By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:22 pm:

Hey Folks:
I know we may have covered this before but I bought a new DVD player (my first) and a DVD of the ABC-TV series "The Music Scene" (Vol.1). The DVD had fascinating performances by Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, B.B. King, Marva Whitney, James Brown, Temptations, Rascals, Isaac Hayes with Hot Buttered Soul & Sly and The Family Stone as well as cool rock/pop thangs from Three Dog Night (doin' "Easy To Be Hard" & "Eli's Comin'"), Spirit and Crosby Stills Nash & Young.
Before MTV & BET came in (for better or worse), what was your favorite music TV show that had your favorite artists. I know "Soul Train" is gonna come up quite frequently (gee, I wonder why....)as well as Robin Seymore's show. Let's see what you folks can come up with!
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Handsome (170.118.157.134) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:32 pm:

Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert & The Ed Sullivan Show.

What about artists appearing on comedies & dramas..i.e. The Three Degrees on Sanford & Son, and who remembers The Fifth Dimension on "It Takes a thief?"
Let me stop...This is KevGo's show...SORRY!

By TonyRussi (68.210.7.184) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:43 pm:

Kevin, I want that Music Scene with James Brown and the BEAUTIFUL Marva Whitney. I know I saw it 30 something years ago but what does Marva sing?There was alot of stuff on that program that I did not like, are they sold individually?Oh yea, I remember seeing Smokey & the Miracles, James Brown & others on the Mike Douglas Show that came on in afternoons late 60's early 70's.

By TonyRussi (68.210.7.184) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:44 pm:

OK, in my excitement about Marva I see that is Vol. 1 so thats what I'll look for. Thanks.

By MotownForever (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:50 pm:

I also dug Soul! (the PBS show), the Ebony Affair, Hullabaloo and Shindig.

I remember that episode with 5th Dimension on "It Takes A Thief." I think they sang "Puppet Man" if I'm not mistaken.

Let's see...I remember the Supremes appearing as nuns on "Tarzan". Mary Wilson on "227". I also remember Smokey making an appearance on one of those detective shows from the 70's - I think it was "Name Of The Game" but I'm not sure. I also remember Gladys Knight on the Dating Game! Didn't Dionne Warwick do an episode of "Barnaby Jones" or that other detective show that starred James Garner?

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 02:55 pm:

HEY...THE "DOOBIE BROTHERS DID AN APPEARANCE ON "WHATS HAPPENING"...HEY HEY HEY!!!...STU

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:00 pm:

Tony Russi:
Marva Whitney sang "Things Got To Get Better" which charted at #22 on Billboard's R&B listings. James Brown performed "World".

Both performances are on the VHS of Music Scene Volume 5 (retails at $19.98 for the one tape) which barely an hour long. If you have a DVD player do yourself the favor & get the DVD of Music Scene Vol.1 which has four hours of music (four full episodes plus 20 bonus performances)for $24.98.

You can either buy them at your local Tower Records or Virgin Megastore. They can ordered direct from MPI Home Video as well (www.mpimedia.com).

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:05 pm:

Handsome:
This is EVERYBODY'S show. Feel free to mention your favorite artists on whatever TV show you had seen them.
I remember seeing the Fifth Dimension on "It Takes A Thief" when they performed "Puppet Man" and "One Less Bell To Answer" was used to detonate a bomb! (What a way to promote their 1970 "Portrait" album!).
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Keith Rylatt (217.137.90.44) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:17 pm:

Hey Guys...In Britain we had jack all until Soul Train was imported at the end of the 60s. There was a mid 60s show called Ready, Steady, Go! that had some great Soul acts on, Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, Isley Bros, Otis etc but not every week. I got the impression that West Germany had some good stuff (Beat Club..) because of the US Army over there. I went there once to watch a stage of the Tour De France and found a 5 Du Tones picture sleeve 45. Keith

By R&B (138.238.41.128) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:28 pm:

HEY KEV,GROWING UP IN D.C. WE HAD SOME LOCAL SHOWS BACK IN THE DAY..TEENARAMA DANCE PARTY,THE MILT GRANT SHOW,MOONMAN'S DANCE PARTY,THESE SHOWS ALWAYS HAD A TOP NAME GUEST STAR WHO WAS APPEARING IN THE AREA AT THE TIME,THIS WAS BEFORE SOULTRAIN.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:30 pm:

R&B:
Did the DC shows feature local talent as well as top names?
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Handsome (170.118.157.134) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 04:11 pm:

I remember Gladys Knight & Sister Sledge on The Jeffersons (2 different episodes of course).

