Ep 45 - The Midnight Special Episode | December 7, 1973

Hosted by The Four Tops with special guest appearances by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, John Mayall, Mott the Hoople, Shawn Phillips, Todd Rundgren, and Wolfman Jack.
#TheMidnightSpecial #music #1970s
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:05 The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
00:04:40 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - The Cover of Rolling Stone
00:08:57 Mott The Hoople - Drivin' Sister
00:12:50 Todd Rundgren - Black Maria
00:18:09 The Four Tops - Love Music
00:19:19 The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
00:20:46 The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love
00:24:08 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Life Ain't Easy
00:27:31 Shawn Phillips - Baby's Breakthrough
00:33:02 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
00:36:47 John Mayall - California Campground
00:41:10 Mott The Hoople - Hymn for the Dudes
00:46:31 The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
00:50:11 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Insane Asylum
00:55:30 The Four Tops - Keeper of the Castle
00:58:23 The Four Tops - One Woman Man
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[@outtathyme5679]

The Four Tops introducing Mott the Hoople is the pinnacle of human civilization

[@Sternodox]

You, Sir, have spoken TRUTH!

[@dicksatan6444]

Aside from Morgan Fisher on piano, who was the organ player?

[@Sternodox]

@@dicksatan6444 I don't know the answer to your question, but your moniker is awesome! Love it.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

hahaha!

[@jimfrawley6763]

Blue Weaver?

[@fritztheman749]

We are blessed that Todd Rundgren gave up his powerlifting career to pursue music. Hello it’s me is one of the all-time greatest.

[@JQ127-c4e]

Ha well played!

[@commentatron]

I noticed that, too. Young people, years ago, weren't obese.

[@jtmichaelson]

Priceless performances - Todd, Mott, 4Tops, Dr Hook. Just awesome.

[@Sternodox]

Agree one bazillion percent!

[@fumanchu1977]

So much diversity, such great artists. Real treasure here. Todd Rundgren is on Fire!!

[@liverpoolpictorial]

Loved Levi Stubbs' voice since I was a kid. Still saddened since he passed away in 2008.

[@peggyolson6511]

Yes, and the poor man passed shortly before Barack Obama was elected president. Four Tops and all of Motown helped to integrate America, culturally and politically, etc, making Obama's rise even possible.

[@mkehammond7277]

My mom’s boyfriend was one of Levi’s cousins. Alvin Stubbs. He got to meet his cousin one time years ago.

[@Mo_Taser]

@@peggyolson6511 That's a good observation. 👍

[@bluebird925]

Lawrence Payton and Renaldo Benson passed away too. Abdul Fakir is the only one alive.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@peggyolson6511Thanks for your comment, very cool, I miss President Obama.

[@acme.videos]

Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me, is the highlight of this episode!! IMO one of the best hits of the 70's!! Todd was so talented and diverse as an artist!

[@AlmostReady504]

That and Mott the Hoople

[@michaelmariano8753]

Todd was not only a great writer/singer/artist, but also an amazing record producer. He produced some big, big hits, like "Loco-motion" by Grand Funk, and hits by other artists.

[@andytaylor5476]

He is still creating and touring!

[@thevoid99]

@@michaelmariano8753don't forget "skylarking" by XTC. one of the great albums of the 1980s.

[@Sternodox]

@@AlmostReady504 Hell yes!

[@andersolow5509]

John Mayall is doing "Room to Move" here (not "California Campground) but with different verse lyrics compared to the original from 1969. The chorus is the same though. The song became a trade mark of his as an encore ending of his shows. This show was aired a couple of months after the release of Mayall's "Ten Years Are Gone" album. It features Mayall with guitarist Freddy Robinson, Red Holloway on Saxophone, Mayall's old bandmate from the 60's Keef Hartley on the drums, Blue Mitchell plays the trumpet and Victor Gaskin on the bas.

[@Diogenes1360]

> Back when a "Brother" was a "Brother" you could count on . . .

[@AudioFileZ]

The Midnight Special was a historic show. In many ways. It blended disparate styles in a way few others did. Maybe Top 'O The Pops at it best was a reflection of this US version. I love seeing live performances and this show did more than a few classic presentations of such. Even if they performed with a soundtrack many were basically "live on top" of the recorded tracks which made them unique. So thankful that The Midnight Special is now releasing these great shows. This show includes what I'd have to call an iconic TV performance of a song popular at the time. That would be Todd Rundgren's "Hello, It's Me". A classic song in a very memorable TV rendition.

[@dicksatan6444]

Top of The Pops pales! Midnight Special was live. TOTP, wasn’t.

[@AudioFileZ]

@@dicksatan6444 Thanks Dick. I knew TOTPS seemed to mostly lip-synced performances yet you educated me that they never did live takes. No matter the social impact TOTPS had, this in my opinion too makes it a much lesser show.

[@pariaheep]

-> It blended disparate styles in a way few others did...

[@brucefranklin6295]

I saw this when it originally aired. I taped the audio with a microphone to cassette recorder of Mott the Hoople. Finally seeing this again after all these years is great!

[@dakotafarm1]

I did the same thing, although mine was a direct-line patched from the TV speaker to my reel-to-reel tape, and listened to it for years. Never thought I'd see it again and like you, finally seeing it again after 50+ years is great!

[@revup67]

Bruce same..that H guitar left quite an impression

[@Sternodox]

Me too! I was 20 years old, in the Air Force, at Griffiss Air Force Base. Me and about 25 other fellow Airmen were in the rec room watching Midnight Special, yelling, cheering, dancing. I'll never forget it! Todd was voted favorite.

[@brucefranklin6295]

@@dakotafarm1 That probably sounded pretty good. Mine didn't sound as good,I'm sure,but I still listened to it for years also.

[@jimfrawley6763]

@@revup67it’s the Maltese Cross guitar.

[@riverraisin1]

Just looked up Oakland and Holbrook streets in Detroit. Not much there anymore since the Four Tops sang on that corner. What a fantastic time and what a fantastic group!

[@StephanieJeanne]

Wow! So many Four Tops songs! I can't wait for that and The Cover of Rolling Stone! 🎶A favorite of mine!😎💜

[@gregoryduncan3067]

And you'll get to see how funky Todd Rundgren looks in this.

[@StephanieJeanne]

​@@gregoryduncan3067Oh yeah? I've seen him look different ways. I look forward to seeing what you mean.

[@StephanieJeanne]

Gret show! Dr. Hook was a riot!😂

[@ronaldolaquidara64]

Yeah Dr. Hook is mad funny Wish they performed Sylvia's mother Maybe on an up and coming show🤷

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@ronaldolaquidara64 I love that song. I wish they would, too!

[@mattmurray517]

Hell yes. John Mayall

[@GalaxyRover1020]

Keef Hartley is on drums too in this clip.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

@@GalaxyRover1020 some massive groovin' going on there!!!

[@ianman15]

No one has more fun on stage than Ray, Dennis and the rest of The Medicine Show!

[@AudioFileZ]

Talk about a loose performance for a national audience. This show sets the bar without going over that invisible line. That makes it a bit of TV history among just a few others.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

Some folks tend to forget to they were performing mostly Shel Silverstein's songs. A fine writer.

[@AudioFileZ]

@@GalaxyRover1020 Yes, and I was surprised to see in some of my youngster's books his writing. Quite a talented writer.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

@@AudioFileZ Yeah, He had gotten into writing books for the kiddeos. Very witty, clever guy. I always liked him and Dr. Hook. Mainly their early output, not so much their latterday pop disco stuff. But I can tolerate it and have the albums just the same.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@GalaxyRover1020Yes! 👍Thanks for mentioning Shel Silversteins songs here, what a genius songwriter he was. I love “Silvias Mother” and “The Cover of the Rolling Stone”.

[@dgf6275]

Yes🎉 Keeper of the Castle🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🎉

[@RetroMusicMan369]

One of their BEST albums…leaving Motown to do that album was very smart move

[@OWR0406]

Dr. Hook surely visited a liquor store before their performances 🥃 🥃 🥃

[@Zoetropeification]

And the 70s version of a dispensery. 😃

[@DimaS-np3jd]

Да они просто пьянючие в хлам

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

Or their friendly neighborhood dealer.

[@ronaldolaquidara64]

The midnight special was taped in the morning too 😲 Idk what time probably not too early 7 or 8am 😹😂😹

[@RockinEd]

more like Cocaine katy!!

