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1961-03-13, NBC, 21 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack Paar speaks vehemently about Ed Sullivan continuously. He explains why Ed Sullivan refused to appear on The Tonight Show. Jack said that Ed wanted to use a teleprompter and to read a prepared statement. Jack said "any idiot can read a teleprompter" and continued to address other grievances about Sullivan including feuds with Joey Bishop who Paar considers as a protege. He ends his address calling Ed Sullivan a liar. NOTE: Highlights of this broadcast unprecedented monologue is the only example of a JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW where Jack was a guest on his own show. Hugh Downs opens the 11:15pm opening segment as substitute host, and conducts the show for the first 15 minutes. Jack Paar is introduced at 11:30pm. He then speaks about Ed Sullivan continuously for 51 minutes, only interrupted for commercials. At 12:21am Jack finally finishes his emotional tirade, calling Ed Sullivan a liar! So angry was Paar that he left the show after his monologue, leaving Hugh Downs to finish the show. Archival Television Audio, Inc. has a portion of this memorable historic episode recorded on audio tape related to the never predictable host of The Tonight Show, Jack Paar. THIS BROADCAST WAS THE HIGHEST RATED JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW aired during his for four and one half years as host. Occasional variations in sound quality.
1961-03-13, NBC, 21 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Jack Paar comments on his feud with Ed Sullivan, bitterly attacks him as well as the press, calls Sullivan a "liar."
1961-03-13, WMCA, 6 min.
Barry Gray was an American radio personality, often referred to as "the father of talk radio." His late-night New York City radio talk show was carried by WOR radio and then later by WMCA. Barry Gray returned to WMCA in 1950, and stayed there for 39 years, refining the talk show format still utilized today. During the 1960s, he was in the odd position of having an 11 p.m.-1 a.m. late night talk show on a station otherwise dominated by Top 40 music and the youth-targeted "Good Guys" disc jockey campaign. But for teenagers who kept their radios on into the night, Gray's show was a window into the high-brow New York culture of the 1940s and 1950s. We hear Jack Paar concluding his Tonight Show NBC TV broadcast stating that Ed Sullivan is a liar and he must suffer publicly for his actions. Paar mentions that he requests NBC not to delete what he has just said when his show, on Tape, is aired this evening. The final five minutes of The Barry Gray Show at 12:55am (March 14, 1961, WMCA Radio) is heard, two hours after Paar's Tonight Show has been broadcast. Ed Sullivan emphatically tells Gray, by phone, that he is not a bully and that Paar can call him any name he desires. Barry Gray's in studio guest Jackie Kannon states his impressions about the Paar/Sullivan feud.
#13527A: NEWS, THE (RADIO)
Order1961-03-13, , 2 min.
From Columbus Ohio on the campus of Ohio State University a Radio News Broadcast report covering the first of eventually 1,576 Buckeye alumni serving the Peace Corps' founded by President John F. Kennedy and established as a new agency within the Department of State on March 1, 1961. Ohio State University junior student Robert Fasic comments.
1961-03-13, NBC, 44 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack Paar speaks vehemently about Ed Sullivan continuously. He explains why Ed Sullivan refused to appear on The Tonight Show. Jack said that Ed wanted to use a teleprompter and to read a prepared statement. Jack said "any idiot can read a teleprompter" and continued to address other grievances about Sullivan including feuds with Joey Bishop who Paar considers as a protege. He ends his address calling Ed Sullivan a liar. NOTE: Highlights of this broadcast unprecedented monologue is the only example of a JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW where Jack was a guest on his own show. Hugh Downs opens the 11:15pm opening segment as substitute host, and conducts the show for the first 15 minutes. Jack Paar is introduced at 11:30pm. He then speaks about Ed Sullivan continuously for 51 minutes, only interrupted for commercials. At 12:21am Jack finally finishes his emotional tirade, calling Ed Sullivan a liar! So angry was Paar that he left the show after his monologue, leaving Hugh Downs to finish the show. Archival Television Audio, Inc. has a portion of this memorable historic episode recorded on audio tape related to the never predictable host of The Tonight Show, Jack Paar. THIS BROADCAST WAS THE HIGHEST RATED JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW aired during his four and one half years as host. Occasional variations in sound quality. Duplicate of 9441.
1961-03-13, NBC, 17 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Jack Paar comments on his feud with Ed Sullivan, bitterly attacks him as well as the press, calls Sullivan a "liar." Duplicate of #13525.
