Legendary Stardust Cowboy - YouTube action

Crazier than you'd imagine, here's some video of The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - first clip is a short one from Laugh-In (Dick Martin looks a bit puzzled), the second is of more recent vintage (there's a short segment of a different band performing before The Ledge begins):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuX8Rj8XGkM&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTwo1ZlYPnU&mode=related&search=

 

Need a wake-up call? This will do the trick!

 

Wow, that was better than a third cup of coffee!

Gotta love the Ledge -- still one of the most bizarre characters in music. Just gotta love YouTube as well for making this stuff available.

thnx,
Matt

 

He's got killer moves out on the floor, and his singing is as good as ever - the complete package rolled into one. Firing the blanks off with his six shooter adds to the fun...

 

Thanks, Mike...that was outstanding. A little disturbing to see the Ledge as he is now, but obviously to be expected. His youthful naiveté (as seen on the "Laugh-In" clip) was part of his charm. But he's still got the goods!

I got the Mercury single of "Paralyzed"/"Who's Knockin' on My Door" in one of those cutout three packs a year or so after it was released. I "got" it right away...

I wonder if that was T-Bone Burnett playing the drums on the "Laugh-In" appearance as he did on the record? That is still the greatest rock drum solo in history...in fact, it's the ONLY rock drum solo I can stand!

 

Great, great, great!

I saw The Legendary Stardus Cowboy somewhere in the mid 80's in a club in Rotterdam, where he was accompanied with members of The Gun Club. An awesome show and nothing like anything else. The image of a (already) middle aged Lege stripped to nothing but his underpants and (of course) cowboy boots somehow still haunts me .

Thanks for the memory!

 

I was wondering if that was Mr. Burnett myself - that drum work is a perfect complement to Mr. Odam's suave vocal stylings.