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Denny's Sho
Genremusic variety
StarringDenny Doherty
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationHalifax
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release1 June (1978-06-01) –
7 September 1978 (1978-09-07)

Denny's Sho is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1978.

Premise

Denny Doherty, of The Mamas & the Papas, was host of this Halifax-produced variety series. The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian and Zalman Yanovsky were guests on one episode. Other visiting artists were Salome Bey, Tom Gallant, Gloria Kaye, Moe Koffman, Marie-Paule Martin, Murray McLauchlan, Original Caste, Ryan's Fancy and Ken Tobias. At one point, Doherty sang "When I'm Sixty-Four" accompanied by his father playing a tuba.

Denny's Sho included the first public performance of the remaining members of The Mamas & the Papas since Cass Elliot's death four years earlier.[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 June to 7 September 1978.

References

  1. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Denny's Sho". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.