Mr. Cummings was and is an awesomely talented person. There's not much he can't do on stage and writing wise. Love the Guess Who and their many many hits. Great show tonight!!!
Burton Cummings (the Guess Who) had one of the best rock voices, but weirdly contrasting, on stage looked like he was part of Vegas lounge act. Love these posts of the Midnight Special!
I love you Midnight Special. I secretly stayed up to watch when I was 8 or 9 years old. Even though my folks didn’t listen to most of the music (think Carpenters and Johnny Mathis), I knew it was something awesome to behold. Rediscovering these amazing artists who performed LIVE leaves me in awe every time. What a treasure trove ☮️💜🎶
Isn't it great to discover bands through this show? Like I never knew about Carmen, Slade, The Butts Band, etc? I'm glad you like The Guess Who. I've loved them since I was a kid.☺️✌️💜
Every time I see these Midnight Special video, I know I grew up in the best decade, before shit started to get crazy, but that was fun too back in the day!
Wishbone Ash hovered between Led Zep & Yes, without any really great songs, but excellent musicianship. Here in the UK they sold well but weren't a singles band, tho sold out theatres.
Fantastic. There's no hiding behind studio tricks and autotune/pitch control. The Guess Who and Slade just perform at another level here. Burton Cummings is a consumate pro.
Slade were "my" band when I was a kid. Great songs and didn't behave like they had massive egos. They were serious about the music but also had a great sense of fun.
This was like watching a bunch of high school talent show contestants play with true talented professional, Burton Cummings. That guy was next level talent-from God. All his songs here are jaw dropping as usual.
I recently read a great Burton Cummings interview. Among the things they talked about was due to poor management The Guess Who was bilked out of millions. That's why they toured an astounding 80% of the time. It's the R& R HOF's loss they haven't been inducted.
Back in the late 70's Its Friday Night Mom said nothing good comes after midnight So I made it home A late sandwich Dorito and milk The Midnight Special was always good
Wishbone Ash, what a sweet surprise! Coincidentally, I read an article about Blowin Free by Wishbone Ash just this week. Great information about the girl who inspired the song, the Steve Miller riff that inspired the music, and the Steely Dan and Thin Lizzy song riffs that subsequently were inspired by Blowin Free.
I’d like to hear what you read about the “girl who inspired” Blowin’ Free, can you please share? Ty The song “speaks to me” I love it. It’s so interesting how a tune can lead to so many others - the “spark” if you will.
@@KittyGrizGriz I’ll quote the article: “the seeds of the song…had been sown by bassist/vocalist Martin Turner’s memories of a teenage summer romance in his home town of Torquay. Turner had briefly become entwined with Swedish exchange student Annalena Nordstrom, whose hair was ‘golden brown… Neither spoke the other’s language, and when Turner asked whether he could give her a kiss, she told him falteringly: “You can try.” Although the romance fizzled out after Nordstrom returned home, the experience ignited what Turner calls “a glorious anthem to the spirit of love”. “ ☺️❤️
@@daisywrabbit Oh my, I got chills reading this it’s sooo lovely! Summer romance and then they had to depart to their respective homes, countries. Believe many of us have had this same experience, I did at age 17 while visiting my grandmother out of state. He and I shared “stares” for weeks (I’ll never forget his gorgeous chocolate brown eyes with long dark eyelashes), when finally, he approached me 3 days before I had to return home 1,200 miles away. He was my 1st real kiss and we wrote letters to each other exchanging SR HS class pics and calling a few times, he was going to fly out to visit over the Christmas break, I remember asking my dad for permission. But life, had other plans and our Senior high school year took over. Thanks for the trip down memory lane and first loves, they are so strong and memorable 💞💟.
Saw Leo Kottke many times in the 80s, 90s all over the U.S. He is so young here!! Really nice and humble guy, always made time to talk w/ us, I got his autograph several times.
The Guess Who, doing all my favorite songs from my youth. Sha Na Na doing 3 great songs. One of my favorite being, Tell Laura i Love Her. I knew a Laura in 1973. Wonder if she is still alive, where she is and what she's up to.
