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An exhibit highlighting the musician's career and showcasing the medal, "Skitch Henderson: A Man and His Music," was on display at the Smithsonian from January 30, 2005, to March 13, 2005. [ 14 ] Henderson was the recipient of three honorary degrees – from St. Thomas Aquinas College , the University of South Florida , and Western Connecticut ...
Emerson's third husband, bandleader Skitch Henderson, appeared with her on the series. Because the series was broadcast on location, it was particularly expensive to produce. [3] Music, drama, and narrative in each episode were tailored to the city from which it originated.
Skitch may refer to: Skitching, hitching a ride on a car's bumper while skateboarding, or in the snow; Jeffrey Skitch (1927–2013), Australian-British singer, actor and teacher; Bill Skitch (1860–1944), New Zealand cricketer; Skitch Henderson (1918–2005), American pianist, conductor, and composer; Mr. Skitch, a 1933 American comedy film
In 1950, Emerson married bandleader and conductor Lyle "Skitch" Henderson in Cuernavaca. After The Faye Emerson Show was canceled, she continued in television with other talk shows, including Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town (1951–1952), Author Meets the Critics (1952), and Faye and Skitch (1953–54), appearing in the latter with her husband ...
When the program went onto the NBC network, September 27, 1954, pianist Skitch Henderson was brought in as leader of the still-smallish ensemble band that had previously been led by swing era trombonist Bobby Byrne and included trumpeter Doc Severinsen. The NBC band included Severinsen, who played the program's closing theme, a melody of Allen ...
Crosby spoke highly of Skitch as a pilot, and he prevailed upon the general to have Skitch transferred to the Army Air Corps, given his American connections, and assigned as his personal pilot. Skitch felt that he would likely have died in combat, if he had continued to fly Spitfires and felt he owed Crosby his life for his intervention.
Gene Rayburn was the show's announcer and Skitch Henderson was the bandleader. [1] The Steve Allen Show also helped foster the careers of many musicians. Although Allen himself did not have much affection for rock and roll, [7] the show featured numerous rock and roll artists in their earliest TV appearances.
In 1965, Smirnoff Vodka hired Killer Joe Piro to create a new dance called the Mule for their new drink of the same name (vodka with a 7-Up mixer), and to release an album of music by Skitch Henderson that included a track with the same name (Skitch Plays The Mule, Mainstream Records - KP-326). However, the track didn't include calls to help ...