Solid Gold- September 13, 1980 (PREMIERE)

comedy · music

Here is debut of Solid Gold, a weekly showcase of the most popular songs in music where special guest singers and bands perform their latest hits. Occassionally, a classic hit was performed as well. Also featured were comedy segments, often pertraining to the hits of the week. Also featured were the Solid Gold Dancers, who would cherograph usually to a portion of each song in the countdown. The first episode also listed songs that were on the charts but not quite in the top ten and featured slightly different graphics. Dionne Warwick is your host with Paul Anka this week's guest host, with a guestlist of performances by Irene Cara, Johnny Lee, Linda Ronstadt, Mickey Gilley, Larry Graham, Chuck Berry, Steve Allen, and Marty Cohen.