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I'm pretty sure we've posted all the older TV appearances of Prog musicians over the years, such as Gilmour on Pop Quiz and Wakey on everything from Regional TV news programmes to Grumpy Old Men.
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Posted: August 09 2013 at 00:16
Since this topic's title doesn't specify Bob and Toyah...
The Mike Douglas Show, back in the 70s, occasionally had some impressive musical guests, though I have to admit I didn't always give them as much attention as I should have. He had Frank Zappa on at least once, and Steeleye Span too.
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Posted: August 19 2013 at 05:53
I recall seeing PRIMUS perform 'Wynona's Big Brown Beaver' on the 'Late Night With David Letterman' show. The look on D.L.'s face when they finished was priceless - Oh yeah, and Les, Ler & Herb were dressed like penguins..........
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Posted: August 19 2013 at 23:23
AreYouHuman wrote:
Since this topic's title doesn't specify Bob and Toyah...
The Mike Douglas Show, back in the 70s, occasionally had some impressive musical guests, though I have to admit I didn't always give them as much attention as I should have. He had Frank Zappa on at least once, and Steeleye Span too.
There were 2 popular mid afternoon talk shows at the time, Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin. I remember Mike Douglas used to begin his shows with a song (I think he sang to a taped backing as I don't remember him having a live in-studio band). He also had a special John & Yoko thing where they were his guests/co-hosts for a whole week in 1972.
If you're going to talk about crazy talk-show-unexpected-musical-guest things, my favourite was Jimi Hendrix on The Dick Cavett Show in 1969.
Cavett: So, are you a disciplined guy? Do you get up every day and practice?
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Posted: August 23 2013 at 23:40
I never saw Mike Douglas and Merve Griffin in the same room. Hmmm.
It must have been Merv that had Zappa on performing Black Napkins because he played it with his lounge band. It's on youtube somewhere, I don't feel like looking it up right now.
Funny that the host refers to Robby as guitarist for David Bowie, Peter Gabriel and Blondie. Yes, those are his most important gigs. Can't really think of any others worth mentioning...
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Posted: August 24 2013 at 00:20
^ Zappa is amazing - I have this on one of my Zappa DVD's - I was gob-smacked when I watched the serious young Frank attempt 'playing' a bicycle. Oh, the lad had guts.
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Posted: September 22 2013 at 16:19
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Of course there's Frank Zappa's 1st variety show appearance in 1963 on the Steve Allen show where he plays "bicycle"...
That was hilarious!!!!! I'd never seen this!
God I loved Steve Allen (who was a very accomplished musician, writer, EVERYTHING renaissance man). I miss them both. No, the "concerto for two bicycles" is not music, unless your tongue is thoroughly planted in your cheek, which I highly recommend for at least 5 or 6 hours every day.
Another prog band on TV:
Here's Flash on "Superstars of Rock" in '72. They were on with The Who that day. They were also on "Midnight Special", but can't find footage of that—though some of the performance made it onto the "Psychosync" bootleg album.
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Posted: November 14 2014 at 23:54
If
Saturday Night Live counts as a variety show (since it’s both comedy and music)
then the closest they’ve come to prog musical guests are:
·Frank Zappa.He and his current lineup of Mothers appeared twice, in 1976 and
1978.Eddie Jobson was in the band in
the latter show.
·Pete Bardens was in Van Morrison’s band for his appearance
in 1978.
·Kate Bush’s only performance in the U.S. was on SNL
in 1978.
·Keith Jarrett in 1978, improvising two numbers.
·In 1979, Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow perform the
Roches’ song “The Married Men” accompanied on guitar by Robert Fripp in shadow.
·During the “bad” season (1980-81), none of which aired
since, musical guests included Captain Beefheart, Jack Bruce & Friends, Todd
Rundgren and Stanley Clarke.
·Sparks played on the show in 1982.
·Philip Glass Ensemble, Joe Jackson and Laurie
Anderson during season 11, in 1986.
Caption: We tend to take ourselves a little too seriously.
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The original topic where we discussed this appearance is neither that old nor was it difficult to find.
presdoug wrote:
- Oh yeah, and Les, Ler & Herb were dressed like penguins..........
