Heatwave performing a lively “Groove Line” on ATV music program “Revolver” from August 12, 1978. You can watch the second song performed that night, "Ain't No Half Steppin'" here: • Heatwave - Ain't No Ha...
Heatwave were without doubt one of the best live bands or any genre from early 1976 to the end of 1978. Look at the musicianship and dancing while singing & playing live. Their joyous and boundless energy was infectious. I love these guys. They were at their peak when tragedy struck just a few months after this performance in February 1979. I won’t elaborate I think everyone that loves Heatwave knows what happened. They are gone but their music lives on. Thanks for the memories ♥️ 🎶
😢 I haven't yet been able to find any info on him. But I know there is a video here on RU-vid from about two years ago where he was being interviewed by a lady from the Funk Music Hall of Fame, and he did not look to be in great shape. And a lady off-camera could be heard telling him what to say.
@joeyricci3796 Great drummer but, uh little late gett`in the SEE-THRU-WONDER LUDWIG. BONHAM played an orange VISTA 6 yrs. earlier. Guess those rock drummers get 1st dibs. Both percussionists are great.
One of the most underrated sensational bands ever. The talent and showmanship is off the charts. Great hit songs. I think they would of been bigger if they didn’t have to compete with Earth Wind and Fire, The Commodores, and other iconic bands of that era. In the 70’s the talent level in all genres of music was insane. Tons of gifted artist. So it was tuff. Unlike the ungifted garbage of today. These chumps would get smoked by the likes of Heatwave.
it is a damn shame what is called "music" by black artists today. This white Ohio rural country boy growing up in the 70's loved this tune.. Gladys Knight and the pips, the O'Jays, the Commodores, Stevie Wonder, Al Wilson I know everything changes and nothing stay the same. Right now as I write "grove line" is going through my memory now.
BILBO Burger definitly had knowledge on when to pick your spots and shine and when to fall back when your part of a collective . One of the most underated drummers since Ringo Starr !!
His timing for his drum fills were perfect. He was one of those drummers who was so gifted he could make the simplest of drum rolls sound filthy. Amazing chops and grooves.
I was a student at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland when this song came out. We use dance and party to the song back in the 70's. I wish I had a Time Machine and I could go back into time. I miss those days and my deceased and living college-mates.😢 A shout out to the men of Groove Phi Groove Fraternity founded on the campus of then Morgan State College in 1962.
Bilbo killing them drums. Love it. Thanks for the upload. I'm from the old school where live performances were the thing and they sound better than studio version. I miss the days when you just had fun. Song will always be a classic
Groove Line is my all-time favorite song. I was a tad apprehensive when finding this live version, since the studio recording of the sophisticated arrangement is sublime. But wow - they played it even better live! Even without Rod Temperton, still great.
Ok, singing and playing an instrument is hard enough. I couldn't imagine singing, playing and trying to keep time and match steps with 4 other dudes in front of a crowd. My mind is hurting just trying to think how they did this. Great job very talented. Thanks for posting!!!
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The more I watch this band the more I love them they were around back in the seventies when I was growing up I love all the bigger brother has a deep voice hardcore voice and then the baby brother comes in with big smiles singing his part it's great
Always has been and always will be one of my favorite bands and every time I listen to them or watch them it leaves me with a feeling of longing to go back to those days again.
Keith Wilder sounds the same when singing "live," as does the record. He is the one who says, "we got the boiler burning," at 1:28. Only a few artists are that good.
I'm rediscovering this song for the second time, and I just can't believe how amazing it sounds!!🤯🥹. This song came out the year my older brother was born, and 3 years before I was born, but I love it just the same!!😱. And to see them perform this song live is unbelievable!!😍🤩✨🥳
Wow, this was awesome. I've never seen this before and have never heard them perform it live. Man, for Mario Mantese, Roy Carter, and Billy Jones to be able to play their guitars, sing, and dance at the same time, it must've been a lot of work to get it down. But they made it look easy.
This is how bands used to do it back in the day. They put in the work. Sadly, bands fell off with this work ethic during the 90s. None perform on this level today. It's a shame.
I was at school in the 70s when Boogie Nights came out. Checkout Upfront for a history of this little known band, then Musikladen - mad routines & outfits. One of the best live.
Shortly after this Johnnie Wilder one of the lead singers in this band was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident, the group was never able to reach the same level of success after that and they disband.
WOW! Thank you for the REAL Heatwave!! Vintage LIVE! Who is that on the keyboard? It doesn't look like the great Rod temperton here! But Man they sound fantastic! The energy is unreal!
