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#10533: ROSEMARY CLOONEY SHOW, THE

1957-05-28, SYN, 6 min.

1956-1957 (SYN)

Series of thirty- nine syndicated half-hour variety shows, hosted by Rosemary Clooney. Also featured were the Hi-Lo's, and the Nelson Riddle orchestra. In the fall of 1957, Clooney hosted her own network series, The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney.

Guest : Carol Channing 

Musical highlights- "How About You" sung by Rosemary Clooney and a Carol Channing, Charleston number from "Lend An Ear." Hi-Los singing group also appear. 

NOTE;
Syndicated in other parts of the country and broadcast at different times on different dates including June 2, 1957.

#19291: NAT KING COLE SHOW,

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1957-10-15, NBC, 25 min.

November 5, 1956 - June 24, 1957 (15 minutes)
July 2, 1957 - December 17, 1957 (30 minutes)   

When Nat King Cole' NBC TV series began November 5, 1956 it originated from New York City while Cole was winding up his current stint at the Copacabana. After the fourth broadcast the series was broadcast from Los Angeles. where it would remain for its complete run. 

Nat King Cole became the first major black performer to headline a network variety series. His 15 minute show filled the remainder of the half hour in which NBC TV aired its nightly news program, THE HUNTLEY BRINKLY REPORT. 

On July 2, 1957 THE NAT KING COLE SHOW became a half hour program. Many stars appeared on the show for minimum fees as personal favors to him, in an effort to bolster low ratings. But the efforts were in vain, and it would be another decade before a black entertainer could begin to make a significant dent into he mass medium of television. 

Nat King Cole sings, "Only a Paper Moon," "Sweet Lorraine," "With Your on my Mind," "Stompin' At The Savoy," 

Nat King Cole with Oscar Peterson Jr. "Tenderly."

 Norman Granz introduces some of the musicians from his, "Jazz At The Philharmonic" series. Ganz has just completed his 18th annual tour. Nat King Cole tells his audience that this is the  first television appearance of, "Jazz At The Philharmonic." 

Opening is not archived. Otherwise complete.

#11729: FRANK SINATRA SHOW, THE

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1957-12-20, ABC, 27 min.

October 18th, 1957-June 27th, 1958 

Frank Sinatra half-hour variety series, also presenting dramatic shows and musical programs.   

Guest Bing Crosby joins Frank on this 1957 Christmas Show.   

Highlights:

"Jingle Bells" - Bing and Frank
"Happy Holiday"- Bing and Frank
"Rudolf The Red-nosed Reindeer" -Bing Crosby 
"Santa Claus Is Comin To Town"  -Frank Sinatra 
"Deck The Halls" -Frank, Bing, Ralph Brewster Singers
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" -Frank, Bing, Singers
"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" -Frank, Bing, Singers
"Here We Come A-Caroling"- Ralph Brewster Singers 
"It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" -Singers
"Joy To The World" -Frank, Bing, Singers
"Away In A Manger" -Bing Crosby 
"O Come All Ye Faithful" -Frank, Bing, Ralph Brewster Singers 
"O Little Town Of Bethlehem" -Frank, Bing
"Missletoe And Holly" -Frank Sinatra 
"White Christmas" -Frank and Bing 

Note: Tonight's show will shift from Frank Sinatra's dressing room to an open Square at Christmastide in Merrie England. One of the songs "Missletoe And Holly" was co-authored by Frank Sinatra. Assisting Frank and Bing will be The Ralph Brewster Singers and Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra.

#11230: BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS

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1961-03-20, ABC, 60 min.

Bing Crosby goes international from France to Italy.

Tonight, Bing goes International. From France, Maurice Chevalier, from Italy, tenor Aldo Monaco, and from America, singer-dancer Carol Lawrence.
Bing and Maurice compare their little black books and do a little reminiscing about the girls they have known in song. Everyone sings, Carol dances, a modern jazz ballet, and Nelson Riddle and orchestra provide the background for the entire taped hour.

Highlights:

"Without a Song" "Second Time Around"- Bing
" Alouette" "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"- Maurice 
"Anema e Core" "Granada"-Aldo Monaco
"Cool, Cool, Cool, Of The Evening"- Bing, Maurice, Carol
"I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" "Once in Love With Amy" "Ida" "Gigi" "Candy" "Louise " "Pigallie"-Bing, Maurice, 
"Flattery"- Bing, Carol.


