Ep 14 - The Midnight Special | May 4, 1973
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Күн бұрынHosted by Johnny Nash with special guest appearances by Chi Coltrane, Freemen and Murray, Tom T. Hall, Andrew Johnson, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Kenny Rankin, The Raspberries, and Wolfman Jack.
#TheMidnightSpecial #music #1970smusic
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:08 Johnny Nash - Stir It Up
00:05:29 Gladys Knight and the Pips - If I Were Your Woman
00:09:37 Freeman and Murray Comedy
00:15:41 The Raspberries - I Wanna Be with You
00:19:08 Chi Coltrane - Thunder and Lightning
00:25:10 Kenny Rankin - You Are the Sunshine Of My Life
00:28:20 Johnny Nash - Groovy Feeling
00:31:23 Tom T. Hall - The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
00:34:14 Gladys Knight and the Pips - Neither One Of Us
00:39:09 Andrew Johnson Comedy
00:44:15 Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
00:47:10 The Raspberries - Let’s Pretend
00:50:51 Kenny Rankin - In the Name of Love
00:54:15 Chi Coltrane - You Were My Friend
00:58:15 Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon
01:02:28 Johnny Nash - Merry-Go-Round
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@shyman99 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane & the Raspberries on the same program. As close to heaven as we can get on earth.
@tonystevenson26 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, but missing that charge of a live in front of an actual n audience performance... like " Live" at the BBC....
@pattiholzheimer4572 11 ай бұрын
The Raspberries ❤️ seeing this for the first time .great stuff
@mr.mikeyg.5282 11 ай бұрын
As a young 15 year old white boy in 1973, Gladys was my first interracial crush! Still love her today.
@Onteo1 11 ай бұрын
Great performance by Chi, simply amazing. Actually saw the Raspberries one year later in May of 74 at a high school gym in Western New York.
@davidf3883 7 ай бұрын
lucky you!
@deanbowditch7329 11 ай бұрын
The pride of Shaker Hts , Ohio Eric Carmen hitting it out of the park. Nothing screams the 70s more then the Raspberries. Great memories !
@davidwood2911 11 ай бұрын
From David A. Wood: David from Kettering, Ohio here. Though I was way too young to have actively watched "The Midnight Special" when the show was at the top of its blessed game, as I think that the show's final year was within the 1980-1981 season when I was a seventeen-years-old, High School Junior, I still nevertheless have quite fond and youthful memories of the late night show and its quite wacky host, Wolfman Jack! Now, please do pardon me for I must take my pleasurably required trip down Memory Lane via KZfaq by enjoyably watching a 1973 episode of The Midnight Special. Goodbye for now and have yourselves a really nice evening (Friday, July 28, 2023)!
@ianman15 11 ай бұрын
Hey David, I went to UD and used to live in Kettering at one time.
@paulhynes6566 11 ай бұрын
Johnny Nash is the star of all.. I can see clearly, what song can match that
@zkxe 11 ай бұрын
When Chi Coltrane's performance started, there was actual thunder and lightning outside my window, along with tons of rain !
@danschutz 11 ай бұрын
I have been wanting to see the Raspberries performances forever! Thank you!!!
@drdap9134 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane's performance of Thunder and Lightning is amazing! The studio version (single) was just part of the top 40 mix of the time. But this is off the charts fantastic. So committed to the song and so perfectly executed. The two Raspberries performances are also excellent, and the second one (in particular) demonstrates just how good Eric Carmen's vocals were.
@jeremyc9593 11 ай бұрын
I had never heard of either band, but Chi absolutely brought the house down with that "Thunder and Lightning" song. That was amazing. I didn't care for The Raspberries at all, as they felt too artificial, but to each their own. I will absolutely be coming back to hear this Chi Coltrane performance again though.
@rockinremnants510 11 ай бұрын
Chi had hits with Thunder and Lightning and Go Like Elijah in 1973, and then promptly disappeared. I bought Thunder 45 after I heard it on the radio! Don't think Columbia Records put any effort into promoting her after '73. Another great talent lost in the wilderness of the Music Industry...
@themidnightspecialtvshow 8 ай бұрын
Yes, great song.
@rich56ca 4 ай бұрын
Watching this a few days after Eric Carmen passed. Man, where have the years gone….