I knew a Laura too, from elementary school she was a very sweet girl in my Blue Bird & Camp Fire Girls group. I’d be a lil smarty pants and tell any girls in the rival Brownies group “the blues birds EAT the brownies!” Haha! That sounds SO crazy & silly now!
What an amazing episode. A very talented lineup. Started watching the livestream with Kottke about half way through. I immediately watched the replay all the way through. 😊🎉❤
Firing up the Way Back Machine XL for this episode! I can't wait to see Wishbone Ash, my friends and I used to think we "Discovered" them because they were so good, but we never heard them on 97 KMOD the Rock Station. The Guess Who bringing the hits that made for the soundtrack of the 70s. Slade is always hot, I knew David Essex for Rock On but the Midnight Special has turned me on a lot of his good songs. Sha Na Na is always a hoot, no wonder they had their own show later. Loe Kottke was a Suprise the 1st time I saw him here, he's always entertaining. Judi Pulver may have of those hits that don't get played on the Oldies Channel, may trigger one of those lost memories. Sound line up, thanks Burt!
Tornado warnings all over my state I was in my cousins basement watching this very episode. I fell in love! Burton was the hottest man I had ever seen. A voice that was over the top! I was a young girl with stars in my eyes...
@greywolf907 says the Slade 'expert' who said this last year: "Slade XX XXXXXXX We're not sure, and it has been long rumoured that was one of the shows that unfortunately was not saved either at all or in parts...we'll just have to wait and see on that one" I've known for years it exists!
I remember staying up with my older sister watching this particular episode, I was 7 years old and had a crush on Burton Cummings from The Guess Who 🇨🇦❤❤
My absolute favorite period in Rock and or Roll. 1973-1976. The Best Jerry, The Best! Concert tickets were $5.00 or $6.00 bucks and these bands toured constantly - as a 15 year old kid in NW Detroit, that was way cool w/ me.
I forgot about the big guy in the pink with SHA NA NA, I am a bigger guy now and that makes me laugh, but I am 64. I don't look that bad and i am trying to lose weight! He must have been their manager and made them let him on stage 😁😆😄😃😎
Midnight Special has blessed us with so many great Rock bands during its run. Here is my A-Z list of bands that missed out on the show when they were all active A- Armaggedon with Keith Relf - April Wine B- Budgie/Black Sabbath/Blue Oyster Cult C- Captain Beyond D- Deep Purple E- E.L.P. F- Foreigner G- Grand Funk H- Hawkwind I - Iron Maiden J- Judas Priest K- Krokus L- Lynyrd Skynyrd M- Man/Motorhead N- Nazareth O - Outlaws P- Pretty Things Q- Queen (Think they only did Promo videos when televised) R- Rainbow/Ram Jam/Rush S- Spirit T- Triumph U- UFO V- Van Halen W- Whitesnake X- XTC Y - Yes Z- ZZ Top
@@daisywrabbit Yes, as a dedicated video collector, there is very very little Professional footage (Or even any decent quality footage PERIOD) of Budgie. It is such a shame. I went to a Budgie Convention in Wales in 1994 where Ray Phillips Band 6 Ton Budgie played a full gig, and all the Budgie guys turned up. I spoke to Burke for a while and he mentioned how when they were in Poland in the 70s, they were treated like Gods, chauffeur driven everywhere and filmed all over the place. I wonder if the footage still exists. Also on the night, we watched a Budgie concert from a few years prior in San ANtonio before the actual 6 Ton Budgie gig. That video never did a circulation because Burke didnt like his vocal performance and he had a big say in the matter. Who knows? Not many of us expected to ever see all this archive material from Midnight SPecial. Shame on the BBC for deleting the bulk of Old Grey Whistle Test. At least we got to see Budgies Who do you want for your love
Best television of all time. Lucky I got to watch so many episodes live. By itself, 1973 was a logistical Rock’n’Roll masterpiece of unseen proportions. How did they get this much greatness each show? I get chills.
Anybody here see the noise, see the fear and commotion 🎶 I think we missed it Anybody here see the love, see the hate, the emotion 🎶 Wow….. just wow. Now that’s the way to pen an opening statement to a song.
