Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Season 4
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert is an American television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated to television stations. It premiered on September 27, 1973, with a performance by The Rolling Stones; its last episode was in 1981.
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19 Episodes
- Maxine Nightingale, Rod Stewart, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Richard Lewis, Gary Mule DeerE1
Maxine Nightingale, Rod Stewart, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Richard Lewis, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Maxine Nightingale - "Right Back Where We Started From" "Gotta Be The One," 3rd song (title unknown), "In Love We Grow," "If I Ever Lose This Heaven," and "(I Think I Wanna) Possess You." --Rod Stewart (music videos) - "First Cut Is The Deepest" "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" and "The Wild Side of Life." --Elton John & Kiki Dee (music video) - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." Comedy: --Richard Lewis (stand-up comedian) --Silber, Alto & Mantia (comedy trio, aka The New Untouchables) - perform a Robin Hood sketch. --Gary Mule Deer - appears in four comedy segments. --Gary Mule Deer also appears in three "Rock Concert Mini-Movie" sketches (based more on movie titles instead of actual plot lines): "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Parts I & II); "Advise And Consent." - Carol Douglas, Silver Convention, The Manhattans, John Travolta, Jimmie WalkerE3
Carol Douglas, Silver Convention, The Manhattans, John Travolta, Jimmie WalkerMusic: --Carol Douglas - "Doctor's Orders," "Midnight Love Affair" and "In The Morning." --Silver Convention (clips from European "Disco" series) - "Get Up and Boogie" and "Fly, Robin, Fly." --The Manhattans - "Kiss and Say Goodbye," "How Can Anything So Good Be So Bad For You?" and "There's No Me without You." --John Travolta - "Let Her In." Comedy: --Jimmie Walker (comedian) - stand-up routine taped at L.A. Comedy Store. --The New Untouchables (a.k.a. Silber, Alto, Mantia) (comedy troupe, series regulars) - appear in comedy sketches. Interviews: --Don Kirshner interviews Bob Reno of Midland International Records. --Don Kirshner interviews John Travolta. - The Commodores, Jim Stafford, The Sylvers, Cliff RichardE4
The Commodores, Jim Stafford, The Sylvers, Cliff RichardMusic: --The Commodores - "Fancy Dancer," "Come Inside," "High On Sunshine," "Let's Get Started" and "Fancy Dancer." --Cliff Richard (music video) - "Devil Woman." --Jim Stafford - "Wildwood Weed," "Turn Loose Of My Leg" and "Spiders and Snakes." --The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever," "Ain't Nothin' But A Party," "It's Alright," "Feelings" and "Cotton Candy." Comedy: --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - Starbuck, Walter Murphy Band, Frankie Valli, Franklyn Ajaye, Gary Mule DeerE5
Starbuck, Walter Murphy Band, Frankie Valli, Franklyn Ajaye, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Starbuck - "Moonlight Feels Right," "I Got To Know," "Rock 'N Roll Rocket," "Lucky Man" and "Holy Smoke." --Walter Murphy - "A Fifth of Beethoven," "Nightfall," "Flight of The Bumblebee" and "Moonlight Serenade." --Frankie Valli (music video) - "Swearin' To God." Comedy: --Franklyn Ajaye (stand-up comedian). --Gary Mule Deer (comedian) - does a Bicentennial comedy moment and a 6-part "Radio News" sketch. --Gary Mule Deer also appears in five "Rock Concert Mini-Movie" sketches (based more on movie titles than on actual plot line): "Where's Poppa?" "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?" "Wait Until Dark" "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and "Where's Poppa?" - Mother's Finest, Starz, Led Zeppelin, Billy Crystal, Natural GasE6
