a bit afraid....You all know who and what I did with my life so far.....Loved seeing him again....it was just an older version same person....loved this! Wish I could get him to produce some new music with me....
@nedkline8863 жыл бұрын
kitty, i have know idea who you are
@MissKittyVideo3 жыл бұрын
Al I met you and hung out at TK Studios with Steve Alamo and I was singing with Qwen McCrae...70s ....You wanted to take me to dinner but I was shy a bit...I wish now i would have gone..Allen Jacoby in Miami mentioned you and I said you were an incredible talent...My videos are on KZfaq as a songwriter..Kitty Terry ska Kitty Woodson sang with Clapton during the 70s tour..Lets get in touch...Lets write a tune...thats what I do...Life isn't over
@teddgilda80584 жыл бұрын
Thank You Al Kooper ! You have been an influence to my music collection. You truely are a MASTER!!!
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@Brifro156 жыл бұрын
Al is a reluctant legend.
@oNiconter5 жыл бұрын
God this interviewer is dragging Al through the mud
@stroonZe16 жыл бұрын
Why this guy is not in the R&R HOF is a frigging mystery!? God bless Al! Love him! The jerks that forget him is a joke. Love you Al. Keep rockin’ big guy!!!
@SpecialSP4 жыл бұрын
Bobby Twig He's done *everything a musician can possibly do!*
@dailygiftsforever Жыл бұрын
Because the vote panel for the RR Hall are snobs.....
@stroonZe1 Жыл бұрын
@@dailygiftsforever And apparently clueless.
@dailygiftsforever Жыл бұрын
@@stroonZe1 Oh they are just coy. One day they will get embarrassed by a great playing storyteller... like another Hendrix. The real players already know.....
@roberthamlin6638 Жыл бұрын
Rock hall of fame is a fraud
@michelebryan73535 жыл бұрын
The Great Al Kooper. Enough said!!
@catdaddy33024 жыл бұрын
Super Session is on my list of 100 greatest songs ever. And “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” is too.
@jeffsimon95944 ай бұрын
Super Session is an album, but yeah, it's a great one
@hewitc2 жыл бұрын
I've heard the story, but I also bought and read his book "Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards, Memoirs of a Rock and Roll Survivor". He is one of the greats and was an eyewitness to important moments in the history of rock music.
@jingle36 жыл бұрын
I heard the story for the first time last week from Steven Van Zandt on Little Steven's underground Garage - and what a great story it is! What an incredible piece of Rock n Roll history. Loved watching this interview with Al Kooper and enjoyed his tongue-in-cheek testiness, too.
@AtomicLobotomy5 жыл бұрын
Al Kooper's autobiography is best book on rock ever written.
@PNdebt-hc2tg3 жыл бұрын
Had some free time and ended up helping to organize Monterey...hanging out down south and discovers Lynyrd Skynyrd...and so much more..A great book and life.
@alanriley96213 жыл бұрын
Let me give a mighty Ah men to his book. A great title and very, very interesting. His experiences as a rock musician/ producer/ talent scout / songwriter are 2nd to none. If you like the back story to much of the music of classic rock. You will love his book.
@chadporter59073 жыл бұрын
Yes, sir. Wtf is wrong with kids these days. They have no ideal
@gregyoung3037 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter that this was a typical shit interview by someone from the media or that Kooper seemed high or just pissed off, Al Kooper was a genius that slipped through the cracks by bad luck or whatever and never got what he really deserved as recognition. BS&T 1 was all AL KOOPER. If his style would have gone on with a band of that nature he would have been known worldwide forever. LISTEN TO HIM!!!!!
@petermay54886 жыл бұрын
What an amazing talent. He has done so much with so many. I feel I owe him for that.
@joannevincent20352 жыл бұрын
Al Kooper's intro and fills on Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" are the milestone moment of the beginning of 60s folk rock.
@douglaskuentzel13312 жыл бұрын
I was there then. You are correct.
@joannerichards17502 жыл бұрын
@@douglaskuentzel1331 Were you in Nashville for the Dylan session?
@douglaskuentzel13312 жыл бұрын
@@joannerichards1750 No, it was just my time seeing the development of new directions people like Al Cooper made then.
@davidryan7386 Жыл бұрын
Outlaw blues was imo the real 1st Dylan rock tune.
