A musical/variety salute to Independence Day.
The Host: Tennessee Ernie Ford.
A Bicentennial Salute. Independence Day festivities' get off to an early start.
Tennessee Ernie Ford is host f0r this celebration, a blend of music and comedy featuring Anita Bryant, Mike Douglas, the Fifth Dimension, Frank Gorshin, Ed McMahon, Chita Rivera, Kate Smith, Donne Warwick, the Young Americans, the Strategic Air Command Band, the Texas Boys' Choir, the Stars and Stripes Chorale, and Les Brown and his band.
Video Taped at Oklahoma City's Myriad Convention Center.
HIGHLIGHTS:
"Day by Day"......................................Anita Bryant
"My Kind of Girl".................................Mike Douglas
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree"
...........................................Tennessee Ernie Ford
"Unity," "Declaration of Independence"........ Fifth Dimension