Solid Gold Season 1

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Season 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.

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Co-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.

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Co-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."

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Co 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."

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Co-host Oct 11, 1980

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Co-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."

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co 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.

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cohost Gladys Knight & the Pips Nov 1, 1980

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cohost Nov 8, 1980

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cohost Natalie Cole Nov 15, 1980 Musical guests include Andy Gibb, Paul Simon, Johnny Lee, Dire Straits, Grace Jones, and Jimmy Hall.

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cohost Toni Tenille Nov 22, 1980

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cohost Johnny Mathis Nov 28, 1980

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cohost 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).

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Cohosts 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."

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cohost Neil Sedaka Jan 3, 1981

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co-host Jim Stafford Jan 10, 1981

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co-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."

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Guest 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.

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co-host Smokey Robinson Jan 31, 1981 Sheena Easton performs the song ""Morning Train (9 to 5). #1 Song -Woman by John Lennon

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Solid 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").

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co-host Larry Gatlin Feb 14, 1981

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Co-host Issac Hayes Feb 21, 1981

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Co-host Dottie West Feb 28, 1981

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co-host Roberta Flack Mar 7, 1981

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Co 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.

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co-host Mar 21, 1981

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Guest Host Anne Murray Mar 28, 1981

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co-host Cliff Richard Apr 4, 1981

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co-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.

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co-host Helen Reddy Apr 18, 1981

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co-host Roger Miller Apr 25, 1981

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cohost Bill Cosby May 2, 1981

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Classics show May 9, 1981

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Classics 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.

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co-host Rick Nelson May 23, 1981

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co-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.

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co-host Chuck Mangione Jun 6, 1981

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co-host Oak Ridge Boys Jun 13, 1981

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co-host Billy Preston Jul 4, 1981

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co-host Jose Feliciano Jul 11, 1981

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Classics show Jul 18, 1981

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co-host Gladys Knight Jul 25, 1981

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Co-host Harry Chapin Aug 1, 1981

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co-host Mickey Gilley Aug 8, 1981

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Compilation show Aug 15, 1981

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Guest 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.

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Country Gold Aug 29, 2002

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Guest Host Cliff Richard Sep 5, 1981