List of guests appearing on The Midnight Special explained

This is a partial list of guests who appeared on The Midnight Special.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
PremiereFinale
133August 19, 1972September 8, 1973
250September 15, 1973September 14, 1974
348September 28, 1974September 13, 1975
443September 20, 1975September 11, 1976
538September 18, 1976August 13, 1977
644September 10, 1977September 8, 1978
735September 16, 1978September 15, 1979
834September 22, 1979August 2, 1980
925September 6, 1980March 27, 1981

Season 1 (1972–1973)

EpisodeHostPerformersOriginal airdate
1 (Pilot)John DenverJohn Denver - "Take Me Home, Country Roads" / "Goodbye Again"
John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
Argent - "Hold Your Head Up" / "Tragedy"
Harry Chapin - "Taxi"
David Clayton-Thomas - "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"
August 19, 1972
2Helen ReddyHelen Reddy - "I Am Woman" / "Peaceful" / "Come On John"
Ike & Tina Turner - "I Can't Turn You Loose" / "With a Little Help from My Friends"
George Carlin - Stand-up comedy monologue
Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly"
Don McLean - "Dreidel" / "If We Try"
Rare Earth - "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" / "I Just Want to Celebrate"
Kenny Rankin - "Comin' Down"
The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man" / "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
The Impressions - "Preacher Man"
Helen Reddy, Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - "Amen"
February 3, 1973
3Johnny RiversJohnny Rivers - "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Rockin' Pneumonia, Boogie Woogie Flu" / "Got My Mojo Workin'"
Ace Trucking Company - Comedy routine
Albert Hammond - "It Never Rains in Southern California" / "If You Gotta Break Another Heart"
Merilee Rush - "Start Again" / "Comfort and Please You"
The Spinners - "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" / "I'll Be Around"
Steely Dan - "Do It Again" / "Reeling in the Years"
Paul Williams - "Out in the Country" / "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
Wolfman Jack - "I Ain't Never Seen a White Man"
February 10, 1973
4Mac DavisMac Davis - "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" / "I Believe in Music" / "Dream Me Home" / "Home" / "Half and Half (Song for Sara)"
The Doobie Brothers - "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Listen to the Music"
Waylon Jennings - "You Can Have Her"
Billy Paul - "Me and Mrs. Jones" / "Brown Baby"
Billy Preston - "Blackbird" / "Georgia on My Mind" / "That's the Way God Planned It"
Joan Rivers - Comedy segment
February 17, 1973
5Harry ChapinHarry Chapin - "Sunday Morning Sunshine" / "Sniper" / "Taxi"
Kerrie Biddell - "Spirit in the Dark"
Blood, Sweat & Tears - "Rosemary" / "Hip Pickles" / "Snow Queen"
The Committee - Comedy segment
The Hollies - "Magic Woman Touch" / "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Curtis Mayfield - "Freddie's Dead" / "Superfly"
Timmy Thomas - "Why Can't We Live Together"
February 24, 1973
6Anne MurrayAnne Murray - "Snowbird" / "Danny's Song" / "I Know"
Anne Murray, Steve Martin and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Shuckin' the Corn"The Association - "Along Comes Mary" / "Crazy Songs and Loony Tunes" / "Names, Tags, Numbers and Labels"
Badfinger - "No Matter What" / "Suitcase"
Steve Martin - Comedy segment
Don McLean - "Vincent" / "Dreidel" / "If We Try"
Sam Neely - "Loving You Just Crossed My Mind" & "Rosalie"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - "People Get Ready" / "Walkin' My Blues Away"
March 3, 1973
7Paul WilliamsPaul Williams - (Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song" / "Drift Away" / "That's Enough for Me"
Edward Bear - "Last Song" / "Close Your Eyes"
Loretta Lynn - "One's on the Way" / "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Seals & Crofts - "Hummingbird" / "Summer Breeze"
Sha Na Na - "Hound Dog" / "Yakety Yak" / "I Wonder Why"
Lakshmi Shankar - "Nata Nagara"
Ravi Shankar - "Tilak Shyam"
March 10, 1973
8Paul Anka[2] Paul Anka, Bobby Darin, The Coasters, Ace Trucking Company, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Doobie Brothers, George Jones, Tammy WynetteMarch 17, 1973
9Lou RawlsLou Rawls, Brewer & Shipley, George Burns, Honey Cone, The Committee, The Grass Roots, The O'Jays, Eric Weissberg, DeliveranceMarch 24, 1973
10Ray CharlesRay Charles, The Raelettes, Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Aretha Franklin, The Earl Scruggs Revue, Freeman & MurrayMarch 31, 1973
11The Bee GeesApril 7, 1973
12Bill CosbyApril 14, 1973
13Doc SeverinsenDoc Severinsen, Henry Mancini, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Butler, Dobie Gray, Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Country Joe McDonald and his All-Star Band, Hot Cup of FriendsApril 21, 1973
14Jerry Lee LewisLinda Gail Lewis, Freddie Cannon, Chubby Checker, Bobby Day, The Del Vikings, The Penguins, Lloyd Price, Little Anthony, The Ronettes, The ShirellesApril 28, 1973
15Johnny NashJohnny Nash (guest host) - "Stir It Up," "Groovy Feeling," "I Can See Clearly Now" & "Merry-Go-Round" Chi Coltrane - "Thunder and Lightning" & "You Were My Friend" Freemen and Murray (comedy team) Tom T. Hall - "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" & "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon" Andrew Johnson (comedian) Gladys Knight and the Pips - "If I Were Your Woman" & "Neither One of Us" Kenny Rankin - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" & "In the Name of Love" The Raspberries - "I Wanna Be with You" & "Let's Pretend"May 5, 1972
16Burns and SchreiberJack Burns and Avery Schreiber (comedy team, guest hosts)Mark Almond - What Am I Loving For, Just Another Road Song & The CityKenny Colman - Last Tango in ParisThe Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It & Don't Let It Get You DownRonnie Dyson - One Man BandThe Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black DressThe Incredible String Band - Black Jack Davy & Old BuccaneerSteve Martin (comedian, stand-up comedy segment)The O'Jays - Love TrainMay 12, 1973
17Chubby CheckerMay 19, 1973
18Gladys Knight & the PipsMay 26, 1973
19Paul Williams June 2, 1973
20Curtis MayfieldJune 9, 1973
21Jim CroceJim Croce - Operator, Roller Derby Queen, You Don't Mess With Jim, Speedball Tucker, Big Bad Leroy Brown, Careful ManLittle Anthony and the Imperials - Dance To The Music, La La La At The End

