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5 records found for The Grass Roots

• #3043: HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE

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  1967-12-05, WABC, 52 min.

  • Jimmy Durante
  • Rob Reiner
  • Noel Harrison
  • Ethel Merman
  • The Grass Roots
  • Larry Bishop
  January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."

• #4081: MUSIC SCENE, THE

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  1969-12-08, WABC, 45 min.

  • Steve Allen
  • Tony Bennett
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie
  • The Grass Roots
  • David Steinberg
  • Emmett Kelly
  • Lily Tomlin
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Santana
  • Chris Bokeno
  • Paul Reid Roman
  • Larry Hankin
  • Christopher Ross
  September 22, 1969-January 12, 1970. Music series featuring appearances by guest artists. The forty-five-minute series was hosted by comedian David Steinberg. Performers included Chris Bokeno, Larry Hankin, Paul Reid Roman, Christopher Ross, and Lily Tomlin.

• #1280: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE

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  1970-10-17, WNBC, 52 min.

  • Andy Williams
  • Lorne Greene
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Chubby Checker
  • The Grass Roots
  September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.

• #4673A: SONNY & CHER COMEDY HOUR, THE

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  1971-09-05, WCBS, 52 min.

  • Sonny & Cher
  • The Grass Roots
  • Teri Garr
  • Billy Van
  • Ted Zeigler
  • Peter Cullen
  • Freeman King
  • Murray Langston
  • Chastity Bono
  August 1, 1971-September 5, 1971; December 27, 1971-May 29, 1974. This was the final broadcast of the season. "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" was introduced as a summer variety show and found a place in the network's schedule in midseason. By the 1973-1974 season it was television's top-rated variety series. Regulars included their daughter Chastity Bono, Peter Cullen, Freeman King, Teri Garr, Ted Zeigler, Billy Van, and Murray Langston.

• #4394: ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER

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  1972-03-00, WCBS, 27 min.

  • The Grass Roots
  • Kenny Rogers
  1971-1973 (Syndicated). This half-hour variety series was hosted by singer Kenny Rogers and his group, the First Edition. In the fall of 1972 the show's title was changed to "Rollin' with Kenny Rogers and the First Edition."