Some wonderful archive footage, albeit very poor quality, of the early Beefheart band appearing on Dick Clark’s TV show Where The Action Is. The band is, left to right Alex Snouffer, Doug Moon, Don, Jerry Handley and with Vic Mortenson on drums.
Here the band are miming to their first single ‘Who Do You Think You’re Foolin’?’ and ‘Diddy Wah Diddy‘ on a beach with bikini babes dancing around them. This wouldn’t be the last time the band would be filmed performing on a beach.
thats paul blakley on drums, not vic mortensen. he played in 65 and was gone by the a&m sessions. rumor has it that he was drafted.