Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

Man, those backing singers...

[@StevenCarinci]

The whole band is totally killing it on this tune. Pure groove city.

[@doctorsteve9476]

they released their exercise work out video 2 weeks later.

[@ernstthalmann4306]

​@@doctorsteve9476really?

[@christian_traxler]

@@StevenCarinci Fuck yeah, f'course, but my man jimmy for sure meant that the backing singers are hot as hell!! And he right!

[@rikk1546]

I miss 70s girls. Don't miss those high-waisted jeans though; hope those never come back.

[@Ruger1022C]

Pulling this off live is impressive. Backing singers brought that heat.

[@DarkeningSkies1]

Porky and Bucky were no joke. 😎

[@georgecarter838]

They made this live version all the better.

[@kajem575]

​@@DarkeningSkies1Their "dancing" is.

[@lifestudent2472]

they got style and and I hope both are happy grandmothers now .

[@georgetaylor7845]

Yeah they did

[@andyinoregon]

For those wondering, if you pause at 1:44, the band members (L-R) are backing vocalists Jenny "Bucky" Soule and Gloria "Porky" Granola, bassist/songwriter (the late) Walter Becker, lead vocalist/songwriter Donald Fagen, drummer/backing vocalist (the late) Jim Hodder, percussionist/backing vocalist Royce Jones, guitarist Denny Dias (rhymes with bias) and lead guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. This same lineup would appear in November 1973 on "American Bandstand," lip-synching to the 45-single recording of "My Old School." When they toured in 1974 to promote their 3rd album, "Pretzel Logic," they replaced Jenny and Gloria with backing vocalist and keyboardist Michael McDonald and added a 2nd drummer, the late-great Jeff Porcaro. Check out blonde vocalist Gloria (Giano) Granola six years later when she appeared with her husband (Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager) on a 1979 episode of the TV game show "Family Feud" (available on KZbin).

[@gordoh7634]

You are the Steely Dan encyclopedia thanks for that!

[@SelectCircle]

Porky Granola? ... With a name like that she should've gone solo!

[@philipcramer940]

Was Denny Dias, one of the studio cats out of Los Angeles?

[@philipbarton2634]

Thank you for that!!!!!

[@n.oneimportant5]

​@@philipcramer940nope. Denny was the first musician Donald and Walter hired for what became the original lineup of Steely Dan. If memory serves, Denny is from Long Island and met Becker and Fagen when they were living in NYC in the early 70s.

[@woodrowwilkins149]

Those backup singers are a show by themselves.

[@tactikzzF1R3]

They are INCREDIBLE!!!

[@therussiandragon616]

Gloria 'Porky' Granola and Jenny 'Bucky' Soule

[@davemathews7890]

The early 70s coke 'ho look.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

They were FIRE!

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@davemathews7890Just the way the Dan wanted them to look

[@MrDeanross]

To say they don’t make ‘em like this anymore is an understatement

[@manjacovus5342]

You wouldn't chuckle, cousin

[@maxkproductions]

they didn't make em like it at the time either really, Steely Dan are just simply unmatched.

[@MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk]

What .. I need to call someone to install new carpet in my place. My girl and I tore the shit out of this rug this morning.

[@iangraham9988]

Yet, that refrain of “Show bizz kids making movies about themselves. They don’t give a fuck about anybody else.” could totally be about present day influencers

[@peterbellwood5412]

@@iangraham9988 Beat me to it bro

[@richalderson6069]

Jeff Baxter really killin' it on the slide!

[@_RZ____]

Standing!

[@kevingoins9858]

That guitar needed a cigarette after he was done!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@kevingoins9858 lol Right! 😆

[@davidcaram7675]

I thought that was "Skunk"

[@richalderson6069]

@@davidcaram7675 His middle nickname. I chose not to bother using it.

[@davidbeverly6411]

They got the shapely bodies They got the Steely Dan T-Shirt And for the coup de grace They're outrageous...

[@bradgoldman9578]

And they don't give a F*ck about anybody else.

[@titus2120]

I always thought the ladies in the songs had Chevrolet bodies…. A reference to the hippier Inoalas of the late ‘70’s…. Oh well…

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Yes!

