Cast of
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

About The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

  • Released on December 22, 1973
  • Music

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.

Full Cast of The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

Billy Preston
plays Self

Jim Croce
plays Self

Marc Bolan
plays T-Rex

Linda Ronstadt
plays Self

Linda Ronstadt as Self

Linda Ronstadt  (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned ten Grammy Awards,...

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Helen Reddy
plays Self

Helen Reddy as Self

Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, songwriter, author, actre...

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Johnny Nash
plays Self

Anne Murray
plays Self

War
plays Self

Edgar Winter
plays Self

Gladys Knight
plays Self

Gladys Knight as Self

Gladys Knight was born on May 28, 1944 and is currently 80 years old.

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