@MPKleiman 11 ай бұрын
Thank you again Burt for starting my weekend off on the right note with the MS full episodes. Footage of the late Johnny Nash and Freeman and Murray is awesome. Can’t wait for the next full episode on Friday. Have a peaceful and productive week ahead!
@thequintanashow5058 7 ай бұрын
How in the HELL did Chi Coltrane NOT become a household name!?!? She was flat-out amazing!!! Why is today the first time I’ve ever heard her name!??? That’s criminal!!!
@tonystevenson26 5 ай бұрын
Rough riding Rawlings jeans wearin hot mama silver haired biker women were not yet in vogue to a mass audience...
@samiam5557 11 ай бұрын
Gladys Knight & The PIPS!!! That was the best of this show, my kinda music. 🎼🎵🎶
@Swampfox612 11 ай бұрын
Man, Gladys Knight's voice can still break my heart 50 years later.
@kickstar1 7 ай бұрын
She is amazing.
@clapolla 11 ай бұрын
Thought I knew every notable act from the '70s. Altho' I knew the song "Thunder & Lightning," I've never heard of Chi Coltrane. Thanks MNS for another great watch!!
@notyouraccount566 11 ай бұрын
About 25 years ago I sent Chi an email. I was shocked when she replied back. I have an autographed picture and a few years ago I got an email wanting to know if I wanted tickets in Germany. I couldn't afford the plane ticket. I met Tom T Hall and asked for an autograph, he said I probably couldn't name any songs he did. I named off a few and a big smile came across his face, i think I made him happy.😊
@larryduplechan3546 13 күн бұрын
Kenny Rankin is tragically under rated.
@ZKH6969 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Midnight Special. Chi one of my favorites at the time, great version of thunder and lightning.
@jaredmashburn5618 11 ай бұрын
I was 6 years old when this aired and way too young to stay to watch it. I am just greatful to see it as a reminder of how special Johnny Nash was as a singer. What a truly amazing voice.
@rpdugoni 11 ай бұрын
Awesome! Kenny Rankin is in top form!!! 😀
@myguitardetective5961 11 ай бұрын
This was Kenny Rankin's second appearance on the series. His guitar playing is breathtaking and this is the first video I've ever seen of him scat-singing too...this is HUGE for Kenny fans...
@JamieAndersonMusic 11 ай бұрын
Love the variety, from Gladys Knight to Tom T Hall. So much of it was live too. I especially enjoyed hearing Knight's band.
@acme.videos 11 ай бұрын
Kenny Rankin was a stellar stylist of hit songs from other artists. ❤
@georgebailey7219 11 ай бұрын
Tom T. Hall's "Watermelon Wine" was exemplary. An immense talent. Too bad he killed himself. 😢
@chasefreak 11 ай бұрын
The Raspberries were on tour that winter/spring (1973) w some guy named Bob Seager as the opening act 😉 they played in West Palm Beach that January, I always liked them, and the tune I Wanna Be With You which was their minor follow up to Go All The Way, Chi Coltrane always gave 100% with every performance (in addition to being a total knock out, such a talented lady) but it was Kenny Rankins interesting almost quasi-Bossa nova "feel" of Stevie Wonder's 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' that intrigued me...
@charmerci 11 ай бұрын
Kenny Rankin has one of the most beautiful voices ever! I recommend listening to more of him.
@robmatlock7675 11 ай бұрын
AWESOME! Another great episode, takes me back to those late nights, staying up and watching on a 13in B&W TV. The Picture is better on my 45in TV, the sound quality too, but the memories are just as precious.
@soureel 11 ай бұрын
Kenny Rankin- what an awesome voice!
@sharpguitar 11 ай бұрын
This is the one I’ve been waiting for-Raspberries live! ❤
@1976GeorgeMa 10 ай бұрын
Waited a long time to see The Raspberries performance. They were awesome! "Let's Pretend' should have been a huge hit. If I were a DJ back then I would have played it every hour! Those mighty guitar sounds & awesome harmonies. The definitive "power pop" song.
@KittyGrizGriz 8 ай бұрын
Love Johnny Nash song ‘Steer It Up’ and the Raspberries band ahhh…Eric Carmen is so handsome, their harmonies are superb! Had never heard~seen Chi Coltrane before wow she’s so bluesy with a great soulful voice! Thank you Midnight Special! ♥️
@malcolmsmith5271 11 ай бұрын
Raspberries!!… incredible footage.