KevGo: You have a great memory! That was the plot of that episode was about (It takes A Thief)!

By Wonder B (81.248.163.208) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 04:10 am:

Yes that MUSIC SCENE DVD is the bomb... I also bought the Volume two (meaning the other compilation DVD of that show with another 4 shows and some bonus tracks as well like on the first one)
What striked me when I got the volume 1 is the fantastic picture quality on the Marva Whitney track... even if shot today I don't think it could get a better image... just fantastic...
And what about the Sly Stone's performances... The Dells, Temps, Miracles etc...

Volume 2 features among others, J.Brown; Jerry Butler; Bo Diddley; RB Greaves; S.Wonder

Wonder B

By R&B (138.238.41.128) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 08:22 am:

YES THEY DID KEV.

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 08:43 am:

There were shows like Shindig and Hullabaloo,
Shivaree, Lloyd Thaxton Show, of course American
Bandstand and also Where The Action Is.
Variety shows were very popular in the 60s,
besides Ed Sullivan, there were Dean Martin,
Al Hirt, I think Sammy Davis, Jr. even had one.
There was also Steve Allen, Merv Griffin, and
Joey Bishop. Saw a lot of R&B/Soul performers
on these shows. Did anyone see Smokey & Miracles
about '69 on E. Sullivan and he intro. them as
"Smokey & his Little Smokies"?

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 08:48 am:

The old PBS Soundstage series would occasionaly run soul acts. There's a Temptations episode with an audience question and answer period in it I would like to see again......

By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 10:09 am:

"Where the Action Is" -- I watched it every day after school, and I'll never forget James Brown doing "I Feel Good."

Even though a lot of it was lip-synched (all?) it was an incredible showcase for artists ...

In Detroit, Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour, and Club 1270 with Dave Prince (later Lee Alan) and Joel Sebastian. Every big touring artist would appear on Club 1270, along with local royalty. ST was mostly local luminaries, but look who we had to choose from ...!

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 10:15 am:

Sue...
...I don't remember if it was in a Dick Clark book or a Paul Revere article, but I remember reading that Jerry Lee Lewis was the only person to appear on Action that performed live.

By Eli (151.197.64.135) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 10:23 am:

Hey Randy...
I saw that Sullivan show too!!
Just goes to show you how "involved" he was, huh???

By Eli (151.197.64.135) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 10:26 am:

In Philly , during the '80s we had Dancin' on air(local) and Dance Party USA (national) which SNL took a piss out of!!

By drums (155.91.6.72) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:03 am:

Does anyone in Detroit remeber "The Scene" (local show)

I remember the host was Nat Morris!! What happened to him??

It's a Detroit thing!!

DCM

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:46 am:

Doug:
In Dick Clark's book "Rock, Roll & Remember" he said that Jerry Lee Lewis was the first and (at that time) the only artist to perform live on his TV productions. Jerry's live gig was on "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show" and it aired in 1958.

Randy:
Sammy Davis Jr. had his own TV series in 1966 on NBC-TV (I remember seeing a clip from his show when the Supremes were guests). Prior to that he was one of the rotating hosts on Hullaballoo. In the 1970s, Sammy hosted "The NBC Follies" and had a daytime talk show called "Sammy & Company" that ran for two years (1974-76).

Sue:
Is is true that "Where The Action Is" was only a fifteen-minute program when it aired on ABC-TV?

