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18 records found for Tommy Dorsey
1954-07-17, CBS, min.
- Jack E. Leonard
- Tommy Dorsey
- Jimmy Dorsey
- DeMarco Sisters
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- Los Gatos
- June Taylor Dancers
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guests: Jack E. Leonard, DeMarco Sisters.
1954-07-17, CBS, min.
- Jack E. Leonard
- Tony Bennett
- Tommy Dorsey
- Jimmy Dorsey
- DeMarco Sisters
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- Los Gatos
- June Taylor Dancers
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guests: Tony Bennett, DeMarco Sisters.
1954-07-24, CBS, min.
- Henny Youngman
- Tommy Dorsey
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- June Taylor Dancers
- Jimmy Nelson
- Danny ODay
- Clark Brothers
- Betty Riley
- Farfel The Dummy
- The DeMathazzis
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guests: Henny Youngman, Jimmy Nelson, Betty Riley, Clark Brothers, The DeMathazzis.
1954-07-31, CBS, min.
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guest: Jean Carroll.
1955-11-05, CBS, 7 min.
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guest: Frank Fontaine, who sings "When You're Smiling" and performs a skit based on the character John L.C. Savonne. The Savonne character preceeded Fontaine's "Crazy Guggenheim" character in the "Joe The Bartender" skits he performed on The Jackie Gleason Show.
#9477: STAGE SHOW
Order1956-05-12, CBS, 25 min.
Stage Show with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. Guest headliners are all musical. Singer Dick Haymes, song stylist, Roberta Sherwood, in a return engagement, and the Hines Brothers...all perform to music by the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Brothers orchestra.
1956-06-30, CBS, min.
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guest: Comedian Wally Brown.
1956-11-27, WCBS, 4 min.
Highlights: The death of bandleader Tommy Dorsey, The UN votes $10 million dollars to support the Suez operation, Russia says it will decline payment, Kadar may bring Nagy into government as a minister, Hungarian refugees arrive in the United States meet with President Eisenhower in Washington, newsman indicted for contempt of Congress regarding Communist background.
#13108: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW, THE
Order1956-11-30, WCBS, 5 min.
September 20, 1952-June 22, 1957; October 3, 1958-January 2 1959; February 3 1961-March 24, 1961; September 1962-September 12, 1970 After the 1954-1955 season (one hour live broadcasts), Jackie Gleason produced a series of 39 filmed half-hour episodes of "The Honeymooners" which was syndicated (1955-1956). For the following 1956-1957 season, the Jackie Gleason Show returned to a live one-hour variety format with a Honeymooners sketch included in many of its broadcasts. After this season, The Honeymooners sketches would not be revived until the 1966-1967 season of The Jackie Gleason Show. A tribute to bandleader Tommy Dorsey.
1963-09-29, WCBS, 39 min.
- Jimmy Durante
- Roger Maris
- Elston Howard
- Ralph Houk
- Whitey Ford
- Ed Sullivan
- Mickey Mantle
- Frank Sinatra Jr.
- Helen Forrest
- Tommy Dorsey
- Al Downing
- The Tommy Dorsey Band
Ed Sullivan's performing guests are Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra Jr., Helen Forrest, and the Tommy Dorsey Band. Ed introduces N.Y. Yankee stars Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Al Downing, Roger Maris, Elston Howard and Ralph Houk.#4986: WORLD OF JAZZ, THE
Order1969-06-21, WQXR, 60 min.
Hosted by John S. Wilson, "The World of Jazz" aired on WQXR AM & FM Radio on Saturdays at 10:10 PM. Wilson was a fixture on radio playing early jazz recordings on each of his broadcasts, during the 1950's, '60s, and '70s. The records of hundreds of Jazz musicians were profiled, including original Louis Armstrong records, among them Armstrong's first Orpheum 105 record, recorded on March 31, 1923, and aired by Wilson on his program on May 9, 1970.#1422: BIG BANDS, THE
Order1970-02-22, WNEW, 27 min.
1966 (Syndicated). Half-hour series showcasing some of the big bands that had survived from the 1930s and 1940s.#6447: DANNY STILES SHOW
Order1970-09-15, WNYC, 120 min.
- Helen Kane
- Tommy Dorsey
- Glenn Miller
- Billy Holiday
- Stan Kenton
- Earl Hines
- Danny Stiles
- Erskine Hawkins
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Hal Kemp
- Pee Hunt
Danny Stiles was a radio personality. He worked on the radio for 63 years, playing vinyl.#6448: DANNY STILES SHOW
Order1970-09-16, WNYC, 120 min.
- Xavier Cugat
- Tommy Dorsey
- Glenn Miller
- Sammy Kaye
- Danny Stiles
- Ella Johnson
- Freddie Martin
- Artie Shaw
- Slim Gaylord
- Larry Clinton
Danny Stiles was a radio personality. He worked on the radio for 63 years, playing vinyl.#6449: DANNY STILES SHOW
Order1970-09-16, WNYC, 120 min.
Danny Stiles was a radio personality. He worked on the radio for 63 years, playing vinyl.1970-11-00, KDKA, 294 min.
- Jack Benny
- Rudy Vallee
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Garry Moore
- Edward R. Murrow
- John Daly
- Arthur Godfrey
- John F. Kennedy
- Herbert Hoover
- Bob Hope
- Eddie Cantor
- W.C. Fields
- Ed Wynn
- George Burns
- Henry Morgan
- Douglas MacArthur
- Winston Churchill
- Tommy Dorsey
- Victor Borge
- Eleanor Powell
- Wendell Willkie
- Ben Grauer
- Charles Dickens
- Irene Wicker
- Gracie Allen
- William B. Williams
- Bruce Morrow
- Stan Freberg
- Rod MacLeish
- Fibber McGee & Molly
- Bing Crosby
- Amos 'N' Andy
- Barry Farber
- James Melton
- Kay Kayser
- Lanny Ross
- Walter Winchell
- Will Rogers
- Charlie McCarthy
- Fanny Brice
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Agnes Moorehead
- Jack Armstrong
- Ben Bernie
- Sybil Trent
- Mary Livingston
- Ben Gross
- Jimmy Wallington
- George Hamilton Combs
- Jack Bogut
- Warren Barber
- Al Smith
- Harry Lauder
A fiftieth anniversary of Radio Broadcasting, 1920 to 1970, with narrators Ben Gross, Jimmy Wallington, Henry Morgan, George Hamilton Combs, Garry Moore and Jack Bogut. Tracks include Warren Barber, Rudy Vallee, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Al Smith, Amos 'N' Andy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Lauder, Will Rogers, Ben Bernie's Orchestra, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston, Arthur Godfrey, Charlie McCarthy and W.C Fields, Victor Borge, Herbert Hoover, Bob Hope, Ed Wynn, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Agnes Moorehead, "The Lone Ranger," "The Shadow," Irene Wicker, Jack Armstrong, "Young Dr.Malone," "Mary Noble Backstage Wife," "Sybil Trent, Eleanor Powell, Ziegfeld Follies with James Melton, Lanny Ross, Ben Grauer, "The March of Time," Huey Long, John Daly, Walter Winchell, Winston Churchill, Kay Kayser's Orchestra, Command Performance, Wartime Songs, "Your Hit Parade," Harry S. Truman, "Stage Door Canteen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, Bing Crosby, Princess Elizabeth, Edward R. Murrow, General Wainwright, Wendell Willkie, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bruce Morrow, Stan Freberg, William B. Williams, Rod MacLeish, Barry Farber, Death of J.F.K., radio fluffs and commercials.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
Order1976-03-29, 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