So I was a Yankee kid who had just moved to Toronto in 1977. Some kids in my class invited me to a Halloween party and gave me the address. I was so excited that maybe I made some new friends. I showed up at the house in my costume and rang the doorbell. The door opened and it was Gordon Lightfoot. There was no party. I had been pranked. I think Gordon could see the disappointment on my face and was very kind to me. He gave me a quick little tour of his home and showed me his practice space and guitars. I'll never forget that moment of kindness. Thank you Gordon.

I came here for Gordon, my #1 man. He is my favorite folk-rock singer songwriter. A voice like velvet, deep & soulful, a master of words. Grateful he left so many treasures for us to remember him by. The performers tonight were top notch, a wonderful trip to my past. Thank you!!!!💖

REDBONE!!! Quickest way to transport to 74... Midnight at the Oasis!

Saw Gordy in June 2022, he was weathered and rundown but the magic was still there. I was so happy that night.

I'm thankful for KZfaq so that I can go back in time and listen to these great leagues.

This one might be the record breaker for the watch party attendance.

Love that Guess Who all have hockey jerseys on...and none of them are Leafs or Canadiens. And godspeed the great Gordie Lightfoot. I had the high honor to meet & interview Gordie, and he was exactly who you'd want him to be, humble, funny and honest as the day is long. One of the truly great artists of our times...rip..#CanConRules

Wow - Burton Cummings and Gordon Lightfoot REALLY bring back the memories. Two of the greatest voices from the 70s!

Wow! My sister and I would watch midnight special in Saturday when our parents were out on date night. We always made popcorn 🍿 TFS

Every Friday night keeps getting better and better.

I have been waiting for this episode for a long time. Not only do you have Gordon in his prime but I get to see my guitar hero Tommy Bolin. What a treat. A good way to end a birthday week.

What a terrific lineup. Sultry Maria Muldaur, transcendent Ravi Shankar, a very hard rocking James Gang, the ever versatile Burton Cummings & The Guess Who, funky Redbone & master folksinger from the Great White North, Gordon Lightfoot. This show brought back wonderful memories. Thank you for uploading this gem.

Gordon is a true poet. Every lyric is meaningful. Every lyric is masterful.

Nice lineup! Gordon, The Guess Who, The James Gang...all good music! 😎

Canada has such great artists and bands, and Gordon Lightfoot is among them. I did see Gordon Lightfoot live, front row center, and I met him and his band, after the show. Cheers to everyone who enjoys these great artists and bands! ✌️🇨🇦

Gordon Lightfoot a true legend. Fantastic!

THE GUESS WHO!!!!!! 😁😁😁😍😍😍

Thank you for the entertainment on a Friday folks 🎉🎉❤❤❤😊

I get to join the gang in the Way Back Machine this week, I've missed it SO much! Got the family fun over early today, my 3rd Grandchild graduated high school today, he's going to be an apprentice electrician. This week is outstanding, Gordon Lightfoot was a large part of the soundtrack of my time in Denver. Redbone was always good to dance to. The Guess Who lived on my radio, as did "Midnight at the Oasis". Tommy Bolin will burn the place down with the James Gang. Wall to Wall entertainment, can't wait!

Hey, I can make it after all. Can't wait. Gord has always had my heart. My next door neighbor gave me my copy of "Sundown" as a high school graduation present. Love everything about it. And..."Don Quixote" is a masterpiece in lyric and acoustic sound.

Tommy Bolin!!! All time great guitarist and coolest cat in the room. Gone too soon.

Gordon absolutely beautiful 🇨🇦😭🙏🤍🕊

Canadian lead singer/songwriter Roy Kenner had to have been a gymnast - ask me how I know 🤸‍♀️ Love his shiny silver pants! Here for Tommy B.! But “Share the Land” by the Guess Who took me back to my childhood - what a lovely song! 💟☮️💖

Blown away by the Guess Who performance.

Hard to believe this is from a half-century ago. Great times back then.

Oh wow! This episode happened on my birthday. 14 year old pimply kid who couldn't stay up until 2:30 AM to watch it. Glad I can stay awake until just after 9 to watch it now 😜

What a show!...SO damn good! Thank you Midnight Special!

Really looking forward to Gordon Lightfoot in his prime, hosting the Midnight Special. Hopefully we don't have to wait 3 more years for his other 1977 appearance. Would love to see songs from that episode including "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" sooner than 3 more years

Great show!!! Fantastic quest list. I remember the days watching the Midnight Special very well. I sure do miss that time!!! Thank you, Midnight Special!!!

extremely rare video of Tommy Bolin, wow!

