Anyone remember a music-dance show like Bandstand and Soul Train airing in the mid 1970s after school called The Music Thing and who was the host?

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Yes, I remember that show also. I was in High School then between 1974 and 1977. They had couples that would dance steady too and we knew them by name. They would play "Do The Hustle" "Rock The Boat" "Ballroom Blitz" and so many other awesome songs that were out then on the top of the charts. I do not remember the host. My mom even loved to watch it with me. The name of the show was called "The Music Thing" also known as T.M.T. I am age 52 now. My other Faves were "Soul Train", "American Bandstand" with Dick Clark and "Steel Pier" with Ed Hurst live from the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Remember Jerry Blavett aka The Geater with the Heater? I am D from Philly.

Yes I remember that show very well, I danced on it, the host was Randy Weissner ? not sure on spelling. they had a wobbly cat walk, we shot 5 shows on Sunday which meant we all had to share clothes because it was too hard to carry 5 complete outfits. We all changed in one big room (back when no one wore underwear) I met Michael Jackson and sat at the piano with him and talked for about 1/2 hour. We also met K.C. and the Sunshine band... my name is Leo Valenzuela and i was on the show with Rene Gomez, Tommy Gonzales, and Ruthie was my dance partner (don't remember her name) also Julie and Theresa, and many people from a night club in San Bernardino California called Grand Central... So many of us appeared on that show it was great fun.