[@doozerace]

…..honey, let me tell you 😂

[@wmarkdyer]

One of these days I'm going to order a Steely Dan tshirt on Amazon.

[@hiimharvey4191]

this is one of the most 70’s things i’ve ever seen. the midnight special itself is just the epitome of the era

[@kbrewski1]

The show started right as I became a teen in 1973. I watched MS and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert religiously. The soundtrack to my teen years until disco ruined it.

[@johnjeffery6638]

Ot makes me wanna birn some tiestick and rip a few lines of white.

[@frankmarsh1159]

​@@kbrewski1If you think disco was bad I guess you've never heard BTS.

[@kbrewski1]

@@frankmarsh1159 Blood Tears and Sweat? Nope 🤣 🤣

[@gregdolecki8530]

This is real music, played and sung by master musicians.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

Live Steely Dan footage from the 70's is pretty rare actually. They stopped touring in 1974.

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

Except for this Midnight special appearance, (3 songs)one music video, and a mimed performance of one song on some UK TV show..there is n no other existing video of Steely Dan in the 1970's.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

The Midnight Special did the bulk of it.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

Steely Dan made at least 2 appearances on the Midnight Special. They were on to promote the 1st album as well.

[@machtschnell7452]

Yeah a group I was with would video tape groups in the early 70s on Sony helical monochrome tape recorders. One of the bands we recorded was Steely Dan on their first tour. Baxter did about a 90 second solo intro into Reeling in the Years. Everyone the club just froze and stared in amazement. Resolution was crap, but the music was golden. I wonder if those still exist somewhere?

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

@@gregoryduncan3067 ? my information shows they played oly 3 songs on The M.S. SO it Again, Show Biz Kids and Reelin in the Years. What other songs are you referring to?

[@scotttimmins5297]

Just in case you thought Steely Dan was just a studio creature with unlimited takes to get it just right... These guys could bring it live any time, any day.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

They just didn’t want to…Period.

[@pkoven]

good point

[@stuartdryer1352]

I saw them live a few times before Walter Becker died. They were GREAT.

[@ernstthalmann4306]

Saw them live in 2019 still great rip Fagan

[@darwinia55]

@@ernstthalmann4306 Donald Fagan isn't dead!

[@jamesm.3967]

And this is why the 70s was the best decade pound for pound for music.

[@johninflorida8634]

@@jamesm.3967 no man, the late 60's were about some really serious music. But the early 70's were too. Not so with disco. Dance can bubble up at anytime, though.

[@jsg3651]

Couldn’t agree more with you brother

[@tropicaldoodad]

This song is remarkable for a hundred reasons, but one is that there's a guitar "solo" the whole length of the song.

[@stefanblue660]

Just wanted to say this! It is Walter Becker, right?

[@rafi1234321]

Jeff "skunk" Baxter is the lead guitarist

[@stefanblue660]

@@rafi1234321 Yes, already figured it out , thx.

[@Dan.50]

The backup singers deserved all the attention that they got!

[@pariaheep]

Man, they're HOT HOT HOT

[@nickbielby7095]

I was so lucky to be a 70s kid. The quality and variety of music was mind blowing

[@danherring5676]

Don't you just feel so sorry for today's kids who believe that the hits they are listening to are actually valid music? I tried listening to some Taylor Swift recently to see what the hubbub was about. I tried four songs and the longest I could hang on was about 30 seconds. Absolute crap. Nice girl, but it's such absolute manufactured, corporate pablum. So so sad. I appreciate more every day the music we had when we were young.

[@HungryH1951]

@@danherring5676 'I tried four songs and the longest I could hang on was about 30 seconds. Absolute crap" Yes, but teenage boys are lined up for 3 blocks to get into one of her concerts. Hearts go pitter patter and they faint. Sort of like it was with the Beatles. She's worth $1.1 Billion . Pretty pathetic really, what young boys call music these days.

