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This Day in Rock History – August 19th

1972: Following the success of ABC’s late night music show In Concert, NBC launches The Midnight Special on this day.

Fresh from his success in American Graffiti, Wolfman Jack is the show’s announcer. On the first telecast, John Denver is the musical host and the first act to perform is War, doing “Slippin’ into Darkness.”

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