1961-03-13, NBC, 27 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Jack Paar comments on his feud with Ed Sullivan, bitterly attacks him as well as the press, calls Sullivan a "liar." Paar also discusses leaving the Tonight Show. Duplicate of 13525.
1961-03-14, NBC, 4 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. More discussion by Jack Paar regarding his feud with Ed Sullivan, the night after delivering a long vitriolic monologue on their feud related to the "debate" that would never happen.
1961-03-14, NBC, 4 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today. More talk about feud with Ed Sullivan.
1961-03-15, NBC, 00 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
1961-03-17, WNBC, 52 min.
- Patrice Munsel
- Dr. Frank Baxter
- Donald Voorhees
- Joan Sutherland
- Sir John Gielgud
- Alfred Drake
- Jacques d'Amboise
- Violette Verdy
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1961-03-17, WCBS, 26 min.
Bobby Darin ad libs with Jackie Gleason. A March 10th, 1956 kinescope from the television series "Stage Show" is presented by Gleason. It is the very first professional engagement by Darin, who sings "The Rock Island Line." Bobby Darin also sings a heartfelt rendition of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling."
1961-03-17, PBS, 00 min.
John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen. Dupe of number 3924.
#7101: ED SULLIVAN SHOW
Order1961-03-19, WCBS, 00 min.
- Ed Sullivan
- Robert Goulet
- Maurice Chevalier
- Hermione Gingold
- Frederick Loewe
- Richard Burton
- Julie Andrews
- Jay Lerner
- Manolo Fabregas
- Charles Victor
Salute to Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Repeated on September 10th, 1961.
#7230: JACK BENNY PROGRAM
Order1961-03-19, CBS, 00 min.
October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS) September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston. "Jack goes to Las Vegas."
1961-03-20, WGN, 00 min.
October 18th, 1959-1966, A one hour syndicated taped color weekly broadcast, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The series was awarded a Peabody. Superb music by a 71 piece orchestra in the sumptuous setting of a ballroom. Different guest conductors appear on a weekly basis and take the podium. John Barbirolli Conductor.
1961-03-22, NBC, 00 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
1961-03-22, NBC, 58 min.
- Martha Raye
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Ginny Tiu
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Julie Newmar
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 3-22-61. Guests: Actress Julie Newmar, Actress Martha Raye, Child Pianist Ginny Tiu. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#4536: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-03-24, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.1961-03-24, PBS, 00 min.
John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen. This was "The Music Of Love" broadcast.
#7398: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-03-24, NBC, 00 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.
1961-03-25, WOR, 28 min.
February 11, 1961 - April 19, 1961 A 12-part series produced for the National Educational Television & Radio Center by KRMA-TV, Denver Colorado. The Ragtime Era with host Max Morath, who at the age of 32 is the ideal spokesman. He holds forth at an elegant pianoforte, singing and playing in a lively, authentic style. He' a close student of the period when America's popular music developed, and he sparks the narrative segments with anecdote and erudition that is as bright as the music. What is Tin Pan Alley? When did it get its start? Max Morath answers these and other questions in the course of an amazing and amusing program devoted to the music business. In the Ragtime Era. Do you realize that “A Bicycle Built for Two” was rejected by American music publishers, and only became popular after it was printed in England? Do you know who invented the phrase “Tin Pan Alley?” What do the names Rosenfeld, Von Tilzer, Berlin, or words like “nickelodeon,” “illustrated song,” or “coon song” mean to you? Did you know that popular music is one of the outstanding examples of the improvement in civil liberties over the past decade? Or that it was ragtime which brought everyday speech and slang into popular songs? In this episode, Max Morath explains how Tin Pan Alley got its name; discusses the rise of the popular song in America; explains the idea of the “Illustrated Song” as an advertising technique for selling songs; discusses the dangers of stereotypes and racism in song and plays a “coon song” from the Rag Time Era; explains the meaning of copyright and gives a brief history on the invention of the gramophone. Episodes in this series cover American pop music from the 1890's to 1920. Included are broadcasts focusing on the Blues, Ragtime, Musical Comedy, Tin Pan Alley, the Mauve Decade, Those Singin' Songs, Movie Music, the Song Pluggers, Tempos of the Time, and the songs made popular during World War 1. From radio to television to national fame as a performer, Max Morath became the recognized purveyor of music and popular culture