George Jones & Tammy Wynette - ''Let's All Go Down to the River'' -The We have fought hard for a long time and not just in wars.Guests / songs (in broadcast order): -Paul Anka (host) - ''Girl'' -On film: vintage clip of Paul Anka singing ''Put Your Head on My Shoulder'' -Bobby Darin - ''If I Were a Carpenter,'' ''Dream Lover,'' ''Splish Splash'' & ''Roll Over Beethoven'' -Paul Anka - medley of hits: Diana,'' ''Puppy Love,'' ''Lonely Boy,'' ''You Are My Destiny,'' ''Memories'' (''My Home Town''?), ''Goodnight My Love'' and ''(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings'' -The Coasters - ''Poison Ivy,'' ''Charlie Brown'' & ''Yakety Yak'' -Tammy Wynette - ''Kids Say the Darnedest Things'' -The Ace Trucking Company (comedy troupe) - routines about a motor cycle gang commercials and an airplane flight -The Edwin Hawkins Singers - ''Oh Happy Day'' -Paul Anka and the Edwin Hawkins Singers - ''Sweet Georgia Mine'' (.Wine''?) -The Doobie Brothers - ''Natural Thing'' -George Jones - ''What My Women Can't Do'' -The Doobie Brothers - ''Listen to the Music'' If we start denying the anthem, there are so many people that have died for our country and there are so many people in my family that are still part of, you know, just standing for the country, they are in the services and that kind of thing and just to not say that if you really listen to the lyrics of the beginning, you’ll understand that. And I would hope that they will understand as I do that we have a better way to do this than to be angry and why is he doing this or why ain’t she doing that, you know? For me, it’s just for me about respect. Knight said it comes down to being respectful to the country: Is that a concern for you at all given the controversy surrounding this,” he asked. “You have a much longer history and resume, right? And a legend in this business.

Lemon pointed to how a New York Times article wrote how a singer at President Donald Trump’s inauguration lost her career for taking the gig. We used to say prayers in school before school started, and we just don’t have that anymore and I’m just - I’m just hoping that it will be about our country and how we treat each other and being the great country that we are.” We used to sing it in school before school started. I believe in all of those things, and as far as this is concerned, I grew up with the national anthem. Okay? I believe in fairness,” Knight explained. And all I can deal with, all I can deal with right now is what my heart says. “People are going to have their opinions. She explained her decision to perform on Friday during her interview on CNN.

With singer Gladys Knight having just performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl, there was contention by some who wished she had not given the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick. Here's a great summary of the interview from Mediaite:

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