A one hour video taped tuneful tour of the ragtime era reliving the excitement of the horse-and-buggy days when ragtime was born. 

Hoagy Carmichael introduces us to the ragtime era (1900-1917) with over fourteen songs and instrumentals being performed by performers Dorothy Loudon, Mae Barnes, Robin Roberts, Billy B. Quartet, Eubie Blake, Ralph Sutton, Dick Wellstood, the Wilbur de Paris Band and the Clara Ward Singers. Musical score by Robert Russell Bennett. Executive producer Donald B. Hyatt. Produced and written by William Nichols. Directed by William Graham. Broadcast live, tape and film.  

                                     

Host Max Morath plays ragtime piano with pianist Eubie Blake.

Dupe Of 5207.             

January 8th, 1973-November 16th, 1973. 

Jack Paar returned to late-night television after an 11-year absence on a one week per month basis for ABC as part of their monthly umbrella series, ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT. 
Peggy Cass served as Paar's announcer and sidekick.

Joined in Progress. We hear Jack Paar’s monologue and there is a segment where editing a speech can change its meaning 360 degree, funny. 
Guests are jazz pianist Eubie Blake, author Truman Capote, and comedian Jimmie Walker, Peggy Cass is co-host.

Truman Capote in an extended interview with Paar discusses his books and interviews with death row inmates, and the "Jet Set"...Jimmy Walker does a stand-up comedy routine and talks with Jack...and 86-year-old Eubie Blake plays a little piano but discusses with Jack Paar his early life, professionally and family and slavery (his father was 19 years older than his mother).

NOTE: At the time of this appearance, Eubie Blake was America's oldest living composer.     
             

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles

A salute to the 1920's.

Co-Host: Rudy Vallee                                                                                                            

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.



Johnny Carson's guests are Robert Blake, Joan Baez, Susan Sarandon and Eubie Blake.                       

October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)

Salute to Irving Berlin's 88th birthday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Joe's guest is jazz pianist Eubie Blake.         

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles   

Co-Host: James Brolin                                                                                                                      

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles

Guest: Eubie Blake. Final 15 minutes only.                                                                                                            

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles  

Guests: Eubie Blake, Billy Crystal, Hugh Carter, and singer Alberta Hunter.    
Eubie plays "Memories Of You."       
Alberta sings "The Love I Have For You."                                                                                                                                                                                         

The 21st Annual Grammy Awards from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. 

Host: John Denver.            

Special: A celebration of Eubie Blake. Joining Eubie are singers Alberta Hunter and Lynnie Godfrey, jazz pianist Billy Taylor and tap dancers Gregory and Maurice Hines.

A program about ragtime music includes an interview with pianist-composer Eubie Blake. Discussion includes the art of Scott Joplin.