of the ragtime era. That is the way most people remember Max Morath as “Mr. Ragtime.” In 1959, his epic 12-episode TV series The Ragtime Era, was the first modern educational documentary at KRMA-TV in Denver that both entertained and informed. It ushered in a field now produced by modern documentarians like Ken Burns at Florentine Films. Max wrote, hosted, and performed each 30-minute episode live in one-take and followed that series with other TV projects. He pioneered educational television with his producer Moss Hall and this series helped move the transition from National Educational Television (NET) to the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Archival Television Audio, Inc. has preserved in its archive ten of the twelve part series. Missing is the sixth broadcast in the series,"The Yankee Doodle Boy," and the ninth broadcast in the series, "Emancipation of Women: New Music of the 20's" With “The Ragtime Era” National Educational Television brings viewers one of the most delightful, and at the same time informative series ever produced. But “The Ragtime Era” is more than a recreation of the music from 1890 to 1920. It is also a careful study of American social history between 1890 and 1920, a period which saw the beginning of the labor movement, modern technical achievements, feminism, the growing importance of Negroes and immigrants. It was a period of activity, unrest, gaiety and real distress. And, finally, “The Ragtime Era” provides the audience with some sound and at the same time uncomplicated, musical theory and analysis. To do all of this KRMA-TV, the Denver affiliate of NET, has drawn on the services of singer-pianist-musician Max Morath, who combines with his performances of ragtime classics a presentation of the pictures, stage sets, and other paraphernalia of “The Ragtime Era.” Episodes: Episode #1: The Mauve Decade Episode #2: Any Rags Today Episode #3: Lonesome Road Episode #4: Those Real Singin’ Songs Episode #5: More Music than Comedy Episode #6: The Yankee Doodle Boy Episode #7: Tin Pan Alley Episode #8: Tin Pan Alley Also Ran Episode #9: June, Moon, and Spoon Episode #10: The Tempos of Our Time Episode #11: Feet First Episode #12: The Great War
1961-03-27, WGN, 00 min.
October 18th, 1959-1966, A one hour syndicated taped color weekly broadcast, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The series was awarded a Peabody. Superb music by a 71 piece orchestra in the sumptuous setting of a ballroom. Different guest conductors appear on a weekly basis and take the podium. Andre Cluytens Conductor.
1961-03-28, WOKO, 05 min.
Radio broadcast of an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. The top of the fifth inning is heard with the Twins leading 1-0. Batters include Mickey Mantle, who singles, Yogi Berra grounds out, Elston Howard fouls out, and Moose Skowron grounds out. Phil Rizzuto calls the play by play. 5 minute excerpt
1961-03-28, ABC, 54 min.
January 23, - July 16, 1960. A prime time our-long documentary series hosted by Chet Huntley and Frank McGee. A repeat showing of the special Easter time program first presented on NBC on April 16, 1960; filmed in the Holy Land without actors, it traces the route Jesus took through Jerusalem as he bore the cross to his crucifixion on Calvary. Frank McGee introduces the program. Last years presentation was a part of the World Wide 60 series. Music conducted by Jacques Belasco. Narrated by Alexander Scourby. Norman Rose contributes the biblical voice.
1961-03-28, WNBC, 62 min.
January 14, 1952-Present. First early-morning network program and longest-running daytime series. Created by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver. Telecast Monday thru Friday, 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM, the broadcasts have maintained a format including a News Summary, segments related to Sports, Weather, Interviews, and Features. Throughout its long run, hosts of "The Today Show" have included Dave Garroway (1952- July 7, 1961), John Chancellor / Frank Blair (July 17, 1961-1962), Hugh Downs (1962-1971), Frank McGee (1971-1974), Jim Hartz (1974-1976), Tom Brokaw (1976-1981), Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Chris Wallace, Katie Couric, and others. NOTE: From 1958 to the middle of 1961 THE TODAY SHOW began to video tape a day in advance. The exception was live coverage of news segments, and the weather. This entire show was devoted to a preview of the upcoming broadway show, "KICKS & COMPANY."
1961-03-29, WNBC, 52 min.
Gary Cooper narrates the story of the American West between 1840 and 1900. The accent is on the "real"... the people, the land and the hardships that wed one to the other. Score by Robert Russell Bennett. Produced and directed by Donald B. Hyatt, and written by Philip Reisman, Jr.#19135: PROJECT 20: THE REAL WEST
Order1961-03-29, WNBC, 52 min.
Gary Cooper narrates the story of the American West between 1840 and 1900. The accent is on the "real"... the people, the land and the hardships that wed one to the other. Score by Robert Russell Bennett. Produced and directed by Donald B. Hyatt, and written by Philip Reisman, Jr. Duplicate of #77.