Wow- Just a great episode of a great show. So many memory's. The first song Wishbone Ash played was one of the first songs I learned on the guitar. Sha Na Na blew me away. And of course the Guess Who-just great - I wonder how many joints I smoked with my friends listening to them? LOL A LOT LOL
It's kind of ironic that The Guess Who are on the midnight special since they have a song called "Clap for the Wolfman" off their 1974 release "Road Food" which featured "Wolfman Jack's" sound bites on the track.
Just listening to this episode and the announcement of the next episode makes me feel so depressed at the state of popular music today. I am so happy to have had the privilege to have grown up with the Midnight Special and all the incredible artists of my youth and I feel so bad for the youth of today who have nothing but cookie cutter artists to listen to. EDIT: I have to add that I forgot that Burton Cummings was ever SO YOUNG!!! LOLOL
Burton Cummings should be in everyone’s top 10 rock vocalists of all time. That lead guitarist does a great job in the Randy Bachman role. Also, that American Woman riff sounds very Zeppelin-ish. Jimmy Page was a huge fan of the Guess Who. The riff as it’s played here is hypnotic - reminds me of Four Sticks
A few years ago, I bought tickets to a Guess Who concert, I was so disappointed that Burton Cummings was not in the band LOL, I should have done my homework...but the beauty of the the night was the opening act Mitch Ryder who was fantastic, still sounded so good and he looked great too 🎼🎵🎶🎤🎸 Fun Fact: Wolfman Jack said in an interview that he never got paid for participating on "Clap For The Wolfman"
Slade. Where did they come up with their unusual name? My favorite song of theirs is the lively ‘84 “Run Runaway.” What a great and entertaining band - SO FUN to watch! Has anyone EVER heard of a man or boy with ‘Slade’ as a 1st name? My ex husband an artist & bass player (deceased), wanted to name our son this, I disagreed and won out ha! It had to have come from the band? Right? This will always make me wonder, hmmm.
inspired by Baverstock's secretary (A&R at Philips Records) who had named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade they were originally called The 'N Betweens then Ambrose Slade in the 70s just Slade
@@curtisphilumalee1447 You worked in Timor? How’d you go from OK all the way to SE Asia? That’s so cool, I had to look it up it looks so beautiful there. Bama as in Alabama or Nigeria? Ha! You’re making me bone up on my geography. This is so fun and I’m glad someone has the 1st name of Slade. Wonder if he was named after the band? Hmmm …😁 😂
@@ravynskye1310 You have just answered a fifty year mystery of mine too. I was an American closet Slade fanatic and have watched every interview and documentary I could find on the boys and never until today knew where their name came from….. Just last year I made pilgrimage to Liverpool to see the Beatles beginnings. I went to the Cavern Club and was most excited to see Noddy Holders autograph on a board at the entrance.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should go back & watch all of these old Midnight Special episodes. So many of the Rock bands & acts who were ok it belong in the RHOF now.
Slade was absolutely massive in the UK for a few years. No band had more #1 hits in England throughout the 1970s than Slade, except for ABBA. My friend Stan has a funny old man, oh yeah
I've heard "Clap for the Wolfman" on the radio a number of times before, but it's nice to see this performance on here where the Wolfman himself is taking part.
Slade at the absolute top of their game. They showed us how to make rock & roll fun. Such a travesty that their magic didn’t translate to American audiences.
For anyone just discovering Wishbone Ash, _Live Dates_ is probably the best way to hear them, especially for the 1-2-3 of "The King Will Come," "Warrior," and "Throw Down the Sword" from the _Argus_ album. They definitely were a live band, but unfortunately one with some strong egos that made it hard for them to work together.
The fact that the Guess Who isnt in the Rock Hall (of Shame) tells you all you need to know about the meaninglessness of that 'hall'. And for the record, Burton is/was one of the truly great vocalists in rock history...eh?