[@lawrencebrissenden]

Eric Clapton's "The Fool" guitar still sounded amazing!

[@jonburton4897]

Todd sold it as he didn’t think it was much good. He had been given a replica by a Japanese luther

[@midwestconcertvideo]

Even though Eric only played it for a couple of years, and Todd played it for decades? I suppose it's like moving out into the country, your grandchildren will be known as the people living at "the old Smith place"

[@davidf3883]

Yes!!! back in the USA episode and The Four Tops to boot...can't wait!!!!

[@OWR0406]

Rundgren could have been the male Carol King or Laura Nyro but decided to go the glam/progressive rock way. Kudos for that decision

[@rebeccawagner4167]

I love the Midnight Special and the awesome and amazing talent that they have on there🎉🎉

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

The Four Tops! Now, that's how you do it. Saw them live in the 80's and they were kickin' it then too.

[@OWR0406]

a great set of different styles and performances. Four Tops and Rundgren are the best

[@EdKazO-Vision]

Who could forget the men’s shirt shortage of 1973?

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Yeah! As a lady here, I’m thoroughly “enjoying the creation”. 😍 😉 I remember the gasoline shortages around this same time period, hmmm, wonder if they’re related? 😂 I was age 14 & at my grandmothers for the summer, visiting her & my cousins in Wyoming, was my first time to fly in an airplane and solo. We kept hearing about the gas shortages while listening to the radio/suntanning outside.

[@TheRealPynkPanther]

this show is magnificent!

[@toddru1]

Having seen terrible quality versions of Todd's performances on here over the years, so fantastic to see the whole thing the way it was intended. And what a line-up. The Four Tops were amazing.

[@LLS710]

How is it I've never even heard of this Shawn guy my whole life???

[@ernestcruz6316]

Shawn Phillips was sort of a regular on Midnight Special in its early years.

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

John Mayall beat-boxing as a New Mexico hippie was unexpected. Crazy tight band.

[@russhowison4215]

Todd Rundgren is playing Clapton’s “the fool” Gibson SG from his Cream days. One of the many awesome things about this episode! Great stuff!

[@matthewbaduria]

Todd Rundgren and The Four Tops on the same show,that's worth saying something.great episode.

[@FreakersBall]

Dr. Hook, best live band ever. Great fun 🙂

[@vimfuego8827]

Oh geez, a time that just let music flow

[@lauriebarnes2999]

Can't wait, The Midnight Special!

[@crispyrobot77]

"Four Tops" creates music that makes you smile :) I recall when "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" 19:18 was a huge hit on this antiquated device We Ancient Ones called "The Radio". Four Tops made such a wonderful contribution to the Music Wealth and Health of Humankind. Not just their very famous Hit Songs, but ALL their music. What do the peak of Mt Everest, a Rapidly Spinning Toy, a Coke bottle seal, and a Toupée have in common?

[@004752]

This has to be the best Midnight Special ever. The performance of "Him For The Dudes" by MTH really sums up the power and rawness of this great band!! Mott The Hoople, Todd Rundgren, John Mayall and hosted by the Four. Tops. AMAZING & HISTORIC!! Thanks for posting.

[@004752]

that's "HYMN FOR THE DUDES" -I know, tell my coputer!!!!

[@markhernden9472]

Not sure if Todd really needed the glam costumes but those were the times, The guy's a genius.

[@user-xp5dv1me6e]

With Elton, Alice and Bowie around, Todd had to compete! (and with great music).

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I find Todd and his performance 🎭 art here, 🤩 very easy on the eyes 😍

[@ernestcruz6316]

Todd's first costume in this show was supposedly designed by the woman who made David Byrne's big boxy suit for Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense tour.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

He has stated it was a mistake. He had a gay friend costume & makeup guy and he overdid it. But as pointed out, it was the times o he pulled it off. Let the music do the talking, and it does. Unlike today the "show" is all that matters, these are real musicians, some better then others, but operative word "real" musicians playing. I miss that today.

[@markhernden9472]

@@GalaxyRover1020 I miss that immensely too. Rundgren is a fine vocalist, a multi-instrumentalist, a great songwriter, producer and arranger. Talents that seem to be increasingly rare these days. Most of todays "Top 40" music is horrifying.

[@pauldalnoky6055]

The 4 Tops were truly a credit to their race!