1961-03-31, WNBC, 52 min.
- John Raitt
- Martha Wright
- Donald Voorhees
- Birgit Nilsson
- The Brothers Four
- Paul Hartman
- Allegra Kent
- Schola Cantorum
- Tommy Rall
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1961-04-03, WGN, 00 min.
October 18th, 1959-1966, A one hour syndicated taped color weekly broadcast, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The series was awarded a Peabody. Superb music by a 71 piece orchestra in the sumptuous setting of a ballroom. Different guest conductors appear on a weekly basis and take the podium. Percy Faith Conductor.
1961-04-05, NBC, 00 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
#7456: VIDEO VILLAGE
Order1961-04-06, CBS, 00 min.
July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962, Daytime July 1st, 1960-September 16th, 1960, Evenings Video Village was an American game show on CBS. It aired in daytime from July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962 and in prime time from July 1st, 1960- September 16th, 1960. Jack Narz was the first host and Monty Hall the second. Jack Narz hosted the show from its debut until September 9th, 1960. Red Rowe filled in for one week and was replaced by Monty Hall, who hosted for the remainder of the series.
#7457: VIDEO VILLAGE
Order1961-04-06, CBS, 00 min.
July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962, Daytime July 1st, 1960-September 16th, 1960, Evenings Video Village was an American game show on CBS. It aired in daytime from July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962 and in prime time from July 1st, 1960- September 16th, 1960. Jack Narz was the first host and Monty Hall the second. Jack Narz hosted the show from its debut until September 9th, 1960. Red Rowe filled in for one week and was replaced by Monty Hall, who hosted for the remainder of the series.
1961-04-07, WNBC, 50 min.
Mitch Miller and his chorus with guests Guy Mitchell, Louise O'Brian and Leslie Uggams sing tunes from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.#4537: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-04-07, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.1961-04-07, PBS, 00 min.
John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen. Mantovani plays the music of Cole Porter.
#7399: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-04-07, NBC, 00 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series. A 1952 Style "Hit Parade" Is The Theme.
#7458: VIDEO VILLAGE
Order1961-04-07, CBS, 00 min.
July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962, Daytime July 1st, 1960-September 16th, 1960, Evenings Video Village was an American game show on CBS. It aired in daytime from July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962 and in prime time from July 1st, 1960- September 16th, 1960. Jack Narz was the first host and Monty Hall the second. Jack Narz hosted the show from its debut until September 9th, 1960. Red Rowe filled in for one week and was replaced by Monty Hall, who hosted for the remainder of the series.
#7255: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE
Order1961-04-08, WABC, ?? min.
THE "MUSIC OF FRANCE" SHOW. July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
#7067: DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW
Order1961-04-09, NBC, min.
October 5th, 1956-May,12th, 1963. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show was an American Variety Series, hosted by Dinah Shore and broadcast on NBC from October 5th. 1956- May, 12th,1963. Guests: Polly Bergen, Al Hirt, and Louis Nye.
#7459: VIDEO VILLAGE
Order1961-04-10, CBS, 00 min.
July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962, Daytime July 1st, 1960-September 16th, 1960, Evenings Video Village was an American game show on CBS. It aired in daytime from July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962 and in prime time from July 1st, 1960- September 16th, 1960. Jack Narz was the first host and Monty Hall the second. Jack Narz hosted the show from its debut until September 9th, 1960. Red Rowe filled in for one week and was replaced by Monty Hall, who hosted for the remainder of the series.
#7460: VIDEO VILLAGE
Order1961-04-11, CBS, 00 min.
July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962, Daytime July 1st, 1960-September 16th, 1960, Evenings Video Village was an American game show on CBS. It aired in daytime from July 11th, 1960- June 15th, 1962 and in prime time from July 1st, 1960- September 16th, 1960. Jack Narz was the first host and Monty Hall the second. Jack Narz hosted the show from its debut until September 9th, 1960. Red Rowe filled in for one week and was replaced by Monty Hall, who hosted for the remainder of the series.
1961-04-11, WOR, 28 min.