Savoy Brown - Tell Mama, Coming Down Your Way

Bobby Womack - It's All Over Now, Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out

Shawn Phillips - Anello (Where Are You), America

Barbara Fairchild - Teddy Bear

Wishbone Ash - Jailbait[3]

June 15, 1973
22Bee GeesJune 23, 1973
23Paul WilliamsJune 30, 1973
24Jose FelicianoJuly 7, 1973
25Smokey RobinsonJuly 14, 1973
26Joan BaezJuly 21, 1973
27Dionne WarwickJuly 28, 1973
28Al GreenAugust 4, 1973
29Bee GeesAugust 11, 1973
30Richard PryorAugust 18, 1973
31Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbinsnote: billed as The Midnight Special Country Edition. Sammy Jackson fills in as announcer for Wolfman Jack.August 25, 1973
32Billy PrestonSeptember 1, 1973
33Mac DavisSeptember 8, 1973

Season 2 (1973–1974)

EpisodeHostPerformersOriginal airdate
1 Curtis MayfieldSeptember 15, 1973
2Wilson PickettSeptember 22, 1973
3Seals & CroftsSeals & Crofts - "Diamond Girl" / "Dust On My Saddle" / "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" / "Ruby Jean and Billie Lee" / "Pop Goes the Weasel"(instrumental)
T. Rex "Hot Love" / "Bang a Gong (Get It On)"
Arlo Guthrie - "Gypsy Davy" / "Bling Blang"
Ramblin' Jack Elliot - "Talkin' Fishing Blues"
Uriah Heep - "Stealin'" / "Sweet Freedom"
Leo Kottke - "Bean Time"(instramental)
Paul Butterfield's Better Days - "New Walkin' Blues" / "Broke My Baby's Heart"
September 29, 1973
4Gladys Knight & the Pips October 6, 1973
5The Bee GeesOctober 13, 1973
6WarWar - "The Cisco Kid" / "Me and Baby Brother" / "The World Is a Ghetto" / "City Country City"
New York Dolls – "Trash" / "Personality Crisis"
Mott the Hoople - "All the Way from Memphis" / "Rose"
Danny O'Keefe - "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" / "Angel Spread Your Wings"
Climax Blues Band - "Shake Your Love" / "Constant"
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Hold Back the Water" / "Gimme Your Money Please"
Piper - "Bungle Rye"
October 20, 1973
7Sly and the Family StoneOctober 27, 1973
8Chuck BerryNovember 3, 1973
9Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis - "Breathless" / "Hold On, I'm Comin'" / "Chantilly Lace" / "Lonely Weekends" / "Silver Threads Among the Gold" / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis - "Jackson"
Ballin' Jack - "This Song"
Dalton and Dubarri - "Any Other Man But Me" / "Take a Change"
Flash - "Dead Ahead" / "Psychosync"
B.B. King - "Hummingbird" / "Why I Sing the Blues"
Ike & Tina Turner - "River Deep Mountain High" / "Nutbush City Limits"
November 10, 1973
10The 1980 Floor Show starring David Bowie[4] November 17, 1973
11Peter NooneRecorded on location in London
  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Ooh Baby" / "Get Down"
  • The Bee Gees - "Bad Bad Dreams" / "Don't Wanna Be the One"
  • Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits - "No Milk Today" / "There's a Kind of Hush"
  • Electric Light Orchestra - "Showdown" / "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Who Knows Perhaps Maybe"
  • Peter Noone - "Last Blues Song"
  • David Essex - "Rock On"
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Joy Bringer"
  • Robin Trower - "Lady Love"
  • Robin Trower - "Man of the World"
  • David Essex - "Lamplight"
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "In the Beginning"
  • Peter Noone - "Getting Over You" / "Oh You Pretty Thing"
November 24, 1973
12Procol HarumRecorded on location in LondonProcol Harum – "Conquistador" / "Whiter Shade of Pale" / "Grand Hotel" / "Fires Which Burn Brightly" / "Drunk Again" / " T.V. Caesar"
Humble Pie with The Blackberries - "Oh La De Da" / "I Don't Need No Doctor" / "30 Days in the Hole"
Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre - "Rockin' Till the Sun Goes Down" / "Carry My Load" / "The World Is Changing"
Steeleye Span - "Cam Ye O-er Frae France"
December 1, 1973
13The Four TopsDecember 8, 1973
14Loggins & MessinaDecember 15, 1973
15Jose FelicianoDecember 22, 1973
16Marty RobbinsDecember 29, 1973
17Wolfman Jack"Million Sellers"Clip show
  • Loggins and Messina - "Your Mama Don't Dance" (from Season 2, Episode 14)
  • Billy Preston - "Will It Go Round in Circles" (from Season 1, Episode 32)
  • Stories - "Brother Louie" (from Season 1, Episode 23)
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips - “Midnight Train to Georgia” (from Season 2, Episode 4)
  • Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein" (from Season 1, Episode 33)
  • Spinners - "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (from Season 1, Episode 3)
  • Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly" (from Season 1, Episode 20)
  • Eric Weissberg and Deliverance - "Dueling Banjos" (from Season 1, Episode 9)
  • Jim Croce - "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" (from Season 1, Episode 21)
  • Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" (from Season 2, Episode 13)
  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Get Down" (from Season 2, Episode 11)
  • Al Green - "Call Me" (from Season 1, Episode 28)
  • Charlie Rich - “Behind Closed Doors” (from Season 2, Episode 16)
  • The O'Jays - "Love Train" (from Season 1, Episode 9)
  • Dobie Gray - “Drift Away” (from Season 1, Episode 13)
  • Edward Bear - "Last Song" (from Season 1, Episode 7)
January 5, 1974
18Dr. Hook & the Medicine ShowJanuary 12, 1974
19Smokey RobinsonJanuary 19, 1974
20Steve MillerJanuary 26, 1974
21Helen Reddy[5] Helen Reddy - "Leave Me Alone" / "Delta Dawn" / "Don't Mess with a Woman" / "Time" & "I Am Woman"
Franklin Ajaye - "Spot"
The Impressions - "Preacher Man"
Curtis Mayfield - "If I Were a Child Again"
Kenny Rankin - "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" / "Haven't We Met"
Rare Earth - "Big John Is My Name" / "Born to Wander" / "Don't Fight It"
Ike & Tina Turner - "Land of 1000 Dances" / "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
February 2, 1974
22Ike & Tina Turner[6] Ike & Tina Turner - "City Girl, Country Boy" / "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "Proud Mary" / "I Smell Trouble"
Electric Light Orchestra - "Showdown" / "Bluebird Is Dead"
David Essex - "Rock On" / "Streetfight"
Jose Feliciano - "I Like What You Give" / "Blame It On the Sun"
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - "Dancin' on a Saturday Night" & "Muleskinner Blues"
Mandrill - "Git It All"
Todd Rundgren - "Couldn't I Just Tell You" / "A Dream Goes On Forever"
February 9, 1974
23Roy OrbisonFebruary 16, 1974
24Gordon LightfootFebruary 23, 1974
25Dr. Hook & the Medicine ShowMarch 2, 1974
26Gladys Knight & the PipsMarch 9, 1974
27The Pointer SistersMarch 16, 1974
28Bill WithersMarch 23, 1974
29The Guess WhoMarch 30, 1974
30The Righteous BrothersApril 6, 1974
31Roy ClarkApril 13, 1974
32Curtis MayfieldApril 20, 1974
33Charlie RichApril 27, 1974
34The SpinnersMay 4, 1974
35George CarlinMay 11, 1974
36Frankie AvalonMay 18, 1974
37Richard PryorMay 25, 1974
38Marty RobbinsJune 1, 1974
39The KinksThe Kinks - "You Really Got Me" / "Money Talks" / "Here Comes Yet Another Day" / "Celluloid Heroes" / "Skin and Bone"
Electric Light Orchestra - "Showdown" / "Bluebird Is Dead"
Rory Gallagher - "Hands Off" / "Who's That Comin'"
Buddy Miles - "Life Is What You Make It"
Alan Price - "In Times Like These" / "Between Today and Yesterday"
Suzi Quatro - "All Shook Up" / "Glycerine Queen"
June 8, 1974
40David Steinberg"Midnight Comedy Special"An all-comedy episode featuring stand-ups and routines from Steinberg and
  • Flip Wilson
  • Monty Python - "Kids Korner" / "Silly Olympics" film / "Nudge Nudge" (repeat from Season 2, Episode 5)
  • Kentucky Fried Theater
  • Freddie Prinze Sr.
  • Ace Trucking Company
  • Franklin Ajaye
June 29, 1974
41Anne MurrayJuly 6, 1974
42Bobby WomackJuly 13, 1974
43Helen ReddyJuly 19, 1974
44Leon RussellJuly 27, 1974
45Leon Russell Recorded on location at Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic
  • Leon Russell - "Jambalaya" / "Goodnight, Irene"
  • Bobby Bare - "Marie Lavaux"
  • David Carradine - "A Country Mile"
  • John Hartford - "Turn Your Radio On"
  • Waylon Jennings - "Pick Up the Tempo" / "Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me" / "Can You Save Her"
  • Doug Kershaw - "Louisiana Man" / "Cajun Joe"
  • Michael Murphy - "The South Canadian River Song"
  • Rick Nelson - "Someone to Love" / "Garden Party"
  • Willie Nelson - "Stay All Night a Little Longer"
August 3, 1974
46Sly & the Family StoneAugust 10, 1974
47Little RichardAugust 17, 1974
48B.B. King"Midnight Blues Special"August 31, 1974
49Marvin GayeFilmed on location in Atlanta, GASeptember 7, 1974
50The O'JaysSeptember 14, 1974

