I still play Bread in 2023. Forever living in the 70's in my mind. LOL!

I am almost 62 years old. This music takes me back to when I was a teenager. Beautiful and mellow. ❤

Best era of music in my 61 years of life on this earth.

For those who were in high school in the 70’s, Midnight Special was “obligatory” viewing when you got home from a Friday night date. And, in an era of music/variety shows where “performers” commonly lip-synced and mimed playing to a pre-recorded backing track, Midnight Special was a breath of fresh air, as it featured artists/bands who actually performed/sang their songs live. Before it, The Ed Sullivan show did have some musical guests who played live (The Beatles, The Stones, The Doors, etc.) but Sullivan also had its fair share of performers who faked singing and playing to a backing track, particularly later on in the show’s run in the late 60’s -early 70’s. But, Midnight Special was always the real deal, (or at least it was for every episode I ever watched). Great show, with great music, and a great variety. 😊

David Gates has a voice like silk. He was one of my favorites growing up.Still is.

I’m a big, strong 63 year old and this song still makes me mist up…..I grew up in real time with the best music ever was or will be

I miss the days when music had melody, intelligible and clean lyrics, a variable beat and gifted musicians.

This was the best era for Pop music! I miss The Midnight Special.

The 70’s music was some of the best in Rock & Pop. 1971 started it out with giant albums like Led Zeppelin IV, Carol King Tapestry ….. Bread wrote the book on soft rock love songs.

Andrew Gold playing Lonely Boy was awesome..

One of the greats of the 70s. I sure wish they were all still living and making music together.

Cried hearing "making it with you baby". So many wonderful songs and feelings . We do cherishthis songs and singers and musicians. Thank you for all the memories and joy you all gave us. ❤❤❤❤

I was lucky to see both Bread and England Dan & John Ford Coley in concert in the ‘70s. Great memories.

David Gates graduated from Rogers High School, the same one that Leon Russell went to. We grow some phenomenal talent in Tulsa, OK, somethings in the water. Grew up with their music my favorite song of theirs is the ‘71 harder rocker “Let Your Love Go”.

63 years old and i still love this music from Bread! I had the honour of seeing Wolfman Jack in Saigon years ago and every night I would listen to his show on the radio that would come on for the GIs.

I love bread. I've been playing their songs nonstop on replay since February . I love James voice.

Oh jeez my teenage years…. Take me back to the beautiful days of my youth, ☮️ ✌🏼 peace and love 💗 to the 70s!

The seventies were my very best years: I found the lady whom I just adored (1975), we had a baby (1978), I graduated from high school (1972), I quit smoking (1975) and started my six year journey through college (1979). And, somewhere in there, I dropped acid. To top it all off, all that and rock, too. Happy, happy! Joy, joy!

Oh man..we spent Friday nights watching this and Sat Night Live next night .. can we go back please? the years when we were trying to find a better way to get along!

RIP Larry Knechtel. Music genius and member of the Wrecking Crew!

David Gates has such a pure voice. Studio or live…

The Bread.. I just can't get enough of their music. All talented musicians bundled up in one group. So sorry that James Griffin and Larry Knetchel are gone.

When performers were real musicians. 🎵🎶🎶🎵

No better music or fun times than the 70s.

Bread was the first album I ever bought as a teen..for the incredible " BABY Im'a want you'. Memories

I see Mike Botts playing with both Bread and Andrew Gold in here since Mike was a session ace! Thanks you for uploading such excellent music.damn I miss the 70s and 80s!

Cruise till 1130 home at 12 watching midnight special. Life was actually way better back then

James Griffin, the heart and soul of Bread IMO.

What a band! I only wish that jimmy Griffin could have received more recognition for his contributions to the group...

10:46.... Waddy Watchel, one of the greatest studio/back up musicians on the planet. Talk about an unsung great...

David Gates, a former music arranger at RCA Records, strikes it big with his group Bread. We like it

I was obsessed with Bread and England Dan and John Ford Coley (still am at 64). I wore their albums out. My all-time favorite song is If by Bread.

