Purlie 

I believe she won the Tony in 1970 for this role.

I love when she sings Purlie I'm in love with you, Oh oh....This song and I got love were my favorites.

This song makes me happy 100 different ways.

Anyone have the AMAZING live performance of Melba singing "Purlie" on the Ed Sullivan Show. They were doing re-runs of the Sullivan show a few years back and I was blown away. I never got to record it though...wish I had

Wonderful Melba!!!!! One of the greatest!

My sister won the talent show with coaching of course! She was 5, I was 14! 19698.

It's crazy that one of the greatest set of pipes in Broadway history hardly sings with any vibrato. That's how good she was.

The talented Melba Moore. I have waited for a 'come back' from Melba.. but things can never be like it was then. Her album was second to MJ's Off the Wall then. and I so remember her in this musical. She was Kicking. Remember those notes in Lean On Me & You'll never know what's on the other side of the Rainbow. Ddaaammmnnn!!!

"Thank you very much". This is my first play I saw when I was just a child about eight years old, and it changed my entire life. I really love this song. Thanks, so much.

I remember this came on so much when we were lil kids on PBS! Thank you for this!

That Bb scream at 3:08 is just simply ridiculous! She even laughs that the absurdity of her range lol

The fist play I saw on Broadway ❤️🎶🎭💃🏽💯

I loved this play so much - played out the VHS tape. What a blessing to see it again

Thank you for posting this!!! This is my favorite musical in all of life!

I love this song and the softshoe!

The amazing Melba Moore.

So completely adorable!

I love this musical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I loved this. I wish I could find it on VHS or DVD, though.

What's funny is that my HS school song was done to the tune of "Purlie". Several of our classes required that we learn the school song & we had to perform it lol

Thank you so much !!!! I have been wanting to see this clip for EVER..!!!

THANKS for this!! Melba is perfection!!!

Sing Melba sing!!!

Man I have been looking for this all over the web for years decided to try again! Where can I buy a copy of this! brings back fond memories when i was a child! I watched it on Showtime or HBO when I was a kid tho, not PBS

I love her.

first of all, thanks bigtime to the poster, I think I've been looking for clips from this show for years. How does ANYONE get a copy of this???

I saw this on Broadway. Wow.

I love this. I'll have to post this in our Melba Moore group called Peach Melba Moore on face book.

thanks so much for sharing this is so good!

I was looking on line for it and in VHS form they wanted $199 for it. I loved the show and cast but not ready to pay that. Would rairher have it in DVD format.

I got it from someplace called Hollywood movies the number is1888 311-1018. The week after i got it I ran into Melba and she said she didnt even have it so I gave her the number. Dont know if she used it or not. lol. They have every old movie and play you can think of. If it can be had they can get it!!!!

@Bharg54 I just bought it for my mom in DVD for 10 bucks on Amazon! Totally worth it:o)

i cant respond to just one song i love them asll

You should put up lyrics

@brandond1x, "lol, miss this show!!" So do I because they really don't make them like this any more.

I watched it when it came on PBS, but not 20 times. LOL

@nhycola I just went on amazon and the cheapest copy was $100...dang!

where can i find a copy of the whole show? i saw this when it first aired, and have been looking for a copy of this ever since.

@iknowdasright it's fixed now. other video posted

thanks for posting -- fyi, it's called simply: "Purlie" -- isn't she amazing?