Season 5

1976–1977

Sep 17, 1976 · 65m

The Spinners (hosts) - ""I've Got to Make It on My Own,"" ""The Rubberband Man,"" ""Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"" and ""I Don't Want to Lose You""/""One of a Kind Love Affair"" medley. --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Showdown"" --England Dan and John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight,"" ""Showboat Gambler"" & ""Nights Are Forever without You"" --Dr. Hook - ""A Little Bit More,"" ""Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms"" & ""Jungle to the Zoo"" (another source lists ""Only 16"" as the 2nd song) --Elton John and Kiki Dee - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" (probably a music video) --Junior Walker - ""What Does It Take?"" ""(I'm A) Road Runner,"" ""Shotgun"" & 'I'm So Glad"" --Midnight Special salute to Wolfman Jack (Wolfman Jack tells his own story: career as a DJ & clip from ""American Graffiti"")

E2. Lesley Gore

Sep 24, 1976 · 65m

Lesley Gore (host) - "It's My Party,Judy's Turn to Cry,I'd Like to Be,You Don't Own Me,"" and a medley of hits The Drifters - ""Up on the Roof"" & ""Save the Last Dance for Me"" --Danny and the Juniors - ""At the Hop""""Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay"" --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" & ""Stagger Lee"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,"" ""Honey Comb"" & ""Oh Oh I'm Falling in Love Again"" --Del Shannon Runaway,,Hats off to Larry,Keep Searchin',The Shirelles - ""Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"" & ""Soldier Boy"" --Johnny Tillotson - ""Poetry in Motion"" & a medley of hits (""Heartaches by the Number,"" ""Send Me the Pillow You Dream On,"" ""It Keep Right On A-Hurtin'"" and ""Talk Back Trembling Lips"") --Bobby Vee - ""The Night Has a Thousand Eyes,"" ""Come Back When You Grow Up,"" ""My Girl"" & ""Hey Girl"

E3. Host: George Carlin

Oct 1, 1976 · 65m

George Carlin (host) - does a few comedy monologues --Glen Campbell - ""When Will I Be Loved,"" ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" & ""Gentle on My Mind"" --Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck"" --Lou Rawls - ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,"" ""Groovy People"" & ""This Song Will Last Forever"" --Helen Reddy - ""Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight,"" ""Mama"" & ""Get off Me Baby"" --Cliff Richard - ""Devil Woman"" --Midnight Special salute to Johnny Mathis

E4. Host: James Brown

Oct 8, 1976 · 65m

James Brown (host) - ""The Payback,"" ""Cold Sweat,"" ""Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"" & ""Please Please Please"" --Black Oak Arkansas - ""When The Band Was Shakin' All Over,"" ""Fistful of Love"" ""Love Comes Easy"" & ""Lord Have Mercy"" --Ruby Starr with Black Oak Arkansas - ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" --Alan (last name?) with Black Oak Arkansas - perform a tribute to Elvis Presley (""Love Me Tender,"" ""Shake Rattle & Roll,"" ""Jailhouse Rock,"" ""Hound Dog"" and ""Teddy Bear"" --The Brothers Johnson - ""Get the Funk out Ma Face"" & ""I'll Be Good to You"" --England Dan and John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" & ""Nights Are Forever without You"" (from 17-Sep-76) --Walter Murphy - ""A Fifth of Beethoven"

E5. Co-hosts: Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers

Oct 15, 1976 · 65m

Guests: --Jackie DeShannon (co-host) - ""Put a Little Love in Your Heart,"" ""When You Walk in the Room,"" ""Needles and Pins,"" ""What the World Needs Now"" & ""The Weight"" --Johnny Rivers (co-host) - ""Secret Agent Man,"" ""Seventh Son"", ""Poor Side of Town,"" ""Summer Rain"" & ""Tracks of My Tears."" --Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers close the show singing ""What the World Need Now"" --The Byrds (from 2-Feb-1973) - ""Mr. Tambourine Man"" & ""So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" & ""Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"" --Sam and Dave - ""Hold On I'm Coming"" & ""Soul Man"" --Steppenwolf - ""Born to be Wild"" --The Turtles - ""Happy Together"" --Midnight Special salute to Jan and Dean (features clips of their songs & interview with Dean)

