BBC In Concert - Season 1972

First aired: 1/1/1972 16 episodes
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Episodes

1. Nilsson

Aired: 1/1/1972

Harry Nilsson sings, plays and dreams a fantasy concert of his own making, with extracts from The Point.

2. Melanie

Aired: 1/8/1972

singing her own compositions including "Close to It All", "Tuning My Guitar", "Nickel Song", "Beautiful People", "Peace will Come" and "What Have They Done to My Song?"

3. David Gates

Aired: 1/15/1972

accompanied by Steve Gray, Martin Kershaw, Brian Odges, Doug Wright, The Strings, leader Patrick Halling.

4. Gordon Lightfoot - part 1

Aired: 1/22/1972

accompanied by Red Shea, Richard Haynes - sings Summer Side of Life, Saturday Clothes, That's What You Get for Loving Me, Affair on 8th Avenue, If I Could Read Your Mind, Steel Rail Blues, Ten Degrees and Getting Colder, and Early Morning Rain.

5. Ralph McTell

Aired: 1/29/1972

Accompanied by Steve Bennett. Ragtime guitarist turned singer-writer, McTell is best-known for The Streets of London.

6. Gordon Lightfoot - part 2

Aired: 2/5/1972

Accompanied by Red Shea, Richard Haynes. Including: Me and Bobby McGee, Minstrel of the Dawn and Canadian Pacific Trilogy.

Episode 7

7. Chuck Berry

Aired: 7/22/1972

Legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry performed at the BBC Television Theatre in 1972. "Johnny B Goode", "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Nadine" are just some of the highlights of this concert, shown in an extended cut. This version includes, for the first time, an epic rendition of "My Ding-a-Ling" that carries all before it and raises innuendo to an art form.

8. Donovan

Aired: 11/2/1972

Donovan sings his hits, including : 01. Jennifer Juniper, 02. There Is A Mountain, 03. Catch The Wind, 04. The Ordinary Family, 05. Lovely Princess, 06. People Call Me The Pied Piper, 07. A Well Known Has-Been, 08. Happiness Runs, 09. Colours, 10. Sailing Homeward, 11. Cosmic Wheels/Maria Magenta, 12. The Pee Song, 13. Mellow Yellow

9. Paul Williams

Aired: 11/9/1972

includes his own versions of the hits he wrote for the Carpenters ('We've Only Just Begun,' 'Rainy Days and Mondays') and Three Dog Night ('Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song').

10. Stephen Stills and Manassas

Aired: 11/16/1972

The veteran of such influential groups as Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young now fronts his own band; songs include 'Love the one you're with' and 'Change Partners.'

11. Linda Lewis

Aired: 11/23/1972

including 'Lark,' 'It's the Frame,' 'Feeling Feeling' and 'Little Indians' from her second LP.

12. David Buskin

Aired: 11/30/1972

Best known for his song writing, Buskin includes numbers written for Mary Travers - among them 'Morning Glory' and 'Woman Song.'

13. 3 Dog Night

Aired: 12/7/1972

3 Dog Night-three lead singers, four powerful instrumentalists - are big business in the USA: usually using rearranged songs by other writers, they notched up 12 gold records in three years, including eight LPs. Tonight they include 'Mama told me not to come' (Randy Newman), 'Just an old-fashioned love song' (Paul Williams) and 'Eli's Coming' (Laura Nyro).

14. Kris Kristofferson

Aired: 12/14/1972

The ex-Rhodes Scholar who brought a new approach to Nashville includes 'Help me make it through the night,' 'Me and Bobby McGee.' With The Band of Thieves. Special guest Rita Coolidge

15. Judee Sill

Aired: 12/21/1972

The sweet-voiced 'soldier of the heart' includes her songs 'Jesus was a Cross-maker,' 'Enchanted Sky Machines' and 'The Kiss.'

16. Georgia Brown

Aired: 12/28/1972

Georgia Brown tackles a wide range of songs, from a Cockney medley to the Soul of 'Ain't no sunshine,' from Jacques Brel's 'Fils de' to Randy Newman's 'Mama told me not to come.'