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The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series originally broadcast on NBC from 1972 to 1981, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a TV special on August 19, 1972, and then began its run as a regular series from February 3, 1973, to March 27, 1981. [2]
- S01E01 Host: John Denver. August 19, 1972. 1972 Pilot: --John Denver (host) - ""(Take Me Home) Country Roads"" & ""Goodbye Again"" --John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - ""Leaving on a Jet Plane"" duet --Argent - ""Hold Your Head Up"" & ""Tragedy"" --Harry Chapin - ""Taxi"" --David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - ""Yesterday's Music"" & ""Nobody Calls Me Prophet"" --The Everly Brothers - ""All I Have to Do Is Dream"" & ""Stories We Could Tell"" --The Isley Brothers - ""Pop That Thang"" --Helen Reddy - ""I Don't Know How to Love Him"" --Linda Ronstadt - ""Long Long Time"" & ""The Fast One"" --War - ""Slippin' into Darkness""
- S02E01 Host: Curtis Mayfield. September 14, 1973. --Curtis Mayfield (host) - ""Future Shock,"" ""Back to the World"" & ""Right On for the Darkness"" --The Bee Gees - ""Lonely Days"" & ""Run to Me"" --Jim Croce - ""I've Got a Name"" & ""Bad Bad Leroy Brown"" --Gladys Knight & the Pips - ""Where Peaceful Waters Flow"" --Natural Four - ""Can This Be Real"" --Wilson Pickett - ""Get Me Back on Time Engine 9"" & ""Don't Knock My Love"" --Helen Reddy - ""Delta Dawn"" --Sly & the Family Stone - ""Everybody Is a Star"" --War - ""Gypsy man""
- S03E01 Host: Randy Newman. September 27, 1974. --Randy Newman (host) - ""Mama Told Me Not to Come,"" ""Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear,"" ""Political Science,"" ""Davy and the Fat Boy,"" ""I Think It's Going to Rain Today,"" ""Rolling,"" ""All His Love"" & ""Louisiana 1927"" --Ry Cooder - ""Ditty Wah Ditty"" --Dr.
- S04E01 Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow. September 19, 1975. --Helen Reddy (host) - ""I'll Be Your Audience,"" ""Time"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Billy Braver (comedy segment) --The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ""Dream,"" ""Bayou Jubilee,"" The Battle of New Orleans"" & ""Mother of Love"" --Phoebe Snow - ""I Don't Want the Night to End"" & ""Poetry Man"" --Paul Williams - ""Cried Like a Baby"" & ""Old Souls"" --Midnight Special salute to David Bowie --Hit of the Week: ""Bad Bad Leroy Brown"" (an animated film of the Jim Croce recording)
Jul 15, 2019 · The Midnight Special premiered on August 19, 1972 but it wasn’t until February 2, 1973 when it became a regular series. Back then, most guests would simply lip-sync to pre-recorded music but creator Burt Sugarman wanted something different.
The Midnight Special: With Wolfman Jack, Helen Reddy, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight. Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.
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Oct 24, 2022 · Start date: Aug 1972. End date: Mar 1981. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): NBC (US) Run time: 90 min. Episodes: 350 eps. Genre (s): Music. Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com. Back to TOP. A guide listing the guests AND air dates for episodes of the TV series The Midnight Special.
Aug 19, 2022 · That all changed with Burt Sugarman's music-oriented variety show The Midnight Special, which debuted on Aug. 19, 1972. Until the early '70s, it was standard practice for most TV stations to...
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