The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980

(1980)

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Genres: Music, телевизионный фильм

Year: 1980

Runtime: 93 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Burt Sugarman

Cast: Dewey Bunnell, Olivia Newton-John, Вилли Нельсон, Robbie Dupree, Eddie Rabbitt, Leo Sayer, Christopher Cross, Joan Armatrading

Plot

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.