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:54 am:

Hey Wonder B!
I'm going to pick up Vol. 2 of The Music Scene but I'm curious about Sergio Mendes/Brasil 66, Jerry Butler & Stevie Wonder - what songs did they perform? And you're right about the video quality - that & the sound is excellent.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 12:00 pm:

Appreciate the correction, Kev. I sometimes think misinformation is what the "m" stands for, but the nice part about this group is that if I make a mistake, someone will correct it.
douglasmorgan

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 12:03 pm:

Doug:
Hey - I learned a lot from your posts as well, my friend, so it's all good.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 12:36 pm:

Kev,
I don't recall any 15 minute programs in the '60s, although I know they were common in the '50s -- Eddie Fisher had one I guess.

There were 30 glorious minutes of WTAI although the show was jampacked with Clearasil and Summer Blonde ads, and of course Paul Revere & The Raiders played a lot, plus all those shots of everybody frolicking on the beach.

Tragically, WXYZ-TV taped over those Club 1270 programs ...

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 12:59 pm:

OF COURSE SMOKEY ROBINSON HAD HIS SUMMER REPLACEMENT VARIETY SHOW BACK IN THE EARLY 80'S!!!...I REMEMBER THAT ONE WELL...BECAUSE BRUCE MILLER WAS MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND RUSS TERRANA WAS CHIEF ENGINEER (THE REHERSALS WERE UNDOUBTABLY MORE FUN THAN THE ACTUAL SHOW WITH THOSE TWO CHARACTERS)!!!...ALSO...ARSENIO HALL MADE HIS VIRTUAL TELEVISION DEBUT ON THAT SHOW AS A BIT PLAYER IN SKITS...AS WELL AS DOING THE AUDIENCE WARMUPS!!!...STUBASS

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 01:02 pm:

THE THING I REMEMBER ABOUT THOSE ED SULLIVAN SHOWS WAS ED'S AWKWARD STYLE ON STAGE...AND HOW HE INTRODUCED THE SUPREMES AS..."THREE *NEGRO* GIRLS FROM DETROIT (TALK ABOUT STATING THE OBVIOUS)...BUT TO HIS CREDIT...ED SULLIVAN DID GIVE MANY BLACK ENTERTAINERS LOTS OF EXPOSURE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC!!!...STUBASS

By stephanie (64.63.221.36) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 01:51 pm:

Locally I liked Moonman for local groups here in DC but Internationally or in all of the USA shall I say hands down Hullabaloo and Ed Sullivan on BOTH of those shows you saw the greats and the Teen Idols singing live. I think Shivaree is the poor mans Hullabaloo.......


It all ended but when the Midnight Special came on life was good again!!!! I liked Don Kirschner because he showed actual Rock Concerts and you saw groups you wouldnt see on TV..
Stephanie

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 01:54 pm:

Stu:
Ed Sullivan was indeed colorblind - he was physically colorblind and needed a numbering system to match his clothing.

He was personally & professionally colorblind when it came to people of color - he probably helped expose more black entertainers & personalities than any other TV show host in his time. At one time, he chewed out a network marketing exec for making a negative comment regarding Blacks (this I learned from a documentary on Ed Sullivan).

Mary Wilson said many years ago that the Supremes were on Ed's show constantly from 1964 until 1970.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By mel@andthensome.mersinet.co.uk (81.174.193.104) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 02:00 pm:

Hey Stu
I have a lot of those Ed Sullivan shows on video.
A lot with the Motown acts starting out.
Smokey and the miracles,
Levi and the tops looking and sounding great and The Supremes looking really nice.
But a big fave of mine is when Jackie Wilson is on,
man,when he does the splits and spins then walks of with his jacket over his shoulder is COOL to say the least.
For the record he is singing
"thats why'
Also Ed Sullivan reminds me of Richard Nixon.
mel.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 02:05 pm:

Mel:
Jackie Wilson also performed "Lonely Teardrops" on Ed Sullivan and put on a hell of a performance - complete with splits & slides. When he lip-synched "Lonely Teardrops" on Dick Clark's show, Jackie lept from a platform and landed in the middle of the stage in a split and slid his way up!

