Download or read book The Midnight Special, 1972-1981 written by B. R. Hunter and published by MTV Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Midnight Special's panorama of artists hailed from all genres of music and included unforgettable stars in their prime, like David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, the Bee Gees, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Elton John, Aerosmith, Blondie, Little Richard, Van Morrison, and Aretha Franklin. This lavishly illustrated celebration of The Midnight Special profiles fifty-six of the show's most outstanding episodes - the performers, the producers, and what went on behind the scenes. In homage to the breakthrough show that brought the amazing range of seventies music to the people - from soul to rock, country to funk, disco to R&B - this evocative memoir commemorates an era and celebrates a revolution in television.