I had to sit and listen to a one-note melody in some modern trash band's song during my LYFT ride home from work yesterday. THIS return to the GLORIOUS 1970's maketh all that sh*t go away. Thank you, talent!

I'm a 00s and I really enjoyed watching this episode. I came here for the performance of England and John but ended up watching the whole show. I can't wait for this episode to be officially posted on The Midnight Special KZfaq channel.

Old school music rules man. It was a great time to be alive. I enjoyed every moment. This brings back so memories of all the women I dated during this time. I’ll never forget any of them.

Bread was the soundtrack to my first year in high school, primarily because they were so successful and received more air play. And surprising to me,I’ve never seen this episode, but had attended one of the concerts David Gates mentioned. Bread may have found success as a “soft rock” group, but the band consisted of great session players and could play anything. In concert, they displayed their talents.

God I love them. Just a great little (underrated) band….great talent

Had a cool teacher the seventh grade. Had a study hall session one afternoon and to everyone's surprise, he said he wanted to record a copy of an album for his girlfriend and that we could all listen to it if we behaved ourselves. He pulled out The Best of Bread and we all listened to it with pleasure. One of my best memories from school.

"The Only One" -- what a song!

Holy cow! England Dan & John Ford Coley great band.

RIP all the guys that are no longer with us😢thank you for your music

...ERA EL TIEMPO EN QUE EN EL ESCENARIO HABÍA GUITARRA, BAJO, BATERÍA, VOZ Y MUCHO SENTIMIENTO.....DIOS BENDIGA A LA MÚSICA QUE NOS TOCÓ VIBRAR......ABRAZO PARA TODOS....

Bread is played all day around my house--ain't nothing better.

❤❤❤77 and 75 are my favourite years for music!!what talent!Such great unique individual original sounds and voices

This is absolutely treasure!!!!

Miss the 70s so much the best of times. The vibe ,the music!

What a great band. I loved “ Make it With You “as a kid. Great musicians. The bass line is so solid.

The great Johny Gimble fiddling with Eddie Rabbit. He started with Bob Wills, played later with Merle Haggard and Willy Nelson. One of the best Texas fiddlers ever.

Love the band. Like Air Supply, their hits were always soft stuff, which would be bland in live performances, but they also had the heavier stuff to keep things upbeat and varied. It's no wonder the other guys got jealous of David Gates but surely they knew they completed their well rounded band. I enjoyed their albums because of the good mix of songs.

I was in Goodhue, MN working on alternative energy. Never watched TV then. Happy to discover this now.

Pure magic! Saw them in 78. What memories. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. My favourite band of the 70’s. Great memories , the best years of my life.

Great Episode. Unfortunately a lot of the performers are no longer with us. R.I.P. to all. You left a Legacy with your music.

The world could use more 70s music.

Back then, before this show, it was pretty much just the radio. Yes, there were shows with some bands, but before Midnight Special, you didn’t really know what these actually looked like. It was so awesome to finally see your favorite band live on TV. Such great talent! Real, live performances. These were the days

Bread simply beautiful

Certain epic-ness only comes around generationally. Those of us in the classic rock era were blessed!

Omg what will we do if something happened to this recording…love England Dan and John Ford Coley. It’s a bonus. I’m 55 it is December 18, 2022

Truly solid musicians, writers, and vocalists. Solid band!

Hola desde México 🇲🇽 un grupo que me marcó, en mí vida, con esos temas tan profundos Saludos 👋👍🇲🇽😊✅🐕😜💯🐶😎😃

Wow. MS, Rock Concert, King Biscuit, Old Grey Whistle Test. Great stuff back then .

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL plus BREAD and FRIENDS are the greatest. zmz What great memories, I can't stop crying with happiness. zmz

Now I know why I stayed up late ! Great Lineup

The Chosen One is by far the best cut on LWYL!

