What's My Line? - Nat King Cole; Joey Bishop [panel] (Mar 19, 1961)

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  • MYSTERY GUEST: Nat King Cole
    PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

КОМЕНТАРІ • 407

  • @fliegeroh
    @fliegeroh 5 років тому +161

    Nat had such a beautiful voice, even when he talked, he was singing.

  • @dannydoc1969
    @dannydoc1969 5 років тому +156

    Not only was Nat a great singer, but he doesn't get enough credit for his phenomenal jazz piano innovations.

    • @slaytonp
      @slaytonp 3 роки тому +10

      His singing was secondary to his piano talent. The original Nat Cole trio recordings are worth finding, if you can. Of course, like everyone, I fell in love with his voice as a young teenager. "Lost April" was my favorite of all his vocal recordings when I was about 12, in 1946. It's hard to find now. It wasn't one of his favorites, either.

    • @B-diggity
      @B-diggity 3 роки тому +8

      My husband is a jazz pianist. He told me that Oscar Peterson and Nat King Cole were friends who were both excellent vocalists and pianists. For some reason, they agreed that one would be the pianist and the other a vocalist. I have no idea why!

    • @waldolydecker8118
      @waldolydecker8118 2 роки тому +9

      When the Hall of Fame evaluates the greatest athletes of all time (so-called GOAT talk), they evaluate their TOTAL game - play and accomplishments at every level and on both sides of the ball. In the world of adult popular music and vocals, Nat King Cole stands head and shoulders as one of the only American performers who were paramount in influence as both a musician AND a vocalist. Crosby and Sinatra can exceed his vocal and Hollywood movie influence, but can't touch him as a player, arranger, or writer of music. In American music, only Louis Armstrong matches Nat's five-tool achievements where they are also BOTH a top-5 influence vocally, and a top-5 innovator and influence on a musical instrument - extraordinary.

    • @evonza4858
      @evonza4858 2 роки тому +3

      True ❤️🖤💚 he was also a good business man and great dad🥰❤️🖤💚#black excellence

    • @evonza4858
      @evonza4858 2 роки тому +6

      Ps I was right for him and his wife to name Natalie after him, she looked just like him 🥰❤️🖤💚

  • @brucescott4261
    @brucescott4261 7 років тому +150

    NAT "KING" COLE...One of the best jazz pianist in history and one of the greatest vocalist of all-time.

    • @satori03
      @satori03 5 років тому +4

      the greatest for me

    • @angelajoseph6709
      @angelajoseph6709 5 років тому +5

      Bruce Scott The iconic OSCAR PETERSON was such a fan of NKC, especially his piano playing! RIP Nat and Oscar, you are sorely missed:-/

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 5 років тому +2

      @@angelajoseph6709 ...Angela, you're absolutely and positively right!

    • @terencedove5047
      @terencedove5047 4 роки тому

      Hmph! Nat and Oscar! And you're only scratching the surface! So many of them! I love Mary Lou Williams and Art Tatum myself. And Sarah Vaughan actually played piano on occasions when she sang, as did Carmen McRae. And I think Ella played once or twice too...

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 4 роки тому +3

      @@terencedove5047 ...Been aware of that for over five decades, Terence.

  • @catsarereallycool
    @catsarereallycool 6 років тому +54

    Nat King Cole, what a beautiful person.

  • @kathypellette2509
    @kathypellette2509 4 роки тому +102

    I am very addicted now to these What’s My Line?! I especially love Joey Bishop! Also love how people dressed up for a game show! John Daly adds real high caliber to the show with his most careful articulation to the rules, and yet a real fun side!

    • @LJB103
      @LJB103 2 роки тому +1

      I totally agree about John Daley and the dressing up, but there are people now who will b##ch and moan when Arlene Francis wears her furs.

    • @deboraholsen2504
      @deboraholsen2504 Рік тому +2

      Isn’t it ironic that you love Joey Bishop, but I find him annoying?! I’m glad we’re not all the same, though!

    • @scottpardee6303
      @scottpardee6303 Рік тому +1

      @@deboraholsen2504 I agree

    • @beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013
      @beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013 Рік тому

      ​@@deboraholsen2504 Irritating as H-E double toothpicks, as my grandmother used to say.

    • @winstonsmith11
      @winstonsmith11 Рік тому +3

      I quite like Joey Bishop, too. But my personal favorite 4th panelist is, by far, Steve Allen. Such a wonderful and humorous man, and his chemistry with the other panelists is unmatched.

  • @mikejschin
    @mikejschin 4 роки тому +71

    "John, don't misconstrue our enthusiasm for conferences". Great line from Joey.

