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Judy Garland Musical Special (General Electric Theater)
"Judy Garland Musical Special" was an American television special that was broadcast by CBS on April 8, 1956, as part of the television series ''General Electric Theater''. Created by Richard Avedon, the special featured Judy Garland performing seven songs, most against simple, dark sets. The program After introductory comments from Ronald Reagan, the production began with Garland in the spotlight on a dark stage singing "I Feel a Song Coming On." She then notes: "I have a feeling that there's much too much talk going on in the world today so you're going to get very little from me but I'm a singer and I just like to sing". Still in the spotlight on a darkened stage, she sings "I Will Come Back", a song that her parents sang in vaudeville. Garland introduces Joe Bushkin who plays an instrumental piece on piano. Bushkin then plays as Garland sings "Last Night When We Were Young." They follow with "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries." Garland moves to a set featuring a makeup table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Electric Theater
''General Electric Theater'' was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations. Radio After an audition show on January 18, 1953, titled ''The Token'', with Dana Andrews, the radio series, a summer replacement for ''The Bing Crosby Program'', debuted on CBS on July 9, 1953, with Ronald Colman in an episode based on ''Random Harvest''. With such guest stars as Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Jane Wyman, William Holden, Alan Young, Dorothy McGuire, John Hodiak, Ann Blyth, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, and Judy Garland, the series continued until October 1, 1953. Jaime del Valle produced and directed the show. Ken Carpenter was the host and announcer. Wilbur Hatch supplied the music. Also known as ''G.E. Stereo Theater'', the program "was the first network radio series to be broadcast on FM in stereo."Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