[@marccardiff]

Although I don't believe it was your intention, there are subtle racist undertones to your statement--the implication is that the race in question is lacking somehow.

[@pauldalnoky6055]

@marccardiff silly man, I was being ironic.

[@WesleyEMARD-ih8gl]

Four tops bring back memories from the past wes

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Oh man i watched this religiously for my junior high & high school years. Loved it. Got my first guitar in '72. And Loggins & Messina were my favorite band a few years later.

[@ghanasoul]

Seein the 4 Tops singing “Keeper of the Castle” made me VERY happy. I didn’t even know they hosted this show (of course I didn’t know I wasn’t born! Ha).

[@bene.divinocordeiro6196]

A cada episódio uma surpresa , este vai ser imperdível ❤❤❤❤

[@dakotafarm1]

Seeing Mott's performance 50+ years on is revealing. They all have on the same outfits and it's the same set as in the October 19, 1973 show. I thought for over 50 years they made a return appearance to the Midnight Special after the earlier show, but now it looks more likely they actually taped all four songs on 9-11-73 (and watch for the dark, swift edit between the Four Tops' introduction and Buffin's opening drumming on "Drivin' Sister"). It was probably their first live concert appearance with new guitarist "Ariel Bender" (Luther Grosvenor) after Mick Ralphs left the band in August. Anyway, I always liked their performance of "Hymn For the Dudes" on this show a lot.

[@moorlock2003]

Prior to this the band taped a 4-song set for Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert, also featuring “Drivin’ Sister”. It was the band’s first performance with Ariel Bender. Yes, the 4 songs for The Midnight Special were recorded on the same day, and divided up for 2 programs.

[@dakotafarm1]

@@moorlock2003 I thought the Don Kirschner Rock Concert appearance was taped on 9-13-73 at the Aquarius Theatre?

[@moorlock2003]

@@dakotafarm1 Yes, before MS

[@dakotafarm1]

@@moorlock2003 No, it wasn't. The Midnight Special performance was taped on 9-11-73, two days before the Don Kirschner Rock Concert taping.

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

"Hello It's Me" is one of my favorite all-time songs. I wish he hadn't performed to tracks, though. A solo version on the piano would've been sublime.

[@Crankerny58]

WoW! Love every band here! The Four Tops was my very first Motown band! They were Rock-'n-Roll to me back in the mid 60's!

[@Patriotic545]

The Four Tops the best live performance of the show on this episode.

[@DaveLL500]

This appears to be the original live vocals of Todd Rundgren's performance of Hello It's Me rather than the edited version on other posts on YT. Great to hear it.

[@user-xw6tp6jx1g]

The Four Tops.....smooth!

[@bluebear1985]

It looks like the show after this from December 14, 1973, is another classic. It was hosted by Loggins & Messina, and it also features appearances from The Guess Who, Leo Kottke, and Billy Preston, plus a comedy segment from Martin Mull.

[@pattiespetitetanks6181]

Awesome !!!

[@SteveKraus]

What a great collection of artists. Thanks

[@CowGirlKat8691]

Thankx! Remembering watching this as a young teen!

[@wecontrolthevideo]

Damn! How can this be over fifty years ago!

[@Teleman73]

The irony, Todd playing Eric Claptons "the fool" SG and Erics old boss John Mayall on the same show.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

That is a cool point.

[@BIZARBIES]

He shreds that Fool!

[@Teleman73]

@@GalaxyRover1020The guitar was called "The Fool" SG as it was painted by a dutch hippie group called the Fool.

[@Jreb1865]

@@GalaxyRover1020 Google "Eric Clapton and The FooL SG" and you'll see who (or what) "The Fool" is...lol You obviously have no idea...

[@GalaxyRover1020]

@@Jreb1865 I know exactly all about The Fool guitar and who they were, I even have their album! I didn't understand the posters wording. Now I get the joke. Feel stupid, nah not really!

[@WesleyEMARD-ih8gl]

Today Rundgren is the bomb

[@BlueWaterSTAX]

Classic. I sure do miss Motown. They quit playing it on the radio for the most part.

[@RIXRADvidz]

Todd Rundgrren, rockin' the ombre loooonnnnnng before it was a thing. When Glam meets Rock and says, ''yeah, let's do this!!'' Glam Rock giving the 80's Hair Bands lessons in ''How to ...'''