During this time…Zeppelin were working on songs like Kashmir, In The Light, Trampled Underfoot. My God, imagine? “Physical” though wouldn’t drop about until a year later, in Mar. of ‘75. They didn’t tour in ‘74. Seeing Slade here reminds me of how Noddy claimed (when he used to drive Plant to gigs in the early days) that the New Yardbirds were bound for failure. 🤔 I think that’s Waddy Wachtel with Judy Pulver there…hiding in the shadows.
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Mr. Cummings was and is an awesomely talented person. There's not much he can't do on stage and writing wise. Love the Guess Who and their many many hits. Great show tonight!!!
Burton Cummings (the Guess Who) had one of the best rock voices, but weirdly contrasting, on stage looked like he was part of Vegas lounge act. Love these posts of the Midnight Special!
Yeah he was probably 10 years too early going with the ‘clean cut’ look. 1974 was still in the middle of the hard rock era.
THE BEST. Wow
I was just thinking he looked like a preacher! But yes I love him too!!
Exactly! Looks can be deceiving!
Yeah, and he looks like Robert Goulet, who are both Canadian.
I love you Midnight Special. I secretly stayed up to watch when I was 8 or 9 years old. Even though my folks didn’t listen to most of the music (think Carpenters and Johnny Mathis), I knew it was something awesome to behold. Rediscovering these amazing artists who performed LIVE leaves me in awe every time. What a treasure trove ☮️💜🎶
I was 14 years old and remember staying up to watch this! There was no sugar in my coffee or tea!
I always liked the Guess Who. I especially remember American Women and These Eyes. I love this live version of These Eyes with Burton on piano.
Thank you for introducing me to The Guess Who some episodes ago, @The Midnight Special 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼they are now one of my favorites❤
Isn't it great to discover bands through this show? Like I never knew about Carmen, Slade, The Butts Band, etc? I'm glad you like The Guess Who. I've loved them since I was a kid.☺️✌️💜
@@StephanieJeanne ABSOLUTELY! i also fell in love with FOCUS and HUMBLE PIE after seeing them for the first time on TMS.
I always liked the Guess Who. I especially remember American Women and These Eyes.( I love ❤ that second song with the piano.) Beautiful.
That’s not Randy Bachman’s playing Wierd
Going to see Burton Cummings in November.
Every time I see these Midnight Special video, I know I grew up in the best decade, before shit started to get crazy, but that was fun too back in the day!
Crazy?
@@TheKitchenerLeslienice way of saying,when music became shit.Which it did.
Friday Night Special. Making Friday nights great again. Thank You Burt Sugarman!
Burton sounds incredible! The guess who is one of the greatest bands ever. Great show.All acts were amazing I really liked this episode.
Wishbone Ash is criminally under rated! They should have been huge in America...
I agree
Wishbone Ash hovered between Led Zep & Yes, without any really great songs, but excellent musicianship. Here in the UK they sold well but weren't a singles band, tho sold out theatres.
@@seltaeb9691 argus Is a perfect album rich of great songs
Argus is still my favorite album
@@charliewebster8555
Yet another band that should have been massive in the US...
Classic 70's. Couldn't be better. Thanks MNS. and Burt Sugarman for bringing such great memories and music.
Fantastic episode Midnight Special! The Guess Who, Sha Na Na, Slade, David Essex wow!
The first time ive ever seen Slade do 'Do we still do it' on video. Amazing.
Isn't it??? Backing track off the LP but Noddy's vocals are live.
I waited for this show every week when I was 14 in 1974. These eyes, was such a great song.
Wishbone Ash are always brilliant. A real treat to see them here.
Ehh
Fantastic. There's no hiding behind studio tricks and autotune/pitch control. The Guess Who and Slade just perform at another level here. Burton Cummings is a consumate pro.
The Guess Who, Sha Na Na in this episode is pure gold, a classic episode of The Midnight Special.
Judi Pulver worked for many years at Variety magazine. Sadly, she passed away earlier this year. I still have my vinyl copy of her album.
SLADE !
Slade were "my" band when I was a kid. Great songs and didn't behave like they had massive egos. They were serious about the music but also had a great sense of fun.
Thumbs way up for Do We Still Do It, wonderful to see a performance of the uplifting, joyous song!
Mighty Slade
The first band to break records set by the Beatles.