Dupe of 5060. Also, 7006.

#11735: FRANK SINATRA: "A MAN AND HIS MUSIC" TV SPECIAL

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1965-11-24, NBC, 52 min.

One- hour musical special starring "The Chairman Of The Board" in a one-man show. Broadcast in color by NBC, this special marked the occasion of Frank Sinatra's 50th birthday. The show was an enormous television success that spawned two follow-ups: "A Man And His Music Part Two" in 1966, which featured Frank's daughter Nancy and "A Man And His Music+Ella+Jobim in 1967. The latter special featured Ella Fitzgerald and Antonio Carlos Jobim. An album by Sinatra also entitled "A Man And His Music" was released at around the same time as the special. The Orchestra is conducted by Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins with Ed McMahon serving as announcer.
Directed by Dwight Hemion. 

Highlights:

"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"Without A Song"
"Don't Worry Bout Me"
"I Get A Kick Out Of You"
"Nancy With The Laughing Face"
"My Kind Of Town"
Medley: "It Was A Very Good Year" ""Young At Heart"/"The Girl Next Door" "Last Night We Were Young."
"This Is All I Ask"
"Come Fly With Me"
"The Lady Is A Tramp"
"I've Got The World On A String"
"Witchcraft"
"You Make Me Feel So Young"
"Put Your Dreams Away For Another Day"

#8162: FRANK SINATRA: "A MAN AND HIS MUSIC."

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1966-05-15, NBC, 60 min.

Frank Sinatra performs in his first ever television special. He performs his many hits.

 First broadcast on NBC on November 24th, 1965, marking the occasion of Sinatra's 50th birthday. 

Winner of Prime time Emmy as Outstanding Musical Program.

#11719: FRANK SINATRA SPECIAL: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC"

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1967-11-13, NBC, 52 min.

A truly memorable TV event as Frank Sinatra is joined by the dazzling Ella Fitzgerald in his third annual special. This is an historic pairing of the two most prominent vocal artists of the era. Joining the pair is Antonio Carlos Jobim. Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra accompany Frank and Ella on this special taped in Burbank, California. 

Note: This is the first time Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald appeared on television together since Sinatra featured Fitzgerald on his Timex TV shows in the late 1950s.

#19247: "AND DEBBIE MAKES SIX": DEBBIE REYNOLDS SPECIAL

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1968-03-07, NBC, 52 min.

Debbie Reynolds stars in her own hour of music and comedy.  

Duplicate of # 7047       

At an Army base, Debbie is the leader of an all-girl orchestra who gets help from two soldiers Bob Hope and Jim Nabors. Frank Gorshin joins her for a double-edge tour de force: a spoof of the movie classic "Grand Hotel" and 11 famous actors. Bobby Darin and Debbie portray a hip Las Vegas couple. Donald O'Connor and Debbie sing and dance numbers from their movies, and scenes from the films provide the backdrop.   
Nelson Riddle Orchestra.     

Highlights:

"Happy Days Are Here Again" "I Like You."- Debbie
"Mame"- Jim Nabors
"Jackson," "Hold On,I'm A'Comin," "First There Is A Mountain," "Baby Don't Leave Me,"  "Always,"- Debbie, Bobby Darin.     
"Singing In The Rain," "The Tender Trap," "Make 'Em Laugh," " Good Morning," "I Ain't Down Yet,"- Debbie, Donald O'Connor.

#7047: "AND DEBBIE MAKES SIX": DEBBIE REYNOLDS SPECIAL

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1968-03-07, NBC, 00 min.

Debbie Reynolds stars in her own hour of music and comedy.

#2981: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

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1973-07-26, WNBC, 52 min.

June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. 

Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."

Gloria Steinem joins Helen for a feminine-lib-style take-off on the news.  Other guests are blues singer B.B. King, the New Seekers pop group, comic Albert Brooks and the Modern Jazz Quartet, who perform improvisational jazz. Nelson Riddle orchestra.

HIGHLIGHTS:

"Don't Mess with a Woman," "Our House," 
"Where is My Friend?"..........Helen Reddy

"To Know You Is to Love You".......B.B.King

"Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me".....New Seekers

#2982: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

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1973-08-02, WNBC, 52 min.

June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. 

Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."