[@vincentdavis3453]

The Four Tops were stylin' it tonight, absolutely awesome. Todd Rundgren's - Hello It's Me & Mott The Hoople - Hymn for the Dudes. The songs that punctuated the Wonder Years of our lives. Love the show

[@998cooper]

Hymn For The Dudes yes Ian nailed it.

[@DestinyFilmWorks]

The genius that is Todd Rundgren

[@robertriteman3227]

Every time I watch an interview with him I am just so impressed

[@user-tl4db8oc3f]

Wow that's diversity😊😊

[@NYCHFAN]

This is a FANTASTIC episode!! ❤❤🎶🎶🎶

[@sirlordsoul]

Love the John Mayall clip, but the song they're playing is "Room to Move," not "California Campground."

[@peringolfgjvag4681]

Thank soo much for this video love Dr.Hook here they are from their best time really hope that you will release the rest of episodes with Dr.Hook

[@MrDanielphenix]

Shawn Phillips a true artist...a guitar, an amazing voice, the essence of what a singer is...no need for nything when you have something to say that comes from an open heart...the rest is entertainement for the kids...

[@jamesmack3314]

And now John Mayall is pushing 90

[@Enevan1968]

Come November he will be 91

[@bluebird925]

He's going in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

[@jamesmack3314]

@@bluebird925 and I’m sure Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull will be about 90 if he goes in ever

[@bluebird925]

@@jamesmack3314 in around 13 years from now.

[@troymurray9851]

When I was a kid and living and working on a large ranch in the 70's when we weren't moving sprinkler pipe during the summer, we would get wasted, eat popcorn and drink lime koolaid...but, the best part was listening to the Hook as well as Shel Silverstein. Great times!

[@revup67]

Been waiting such a long, long time for this to resurface..MOTT and Ian with the Iron Cross and H guitar. Saw this the night it aired..it's no longer a video of the mind. Thank you for this Upload.

[@trich4life]

How many Gen X are in here verklempt from the nostalgia? 😊😊

[@P51]

How about Todd SHREDDING on Black Maria? LOVE the SG. This show is the BEST content here.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I LOVE that song! From his ‘72 album Something/Anything. He’s such a musical genius, wish I’d seen him perform once, big regret.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Todd Rundgren for the Win!! A Musical Genius!! 🥰 He’s so sexy too, I love his wonky teeth, “perfect” is so very boring…❤. His outfit-style is called Performance Art and he looks FAB here. Could still kick myself for missing Todd and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band when they came through town a few years back. Thoroughly enjoyed this show!

[@robertriteman3227]

Check out the clips on youtube of him with Daryl Hall . Really great

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@robertriteman3227 Yes, I’ve seen them, at Todds house in Hawaii I believe? Gorgeous setting with great music making. Thank you.

[@John60s70s]

Hello It's Me 33:02. I always liked that Tod Rundgren song.🙂

[@catholicfaithofmine2664]

The good old days

[@kevinhodgins1811]

Did any group ever have more fun on this show as Dr. Hook? I'll have what they're having....

[@maxslamer]

Fun too watch the newly started Todd Rundgren's Utopia, though it's lineup #2 I believe (with Todd and Jean Yves "M. Frog" Labat remaining from the first lineup, with Ralph Schuckett, Mark "Moogy" Klingman, John Siegler and Kevin Ellman having replaced keyboardist David Mason and the Sales brothers, Tony and Hunt).

[@jimmyguitar2933]

50 years later i finally understand why my parents were freaked out by all that hair. (Dr. Hook)

[@user-jz6to8md3c]

Todds guitar is that the eric clapton when he was in cream guitar.

[@brotzmannsax]

No, different guitar, same idea.

[@PhilDietz]

This episode was the Tops!

[@user-hj3me4gi2s]

Sorry, John Mayall is wrong- It is "Room To Move", not California Campground

[@GalaxyRover1020]

The song John Mayall is performing in this clip is "Room To Move", not "California Campground".

[@1313otto]

He performed both on the original show. Not sure why California Campground was omitted.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

@@1313otto I was hoping that was the case and we shall see "California Campground" on a forthcoming episode. Thanks for the info.

[@Bassverous]

Dr hook!