@fauxbroАй бұрын
to be fair, the intro to Like A Rolling Stone sparkles due to the piano melody played by renowned NY session player, Paul Griffin
@mrmusic2484 жыл бұрын
I would like to give a shout out to Al's solo projects. The one that I suggest first is "I Stand Alone", with Al on the cover impersonating Lady Liberty. This was his second project away from Blood, Sweat & Tears, the first being "Super Session". I also recommend "You Never Really Know Who Your Friends Are", with the photo of the Chicago police doing their worst at the Democratic Convention in 1968, on the cover.(Double Album). His masterpiece for me was "Super Session". Young guitarists need to look for this album, buy it, and listen to it often. I made a wreck out of TWO copies of the vinyl, as a 16 year old, who had been playing only 4 yrs., trying to learn Mike Bloomfield's licks. But guitars aside, Kooper's B-3 renderings on this record are masterful.
@jasonotoole19823 жыл бұрын
His second solo album ‘You never know who your friends are’ (1969) is a single album. His third album though ‘Easy does it’ (1970) is a double.
@nomoniker7917 Жыл бұрын
'I STAND ALONE' IS A MASTERPIECE. I love you Al Kooper.
@bassmickeyd3 жыл бұрын
No ones has a flatter delivery than Al. ... The Henny Youngman of music with all the sly humour. ... I spoke to Al on the phone,15-years ago(?), and he gave me nothing but, "why are you bothering me?". ... I still like the guy because Al's book 'Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards' is the greatest rock book ever written. A bible of the era. ... This is great interview right to the end. ... Next up, Al Kooper and Donald Fagen do a 10-minute interview, please expect 7-mins of silence.
@countdown2xstacy2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Kooper and Fagen interview would be the all time best ! Good one.
@marswillrule2431 Жыл бұрын
His delivery is cracking me up.
@joaocarlos4853 Жыл бұрын
For me, from Portugal, Al kooper is the father of Rock`n`roll american as we know today.
@DaveandWendy13 жыл бұрын
Got to meet him twice. First time in a Philly club where he did a solo show. Afterward I just walked backstage and said "I've been waiting 15 years to meet you", to which he replied "well that means I've been waiting 15 years to meet YOU". Second time was for his book, which he signed for me.
@larrybuxton46144 жыл бұрын
The interviewer tried to get at one interesting question I wish he'd have articulated better. Al is known so much for what he's done with other people: Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, Mike Bloomfield, Shuggie Otis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, et al. But none of his own records did anything. He was around at interesting moments in rock history, but his own solo career never happened -- and he put out a lot of records under his own name. Wonder how he feels about that? (FWIW, Al's music was very formative for me in my early years -- my early bands played a LOT of Blues Project & BS&T. Fascinating guy -- just never was widely-known to the record-buying public.)
@averythecoolcat4 жыл бұрын
And it wasn't because his solo efforts weren't great either. My only issue would be that his voice isn't necessarily the strongest, but musically all his album were pretty solid. My favorites were You Never Know Who Your Friends Are, New York City and Naked Songs.
@lisasez3 жыл бұрын
Al should , if he could, be canonized for his tact and patient tenor with this interviewer... if you see this Al ..yes it’s me Lisa.. ,,, much love and happiness... 🎸🙏🕊💜
@chadporter59073 жыл бұрын
Hi Lisa. I'm Chad. I love this guy , with all my heart. We were here at the sane time. May Gid bless you sweetie
@chadporter59073 жыл бұрын
If you knew him. You are a Godess. Dont let anyone tell you different
@lisasez3 жыл бұрын
@@chadporter5907 Awwe very sweet.... A great guy and yes what’s not to love.... 🎸🕊🎹🎶🎙💜
@georgelenz75944 жыл бұрын
You could have mentioned his work with The Blues Project.
@BKFan3424 жыл бұрын
You can thank this guy for spawning the Hammond organ being used in hundreds of famous rock songs.
@brianparks99683 жыл бұрын
And Leslie speaker
@brianparks99683 жыл бұрын
Or was that Leslie with Santana. Either way it was all.
@brianparks99683 жыл бұрын
Great!
@raywalters2436 жыл бұрын
Gary Rossington has some great stories about Al. He says he was awesome cool back in the day.
