The Midnight Special is posting their archive on YouTube and it looks/sounds amazing! (1 Viewer)

[Walter Kittel]

Episode 61 - March 29, 1974



Hosted by The Guess Who with Wishbone Ash, Sha Na Na, Slade, David Essex, Leo Kotke, and Judi Pulver,

- Walter.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Born to Wander - Rare Earth from February 1st, 1974.



I was a big fan of this group and the level of musicality they displayed in their performances.

- Walter.

 

[jayembee]

Born to Wander - Rare Earth from February 1st, 1974.



I was a big fan of this group and the level of musicality they displayed in their performances.

- Walter.

Motown's token white band.

Their version of "Tobacco Road" is still my favorite cover of that song.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Motown's token white band.

Rare Earth wasn't the first all white group signed by Motown (according to Wikipedia) but they were the most successful group fitting that criteria. My favorite song by the group was probably their cover of The Temptations' (I Know) I'm Losing You.

- Walter.

 

[Sam Posten]

I don’t dig watching whole episodes. I love a bunch of the individual songs. So I probably won’t link the full eps but glad others are

 

[Sam Posten]

Why David Bowie’s ‘Top Of The Pops’ Starman Performance Changed The World - Dig!

One of the most famous TV broadcasts in history, David Bowie’s ‘Top Of The Pops’ performance of Starman changed the course of music forever.

www.thisisdig.com

 

[Sam Posten]

 

[Sam Posten]

 

[Sam Posten]

 

[Mike Frezon]

I love me some Lido Shuffle. That's a pretty cool video. Very '70s.

 

[Sam Posten]

I love me some Lido Shuffle. That's a pretty cool video. Very '70s.

Me too. Some of these bands I had no idea what they looked like before now

 

[Walter Kittel]

Episode 71 - June 7th, 1974. Hosted by Ray Davies and the Kinks, featuring performances by ELO, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Miles, Alan Price, and Suzi Quatro.



Rory Gallagher was one of the highlights of this episode for me with some stellar guitar work.

- Walter.

 

[EricSchulz]

Episode 71 - June 7th, 1974. Hosted by Ray Davies and the Kinks, featuring performances by ELO, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Miles, Alan Price, and Suzi Quatro.



Rory Gallagher was one of the highlights of this episode for me with some stellar guitar work.

- Walter.

Wow, the Kinks! One of the BEST live acts (I saw them during the Arista era around the time of One For The Road). Jeff Lynne without his trademark sunglasses!

 

[Walter Kittel]

Jeff Lynne without his trademark sunglasses!

Jeff Lynne was rocking some serious hair in this presentation.

- Walter.

 

[Sam Posten]

I just watch the individual songs usually but might have to watch that one.

 

[Sam Posten]

Jeff Lynne without his trademark sunglasses!

Some baller hair tho. This is like the 70s in a bottle

 

[Sam Posten]

Ooooooh, barracuda!

 

[Walter Kittel]

Episode 75 - July 5th, 1974 - Hosted by Anne Murray with performances by Golden Earring, Eddie Kendricks, Country Joe McDonald, Rufus, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and The Wet Willie Band...



Probably one of the more musically diverse Midnight Special episodes with just a large variety of genres represented. I liked a lot of the acts featured in this episode, especially Eddie Kendricks and Rufus. (The credits in the opening did not emphasize Chaka Khan although this was the year that the band began calling itself Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. Perhaps it was a bit later in the year that this marketing change occurred.)

- Walter.

 

[Dennis_H]

Haven't seen this one posted, and it's magical... That Hackett solo does it every time.

 

[Sam Posten]