Summertime '57/'58
| Summertime '57/'58 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | music variety |
| Presented by | Bill Walker |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Len Casey (1957) Norm Sedawie (1958) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 27 June 1957 – 23 September 1958 |
Summertime '57 and Summertime '58 is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957 and 1958.
Premise
[edit]Bill Walker hosted Summertime '57 with the Jack Kane Orchestra. Summertime '58 featured a more diverse variety of musical guests. The series was a mid-year replacement for Jackie Rae's regular season variety show.[1]
Scheduling
[edit]The Summertime series were broadcast in 30-minute timeslots.
Summertime '57
[edit]Summertime '57 was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 27 June to 12 September 1957 as follows:[2]
- 27 June 1957: Peter Appleyard, Tommy Hunter, Selma Leeds, The Travellers
- 4 July 1957: Bill Brady Quartet, Don Garrard, Evelyn Gould, Teddi King
- 11 July 1957: Norm Amadio, Joan Fairfax, Anne Marie Moss, Brian Terry
- 18 July 1957: Anne Gable, Larry O'Connor
- 25 July 1957: Peter Appleyard, Tommy Hunter, Selma Leeds, The Travellers
- 1 August 1957: Don Elliott, Joe Niosi (of The Happy Gang), Jimmy Shields, Gino Silvi vocal group, Rosalind Snow[3]
- 8 August 1957: Betty Jean Ferguson, Bernard Johnson, Ellis McClintock, The Playboys[4]
- 15 August 1957: William Charles, Helen Fielding, Wally Koster, Gerry Mulligan Quartet[5]
- 22 August 1957: Teddy Wilson
- 29 August 1957: Betty Jean Ferguson, Don Garrard, Matt Matthews, The Playboys, Joe Puma
- 5 September 1957: Martha Lou Harp
- 12 September 1957: Tony Alamo, Betty Jean Ferguson, Bernard Johnson, Gino Silvi Quintet, Brian Terry
(Jack Kane band were regularly featured on episodes through this season)
Summertime '58
[edit]Summertime '58 was broadcast Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. from 10 July to 23 September 1958 as follows:[6]
- 10 July 1958: Joe Bushkin, Bobby Gimby, Moe Koffman, Anne Marie Moss[7]
- 17 July 1958: Bill Butler Trio, Helen Fielding
- 24 July 1958: Trump Davidson, Maynard Ferguson, Jack Groob, The Triads
- 31 July 1958: Duke Ellington Quintet, Bobby Gimby, Bert Ninsi Trio, Jean Ramsey
- 7 August 1958: Murray Ginsberg (Dixieland Band), Ann Marie Moss, George Shearing Quintet, Wally Traugott Quartet
- 14 August 1958: Carmen McRae Trio
- 21 August 1958: Bill Butler, Helen Fielding, Jonah Jones Quartet, Jerry Toth
- 28 August 1958: Bobby Gimby, Eddie Heywood, Cliff McKay (jazz), Ann Marie Moss
- 4 September 1958: Ross Culley Group, Margo Lefevre, Modern Jazz Quartet, Billy O'Connor and his Leprecauhns
- 11 September 1958: Tony Bradan Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Ann Marie Moss, Denny Vaughan
- 18 September 1958: Bill Butler, Helen Fielding, The Four Freshmen, Jerry Toth Quintet
- 23 September 1958: Bobby Gimby, Gene Krupa Trio, Ann Marie Moss (season finale)
References
[edit]- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Summertime '57". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "TV Guide". Ottawa Citizen. 21 June – 20 September 1957.
- ^ "TV Guide". Ottawa Citizen. 26 July 1957. p. TV 12. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "TV Guide". Ottawa Citizen. 2 August 1957. p. TV 12. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "TV Guide". Ottawa Citizen. 9 August 1957. p. TV12. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Dube, Bernard (24 July 1958). "Dial Turns". Montreal Gazette. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". Montreal Gazette. 10 July 1958. p. 21. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Summertime '57". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2010.