@thespiritof76..3 жыл бұрын
You can’t trust a damn thing Gary Rossington says he’s a revisionist trying to rewrite the whole legacy call it is on
@hilldwler4203 жыл бұрын
I don’t think Ronnie could take Al for long periods
@hilldwler4203 жыл бұрын
@@thespiritof76.. amen brother and there are too many people running their mouths about what really happened. The bs blood oath crap funny how money changes everything huh! And Gene Odom where do I begin lol. The biggest problem is Ronnie’s widow who things she owns skynyrd. That makes me sick!
@thespiritof76..3 жыл бұрын
@@hilldwler420 yep. Idk of another case where a widow controls a performing group... Seems she has rights to the name and legacy of Ronnie Vandzant. RIP. BUT NOT the lives stories and enterprise of surviving band members....
@SpecialSP4 жыл бұрын
Love Al! Crappy interviewer.
@Klassenfeind7 жыл бұрын
the chemistry between the two is ... errr....
@stringtherapy75775 жыл бұрын
The Blues Project
@zenzen1916 Жыл бұрын
Mike Bloomfield was the most beautiful person I ever met,.. it's an ugly evil world.stop the hate💜✡️☮️
@plasteredbastard6 жыл бұрын
Van Zant called him a city slicker but among these other choice superlatives, he's been party to some truly indelible moments in the history of rock n roll.
@venturamichael503 жыл бұрын
Ronnie should have been more grateful.They would have been playing bars in Florida for the rest of their lives if not for Al.
@classicmusichits8117 жыл бұрын
Western Union Man (1969), one greatest hit. We hope so, but Sony Music (through Legacy Recordings) will release a album collection. Thanks Jim, I'm watchin' every weeknight this programme and I'm listenin' every weekday morning the BPR show with Margery, all on 'GBH!!!
@brianparks99683 жыл бұрын
I never heard ANY of these wonderful Al Kooper stories! Thank you!!!
@DixieHarding6 ай бұрын
You had / have an ear for talent & good music. And a real nack for recalling and telling the priceless stories in an honest light just as they happened. The best ! Those who grew up knowing him love him
@susanjoycesabo8450 Жыл бұрын
Kooper is being honored with a special award in Nov. 2023 at the Rock Hall Induction ceremony. Yes, it is overdue.
@juanunderground5 жыл бұрын
AL KOOPER is a tremendous legend that you cannot compare with STING into the musical horizons in creativity.KOOPER was a pioneer established innovator when STING was NOBODY.I write this because I;m very pissed that many fuckers put STING as a genius when AL KOOPER US THE REAL GENIUS that was born in a period of time full of changes:The 60s.
@nomoniker7917 Жыл бұрын
AL KOOPER IS A TRUE GENIUS, no question. Here, from the album 'I Stand Alone'....this track has no comparison to another song anywhere ever: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZryklpSfydi5ZIE.html
@jeffdawson27864 жыл бұрын
Sometimes an artist's worth is highlighted by the incompetence of the interviewer.
@pgrabar Жыл бұрын
Loved the Blues Project.
@skisumo3 жыл бұрын
My favorite R&R biography ever.
@BKFan3424 жыл бұрын
He also played the organ on Free Bird
@manjay497 жыл бұрын
I don't know why anyone agrees to go on this show.
@paulj0557tonehead6 жыл бұрын
AL KOOPER - NEW YORK CITY is a masterpiece. Blood Sweat & Tears , he added soul LYNYRD SKYNYRD , who better to discover arguably the Greatest Band Ever! Sooo much Everything!! ...and asking Kooper a tired old question like that, is like asking Liberace about his rings.
@jbass69goat843 жыл бұрын
Why do interviewers think that being obnoxious and many times just flat out rude to their guest is what the guest secretly wants? There are clIps of guests being interviewed by some "self anointed gods gift to news media" types that when the stupid questions start, the guest politely stands up, then walks out of the studio. Huge props to all those that have reacted in that manner!!! 👌👍👍🇺🇸
@gerrydooley9513 жыл бұрын
some times you have to draw the subject out. Some are good at it some are not.
@albertgardner17764 жыл бұрын
rock stars should come out of the clouds and i am huge fan.