This routine would fall under the heading DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 02:10 pm:

I can tell you firsthand, that the Supremes were on Ed Sullivan "constantly" from '64 on. I watched every Sunday, and it was the highlight of the week when the girls were on.

I always wondered if I exaggerated in my mind how often Mary, Diana and Flo (not Mary Diana and Cindy) were on Sullivan, but I didn't. I discovered this when I was lucky enough to see a tape belonging to the Ballard daughters of all the Supremes Sullivan appearances, in one fell swoop (it was a homemade tape, not an official release). Mary Wilson had given it to them and we watched it on a bus ride all the way back from Cleveland. All those songs, all those gowns, wigs etc.! It was dazzling ...

By Fury13 (209.69.165.10) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 02:28 pm:

In Detroit, before Swingin' Time, there was Ed McKenzie's two-hour Saturday Party show in the afternoon on WXYZ-TV Channel 7. It was a Detroit-style American Bandstand on a grand scale. Ed would host national acts (they all came to Detroit in those days, as it was considered one of the top entertainment cities), as well as locals like Jackie Wilson and Della Reese. Mickey Shorr took over as host in about 1958 or so, I believe. Local fans got a chance to interact with the celebrities too.

Over at CKLW Channel 9, Bud Davies had a similar show.

By bosstrainer (217.35.70.98) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 04:32 pm:

One of the the most interesting soul TV programmes which has survived is The Beat which was a programme made in Houston Texas which featured some great music and artists.

I have pasted below the listings of the shows which have survived:-

#1 Taped:1/31/66
-Little Milton (We're Gonna Make It)
- Little Milton (Interview)
- Frank Howard And The Commanders (Shotgun)
- Esther Phillips (Interview)
- Esther Phillips (I Could Have Told YOU)
-Beat Boys (?)
- Little Milton (Blind Man)
- Little Milton (Who's Cheating Who)
-Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (Okie-Dokie Stomp)
-Esther Phillips (Just Say You're Mine)

#2 Taped: 2/1/66
-Joe Tex (A Sweet Woman Like You)
-Etta James (Only Time Will Tell)
-Etta James (Interview)
-Little Milton (We've Got The Winning Hand)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Etta James (Something's Got A Hold on Me)
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (It Didn't Work Out That Way)
-Joe Tex (Hold On To What You've Got)

#3 Taped: 2/1/66
- Esther Phillips (And I Love Him)
- Latimore Brown (I Feel Good)
- Latimore Brown (I'm Not Through Loving You)
- Beat Boys (?)
- Etta James (I'm So Sorry For You)
-Rosco Shelton (Money)
-Rosco Shelton (Interview)
-Rosco Shelton (Easy Going Fellow)
-Etta James, Latimore Brown, Esther Phillips, Gatemouth. Brown And Rosco Shelton (What I Say)

#4 Taped: 2/14/66
- Shot Williams & Gerri Taylor (Tightening Up Your Game)
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (Have You Ever Been Mistreated)
- Carla Thomas (Comfort Me)
- Beat Boys (?)
- Art Grayson (When I Get Home)
- Cleo Randall (Big City Lishts)
- Mighty Joe Young (Suffering Soul)
- Beat Boys (?)
- Carla Thomas (Move On Drifter)

#5 Taped: 2/15/66
-Jimmy Church (The Duck)
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (Land Of 1000 Dances)
-Cleo Randall (I Need Your Loving So Bad)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Joe Tex (Fresh Out Of Tears)
-Carla Thomas (Another Night Without My Man)
-Carla Thomas (Interview)
-Carla Thomas (Let Me Be Good To You)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Shot Williams, Cleo Randall & Jimmy Church ( If I Had A Hammer)

#6 Taped: 2/15/66
-Jimmy Church (I Can't Turn You Loose)
-Freddie King (Hide-Away) (Great)
-Freddie King (I Love The Woman)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Gerri Taylor (Empty Arms, Bitter Tears)
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (Try Me)
-Jimmy Church (Uptight)
-Beat Boys (Jamaica Farewell)
-Freddie King, Jimmy Church And Gerri Taylor