[@cieskokid]

Indeed! We '70s kids had Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Christine McVie & Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt in her prime, ie songwriter and singers with substance and real music played by talented musicians...I like Taylor Swift as a person, her authenticity, and admire the way she is in control of how she plays the show business game but her songs are like those pieces of candy in the box with the sorta fake waxy feel & no real taste to them. Making boys hearts go pitter pat & being worth a billion $ doesn't mean you're a good musician, it means you're a successfully marketed product. I pity tha' kids of today!

[@hijmestoffels5171]

This is the Steely Dan I love the most. A real band with so much energy. And indeed, Jeff Baxter is killing it.

[@rockrecordreport7136]

I saw them in 1973 and 74 and the energy was even more intense than this tv appearance. They were rocking hard.

[@petefogel2133]

A real band? What does that mean? As of 2023, they've had the same "real band" for the past 20 years.

[@kbrewski1]

Original band is the more correct term. The 20+ SD concerts I've seen since 1993 weren't a mirage.

[@andyinoregon]

@@rockrecordreport7136 I saw them in April 1974. When you saw them in '73, did they perform "Midnite Cruiser" with drummer Jim Hodder on lead vocal?

[@stevenjosephs9]

Jeff " Skunk " Baxter at his best 😊

[@timmillan6701]

I love everything about this song. Love the opening, love the tempo, love the guitar and especially the lyrics. The first F- bomb that I ever heard on radio. Apparently the censoring body missed that for years

[@paulamiles9559]

In 1976, our cat had kittens and my 11 year old brother named 2 of them Walter Becker and Donald Fagin.

[@silentway74]

that's my favorite comment in the history of KZbin

[@kbrewski1]

Its Fagen. I'd hate for you to put the wrong name on the ID tags.

[@forgottencas2272]

​@@silentway74 Mine too!

[@K-Locke]

Those backup singers were invested in giving the best performance they could.

[@patrickwalters8817]

Absolutely outstanding. I love how they obviously refused to change the lyric for television. Bonus points for great hippie chick background singers and Walter Becker’s hair.

[@weing]

All they accomplished was ruining the vibe of the performance with the mute. . It was not like program practices was going to give them a special exemption.

[@gilldavidmour4199]

@@weing And yet, here we are talking about it 50 years later. It made an impact just the way it went down.

[@cerph]

The drummer had longer hair than the girls.

[@kevscho3779]

Those aren’t hippies

[@Frip36]

wow. what 'impact'. A few guys mentioning it on the internet. @@gilldavidmour4199

[@bonjovi1612]

When talent mattered more than looks.

[@vap0rland]

but hey, some had both, and more!

[@ernstthalmann4306]

Amen!

[@WeGachaMetal]

God damn man. this is like being in heaven for 4 minutes.

[@ankhor9252]

The grit. The satire. And Skunk burning it up.

[@GrowthruGod]

50 yrs ago

[@kbrewski1]

Those back up vocalists are so over the top its hilarious. Skunk Baxter tearing it up on lead. Ol Walter tucked away in back on the bass. Midnight Special was must see weekend TV for me in the early to mid 70s. I love the fact that most tunes were done completely live. Ive got all the Midnight Special DVDs but this performance wasn't on those. Someone has unearthed a gem. Just think how odd this song is structured. Priceless early Dan.

[@bartwaggoner2000]

The backup singers are mesmerizing

[@jonathanhudak2059]

They are indeed!

[@plentinough7222]

The sexy seventies baby!

[@piersquick7968]

Well, I suppose that's one word for it😄. The cameraman was certainly mesmerised!

[@spottorf]

Indeed. I recall them both wearing gold lamé body suits.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@@spottorf nice

[@TheKristyle79]

The SOUL and talent of the 70's. ❤️‍🔥💥❤️‍🔥💥❤️‍🔥💥

[@victorrobertperry]

I had no idea Donald had this kind of stage presence or that Steely Dan ever got this loud and visually extravagant live. Just amazing. While the poor people sleeping with the sound turned down some stars come out on the midnight special...

[@grabham59]

That's a great a point - Don, at this time, felt he didn't have the presence to be a lead singer - but this clip clear shows the reality to be different. That said, it also shows why expending this amount of energy on stage, and trying to be the guys pulling it all together in the studio long term wasn't sustainable...

