Solid Gold Season 1
S01 E01
Sep 13, 1980Season 1 Debut co-host Paul Anka Sep 13, 1980 Musical guests include Irene Cara, Larry Graham, Chuck Berry, Johnny Lee, Linda Ronstadt and Mickey Gilley.
S01 E02
Sep 20, 1980Co-Host Paul Williams Sep 20, 1980 Musical guests include Rod Stewart, Natalie Cole, The Spinners, Christopher Cross, the S.O.S. Band, and Hall & Oates.
S01 E03
Sep 27, 1980Co-host Andy Gibb Sep 27, 1980 Guests include Andy Gibb(Shadow Dancing); Paul Simon (One Trick Pony); Oak Ridge Goys (Heart of Mine); Robert John (Hey There Lonely Girl); Rocky Burnette (Tired of Toein' the Line); Stephanie Mills(Never Knew Love Like this before); Bill Cosby; Coasters(Charlie Brown). Comedy from Marty Cohen. Dionne performs "Deja Vu". Andy Gibb & Dionne Warwick duet on "I just want to be your everything."
S01 E04
Oct 4, 1980Co Host Glen Campbell Oct 4, 1980 Performers include the Rolling Stones(Emotional Rescue Music Video), Seals & Crofts (Diamond Girl), Pure Prairie League (I'm Almost ready), Tanya Tucker("Hollywood Smiles"), Larsen-Feiten Band(Who'll be the Fool Tonight), and Amy Holland (How Do I Survive). Comedy from Jay Johnson & Lenny Rush. Dionne sings "The Look of Love."
S01 E05
Oct 11, 1980Co-host Oct 11, 1980
S01 E06
Oct 18, 1980Co-host George Benson Oct 18, 1980 Dionne welcomes George Benson (Give Me the Night/ Love Times Love), the Rolling Stones (She's So Cold music video), Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (You Don't have to be a Star), Don Williams (I believe in You), Molly Hatchet (Beatin' the Odds), and the Spinners(Now that You're Mine). Comedy from Gallagher & Marty Cohen. Dionne sings "Make It Easy On Yourself."
S01 E07
Oct 25, 1980co host Commodores Oct 25, 1980 Dionne welcomes co-host The Commodores(Heroes) and Solid Gold recording acts Pete Townsend(Let my Love Open the Door- music video), Leo Sayer (More than I can Say), John Stewart (Gold), Johnny Rivers, TG Sheppard (Do You Want to go to Heaven), and 707(I could be Good for You). Comedy from Glenn Super. Dionne Warwick sings her 1968 hit "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" See 'Recap' for the Solid Gold Top 10.
S01 E08
Nov 1, 1980cohost Gladys Knight & the Pips Nov 1, 1980
S01 E09
Nov 8, 1980cohost Nov 8, 1980
S01 E10
Nov 15, 1980cohost Natalie Cole Nov 15, 1980 Musical guests include Andy Gibb, Paul Simon, Johnny Lee, Dire Straits, Grace Jones, and Jimmy Hall.
S01 E11
Nov 22, 1980cohost Toni Tenille Nov 22, 1980
S01 E12
Nov 28, 1980cohost Johnny Mathis Nov 28, 1980
S01 E13
Dec 6, 1980cohost Bobby Goldsboro Dec 6, 1980 Dionne welcomes co-host Bobby Goldsboro(Goodbye Marie) and Performers including Kool & the Gang (Celebration); Ronnie Laws (Every Generation);Bellamy Brothers(Lovers Live Longer);Neilsen Pearson Band(If I should Sail); Thin Lizzy (Killer on the Loose);and Willie Nelson & Leon Russell(Heartbreak Hotel).Comedy from Jimmy Aleck. Dionne & Bobby close the show with "Watching Scotty Grow". A solo from Dionne (After You).
S01 E14
Dec 13, 1980Cohosts Richard Sanders & Tim Reid Dec 13, 1980 Performers: Patrice Rushen ("Look Up"), Susan Anton & Fred Knoblock ("Killing Time"), Phil Everly ("Dare To Dream Again"), Leif Garrett ("You Had To Go And Change On Me"), Split Enz ("I Hope I Never"), and Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"). Comedy from Arsenio Hall. Dionne sings her 1964 hit "Walk On By."
S01 E15
Jan 3, 1981cohost Neil Sedaka Jan 3, 1981
S01 E16
Jan 10, 1981co-host Jim Stafford Jan 10, 1981
S01 E17
Jan 17, 1981co-host Pointer SIsters Jan 17, 1981 Dionne welcomes co-hosts The Pointer Sisters ("Could I Be Dreaming"), Billy Burnette, Teri De Sario ("All I Wanna Do"), Richie Havens ("Here Comes The Sun"), Tierra ("Together"), The Vapors ("Turning Japanese"), and Dottie West ("Are You Happy Baby?"). Dionne sings "All The Time" and joins the Pointer Sisters for "Yes We Can Can."
S01 E18
Jan 24, 1981Guest Host Cliff Richard Jan 24, 1981 Cliff welcomes Andy Gibb,Rick Nelson, The Captain & Tenille, Viola Mills & Con Funk Shun. Cliff replaces Dionne Warwick for this week.
