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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

9.0 70 mins Music   1973
Burt Sugarman Productions  
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The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The program's theme song, a traditional folk song called "Midnight Special", was performed by Johnny Rivers.

Casts of The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

Billy Preston

as Self

Jim Croce

as Self

Marc Bolan

as T-Rex

Linda Ronstadt

as Self

Helen Reddy

as Self

Johnny Nash

as Self

Anne Murray

as Self

War

as Self

Edgar Winter

as Self

Gladys Knight

as Self

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