February 11, 1961 - April 19, 1961 A 12-part series produced for the National Educational Television & Radio Center by KRMA-TV, Denver Colorado. The Ragtime Era with host Max Morath, who at the age of 32 is the ideal spokesman. He holds forth at an elegant pianoforte, singing and playing in a lively, authentic style. He' a close student of the period when America's popular music developed, and he sparks the narrative segments with anecdote and erudition that is as bright as the music. Continuing with his anecdotes and analysis of Tin Pan Alley, Mr. Morath tells about the songs which no one remembers today – how they were chosen, what made theme popular, and why they were forgotten. He tells about the song-plugger, the growth of movies and the illustrated song, the development and decline of the sheet music business, and the importance of new kinds of music and novel ideas. He also speaks about the fascinating and feverish world behind the scenes of the popular music arena of the early 1900s. Episodes in this series cover American pop music from the 1890's to 1920. Included are broadcasts focusing on the Blues, Ragtime, Musical Comedy, Tin Pan Alley, the Mauve Decade, Those Singin' Songs, Movie Music, the Song Pluggers, Tempos of the Time, and the songs made popular during World War 1. From radio to television to national fame as a performer, Max Morath became the recognized purveyor of music and popular culture of the ragtime era. That is the way most people remember Max Morath as “Mr. Ragtime.” In 1959, his epic 12-episode TV series The Ragtime Era, was the first modern educational documentary at KRMA-TV in Denver that both entertained and informed. It ushered in a field now produced by modern documentarians like Ken Burns at Florentine Films. Max wrote, hosted, and performed each 30-minute episode live in one-take and followed that series with other TV projects. He pioneered educational television with his producer Moss Hall and this series helped move the transition from National Educational Television (NET) to the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Archival Television Audio, Inc. has preserved in its archive ten of the twelve part series. Missing is the sixth broadcast in the series,"The Yankee Doodle Boy," and the ninth broadcast in the series, "Emancipation of Women: New Music of the 20's" With “The Ragtime Era” National Educational Television brings viewers one of the most delightful, and at the same time informative series ever produced. But “The Ragtime Era” is more than a recreation of the music from 1890 to 1920. It is also a careful study of American social history between 1890 and 1920, a period which saw the beginning of the labor movement, modern technical achievements, feminism, the growing importance of Negroes and immigrants. It was a period of activity, unrest, gaiety and real distress. And, finally, “The Ragtime Era” provides the audience with some sound and at the same time uncomplicated, musical theory and analysis. To do all of this KRMA-TV, the Denver affiliate of NET, has drawn on the services of singer-pianist-musician Max Morath, who combines with his performances of ragtime classics a presentation of the pictures, stage sets, and other paraphernalia of “The Ragtime Era.” Episodes: Episode #1: The Mauve Decade Episode #2: Any Rags Today Episode #3: Lonesome Road Episode #4: Those Real Singin’ Songs Episode #5: More Music than Comedy Episode #6: The Yankee Doodle Boy Episode #7: Tin Pan Alley Episode #8: Tin Pan Alley Also Ran Episode #9: June, Moon, and Spoon Episode #10: The Tempos of Our Time Episode #11: Feet First Episode #12: The Great War
1961-04-12, , min.
Russians launch astronaut into orbit. On this day Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space aboard spacecraft Vostok, which orbited the Earth at a maximum altitude of 187 miles. During the flight the 27 year old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. In total Gagarin was in space for one hour and 48 minutes.
#13531: NBC NEWS, THE
Order1961-04-12, , min.
A report on the first Russiam Cosmonaut in space Major Yuri Gagarin. See ATA# 13529 for more details.
#13534: CHANNEL 13 NEWS TRAILER
Order1961-04-12, WNTA, min.
A news trailer shown on WNTA-TV Channel 13 in New York City.
1961-04-14, WNBC, 52 min.
- Arlene Francis
- The Chad Mitchell Trio
- Donald Voorhees
- Harve Presnell
- Brian Davies
- The Earl Twins
- Ron Husmann
- Jaime Laredo
- Patricia McBride
- Lauri Peters
- Eileen Rodgers
- Paula Stewart
- Edward Villella
- The Metropolitan Opera Auditions Winner
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1961-04-14, NBC, min.
- David Brinkley
- Chet Huntley
- Fidel Castro
- John F. Kennedy
- Estes Kefauver
- Nilita Khrushchev
- Yuri Gagarin
- Alexander Wiley
Highlights: Yuri Gagarin receives a hero's welcome in Moscow, he's greeted by Nikita Khrushchev, more anti-Castro sabotage in Cuba, Castro accuses President Kennedy of being an arsonist, a rebel uprising in Angola, UN sends Indian troops to Congo, planes airlift 2100 troops, Senators Alexander Wiley and Estes Kefauver Hassel over electrical price fixing,
1961-04-14, NBC, min.
