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Pages in category "1960s American music television series" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lloyd Eugene Thaxton [1] (May 31, 1927 – October 5, 2008) was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host widely known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which began as a local Los Angeles program on KCOP in September 1961. On his musical shows, he was known for ...
The show's most celebrated presenter, McGowan was the same age as the national audience; she wore all the latest trendy shifts and mini-dresses; and she spoke with an earnest, ceaseless barrage of teenage slang, praising whatever was 'fab' or 'smashing', and damning all that was 'square' or 'out'.
The show was not considered a hit in the ratings, attracting 1.3 million viewers, but was critically-acclaimed. [7] In 1989, the show was retitled Night Music (sometimes Michelob Presents Night Music) to allow syndicators to play it whenever they want. [8] SNL music producer Hal Willner was brought in as the new music producer for the show. [1]
The Kommotion format was a fast-paced, teenage Top 40 pop music show. It was originally shown in daily half-hour episodes, Monday–Friday at 5.30 pm; an additional one-hour special on Sundays was added later in the run of the series. In August 1964 Channel 0 premiered its first pop TV program, The Go!! Show (or Go!!). It proved such a ratings ...
Dixon originally hosted a show on rival station WCPO-TV with Dottie Mack and Wanda Lewis called Paul Dixon's Song Shop. The show consisted of Dixon, Mack, and Lewis pantomiming to popular songs of the day, and also featured in-studio commercials. Fresh from a career in radio news, Dixon quickly endeared himself to countless viewers for years to ...
The !!!! Beat is an American television program that aired in syndication for 26 episodes in 1966. It was hosted by the Nashville, Tennessee WLAC based disc jockey Bill "Hoss" Allen, and featured a house band led by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown which included David "Fathead" Newman. [1]
The Jimmy Dean Show is the name of several similar music and variety series on American local and network television between 1963 and 1975. Each starred country music singer Jimmy Dean as host. Today, the show is best known as the first national exposure for puppeteer Jim Henson with his Muppet character, Rowlf the Dog , who appeared regularly ...