S01 E19
Jan 31, 1981co-host Smokey Robinson Jan 31, 1981 Sheena Easton performs the song ""Morning Train (9 to 5). #1 Song -Woman by John Lennon
S01 E20
Feb 7, 1981Solid Gold 80 Feb 7, 1981 A countdown of theTop 20 songs of 1980 is hosted by Dionne Warwick and features performances by Air Supply(All Out of Love), George Benson(Give me the Night); Irene Cara(Fame), Christopher Cross(Sailing); Billy Joel(It's Still Rock N Roll to me- music video); The Pointer sisters(He's So Shy); Eddie Rabbitt(Driving My Life Away video);Cliff Richard (Dreaming); Rolling Stones(Emotional Rescue music video) ; and Paul Simon(Late in the Evening music video). Comedy from Marty Cohen. A solo from Dionne ("No Night So Long").
S01 E21
Feb 14, 1981co-host Larry Gatlin Feb 14, 1981
S01 E22
Feb 21, 1981Co-host Issac Hayes Feb 21, 1981
S01 E23
Feb 28, 1981Co-host Dottie West Feb 28, 1981
S01 E24
Mar 7, 1981co-host Roberta Flack Mar 7, 1981
S01 E25
Mar 14, 1981Co Host Leo Sayer Mar 14, 1981 Sister Sledge opens the show with "All American Girls". Harry Chapin performs "Remember when the Music". Dionne introduces Wayland Flowers and Madame. Jermaine Jackson sings "You like me Don't You". Leo Sayer performs his latest hit "Living in a Fantasy". A classic from Dionne "What the world needs now". Country Gold from Mickey Gilley "A headache tomorrow or a heartache tonight". Loverboy performs "Turn Me Loose". A duet by Leo and Dionne (You make me feel like Dancing) closes the show.
S01 E26
Mar 21, 1981co-host Mar 21, 1981
S01 E27
Mar 28, 1981Guest Host Anne Murray Mar 28, 1981
S01 E28
Apr 4, 1981co-host Cliff Richard Apr 4, 1981
S01 E29
Apr 12, 1981co-host Aretha Franklin Apr 12, 1981 Co-Hostess Aretha Franklin sings ""What a fool believes"" and introduces Rick Springfield (Jessie's Girl); Dr Hook, Don McLean; and Roseanne Carter.
S01 E30
Apr 18, 1981co-host Helen Reddy Apr 18, 1981
S01 E31
Apr 25, 1981co-host Roger Miller Apr 25, 1981
S01 E32
May 2, 1981cohost Bill Cosby May 2, 1981
S01 E33
May 9, 1981Classics show May 9, 1981
S01 E34
May 16, 1981Classics Show May 16, 1981 Dionne presents a classics show featuring Aretha Franklin ("Respect"), Andy Gibb ("Shadow Dancing"), Gladys Knight & the Pips ("I've Got to Use My Imagination"), Johnny Mathis ("Chances Are"), Helen Reddy ("I Am Woman"), The Statler Brothers ("Flowers on the Wall"), and B.J. Thomas ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"). A duet by Dionne & Andy Gibb ("I Just want to be your everything"). Dionne sings "Alfie" produced for this episode by musical director Michael Miller.
S01 E35
May 23, 1981co-host Rick Nelson May 23, 1981
S01 E36
May 30, 1981co-host Barry White May 30, 1981 Dionne and co-host Barry White perform "Never Never Gonna Give You Up." Barry White and his wife Glodean sing "I Want You." Additional performers are Gary US Bonds ("This Little Girl"), Terri Gibbs ("Somebody's Knocking"), Pure Prairie League ("Still Right Here In My Heart"), Nicolette Larson & the Dirt Band ("Make a Little Magic"), Conway Twitty ("Rest your Love on Me"), and Carl Wilson ("Hold Me"). Dionne sings "Reach Out For Me." Comedy from Wayland Flowers & Madame plus Marty Cohen.
S01 E37
Jun 6, 1981co-host Chuck Mangione Jun 6, 1981
S01 E38
Jun 13, 1981co-host Oak Ridge Boys Jun 13, 1981
S01 E39
Jul 4, 1981co-host Billy Preston Jul 4, 1981
S01 E40
Jul 11, 1981co-host Jose Feliciano Jul 11, 1981
S01 E41
Jul 18, 1981Classics show Jul 18, 1981
S01 E42
Jul 25, 1981co-host Gladys Knight Jul 25, 1981
S01 E43
Aug 1, 1981Co-host Harry Chapin Aug 1, 1981
S01 E44
Aug 8, 1981co-host Mickey Gilley Aug 8, 1981
S01 E45
Aug 15, 1981Compilation show Aug 15, 1981
S01 E46
Aug 14, 1980Guest Host Debby Harry Aug 14, 1980 Guest Host Deborah Harry performs and, along with comedian Marty Cohen, introduces Hall & Oates, Air Supply, Don Williams, Chuck Berry, Linda Clifford, George Burns, Roger & Roger and, of course, the Solid Gold Dancers.
S01 E47
Aug 29, 2002Country Gold Aug 29, 2002
S01 E48
Sep 5, 1981Guest Host Cliff Richard Sep 5, 1981