The Midnight Special · SEASON 4
Host: Aretha Franklin
Episode 43 · 1976-09-10
Episode overview
Aretha Franklin (host) - ""Respect,"" ""Sparkle"" (theme from the movie) & ""Mr. D.J."" --Aretha Franklin does impressions of Billy Holiday (""Easy to Remember""); Gladys Knight (""Midnight Train to Georgia"") and Diana Ross (""Ain't No Mountain High Enough"") --Bob Greenberg persents Aretha with a gold album for ""Sparkle"" --Lou Rawls - ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,"" ""Groovy People"" & ""This Song Will Last Forever"" --The Marshall Tucker Band - ""Long Hard Ride,"" ""Fire on the Mountain"" & ""Searchin' for a Rainbow"" --The Movies - ""Dancin' on Ice"" --Midnight Special salute to Paul Williams
Season 4 episodes
1. Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow1975-09-19
2. Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow1976-09-26
3. Helen Reddy / Roger Miller / Keith Carradine1976-06-11
4. Host: Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner1975-10-10
5. Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis1975-10-24
6. Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers1975-10-31
7. Helen Reddy / Merle Haggard / Roger Daltrey1975-11-07
8. Host: Helen Reddy1975-11-14
9. Helen Reddy / David Essex / Brenda Lee / Jimmie Walker1975-11-21
10. Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli / KISS / Barry Manilow1976-11-28
11. Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Bee Gees / Olivia Newton-John1975-12-05
12. Helen Reddy / Anne Murray / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan1975-12-12
13. Helen Reddy / Petula Clark / Peter Frampton1975-12-19
14. Host: Helen Reddy / Dolly Parton / Charlie Rich1975-12-26
15. Host: Helen Reddy1976-01-09
16. Staple Singers / Poco/Kenny Rankin1976-06-16
17. Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Petula Clark1976-01-23
18. Helen Reddy / 5th Dimension / Tom T. Hall1976-01-30
19. Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 1)1976-02-13
20. Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 2)1976-02-20
21. Host: David Brenner1976-02-27
22. Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO1976-03-05
23. Helen Reddy / Peter Frampton / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan1976-03-19
24. Helen Reddy / Gordon Lightfoot / Little Richard1976-03-26
25. Host: Natalie Cole1976-04-02
26. Host: Helen Reddy1976-04-09
27. Janis Ian1976-04-23
28. Host: Ray Charles1976-04-30
29. Host: Paul Anka1976-05-21
30. Host: Neil Sedaka1976-06-04
31. Host: Helen Reddy1976-06-11
32. Host: Seals & Crofts1976-06-18
33. Host: Natalie Cole1976-06-25
34. Host: Glen Campbell1976-07-02
35. Host: Rita Coolidge1976-07-09
36. Host: Helen Reddy1976-07-16
37. Hosts: The Spinners1976-07-23
38. Host: David Brenner1976-07-30
39. Host: James Brown1976-08-06
40. Host: Paul Williams1976-06-11
41. Host: Helen Reddy1976-08-20
42. Host: Jimmie Walker1976-08-27
43. Host: Aretha Franklin1976-09-10
44. Host: Neil Sedaka1976-06-04