@RalfHusch-cp5fl 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for re-releasing this great episode. Kenny Rankin died way too young...
@themidnightspecialtvshow 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, your support is greatly appreciated.
@davidchavers5881 11 ай бұрын
That comic duo Freeman & Murray...Murray was just a couple yrs away from becoming the Unknown Comic.
@janicetrimmell6897 11 ай бұрын
We know what a precious gift you are bringing to us all. Thank you to The Midnight Special.
@timtv2826 11 ай бұрын
Love the episode. Johnny Nash did a great job at hosting. Love the Raspberries, Tom T Hall and Gladys Knight. I don't remember Chi Coltrane but she was outstanding, amazing performance of Thunder and Lightning. I believe Murray from Freeman and Murray was known as the Unknown Comic on The Gong Show. Great show, thanks for uploading.
@ianman15 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane...terribly underrated!
@JaggedLittleEmtalaViolation 29 күн бұрын
This is so dang good
@CowGirlKat8691 11 ай бұрын
Brings back so many great memories!!
@robertokinks7251 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane.....what a surprise!
@davidchavers5881 11 ай бұрын
This show always has something for everyone. Pop, soul, rock, country, folk, comedy, you name it.
@carlubambi5541 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic as always great memories
@berniehogya 11 ай бұрын
Incredible footage of Raspberries in their prime! Wow!!!
@EdKazO-Vision 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane deserves way more love than she gets.
@bartvandenpoel8568 10 ай бұрын
She was a one hit wonder here in the Netherlands with You where my friend. I think I hadn't heard that song for 40 years!
@maypenja2819 10 ай бұрын
The camera work and lighting showed the performers at their best! Excellent!
@stevepotocin9501 11 ай бұрын
Raspberries were simply 5 star!
@tonguesoffireproductions5266 9 ай бұрын
Eric Carmen and the Raspberries.....oooohhhhh yeah!
@belkishenderson4591 11 ай бұрын
Awww! I feel like i want to cry! Such a good music! Oldies whatever you wanna call. 50, 60, 70, 80’s Now days garbage!!!!! Just garbage!!! Thank you!!!!
@jtmichaelson 11 ай бұрын
Murray ended up being The Unknown Comic on The Gong Show years later. Very cool to see Murray in his pre-Gong days.
@davidf3883 11 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane...wow... she brought her A game!
@thequintanashow5058 7 ай бұрын
The one performer I had never heard of and HOLY SH*T!!!! She. Stole. The. Show.
@frankny4947 8 ай бұрын
The Raspberries I Wanna Be With You is priceless here
@themidnightspecialtvshow 8 ай бұрын
Log on tomorrow morning … another one coming.
@tonystevenson26 5 ай бұрын
Yeah but I miss the live audience, that was canned applause.
@MostlyBrenda 11 ай бұрын
It will be great to see the Raspberries (with Eric Carmen). They have done reunion tours but this is rare footage from their early days. Much the same can be said for Chi Coltrane. TIA
@kickstar1 7 ай бұрын
Damn that Kenny Rankin guy is on fire on his second song.
@karlsinclair9918 6 ай бұрын
Kenny Rankin's Do It In The Name Of Love was the standout this week.
@robmatlock7675 11 ай бұрын
Gladys Knight, I always wanted to be a Pip, I love her music sooo much!
@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын
I was so surprised by Chi Coltrane! I knew the first song she sang but didn't know who she was. That was an awesome performance! Loved Johnny, Kenny, The Raspberries, Tom, and Gladys most of all! Thanks again for a great show!✌
@georgew2014 11 ай бұрын
It's so rare to see a performance by Iohnny Nash.
@meetdogblack8277 11 ай бұрын
Wow! They don’t make music like this anymore. Thanks you. 🤙🇺🇸
@anthonykimball7463 11 ай бұрын
Note To The Channel Managers: PLEASE upload an isolated video of Chi Coltrane's performance of "Thunder And Lightning" from this episode! This has to be one of the absolute highlights from the entire series.
@deirdre108 11 ай бұрын
What more can you say about Gladys Knight except..... perfection!