@dbdouglas3 жыл бұрын
Amazing guy, Al Kooper. Was hoping to hear him talk about the great Lynyrd Skynyrd early years. Shame on that reporter for not asking questions about them.
@pumkinbreath11 ай бұрын
The tubes first album has this legend all over it
@geekay13497 жыл бұрын
can't watch it. i have too much respect for Kooper
@notsure61875 жыл бұрын
😕
@chrisjscott51503 жыл бұрын
This host (Jim Braude) currently co-hosts a radio show in Boston and he's just as terrible there as he was here - mildly obnoxious, constantly interrupting or "correcting" (he's frequently wrong) his female co-host Margery Eagan... it's cringeworthy radio and is basically a daily, three-hour black hole in WGBH's schedule. His behavior here just confirmed my feelings - the fact that he felt compelled to poll his co-workers about Mr. Kooper's story is incredibly childish and unprofessional.
@riffdigger21335 жыл бұрын
That was fun. Liked the audio inserts of early obscure songwriting. This is good. Thx for uploading.
@2Uahoj3 жыл бұрын
The interviewer "hated the second Blood, Sweat, and Tears"?? Well it only won Grammy record album of the year. One does not have to "hate it" if one liked the first one with Kooper. In fact, both are super albums in different ways.
@gerrydooley9513 жыл бұрын
true
@suefields4254 Жыл бұрын
I love the interviewer is so excited to interview the great AL Kooper. It's great he's a fan..
@lastnamefirst40354 жыл бұрын
The intro to like a rolling stone is so great Im almost disappointed when dylan starts singing
@MissKittyVideo5 жыл бұрын
He is still gold! Talent is in the DNA...
@anthonyfoutch31522 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked Al isn't in the R&R Hall of Fame.
@jamesha1754 жыл бұрын
wow he looked like Beethoven Ray Charles
@ellisweiner6405 Жыл бұрын
This host could be me. I agree with everything he said. My freshman roommates in college loved the first BS&T album. When the second came out, and I heard David Clayton-Thomas, I was traumatized. I'm still recovering. Al seems a bit spaced out, but who wouldn't be? Excuse me while I go listen the The Child is Father to the Man for the 4 millionth time.
@elainecoynegalleries Жыл бұрын
Almost forgot...this is when you were doing "We Three Music" ...ring a bell I am sure... anyway, good wishes to you and hope all your dreams come true. You do desire a place in music history.
@charleswinokoor60236 ай бұрын
Good little interview.
@ConservativeAnthem5 жыл бұрын
The interviewer should seriously consider retiring and entering into a life of contemplation. For while Rock'n Roll will never die, the coroner actually came by with its death certificate a few decades ago.
@thefamily63048 ай бұрын
he was great,,,,Botom Line 199o's produced great stuff
@mikereynolds32944 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why these media people have to think they need to talk more than a guest and guide him around just let Kooper talk and shut your mug
@cydkriletich65382 жыл бұрын
Why isn’t he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? He’s had an incredibly versatile and interesting career and life. Broke my heart when he left BS&T. He did not have a great voice, it I believed every note and word he sang…the man feels what he sings. I’m currently reading his autobiography, and loving it; but it pisses me off how he got burned so much in the sucky music business. Love this man!
@carlosrivera20202 жыл бұрын
Álbum " Soul of a Man!! Love it
@gerrydooley9513 жыл бұрын
one of the giants
@msaintpc8 ай бұрын
Pure 24kt genius.
@jonRboy Жыл бұрын
Al is really funny. I like his dry wit.
@rickolson77756 жыл бұрын
Al must have needed some bread, otherwise what the hell was that interview, looks like he couldn't wait until it was over. Me to.
@EricScottBloom5 жыл бұрын
his organ playing on HIGHWAY61 & BLONDE, and many others after that made Dylan Dylan!!!!
@ryetripper6 жыл бұрын
Stop. Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield is the greatest track of all time. The only thing I was surprised about in this interview was that he was still alive. Nice one Alphonse.
@clasvirhodes49692 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching this interview. To Mr. Al Kooper : I have been a music collector for almost 60 years. I have never heard of the story of how you came to play on any of Bob Dylan's music.
@professormacdeezy2 жыл бұрын
watch No Direction Home directed by scorcese. very detailed.