[@pinguinobc]

Yep, I had to have the sound turned low on my black-and-white TV so it wouldn't wake my parents.

[@bscepter]

Early on, they had a pretty raucous show. There are some live recordings from this era that are fantastic.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

@@grabham59 Wtf are you talking about??? Not sustainable? It was sustainable for droves of other hard-working acts putting out an album a year and touring. Maybe if they didn't get so overly meticulous in the studio after a while it wouldn't have been so hard on them po' fellas. It was perfectly sustainable for Zappa, who was certainly the one 'pulling it all together in the studio'.

[@kakistocracyusa]

50 years ago. They really brought it that night.

[@davemathews7890]

Steely Dan's FU to celebrity.

[@desthomas8970]

I have listened to this number hundreds of times. Not just a fan but addicted to Steely Dan.

[@SimonSheen990]

rick derringer's original slide guitar was great but skunk baxter's rendition also is impeccable.

[@randb4865]

Poor Walter... not a single close-up.

[@EF-69]

​@@randb4865yeah, camera shot choices could have been much better.

[@YachtRockFiend]

Skunk was just on the Bob Lefsetz podcast. Maybe the most incredible story in rock. He still has top secret clearance from the Dept. Of Defense!

[@jbyoung7397]

Plus, maybe one of the few times Skunk is standing rather than sitting! Absolutely love this. What a great find. Way cool!

[@michaelheckman9576]

All American Boy ! I Love Rick Derringer ! Saw him and Edgar Winter in San Diego. Yep Rick is good.

[@tomslemmons9556]

I keep coming back to this video for the backup singers.

[@mulletjc]

Jim Hodder’s scream at the end at the drums (3:35) is just like the record and look how psyched Skunk is after he pulls it off.

[@Fygee]

Whomever is running this channel and giving us these amazingly restored historical gems, we owe you the world! Thank you so much!

[@peterbellini6102]

You can keep any music you're listening to college kids...ANYTHING. There ain't nothing like 70's music. Mic drop supremo

[@AirForceFalcons_9922]

FACTS!

[@kellyfarley5925]

@@AirForceFalcons_9922 You can be cool but you can't be Steely Dan Cool.

[@paulhunt4690]

Man, I miss the 70’s.

[@ZombieCoGaming]

Talent like this in the music industry is now almost nonexistent.

[@EgorCletus]

One of the many reasons the 1970s was the best decade EVER!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

The guitar playing on this is INSANE! Jeff is JAMMIN’ 🤘

[@RetroReef]

Didn’t expect to find you here. My algorithm universe is folding in on itself.

[@caryheuchert]

One of Steely Dan’s greatest tunes! A song that I often listened to over and over again.

[@machtschnell7452]

Actually their most simple tune. But one of their best pop song parodies.

[@georgefortney8199]

Me too! This is the song that really got me hooked on them!

[@makethebestofwhatsaround3113]

I thought that this treasure would never be found!

[@walterjenkins4536]

KZbin The Only True Time Machine

[@allenavila]

I get the concept of the song more in this live version than I do in the studio version.

[@christian_traxler]

OK, I'm back again, I just can't help: This video should be part of the national treasure of every fucking country on this wonderful planet!

[@davidquinn6776]

One, if not the coolest song’s ever…

[@whatwouldbrianwilson]

I can’t stop watching this! Who knew1973 was so frigging cool? LOST WAGES, LOST WAGES, LOST WAGES!

[@joustwave6541]

One of the coolest one-chord songs ever.

[@gchase4073]

WOW! Thank you Midnight Special people! This is rare live Steely Dan. I used to stay up late to watch Midnight Special as a kid in the 70s.

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

Our pleasure!

[@goodun2974]

​@@themidnightspecialtvshow, In the modern age of DVR's and Internet streaming, young people don't understand what it was like to intentionally stay up late for what we now refer to as "appointment TV" ! For us, it was a "be there, or be 'square' " moment!

