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''The Eddy Arnold Show'' is the name of three similar
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summer variety programs during the 1950s hosted by
Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the ''Billboard'' cou ...
and featuring
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stars of the day. It was also the name of a radio program starring Arnold.


CBS and NBC

''The Eddy Arnold Show'' debuted on CBS-TV on July 14, 1952 from New York City, as a live 15-minute summer replacement for ''
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'' on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights from 7:45–8 pm ET. Arnold's guitarists
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and
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(steel guitar) appeared. The program's final broadcast was August 22, 1952. From July 7 to October 1, 1953,
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carried ''The Eddy Arnold Show'' as a live 15-minute summer replacement for ''
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''. The program aired on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:30–7:45 pm ET, and featured Russ Case and the NBC Orchestra, as well as Garland and Wiggins. Guests included
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and the Dickens Sisters—Helen, Mary and Patti. The show was directed by Ben Park.


ABC

''The Eddy Arnold Show'' had its longest run on ABC-TV from April 26 to September 26, 1956, as a half-hour series. The live program aired from 8–8:30 pm ET on Thursdays as a summer replacement for ''
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'', then on June 20 moved to 9:30–10 pm on Wednesdays. This show featured a regular cast of
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, Garland, Wiggins, and the instrumental Paul Mitchell (piano) Quartet. '' The Springfield News & Leader'' observed, "The show is plain and warm, utilizing virtually no sets but building its numbers around lighting effects." The program originated from the Jewell Theatre (before an audience of about 500) in
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, which was equipped for live television production as the home of ABC's ''
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''. Its original producer and writer was
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, who left in August 1956 after he had won the Democratic primary election on his way to becoming a
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. ''Jubilee'' producer-director Bryan Bisney took over, with the ''Jubilee's'' Don Richardson becoming writer. Guest stars included:Weekly program listings (1956), ''
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'', Vol. 4


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