Saw them in Central Park, NYC > Summer 1974 (Brownsville Station opened)
This was like watching a bunch of high school talent show contestants play with true talented professional, Burton Cummings. That guy was next level talent-from God. All his songs here are jaw dropping as usual.
I recently read a great Burton Cummings interview. Among the things they talked about was due to poor management The Guess Who was bilked out of millions. That's why they toured an astounding 80% of the time. It's the R& R HOF's loss they haven't been inducted.
This program was on at about 1am Sat morning.
Back in the late 70's
Its Friday Night
Mom said nothing good comes after midnight
So I made it home
A late sandwich Dorito and milk
The Midnight Special was always
good
I forgot to mention you muggled -out and had the munchies .... Mr "Dorito sandwich"
The only recorded live version of Vas Dis by Wishbone Ash, it's priceless to see that!!
Really?! Wow, this IS special then.
I love this song and want their ‘72 “Argus” album.
Great performances from Slade. 1974, 50yrs ago! Seems like yesterday. but those songs still sound fabulous.
Wishbone Ash, what a sweet surprise!
Coincidentally, I read an article about Blowin Free by Wishbone Ash just this week.
Great information about the girl who inspired the song, the Steve Miller riff that inspired the music, and the Steely Dan and Thin
Lizzy song riffs that subsequently were inspired by Blowin Free.
I’d like to hear what you read about the “girl who inspired” Blowin’ Free, can you please share? Ty
The song “speaks to me” I love it.
It’s so interesting how a tune can lead to so many others - the “spark” if you will.
@@KittyGrizGriz
I’ll quote the article:
“the seeds of the song…had been sown by bassist/vocalist Martin Turner’s memories of a teenage summer romance in his home town of Torquay. Turner had briefly become entwined with Swedish exchange student Annalena Nordstrom, whose hair was ‘golden brown…
Neither spoke the other’s language, and when Turner asked whether he could give her a kiss, she told him falteringly: “You can try.”
Although the romance fizzled out after Nordstrom returned home, the experience ignited what Turner calls “a glorious anthem to the spirit of love”. “
☺️❤️
@@daisywrabbit
Oh my, I got chills reading this it’s sooo lovely!
Summer romance and then they had to depart to their respective homes, countries. Believe many of us have had this same experience, I did at age 17 while visiting my grandmother out of state. He and I shared “stares” for weeks (I’ll never forget his gorgeous chocolate brown eyes with long dark eyelashes), when finally, he approached me 3 days before I had to return home 1,200 miles away. He was my 1st real kiss and we wrote letters to each other exchanging SR HS class pics and calling a few times, he was going to fly out to visit over the Christmas break, I remember asking my dad for permission. But life, had other plans and our Senior high school year took over. Thanks for the trip down memory lane and first loves, they are so strong and memorable 💞💟.
@@KittyGrizGriz 💕
Funny, it just popped up randomly as i let TH-cam play last night.
Saw Leo Kottke many times in the 80s, 90s all over the U.S. He is so young here!! Really nice and humble guy, always made time to talk w/ us, I got his autograph several times.
So awesome! I saw Burton Cummings 4 times live and met him. Cheers! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🇨🇦
The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World. What a superb closing to end the show. Great night. Great line-up.
The Guess Who, doing all my favorite songs from my youth. Sha Na Na doing 3 great songs. One of my favorite being, Tell Laura i Love Her. I knew a Laura in 1973. Wonder if she is still alive, where she is and what she's up to.
Randy Bachman have had left and started BTO cuz I got the first album
Knew a Laura too friend...I feel the same.❤
Rock on!🤘😎🤘
I knew a Laura too, from elementary school she was a very sweet girl in my Blue Bird & Camp Fire Girls group. I’d be a lil smarty pants and tell any girls in the rival Brownies group “the blues birds EAT the brownies!” Haha! That sounds SO crazy & silly now!
@@maxthepupp 🪨on my FRIEND!