@wowjef Жыл бұрын
I want Al Kooper's pink shirt!
@Mattressinsptr Жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of Al Kooper.. I never heard the story.
@arthurindenbaum43293 жыл бұрын
I was friends with Al when we were around 20/21 years old when we lived in Forest Hills, Queens. One day I was visiting and he played a song for me on his dinky home organ ...it went on forever. If memory serves I said it could never be a hit single because those days singles had to be three minutes or less.......worst prediction ever.
@e.k.izzle32 Жыл бұрын
Al its good to see you Al: its good to be seen.. 😂😂
@sheilabarron72066 жыл бұрын
Thanks for More Information on Al Kooper
@giodagrate53693 жыл бұрын
How wrong was he on Reagan??? One of the greatest presidents ever.
@countdown2xstacy2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@victormorgado53186 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why this is the first time I ever come across an interview with AL Kooper, considering that he was the legend that he was in the Rock scene already when I was in my early teens and I am now almost 64. The fact that I had never seen an article or interview of Al Kooper all these years until now , it intensified his legendary image for me. One thing is sure, his hair looks better now than when he had the crazy wet look hair back in the days
@vibekeschneidermann6895 жыл бұрын
He participated in Jeff Beck's video "Ambitious". You should play it and se his hair there......
@anthonyfoutch31522 жыл бұрын
they interview al in every skynyrd documentary.
@tennissir1986 Жыл бұрын
Very few musicians from the 60’s and 70’s are as full of themselves as Al Kooper.
@pierredubois71925 күн бұрын
Love this guy, but Al, if you don't want to be interviewed, don't show up.
@anthonyfoutch31522 жыл бұрын
I'd heard the story several times.
@ErgonBill3 жыл бұрын
This interview should be deleted from history. Not only is it disrespectful to AK, but highlights the pure arrogance of the interviewer and the station he works for. It should never have been released.
@OttawaNow Жыл бұрын
Still not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in any way!
@JB1950411 ай бұрын
I have heard the story three or 4 times.
@carlosrivera20202 жыл бұрын
Me encanta el arreglo a la canción I can't keep from cryin sometimes !!
@cardinalsfan8182 Жыл бұрын
Al’s podcast “Koopercast” is absolutely fantastic and gives insight into the legendary recordings Al did and people in the music business-both good and bad.
@senorfunball3 ай бұрын
I liked the second Blood Swear and Tears album 🐧
@Fretlessness3 жыл бұрын
"Do you mind if fawn over you for second?" "...so long as I don't get anything on my jacket."
@mymymymickey3 жыл бұрын
In person he was a Jerk-Off for sure. I met him at The Bottom Line in NYC, and asked for his autograph and he fliped out on me. Not a nice guy. On this video I ask you do you think he's a Jerk Off or not!
@kidcharlemagne72386 жыл бұрын
studio dudes taking the piss love it :)
@countdown2xstacy2 жыл бұрын
Haha! For real.
@ROGER20957 жыл бұрын
The question I always wanted to ask Al Kooper is, how did he get Norman Rockwell to paint his picture?
@MrHowieZowie5 жыл бұрын
He speaks at length about it in his autobiography.
@MrHowieZowie5 жыл бұрын
Short version - he asked him to...
@keilaluciaperezrodriguez22562 жыл бұрын
Uno de mis preferidos, un genio musical!
@JimVincitore7 жыл бұрын
I never heard the story either.
@DiscriminateTaste4 жыл бұрын
A very talented artist. Too bad so many creative people are politically naive.
@georgelenz75944 жыл бұрын
Born in Brooklyn but raised in Queens.
@vestibulate6 жыл бұрын
If he didn't want to be interviewed- which appears to be the case- why did he turn up at the studio?
@LCM22485 жыл бұрын
The guy has been sick for several years and he has always told things the way they are. If he's sick of telling the same stories over and over, then so be it. Al Kooper does not owe anyone anything.
@Atomic17104 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the exact same thing
@melodymakermark Жыл бұрын
Anyone who doesn’t know the story of how Al came to play organ on Like a Rolling Stone has never had any significant interest in Al. I will say however, I’ve heard the story dozens of times and have yet to tire of hearing him tell it, but obviously he has, and he’s not kidding.