September 29th,1957-March 21st, 1961 (CBS)
An irregularly scheduled collection of culturally outstanding dramas usually presented monthly. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLES FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
Presented on "DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH." Rex Harrison portrays a visiting Englishman who takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles. First show of the series.
Highlights:
Play It Cool- dancers
"Mary Had A Little Lamb" Cha-Cha, Carol Channing
"Go West Young Man," Eddy Arnold
"Shine On Harvest Moon," Baby bumblebee
"Silvery Moon," Singers and dancers
"Streets Of Laredo," Singers and dancers
"Basin Street Blues," "Trouble I've Seen," Louis Armstrong
"Blues In The Night," Peggy Lee
"Sit Down, You're Rockin The Boat," Stubby Kaye
"Didn't It Rain," Mahalia Jackson
"Bill Bailey," Lizzie Miles, Turk Murphy
"The Birth Of The Blues," Dinah Washington
Blues Sequence, Benny Goodman, Diahann Carroll
Jazz Sequence- Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong.
September 29th,1957-March 21st, 1961 (CBS)
An irregularly scheduled collection of culturally outstanding dramas usually presented monthly. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLES FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
Presented on "DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH." "My Fair Lady" star Rex Harrison portrays a visiting Englishman who takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles. First show of the series.
Note: First in a series of special ninety-minute shows to be seen monthly at various times. Tonight's show produced by Paul Gregory.
Highlights:
Play It Cool- dancers
"Mary Had A Little Lamb" Cha-Cha, Carol Channing
"Go West Young Man," Eddy Arnold
"Shine On Harvest Moon," Baby bumblebee
"Silvery Moon," Singers and dancers
"Streets Of Laredo," Singers and dancers
"Basin Street Blues," "Trouble I've Seen," Louis Armstrong
"Blues In The Night," Peggy Lee
"Sit Down, You're Rockin The Boat," Stubby Kaye
"Didn't It Rain," Mahalia Jackson
"Bill Bailey," Lizzie Miles, Turk Murphy
"The Birth Of The Blues," Dinah Washington
Blues Sequence, Benny Goodman, Diahann Carroll
Jazz Sequence- Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong.
Duplicate of 10496.
A musical variety show that featured Bill Hollingsworth, the Hollytones and band leader Stan Kenton.
Host: Bill Hollingsworth.
Premiere: October, 18th, 1959.
"Who Is Harold Arlen?" That's what the cab driver who drives Arlen to the studio wants to know. A 60-minute taped answer is offered by Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, La Vern Baker, Joanie Sommers and Paul Weston's orchestra. Bing Crosby narrates films tracing Arlen's songwriting career.
Count Basie and his orchestra, Dorothy Loudon, Bill Hayes, John Bubbles and Blossom Dearie perform some of the big tunes of the 1930's. Pre-recordings of Bing Crosby, Ruby Vallee, Kate Smith and Ruth Etting help set the mood. Paul Whiteman narrates this hour-long taped tribute.
Musical director: Robert Russell Bennett.
Highlights:
"You've Got That Thing"---------------------------------------Dearie
"Why?"-------------------------------------------------------------Chorus
"Why Was I Born?"---------------------------------------------Loudon
"That Old Gang of Mine"--------------------------------------Chorus
"You're the Top," "Mine" --------------------------Loudon & Hayes
"One O'clock Jump"--------------------------------------------Basie
"Ain't Necessarily So"-----------------------------------------Bubbles
"Putting All My Eggs in One Basket"----------------------Dearie
"All the Things You Are"---------------------------------------Hayes
"Wish I Were in Love Again"--------------------------------Loudon
"Over the Rainbow"--------------------------------------------All
Garry Moore is the host and narrator and introduces many of the original 1920's groups from Chicago where a new brand of jazz was developing. Its history in music and folk lore is recalled by old hands at jazz: Red Allen, Lil Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Mae Barnes, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Johnny Guarnieri, Bob Haggart, Milt Hinton, Gene Krupa, Meade Lux Lewis, Jimmy McPartland, Al Minns and Leon James, Kid Ory, Pee Wee Russell, Blossom Seeley, Johnny St. Cyr, Zutty Singleton, Joe Sullivan and Jack Teagarden. Seen on film: Bix Biederbecke, Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. Musical director of the hour-long, filmed and taped show is Bernard Green. Written and produced by William Nichols. Director: James Elson.