Season 3 (1974-1975)

!Episode!Host!Performers!Original Air Date
1Randy NewmanRandy 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. John - "Let's Make a Better World," "Desitively Bonnaroo," "Mos' Scocious" & "Mama Don't Allow" Dr. John and Maria Muldaur - "Three Dollar Bill" Maria Muldaur - "Sweetheart," Lover Man" & "Squeeze Me" The Turtles - "Happy Together," "Feel Older Now," "Let Me Make Love to You" & "You Showed Me"September 27, 1974
2Al GreenAl Green (host) - "Sweet Talk," "Tired of Being Alone," "Sha La La," "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)," "I'm Still in Love with You" & "Love and Happiness." Al Green - medley: "Funny How Time Slips Away," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "For the Good Times" and "Let's Stay Together" Joe Cocker - "Something" & "Delta Lady"October 4, 1974
3Jose FelicianoJose Feliciano (host) - "My Sweet Lord," "Chico and the Man," "T.S.O.P.," "Golden Lady" & "Love's Theme" Jesse Colin - "Morning Sun" & "Light Shine" Hot Tuna - "Hamar Promenade," "Day to Day Out the Window Blues" & "I See the Light" The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool," "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" & "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" Buffy Sainte-Marie - "I Can't Take It No More" & "That's the Way You Fall in Love"October 11, 1974
4Paul AnkaPaul Anka - "You're Having My Baby," "Jubilation," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," "American Pie" & "Let Me Get to Know You" Odia Coates and Paul Anka - "One Man Woman" James Brown - "Papa Don't Take No Mess" & "Good Foot" Brownsville Station - "Kings of the Party" The Guess Who with Wolfman Jack - "Clap for the Wolfman" The Guess Who - "American Woman" Ohio Players - "Skin Tight" The Tymes - "You Little Trustmaker"October 18, 1974
5David SteinbergDavid Steinberg (host) Burns and Schreiber (comedy team of Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber) The Committee (comedy troupe) Steve Martin Pat McCormick (comedian) Monty Python's Flying Circus (clip from TV show) Freddie Prinze (comedian)October 25, 1974
6Fats DominoFats Domino (host) - "I'm in Love Again," "Blueberry Hill," "Ain't That a Shame?" "Josephine," "Walkin' to New Orleans," "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday," "Blue Monday," "I Want to Walk You Home" & "When the Saints Go Marching In" The Coasters - "Yakety Yak," "Poison Ivy" & "Charlie Brown" Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - "Dawn," "Let's Hang On," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Sherry," "Walk Like a Man," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Bye Bye Baby," "Stay," "My Eyes Adored You," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" & "Rag Doll"November 1, 1974
7Redd FoxxGolden Earring - "Big Tree Blue Sea," "Candy's Going Bad," "She Flies on Strange Wings" & "Love Is a Rodeo" Little Anthony and the Imperials - "What Is Hip?" "Goin' Out of My Head," "Hurts So Bad," "I Don't Have to Worry" & "The Loneliest House on the Block" Orphan - "I've Been Working"November 8, 1974
8Barry WhiteBarry White (host) - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything," "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe," "Never Gonna Give You Up," "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" & "I Found Someone" The Eric Burdon Band - "It's My Life," "The Real Me" & "When I Was Young" Love Unlimited Orchestra - "Love's Theme," "Barry's Theme," "I Belong to You," "Oh Love We Finally Made It" & "Love Train"November 15, 1974
