I’m not sure when this video for Black Water was filmed.  The song itself came out in 1974 but, because the video features Bobby LaKind on the congas, the video had to have been shot after 1976.  The presence of Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and Tiran Porter means that it was shot before 1980.  If I had to guess, I’d say 1978 because the was the same year the Doobie Brothers appeared on What’s Happening!!!.

I looked closely at the audience and I did not see Rerun trying to tape the performance.  That’s good because the one thing that really upset the Doobie Brothers was bootlegging.

Enjoy!