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10 records found for Johnnie Ray
1957-05-05, CBS, 18 min.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. Sammy Davis Jr does an impression of Ed Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon enacts a scene from his current Broadway play and 10-year-old Robert Strom who recently won $192,000 on the $64,000 Question quiz show.
1966-03-19, WPIX, 26 min.
September 18, 1965-February 19, 1966 (Syndicated). This program is a repeat. Half-hour entertainment series featuring a different guest star each week, performing in a supper club setting.#3034: HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE
Order1968-01-02, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."1968-04-08, WABC, 50 min.
Wayne Newton's first TV special with a parade of pop music stars preforming their top tunes. Guests include Frankie Laine, Kay Starr, The Mills Brothers, Johnnie Ray, Louis Jourdan and Tennessee Ernie Ford.#6062: DAVID FROST SHOW, THE
Order1970-03-05, WNEW, 90 min.
July 7, 1969-July 14, 1972 (SYNDICATED). During the three-year run of his American talk show, David Frost taped the show (approximately 750 programs) each week, Monday through Thursdays. The series was syndicated by Westinghouse. Guests include Johnnie Ray and Stanley Holloway.#1276: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE
Order1970-10-10, WNBC, 52 min.
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.#5017: ABC COMEDY HOUR, THE
Order1972-02-16, WABC, 52 min.
- Milton Berle
- Alan King
- Ed McMahon
- Diahann Carroll
- Johnnie Ray
- Edgar Bergen
- Charlie McCarthy
- Chubby Checker
- June Allyson
- Pinky Lee
January 12, 1972-April 5, 1972. This was "The 20th Century Follies" broadcast. Alan King toasts the 1900s. Seven segments of this thirteen-week comedy-variety series brought together a group of highly talented impressionists calling themselves The Kopykats. The other six segments of the series included two Alan King specials.1976-06-16, ABC, 60 min.
Sixty minute variety series hosted by British actor David Allen.
1977-02-04, ABC, 120 min.
- Bobby Rydell
- Patti Page
- Johnnie Ray
- Chuck Berry
- Paul Williams
- Dick Clark
- Annette Funicello
- Jim Stafford
- David Brenner
- Isaac Hayes
- Tony Orlando
- Barry Manilow
- Bo Diddley
- Stevie Wonder
- Johnny Rivers
- Seals and Crofts
- The Supremes
- The Four Seasons
- Captain and Tennile
- Pointer Sisters
- The Carpenters
- Junior Walker
Host Dick Clark celebrates the show's silver anniversary with guest appearances by Chubby Checker, Barry Manilow, The Four Seasons, Johnnie Ray, and many others. Host: Dick Clark.
1978-01-31, WNBC, 27 min.
- Johnnie Ray
- Lenny Baker
- Johnny Contardo
- Denny Greene
- Jocko Marcellino
- Danny McBride
- Chico Ryan
- Scott Simon
- Scott Powell
- Don York
- Jon Bauman
1977-1981 (SYNDICATED). A half-hour musical series, "Sha Na Na" was named for its hosts including Lenny Baker, Johnny Contardo, Denny Greene, Jocko Marcellino, Danny McBride, Chico Ryan, Scott Simon, Scott Powell, Don York, and Jon Bauman. Among those featured on the show were Jane Dulo, Pamela Myers, Avery Schreiber, Kenneth Mars, and Soupy Sales.