  • @commandoxy
    @commandoxy 7 років тому +88

    Nat King Cole was one of the most talented singers, along with his daughter, Natalie.

  • @kenyongray2615
    @kenyongray2615 4 роки тому +61

    Nat King Cole. The man with the golden voice. Perhaps the finest vocalist who has ever walked this Earth.

    • @user-gn9vu7wn7t
      @user-gn9vu7wn7t 11 місяців тому

      Indeed a súper interpreter. I love his spanish songs they are the absoluto standard!

    • @jasonbeard4713
      @jasonbeard4713 9 місяців тому +1

      Not "perhaps", THE best.....

    • @kenyongray2615
      @kenyongray2615 9 місяців тому

      Perhaps you are indeed right. What a voice he had.@@jasonbeard4713

    • @user-gn9vu7wn7t
      @user-gn9vu7wn7t 9 місяців тому +1

      @@jasonbeard4713 Ok, I totally agree! 😀

    • @ApeLikeCreature
      @ApeLikeCreature 6 місяців тому +1

      I could not agree more.

  • @edithsymmans3273
    @edithsymmans3273 8 років тому +129

    The cool smooth Mr. Nat King Cole with awesome vocals.... Love him still.

    • @preppysocks209
      @preppysocks209 5 років тому +2

      I didn't think you liked anyone other than Bobby Darin, and then, way over the top

    • @karenhetherington9358
      @karenhetherington9358 4 роки тому +5

      @@preppysocks209 Yawn, yawn, yawn!
      - There's always one!

  • @pablobanadosperez6389
    @pablobanadosperez6389 7 років тому +83

    Nat King Cole was also greatly loved and admired all over the world.

    • @victorvelazquez6547
      @victorvelazquez6547 3 роки тому +1

      I just love hearing his accent when he sings in ES and PT.

    • @postatility9703
      @postatility9703 2 роки тому +1

      Not necessarily. He was greatly disliked by many in show business.

    • @tumarbongrox6074
      @tumarbongrox6074 Рік тому +1

      Nat King Cole stated that he had to wait in a dirty, closet sized room in the back of the studio until his appearance on the show. He stated that he came in through the back door of the studio and had to leave out of the same door which led into an alley. This was a time in America of extreme and morbid racism!

  • @Aannan
    @Aannan 4 роки тому +24

    Wow, Nat's speaking voice was just as gorgeous as his singing voice

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 11 місяців тому +2

      He had his own show and he would do a little spoken word intro to songs, sort of like his own DJ/MC.

  • @mercedeslatapie9772
    @mercedeslatapie9772 9 місяців тому +8

    Nat King Cole had a voice like liquid velvet! So beautiful and comforting. His diction, phrasing, combined with his absolutely beautiful voice, has made him a true icon of vocalists. I can only think of one female vocalist who would be in the same category, and that is Miss Ella Fitzgerald!!! Such gifts their talents have brought to the world. I only hope the younger generation learn to appreciate them as we, who were around when they were first recording, do. Such national treasures should never be forgotten.

  • @shirleyrombough8173
    @shirleyrombough8173 3 роки тому +28

    This program is just priceless. Everyone seemed to have so much fun. And Joey Bishop just added to the general festivities. Arlene was just hilarious.

  • @markgiardina1303
    @markgiardina1303 9 років тому +35

    One of the best singers ever

    • @WhatsMyLine
      @WhatsMyLine  8 років тому +6

      To be honest, it wasn't all that groundbreaking for WML to have Cole as a mystery guest in 1961, considering he had his OWN SHOW on network television as early as 1954. There had already been many black guests on WML by this point, celebrities and otherwise. A better case for a "groundbreaking" appearance would be Cole's appearance on WML in 1953, which preceded his TV series.
      The 1953 appearance: ua-cam.com/video/KQj3tvI5wDA/v-deo.html

    • @jmccracken1963
      @jmccracken1963 7 років тому +1

      +What's My Line? Although they had already had Willie Mays and Roy Campanella on the show as Mystery Guest by then, hadn't they? (And perhaps Don Newcombe, too.) But you're right: He was the first black entertainer (musician or dancer) to appear as Mystery Guest.

    • @anneroy4560
      @anneroy4560 7 років тому +1

      did they not have Mahalia Jackson before Nat King Cole?

    • @mikejschin
      @mikejschin 4 роки тому +2

      @@WhatsMyLine This discussion makes me wonder: did they ever have a black panelist on WML? If not, that isn't a knock on the show. It existed in its era and did what it had to do. My point is only that a black panelist would have been truly groundbreaking.