E6. Host: Helen Reddy

Oct 22, 1976 · 65m

Helen Reddy (host) - ""Gladiola,"" ""Long Time Looking"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Helen Reddy - medley: ""Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress),"" ""Angie Baby"" and ""Delta Dawn"" --Franklin Ajaye (comedian) - monologue (re: training for the Olympics; personal hygiene; teenagers & dating.) --Martha Reeves - ""For the Rest of My Life"" and a medley of hits (""Jimmy Mack,"" ""Quicksand,"" ""Heat Wave"" and ""Dancing in the Streets"") --The Spinners - ""The Rubberband Man,"" ""I Don't Want to Lose you"" & ""One of a Kind Love Affair"" --Wild Cherry - ""Play That Funky Music,"" ""I Feel Sanctified"" & ""Hold On"" --Midnight Special salute to James Brown

E7. Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

Oct 29, 1976 · 65m

KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""That's the Way (I Like It),"" ""Get Down Tonight"" & ""Baby I Love You (Yes I Do)"" --ABBA - ""Fernando,"" ""Mamma Mia"" & ""S.O.S."" (might be music videos) --The Bay City Rollers - ""I Only Want to Be with You,"" ""Saturday Night"" & ""Rock 'n' Roller"" --Billy Braver (comedian) - monologue (re: unhappy childhood; shyness with girls; ex-wife) Later shows a picture of his missing uncle. --Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck"" --Midnight Special salute to Gladys Knight & the Pips

E8. Host: Frankie Valli

Nov 5, 1976 · 65m

Frankie Valli (host) - ""Boomerang,"" ""Easily,"" ""Swearin' to God"" & ""Can't Get You Off of My Mind"" --Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - ""December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"" --Four Seasons - ""Mystic Mr. Sam"" --Peter Allen - ""She Loves to Hear the Music"" & ""This Sideshow's Leaving Town"" --Flash Cadillac with Wolfman Jack - ""Did You Boogie (with Your Baby)"" --Flash Cadillac - ""Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me Higher and Higher"" --Loretta Lynn - ""Me and Bobby McGee"" --Bob Seger (on film) - sings a medley of songs: ""Travelin' Man"" & ""Katmandu"" --Midnight Special salute to Joe Cocker

E9. Host: Lou Rawls

Nov 12, 1976 · 65m

Lou Rawls (host) - ""Groovy People,"" Love Is a Hurtin' Thing,"" ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" & ""From Now On"" --Lou Rawls and Dorothy Moore - ""Mighty High"" --Dorothy Moore - ""For Old Times' Sake"" --England Dan & John Ford Coley - ""Nights Are Forever without You,"" ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" & ""Showboat Gambler"" --The Lettermen - medley: ""The Way You Look Tonight,"" ""When I Fell in Love,"" ""A Summer Place,"" ""Hurt So Bad,"" ""Put Your Head on My Shoulder,"" ""Shangri-La,"" ""Going Out of My Head"" and ""Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"" --Neil Sedaka - ""You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine,"" ""Steppin' Out"" & ""Good Times, Good Music, Good Friends"" --Midnight Special salute to Traffic --Animated film of Helen Reddy's ""Angie Baby"" (introduced by Reddy)

E12. Million Sellers of 1976, Part 1

Dec 3, 1976 · 65m

Million Sellers of 1976, hosted by Wolfman Jack --The Bay City Rollers - ""Saturday Night"" --Elvin Bishop - ""Fooled Around and Fell in Love"" --The Captain and Tennille - ""Lonely Nights (Angel Face)"" & ""Shop Around"" --Eric Carmen - ""All By Myself"" --Rick Dees & his Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck (Part I)"" --Dr. Hook - ""Only Sixteen"" --The Manhattans - ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" --The Miracles - ""Love Machine (Part I)"" --Queen - ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" (music video) --Rhythm Heritage - ""Theme from S.W.A.T."" --Cliff Richard - ""Devil Woman"" --The Sylvers - ""Boogie Fever"" --Wild Cherry - ""Play That Funky Music""

E14. Host: Tom Jones

Dec 17, 1976 · 65m

Tom Jones (host) - ""Feel the Need"" --Glen Campbell - medley of Beach Boys songs --Tom Jones and Sly & the Family Stone - ""Everyday People"" --Tom Jones and Lynn Anderson - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" --Tom Jones - ""Delilah,"" ""Third Rate Romance,"" ""Why Me Lord,"" ""Get Back,"" ""Feelings,"" ""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,"" ""Love Machine"" & ""Say You'll Stay until Tomorrow"" --Glen Campbell - ""Bloodline"" --Emerson, Lake & Palmer (on film) - ""I Believe in Father Christmas"" --Sly and the Family Stone - ""What I Was Thinkin' in My Head"" --Lynn Anderson - ""Stand by Your Man"" --Closing credits: Tom Jones - ""Say You'll stay till Tomorrow"" (reprise)

