Teen Town (TV series)
Appearance
Teen Town | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
Original release | |
Network | syndication |
Release | 1965 1966 | –
Teen Town was a Detroit based music variety show that ran in syndication in the mid-1960s. It was hosted by legendary Motor City DJ Robin Seymour.[1] In its brief run, the show featured well-known acts like the Supremes with Diana Ross, the Temptations, the Miracles with Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, and the Parliaments.[2] Clips from the show are often used in Motown documentaries. Rights to surviving footage of the show are now owned by Research Video.
References
- ^ Baetens, Melody (September 11, 2019). "DJ and TV personality Robin Seymour visits Detroit this weekend". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Jack (2012). Recollections, the Detroit Years: The Motown Sound by the People who Made it. Glendower Media p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7387-3252-7.
Categories:
- Dance television shows
- 1960s American music television series
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Pop music television series
- 1965 American television series debuts
- 1966 American television series endings
- 1960s American variety television series
- American music television show stubs