    • @reaginmx
      @reaginmx 4 роки тому

      @Wayne World most of that nonsense went on openly in the south, I came in contact with whites on a regular growing up, We shopped at the same markets and clothing stores, We shared the same public bathrooms, and water fountains, we didn't attend the same schools but there was a junior high school in our neighborhood that was for white kids, we didn't bother them and they didn't bother us, during the Summer of 1960 my parents took us to South Carolina to spend time with my mother's family, on several occasions we went to the store with our cousins as we went to the water fountain to get water there was a sign which read white only, then there were times when we were told that we could not use the bathroom because they didn't have a bathroom for colored folks. I was baffled, just couldn't understand what was the big deal about us sharing the same bathroom.

  • @choward5430
    @choward5430 10 років тому +102

    Nat King Cole - Perhaps the most talented singer/musician in American music history!

    • @za16zu01
      @za16zu01 6 років тому

      C Howard

    • @spactick
      @spactick 4 роки тому +2

      Not Jimmy Durante?

    • @preppysocks209
      @preppysocks209 4 роки тому +1

      nice voice, nice guy, good piano playing, good phrasing. But a very limited vocal range in terms of the notes he sang.

    • @davidsanderson5918
      @davidsanderson5918 4 роки тому +3

      preppy socks You're entitled to your opinion on 'nice voice, nice guy' but 'good piano' is completely at odds with his status in the jazz world where he is acknowledged as a bonafide contributor to jazz history (I'm a piano player myself and happen to be friends with a player who won Best Jazz Pianist Of The Year in the UK.....and BOTH of us marvel at Nat's abilities).
      As for 'very limited range'....you're kidding me!! In the first place, there are singers with massive ranges who utterly RUIN songs...so 'range' is just a tool not a measure of ability. Secondly, Nat's range is not 'very limited' at all as limited ranges go...even just taking the song Stardust as an example. That's a pretty wide tessitura right there. Third and most important of all, Nat at very least belongs in the list of the most distinctive, timeless and well-loved voices ever in popular culture and it would be churlish to not highlight him along with Bing, Frank and....
      In fact I stop there. It's pretty much the case that the trajectory of progress through the most significant male voices from the 30s to the 40s to the 50s simply goes Bing.....Frank.....Nat. They are the landmark gamechangers of the "easy listening/jazz" genre. Anyone else is a satellite to that game change.
      The original comment itemised him as the most talented singer/musician in American music history. It's a pretty good shout. My personal shout would be Stevie Wonder but despite being at the top of the tree as a soul singer, soul harmonica player, soul drummer, soul piano player I don't think his piano skills can match the skills of Nat there, has to be said.
      Suffice to say you're well wide of the mark, preppysocks!! Judging a singer on their range.....yyukkk! I wouldn't want to see your record collection. Mariah Carey and Axl Rose? No thanks!!

    • @frankporto2646
      @frankporto2646 4 роки тому

      You must be joking there are so many more talented singer musicians than nat how could u exaggerate like this are u related to nat

  • @dpm-jt8rj
    @dpm-jt8rj 5 років тому +38

    Mr Cole was a very classy gentleman and Mr Bishop is a riot!

  • @brucescott4261
    @brucescott4261 6 років тому +43

    NAT "KING" COLE is still my all time favorite male vocalist, PERIOD!!! He was literally TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME!!! The women adored him!!!

    • @loissimmons6558
      @loissimmons6558 6 років тому +1

      Also my Uncle Charlie's favorite singer.

    • @timothyhughes1904
      @timothyhughes1904 4 роки тому

      @@loissimmons6558 And my favorite singer.

    • @tomschmitz5745
      @tomschmitz5745 4 роки тому +2

      mine too.. him and karen carpenter my 2 favorites... both were THEE ultimate "crooners".. the ultimates who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU!...

    • @alansorensen5903
      @alansorensen5903 3 роки тому +2

      Elvis was a usurper, imo. Nat was the "King", and, chances are, Mathis was the "Prince".

    • @user-gn9vu7wn7t
      @user-gn9vu7wn7t 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@alansorensen5903don't go there! Elvis is Elvis, Nat King Cole is Nat King Cole.

  • @asteverino8569
    @asteverino8569 2 роки тому +13

    Love Mr Cole.
    “There was a boy. A very strange, enchanted boy”.

    • @accomplice55
      @accomplice55 Рік тому

      Sinatra regretted passing on that song!

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 11 місяців тому

      Oh, man, I could hear him singing when I read your comment! I had a recording of his Nelson Riddle-arranged ballads, played it constantly. "When Sunny Gets Blue", "That's All", "A Blossom Fell", "Stardust", "Smile". Good stuff.

