The Bill Kenny Show | |
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Genre | Music |
Presented by | Bill Kenny |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Elie Savoie |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 22 May 10 July 1966 | –
The Bill Kenny Show was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1966.
Premise
[edit]Bill Kenny, a member of the popular vocal quartet The Ink Spots in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s and later a solo singer, hosted this series. He became a Vancouver resident in 1961 and became among the first black performers to star in a nationally broadcast television series in Canada.[1]
Series regulars included singing group The Accents, with Fraser MacPherson's house band. Visiting artists included Susan Pesklevits who was later known as Susan Jacks.[2]
Scheduling
[edit]This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (North American Eastern time) from 22 May to 10 July 1966.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Ink Spots Great Bill Kenny Gets TV Show". Jet. 21 October 1965. p. 56. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ Corcelli, John (June 2005). "The Bill Kenny Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Bill Kenny Show". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.