.   3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁s elling ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁copies , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁gold ▁disc ▁by ▁the ▁R . I . A . A . ▁that ▁month . ▁Staff ord ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁moder ate ▁chart ▁success ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Television ▁work ▁Staff ord ' s ▁first ▁tele vised ▁appearance ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁on ▁a ▁show ▁called ▁Rock ▁Con cert ▁that ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁Jim ▁Staff ord ▁Show ▁was ▁a ▁six - week ▁summer ▁variety ▁series ▁shown ▁on ▁ABC ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁It ▁featured ▁Val erie ▁Curt in , ▁Richard ▁St ahl , ▁Deb or ah ▁Allen , ▁Cy nd i ▁Wood ▁and ▁Gall ag her , ▁and ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Tony ▁Scott i . ▁Staff ord , ▁Rod ▁Warren , ▁April ▁Kelly , ▁and ▁Pat ▁Pro ft ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁writers ▁on ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Staff ord ▁guest - star red ▁in ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁Gem ini ▁Man , ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁combined ▁into ▁a ▁TV ▁movie ▁titled ▁R iding ▁with ▁Death . ▁He ▁also ▁guest - star red ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" The ▁Under stud y " ▁on ▁The ▁Love ▁Bo at . ▁ ▁Staff ord ▁appeared ▁numerous ▁times ▁on ▁music ▁spe ci als , ▁variety ▁shows , ▁and ▁talk ▁shows . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁guest ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show