- David Brinkley
- Chet Huntley
- Fidel Castro
- John F. Kennedy
- Estes Kefauver
- Nilita Khrushchev
- Yuri Gagarin
- Alexander Wiley
Highlights: Yuri Gagarin receives a hero's welcome in Moscow, he's greeted by Nikita Khrushchev, more anti-Castro sabotage in Cuba, Castro accuses President Kennedy of being an arsonist, a rebel uprising in Angola, UN sends Indian troops to Congo, planes airlift 2100 troops, Senators Alexander Wiley and Estes Kefauver Hassel over electrical price fixing, Duplicate of 13539.
1961-04-15, WOR, 28 min.
February 11, 1961 - April 19, 1961 A 12-part series produced for the National Educational Television & Radio Center by KRMA-TV, Denver Colorado. The Ragtime Era with host Max Morath, who at the age of 32 is the ideal spokesman. He holds forth at an elegant pianoforte, singing and playing in a lively, authentic style. He' a close student of the period when America's popular music developed, and he sparks the narrative segments with anecdote and erudition that is as bright as the music. “A tune needs a rhythmic pattern – unless you’re singing in the bathtub. How else will you know when to tape your feet?” So asks Mr. Morath at the beginning of this program. He spends the rest of the half hour explaining all the different rhythmic patterns used in ragtime music. Using delightful examples and the rhythm section of a band to illustrate his points, he distinguishes between 2/4, ¾ and 6/8 time, between largo, allegretto, and other tempos, and he shows how the rhythm of a song can change its whole feeling. The foot-tapping part of a song is just as important as the words or the harmonies, and this program explores how the foot-tapping part is composed. Continuing with his anecdotes and analysis of Tin Pan Alley, Mr. Morath tells about the songs which no one remembers today – how they were chosen, what made theme popular, and why they were forgotten. He tells about the song-plugger, the growth of movies and the illustrated song, the development and decline of the sheet music business, and the importance of new kinds of music and novel ideas. He also speaks about the fascinating and feverish world behind the scenes of the popular music arena of the early 1900s. Episodes in this series cover American pop music from the 1890's to 1920. Included are broadcasts focusing on the Blues, Ragtime, Musical Comedy, Tin Pan Alley, the Mauve Decade, Those Singin' Songs, Movie Music, the Song Pluggers, Tempos of the Time, and the songs made popular during World War 1. From radio to television to national fame as a performer, Max Morath became the recognized purveyor of music and popular culture of the ragtime era. That is the way most people remember Max Morath as “Mr. Ragtime.” In 1959, his epic 12-episode TV series The Ragtime Era, was the first modern educational documentary at KRMA-TV in Denver that both entertained and informed. It ushered in a field now produced by modern documentarians like Ken Burns at Florentine Films. Max wrote, hosted, and performed each 30-minute episode live in one-take and followed that series with other TV projects. He pioneered educational television with his producer Moss Hall and this series helped move the transition from National Educational Television (NET) to the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Archival Television Audio, Inc. has preserved in its archive ten of the twelve part series. Missing is the sixth broadcast in the series,"The Yankee Doodle Boy," and the ninth broadcast in the series, "Emancipation of Women: New Music of the 20's" With “The Ragtime Era” National Educational Television brings viewers one of the most delightful, and at the same time informative series ever produced. But “The Ragtime Era” is more than a recreation of the music from 1890 to 1920. It is also a careful study of American social history between 1890 and 1920, a period which saw the beginning of the labor movement, modern technical achievements, feminism, the growing importance of Negroes and immigrants. It was a period of activity, unrest, gaiety and real distress. And, finally, “The Ragtime Era” provides the audience with some sound and at the same time uncomplicated, musical theory and analysis. To do all of this KRMA-TV, the Denver affiliate of NET, has drawn on the services of singer-pianist-musician Max Morath, who combines with his performances of ragtime classics a presentation of the pictures, stage sets, and other paraphernalia of “The Ragtime Era.” Episodes: Episode #1: The Mauve Decade Episode #2: Any Rags Today Episode #3: Lonesome Road Episode #4: Those Real Singin’ Songs Episode #5: More Music than Comedy Episode #6: The Yankee Doodle Boy Episode #7: Tin Pan Alley Episode #8: Tin Pan Alley Also Ran Episode #9: June, Moon, and Spoon Episode #10: The Tempos of Our Time Episode #11: Feet First Episode #12: The Great War