#7 Taped: 7/2/66
-Barbara Lynn (What I Say)
-Kelly Brothers (I'm Falling In Love Again)
-Little Gary Ferguson (I Feel Good)
-Beat Boys (When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again)
-Barbara Lynn (You'll Lose A Good Thing)
-Kelly Brothers (I'd Rather Have You)
-Mighty Joe Young (Tell Me)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Kelly Brothers & Everyone (Amen)

#8 Taped: 2/16/66
-Barbara Lynn (Money)
-Kelly Brothers (Make Me Glad I'm Falling For You)
-Art Grayson (I've Got Soul)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Joe Tex (The Love You Save)
-Joe Tex (If Sugar Was As Sweet As You Honey)
-Kelly Brothers (You're Tnat Great Big Feeling)
-Beat Boys (12th Street Rag)
-Barbara Lynn (It's Better To Have It)


#9 Taped: 2/16/66
- Freddie King (San-Ho-Zay)
- Carnations (Glad To Be In Love)
- Little Gary Ferguson (High Heeled Sneakers)...Like a mini-James Brown!
- Beat Boys (?)
- Charles Hodges (There is Love)
- Charles Hodges (Interview)
- Charles Hodges (Can I Run To You)
- Freddie King (I'm Tore Down)
- Beat Boys (Polk Salad And Hokie)
- Jimmy Church (Tennessee Waltz)
- Little Gary Ferguson (I Got My Mojo Working)

#10 Taped 3/14/66
-Jimmy Church (Satisfaction)
-Wanda Rousand (Man Of War)
-Wanda Rousand (Interview)
-Wanda Rousand (Girl From Impenema.)
-Beat Boys (Cleaver's Tune)
-Louis Jordan (Interview)
-Louis Jordan (Saturday Night Fish Fry)
-Charles Hodges (I Don't Have To Cry)
-Charles Hodges (Please Be Cold)
-Beat Boys (Soft Shoe)
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (My Girl)
-Jimmy Church (Shout)

#11 Taped: 3/14/66
-Hannibal (Jerk The Dog)
-Little Gary Ferguson (?)
-Little Gary Ferguson (Interview)
-Little Gary Ferguson (Bad Bad Bay)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Johnnie Taylor (I Had A Dream)
-Wanda Rousand (Soldier Boy)
-Wanda Rousand (Interview)
-Wanda Rousand (Come See About Me)
-Beat Boys (A Hard Dayzs Night)
-Hannibal (In The Midnight Hour)

#12 Filmed: 1966
-Dolls (That Reminds Me Of You)
-Bobby Powell (It's Getting Late In The Evening)
-Bobby Powell (Interview)
-Bobby Powell (Do SomethIng For Yourself)
-Beat Boys (When The Saints Go Marching In)
-Rodge Martin (When She Touches Me)
-Dolls (I Can't Take You Back)
-Dolls (interview)
-Johnnie Taylor (Changes)
-Beat Boys (Milestone)
-Rodge Martin (Respect)


#13 Filmed: 1966
- Rodge Martin (They Say)
- Maurice And The Radiants (Voice Your Choice)
- Maurice And The Radiants (Interview)
- Maurice And The Radiants (Baby You Got It) V/
- Bobby Powell (?)
- Bobby Powell (C. C. Rider)
- Johnnie Taylor (Rome Wasn't Built In A Dav)
- Johnnie Taylor (Interview)
- Poppies (I Wonder Why)
- Beat Boys (Our Day Will Come)
- Jimmy Church (1-2-3)

#14 Filmed: 1966
-Freddie King (Funnybone)
-Maurice And The Radiants (You've Been Cheating)
-Maurice And The Radiants (Interview)
-Maurice And The Radiants (Shotgun)
-Beat Boys (Don't Bother Me)
-Poppies (Lullabye Of Love)
-Panthers (Beg Me)
-Panthers (A Change Is Gonna Come)
-Beat Boys (My Favorite Things)
-Freddie King (Have You Ever Loved A Woman)

#15 Filmed: 1966
- Louis Jordan (Caledonia)
- Louis Jordan (Interview)
- Louis Jordan (G.I. Jive)
- Louis Jordan (All I Do Is Dream Of You)
- Louis Jordan (Rambunctious)
-Louis Jordan (The Jampf)
-Louis Jordan (Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying)
-Freddie Xing (Sitting On A Boondock)
-Freddie King With Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (?)