Mother's Finest, Starz, Led Zeppelin, Billy Crystal, Natural GasMusic: --Mother's Finest - "Fly with Me (Feel The Love)," "Rain" and "Fire." --Starz - "(She's Just A) Fallen Angel," "Pull The Plug" and "Monkey Business." --On film: Led Zeppelin (performances from the movie "The Song Remains The Same") - "Rock and Roll," "Black Dog" and "Dazed And Confused." --Led Zeppelin (music videos) - "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)" and "Misty Mountain Hop." Comedy: --Billy Crystal (stand-up comedian) --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - appear in 6 sketches. - Lou Rawls, Dr. Hook, Samuels & Cohen, Natural GasE7
Lou Rawls, Dr. Hook, Samuels & Cohen, Natural GasMusic: --Lou Rawls - "Groovy People" "A Natural Man" "Pure Imagination" "From Now On" "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Dead End Street." --Dr. Hook - "A Little Bit More," "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms," "The Yodel Song" (featuring Ray Sawyer), "Only Sixteen" and a medley ("Earth Angel" "Devil Or Angel," "A Thousand Miles Away" and "What's Your Name?"). Comedy: --Samuels And Cohen (comedy team) - do three comedy bits. --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - sketches: (1) Opera spoof; (2) Ten Commandments sketch; (3) Doctor's waiting room; (4) Giant Monster-King Kong; (5) Massage Parlor bit; (6) Timex Watch commercial; (7) Palmolive commercial parody. - Vicki Sue Robinson, Candi Staton, Andrea True Connection, Elayne Boosler, Gary Mule DeerE8
Vicki Sue Robinson, Candi Staton, Andrea True Connection, Elayne Boosler, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Vicki Sue Robinson - "Turn The Beat Around," "Half And Half," "Daylight" and "Can't Find No Love." --Candi Staton - "Young Hearts Run Free," "You Bet Your Sweet Sweet Love" and a medley (Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man"/Sly Stone's "It's Alright" and "Higher"). --Andrea True Connection - "More, More, More" "Party Line" and "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)." Comedy: --Elayne Boosler (stand-up comedy routine) --Gary Mule Deer (comedian, series regular) - appears in sketches throughout show including a cowboy story, Burger King parody, and a history lesson. --Gary Mule Deer also appears in three "Rock Concert Mini Movie" sketches (based more on movie titles than on actual plot line): "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" and "The Long Goodbye." - Harry Chapin, Tom Chapin, Steve Chapin, Gary Mule DeerE10
Harry Chapin, Tom Chapin, Steve Chapin, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Harry Chapin - "If My Mary Were Here," "Corey's Coming," "Mayor of Candor Lied," "Bluesman" and "Taxi." --Tom Chapin - "Jenny, Jenny," "Moments," "Hey Mama," "Take Me Home" and "Southern Line." --Steve Chapin - "Let Time Go Lightly." Comedy: --The Three Untouchables (comedy trio) - sketches: (1) Courtroom Skit; (2) Soap Opera parody. --Gary Mule Deer (comedian) - does a "Jaws" spoof and four radio news parodies. - England Dan & John Ford Coley, Herbie Hancock & Wah-Wah Watson, George Miller, Natural GasE11
England Dan & John Ford Coley, Herbie Hancock & Wah-Wah Watson, George Miller, Natural GasMusic: --John Ford Coley & England Dan - "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight," "Long Way Home," "Showboat Gambler," "Nights Are Forever Without You," "What I'm Doing," "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" and "There'll Never Be Another For Me." --Herbie Hancock and Wah-Wah Watson perform "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," "Doin' It," and one more song. Comedy: --George Miller (stand-up comedian) --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - appear in seven sketches during show. - LaBelle, Jim Samuels & Marty Cohen, Gary Mule Deer, The Second Annual Rock Music AwardsE12
