''Singalong Jubilee'' was a
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French- ...
programme produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local singers, playing folk, country, and gospel music, in studio on stage and on location.
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
Murray was the firs ...
,
Catherine McKinnon,
Ken Tobias,
Edith Butler, and Canadian singer Bud Spencer first gained fame from appearing on the show.
''Singalong Jubilee'' replaced the equally long-running ''
Don Messer's Jubilee
''Don Messer's Jubilee'' was a folk musical TV variety show produced at station CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was broadcast by CBC Television nationwide from 1957 until 1969, after almost two decades in various formats on CBC radio.
T ...
'', which featured many of the same performers, including McKinnon.The series was produced by Manny Pittson in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...
, and was co-hosted by music producer Bill Langstroth and singer Jim Bennet. (Langstroth was Anne Murray's
future husband), with
Brian Ahern as the music director.
The programme's theme song was
Farewell to Nova Scotia.
References
* Dick, Ernest J. (2004) ''Remembering Singalong Jubilee''. Formac, Canada.
External links
CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982, Sev-Spr
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CBC Television original programming
1960s Canadian music television series
1970s Canadian music television series
1961 Canadian television series debuts
1974 Canadian television series endings
Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country music television series
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