  • @bailinnumberguy
    @bailinnumberguy 8 років тому +59

    Joey Bishop chose the right profession. He was just naturally funny, very gifted ad libber.

    • @dpm-jt8rj
      @dpm-jt8rj 5 років тому +1

      @SLW1995
      ua-cam.com/video/au6SR6LbsbU/v-deo.html

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 11 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely! It was his night.

  • @Merrida100
    @Merrida100 6 років тому +54

    Nat King Cole, so stunning, handsome, that voice! Oooh, that voice! Yeah, good luck disguising that. This was a really funny episode to watch. Funny and fun, both. Never seen the panel have so much fun. Thank you!

  • @PurpleHaze929
    @PurpleHaze929 3 роки тому +16

    The horse lady was hilarious. I was really laughing out loud. They are always so smart with their questions. Nat King Cole. What can you say but unforgettable.

  • @donnacook8994
    @donnacook8994 Рік тому +14

    They dress so elegantly and speak with courteously to one another! It's so refreshing to watch. Thank you for airing this for us! 💗💗💗💗💗

  • @bokchow
    @bokchow 6 років тому +29

    Unforgettable!

  • @chuckendweiss4849
    @chuckendweiss4849 5 років тому +16

    Mr Cole has generations of fans. It’s great to know that his talent went down to his daughter .

  • @ironduke2000
    @ironduke2000 4 роки тому +24

    The segment with the horse massage therapist -- wow, that was such great fun to watch. i don't know that I ever laughed harder while watching WML -- priceless.

  • @BeIIeDoc24
    @BeIIeDoc24 10 років тому +84

    ridiculous fun!! the naughty giggles are the best with this panel. my crush on joey bishop grows, and my heart is happy for Dorothy, seeing her laugh and her eyes sparkle. oh and i'm still madly in love with arlene.

    • @stephaniemccoy9602
      @stephaniemccoy9602 10 років тому +27

      Dorothy always had the cutest laugh and Arlene has the most infectious. :)

    • @druidbros
      @druidbros 10 років тому +19

      Joey Bishop was so funny here. I loved how they avoided talking about the horses rear half. I cant remember when Arlene laughed so hard.

    • @BeIIeDoc24
      @BeIIeDoc24 10 років тому +23

      druidbros
      the big laughter from arlene is always a win-win, especially when everyone else is in on it :) joey is great on the panel!

    • @wiguy3
      @wiguy3 10 років тому +13

      Lorna Badeo Isn't it lovely to see grown-ups giggle!?

    • @CarloQuinto
      @CarloQuinto 9 років тому +7

      Lorna Badeo Joey is a worthy successor to Hal Block

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 3 роки тому +35

    That was one of the most raucous receptions ever for a mystery guest.

    • @Lava1964
      @Lava1964 2 роки тому +4

      ...And deservedly so. He died way too young.

    • @ronniemoon57
      @ronniemoon57 2 роки тому +2

      AND WHY NOT? IT'S NAT KING COLE

    • @piustwelfth
      @piustwelfth 2 роки тому +4

      @@ronniemoon57 Yes, it's a testament to his popularity during the 1950's & '60's. He was my Mom's favorite male singer. She was always playing his records.

  • @jimr4319
    @jimr4319 4 роки тому +11

    His voice was like a rich wine.

  • @scotnick59
    @scotnick59 4 роки тому +43

    With a voice like velvet - he was the male equal of Ella Fitzgerald

  • @hazelanglin5907
    @hazelanglin5907 Рік тому +8

    His voice was liquid gold

  • @karenhetherington9358
    @karenhetherington9358 4 роки тому +16

    Bless his heart, he so deserved that wonderful welcome. Awesome!!! ❤

  • @chrisweidner4768
    @chrisweidner4768 5 років тому +6

    Growing up, watched Christmas commercials for Nat King Cole seemingly every 10 minutes. Family.

  • @rubyredd6366
    @rubyredd6366 Рік тому +7

    Arlene and Kitty were always on point! Joey Bishop was incredibly on his toes! Sir Bennet, was such a genius man, John James Daly was the kindest 💙 witty host! 💙 Excellent show to watch!

  • @eepanusstar5940
    @eepanusstar5940 6 років тому +33

    just love Joey Bishop on this show.

    • @nankerphelge3771
      @nankerphelge3771 4 роки тому +6

      Joey was certainly very "on" this night.

    • @waldolydecker8118
      @waldolydecker8118 2 роки тому +3

      @@nankerphelge3771 - well put...Bishop was on top of his game on this episode. He gets kudos alone for making Arlene lose it.

  • @mauricecarter5831
    @mauricecarter5831 7 років тому +18

    nat king cole was loved by all a man of class !!