E15. Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2

Jan 7, 1977 · 65m

Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2 hosted by Wolfman Jack --The Commodores - ""Sweet Love"" --England Dan & John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" --The Four Seasons - ""December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"" --Henry Gross - ""Shannon"" --Elton John and Kiki Dee - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" --Hot Chocolate - ""You Sexy Thing"" --KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""Get Down Tonight"" & ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" --Dorothy Moore - ""Misty Blue"" --Walter Murphy - ""A Fifth of Beethoven"" --Lou Rawls - ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" --The Staple Singers - ""Let's Do It Again"" --Gary Wright - ""Dream Weaver"

E16. Host: Judy Collins

Jan 21, 1977 · 65m

Judy Collins (host) - ""Send in the Clowns,"" ""Bread and Roses,"" ""Everything Must Change,"" ""Political Science"" & ""Special Delivery"" (another source listed the song ""Someday Soon"") --Brick - ""Dazz"" & ""That's What It's All About"" --Freddy Fender - ""Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,"" ""Before the Next Teardrop Falls,"" ""Living It Down"" and a Fifties medley. --Robert Palmer - ""Man Smart Woman Smarter"" & ""Gotta Get a Grip on You"" (Part II) --Leo Sayer - ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"" & ""When I Need You"" --Doc Severinsen - ""Melody Aria"" --Midnight Special salute to Rod Stewart

E17. Host: Helen Reddy (4th Anniversary Show)

Jan 28, 1977 · 65m

Fourth Anniversary Show (with clips from past shows) --Helen Reddy (host) --The Bee Gees - ""Nights on Broadway"" (from 5-Dec-75) & ""Jive Talkin'"" --George Carlin (comedian) - monologue (re: what's expected of you when you reach different ages) --Earth, Wind & Fire - ""Shining Star"" (from 18-Apr-75) --Aretha Franklin - ""Something He Can Feel"" --Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - ""I Never Had It So Good"" --Linda Ronstadt - ""You're No Good"" (17-Jan-75) & ""Faithless Love"" --Neil Sedaka with the Captain and Tennille - ""Love Will Keep Us Together"" (from 14-Nov-75) --Midnight Special salute to Alice Cooper (2-part tribute)

E18. Host: Glen Campbell

Feb 4, 1977 · 65m

Glen Campbell (host) - ""Southern Nights,"" ""Sunflower,"" ""For Crying' Out Loud,"" ""This Is (Sarah's Song),"" ""God Only Knows"" & ""Early Morning Song"" --ABBA - ""Fernando"" & ""Dancing Queen"" --David Dundas - ""Jeans On"" --Queen - ""Somebody to Love"" (probably a music video) --Seals & Crofts with Glen Campbell - ""Dust on My Saddle"" --Seals & Crofts - ""Goodbye Old Buddies"" & ""Cause You Love"" --Sly and the Family Stone - ""Heard Ya Missed Me Well I'm Back"" & ""What Was I Thinkin' in My Head"" --Midnight Special salute to the Spinners --On film: clip from the movie ""A Star Is Born"" --Closing credits: Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" reprise

E19. Hosts: The Electric Light Orchestra

Feb 18, 1977 · 90m

Electric Light Orchestra (hosts) - "Livin' Thing," "Do Ya," "Telephone Line" & "Livin' Thing" --Electric Light Orchestra (on tape) - "Rock Aria" music video --Mary MacGregor - "Torn Between Two Lovers" & "I Just Want to Love You" --Don McLean - "Magdalene Lane," "Mule Skinner Blues" & "Cripple Creek" --George Miller (comedy monologue) - jokes about his childhood, friends, career, etc. --Santana - "Let the Music Set You Free," "Carnaval," "Let the Children Play" & "Jugando" --Santana (on tape) - "Give Me Love" --On film: clips from movie "Car Wash" with Rose Royce singing the title song.

