If you remember (or have heard anyone talk about) LPs, 8-tracks, bell bottoms and the time when disc jockey Wolfman Jack ruled the FM radio waves; watch this to relive it or to see what it was like. The 6-disc set compiles some of the best performances from the NBC Friday night variety show. The program premiered in 1972 and was regularly broadcast from 1973 through 1981; it was a time before MTV and music videos brought rock music stars regularly into our homes. Be sure to catch Episode 81 hosted by 1950s icon, Little Richard who introduces a younger but largely unchanged Steven Tyler and company as “a hot flying group who call themselves Aerosmith.” Performances were live with no lip-synching and truly capture the music and trends of the times. Episodes include performances from:
- Linda Ronstadt
- Jim Croce
- Tom Petty
- The Doobie Brothers
- Marvin Gaye
- Blondie
Watch this for the clothes, the hair and the disco balls.
