Music TV Shows

BET.com Countdown

A new half-hour music video program which allows visitors to the BET.com Web site can vote on their favorite videos in one category a day, and the top picks will be aired along with Web visitor comments.

The Jo Stafford Show

Wayne King

Live dance music by Wayne King and his orchestra.

Docas

Village Barn

Live show featuring country music and comedy.

At Liberty Club

Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show

The Music Show

Musical program with four singers. Douglas and Van sang the popular songs while Noel and Warner or Peterson sang the more classical songs. The singers were backed by Trendler's 34-piece ... See full summary »

The Jacques Fray Music Room

Jacques Fray was a pianist who played classical music and show tunes on this variety/talent show. Most of the show was dedicated to upcoming talent who were judged by two judges in the ... See full summary »

This Is Your Music

Upbeat

Live summer show broadcast twice a week following the network news.

American Minstrels of 1949

A prime example of days when television was seen more as an extansion of the live stage, the program was essentially a vaudeville show performed in front of the cameras. Among the various ... See full summary »

The Big Payoff

Game show. A daily program in which men win prizes for the ladies that accompany them.

Musical Merry-Go-Round

Under the title Disc Magic, Kilty played records and sometimes introduced live musical acts. In October, 1947, under the title Musical Merry-Go-Round, the series became all ... See full summary »

Oldsmobile Music Theatre

A short lived series, hosted by Bill Hayes and Florence Henderson, which presented live theater. Interpersed in the plays were songs that help convey the story but not written specifically for the production.

The Orchid Award

Originally, this program was the biography of a noted musical star, e.g., Rosemary Clooney. It later became a straight musical variety show.

Sugar Hill Times

All black musical variety show.

Of All Things

This weekly 30-minute variety-show, which ran from July 23, 1956 - August 24, 1956, was hosted by Faye Emerson. The series also featured singers Ilene Woods and Jack Haskell.

Name That Tune

A British version of the popular long-running quiz show. Two contestants compete to see who has the greater knowledge of popular songs. As the music plays, the first contestant to name the ... See full summary »

The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show