The Midnight Special
Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.
Cast:Wolfman Jack , Helen Reddy , Donna Summer , Gladys Knight , Tina Turner , Olivia Newton-John , KC & The Sunshine Band , Paul Williams , Gladys Knight & The Pips , The Spinners , Leo Sayer , Curtis Mayfield , The Bee Gees , Electric Light Orchestra , Randy Jones , David Bowie , Billy Preston , Ike Turner
S1.E1 ∙ Pilot
John Denver guest hosted this Pilot (Episode 1) with guests that included: Mama Cass, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Argent and Helen Reddy. The theme of this pilot was to encourage the youth that had reached 18 years to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The voting age had just been lowered to 18. The two biggest issues, at that time, were Watergate and the war in Vietnam. Among the musical highlights were Harry Chapin performing his hit "Taxi", Linda Ronstadt sang her popular ballad "Long Long Time", Helen Reddy sang "I Am Woman" and the Britsh group Argent performed their 1972 hit "Hold Tour Head High".Wolfman Jack appeared on camera as the main host and announcer and previewed upcoming shows, which he would do for the series' 8 year run. ----
S1.E2 ∙ Host: Helen Reddy; Guests: Ike and Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Don Mclean, the Byrds, George Carlin
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S1.E3 ∙ Host: Johnny Rivers; guests: Albert Hammond; Spinners; Merilee Rush; Steely Dan
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S1.E4 ∙ Host: Mac Davis; guests: Billy Preston; Doobie Brothers; Waylon Jennings; Joan Rivers
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S1.E5 ∙ Host: Harry Chapin; guests: Curtis Mayfield; Hollies; Blood, Sweat & Tears
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S1.E6 ∙ Host: Anne Murray; guests: Don McLean; Badfinger; the Association; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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S1.E7 ∙ Host: Paul Williams; guests: Loretta Lynn; Seals & Crofts; Ravi Shankar; Sha-Na-Na
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S1.E8 ∙ Host: Paul Anka; Guests: Bobby Darin, the Doobie Brothers, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, the Coasters
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S1.E10 ∙ Host: Ray Charles; guests: Aretha Franklin; Bill Cosby; Carol Burnett
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S1.E11 ∙ Hosts: The Bee Gees; guests: Jerry Lee Lewis; Gladys Knight; Johnny Nash; Skeeter Davis
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S1.E12 ∙ Host: Bill Cosby; guests: Ray Charles; Waylon Jennings; Steely Dan; Billy Preston
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S1.E13 ∙ Host: Doc Severinsen; guests: Henry Mancini; Dobie Gray; Carol Burnett; Vicki Lawrence; Hoyt Axton
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S1.E16 ∙ Hosts: Burns and Schreiber; guests: the Hollies; O'Jay's; Ronnie Dyson
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S1.E18 ∙ Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips; guests: John Stewart; Dr. John; the Staple Singers
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S1.E19 ∙ Host: Paul Williams; guests: the Stylistics; Statler Brothers; Argent; Gunhill Road
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S1.E20 ∙ Host: Curtis Mayfield; guests: Jose Feliciano; the Spinners; Ravi Shankar; Canned Heat
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S1.E22 ∙ Hosts: The Bee Gees; guests: Wilson Pickett; Steve Miller Band; Jimmie Spheeris; Maxine Weldon
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S1.E23 ∙ Host: Paul Williams; guests: Kris Kristofferson; Rita Coolidge; Electric Light Orchestra; King Harvest
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S1.E24 ∙ Host: Jose Feliciano; guests: Savoy Brown, The Staple Singers, Stories, Tower of Power, Johnny Winter
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S1.E27 ∙ Host: Dionne Warwick; with Johnny Mathis, Bud Brisbois, Malo, Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
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S2.E5 ∙ Hosts: The Bee Gees; guests: Chuck Berry, Apple & Appleberry, King Crimson, Barbara Mason, Lee Michaels
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S2.E12 ∙ Hosts: Procol Harum; guests: Humble Pie, Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre, Steeleye Span
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S2.E14 ∙ Guest Hosts: Loggins & Messina; guests: The Guess Who, Leo Kottke, Martin Mull, Billy Preston
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S2.E29 ∙ Guest Hosts: The Guess Who; guests: David Essex, Leo Kottke, Judi Pulver, Sha-Na-Na, Slade, Wishbone Ash
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S2.E33 ∙ Guest Host: Charlie Rich; guests: Anne Murray, Dobie Gray, The Staple Singers, The Treasures
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S4.E22 ∙ host: Helen Reddy; guest performers: Frankie Avalon, Billy Braver, the Miracles, Tanya Tucker
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S6.E26 ∙ Host: Tom Jones; guest performers: The Electric Light Orchestra, Dan Hill, The Emotions
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S8.E1 ∙ The Charlie Daniels Band, Journey, Robert John, Gerry Rafferty, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney & Wings
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S8.E3 ∙ Blondie, Robert Fripp, Robert Palmer, Bram Tchaikovsky, Rick James
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S8.E6 ∙ KC & the Sunshine Band, The Dirt Band, Kool & the Gang, Deniece Williams
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S8.E7 ∙ Lionel Richie & The Commodores, Frankie Valli, Wolfman Jack, The Captain and Tennille, Destination
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