  • @ToddSproule
    @ToddSproule 3 роки тому +18

    Joey Bishop killed it on this show!

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 11 місяців тому +1

      It was his night! I was laughing out loud!

  • @HassoBenSoba
    @HassoBenSoba Рік тому +6

    The Q & A between Arlene and Joey Bishop with the Horse Trainer was hilarious; it seemed like it could have gone on indefinitely. Ovation for Nat was insane.

  • @itsallinthehead
    @itsallinthehead 9 місяців тому +2

    What else could I write about Nat King Cole that hasn’t already been written? He was simply the best of the best. His music carries on, recognized by people in every country around the world, and just as appreciated as it was during his short life as it is many more years later.

  • @beforeourveryeyes
    @beforeourveryeyes 9 років тому +43

    Thank you, again, for all of these uploads. This is my favorite thing to do when I want to just relax. The shows, especially this one, are delightful and I treasure them and you.

  • @antonioacevedo5200
    @antonioacevedo5200 6 років тому +21

    It's wonderful to see that, even back then, Nat King Cole transcended racial racist division and was appreciated for the great singer that he was.

    • @keepingitrealandtruthful.5081
      @keepingitrealandtruthful.5081 4 роки тому +1

      Nat King Cole, Pearl Bailey, Eartha Kitt, Louis Armstrong and Mahalia Jackson were on this show.

    • @terencedove5047
      @terencedove5047 4 роки тому +1

      Johnny Mathis and Marian Anderson were also on this show, as were Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Ella Fitzgerald and Leslie Uggams...

  • @alskndlaskndal
    @alskndlaskndal 10 років тому +32

    Great show. Nat King Cole was wonderful, and the first two guests were a lot of fun.

  • @nelsontoondrawer7618
    @nelsontoondrawer7618 6 років тому +11

    My 23 yrs old sold asked my late step dad what he thought of Nat King Cole. He replied, "The Best!"

  • @Koocey
    @Koocey 7 років тому +76

    My dad, James Giuliano

    • @princeharming8963
      @princeharming8963 5 років тому +2

      Super cool!

    • @toinimoore3463
      @toinimoore3463 4 роки тому +2

      Hi I have always been terrified of them that my eyes would get stuck together Thank Goodness I was told my eyelashes were just right.

    • @tonycevallos7513
      @tonycevallos7513 3 роки тому +3

      What a nice man. Is he still with us?

    • @TheRandomRedSoxGuy
      @TheRandomRedSoxGuy 3 роки тому +1

      Wakefield, Mass.!!! My dads hometown and where I’ve spent every summer of my life!!! Unbelievable!!!

    • @andrewsharisky7259
      @andrewsharisky7259 3 роки тому

      My hometown, as well. Wakefield High School, Class of 1970.

  • @JeanetteQuist
    @JeanetteQuist 5 років тому +20

    mmmm Nat King Cole's voice is like honey :) he can croon in my ear any time

  • @hopicard
    @hopicard 10 років тому +89

    When I saw Joey Bishop for the first times, I did not like him at all. But once he was familiar to me, I started enjoying his subtle and ironic humor very much!

    • @davidsanderson5918
      @davidsanderson5918 4 роки тому +3

      hopicard I still don't like him. This was better because he smiled. I'm a bit concerned though cos he seems to be HUGE and well-liked. It looks like he's going to be a regular. I'd never even heard of him but it seems like he's all over town at this time. I'd never seen him before though until this show. He means nothing to the UK, I'd say.
      Frankly Joey Bishop, Fred Allen and Martin Gabel all get the thumbs down from me. I'm still wishing Steve Allen would come back!!! :(

    • @kristabrewer9363
      @kristabrewer9363 4 роки тому +2

      I was the same way, I didn't like him at first either, and wished they wouldn't had him back! I'm still not a big fan of his, but I can take his humor now.
      I can't believe I'm saying this, but he actually MADE this show "tonight"

    • @kristabrewer9363
      @kristabrewer9363 4 роки тому +2

      @@davidsanderson5918 I hope you're JOKING! Fred Allen always did get a thumbs down from me, but Martin Gable is one if the best guest panelist (of male OR female) this show EVER had!!

    • @SOLE2SOUL
      @SOLE2SOUL 3 роки тому +3

      @@davidsanderson5918 How did you feel about Hal Block?

    • @robertfiller8634
      @robertfiller8634 3 роки тому +8

      @@kristabrewer9363 Joey Bishop was an underrated comic talent - brilliant wit, deadpan style, quite unique for spoken humor - like Buster Keaton was in his genre.