10:43 Waddy Wachtel with the killer solo on Lonely Boy playing his 1960 Burst

I definitely never saw this episode on TV. Great to see Bread. Really have to dig into their catalog into the deeper cuts to really see how good they really were. There's more to Bread 🍞 than just the hits!! Also David Gates first solo album First is excellent!! Saw England Dan & JFC in concert in 1978. They were great. Dan Seals put out quite a bit of great music in the 1980's including Bop. In the 90's his album In A Quiet Room is a favorite of mine and In A Quiet Room II. Eddie Rabbit has quite a few great songs too which hit on both the AT 40 and country charts. Too bad we can't see the Johnny Rivers segments. I remember he had several hits in the 70's. I remember buying his cover of Help Me Rhonda. 🎸🎸🎸

OIGO, MIRO, Y LLORO... 😪😪😪 LO QUE ERA ESA EPOCA GLORIOSA, LLENA DE TALENTOS ENORMES, MUSICOS Y CANTANTES DE VERDAD, VERDAD HASTA ALLI, LLEGO PARA MI, EN MI PARECER, LA, MÚSICA BELLA, INSPIRADA TOTAL. HOY...... MEJOR NO COMENTO MAS. TODO SE HA, HECHO NADA.....

Dan and John .. what a wonderful blend First of all with Its Sad to Belong ... but I am in awe of the highlight Soldier in the Rain (26:06). Quite simply as good as it gets in soft rock.

Thank you very, very much for sharing this amazing find... I will say that all of these artists moved me and very much still do today. And there are so many times that I wish I could go back to then (well actually 1981 because before that I was hating high school)... And lastly when David sings "Make it with you" I start heave crying... I'm the cuddle bucket who saw him live in 1996 and sat bawling all the way through the concert because he sounded exactly the same as the record - that many years later. 🙏🙏🙏

Such a great time beautiful song

Was 17 when this aired. To be 17 again if only for the music. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But the music, oh the music. Cheers

I miss this show! And the 70’s.

Got to see them live in Edinburgh and Glasgow where I met David Gates who was one of my favourite song writers.

The highlight was watching Waddy Wattchel play guitar for Andrew Gold… that guy is a gem!

Andrew Gold was so rich in talent. RIP Andrew.

Very cool performance by Eddie Rabbitt! 👍

Love Midnight Special. Wolfman Jack, was an awesome DJ.

I remember back as a kid waiting for midnight on Saturday night... Then the famous WLS out of Chicago......

I least I had the opportunity to experience real music during my life. Thank, God for KZfaq,

What a line up on this show.

🥴 Just celebrated my 50th anniversary of turning 16 🎉 This was the soundtrack of my youth! Never was there a better time to be a teenager growing up...not that I ever will...🤪

David Gates had a hit the following year for the movie Goodbye Girl,and Bread was history.

Held in basic training in 1970 , my one ano only treasure a transistor radio , listening to 60 ' a and new hits then , like make it with you ... thank you whoever made /this video possible

great to see these great artists,thanks for posting👌👍

Wow, I’ve always known that John Ford Coley was very talented, but never knew he was so good on piano.

Saw them in '77 in Norman, Oklahoma! Great show!

FUE LA ERA DE ORO DEL SOFT ROCK...CON MUSICOS EXCEPCIONALES CANCIONES INOLVIDABLES Y VIGENTES,THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL FUE UN GRAN SHOW POR EL CUAL DESFILARON TERRIBLES "MONSTRUOS" DE LA MUSICA..HEMOSA EPOCA EN LA CUAL VIVI MI ADOLESCENCIA..GRACIAS POR POSTEAR ESTA MARAVILLA.SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA !!!

But y'know what? Jimmy has my heart -- always.

really great sound on headphones.

Hell yes, Eddie Rabbit

Wow. This best music. Today we dont have that.

Ahhh the classics. So happy I was 16 then instead of 16 now.

I watched Midnight Special in the bar it is the only show that everyone could agree on.

I missed so many of these when I was a kid KZfaq is fantastic!!

The best 41 minutes Ive ever spent!!!

Great band…..session musicians who realised they had something special……classic!

Grew up in the fabulous 1970s loved Bread

This is the era of real musicians…..

This is absolute gold!

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