So You Want to Lead a Band
| So You Want to Lead a Band | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety show |
| Starring | Sammy Kaye |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 5, 1954 – January 27, 1955 |
So You Want to Lead a Band is a half-hour television variety show hosted by Sammy Kaye.
Broadcast format and history
The show aired on ABC from August 5, 1954 to January 27, 1955.[1]
Members of the studio audience are invited to conduct the band. Then through its applause, the audience chooses the winning amateur conductor. The winner receives a prize. Vocalists on the program included Barbara Benson and Jeffrey Clay.[1]
The series aired on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern Time after Treasury Men in Action and before Kraft Television Theater. The show's competition on NBC was Dragnet.[2]