Rock-and-roll great Chuck Berry, singer-songwriter P:aul Williams, comic Robert Klein and the singing Pointer Sisters are the guests. 
Nelson Riddle orchestra. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

"Johnny B. Goode"...................Chuck Berry

"Old-fashioned Love Song," "Look What I Found"..Paul Williams

"That's How I Feel".......Pointer Sisters

"Last Blues Song," "And I love You So"......Helen Reddy

"Reeling and Rocking"......Helen Reddy and Chuck Berry

#2985: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

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1973-08-09, WNBC, 51 min.

June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show." 

Comedians Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory take off on politics; all-girl rock group Fanny appears in a sequence filmed in London; and singer-composers Billy Preston, Albert Hammond and Peter Allen perform their own music. Nelson Riddle orchestra.    

At the end of the show, Helen Reddy and Mort Sahl take questions from the audience.   

HIGLIGHTS:

"Will It Go Round in Circles?" "That's the Way God Planned it"
...........................Billy Preston

"Charity Ball".............Fanny All Girl Rock Band

"Smokey Factory Blues".........Albert Hammond

"More than I Like You"............Peter Allen

"Tightrope," "This Masquerade," "I'm a Bit Okay," 
"Westwind Circus"..........Helen Reddy

#7222: JOHN DENVER AND FRIEND: RECALLING THE BIG BAND ERA

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1976-03-29, ABC, 60 min.

Musical television special starring John Denver and Frank Sinatra, with Count Basie, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey and Nelson Riddle.

Tribute to the big band era.    

  Frank Sinatra headlines this John Denver television special broadcast preceding  the 48th Academy Awards on ABC. 

A salute to the musical styles that spanned the 1930's and mid 1940's. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

"Love is Everywhere"..........................................John Denver
"I've Got You Under My Skin"...........................Frank Sinatra

A medley of of songs sung by John Denver and Frank Sinatra backed by Harry James and his  Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra, Count Basie and his Orchestra. 

"One O'clock Jump," "All or Nothing at All," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "I'll Never Smile Again," "Let's Get Away From It All," "Witchcraft," "Learnin' the Blues," and  "It Was a Good Year"

#8386: JOHN DENVER AND FRIEND

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1976-03-29, ABC, 60 min.

Musical television special starring John Denver and Frank Sinatra, with Count Basie, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey and Nelson Riddle.

Tribute to the big band era.    

  Frank Sinatra headlines this John Denver television special broadcast preceding  the 48th Academy Awards on ABC. 

A salute to the musical styles that spanned the 1930's and mid 1940's. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

"Love is Everywhere"..........................................John Denver
"I've Got You Under My Skin"...........................Frank Sinatra

A medley of of songs sung by John Denver and Frank Sinatra backed by Harry James and his  Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra, Count Basie and his Orchestra. 

"One O'clock Jump," "All or Nothing at All," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "I'll Never Smile Again," "Let's Get Away From It All," "Witchcraft," "Learnin' the Blues," and  "It Was a Good Year" 

Duplicate Of # 7222

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#10533: ROSEMARY CLOONEY SHOW, THE

1957-05-28, SYN, 6 min.

#19291: NAT KING COLE SHOW,

1957-10-15, NBC, 25 min.

#11729: FRANK SINATRA SHOW, THE

1957-12-20, ABC, 27 min.

#11230: BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS

1961-03-20, ABC, 60 min.

#11735: FRANK SINATRA: "A MAN AND HIS MUSIC" TV SPECIAL

1965-11-24, NBC, 52 min.

#8162: FRANK SINATRA: "A MAN AND HIS MUSIC."

1966-05-15, NBC, 60 min.

#11719: FRANK SINATRA SPECIAL: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC"

1967-11-13, NBC, 52 min.

#19247: "AND DEBBIE MAKES SIX": DEBBIE REYNOLDS SPECIAL

1968-03-07, NBC, 52 min.

#7047: "AND DEBBIE MAKES SIX": DEBBIE REYNOLDS SPECIAL

1968-03-07, NBC, 00 min.

#2981: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

1973-07-26, WNBC, 52 min.

#2982: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

1973-08-02, WNBC, 52 min.

#2985: HELEN REDDY SHOW, THE

1973-08-09, WNBC, 51 min.

#7222: JOHN DENVER AND FRIEND: RECALLING THE BIG BAND ERA

1976-03-29, ABC, 60 min.

#8386: JOHN DENVER AND FRIEND

1976-03-29, ABC, 60 min.