''The World of Music'' was a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
variety television series which aired on
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-l ...
from 1960 to 1961.
Premise
Each episode of this series covered a particular genre, nationality or region. Themes included multicultural music, opera, current songs and dance tunes. Wally Koster hosted ''A World of Music'' and introduced visiting artists such as
Ernestine Anderson,
Dorothy Collins,
Alan and Blanche Lund,
Lister Sinclair, Joyce Sullivan,
The Journeymen
The Journeymen were an American folk music trio in the early 1960s, comprising John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, and Dick Weissman.
Formation and career
John Phillips and Scott McKenzie (born Philip Blondheim) were childhood friends and had sung t ...
and
The Travellers.
This series is distinct from CBC's 1966 production ''
A World of Music''.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 October 1960 to 2 July 1961.
References
External links
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CBC Television original programming
1960 Canadian television series debuts
1961 Canadian television series endings
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