Wonderful to see Slade 🎉 David Essex too
What an amazing episode. A very talented lineup. Started watching the livestream with Kottke about half way through. I immediately watched the replay all the way through. 😊🎉❤
I;'m a musician since 1966 grew up in Winnipeg like the Guess Who. In 1974 I was also a hi fi salesman at 22 years old.
🔈🔈🔈🔈🔉🔉🔉🔉🔊🔊🔊🔊📢I'm ready for Friday fun and good music. ☮🤟to all viewers.
Firing up the Way Back Machine XL for this episode! I can't wait to see Wishbone Ash, my friends and I used to think we "Discovered" them because they were so good, but we never heard them on 97 KMOD the Rock Station. The Guess Who bringing the hits that made for the soundtrack of the 70s. Slade is always hot, I knew David Essex for Rock On but the Midnight Special has turned me on a lot of his good songs. Sha Na Na is always a hoot, no wonder they had their own show later. Loe Kottke was a Suprise the 1st time I saw him here, he's always entertaining. Judi Pulver may have of those hits that don't get played on the Oldies Channel, may trigger one of those lost memories. Sound line up, thanks Burt!
I can't wait for this to go live. So much greatness in one episode Thanks again for all these awesome uploads.
Tornado warnings all over my state I was in my cousins basement watching this very episode. I fell in love! Burton was the hottest man I had ever seen. A voice that was over the top! I was a young girl with stars in my eyes...
Burt Sugarman having each act sign a contract before they play giving him right to the songs on the show, which he still owns....genius!
I was in 11th grade when this was aired. 🎸 Now if I can build a time machine. 📱
Great show. And I love the Guess Who always have.
The Guess Who should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame YEARS ago!
Right On, Larry!.. was going to post the same, and I believe I will anyway..
The Guess Who rocks, hands down. Waiting for them to do "No Time" on top of all the other great songs they did here. Oh well.
Can't wait, The Midnight Special!
IMHO The best episode of Midnight Special ever, due to hosts Burton Cummings & Guess Who. Wow!
They need a show like this now!
The problem is there’s no popular music worth showcasing.
Slade In England...you know it makes sense.
@greywolf907 says the Slade 'expert' who said this last year: "Slade XX XXXXXXX
We're not sure, and it has been long rumoured that was one of the shows that unfortunately was not saved either at all or in parts...we'll just have to wait and see on that one"
I've known for years it exists!
I remember staying up with my older sister watching this particular episode, I was 7 years old and had a crush on Burton Cummings from The Guess Who 🇨🇦❤❤
Recién llego a Argentina en el año 76, un programa muy groso
The Guess Who will rule beyond our existences, and still they will kick ass
Slade… fabulous!
What a SINGER!
My absolute favorite period in Rock and or Roll. 1973-1976. The Best Jerry, The Best! Concert tickets were $5.00 or $6.00 bucks and these bands toured constantly - as a 15 year old kid in NW Detroit, that was way cool w/ me.
Who's with me on this? Every song on this episode was great!
I forgot about the big guy in the pink with SHA NA NA, I am a bigger guy now and that makes me laugh, but I am 64. I don't look that bad and i am trying to lose weight! He must have been their manager and made them let him on stage 😁😆😄😃😎
I went to a sha na na concert in michigan and wanted them to pull me up on stage! Never happened! I loved Johnny! Great video!
Tell Laura was just as good as their live album. Loved Sha Na Na!
And just like that, another Judi Pulver fan is created.
Great voice. I didn’t know she just died in February 🥲
Midnight Special has blessed us with so many great Rock bands during its run. Here is my A-Z list of bands that missed out on the show when they were all active
A- Armaggedon with Keith Relf - April Wine
B- Budgie/Black Sabbath/Blue Oyster Cult
C- Captain Beyond
D- Deep Purple
E- E.L.P.
