Night Music 10-28-89 Todd Rundgren, Taj Mahal, Pat Metheny, Nanci Griffith

We see a lot of episodes online of this terrific music series pairing up diverse artists, but several episodes seem to be missing - never fear, BetaGems has the complete series, as well as sister show Sunday Night, so we'll upload the missing episodes. This "lost" edition from 10-28-89 features Todd Rundgren, Taj Mahal, Pat Metheny, Nanci Griffith, and David Sanborn. The BetaGems channel also has "Longlost Music Video: The Nazz Open My Eyes 1968," "Commander Cody & Todd Rundgren 8-27-82 NYC," "Pete Townshend & Pat Metheny 10-22-90 TV performance," "Pat Metheny and Gary Burton perform on late night TV in 1990," "Pat Metheny & Paul Simon 7-28-88 late night TV performance," and "Peter Yarrow & Taj Mahal October 1987 late night TV performance."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads.

Complete series episode guide with notations RE which are on BetaGems (most other episodes are at CrossCurrentJazz, tho a few others are missing online or only partially available).

SUNDAY NIGHT
10-2-88: Ivan Neville, George Duke, Ruth Brown (only partially available online)

10-9-88: Randy Newman, Mark Knopfler, Slim Gallard, Take 6

10-16-88: Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow, Yomo Toro, Eddie Palmieri

10-23-88: James Taylor, Nano Vasconcelos, Don Grolnick, Lani Groves (only partially available online)

11-13-88: Marianne Faithful, Aaron Neville, John Zorn, NRBQ

11-20-88: Dizzy Gillespie, Diane Reeves, David Peaston

11-27-88: Joe Cocker, Judy Mowatt, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, David Fathead Newman

12-4-88: Jack Bruce, Joe Walsh, Al Green, Highway 101

12-11-88: Al Jarreau, Darlene Love, Johnny Clegg & Savuka

12-18-88: Earl Klugh, Patti Austin, Joe Sample, Donald Fagen, Sister Carol

12-25-88: Dr. John, Jeff Healy, Mavis Staples

1-8-89: Al Jarreau, Johnny Clagg & Savuka, Darlene Love (only partially available online)

1-15-89: Curtis Mayfield, David Lindley, Shinehead, Taylor Dane, George Duke

1-22-89: Squeeze, Sam Moore, Stanley Turrentine, Ashford and Simpson

1-29-89: Youssou N’Dour, Ambitious Lovers, Phillip Bailey, Habib Faye, Marcus Roberts, George Duke (BETAGEMS)

2-5-89: Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter, Fontella Bass, Lyle Lovett

2-12-89: Sonny Rollins, Leonard Cohen, Was (Not Was), final George Duke episode

2-19-89: Gospel edition with Claude Jeter, Shirley Ceasar, Take Six, Dixie Hummingbirds

2-26-89: Lou Reed, John Cale, Harry Connick Jr, Kate Webster, Paul Schaffer covers for Jools Holland

3-5-89: Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Nat King Cole, Tracy Nelson, World Saxophone Quartet

3-12-89: Willie Dixon, Betty Carter, John Sebastian, Branford Marsalis (BETAGEMS)

3-19-89: The Roches, Little Milton Campbell, John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards

3-26-89: Deleted/unaired clips - Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Squeeze, Youssou N’Dour (BETAGEMS)

4-2-89: Boz Scaggs, Betty Wright, Anson Funderburgh, Lou Marini (BETAGEMS)

4-9-89: Deleted/unaired clips – Aaron Neville, Joe Cocker, Al Green, Boz Scaggs, Dizzy Gillespie

NIGHT MUSIC (Saturdays)
9-30-89: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pharoah Sanders, Van Dyke Parks, Maria McKee

10-7-89: Nona Hendryx, Adrian Belew, Pop Staples, Martha Davis, Elliott Sharp

10-14-89: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Artis, John Lurie, Nano Vasconcelos, Bongwater

10-21-89: Bootsy Collins, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Her Cat Arnold, Alan Toussaint, Pretty Fat

10-28-89: Taj Mahal, Todd Rundgren, Nanci Griffith, Pat Metheny (BETAGEMS)

11-4-89: Rufus Thomas, Sting, Fareed Haque, Bill Frisell, Mary Margaret O’Hara

11-11-89: Hank Ballard, Miles Davis, Phranc

11-18-89: Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Papa Wemba, Dan Hicks, Julee Cruise

11-25-89: Diamanda Galas, Indigo Girls, Daniel Lanois, Sonic Youth

12-2-89: Chuck Jackson, Jean Luc Ponty, Ray Manzarek, Michael McClure (BETAGEMS)

12-9-89: Rev. Al Green, Pixies, Syd Straw, Sun Ra (BETAGEMS)

12-16-89: Pere Ubu, Debbie Harry, Louden Wainwright III, David Sanborn, Jools Holland (only partially available online)

1-13-90: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Warren Zevon (only partially available online)

1-20-90: Kronos Quartet, the Residents, Conway Twitty, Aster Awek

2-3-90: NRBQ, Phil Woods, Graham Parker, Abbey Lincoln

2-17-90: Richard Thompson, Joe L. Sonya, Shawn Colvin, John Cale (BETAGEMS)

2-24-90: Hank Crawford, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Miles Davis, Abby Lincoln, outtakes

3-3-90: Deleted/unaired clips – Warren Zevon, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Charlie Haden (BETAGEMS)

3-10-90: Deleted/unaired clips – Abbey Lincoln, NRBQ, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pharaoh Sanders (does not appear to be online)