  • @racourdav
    @racourdav 6 років тому +22

    I've read a few biographies of NKC and people truly adored him, can't remember anyone saying anything bad about him (except Maria). He had his faults but we can see in the 5 minutes he's on screen here, how likable he was. And when will a NKC movie be made? Truly my favorite singer EVER... Derek Luke would be a good actor to play him

    • @nelkatanelka
      @nelkatanelka 2 роки тому +1

      I would much rather live without a movie about Nat King Cole, if they make it as the last one about Elvis. 🤐

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@nelkatanelkaI agree with you. A documentary would be a great idea, but a dramatization biopic? Good luck with that. It would be like making one about Roy Orbison. What do you do? Get an actor who looks like him? And sings like him? Both artists are so unique, nothing would be satisfactory.

  • @shirleyrombough8173
    @shirleyrombough8173 3 роки тому +5

    Arlene is just hilarious. Joey Bishop as well. I love this program.

  • @scottmiller6495
    @scottmiller6495 4 роки тому +7

    One of the greatest entertainers of all time Period!!!!!!!!!

  • @SuperTrance69
    @SuperTrance69 3 роки тому +11

    My late fathers favourite singer and had every album. As a kid growing up in the 80s i thought wtf! However now i can simply say without question the best singer ever and not surprised he received a huge ovation

    • @mikejschin
      @mikejschin 3 роки тому +1

      He was my late father's favorite also. When my father passed away, I got his collection of record albums and was thrilled to find several by Nat King Cole.

  • @MissMoonxoxo
    @MissMoonxoxo 7 років тому +11

    Thanks for uploading this. I enjoyed watching it. Nat King Cole was so handsome and charming!

  • @hopicard
    @hopicard 10 років тому +22

    I keep watching and watching ever single episode that you upload. Thank you!

  • @photo161
    @photo161 3 роки тому +3

    Nat King Cole was the most glamourous looking of celebrities I've ever seen.

  • @janejayne8152
    @janejayne8152 4 роки тому +7

    Joey Bishop was delightful on this panel. Thanks for uploading!

  • @sylviacohen8987
    @sylviacohen8987 3 роки тому +5

    Joey Bishop is so amusing

  • @waynejohanson1083
    @waynejohanson1083 3 роки тому +4

    Nat King Cole is UNFORGETTABLE

  • @stephenvincent4989
    @stephenvincent4989 2 роки тому +4

    A unique voice and a truly class act - the one the only Nat King Cole.

  • @laurelremington2056
    @laurelremington2056 Рік тому +1

    I love it when celebrities breaking all of the racial barriers especially during a time when racism was at an all time high in the US. NKC was one of those celebrities! I had never heard him speak so this is a delight for me. I love his songs and I wasn’t born until 1970 but grew up hearing his music.

  • @BillyAlabama
    @BillyAlabama 2 роки тому +4

    Arlene is always just delightful!

  • @whowawoo
    @whowawoo 4 роки тому +6

    I listen to him everyday, wonderous voice

    • @tumarbongrox6074
      @tumarbongrox6074 Рік тому +2

      Nat King Cole stated that he had to wait in a dirty, closet sized dressing room in the back of the studio until his appearance on the show. Nat stated that he had to enter the studio of the show in the back door right from the alley. Nat lived in a mansion at the time and was wealthier and more talented than anyone on the panel, yet he was still treated like a 3rd class citizen because of his skin color.

  • @tiki6038
    @tiki6038 6 років тому +14

    I loved seeing my Aunt Winnie.

  • @rubyredd6366
    @rubyredd6366 Рік тому +2

    Nat could sing the phone book and you could dance 💃 to it. What a gracious and humble man/entertaining business! ✨️♥️✨️

  • @lucyflorey9152
    @lucyflorey9152 3 роки тому +1

    The demeanor and beautiful ensembles of the panel...
    Nothing like it today.

    • @tumarbongrox6074
      @tumarbongrox6074 Рік тому

      Dorothy Kilgallen was cheating on her husband during this time and abusing alcohol and drugs. Dorothy's husband was having public sexual flings with women 'publicly' and it was well known by the audience and the rest of the panel. This was a time in America where *proper TV etiquette* was paramount if you wanted sponsors! However, outside of TV and when out of the view of the camera people & celebrities behaved as we do today..cursing, drinking, having sexual flings, and slandering minorities....etc.

  • @eepanusstar5940
    @eepanusstar5940 6 років тому +23

    Love Joey as a panelist-wish he had been a regular-loved Steve Allen on the panel too-funny-but not sarcastic.

