Where All Those Videos Came From
Before there was You Tube there was VH1 and MTV as video channels. Before them there were these shows, whose clips now supply us with videos of artists back in the day. Here's a list of those rock television shows, listed in reverse so as we count up the list we count down to my favorite.
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- StarsPatrick AdiarteJohnny HollidaySuzanne CharnyMusic showcase show featuring well-known musical artists as well as celebrity hosts and dancers.
- StarsJaime MonroyRobert W. MorganDionne WarwickTelevision show featuring dancing and popular music.
- StarsMickey JonesKenny RogersTerry WilliamsKenny Rogers along with stars of the 70's entertain the audience with Songs and Comedy on this variety series that takes place on a Mississippi Riverboat set.
- StarsSteve AlaimoPaul Revere & The RaidersDick ClarkA Rock'n'Roll Variety Show toured over the United States and briefly around the world for the spring and fall months, except for Malibu Beach for the summer and Big Bear Ski Resort for the winter. It featured popular music acts of the day, games, and celebrity interviews for one of these five days a week on ABC-TV USA.
- CreatorJimmy O'NeillStarsThe BlossomsJimmy O'NeillCarolyne BarryA musical variety show featuring the biggest acts in rock-n-roll performing their latest hits.
- StarsEd SullivanThe Ray Bloch OrchestraRay BlochThe classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
- StarsWolfman JackHelen ReddyDonna SummerLate night rock and pop music performances are featured.
- StarsDon KirshnerGary Mule DeerThe Village IdiotsWeekly late-night progressive rock bands, many very well known, with some soft-pop (later) and occasional comic routines.
- StarsTom SmothersDick SmothersPat PaulsenThe Smothers Brothers host a comedy variety show that became notorious for its topical satirical humor.
- StarsDick ClarkCharlie O'DonnellPeaches JohnsonDick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs.
- StarsThe LadybirdsPan's PeopleJimmy SavileA rundown of the latest chart hits, featuring in-studio performances from popular music artists.We in the US didn't get to see this, but we still get all those great clips from it!