[@kbrewski1]

​@themidnightspecialtvshow Is this an official Midnight Special archive channel? Why wasn't this performance on the DVDS I have? As far as I know, I have all of them.

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

@@kbrewski1 This is an official channel from Burt Sugarman. The DVD collections were select performances, there is a lot more unseen footage coming along with complete episodes that have not been seen in 40-50 years. Hope you enjoy the new treasures.

[@kbrewski1]

@@themidnightspecialtvshow Wow, thank god Burt is finally letting the goods loose, so now I can stop cursing him for hoarding these when I see him on Dodgers broadcasts sitting behind home plate with Mary Hart!! 😁

[@jamalabdul2009]

I accidentally watched this video and my goodness the funkiness of this group hooked me!! Never did I expect this from Steely Dan and I’m absolutely obsessed!!

[@bubblesandpickles]

Those 2 back-up singers were serving up ABBA glamour and energy even before ABBA! I have to copy their organic dance moves. Yaas Queens!! Everything about that performance was hot. All the musicians were on fire and Donald Fagan was merciless.

[@raymondm4441]

Man, Skunk is going off on that slide. He's easily in my top 5 favorite guitarists.

[@glennhavinoviski8128]

Who knew he was going to become a renowned military intelligence expert?? And yes, he still plays!

[@benvye4279]

Rick Derringer played the slide on the Countdown to Ecstacy recording; Skunk really copied it well here

[@CliftonGaines-yv9bm]

Where's this been for the last 5 decades?!!

[@michaelmurashko3440]

I was at this taping. Can't believe I haven't seen this since 1973. I remember little else about this episode, but I definitely remember this song.

[@andyinoregon]

Since these performances were taped and aired later, do you remember if they ever did a song over -- to get it just right?

[@michaelmurashko3440]

@@andyinoregon I distinctly remember them doing one of the songs twice. Can't remember if it was Show Biz Kids or Reelin In the Years. I had a good friend whose dad was the lighting director on this show, so we went to a number of these.

[@andyinoregon]

@@michaelmurashko3440 Did the studio audience get in for free?

[@MrGommeren]

The amount of musical talent is just undescribable.

[@isawone]

Skunk Baxter kept his slide playing going even when the G string on his guitar got stuck to the pickup pole piece. At 3:52 you can see the string wedged under the screw on the pickup. At the end of the song you can see him unwedging the string and retuning it.

[@machtschnell7452]

Jeff was a great guitar technician originally before his playing career exploded.

[@lostsailr]

Interesting, it's the tightest shot of JSB, I wonder if the camera director saw that

[@Matthew-xr5be]

Man, you've got quite the laser-beam eye.. All your observations 100% accurate..

[@GetUpTheMountains]

Nice eye! 👁

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

Nice catch dude!

[@matthewclark9652]

They also did "My Old School" & "Reelin' In The Years" when the late Billy Preston was the host (Episode 31).

[@mymusicbymemusic]

I've watched this video a bazillion times.

[@AndresManosalvas]

Wow, such a marvelous performance. I love this band 😊

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

The best!

[@AndresManosalvas]

​@@themidnightspecialtvshow please upload the Manfred man's performance with blinded by the light.

[@jackaction23]

This is the best 4 minutes ever

[@CoCotheTurtle]

While I'm convinced the director must have thought that Steely Dan was the two ladies, while the gents were just some backing band, it's a killer performance, and lo-and-behold it's drummer Jim Hodder with the ear-splitting scream at the end of the song (here, at 3:36 .) Thanks for letting this one out of the time capsule, Midnight Special!

[@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025]

yes, very poor direction

[@RPRohrman]

And, the director probably had no idea that Steely Dan actually had only 2 real members (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker).

[@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025]

@@RPRohrman no, they had 5 at the time

[@goodun2974]

​@@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025,you are correct; Steely Dan was indeed a full band until Becker and Fagen decided they didn't want to tour and would concentrate on studio recording, so Jeff Baxter quit.

[@kbrewski1]

Yeah, the focus on those over the top back up singers is hilarious. Maybe they thought Fagen was too goofy looking to keep the camera on him too much. 😅

[@jimmaculate5]

amazing performance from top to bottom. looks like drummer is shirtless as are (almost) the chicks, porky and bucky. thanks a lot.

