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Uncle Joe

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Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:59 PM Nov 8

The Midnight Special Pilot - August 19, 1972



Hosted by John Denver, with special guest appearance by Argent, Harry Chapin, David Clayton Thomas, Cass Elliot, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Helen Reddy, Linda Ronstadt, and War.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:34 - John Denver - (Take Me Home) Country Roads (with backup harmonies by Mama Cass Elliot)
00:04:35 - Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
00:08:16 - Argent - Hold Your Head Up
00:12:44 - The Isley Brothers - Pop That Thang
00:16:05 - John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" duet
00:22:03 - The Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
00:25:22 - War - "Slippin' into Darkness"
00:30:20 - Helen Reddy - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"
00:33:41 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Yesterday's Music"
00:37:55 - Harry Chapin - "Taxi"
00:46:51 - John Denver juggles
00:47:37 - Linda Ronstadt - "The Fast One"
00:50:56 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Nobody Calls Me Prophet"
00:56:35 - The Everly Brothers - "Stories We Could Tell"
00:59:33 - Argent - "Tragedy"
01:03:23 - John Denver - "Goodbye Again"
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