Saturday, July 05, 2008

Now On DVD Vibes: The Midnight Special



The Midnight Special is being released on DVD now for the first time ever. I remember this aired in D.C. on WRC NBC 4 in the 70s and early 80s.

Here is a mini description from Wikipedia:

"The Midnight Special was a weekly musical television series that aired during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman and airing on NBC. 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."

Here's the website's brief description of what the DVDs contains:

Spanning from 1972 to 1981, The Midnight Special® defied boundaries of late night television by presenting break through live performances from artists of all genres. It was a live concert event every week! Priceless performances contained in this collection include those by:

· Elton John - Your Song
· David Bowie - Space Oddity
· Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
· Blondie - Heart of Glass
· The Steve Miller Band - The Joker
· Aretha Franklin - Respect · The Bee Gees - Jive Talkin’
· Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
· Billy Joel - Travelin’ Prayer
· Donna Summer - Last Dance
· Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
· Ike & TIna Turner - Proud Mary · Aerosmith - The Train Kept A Rollin’
· Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
· Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On
· Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star
· Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
· Heart - Crazy On You

The Spinners - Rubberband Man


Rick James - You & I / Mary Jane - The Midnight Special


The Jacksons - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - Midnight Special


More at: www.midnightspecial.com
My next vote for a weekly musical television series coming to DVD would be Solid Gold! ;)
~LT

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