9George CarlinGeorge Carlin (host) The Kiki Dee Band - "I've Got the Music in Me" Roger McGuinn - "Peace on You" & "Better Change" Sparks - "Takent Is an Asset," "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us," "Amateur Hour" & "Here In Heaven" Roy Wood's Wizzard - "Brand New '88" & "Ball Park Incident"November 22, 1974
10Bobby VintonBobby Vinton (host) - "My Melody of Love" "I Honestly Love You" & "Mr. Lonely" Carl Carlton - "Everlasting Love" Al Green - "Sha La La," "I'm Still in Love with You" & "Let's Stay Together" Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan) - "Tell Me Something Good" & "You Got the Love" Neil Sedaka - "Laughter in the Rain" & "Standing on the Inside" Billy Swan - "I Can Help"November 29, 1974
11Tom JonesTom Jones (host) - "My Soul Is a Witness," "Greenwood, Mississippi," "I Guess You Know Me Girl," "Pledging My Love," medley, "It Never Hurts to Be Nice to Somebody," "Danny Boy," "One Night with You," "Right Place, Wrong Time" & "Pledging My Love" Paul Anka and Tom Jones - "My Way" & "She's a Lady" Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry and Tom Jones - "School Days," "Memphis" & "Roll Over Beethoven" The Kiki Dee Band - "I've Got the Music in Me"December 6, 1974
12Wolfman JackMillion Sellers (Part 1)Paul Anka - "You're Having My Baby" Blue Magic - "Sideshow" James Brown - "The Payback" Gordon Lightfoot - "Sundown" Love Unlimited Orchestra - "Love's Theme" Olivia Newton-John - "If You Love Me Let Me Know" Steve Miller - "The Joker" Redbone - "Come and Get Your Love" Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan - "Tell Me Something Good" The Stylistics - "You Make Me Feel Brand New" Barry White - "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" & "Never Gonna Give You Up" Bobby Womack - "Looking for Love"December 13, 1974
13Wolfman JackMillion Sellers (Part 2)Brownsville Station - "Smokin' in the Boys Room" David Essex - "Rock On" Marvin Hamlisch - "The Way We Were" & "The Entertainer" Gladys Knight & the Pips - "I've Got to Use My Imagination" & "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" Kool and the Gang - "Hollywood Swinging" & "Jungle Boogie" The Main Ingredient - "I Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" Byron McGregor - "The Americans" Olivia Newton-John - "Let Me Be There" The O'Jays - "For the Love of Money" Ohio Players - "Skin Tight"December 20, 1974
14Charley PrideCharley Pride (guest host) - "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone?" "Kiss an Angel Good Morning," "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town," "Cotton Fields," "All I Have to Offer You Is Me," "Kawliga," "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer," "Louisiana Man," "Let Me Live" & "The Fugitive" The Four Guys - "Too Late to Turn Back Now" Doug Kershaw - "Diggy Diggy Lo," "Battle of New Orleans," "All I Want to Do Is Make Babies" & "Whatcha Gonna Do When You Can't" Ronnie Milsap - "Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms," "Pure Love" and a medley of rock songs. Gary Stewart - "Drinking Thing"December 27, 1974
15The Guess WhoThe Guess Who and Wolfman Jack - "Clap for the Wolfman" The Guess Who - "Dancin' Fool," "Bus Rider," "Sour Suite," "No Time," "Diggin' Yourself" and "Dirty" Charlie Daniels - "Way Down Yonder" & "I've Been Down" Montrose - "I Got the Fire" & "Space Station #5" The Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'," "Workin' on the Railread" & "Don't Throw Your Change on Me"January 3, 1975