F- Foreigner
G- Grand Funk
H- Hawkwind
I - Iron Maiden
J- Judas Priest
K- Krokus
L- Lynyrd Skynyrd
M- Man/Motorhead
N- Nazareth
O - Outlaws
P- Pretty Things
Q- Queen (Think they only did Promo videos when televised)
R- Rainbow/Ram Jam/Rush
S- Spirit
T- Triumph
U- UFO
V- Van Halen
W- Whitesnake
X- XTC
Y - Yes
Z- ZZ Top
Budgie, Nazareth, UFO
nice! would’ve loved to see them on MS💙
@@daisywrabbit Yes, as a dedicated video collector, there is very very little Professional footage (Or even any decent quality footage PERIOD) of Budgie. It is such a shame. I went to a Budgie Convention in Wales in 1994 where Ray Phillips Band 6 Ton Budgie played a full gig, and all the Budgie guys turned up. I spoke to Burke for a while and he mentioned how when they were in Poland in the 70s, they were treated like Gods, chauffeur driven everywhere and filmed all over the place. I wonder if the footage still exists. Also on the night, we watched a Budgie concert from a few years prior in San ANtonio before the actual 6 Ton Budgie gig. That video never did a circulation because Burke didnt like his vocal performance and he had a big say in the matter. Who knows? Not many of us expected to ever see all this archive material from Midnight SPecial. Shame on the BBC for deleting the bulk of Old Grey Whistle Test. At least we got to see Budgies Who do you want for your love
@@groovedohg sorely underrated, and Burke Shelley is an absolute legend. rip
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@@groovedohg sorely underrated, and Burke Shelley is an absolute legend. rip
🤘🦜⚡️
Remember watching this. Great memories! Thank you, Mr. Sugarman !
Wishbone Ash playing "Vas dis" : stunning.
Hard to believe that Wolfman was only in his mid 30's here.
This is one of those "Top Shelf" episodes!! Thank you for the awesome talent of yesterday. It has been gradually disappearing over the decades.
I was 18 years old and this was great music on this Midnight Special. I remember it.
More gold from the MS mine!
This was a great show due to the format of having one main band support all the other bands. It was a great show.
Leo!...yehaww..a real musician...a breath of fresh free air...yummmnmn
Wishbone Ash was acreally interesting rocking band! I'd love to learn more about them, they sounded great here!❤
Best television of all time. Lucky I got to watch so many episodes live. By itself, 1973 was a logistical Rock’n’Roll masterpiece of unseen proportions. How did they get this much greatness each show? I get chills.
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The Guess Who and Slade in the same episode? Yes please!!!!!
And wishbone Ash
@@SteveAspesi-zn3rd Of course! Another fantastic band! Good call!
Waddy Wachtel on guitar with Judi Pulver!!!
It sounds so much better than any of the covers. Grooves hard.
I'm loving these Midnight Specials,I must have missed this episode when I was a teenager.Thanks for showing all of them!!!😍
Anybody here see the noise, see the fear and commotion 🎶
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the love, see the hate, the emotion 🎶
Wow….. just wow.
Now that’s the way to pen an opening statement to a song.
Wow- Just a great episode of a great show. So many memory's. The first song Wishbone Ash played was one of the first songs I learned on the guitar. Sha Na Na blew me away. And of course the Guess Who-just great - I wonder how many joints I smoked with my friends listening to them? LOL A LOT LOL
It's kind of ironic that The Guess Who are on the midnight special since they have a song called "Clap for the Wolfman" off their 1974 release "Road Food" which featured "Wolfman Jack's" sound bites on the track.
Just listening to this episode and the announcement of the next episode makes me feel so depressed at the state of popular music today. I am so happy to have had the privilege to have grown up with the Midnight Special and all the incredible artists of my youth and I feel so bad for the youth of today who have nothing but cookie cutter artists to listen to.
EDIT: I have to add that I forgot that Burton Cummings was ever SO YOUNG!!! LOLOL
Star Baby by The Guess Who is about Bonnie Bramlett from Delaney and Bonnie. She also played Roseanne Barr's friend Bonnie on Roseanne.
are these guys in the R&R Hall of Fame? They need to be....🎶🎶🎶
Burton Cummings should be in everyone’s top 10 rock vocalists of all time. That lead guitarist does a great job in the Randy Bachman role. Also, that American Woman riff sounds very Zeppelin-ish. Jimmy Page was a huge fan of the Guess Who. The riff as it’s played here is hypnotic - reminds me of Four Sticks
32:57 Lol, nice way to start the frame. I see what you did there camera man
Subversive and funny.
