Since Shout! Factory first announced that we would be releasing the WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series on DVD, speculation about how much original music we’d be able to clear has been rampant. And understandably so — in WKRP, music is almost a character itself, and an essential aspect of what makes it one of the best-loved shows of all time. Unfortunately, WKRP was created at a time when DVDs were barely a glimmer on the horizon, so the music was not pre-licensed for home entertainment use. The enormous challenges in going back to clear classic songs has been the main reason why the complete series has not been issued on DVD until now.
As fans of the show ourselves, we tried our best to clear all the songs that made it memorable, but in a few cases, it was simply impossible to get the rights. We were able to include the vast majority of the music, though, with the aim of presenting the best possible release of WKRP on DVD. We believe that we’ve kept the integrity — and the spirit — of the show as intact as anyone could have. We hope you agree.
Here are some of the artists included on the DVD set:
AC/DC Herb Alpert Ashford & Simpson Joan Baez Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Pat Benatar George Benson Blondie Booker T And The MG’s Boston Alicia Bridges Jackson Browne Donald Byrd Carl Carlton The Cars Gene Chandler Ray Charles Chic Chicago Eric Clapton The Coasters Joe Cocker Elvis Costello Creedence Clearwater Revival Crosby, Stills Nash & Young Christopher Cross Derek And The Dominos Detective Bo Diddley The Doors Dr. John Gene Dunlap The Durocs Bob Dylan Earth, Wind & Fire Flying Foreigner Marvin Gaye The Go-Gos Grateful Dead Bill Haley And His Comets Buddy Holly Bob James Jefferson Starship Waylon Jennings Elton John Janis Joplin Greg Kihn Band Albert King B.B. King Evelyn “Champagne” King Freddie King The Knack Kool And the Gang Jerry Lee Lewis Huey Lewis & The News |
Little River Band Living Voices Kenny Loggins Nick Lowe Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers Chuck Mangione Bob Marley Paul McCartney and Wings Delbert McClinton Eddie Money The Monotones Van Morrison Gary Myrick And the Figures Ron Nagle Randy Newman Olivia Newton-John Ted Nugent The O’Jays Carl Perkins Tom Petty Wilson Pickett The Police Jean-Luc Ponty Elvis Presley The Pretenders Quarterflash Queen Otis Redding Little Richard Lionel Richie Kenny Rogers The Rolling Stones Linda Ronstadt Sam & Dave Bob Seger The Sherbs The Sir Douglas Quintet Bruce Springsteen Edwin Starr Steely Dan The Stone City Band Styx Supertramp James Taylor Carla Thomas Toto Pete Townshend Tubes Luther Vandross Junior Walker Grover Washington, Jr. The Who Stevie Wonder Lauren Wood Neil Young |