#16 Filmed: 1966
-Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Ain't Got No Home)
-Gwen Davis (Part Time Baby)
-Robert Parker (Barefootin')
-Beat Boys (Teddy Bear)
-Jimmy Church (I Don't Care Who Knows)
-Latimore Brown (I'm Going To Miss You)
-Latimore Brown (Interview)
-Latimore Brown (Treat Her Right)
-Beat Boys (Blues For Cochese)
-Clarence "Frogman" Henry (I Don't Know Why I Love You)


#17 Filmed: 1966
-Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Baby Ain't That Love)
-Gwen Davis (My Man Don't Think I Know)
-Joe Simon (Let's Do It Over)
-Joe Simon (Interview)
-Beat Boys (The Ballad At The K O Corral)
-Mamie Galore (It Ain't Necesary) GREAT...
-Jamo Thomas (I Spy For The F.B.I)
-Jamo Thomas (Interview)
-Joe Simon (Raise Your Hand)
-Beat Boys (Moon River)
-Robert Parker (Just A Little Bit)
-Robert Parker (Interview)

#18 Filmed:1966
-Chuck Bernard (Talking About My Baby)
-Mamie Galore (Special Agent) THE COOLEST...
-Robert Parker (Where The Action Is)
-Beat Boys (Chicken Fat)
-Jamo Thomas (Arrest Me)
-Jamo Thomas (Interview)
-Chuck Bernard (Danny Boy)
-Chuck Bernard (Interview)
-Kittle Collier (Sharin' You)
-Beat Boys (Pickin' Up Chips)

#19 Filmed: 1966
-Freddie King (Papas Got A Brand New Bag)
-Lou Rawls (Chicago)
-Lou Rawls (How Long Blues)
-Beat Boys (I'll Remember April)
-Mittie Collier (I Had A Talk With My Man)
-Joe Simon (My Adorable One)
-Latimore Brown (Little Bag Of Tricks)
-Z. Z. Hill (Hapiness Is All I Need)
-Beat Boys (?)
-Freddie King (Sen-Sa-Shun)

#20 Filmed: 1966
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (I'm So Glad)
-Rodge Martin (Lovin' Machine)
-Gerri Hall (Who Can I Turn To)
-Beat Boys (Hurt So Bad)
-Earl Gaines (Tne Best Of Luck To You)
-Earl Gaines (Turn On Your Lovelight)
-Gerri Hall (You Are My Sunshine)
-Beat Boys (I Got You)
-Rodge Martin (Wasted Nights)


#21 1966
-Bobby Hebb (Got You on My Mind)
-Lou Rawls (Interview)
-Lou Rawls (If I Had My Life To Live Over)
-Lou Rawls (Instant Blues)
-Beat Boys (Philly Dog)
-Gerri Hall (You Can Make it If You Try)
-Bobby Hebb (Sunny)
-Bobby Hebb (Interview)
-Beat Boys (Midnight Love)
-Jimmy Church (Day Tripper)

#22 1966
-Johnny Lorad (The Eel)
-Frank Howard And The Commanders (I Feel So Sorry For You)
-Tammy McKnight (Take Away These Chains)
-Beat Boys (Cleo's Back)
-Eva Larse (Took My Heart)
-Bobby Hebb (Playing The Spoons)
-Rodge Martin (That's How Strong My Love Is)
-Beat Boys (Satorio)
-Earl Gaines And Jimmy Church (Hold On I'm Comin')

