Musical artists on TV shows
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Musical artists on TV shows
I don't know how far this will go because I don't know how many of these are - but I'm talking about musical artists appearing in TV shows besides variety or music shows.
The Standells on the Munsters
Boyce and Hart (mainly songwriters) on Bewitched
The Standells on the Munsters
Boyce and Hart (mainly songwriters) on Bewitched
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Herman Munster thought the Standells were "nice young men"
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The Young Ones had a musical guest every week. Apparently this was a strategic decision, as using musicians meant the show was classed as 'variety' and so under the BBC's arcane rules, they could receive more funding. Anyway, here's Motorhead:
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No clips of this, but the full show is on YouTube:
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Stevie Wonder, Superstition; Sesame Street. Close the thread.
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The Seeds on The Mothers-in-Law -
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Buffalo Springfield on Mannix -
The Factory (Lowell George) on Gomer Pyle -
And The Factory again on F Troop -
The Factory (Lowell George) on Gomer Pyle -
And The Factory again on F Troop -
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Loudon Wainwright lll appears and sings in at least one episode of MASH - maybe more.
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Leatherface popping into Emmerdale:
Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.
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Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.
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And almost fitting the bill, Andrew Mackenzie (better known as avant garde sound artist The Hafler Trio), flogging football on Icelandic TV:
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the masked man wrote:The Young Ones had a musical guest every week. Apparently this was a strategic decision, as using musicians meant the show was classed as 'variety' and so under the BBC's arcane rules, they could receive more funding. Anyway, here's Motorhead:
the full list of musical acts is here: http://the-bottom.wikia.com/wiki/The_Young_Ones_Guest_Musicians
A couple I've never heard of. Madness appeared twice
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The Enemys [sic], with future Three Dog Night star Cory Wells on lead vocals and rhythm guitar:
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Nilsson on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Doobie Brothers on What’s Happening?
The Beau Brummels on The Flintstones
Davy Jones on The Brady Bunch
Hoyt Axton on Bonanza
Beach Boys on Full House
Bonnie Bramlett on Roseanne
Jerry Reed on Scooby Doo
Dizzy Gillespie on The Cosby Show
NRBQ on The Simpsons
Doobie Brothers on What’s Happening?
The Beau Brummels on The Flintstones
Davy Jones on The Brady Bunch
Hoyt Axton on Bonanza
Beach Boys on Full House
Bonnie Bramlett on Roseanne
Jerry Reed on Scooby Doo
Dizzy Gillespie on The Cosby Show
NRBQ on The Simpsons
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Positive Passion wrote:Loudon Wainwright lll appears and sings in at least one episode of MASH - maybe more.
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Can't believe I forgot to post this one, titans of the 80s collide:
Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.