Here are the results of the recent poll to find out which potential "Midnight Special" albums people would be most interested in.
ELO XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Faces XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Byrds / Roger McGuinn XXXXXXXXXXXX
Golden Earring XXXXXXXXXX
Guess Who XXXXXXXXXX
Randy Newman XXXXXXXXX
Todd Rundgren XXXXXXXXX
Leon Russell XXXXXXXX
Paul Williams XXXXXXXX
Bill Withers XXXXXXXX
Steve Miller Band XXXXXXX
Ray Charles XXXXXX
Bee Gees XXXXXX
Curtis Mayfield XXXXXX
B.B. King XXXXX
Jerry Lee Lewis XXXXX
Earth, Wind & Fire XXXXX
Bobby Womack XXXXX
Wilson Pickett XXXX
Billy Preston XXXX
Spinners XXXX
Ike & Tina Turner XXXX
Neil Sedaka XXXX
Linda Ronstadt XXXX
Hoyt Axton XXX
Joan Baez XXX
Blood, Sweat & Tears XXX
James Brown XXX
Canned Heat XXX
Fats Domino XXX
Dr. Hook XXX
Little Anthony & Imperials XXX
Ohio Players XXX
Rufus / Chaka Khan XXX
Pointer Sisters XXX
Chuck Berry XX
Jose Feliciano XX
Four Tops XX
Waylon Jennings XX
Edgar Winter Group XX
Seals & Crofts XX
Olivia Newton-John XX
Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons X
Barry White X
Stylistics X
Righteous Brothers X
Smokey Robinson X
Helen Reddy X
Paul Anka
Leo Sayer
Marty Robbins
Anne Murray
Mac Davis
Keep in mind that I'm not necessarily going to post all the albums from these musical acts above a certain cut off point, as I have done in earlier polls. I just did this to see where the demand was. For instance, the most surprising result of this poll for me was how high Paul Williams ended up. I thought he was considered very "uncool," like Paul Anka and Mac Davis, both of whom got zero votes. But Williams made it into the top ten. So I'll have to post an album by him, when I previously almost certainly wouldn't have. I was also particularly surprised how high Golden Earring ended up. And I was surprised by how few votes some acts got, especially Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Smokey Robinson, both with just one vote.
To be honest, I really like this Midnight Special material, so I imagine I'll end up posting albums from the vast majority of these musical acts by and by. But I'll try to prioritize the ones that got the most votes sooner rather than later. Thanks again for your feedback.
Paul, thank you for posting all of this incredible music on your blog. I have been really enjoying all of the shows from the Midnight Special. Thanks for providing the listing of all the episodes. I have been watching them on YouTube. Although Ep 44 (The Midnight Special Episode broadcast on November 30, 1973) didn't show up in the poll, it is well worth checking it out. It appears that it was from a concert that was recorded on November 30, 1973, at the Rainbow Rooms in London, England. I do not know if this is the whole concert but it features Procol Harum, Humble Pie, Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre, and Steeleye Span. The Blackberries (who were amazing in their own right) sing backup with Humble Pie and Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre. Amazingly, Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi are also singing backup with Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre and Mike Patto from Spooky Tooth and Boz Burrell from King Crimson/Bad Company are playing in the band backing up Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre!
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