E20. Host: Loretta Lynn

Feb 25, 1977 · 65m

Loretta Lynn (host) - ""Coal Miner's Daughter,"" ""Somebody Somewhere"" & ""Your Woman Your Friend"" --Loretta Lynn and Mickey Gilley - ""Release Me,"" ""Honky Tonk"" & ""Crazy Arms"" --Billy Crystal (comedy monologue) - re: fashions on campus, his days in high school --Kinky Friedman - ""Dear Abby"" & ""Ol' Ben Lucas"" --Mickey Gilley - ""Lawdy Miss Clawdy"" & ""Bring It On Home to Me"" --Mother's Finest - ""Rain"" --Willie Nelson - ""Will the Circle Be Unbroken"" & ""Night Life"" --Johnny Rodriguez - ""Hillbilly Heart"" & ""Love Put a Song in My Heart"" --Leo Sayer - ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,"" ""When I Need Love"" & ""Endless Flight""

E21. Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

Mar 4, 1977 · 65m

KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""Get Down Tonight,"" ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" and ""Baby I Love You"" --ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" --Jose Feliciano - ""Every Woman"" & ""The Hungry Years"" --Heart - ""Magic Man,"" ""Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child),"" ""Crazy on You"" & ""White Lightning and Wine"" --Andy Kaufman - sings ""I Trusted You"" in a comedy song routine --Gordon Lightfoot (performance taped in Canada) - ""The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" & ""Race Among the Ruins"" --On film: clips from ""Rocky"" starring Sylvester Stallone

E22. Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Mar 18, 1977 · 90m

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (hosts) - ""You Don't Have to Be A Star,"" ""Your Love,"" ""I Hope We Get to Love in Time"" & ""Gone at Last"" --Themla Houston - ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" --Thelma Houston, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - ""Proud Mary"" --Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ""Blinded by the Light"" & ""Spirit in the Night"" --Fleetwood Mac (in concert from the University of California) - ""Rhiannon,"" ""Say You Love Me,"" ""Go Your Own Way"" & ""So Afraid""

E23. Host: Aretha Franklin

Mar 25, 1977 · 65m

Aretha Franklin (host) - ""Respect,"" ""Hooked on Your Love,"" ""Sweet Passions,"" ""When I Think About You"" & ""Meadows of Springtime"" --The Babys - ""If You've Got the Time"" --Brian Cadd - ""White on White Eldorado"" & ""Heavenly Night in September"" --Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" --Queen - ""Tie Your Mother Down"" (probably a music video) --Thin Lizzy - ""Jailbreak"" & ""Don't Believe a Word"" --Midnight Special salute to Neil Sedaka (Sedaka sings a medley of songs, talks about his career & shows clips from past appearances) --On film: movie clip from ""A Star Is Born"" with Barbra Streisand

E25. Host: Gabe Kaplan

Apr 8, 1977 · 65m

Gabe Kaplan (host) - does two comedy monologues. The first is about commercials for nose sprays; skin creams and a new deodorant for the ear. Second monologue is about the telephone, prank phone calls; blind dates --ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" --James Darren & Hattie Winston - ""You Take My Heart Away"" --The Dirt Band - ""Fish Song"" & ""Disco Stomp"" --Rod Stewart - ""Tonight's the Night"" (taped in his home) & ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" --Gary Wright - ""Water Sign"" & ""I'm Alright"" --Midnight Special salute to Judy Collins

E26. Host: George Benson

Apr 22, 1977 · 67m

Van Morrison sings "Moondance" (jam session with George Benson and other guests) --George Benson sings "Everything Must Change" and "Gonna Love You More" --Van Morrison - "Joyous Sound" --Etta James - "Tell Mama" --Carlos Santana & George Benson - "Breezin'" and "Valdez in the Country" (instrumental songs) --Midnight Special salute to Eric Clapton --Van Morrison - "Heavy Connection" & "Cold Wind in August" --Etta James & Dr. John - "I'd Rather be Blind" --Finale: Van Morrison - "Bring It on Home to Me"

E27. British Rock hosted by Wolfman Jack

Apr 29, 1977 · 90m

ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) - ""Do Ya,"" ""Rock Aria"" & ""Telephone Line"" --Salute to Elton John (narrated by Wolfman Jack) - includes clips of Elton John performing ""Bennie and the Jets"" & ""Philadelphia Freedom"" on ""Soul Train"" --Salute to Rod Stewart (narrated by Wolfman Jack) Music Videos / Promotional clips: --Queen - ""Bohemian Rhapsody,"" ""Somebody to Love"" & ""Tie Your Mother Down"" --Fleetwood Mac - ""Go Your Own Way"" & ""You Make Lovin' Fun"" --Genesis - ""Assault and Battery""

