Music Appreciation

Brother Buzz

(38,319 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:08 PM Yesterday

Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man - And a bit of the backstory

After his smash hit splashed, 23 year-old Herbie Hancock, with a wad of cash burning a hole in in his pocket, did what any American kid would do - He bought a car. Only it wasn't just any car!

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Gotta love Herbie. What a great musician. Midnight Writer 23 hrs ago #1

I saw him and the Headhunters do a 25th reunion back in 1998 IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #2

Midnight Writer

(23,794 posts)

1. Gotta love Herbie. What a great musician.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 01:04 PM

23 hrs ago

The beauty of YouTube is that I can sit in my living room and, with the push of a couple of buttons, watch live concerts and events from Herbie Hancock going back nearly 60 years.

And I do.

IbogaProject

(4,316 posts)

2. I saw him and the Headhunters do a 25th reunion back in 1998

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:45 PM

15 hrs ago

They did their version of that song.
Here is a video of Watermelon Man from their 98 reunion, different show I think.

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