The Midnight Special Pilot - August 19, 1972

Hosted by John Denver, with special guest appearance by Argent, Harry Chapin, David Clayton Thomas, Cass Elliot, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Helen Reddy, Linda Ronstadt, and War.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:34 - John Denver - (Take Me Home) Country Roads (with backup harmonies by Mama Cass Elliot)
00:04:35 - Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
00:08:16 - Argent - Hold Your Head Up
00:12:44 - The Isley Brothers - Pop That Thang
00:16:05 - John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" duet
00:22:03 - The Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
00:25:22 - War - "Slippin' into Darkness"
00:30:20 - Helen Reddy - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"
00:33:41 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Yesterday's Music"
00:37:55 - Harry Chapin - "Taxi"
00:46:51 - John Denver juggles
00:47:37 - Linda Ronstadt - "The Fast One"
00:50:56 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Nobody Calls Me Prophet"
00:56:35 - The Everly Brothers - "Stories We Could Tell"
00:59:33 - Argent - "Tragedy"
01:03:23 - John Denver - "Goodbye Again"

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[themidnightspecialtvshow]

This Friday, June 9th, we will be releasing Episode 7 hosted by Paul Anka as a Live Premiere at 8pm EST 5pm PST. We look forward to meeting everyone in the live chat and enjoying the episode together. Hope you can make it!

[thrillofthechase]

For those of us lucky enough to grow up in the 70's, let me tell you this, it was magical in many ways.

[jayhouse]

Oh Man Oh Man, watched this show every week when I was 13 - I was hooked after this Pilot! Who else is 66 and still watching it?

[lordbison]

Who’s Here In 2025 Enjoying This Great Music?
Most Of These Talented Artists Are No Longer With Us.
However, The Memories Of People Like Me Who Grew Up In The 70’s Brings Back Serious Nostalgia!
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[vinceboston]

0:34 John Denver - (Take Me Home) Country Roads (with backup harmonies by Mama Cass Elliot)
4:35 Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
8:16 Argent - Hold Your Head Up
12:44 The Isley Brothers - Pop That Thang
16:05 John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" duet
22:03 The Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
25:22 War - "Slippin' into Darkness"
30:20 Helen Reddy - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"
33:41 David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Yesterday's Music"
37:55 Harry Chapin - "Taxi"
46:51 John Denver juggles
47:37 Linda Ronstadt - "The Fast One"
50:56 David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Nobody Calls Me Prophet"
56:35 The Everly Brothers - "Stories We Could Tell"
59:33 Argent - "Tragedy"
1:03:23 John Denver - "Goodbye Again"
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[SweetJungThang]

And the very best thing here, children, is that every single act is plugged in and performing live. No pre-recorded tracks, no double-tracking, no auto-tune, no lip-synching. This is the real stuff.

[kirahastings]

No fireworks, no nearly naked dancers, no autotune, no gimmicks -- just real music.

[JasonNation]

This show is a sheer testament to how special the 70s were when it came to music.

[jtcummins]

More talent in one show, than we have had in the last 20 years.

[steveking]

This is not just a YouTube channel, this is a museum of rock n roll history ! Thank you so much

[davidw]

Being a teenager in the 1970's meant you never missed The Midnight Special. The Midnight Special, Roller Derby, Drive-Ins, Casey Kasem's AT40, Sat. Night Fever, and Bruce Lee. Boy, I miss the 1970's!

[timwebber]

From Argent, to right into the Isley Bros. From the Everly Brothers, to right into WAR. That's how badass The Midnight Special was. We had it all in the '70s! We were so lucky to be growing up back then.

[jameshughes]

I am 71 still watching tonight. Memories Priceless!!

[terryjohinke]

As a Boomer I'm glad we had real singing and lovely songs. Weren't we lucky? We lived through the best of popular music.

[JTRocksEver]

Linda Ronstadt, no makeup, looking beautiful and singing like an angel.

[kennethwhite]

Quite a lineup! Wow! John, Cass, Linda, Harry, War, Everly Brothers, and more! Gold. Pure gold.

[dannyowens]

I was a 16 year old when this first aired. Sad to say many of us took this show for granted and didn’t realize what we had back then. I watched it “hit and miss “ now wish I watched every episode. It was a great time to grow up in and I sure do miss all the best music ever made. We didn’t know how lucky we were. 😊

[jonstone]

Who ever is responsible for bringing these Midnight Special episodes to Youtube for access, thank you from the bottom of my heart. They are so well rendered with such great audio it is like being there 50 years ago. I always looked forward every week to another edition of Midnight Special featuring the best musical performers of that era. We now get to see them on hi res screens with better audio than a 3 inch speaker. Incredible.

[Tav]

Used to love The Midnight Special- NEVER missed it!!
Such a great concert every week. Nothing like it today.

[leokimvideo]

The Everly Brothers seemed to be from another era of music. So much talent in this one show it's mind blowing