E28. Host: Helen Reddy

May 6, 1977 · 65m

-Helen Reddy (host) - ""You're My World,"" ""The Happy Girls,"" ""Midnight Skies"" & ""Aquarius Mirable"" --The Babys - If You've Got the Time,"" ""Looking for Love"" & ""Wild Man"" --James Brown - ""Get Up Offa That Thing"" & ""I Refuse to Lose"" --The Kinks - ""Sleepwaker"" & ""Juke Box Music"" --Kenny Rogers - ""Lucille"" & ""In and Out of Your Heart"" --The Sanford/Townsend Band - ""Smoke from a Distant Fire"" --Midnight Special salute to Jerry Lee Lewis

E29. Host: Wolfman Jack

May 13, 1977 · 65m

Wolfman Jack (host) --ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" & ""Fernando"" (music videos) --Stephen Bishop - ""Save It for a Rainy Day"" & ""On and On"" --Brick - ""Dazz"" --Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" --Natalie Cole - ""I've Got Love on My Mind"" --Heart - ""Magic Man"" & ""Crazy on You"" --Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ""Blinded By the Light"" & ""Spirit in the Night"" --Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. - ""Your Love"" --Mary MacGregor - ""Town Between Two Lovers

E30. Host: Lou Rawls

May 20, 1977 · 65m

Lou Rawls (host) - ""Some Folks Never Learn,"" ""See You When I Git There,"" ""Spring Again"" & ""Some Day You'll Be Old"" --Lou Rawls and Donna Summer - ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot"" --Sammy Davis (cameo, walk on) --Andrew Gold - ""Lonely Boy"" & ""Go Back Home Again"" --Gordon Lightfoot - ""Race Among the Ruins"" --Melanie - ""Cyclone"" --Leo Sayer - ""When I Need You"" & ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"" --Gino Vannelli - ""Summers of My Life"" --Midnight Special salute to Earth, Wind & Fire

E31. Host: Neil Sedaka

May 27, 1977 · 65m

Neil Sedaka (host) - ""Oh Carole,"" ""Tin Pan Alley,"" ""Amarillo,"" ""Hollywood Lady,"" ""Sleazy Love"" & ""Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"" --The Captain and Tennille - ""(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"" --Kim Carnes - ""Sailin'"" --Judy Collins - ""Bread and Roses"" --Thelma Houston - ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" & ""If It's the Last Thing I Do"" --Janis Ian - ""I Want to Make You Love Me"" & ""Party Lights"" --Helen Reddy - ""You're My World"" & ""The Happy Girls"" --Salute to Joan Baez

E32. Hosts: Bread

Jun 3, 1977 · 90m

Bread (hosts) - "Lay Your Money Down" "The Chosen One" "She's the Only One" & "Lost Without Your Love" --England Dan and John Ford Coley - "It's Sad to Belong" & "Soldier in the Rain" --Andrew Gold - "Lonely Boy" & "Go Back Home Again" --Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" --Eddie Rabbitt - "Rocky Mountain Music" --Johnny Rivers - "Slow Dancin'" --Valentine - "Take You Back" & "I've Got It" --Salute to Kenny Rogers

E33. Co-hosts: Emmylou Harris & Little Feat

Jun 10, 1977 · 65m

Emmylou Harris & Little Feat (co-hosts) --Emmylou Harris - ""Queen of the Silver Dollar"" (with Little Feat?) --Emmylou Harris - ""My Songbird"" --Little Feat - ""Dixie Chicken,"" ""Rocket in My Pocket"" & ""Rock and Roll Doctor"" --Paul Barrere - ""Old Folks Boogie"" --Bonnie Raitt - ""Runaway,"" ""Home"" & ""Sugar Mama"" --Weather Report - ""Birdland"" & ""Teen Town"" --Jessie Winchester - ""Rhumba Man"" & ""I Can't Stand Up Alone"" --Jessie Winchester and Emmylou Harris - ""Nothing But a Breeze"" --Neil Young (on film) - ""Like a Hurricane"" (concert footage)

E34. Host: Neil Sedaka

Jun 17, 1977

Neil Sedaka (host) - ""Amarillo,"" ""Laughter in the Rain,"" ""A Song,"" ""Bad Blood"" & ""One Night Stand"" --George Benson and Van Morrison - ""Misty"" --Fleetwood Mac (on film) - ""You Make Lovin' Fun"" --Renaissance - ""Carpet of the Sun"" & ""Midas Man"" --Kenny Rogers - ""Lucille"" & ""Daytime Friends"" --Carole Bayer Sager - ""Sweet Alibis"" --Small Wonder - ""Be Part of Me"" & ""Run Run Around"" --Salute to Van Morrison