LaBelle, Jim Samuels & Marty Cohen, Gary Mule Deer, The Second Annual Rock Music AwardsMusic: --LaBelle performs "Come Into My Life" "Get You Somebody New" "Are You Lonely" "Going Down Makes Me Shiver" "Lady Marmalade" "Get You Somebody New" "A Man In A Trenchcoat (Voodoo)" "Chameleon" and "Gypsy Moths." Comedy: --Jim Samuels and Marty Cohen (comedy team) - sketches: (1) Gerald Ford as a Disney Auto-Animatronic President; (2) Interview with a miracle drug doctor. --The Three Untouchables (comedy troupe) - do a parody of 1930s Warner Brothers crime movies. --Gary Mule Deer (comedian) - appears in three comedy sketches. On film: --The Second Annual Rock Music Awards. Behind the scenes footage of Jeff Beck, Mackenzie Phillips & Valerie Bertinelli, Bernie Taupin, Rosey Grier, Captain and Tennille (interview), Linda Blair (interview), Gary Wright (interview), Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Mottola, George Benson, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland, Keith Moon, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Sly Stone, Brian Wilson and Dr. Eugene Landy. Keith Moon sings with Alice Cooper and Mickey Dolenz. Tatum O'Neal is interviewed. - The Ohio Players, Abba, Mike Premminger, Natural GasE13
The Ohio Players, Abba, Mike Premminger, Natural Gas--ABBA - "Waterloo," "S.O.S.," "Rock Me," "Dancing Queen," "Fernando" and "Mamma Mia." --Ohio Players - "Love Rollercoaster," "Who'd She Coo" and "Fire." Comedy: --Mike Preminger (stand-up comedian) --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - sketches: (1) Mad scientist & hunchback; (2) Homeless man panhandling; (3) Spoof of Toyota commercial; (4) Unemployment office applicants; (5) Office; (6) Barbershop; (7) Jogging. - Wild Cherry, Al Wilson, Ed Bluestone, Gary Mule DeerE14
Wild Cherry, Al Wilson, Ed Bluestone, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music," "I Feel Sanctified," "Nowhere To Run," "What In The Funk Do You See" and an instrumental jam session. --Al Wilson - "La La Peace Song," "I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)," "Show And Tell," "The Snake," "Passport" and "You Did It For Me." Comedy: --Ed Bluestone (stand-up comedian). --Victor Dunlop Jr. plays Frankenstein's barber in "The Pride of Frankenstein" sketch. --Gary Mule Deer - 5-part stand-up comedy with guitar, sings "Folsom Prison Blues," "Peggy Sue," "Ballad of A Teenage Queen" and "Muleskinner Blues." - Tavares, L.A. Jets, Shields & Yarnell, Gary Mule DeerE16
Tavares, L.A. Jets, Shields & Yarnell, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --Tavares - "Don't Take Away The Music," "Love I Never Had," "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" and "It Only Takes A Minute." --L.A. Jets - "Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes)," "I'll Get Along Somehow" and two more songs. Also appearing: --Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell (mimes). --Gary Mule Deer (comedian) - sketches: (1) plays "Tequila" on Kazoo; (2) does a bit based on the song "Tell Laura I Love Her"; and (3) Sports Update. --Gary Mule Deer also appears in four "Rock Concert Mini-Movie" sketches: (1) "Bride of Frankenstein"; (2) "Walk On The Wild Side" (with Walter Dunlop); (3) "Once Is Not Enough" and (4) "Chinatown." - The Staple Singers, Donna Summer, The Group with No Name, Tim Thomerson, Gary Mule DeerE18
The Staple Singers, Donna Summer, The Group with No Name, Tim Thomerson, Gary Mule DeerMusic: --The Staple Singers - "Pass It On," "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" (featuring Mavis Staples), "The Real Thing Inside of Me" and "I'll Take You There." --Donna Summer - "Come with Me," "Could It Be Magic?" "The Man I Love," "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and "Some of These Days." --The Group with No Name - "Baby Love (How Could You Leave Me)?" "You Mean That Much To Me" and "It's A Wonder" (or "A Wonder What A Woman In Love Will Do"). Comedy: --Tim Thomerson (stand-up comedian) --Gary Mule Deer (comedian) - sketches: (1) Radio News report; (2) Rock Concert Mini-Movie: "The Curse of Frankenstein." --Samuels & Cohen (comedy duo of Jim Samuels and Marty Cohen) - do four sketches: (1) Marlboro Man ad; (2) Horror movies; (3) Mud slinging politicians; and (4) a preacher routine. - Average White Band, David Soul, Ray Barretto, Tom DreesenE19
