Bill Cosby, Billy Preston, Steely Dan perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)

April 14, 20131970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970sadmin

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(Saturday, April 14, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Billy Preston and Steely Dan were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Bill Cosby.

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Bill Cosby, Billy Preston, Steely Dan perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)

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