Aggie87 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Tonight Wilco is on SNL. They just played "Hate it Here", which souned pretty good. Nels Cline had a brief solo, and seemed more interested in staying out of the camera. I'm liking the new Wilco album more and more lately. Any other recent musical performances you've enjoyed? Or some of the classics from way back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 SUN RA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 SUN RA Thanks for posting this - bet there were more than a few drinks spilt when this was transmitted (mid-80s?). Too bad they cut it off for commercials just when the band were hitting the groove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 SUN RA Thanks for posting this - bet there were more than a few drinks spilt when this was transmitted (mid-80s?). Too bad they cut it off for commercials just when the band were hitting the groove. This is from the 1st year, 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 This is from the 1st year, 1976. Thanks - ah, yes - Ra is looking a bit younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Ornette and Prime Time were featured one night during the ill-fated 1980 season (I believe). I thought there was evidence of this on Youtube, but I cannot locate it at the moment. Captain Beefheart was also a musical guest in 1980, IIRC. The most memorable of these "I watched it live" performances? For me, Neil Young in 1989, doing a killer version of "No More" from FREEDOM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 favorite was the Jessica Simpson lip-synch disaster - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Except that was her little sis, Ashley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen archer Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 SUN RA Thanks for posting this - bet there were more than a few drinks spilt when this was transmitted (mid-80s?). Too bad they cut it off for commercials just when the band were hitting the groove. This is from the 1st year, 1976. Sun Ra was on the third season of SNL May 20th 1978. They are releasing the 3rd season on dvd in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkeith Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I remember when Pryor hosted, he said, "This is the person... I wanted to have on the show tonight -- Gil Scott Heron." On the reruns of this episode, that segment is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 favorite was the Jessica Simpson lip-synch disaster - you say "lip-sync disaster," i say hoedown spectacularrrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Be amazed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Satur..._musical_guests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Episode 51 November 12, 1977 Ray Charles Goosebumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Be amazed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Satur..._musical_guests Thanks for the list! Keith Jarrett was on in April 78? I can't imagine him on SNL. And does anybody recall what Miles Davis performed in '81? Or who was in the band for this performance? edit - looks like Miles performed "Jean Pierre", based on a little googling. Paul Simon & George Harrison, 11/20/76 Edited March 2, 2008 by Aggie87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I remember when Pryor hosted, he said, "This is the person... I wanted to have on the show tonight -- Gil Scott Heron." On the reruns of this episode, that segment is missing. Heron is included on that show in the box set of Season 1. A friend of mine cleared the music rights for the box. He told me that he had to get permission from Heron who was in prison at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 what is up with larry goldings going on tour with james taylor this summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 what is up with larry goldings going on tour with james taylor this summer? $$$$$! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Thanks for the list! Keith Jarrett was on in April 78? I can't imagine him on SNL. And does anybody recall what Miles Davis performed in '81? Or who was in the band for this performance? edit - looks like Miles performed "Jean Pierre", based on a little googling. Yeah, I actually watched that live when it was broadcast--I was 15, with no interest in jazz and only a dim awareness of who Miles was. I remember thinking that he seemed kind of slow-moving and ill, and I wondered what was up with the back-to-the-audience pose. I also remember staying up to watch the Sex Pistols (I was quite the little punk-rock head when I was 11 or 12) and being really disappointed when I found out that they'd been bumped (pretty sure this was related to their initial difficulties with being admitted into the U.S.). The replacement? Elvis Costello, for whom I had little appreciation at the time. Another fave musical appearance: the Replacements, when Bob Stinson was still in the band. I remember being quite drunk at a college party, and everybody gathering around the TV set both times they came on. I think they did "Kiss Me On the Bus" and "Bastards of Young." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Any other recent musical performances you've enjoyed? Or some of the classics from way back? Beefheart, Zappa, Sun Ra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Episode 51 November 12, 1977 Ray Charles Goosebumps. That WAS one to see. Ray reunited with Fathead, Hank Crawford, Marcus Belgrave, and (I think) Leroy Cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogak Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 i can't find it anymore but the "peaches and regalia" with a fat don grolnick was fun. a little too much bozzio antics but everyone was having a nice time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I also remember staying up to watch the Sex Pistols (I was quite the little punk-rock head when I was 11 or 12) and being really disappointed when I found out that they'd been bumped (pretty sure this was related to their initial difficulties with being admitted into the U.S.). The replacement? Elvis Costello, for whom I had little appreciation at the time. Yeah, I remember that one too. That was another memorable one, as Costello was in full early-anger form and freaked everybody out by changing songs midstream, starting "Less than Zero" getting a few bars into it, stopping abruptly, and then kicking hard in "Radio Radio". No idea if it was planned or not, the given explanation post-show being that Costello thought that the originally planned song was too British-specific so he called an audible, an yeah, ok, but planned or spontaneous it made for a riveting TV moment, and if you're old enough to remember that little window where all things "punk" (and how ironic in hindsight now to think of Costello as such) carried with them a genuine anarchy, hey, it was a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Episode 51 November 12, 1977 Ray Charles Goosebumps. That WAS one to see. Ray reunited with Fathead, Hank Crawford, Marcus Belgrave, and (I think) Leroy Cooper. Yep. And Ray played some alto too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Be amazed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Satur..._musical_guests Thanks for the list! Keith Jarrett was on in April 78? I can't imagine him on SNL. Hey, Jarrett was quite the Cult Figure back on those days. The one I still haven't gotten over was Betty Carter. She made no attempt whatsoever to "ease" anybody into it, just BAM!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I remember the Miles, the Jarrett and the BetCar, good stuff for tv! I also will always remember Rickie Lee Jones' first appearance. . . I sat there glued and said to myself "WHO IS THIS CHICK?" Start of a fanship for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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