@JimDiBattista 7 ай бұрын
Holy Crap Chi Coiltrane-talk about a timeless performance-she could be playing that song on live TV tonight and the song would be perfectly in time with today. Talk about an artist ahead of their time. Wow. Love it! Also, Johnny Nash what an amazing smooth voice he was blessed with. Man, I am so lucky to have grown up with this music
@gregoryduncan3067 11 ай бұрын
It's great that a lot of the early Raspberries footage seemed to have survived the videotape wipeage of that era.
@matthewclark9652 11 ай бұрын
Except "American Bandstand" from May (when they performed "I Wanna Be With You" & "Let's Pretend") & September of 1973 (performed "Tonight"). Have not seen that back then because I was 8 years old.
@gregoryduncan3067 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's the lost era of American Bandstand from 1970-1975.
@robmatlock7675 11 ай бұрын
Tom T sure can make you feel like you are in the story.
@paulblankenship4029 11 ай бұрын
Been rewatching the first 14 shows (rewatching because I watched originally them when they were on in the &0's). One thing I have noticed, I haven't seen a single thumbs down on any of these. Must be because these shows were nothing but quality.
@paisleybabee 4 ай бұрын
Wow watching this now after hearing of Eric Carmen's passing 💗 I wasn't allowed to stay up for this show but it was my eighth birthday.
@fernandoperdomomusic 11 ай бұрын
Joe Puerta of Ambrosia on bass with Chi Coltrane
@DrGorlesHuman 11 ай бұрын
Good catch
@somejackball 7 ай бұрын
love that Chi! ♥♥♥
@luciovids9208 11 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the Johnny Nash songs
@jnadle1 11 ай бұрын
Seems like everyone wanted to sing Stevie Wonder's songs, even Kenny Rankin that edition.
@DonManderfeld 11 ай бұрын
Raspberries steal the Show! Tight and polished with Carmen's soaring lead vocals. Add Wally Bryson's chiming Rickenbacker and 3 part harmony vocals. "I Wanna Be With You" and "Let's Pretend" were solid 70's Power Pop!
@Ibrian8888 11 ай бұрын
What? You are crazy! 🙏🤗🍺cheers
@fernandoperdomomusic 11 ай бұрын
The black guitar Eric Carmen is playing was later painted white.. then given to Joan Jett.. its THE Joan jett Guitar
@roots66 11 ай бұрын
EC had two Melody Makers at the time, this black one and a white one, both retrofitted with humbuckers. You can see them used interchangeably in photos from the period. The white one went to Joan. (There are conflicting stories about one of them originally being a different garish color and repainted, and one of them being a gift from Wally--not sure which tale applies to which axe and/or whichever is true.)
@KittyGrizGriz 7 ай бұрын
Oh wow, Ty for the backstory on guitar; Joan’s a total bad a z z, love her music & saw her perform before!
@cynotusk8053 11 ай бұрын
Eric Carmen looks just like Chris Kattan playing "Mango" on SNL in the 90s...just with a poofy 70s wig. Same exact face though...
@lauriebarnes2999 11 ай бұрын
Can't wait, The Midnight Special!
@johnfeatherman4942 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for producing this high quality video. Hard to believe it's from more than 50 years ago. Thanks for another early Christmas present!
@burtsugarman-pq3mp 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, Burt
@johnfeatherman4942 11 ай бұрын
@@burtsugarman-pq3mp Dear Mr. Sugarman: I am honored to receive a note from you. As a young child, I stayed up late and watched many of your shows live. God bless you for producing all these legendary shows and then restoring them to their full glory for us to enjoy today. Thank you.
@AlmostReady504 11 ай бұрын
Burt Sugarman is a National Treasure if not royalty
@Ibrian8888 11 ай бұрын
Let’s jam sometime mister Sugarman …🙏
@user-mx1tz1kl6w 8 ай бұрын
Chi Coltrane roc😅😂
@bluebear1985 11 ай бұрын
Another great lineup for the next episode from May 11, 1973. It was hosted by comedy duo Burns and Schreiber, and it included performances from Mark Almond, Kenny Colman, The Crusaders, Ronnie Dyson, The Hollies, The Incredible String Band, actor/comedian Steve Martin, and The O'Jays.
@AlmostReady504 11 ай бұрын
Why tip the bit? Google Shields and Yarnell while you're at it😂
@MikeDarnold501 11 ай бұрын
Why wasn't Kenny Rankin more of a huge deal?! So unfair. He was so good.
@brucegomez936 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, like that Boss Nova version of the Stevie Wonder song!