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Midnight Special - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com . 2023-08-02 . thetvdb.com.
  2. News: March 10, 1973 . Paul Anka Hosts Midnight Special . 27 . Palladium-Item.
  3. EP 20 - The Midnight Special June 15, 1973 . en . 2024-05-09 . www.youtube.com.
  4. December 1, 1973 . 'Midnight Special' Shines With David Bowie & Choreography . Billboard . 12.
  5. News: January 28, 1974 . Helen Reddy Hosts Show . TV-8 . The Daily Herald.
  6. News: Peoples . Kathi . January 26, 1974 . A Special At Midnight . Santa Maria Times . 7-B.
  7. Midnight Special 1974 DVD cover artwork
  8. Web site: Gladys Knight Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  9. Web site: Tina Turner Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  10. Web site: Leo Sayer Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  11. Web site: The O'Jays Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  12. Web site: Olivia Newton-John Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  13. Web site: The Spinners Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  14. Web site: Todd Rundgren Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  15. Midnight Special 1975 DVD cover artwork
  16. Web site: Dolly Parton Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  17. Web site: Helen Reddy Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  18. Web site: KC and the Sunshine Band Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  19. Web site: Linda Ronstadt Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  20. Web site: Donna Summer Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  21. Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head (Live Midnight Special 1976) . . . . January 26, 1976 . January 24, 2023.
  22. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (The Midnight Special 1976) . . . . January 26, 1976 . January 24, 2023.
  23. Web site: George Benson Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  24. https://www.facebook.com/guitarloves1/videos/282239498774481/
  25. Web site: Lou Rawls Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  26. Web site: Billy Davis & Mariyln McCoo Midnight Special Appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  27. Web site: Billy Preston Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  28. Web site: David Bowie Midnight Special appearances . December 15, 2013 . IMDB.
  29. Web site: Village People/Randy Jones Midnight Special appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.
  30. Web site: Peaches & Herb Midnight Special Appearances. IMDB. December 15, 2013.