[@ABdancers]

Wow! What a gem this performance is of early Steely Dan. Incredible. Thank goodness Burt Sugarman convinced Donald and Walter to do the Midnight Special back in 1973. Thank you very much for posting it. Looking forward to seeing the clip of My Old School from the same episode.

[@kbrewski1]

Ol Burt is married to Ent Tonight former host Mary Hart. If you watch almost any big Dodgers home game, they are usually sitting in the very first few rows on the right side behind the batter!

[@daisywrabbit]

these beautiful, talented ladies put on a great show, but it’s all about Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on guitar for me. 💚⚡️💙

[@CraigCervantes]

Dec 24, 2024 & I stumbled onto this and the three other Steely Dan songs two Midnight Special shows from two appearances in 1973. Wow, wow, wow. Phenomenal seeing this,,,Becker & Fagan are genius song writers!!!

[@andyinoregon]

My wife and I owe "The Midnight Special" big time for showing us early on that Steely Dan was one of the best live bands on the planet. After watching their two appearances on the show in Feb. and Aug. of 1973, we gladly drove 90 miles one way to see them in concert at the U. of Toledo on Sunday April 21, 1974. We call it the concert of our lives, because they didn't tour again until Aug. of 1993. Sadly, by that time, their early drummers Jim Hodder and Jeff Porcaro had both passed on way too soon.

[@notferris]

I saw them on that same tour...North Central College in Naperville, IL. By then Michael McDonald was playing backup keyboards, but not singing any leads. Funny thing...I actually came to see the opener (Madura).

[@andyinoregon]

@@notferris I'm sure that was the case with a lot of fans on that tour. Before they played Toledo, they were the opening act in Pittsburgh and at Ohio State U. for The Beach Boys. In Toledo the French rock band Les Variations opened, and the night before in Cleveland it was Sammy Hagar's band Montrose.

[@kbrewski1]

Very cool you got to see the original Steely Dan band live. I was 13-14 those years, watched the Midnight Special religiously, and was already a SD fan,but too young to go to concerts. Thankfully I was there in 1993 when they restarted touring and about 20 shows after that from 1993>the pandemic. RIP Walter.

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying it again.

[@andyinoregon]

@@themidnightspecialtvshow Sure am! The quality of this live performance video from 1973 is really exceptional.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Live Steely Dan from this period is rarer than hens teeth...excellent!

[@HarrySatchelWhatsThatSmell]

Some bad-ass backup singers right there. That blonde tho. Wow.

[@CQ-369]

Thanks for a brief way,- back to the best/worst years of my life. Shout out to my 70's timeys.

[@samspade8612]

Great Deep Cut that never gets played on the radio. Love the lyrics & arrangement.

[@dragon2knight]

It's not a "Deep Cut", it's a CLASSIC. Don't let marketing ever change the truth my friend!

[@lloydmoss217]

What a workout those girls are getting!!!

[@georgecarter838]

I know everyone's giving major kudos (and rightfully deserved) on Skunk Baxter's amazing guitar playing, but what I love is how Walter's bass playing just puts the driving beat into this song that makes it way over the awesome limit.

[@johng2880]

Without the groove, you ain't go nothin'.

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

@@johng2880 Spoken like a real musician

[@kevinobrien2735]

You must be a bass player .lol

[@JayJoJonny]

is he not the epitome of the bad ass bass player?!

[@jmack619]

Groovin and slidin bumpin and jivein

[@acme.videos]

The cameraman was sure hypnotized by the 2 backup singers! We want to see the band!! 😆

[@randb4865]

Poor Walter...not a single close-up.

[@robertbeckom1962]

Yup...and it's like Denny Dias wasn't even there....

[@joethelion6016]

I tend to agree. Footage of them is so rare.

[@BlueWaterSTAX]

Well done Steely Dan. Thanks for sharing Burt

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

You bet

[@LivLaRaj]

3:00 First thing I did was check if they redid that part of the lyrics for network TV... and they didn't... "You know they don't give a (mute) about anybody else..."