Oh man, this was a great episode I love Gordon Lightfoot - the man slays me with romantic lyrics. Redbone “Come and Get Your Love”. Maria Muldaurs pretty voice-lady and especially Tommy Bolin and his groovy hat/clothes - what a fabulous guitarist!! We were belly dancing tonight while listening to Ravi’s Sitar - after putting our Camel to Bed…Great Times my friends !! 🎉😁💖

Gordo at the peak of his popularity. "Sundown", the title track from his recently-released album, would go on to top the Billboard Hot 100 later that year. Amos Garrett's jazzy guitar solo in Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis" is one of my all-time faves. [Edit: Amos _wasn't_ the soloist in this performance, though. 😕]

IMO, Gordo missed a trick in choosing to perform both “The List” and “High and Dry” from his new _Sundown_ album on the show - but _not_ "Carefree Highway"! Released as the followup single to "Sundown", "Carefree Highway" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November '74.

What a wonderful collection of 70 music. Thanks Midnight Special.

Gordie’s music will live forever.A poet if there ever was one . Massy Hall ,as we are,mourning our loss.What an artist.

I saw this as a rerun on Vh-1 in the 90s. I was in love with Maria Muldaur. Her fashion sense and sexual energy rearranged my brain forever. What a gorgeous woman and incredible singer.

Unfreakin’ believable performances; absolutely amazing sound and camera work by the Midnight Special crews; glad to be alive and glad to have a time warp machine, February 22, 1974 was a very Special Day.

Redbone was amazing! I had no idea they were such accomplished musicians. Love how they celebrate their cultures, too. The dancing at the top of their first song was great.

One of Gordon's cousins had a trucking company outside of Alvinston, Ontario, Canada called "Lightfoot Trucking" (it was pretty well across from the Brooke Central School, where I went to) and back then, he was always giving away tickets to his shows. Rest in peace, Gordon.

Man what fantastic talent and performers we had back then. This was fantastic!

Gordon hit it really big at the start of '74, only months after the Jim Croce tragedy, folk/pop needed another hero and although Gordon had been around writing and recording for over a decade (songs like Early Morning Rain for Peter, Paul & Mary), he seemed to fill the musical gap from Croce's loss for the mid '70's ('74-'76). Pat & Lolly Vegas of Redbone had been working since the early '60's and appeared on Shin-Dig...that's how far back they go. They had a minor early 1972 hit with 'Witch Queen Of New Orleans' and they initially fused rock with Cajun pop/rock and lots of funky grooves (like CCR but dirtier and funkier). 'Come and get your Love' from their 1973 LP 'Wovoka' would be their biggie, reaching #5 in April of '74. They continued to record and tour but never had another follow-up hit. I didn't think Ravi Shankar was still a big draw by the mid '70's, I always think of him as a late '60's/early '70's artist due to his George Harrison association. The late great Tommy Bolin with the James Gang. Tommy played on the popular jazz/rock fusion album Spectrum w drummer Billy Cobham in late 1973, he would leave J.G. and tour w Deep Purple before an all too brief solo career that ended tragically in Miami in Dec. '76. His song 'Someday We'll Bring Our Love Home' is so haunting and telling.

What a lineup! All great. Cool Redbone intro to 'Come and Get Your Love'.

When you look at the other artists getting around in 1974 it's no wonder Kiss seemed like they were from another planet.

Holy Cats!! What an episode. I'm cueing up Gord's Gold in a minute. His lyrics and melodies are so well constructed. "Share the Land" is one of my favorites from The Guess Who, and really had a good time hearing Redbone.

ALL of Burt Sugarmans Midnight Specials are solid rock golden!!! Anyone disagree? Well lets take my time MOE-SHEEN back to the 70's.

Watching the James Gang perform and singer Roy Kenner leap off the stack of amps and hit a split landing made my fellas hurt

Can't wait, The Midnight Special!

RIP Gordie....the eternal poet laureate of Canada. Thanks for all the great songs.

Dear Lord, what a lineup!!! And the opener by Gordy...no drums, no huge amps, just great songwriting and storytelling... Then Tommy and the James Gang boys reminded me, yeah. I like it loud even more!

Gordon Lightfoot is one of Tatay's all-time favorites, Redbone and Maria Muldaur in this episode same as The Guess Who. it's worth watching. Thank you Midnight Special and Burt Sugarman.

This season of Midnight Special really was the peak of the entire series, before it devolved into almost total MOR and Disco (though even in that later, much lesser period there were still occasional musical highlights). There was some very fine stuff that came out during the post-hippie 70s, much of which, thankfully, MS managed to showcase. A time capsule of an era that I can guarantee you will never see again.

I LOVE THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL!!!

Thank you for this unbelievably rare footage of the Late, Great Tommy Bolin with James Gang. A true guitar giant he would Ritchie Blackmore the following year in Deep Purple and release the criminally underrated classic " Come Taste The Band" before his fire was extinguished in Dec. Of 1976.

