''Musical Merry-Go-Round'' is an
NBC
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TV series which aired from July 25, 1947, to 1949. The series featured live music performances.
Production history
Each 30-minute episode was hosted by Jack Kilty, "who sat in front of the camera and played records."
Little else is known about this early television series.
''Musical Merry-Go-Round'' was an early innovative and pioneering effort to do
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
s on TV. It was renamed from its predecessor, a groundbreaking series called ''Disc Magic''. Martin Block, the orchestra leader, hosted as one of the emcees presenting musical performances.
See also
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1947-48 United States network television schedule (Thursdays at 8:30pm ET)
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1948-49 United States network television schedule (Fridays at 7:30pm ET)
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0129699
1947 American television series debuts
1949 American television series endings
NBC original programming
American music television series
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows