The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1978

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19 1972 then began its run as a regular series on February 2 1973; its last episode was on May 1 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The program's theme song a traditional folk song called "Midnight Special" was performed by Johnny Rivers.