The Guess Who in hockey jerseys, classic.

Actually remember watching this. I was 14. Good old days!

Man, Redbone could frickin' cook! The song "Maggie" is a jam on the album but their live version was incredible. And that drummer and his kickass 16th note syncopation that won't stop - damn!

'Affair on Eighth Avenue' is one of my favorite GL songs. Gorgeous.

Fun Fact: Star Baby by The Guess Who is about Bonnie Bramlett from Delaney & Bonnie, younger generations may remember her as Roseanne's friend/co-worker Bonnie Watkins on Roseanne

Enjoyed! Love Gordon Lightfoot! Was great seeing The Guess Who and Redbone, too!

You kids from the 60's and 70's were spoiled rotten. You had some of the best folk, blues, hard rock, psychedelia, soul, reggae, jazz, funk, etc. I was born in 1980 but I cherish this era with all my heart.

The Midnight Special is by far the best ever, source of great music on the planet currently.

Enjoyed this Midnight Special Gordon was great as were the other performers. But gotta love Gordon.

Wife & I love Gordon. He was The Canadian Trubador. RIP, Gordon.

If there was only 1 episode of Midnight Special to survive and represent the show, this is the one! the definitive episode. What a lineup! The Guess Who, James Gang, Redbone etc.. wow! And the legendary Gordon Lightfoot as host and performing as well!

Just amazing performers and not always lipsyncing

Beautiful show, great memories…2 days before my 13th birthday…😎

Gorden Lightfoot has an amazing sound from both his voice and guitar! Toped off with great lyrics!👍

TOMMY BOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lightfoot and Redbone (Pat and Lolly Vegas) with "Maggie at the end were tremendous!

This seems like yesterday I watched this on TV. It was 50 years ago now, so crazy. So many of these wonderful people are gone now. At least their music will live forever.

RIP Gordon. A true Canadian national treasure

Stellar Episode, hosted by Gordon Lightfoot. James Gang "Standing In The Rain" & Ravi Shankar footage...really inspired my musical day.

read my mind one of the great all time songs, such imagery and emotion--top stuff

Man, I was born a little over a year after this...I wish I was around for good stuff like this live, but at least I get it on video! Jam!!!

So many styles of music back then and most of it excellent.

One of probably the best lineups on TMS. RIP Gordon Lightfoot and Lolly Vegas (Redbone)

This is an incredible lineup! Can’t wait 🎶🍿

Gordon Lightfoot what a legend from Toronto Canada! RIP!

Midnight at the oasis is one of my all time favorites

Redbone wins the Rhythm Section of the Night award. (:

Another great episode. I especially like Share the Land by the Guess Who and If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot. They both have great singing voices.❤🙂

Affair on Eighth Avenue was written about and for my friend Maren Thomas. I wish that she lived to see this passionate performance by Gordon Lightfoot! Maren passed on Dec. 31, 2022 and Gordon a few months later…

Danny Gare's #18 Buffalo Sabres jersey. Rock it!

Redbone and drummer Butch Rillera - whoa!

Its so great having the chance to see this episodes every week.

Living in the era this weekend. Missed the live watch last night because I attended trubute band Brit Floyd concert. Now watching Gordon and gang first thing Saturday morning. In a couple days will go see Neil Young and Crazy Horse perform. 39:45 my fave James Gang tune. Thanks Burt.

Great live camera work

If You Could Read My Mind gets me every time.

Love the James Gang!

True Hockey Fans, The Guess Who

1974 standard issue was Levi's, Hang Ten shirts & sporting Van's shoes . . .

Wish they had more Canadian night specials. Thanks for putting up with us neighbor☮️☯️maybe we can get or sheeeet together and not pay someone to read how great we are and become a uniter and not a divider someday.

Gordon and the Guess Who.... Just wow. I wish I could have been there.

Another fantastic episode, but how would we expect anything less from such a diverse and stellar lineup? This is one American who loves the Canadian representation: Gordon Lightfoot and Guess Who are both all-time greats.

That show was on my 16th birthday.

Burt Reynolds sounded great singing Star Baby.l !....their sound was magic 🎩 and btw, dont feel my darn leg !

Unfortunately I missed the live stream. I had to come back later and watch the show. Hope to be live again next Friday. Peace. ☮

For anyone bemused by the monologue "The Americans" at 51:48, it's a radio editorial by the Canadian media personality Gordon Sinclair that went 'viral', as we would say today. Originally aired on June 5, 1973 on Toronto talk-radio station CFRB, this rendition by Byron MacGregor sold 3.5 million copies and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of February 9, 1974.

Great episode!

I was here for Tommy Bolin !