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MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, THE {FATS DOMINO; THE COASTERS; FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS} (TV)

Summary

One in this late-late night rock music series. This episode is presented from the Tulsa State Fair in Oklahoma. Announcer Wolfman Jack introduces Fats Domino, who performs "I'm in Love Again" and "Blueberry Hill." Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons performs "Dawn (Go Away)" and "Let's Hang On, and The Coasters perform "Yakety Yak" and "Poison Ivy."

Further highlights include: Domino performing "Ain't That a Shame," "Hello Josephine," "Walking to New Orleans," "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday," "Blue Monday," "I Want to Walk You Home" and "When the Saints Go Marching In"; Valli and the Four Seasons performing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "Sherry," "Walk Like a Man," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Bye Bye Baby," "Stay," "My Eyes Adored You," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Rag Doll"; and The Coasters performing "Charlie Brown." Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: November 1, 1974 1:00 AM
  • RUNNING TIME: 1:09:39
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:62559
  • GENRE: Music
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Music; African-American Collection - Music
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1973-1981
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Stan Harris … Producer, Director
  • Jacques André … Associate Producer
  • Rocco Urbisci … Co-Producer
  • Johnny Rivers … Theme Music by
  • Wolfman Jack (see also: Robert Weston Smith) … Host
  • Fats Domino (see also: Antoine Domino Jr.) … Guest, Performer
  • Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons … Guest, Performer
  • Coasters, The … Guest, Performer
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