Jimmy Dean -Town & Country Time (1954)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- (Courtesy: Kinevideo.Net) A fine example of the late Jimmy Dean's (b. 1928 - d. 2010) first TV series, produced by "hillbilly music" impresario Connie B. Gay at Byron Roudabush's Georgetown DC studios in 1954. Filmed in color, the show was distributed on black and white 16mm prints through Official Films.
In January 1955, a live five-days-a-week "Town and Country Time" series debuted from the studios of Channel-7, WMAL-TV, in Washington, DC, to be followed by a three-hour live weekly "Town and Country Jamboree" in October of 1955 from Turner Arena (aka Capitol Arena) 14th and W Sts, NW in DC.
Also shown here among the crew are Marvin Carroll and Herb Jones along with Mary Klick, Fiddlin' Buck Ryan. and comic relief by Quincy Snodgrass.
The full half-hour kinescope can be purchased on DVD from the Kinevideo.Net website along with a few additional surviving shows..
What a kick to see this. I was a cameraman on this 3-hour blast. We had top-name star guests from Nashville for every show. Another regular was the wonderful Patsy Kline. We
loved her. We found Jimmy Dean , in uniform, sitting on a little stage in the Dixie Pig joint in DC....got to know him and just knew he was special. He was a good first baseman on our station softball team team, too.
I cant thank you enough for uploading this.My Father is Herb Jones,Jimmy's rythym guitar player.Its so unbelievable to be able to watch my Dad doing what he lived for,the music.It was the only time he was happy,when he was playing,whether it was drums,bass,rythym,or lead guitar,he aced them all.He was an amazing musician,that went mostly un-noticed b/c he wasnt the front man.But all the musicians of the day knew his worth and thats golden.I love and miss you Dad.....
Vikki, Thank you for writing. I have probably 5 or 6 more of those 1954 shows
filmed at Byron Studios in Georgetown that likely include your father. The files
are scattered across my hard drives, but if you have a way to send me
your email address. I can locate and send those shows to you across the Internet.
The late, great Marvin Carroll is on steel.
Mountain Dew gives ya more kick than Sunbeam Bread!
@DCMemories
This is a wonderful clip. Let's talk more when I have more time. Are you here in D.C.? Thanks!
DC used to be a Southern country town. Many people came from NC, West VA, VA, and Southern MD to get work.
Dixie Pig , Connie B. Gay , Roy Clark , Wilson Line , Glen Echo , Mayo Beach , Gunther beer , Knothole Club ...........and the unbelievably wonderful smell of Mrs .Smith pies in Silver Spring . Ir was much different in D.C.........
@girardslim This filmed "Town and Country Time" series was produced in Byron Studios on Wisc. Ave. in Georgetown during 1954. Then in January 1955, an all-live 30 minute "Town and Country Time" show debuted on WMAL-TV Channel 7 each weekday.
The live three-hour "Town and Country Jamboree" that you remember at Turner's Arena (soon known as Capitol Arena) debuted in October of 1955 on Channel 7, sponsored by Gunther Beer, L&M Cigarettes, and Otho Williams Buick.
Anybody remember that awesome single "Kansas City Railroad Blues" by Buck Ryan and Smitty Irvin...I believe it was from the late 60s.
I believe the show started in 1956 and was broadcast live out of Turner's Arena at 14th & W. St. N.W. late on Saturday nights.
I HAD NO CLUE JIMMY WENT BACK THIS FAR ! WHAT A FIND ! THANKS FOR POSTING !
At 6:30 Mary Klick , she was Miss Hagerstown, Maryland 1948.
Who was on stee?