Singer's new video honors legendary talk show host
Singer/songwriter Marc Ribler has released a new music video, “Dick Cavett,” celebrating the legendary talk show host.
The video features Cavett as well as “Sopranos” stars Vincent Pastore and Maureen Van Zandt. The track appears on Ribler's latest album, `”Armageddon.”
Ribler explains, “Like so many of us, I grew up with `The Dick Cavett Show.' In retrospect it is eminently clear that Dick was one of the most important presenters of the rock `n' roll renaissance, not to mention introducing all the key players in every aweinspiring and earth-shaking event happening in our culture in the '60s, '70s and beyond.
“I had a dream that one fine day I wrote a song called `Dick Cavett.' In some fifth dimension magical, mystical reality, Dick heard the song, loved it and asked if I'd like to come to his house to make a music video,” Ribler said. “… This dream has come true. Many thanks to Dick and his lovely wife Martha, who also appears in the video.”
The “Dick Cavett” video was directed by longtime Cavett collaborator Robert Bader and produced by Bader and SiriusXM Underground Garage personality Rich Russo.
In the video, Ribler and his star-studded entourage pay a visit to Cavett's Connecticut residence, proving the adage that the show must go on.
Featuring vintage clips of iconic guests such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Janis Joplin, and many more from “The Dick Cavett Show,” Ribler's music video is a nostalgic, affectionate and irreverent homage to the namesake of the song.
March 4 will mark 56 years since the culture-defining “Dick Cavett Show” premiered on ABC. The Emmy award-winning program featured interviews with major figures in pop culture, rock and roll, jazz, politics, art, literature, sports and beyond.
Cavett's influence extends beyond the boundaries of his show. His numerous film and television appearances include iconic works such as “Forrest Gump,” “Annie Hall,” “Cheers,” “The Simpsons,” “The Tonight Show” and “Saturday Night Live.” Cavett has also appeared on Broadway in “The Rocky Horror Show” and “Into the Woods.”
His influence lives on through the work of television icons such as David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert — all of whom have welcomed Cavett to their own shows.
Co-written and co-produced by Ribler and Stevie Van Zandt, “Dick Cavett” is the latest single off “Armageddon.”
Ribler's “Dick Cavett” was recently named one of top 10 “Coolest Songs In The World” by listeners of SiriusXM's The Underground Garage.
His band Story Road, features Ribler on guitar and vocals, Charley Drayton on drums and Jack Daley on bass.
Stream the “Dick Cavett” video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3EcxgjjO88.