A few years ago, I bought tickets to a Guess Who concert, I was so disappointed that Burton Cummings was not in the band LOL, I should have done my homework...but the beauty of the the night was the opening act Mitch Ryder who was fantastic, still sounded so good and he looked great too 🎼🎵🎶🎤🎸
Fun Fact: Wolfman Jack said in an interview that he never got paid for participating on "Clap For The Wolfman"
Thank You Midnight Special!
Slade. Where did they come up with their unusual name?
My favorite song of theirs is the lively ‘84 “Run Runaway.” What a great and entertaining band - SO FUN to watch!
Has anyone EVER heard of a man or boy with ‘Slade’ as a 1st name? My ex husband an artist & bass player (deceased), wanted to name our son this, I disagreed and won out ha!
It had to have come from the band? Right?
This will always make me wonder, hmmm.
inspired by Baverstock's secretary (A&R at Philips Records) who had named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade
they were originally called The 'N Betweens then Ambrose Slade in the 70s just Slade
@KittyGrizGriz I actually worked with a guy overseas in East Timor whose name was Slade from Bama.
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That’s very interesting, thank you! I bet her purse was black, just a hunch.
I love to hear the musicians/bands “backstories”
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You worked in Timor? How’d you go from OK all the way to SE Asia? That’s so cool, I had to look it up it looks so beautiful there.
Bama as in Alabama or Nigeria? Ha! You’re making me bone up on my geography. This is so fun and I’m glad someone has the 1st name of Slade. Wonder if he was named after the band? Hmmm …😁 😂
@@ravynskye1310 You have just answered a fifty year mystery of mine too. I was an American closet Slade fanatic and have watched every interview and documentary I could find on the boys and never until today knew where their name came from….. Just last year I made pilgrimage to Liverpool to see the Beatles beginnings. I went to the Cavern Club and was most excited to see Noddy Holders autograph on a board at the entrance.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should go back & watch all of these old Midnight Special episodes. So many of the Rock bands & acts who were ok it belong in the RHOF now.
Slade was absolutely massive in the UK for a few years. No band had more #1 hits in England throughout the 1970s than Slade, except for ABBA.
My friend Stan has a funny old man, oh yeah
We didn't even have a color tv when this aired.
Burton Cummings, Wishebone Ash and Slade! Yes!!
Didnt know who sung American woman. So good 👍👍👍That singer was really good.
Enjoyed this one alot.
Cant wait, wishing it was already Friday
I've heard "Clap for the Wolfman" on the radio a number of times before, but it's nice to see this performance on here where the Wolfman himself is taking part.
Slade at the absolute top of their game. They showed us how to make rock & roll fun. Such a travesty that their magic didn’t translate to American audiences.
Well they got through to quiet riot .....😁👍🏻
For anyone just discovering Wishbone Ash, _Live Dates_ is probably the best way to hear them, especially for the 1-2-3 of "The King Will Come," "Warrior," and "Throw Down the Sword" from the _Argus_ album. They definitely were a live band, but unfortunately one with some strong egos that made it hard for them to work together.
Good line up!
Thanks Burt!
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I didn't know Dr Beeper from Caddyshack was in Sha Na Na!
The fact that the Guess Who isnt in the Rock Hall (of Shame) tells you all you need to know about the meaninglessness of that 'hall'. And for the record, Burton is/was one of the truly great vocalists in rock history...eh?
My sentiments exactly !
Slade “Do we still do it”, 120 decibels & a bottle of Dead men’s fingers,my Saturday night just got fuc#in awesome.
During this time…Zeppelin were working on songs like Kashmir, In The Light, Trampled Underfoot. My God, imagine? “Physical” though wouldn’t drop about until a year later, in Mar. of ‘75. They didn’t tour in ‘74. Seeing Slade here reminds me of how Noddy claimed (when he used to drive Plant to gigs in the early days) that the New Yardbirds were bound for failure. 🤔 I think that’s Waddy Wachtel with Judy Pulver there…hiding in the shadows.
One of the best bands of all time!