  • @dongato6838
    @dongato6838 4 роки тому +15

    You just can't hide a voice like Nat's. 😉

  • @shirleyrombough8173
    @shirleyrombough8173 4 роки тому +7

    Bravo for this program's commitment to diversity in the inviting of its mystery guests as well as in its regular participants as well.

    • @dakotalisa3893
      @dakotalisa3893 3 роки тому

      I don't think that mattered. Nat King Cole is and was a phenomenal singer. They appreciated talent which Mr Cole had in abundance.

    • @ChrisHansonCanada
      @ChrisHansonCanada 10 місяців тому +1

      Commitment to diversity? The show NEVER had a commitment to diversity. Blacks and Asians were uncommonly seen.

  • @libertubey2199
    @libertubey2199 5 років тому +8

    I loved it when Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, etc. were Mystery Guests on WML and tried in vain to disguise their distinctive voices. Even us home audience members who know who these people were would have no trouble getting them. When guest panelists like Joey Bishop can guess who you are before Dorothy, Bennett and, especially Arlene can blurt it out, you're in trouble.

  • @factsmatter2393
    @factsmatter2393 2 роки тому +3

    Nate’s speaking voice and singing voice is so recognizably smooth

  • @yawlltube
    @yawlltube 5 років тому +15

    'It's apparel for a broad, right?' Oh to have seen JD's reaction.

  • @asmrdadbod2483
    @asmrdadbod2483 2 роки тому +2

    What I think I like most about this show is the display of manners and courtesy

  • @moorlock2003
    @moorlock2003 Рік тому +2

    “Smile”; one of the greatest songs ever, sung by the incomparable Nat King Cole

    • @accomplice55
      @accomplice55 Рік тому +1

      And written by the incomparable Charlie Chaplin.

  • @jacomans9078
    @jacomans9078 Рік тому +1

    I’m addicted to this show now, they knew how to have a good time, it was so entertaining, just the banter back and forth, Joey Bishop was a quick wit, very funny, Nat King Cole had one of the smoothest voices I have ever heard…very few received an applause like that, and an amazing pianist, check him out here on You Tube.

  • @justinmay3451
    @justinmay3451 5 місяців тому

    Happy Heavenly Birthday, Nat! You were a favorite artist of my grandparents. I love you, too! You are Unforgettable!

  • @operadog2000
    @operadog2000 4 роки тому +11

    James T. Giuliano died peacefully on February 1, 2007 at the age of 89.

    • @williamlynnroden
      @williamlynnroden 3 роки тому +1

      @operadog2000.
      May he RIP.
      Thank you for helping to fill in questions that are very often asked regarding anyone that has appeared on WML.

  • @kennethgrier9417
    @kennethgrier9417 Рік тому +1

    I couldn't agree with you more, Nat was a fantastic pianist, my great Uncles Bill Samuels and Ernest Ashley worked with him frequently on some of his recordings back in the 40s and 50s!

  • @lowlypeasant
    @lowlypeasant 9 років тому +18

    Funny how they knew him just from the applause.

  • @normadearmas2406
    @normadearmas2406 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful I have all he's music a beautiful voice I will always remember him RIP AMEN

  • @countryclippings
    @countryclippings 4 роки тому +9

    It’s not true that Nat King Cole “transcended” racism. People certainly did act disgustingly toward him because of his race, as they did other people of color. It’s something we simply don’t talk about now.

    • @mikejschin
      @mikejschin 3 роки тому

      Unfortunately, you are quite correct.

    • @janeiwasduncan8463
      @janeiwasduncan8463 3 роки тому

      If a white, female, singer appeared on his show, they had to stand on the opposite side of his piano..no touchie..

  • @johannarhymer1093
    @johannarhymer1093 2 роки тому +2

    Joey Bishop is my favorite guest star on this show!

    • @44032
      @44032 Рік тому +1

      Unlike other comedians, he doesn't try to take over the show. He makes funny comments when appropriate but keeps the game moving along.

  • @missy3236
    @missy3236 Рік тому +2

    Nat King Cole’s voice is mesmerizing

  • @spactick
    @spactick 4 роки тому +5

    it must of been pretty nice to so known and loved, that he only lasted about 10 seconds before the panel knew who he was

  • @timprescott4634
    @timprescott4634 3 роки тому +2

    Arlene and her heart pendant.😎
    Bishop is genuinely hilarious!
    And to think this was pre-Civil Rights Act. The genuine love and admiration everyone in that studio clearly had for Cole is amazing.

  • @dianeadams4664
    @dianeadams4664 2 роки тому +2

    What a treat to see Nat King Cole!

  • @Lava1964
    @Lava1964 2 роки тому +2

    If you want to spend about 45 minutes observing a master at his craft, watch the BBC special the Nat King Cole did in 1963. It's on UA-cam.

