The Starland Vocal Band Show Episode 2 1977

Broadcast Date: August 7th, 1977, Sunday Night
Cast: Taffy Danoff, Bill Danoff, Margot Chapman, Jon Carroll, David Letterman, Mark Russell, Jeff Altman, Proctor and Bergman
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David Letterman intro
Starland Vocal Band performing live outside of Tower Records in Los Angeles, Song:Hail Hail Rock and Roll 1:01
David Letterman & Jeff Altman skit
Taffy Danoff at the funhouse in Glen Echo Park
Jeff Altman skit
Jon Carroll & David Letterman skit
Starland Vocal Band perfformance outside at Great Falls Park,Song:The Light Of My Life 9:01
Proctor & Bergman
White House skit
Starland Vocal Band at Cherokee Recording Studios,Song:Prism 14:10
David Letterman skit
Mark Russell political satire
Starland Vocal Band at Georgetown University,Song:Rear View Mirror 19:12
Closing Credits

[@paulwhitley444]

Seriously talented band!

[@starlandandmore]

We sure appreciate hearing from you, KZbin has kept us in touch with fan's, older and some newer

[@MikeB-1965]

I wore my record (yes, vinyl record) out back then. They had some of the best harmonies I've ever heard.

[@starlandandmore]

Thank you, we really appreciate hearing from you, Happy New Year

[@MikeB-1965]

@@starlandandmore thank you and Happy New Year to you!

[@heynowls3058]

Dave!

[@starlandandmore]

He and April Kelly were our head writers

[@Ken-vk8pb]

I wish the band would have stayed together longer but the mid '70's was their golden years since the music scene changed too much by the early '80's. The One Hit Wonder band's and their one famous hit songs are always the most memorable to me.

[@starlandandmore]

I agree, I still like to remind people when they say one hit wonder that I look at it differently, John Denver had his first major hit with Take Me Home Country Roads written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, it's rumored that John added " all my memories " to the new 2nd verse Bill and Taffy rewrote, but in fact John Denver with Fat City had a major hit song with Country Roads, not John Denver, John Denver and Alan Jackson both had Christmas hits with Bill and Taffy's Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk This Christmas, Country Roads has been recorded by too many artists to name and probably will continue, Bill Danoff and Jon Carroll wrote a song called How Do You Make Love Stay which was a number one hit for Doug and the Slugs,Jon Carroll wrote Linda Ronstadt's last number one hit " Get Closer "Margot did a bunch of commercial jingles (which was what she wanted to do),Taffy wrote a book (don't know if we will ever get read it),I don't think of them as one hit wonders .

[@Ken-vk8pb]

@@starlandandmore I also love John Denver's music like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High" but he did leave us with his wonderful music and his live performances.

[@starlandandmore]

@@Ken-vk8pb my whole spiel was I feel like success is measured the wrong way. John was a friend and colleague, we will always appreciate his music and our time spent with him.

[@BrianTheBeerSnob]

​@@starlandandmore which jingles did Margot sing? I'd love to hear them!

[@starlandandmore]

@@BrianTheBeerSnob I don't know if they're available to hear but I posted the link for you in our community section.

[@fool1shmortal]

So, Letterman played other roles than a mailman? Why is there only one sketch comedy show, anymore?

[@starlandandmore]

Skits are a thing of the past, not even SNL is capable of a comedy skit anymore