''Rhythm Pals'' is a

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music television series which aired on

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in 1956.

Premise

This Vancouver-produced series featured The Rhythm Pals, a Country/Western vocal/instrumental group formed in 1946 by Mike Ferbey, Marc Wald, and Jack Jensen.The Rhythm Pals
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Show'' which aired over the CBC television network from Toronto on Friday evenings.

Scheduling

This series occupied a 20-minute time slot on Mondays at 7:40 p.m. (Eastern time) from 16 April to 20 August 1956. This unusual start time allowed for the 10-minute ''The Nation's Business'' political telecasts at 7:30 p.m..

References

External links

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Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
* * {{IMDb name, 9442009 CBC Television original programming 1950s Canadian music television series 1956 Canadian television series debuts 1956 Canadian television series endings Black-and-white Canadian television shows