Night Music 11-18-89 Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Julee Cruise

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. This edition from 11-18-89 features Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Papa Wemba, Dan Hicks, and Julee Cruise. BetaGems also has "Robert Cray & John Hiatt 3-5-89 with David Sanborn TV performance," "1989 Eric Clapton Night Belongs to Michelob TV commercial," "BB King with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Stevie Ray, Albert King 4-15-87," "Clapton, Bruce & Baker 1-12-93 TV performance," "Bonnie Raitt & Eric Clapton 3-8-00 TV performance," "Eric Clapton & Robbie Robertson 3-8-00 TV performance," "Eric Clapton 5-7-85 late night TV performance," "Night Music 3-3-90 Clapton & Cray, Warren Zevon, Charlie Haden," "Robert Cray TV interview 6-13-87," "Keith Richards All-Stars 6-31-89 Clapton, Healey, Watchel, Reid, Edmunds," and "Night Music 3-26-89 Robert Cray & John Hiatt, Squeeze, Youssou N'Dour."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. 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.

SUNDAY NIGHT
10-2-88: Ivan Neville, George Duke, Ruth Brown (partial)

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

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 (BETAGEMS)

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

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

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

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 (BETAGEMS)

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 (BETAGEMS)

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

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 (BETAGEMS)

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

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 (BETAGEMS)

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 (BETAGEMS)

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 (BETAGEMS)

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

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 (BETAGEMS)

11-11-89: Hank Ballard, Miles Davis, Phranc (BETAGEMS)

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

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)