Ep 30 - The Midnight Special | August 24, 1973

Hosted by Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins, with special guest appearance by Conway Twitty, Don Gibson, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Paycheck, Johnny Rodriguez, The Earl Scruggs Revue, and Tanya Tucker.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:32 Loretta Lynn and Marty Robbins - The Midnight Special
00:02:33 Loretta Lynn - One's on the Way
00:07:35 Marty Robbins - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
00:11:27 George Jones and Tammy Wynette - We're Gonna Hold On
00:15:56 Tanya Tucker - Blood Red and Goin' Down
00:19:27 The Earl Scruggs Revue - Caroline Boogie
00:22:47 Tom T Hall - Spokane Motel Blues
00:25:40 Loretta Lynn and Marty Robbins - Singin' the Blues
00:28:19 Tammy Wynette - Stand by Your Man
00:31:47 Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
00:36:20 Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
00:37:40 Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
00:39:25 Marty Robbins - El Paso
00:42:00 Don Gibson - Oh Lonesome Me
00:44:50 George Jones - The Race Is On
00:47:00 Loretta Lynn - Love is the Foundation
00:50:30 Conway Twitty - You've Never Been So Far
00:53:53 Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty - Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
57:08 Johnny Paycheck - She's All I Got
01:00:36 Johnny Rodriguez – Bosier City Backyard Blues
01:03:20 Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn

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[soldmeout]

No teleprompters, no auto tune, no pitch correction - just talent. My favorite was the Marty Robbins- Loretta Lynn duet on "Singing the Blues."

[bunnylucky]

This is what country music should sound like!.

[anthonypepe]

Dear God, I apologize for not knowing how good we had it back then.

[cindypruitt]

My Goodness this was a monster show ! Little did anyone know back then that country would die and shows like this would age like fine wine. Thanks so much for this ! 😀😀😀👏👏👏

[margaretetetens]

We just don’t have this down to earth country music anymore! ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

[braddesaulniers]

❤ Some of the best country music ever. They don’t even come close to making country music like this today. I absolutely miss the music and passion from back then. God bless the legends from back then that created the music to set the standards we still love today ❤

[MartaBerryhill]

It's 2024 and I still love this kind of Country Music. This is what you call Real Country Music.

[maryroberts]

Loved The Midnight Special. Great Collection of artists. True country singers. Real talent. No special effects or wild costumes, just great music and country stars. I grew up listening to all these country classics. The Midnight Special was the best. Waited for this show every Friday night. Always awesome.

[lawrencebrissenden]

Hard to beat the power of the country singers - Loretta, Tammy, George, Charlie

[WPPCProductions]

What you see here on this show is a line up of REAL true Country music singers. .God bless them all.


Thanks a million for sharing this with us..

[Amaberean]

I was 23 and in that audience. What a trip going down that road again.
“They say you can’t go home again, but brother I was there…”

[mattpenniall]

As a Brit from London UK and loving (always have) proper country music. And this is PROPER country music. ❤

[EDCauthon]

I grow up in the 50 in the 60 so I got to enjoy all the good country music thank God I'm 74 years old now and I still enjoy the old music

[Sigma-INFJ.]

I feel like The Midnight Special picked up where shows like The Ed Sullivan Show left off. Showcasing musicians that are considered legendary, and performances that are considered historic today. Thank you Mr. Burt Sugarman for contributing to preserve music history.

[yieupzh]

This one hour show is about the best example of country music as you will ever find. It does not feature all of the genuine country stars, but it embodies the "soul" of country. It is truly priceless!

[Jreb]

Loved Loretta Lynn singing "One's on the Way" as well as Tammy Wynette "Stand by Your Man". This was the Golden Age of Country Music...

[tigerboy]

The performer who really emerges as the shining star here is Loretta Lynn--her multifaceted talent is remarkable.

[honeychilerider]

Holy shit, this might be the single best episode of Midnight Special ever!
This isn't really even my main genre not by a long-sight, but the concentration of legend-level talent here in one show, the one-after-another legend-tier songs performed by Pantheon names... this is truly Special.

[TheNancypoo]

This is why I love the 70s! Best decade ever ❤

[GeneRoberts]

This was an awesome show! Each performer was a heavy hitter ... a star. They are all gone now except for Tanya Tucker and Johnny Rodriguez ... and Country Music will never be the same.