Don Kirshner has died!

[Archae]

He was 76. :-(

[bluesbassman]

1. Sad news.

"In Concert" and later "Don Kirhsner's Rock Concert" were great ways to hear bands play live that you otherwise might not get to see. No video tapes or DVDs in those days.

Safe passage Don, and thanks for the music. :)


Here's a partial list of performers on the show:

ABBA
The Allman Brothers Band
Argent
Bad Company
Badfinger
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Black Sabbath
Brownsville Station
Joan Baez
Bee Gees
Pat Benatar
Black Oak Arkansas
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blue Öyster Cult
Brooklyn Dreams
David Bowie
The Byrds
Harry Chapin
Cheap Trick
Alice Cooper
Jim Croce
Devo
Dixie Dregs
The Doobie Brothers
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Edgar Winter Group
Electric Light Orchestra
Bryan Ferry
Fleetwood Mac
Foghat
Rory Gallagher
Golden Earring
The Guess Who
George Harrison
The Hollies
James Gang
Billy Joel
Journey
James Gang
Kansas
B. B. King
KISS
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahogany Rush
Melissa Manchester
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Frank Marino
Don McLean
Molly Hatchet
Montrose
Ted Nugent
New York Dolls
Ohio Players
Outlaws
The Police
Billy Preston
Prince & The Revolution
Ramones
Lou Rawls
Helen Reddy
The Rolling Stones
Linda Ronstadt
Todd Rundgren
Rush
Rose Royce
Santana
The Sex Pistols
Seals & Crofts
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Slade
Sly & the Family Stone
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Sylvester
Sparks
The Stampeders
Steely Dan
Steve Miller Band
Cat Stevens
Marc Bolan and T.Rex
Ike & Tina Turner
UFO
Uriah Heep
Village People
Joe Walsh
Bay City Rollers
Walter Murphy
War
Weather Report
Wishbone Ash
Stevie Wonder

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2. MTV before there was MTV. (Not that MTV today is anywhere near what it once was)

Kirshner's shows

Midnight Special

Night Flight

Man, that was my age of innocence.


I wanna go back...

[bluesbassman]

3. I hear that. Loved "Creature Features" too on Saturday nights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aZGN0VM2s8