The Most INSANE Music Interview

In this episode I break down what I think is the greatest music interview ever: Dick Cavett interviewing Oscar Peterson in 1979.

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[peasantsoul]

Seeing Beato so fired up about Cavett's Oscar Peterson interview made my day.

[sirhcseroom]

My late Father was a jazz pianist, based in West London, UK. He was well known locally but he wasn't famous. Oscar Peterson was his hero, and one evening in the early 1980's he had the greatest privilege of having dinner with Oscar at a hotel in central London. Oscar's people even sent a limo to pick my father up. My Father had the best night of his life, and always remarked how charming and funny Oscar was. He was truly humbled by him. But the funniest part of the story is that Oscar was actually late down to dinner, keeping his guests waiting. And the excuse Oscar gave was that he was watching the Muppet Show on TV. Absolutely true story. Hero's don't get any cooler than that that do they?

[nancyfredericks]

Cavett was one of the great interviewers. Very laid back and genuinely interested. They played reruns of his various shows on local TV until about a year ago, and they were always riveting, no matter who it was. Back when American had an attention span. Rick, you could not have found a better role model, and it shows. Love your interviews.

[thom-mark]

Dick Cavett was a rare combination of class, knowledge, humor, friendliness and humility.

[MaestroPippo]

When I was doing my undergrad degree in music, Oscar Peterson was professor emeritus. Even when he was really sick, he still came and watched our Jazz ensembles play! We'd be scared out of our wits when we saw him sitting at the back, blowing our silly undergrad solos, but he always had time for a kind word when we worked up enough courage to go talk to him after our set. Such an incredibly kind man and an eternal icon to the music.

[riddleofsteel]

I was 18 years old in 1994, and had just joined the Navy. I came from a small cow town in Texas, and didn’t know much about music, other than some country and grunge. We were in the Pacific Ocean, heading west to the Persian Gulf, when I went into our ship’s store one day. It was a matter of having some money and no place to spend it, so I made it to the little CD music section of the shop. To this day I don’t know how stocked the store with CDs but whoever it was, changed my life. I ended up finding lots of Verve jazz music there over the next couple years, before I left the service, but the first thing I ever bought was an Oscar Peterson CD. It blew me away. Somehow I had existed in the world without having known the world of music could be so complex, playful, beautiful and sad. Many years later, I listen to a wide variety of music—from classical to metal—but I’ll never forget that it was the great Oscar Peterson who woke me up from my sleeping self. God bless his memory!

[FXSquaredSD]

I was the 2nd Recording Engineer on 2 of Oscar’s albums .. he was unreal .. simply unreal… even the takes we didn’t end up using was jaw dropping

[kmcin]

Oscar Peterson was an incredible musician, a musical genius. Dick Cavet is definite the top of the class interviewer. A master class.

[OuterGalaxyLounge]

Cavett's first autobiography is an incredible read. Highly recommended. I grew up in this era and remember when talk shows were inclined to elevate their audiences instead of dumb them down and pander to them.

[judwatkins]

I agree with everything Rick Beato says here, and I want to add that Rick, himself, is a bit of a genius for highlighting Oscar P.'s greatness. Much appreciated, Rick!

[TaberBucknell]

When I was 15-years-old I worked part time at a Radio Shack store in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. One day I helped a customer select a microphone and portable audio mixer, that customer was Oscar Peterson. 😯 The store manager asked me if I knew who my customer was after he left … I did not at the time. Ever since then every time I see / hear anything Oscar Peterson did I am blown away by his talent and I am more honoured to have met him! In that brief interaction with him Mr. Peterson was humble, gentle, and kind.

[SamSung-nftr]

I remember when this was on TV.
I used to watch Dick Cavett every day after school.

[thezzach]

Rick’s enthusiasm is sweet and infectious

[petemyers]

Oscar Peterson wrote me once, and it was one of the thrills of my life. Oscar enjoyed photography, and I had written an article about my work as a fine art photographer that resonated with him. For him to take the time to write me shows both his humility and his passion to constantly know more about the creative process. I am so grateful for my moment with him.

[trenthorne]

Interviews like this don't happen anymore because we don't have intelligent hosts like Dick Cavett anymore and we don't have audiences wishing to increase their knowledge or skills - they just want to be entertained. And I think, Rick, that is why you're channel is so popular because you are offering exactly the recipe for greatness that you are calling out here with Dick and Oscar. Thank you!

[miffy]

I love the fact that you
are musician in the broadest sense and aren’t snobbish towards any musical style.
In short, if it’s good, it doesn’t matter what style it is. Keep up the good work!

[stevenhandford]

One thing that never changes in these videos is Ricks unabashed love and joy of music. It's tangable!

[bobfesmire]

Dick Cavett was probably the best of the breed for what he did. So intelligent and articulate--and he never EVER dumbed it down. He respected his audience enough to keep it at that high level. His interview with Hendrix is another gem.

[sandragoodman]

Dick Cavett was not just amazing and unusual for daytime television, he was amazing and unusual for television, period. There had never been anyone like him on television before, and there hasn't been anyone like him on television since. He got his guests to talk about things that were actually important to them and to us, and he had a wonderfully dry sense of humor that didn't seem to be about himself, but about the conversation.

[shanewyatt]

I arrived at this channel after talking to J coles keyboard player Ron Gilmore and he said to check out Oscar Peterson. This channel is my new favorite thing to watch. This is a music channel for musicians not dumbed down for the masses, and its great to see how popular this is. Ricks interviews with the unsung amazing musicians is so important to not only to pay homage but also a way for the next generations to learn from.