  • @carlosdeleon8068
    @carlosdeleon8068 4 роки тому +2

    Nat 'King' Cole was a GIANT.

  • @sodapop83
    @sodapop83 4 роки тому +3

    anytime i hear nat king cole's voice i burst in to tears

  • @mylesburris3885
    @mylesburris3885 5 років тому +7

    Today is October 25th 2018.. A TRUE CLASS ACT!!!! NAT WAS IT!!!

  • @BillyAlabama
    @BillyAlabama 2 роки тому +1

    I love this one especially. Nat King Cole grew up very close to where I live in Montgomery, AL. The section he was in was known as Bellaire. My area is Cloverdale. They abutted one another. Bellaire has now become a part of the grounds for historic Alabama State University.

  • @RichardHannay
    @RichardHannay 2 роки тому +1

    Oh man, Nat King Cole only has four years left after this appearance.

    • @glennhoddle10
      @glennhoddle10 2 роки тому

      Sadly , yes. He was only 45 when he passed on in 1965. Gone too soon.

  • @steventrosiek2623
    @steventrosiek2623 4 роки тому +2

    Nat King Cole was just wonderful.

  • @waltherppx6314
    @waltherppx6314 3 роки тому +13

    Nat died of lung cancer only 4 years after this appearance at the age of 45. Tragic.

  • @HannibalFan52
    @HannibalFan52 2 роки тому +2

    I love Mr. Cerf's nod to Gilbert and Sullivan!! i also like the way the staff of the show dress many of the contestants in a manner diametrically opposed to their profession.

  • @michaelnivens6267
    @michaelnivens6267 3 роки тому +1

    golden voice

  • @MrJoeybabe25
    @MrJoeybabe25 Рік тому +2

    It could be said that Nat King Cole was The Beatles for the over 30 set. What an ovation when he came out!
    I'd be hard pressed to think of one greater that that.

    • @tumarbongrox6074
      @tumarbongrox6074 Рік тому +1

      They cheered Nat King Cole on the show, but Cole stated that he had to wait in a dirty, closet sized dressing room at the rear of the studio. Nat stated that he was required to enter the studio from the back door right off of the alley. Nat was wealthier and more famous than anyone on the panel, but he was still treated like a 3rd class citizen because of his skin color. This was a sad time in our country where the entire country was entrenched in morbid racism....and that racism was supported by federal law.

  • @angel_cake9668
    @angel_cake9668 5 років тому +4

    yo he was adoredddddddd.

  • @Camop-iz9kt
    @Camop-iz9kt 4 роки тому +8

    Great line by Joey at 16:00

  • @postatility9703
    @postatility9703 2 роки тому +3

    John Daly's rather detailed explanations are often my favorite part of WML.And then the panelists reactions to those explanations are often equally funny
    Fred Allen was a master of those,as was Arlene.

  • @bonnizajac8916
    @bonnizajac8916 3 роки тому +1

    He was a wonderful man 🧡

  • @dariawells7438
    @dariawells7438 7 місяців тому

    After so many shows, I have a little crush on Joey Bishop. He's charming and sarcastic. My kinda man.

  • @BeIIeDoc24
    @BeIIeDoc24 10 років тому +4

    gosh darnit. looks like we also missed a lil note passing betwix the panel again! ahhhh i wish someone saved those!

  • @OnCloudNine62
    @OnCloudNine62 10 років тому +21

    Joey: 'Do you service horses?'....HAHA!

    • @jmccracken1963
      @jmccracken1963 7 років тому +3

      Can you imagine what a panel today would ask once it was established that Mrs. Alexandra didn't deal with the horse's head? At least the panel, as giggly as they were, knew better and had manners enough not to ask the - shall we say, obviously scatological questions.

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 6 років тому +3

      Scandalous in 1961

    • @postatility9703
      @postatility9703 2 роки тому

      Look-Sex wasn't invented in the sixties. People since way back when have had sex on the brain,and interpreted "Serving the Horses" the same way then as now
      Why this period is portrayed as so much more sweet and wholesome, I don't understand.

    • @sdacj
      @sdacj 2 роки тому

      @@postatility9703 I don't think it's that they didn't think about it or interpret things the same way but there was a line that generally wasn't crossed as far as what was discussed out loud, or in the presence of ladies. People had more of a sense of decorum and propriety and tried to keep it classy rather than talking about things that others would find offensive. John once wrote an article about how vulgar television had become and he referred to them talking about "the most intimate relations between the sexes" or words to that effect - in that day even a twice married father of six didn't use the word "sex" in polite society and certainly not in "mixed company".