Lena Horne's First Network Special- with guests, David Janssen, with and O.C. Smith.
A mellow musical hour with guests David Janssen and O.C. Smith and an orchestra conducted by Lena's husband Lennie Hayton.
Lena sings with her guests, joins in a Claude Thompson dance number ("Cissy Strut") and performs material by a wide range of composers:
Billy Strayhorn ("A Flower is a Lovesome Thing"), Lennon-McCartney ("Rocky Raccoon," "Blackbird"), Rodgers-Hart ("Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me") and Billy Taylor ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free").
Other Highlights include:
"Watch What Happens," "You've Made Me So Very Happy," "Good Morning Starshine," "Hello, Young Lovers," "With a Fringe on Top," Nobody's Heart Belongs to me Today, and "Stormy Weather."
O.C. Smith sings "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife,"
and "Didn't We?"
David Janssen sings "I've Been to Town,"
and a duet with Lena, "I Remember it Well."