@malcolmburn1113 11 ай бұрын
Tom T Hall stands the test of time
@ardiris2715 11 ай бұрын
Two of my favorites by the Raspberries. They are why I play 12-string guitars. (:
@matthewclark9652 11 ай бұрын
Saw The Raspberries at the Scene Pavillion in their hometown of Cleveland back on July 15, 2005!! The Knack (with the late Doug Fieger) & Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band were the openers!! There was no meet & greet for The Raspberries afterwards. 😠
@randyneumeyer2107 11 ай бұрын
I was there too. How's things up in Sanford?
@GrossNational 11 ай бұрын
I'm here for the Raspberries.
@paulblankenship4029 11 ай бұрын
Loved Chi Coltrane. Don't know why she didn't make it bigger.
@tonystevenson26 5 ай бұрын
Too Joplinesque
@michaelkavooras7664 11 ай бұрын
Do you know which episode the eagles did… is it a live performance or something else? Never could figure out if the eagles played live or not. Would love an answer, thanks for all the posts :) hopefully you guys will post it eventually
@chadhart6235 11 ай бұрын
1975. One of These Nights
@twlightzone2065 7 ай бұрын
what happened to episode 13 ?Any Chance it can be uploaded?
@tonystevenson26 5 ай бұрын
Who was on ?
@derekjensen4680 11 ай бұрын
what happened to episode 13?
@Jim_Harwood 11 ай бұрын
Kenny Rankin never forgotten RIP
@Ibrian8888 11 ай бұрын
45:41 your welcome
@RIXRADvidz 11 ай бұрын
that dress Gladys has on probably weighs as much as she does, Sequins for Weeks !! Chi Coltrane. mic drop.
@tracyjohnson845 11 ай бұрын
Chi has Epstein from "Welcome Back Kotter" on the bass
@paisleybabee 4 ай бұрын
Really?
@MarkLareau-jg7ci 9 күн бұрын
🎉❤😅Make no Mistake this iz Gladis Night & The Pips not the "😮Pimps !😢😢"
@richalderson6069 11 ай бұрын
The Raspberries really had it all: perfectly crafted melodic hooky songs, wonderful harmonies, great musicianship, an appealing update of 60's pop into the 70's, a good looking frontman in Eric Carmen who had an incredible voice. So why didn't they become much bigger?
@jeremyc9593 11 ай бұрын
As an outsider looking in (born in '78), I had never heard of this band until today, and no offense but I thought they were pretty painful to listen to. It felt like a band patched together by a record label to try to mimic the craze of the early 60's Beatles.
@richalderson6069 11 ай бұрын
@@jeremyc9593 That's exactly how alot of critics saw them back in the day. What they actually were was experienced musicians who came from a time when their idols were The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Small Faces and The Who and they were trying to capture the excitement and unpretentious fun of the days when the pop single mattered in a time of overblown prog rock and heavy music. Check out the second album Fresh that these two songs came from, very enjoyable music but yeah, it's mainly for people that appreciate great pop.
@deirdre108 11 ай бұрын
If I'm remembering correctly, Eric Carmen went solo so that might have something to do with them not getting bigger.
@richalderson6069 11 ай бұрын
@@deirdre108 After four albums that charted less than the one before. They threw in the towel after that cause of lack of both record company promotion and public interest.
@manuelcampos2357 3 ай бұрын
Cousins and brother
@bene.divinocordeiro6196 10 ай бұрын
Eric Carmen já se destacava .
@lewbundles1247 11 ай бұрын
The Raspberries show you why they were rock n roll monsters…
@mham1330 11 ай бұрын
Everybody is allowed 15 minutes of Fame!?😮
@MaySecond07 11 ай бұрын
the comedians were painful
@AdrianDeVore 11 ай бұрын
It was a reflection of the times.
@MaySecond07 11 ай бұрын
@@AdrianDeVore Agreed, but they were pretty bad even for the times.
@AdrianDeVore 11 ай бұрын
@@MaySecond07 They were so unfunny 50 years later.
@JamieAndersonMusic 11 ай бұрын
The music holds up well but I can't say the same for the comedy. It all seems so corny and amateur. Was that just the times?
@deirdre108 11 ай бұрын
When I watched TMS back then I thought the comedy was rather disruptive and somewhat lame as I was only interested in the music. And it certainly hasn't gotten better over time!
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