[@deweygill1973]

The Four Tops were a couple of years away from another label change- on ABC at this point after leaving Motown a year earlier. They’d end up on Casablanca with The Village People as labelmates. An album was planned- “The Four Tops Meet The Five Bottoms” or something like that. Bad studio chemistry ended that project, The Village People weren’t into Stubbs.

[@medgasguy]

Todd Rundgren's "Hello it's Me"...😘

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Can John Mayall look any more handsome? I don’t think so, glad he decided to go sans shirt and show us his cool jewelry instead. Love his harp playing skills.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

I was pleasantly surprised Mayall was on. Very cool, I wish they had an episode where he hosted.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@GalaxyRover1020Maybe we’ll get a “surprise” in the future? I’d love for John to host a show too. He’s a favorite musician of mine.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

@@KittyGrizGriz Mine too, I saw you commented on Mark - Almond. Those two musicians Jon Mark, John Almond played with Mayall. They're on the orig. "Room To Move' from "The Turning Point album". I watched this show when it orig. aired, some I remember, some unsure. i do recall the band "Wet Willie' appeared. Hope they post that.

[@jamesmack3314]

@@KittyGrizGriz wishful thinking they’ll have to wheel him out in a wheelchair. He’s almost 90 years old.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@jamesmack3314 😂 😆 I meant during the time period that The Midnight Special tv show aired; February ‘73 - March ‘81. It’s still so strange that I don’t remember watching any of these segments back then, I was heavily into music, think I was too busy hanging out with friends, going to live rock ‘n’ roll & disco venues.

[@bluebird925]

The amazing thing about The Four Tops is they stayed together until Lawrence Payton passed away. Abdul Fakir is the only one alive from the classic lineup, and he's still leading the Four Tops.

[@Sternodox]

Ian's guitar!

[@StephanieJeanne]

That was cool!

[@Jreb1865]

Wow...At 7:50 you can sure tell Dr. Hook's set is live... Lead singer's mike goes out...lol

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Bit of a lyric change with Dr. Hook there.

[@jackal59]

Dr. Hook was basically a New Jersey bar band that got lucky.

[@Teleman73]

Who can spot Luther Grosvenor?

[@Zoetropeification]

Look to the right of Ian Hunter. If you can take your eyes off Ian's big old H guitar. Luther should have had a big B for his guitar. 🙂

[@moorlock2003]

He wasn’t there, but Ariel Bender was.

[@alanvallazza9781]

The original version of Dr Hook. Medicine Show part added in.

[@johndefalque5061]

Big rock organ!

[@reddeserted13]

Levi is the second best soul singer of all time after Otis Redding

[@TheHuckster100]

Mott The Hoople, still one of my favorite bands, they were never the same after Mick Ralphs left though.

[@moorlock2003]

Ralphs went off to do boring blues rock with the Free singer. Ho hum. Ariel Bender was flashier and a better fit for Mott The Hoople’s Glam Rock image.

[@MrDeterioration]

​@moorlock2003 and a vastly inferior player compared to Ralph's- and Ronson.

[@robertriteman3227]

You make a fair point - but I do love Hunter's solo albums

[@sharreetaylor861]

The Four Tops miss the Motown musicians onstage. Doesn't sound the same .

[@moorlock2003]

The Supremes had the same problem on The Ed Sullivan Show. Ed’s house band was a weak substitute for the Motown crew.

[@rogermilla2358]

I wish they played Bernadette...

[@KittyGrizGriz]

44:49 anybody catch the lyrics “The Nazz” which was the name of Todd Rundgrens ‘67 band formed in Philadelphia? “The Nazz Are Blue” is a Yardbirds song which inspired Todds band name. What are Mott the Hoople referencing here? Hmmm, now I’m curious…anyone know?

[@michaelseet9320]

in my next life i wanna be Levi Stubb!!

[@user-xh2so8ef3o]

Man, Dr Hook looked wasted --... and having just the greatest time : )

[@h.shiraishitt9789]

Isn't John Mayall's guitarist Freddie Robinson? I want to see more.

[@GalaxyRover1020]

Yes it is, It looks to be his "Moving On" era lineup more or less. Great band.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

TODD Goes Off...Wild make-up

[@rickallen6378]

Todd playing The Fool.