Average White Band, David Soul, Ray Barretto, Tom DreesenMusic: --Average White Band - "Person To Person," "I'm The One," "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" and "Work To Do." --David Soul - "Don't Give Up On Us." --Ray Barretto - "Vaya," "Slo Flo" and "Cocinando." Comedy: --Tom Dreesen (stand-up comedian) --The Mime Company (comedy troupe, series regulars) - sketches: (1) Vampire in blood bank; (2) "Side Show" pantomime; (3) "Back Stage" pantomime about ventriloquist dummy; (4) "Faith Healer" pantomime; and (5) Worker on strike. - Van McCoy, Brass Construction, Faith, Hope & Charity, Queen, Johnny DarkE20
Van McCoy, Brass Construction, Faith, Hope & Charity, Queen, Johnny DarkMusic: --Van McCoy - "Night Walk," "African Symphony" and a medley of hits ("Party," "Get Dancin'," "Disco Baby" and "Turn This Mother Out"). --Brass Construction - "Changin'," "Get To The Point (Summation)," "Shakit" and "Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)." --Faith, Hope & Charity - "Life Goes On" and "To Each His Own." --Van McCoy with Faith, Hope And Charity - "Soul Cha Cha" and "The Hustle." --Queen (music videos) - "Sweet Lady" (live concert footage) and "Somebody To Love." Comedy: --Johnny Dark (comedian) - imitates Ted Baxter (Ted Knight's character on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show"). --Al Alan Peterson (musical comedian) - sings a medley of "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'," "You Always Hurt The One You Love," "Hair," "Little Things Mean A Lot," "Goldfinger," "Goin' Out of My Head," "Easter Parade," "Goin' Out of My Head," "My Funny Valentine," "MacArthur Park" and "The Game." - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Kip Addotta, Natural GasE22
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Kip Addotta, Natural GasMusic: --Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Bayou Jubilee," "Honky Tonkin'," "Jaded Lover," "Jamaica Lady" and three other songs. --Chris Squire (music videos) - "Hold Out Your Hand" and "You By My Side." --Steve Howe (music videos) - "Ram," "Beginnings" and "Break Away From It All." Comedy: --Al Alan Peterson (musical comedian) - colors himself with crayons while singing "My Coloring Book." --Kip Addotta (stand-up comedian) - appears in two segments during program. --Natural Gas (comedy troupe, series regulars) - sketches: (1) Gay politician; (2) Eye doctor; (3) Burning Monk; (4) Suicide skit; and (5) Flasher in park. - Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Crusader, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bryan Ferry, Johnny DarkE23
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Crusader, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bryan Ferry, Johnny DarkMusic: --Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Homemade Wine," "Noah," "You Know Like I Know," "Jackie Blue," "The Red Plum," "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" and "Beauty In The River." --The Crusaders (with guitarist Larry Carlton) - "Feel It" and "Keep That Same Old Feeling." --Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - "This Time It's For Real," "Having A Party" and "The Fever." --Bryan Ferry (music videos) - "The Price of Love" and "Let's Stick Together." Comedy: --Al Alan Peterson (musical comedian) - stuffs candy in his mouth while singing "I Want Candy." --Johnny Dark (comedian) - sketches: imitates Peter Falk as "Colombo"; plays a back alley gun dealer; and portrays an alleyway crook. - Kiss, Dorothy Moore, Alice Cooper, Burton Cummings, AngelE26
Kiss, Dorothy Moore, Alice Cooper, Burton Cummings, AngelMusic: --KISS (music videos) - "I Want You," Hard Luck Woman" and "Love 'Em & Leave 'Em." --Dorothy Moore (performing live) - "Misty Blue," "Enough Woman Left (To Be Your Lady)," "Dark End of The Street," "Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me" and "Too Much Love." --Alice Cooper (music video) - "You and Me." --Burton Cummings (music video) - "I'm Scared." --Angel (music video?) - "That Magic Touch." Comedy: --Judy Carter (comedy magician) --The Graduates (comedy team of Jim Fisher, Jim Stahl, Tino Insana) --The Mime Company (comedy troupe, series regulars).