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians instrumental group perform favorites of the past 45 years. Fred sings "Big John" and reminisces about his group's early days.
Peter Lind Hayes hosts with George M. Cohan's songs performed by Dorothy Loudon, Paula Hayden, Lester James and Danny Meehan. Bernard Green conducts the orchestra.
Peter Lind Hayes hosts with George M. Cohan's songs performed by Dorothy Loudon, Paula Hayden, Lester James and Danny Meehan. Bernard Green conducts the orchestra.
Duplicate of #175.
Unknown New York Disc Jockey plays Johnny Cash's latest hit BONANZA. The DJ hums along with the record at the end...comments a bit about Cash and states that it is 9:12pm, 62 degrees, and at 9:30pm, coming up is the News with Dwight Leach. Also stated, Gimbels will be opening at the Roosevelt Mall.
TV musical play about a deal made between Joe Hardy and Mr. Applegate to allow the Senators to win the American League Pennant.
Phil Silvers portrays Mr. Applegate.
This cartoon musical is freely adapted from the Christmas tale Charles Dickens wrote in 1845. Voices include those of Roddy McDowall, Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Ed Ames, Hans Conreid, Abbe Lane, and Paul Frees.
July 8, 1971-August 19, 1971. This was the Return Premiere Show broadcast. Vic Damone hosts a seven-week variety series (the shows were first telecast in 1967). Regulars: Carol Lawrence and Gail Martin (Dean's daughter).
July 8, 1971-August 19, 1971. This broadcast was interrupted by a Presidential announcement regarding China. Vic Damone hosts a seven-week variety series (the shows were first telecast in 1967). Regulars: Carol Lawrence and Gail Martin (Dean's daughter).
July 8, 1971-August 19, 1971. Vic Damone hosts a seven-week variety series (the shows were first telecast in 1967). Regulars: Carol Lawrence and Gail Martin (Dean's daughter).
July 8, 1971-August 19, 1971. Vic Damone hosts a seven-week variety series (the shows were first telecast in 1967). Regulars: Carol Lawrence and Gail Martin (Dean's daughter).
July 26th, 1973- September 6th, 1973.
January 1974- May 16th, 1974.
Taped in Nashville, Tennessee, music country was an hour of country music performed by guest artists. The official title of the program was Dean Martin Presents Music Country.
This was one of the two principal showcases for rock music in the mid-and late-1970's. The other was Midnight Special broadcast on NBC. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert ran 90 minutes per show and were syndicated nationwide between 1973 to 1981.
The series' fifth-anniversary show, with the Allman Brothers Band, George Benson, Natalie Cole, the Commodores, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Kansas, Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, John Travolta, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Billy Crystal, Robert Klein and Jimmie Walker.
1978 (Syndicated). This was the first broadcast of the series. Half-hour country-and-western music show hosted by singer Donna Fargo. Tom Biener is a regular on the
series.
A showcase for "the queen of the disco." Donna Summer shows her pizazz in concert segments taped at the Hollywood Bowl and in imaginatively staged numbers taped especially for this telecast.
Special: A musical-comedy tour of the Anaheim, California, "Magic Kingdom." The show marks the Disneyland park's silver anniversary, an occasion celebrated in songs and sketches by host Danny Kaye, Michael Jackson, Donny Osmond and his brothers, and Adam Rich. Highlights of the hour include an Osmonds' hits' set; a Michael Jackson song-and-dance routine to "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "Ease On Down the Road"; an elaborately staged number headlined by Kaye and Rich that plays off the adventures of pirates, the antics of a lifelike orchestra of animated bears and the Cinderella story; a medley of Disney movie standards.
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