[@SuperStrik9]

Killer slide by the Skunk!

[@tommerante4894]

Girls are talented and beauty's

[@TheKristyle79]

Jenny and Gloria look so beautiful in this MS episode and those outfits!! I would wear that now, lol. This episode of Steely Dan is really good with this song and My Old School. Lovely ladies and Gents. 💥💥💥💥💥

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Look at that Acoustic Black Widow guitar!!! Wowza!

[@tonystone1016]

Rocking the Midnight Special! I was watching on Mom and Dad's Motorala careful not to turn it up too loud so I didn't wake anyone up. I knew I was seeing something special even then! That was a long time ago and I remember like it was yesterday!

[@adamc1966]

50 years ago and still love Steely Dan 👍

[@bane1240]

This song is so cool... Ahead of its time in every way. This live performance is incredible. Hats off to the backup singers for staying in the groove the entire song along with the claps... unreal. Epic...

[@infuseme2]

That is such a snapshot in time. The look, the energy, the tune. Ultra hip for 73.

[@MauroNava-q8r]

Jeff the ''Skunk'' Baxter, is such an underrated American guitarist!.. Playing slide throughout the whole song, and making sense of it!

[@paisleyprincess7996]

The best live performance of the Dan! And those 70s coke chic background singers ARE a whole vibe!

[@williams.vincent4235]

I've loved Steely Dan's music from the "get go! " Virtually all the band members are extremely proficient with the instrument they play.

[@Saltspicious]

This ones been lost for quite a while. Thank you for uploading this!

[@ponkusjr]

jenny and gloria wow😀Denny rocks

[@abubakryasin3997]

suitable song for 2024.....

[@MrTgrewell]

Holy shit Show Biz Kids live!!!!! good god!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

I know right?? Great frigging tune!

[@MauroNava-q8r]

What a great American band!...

[@southernwanderer7912]

I think this is one of the best songs by Steely Dan, an amazing group.

[@sonnysoldies5288]

One of my favorites back then.

[@richcasas5413]

Saw dem on Sun evening June 23, 1974 end of last teal tour. “ Pretzel Logic” @ UCSB in the Robertson Gym. $ 3.50 a tkt. Kiki Dee opened up for dem. Killer show ! 😺❤️🎼

[@terencem8795]

Ooo, this is what I love about YT. These gems.

[@DeptOfRevenue]

Only had to wait 50 years but finally get to see them doing this song, and who the girls singers were, and the lead guitarist doing his thang.

[@tgamble1000]

Skunk Baxter on the slide guitar bro…

[@ericvanvlandren8987]

One of the truly great (and under appreciated by some) Steely Dan songs. Great to see this live performance.

[@kevinsheeran6550]

Shit hot! Absolutely banging. I loved this iteration of the band, what a performance here. I think Rick Derringer played the slide guitar parts on the album version but the Skunk kills it here. Love the backing vocalists here and a brief glimpse of drummer Jim Hodder, no mean vocalist himself. Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed it.

[@scifiwriter98]

There's so much to enjoy in these videos from the Midnight Special. Skunk was interviewed by Rick Beato and he mentions that those were David Cassidy's backup singers. Hot and talented! But that's what music was about in those years.

[@JayJoJonny]

Becker & Fagen, musical genius, content to haunt the recording studio. Walter Becker RIP - slapping that bass! Such a treat to see/hear a live show, just brilliant!

[@andyinoregon]

After watching their Feb. 9th and August 31st of 1973 performances on "The Midnight Special," my wife and I paid $4.50 each for advance tickets to see Steely Dan at the U. of Toledo on Sunday April 21, 1974. No internet back then, so we didn't know that backing vocalists Jenny and Gloria weren't part of the "Pretzel Logic" tour until the band took the stage. The one performer we had seen in concert before was their 2nd drummer, Jeff Porcaro, when he toured with Sonny & Cher and played Fort Wayne, Indiana's Memorial Coliseum on Sunday March 19, 1972. He was still just 17 years old when we first saw him in '72.