#23 1966
-Four M's (Monkey Time)
-Joe Simon (Teenager's Prayer)
-Joe Simon (Interview)
-Joe Simon (Long Hot Summer)
- Beat Boys (Soul Drag)
- Eva Larse (All I Could DD Was Cry)
- Freddie King (You Put Your Whammy on Me)
- Freddie King(Interview)
- Freddie King (San-Ho-Zay)
- Beat Boys (Good Good Lovin')
- Earl Gaines (24 Hours A Day)

#24 1966
-Beat Boys (Night Train)
-Willie Mitchell (Sticks And Stones)
-Willie Mitchell (Interview)
-Big Amos (He Won't Bite Me Twice)
-Willie Mitchell (?)
-Venice Starks (I Got Everything He Needs)
-Little Milton (Man Loves Two)
-Willie Mitchell (20-75)
-Willie Mitchell (Interview)
-Willie Mitchell (?)
-Don Bryant (Baby Talk)
-Don Bryant (Interview)

#25 1966
- Freddie King (See See Rider)
- Little Milton (Drink Muddy Water)
- Little Milton (Believe In Me)
-Beat Boys (Apple Dumpling)
-Venice Starks (Get You Out Of My Mind)
- Joe Simon (Woke Up This Morning)
- Joe Simon (Crying In The Chapel)
- Beat Boys (Philly Dog)
- Freddie King (Funny Bons)
- Freddie King (Hide-Away)

#26-1966
Last Show Of The Series-Otis Redding Hosts
-Otis Redding (Mr Pitiful)
-Ovations (Twisting The Night Away)
-Percy Sledge (When A Man Loves A Woman)
-Otis Redding Band (Philly Dog)
-Mittie Collier (Having A Party)
-Garnett Mims (I'll Take Good Care of Vou)
-Patti Labelle And The Bluebelles (Somewhere Over The Rainbow)
-Otis Redding Band (Secret Agent Man)
-Sam And Dave (I'll Take What I Want)

Best wishes

Colin

By TonyRussi (68.210.7.184) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 04:42 pm:

Thanks Colin, I'd love that last episode#26.I bet that is great!!

By dvdmike (68.72.169.110) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 06:05 pm:

I bought those two Music Scene DVDs last year and I like them. I would be nice to see Don Cornelius release some early Soul Train shows on DVD. On Soul Train's website, there is a complete episodes list starting from day one.

By Richard M. Bush (67.249.46.185) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 09:34 pm:

A New Orleans musician told me he and his group did many local TV shows in the 1950s. Unfortunately, these performances were probably discarded or taped over, as someone else mentioned. He also did "American Bandstand" when it was still in Philadelphia and "The Dick Clark Saturday Show," I think it was called, out of New York. And didn't Alan Freed have a TV show?

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:01 pm:

YOU MAY FIND IT INTERESTING DVDMIKE...THAT BRUCE MILLER (MY BRO) REARRANGED THE "SOUL TRAIN" THEME WHEN HE WAS DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH DON C AND DICK GRIFFY AND THEIR ARTIST'S BACK IN THE 70'S!!!...STU

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:34 pm:

Hey, Drums: I used to watch The Scene every day after school. I remember WGPR Channel 62 when it first came on the air. It was always difficult to get a clear picture from them over the air! We had to strain & squint to watch everyone dance. Remember some of their slogans like, "Are you ready to throw down? Yes, we are!!!"? Fast Freddie had the same dance for years on that show. LOL

The original theme music was "I want to be... Be on The Scene..." (with a funk groove to it).

I remember guest artists on The Scene like Phillipe Wynn's sons' group and Vanity 6. The guest artists would always lip-synch. The show always gave us something to talk about in school the next day.

I also remember two of the dancers from "The Scene" made it to the finals on "Dance Fever" TV show. We were so glad for Cheryl Peoples and her dance partner (I forget his name).

By Greg C. (207.103.134.248) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:54 pm:

I'd like to get a hold of The Jacksons 30 minute series that aired over two time periods in the 70's. Every now and then I've seen snippets of the series on VH1 but that's all. Those shows, which were produced after the group left Motown had some very good performances.

What made those shows really special around that time was that their dad Joseph Jackson was instrumental in creating the concept of Rebbie, Latoya, and Janet performing as "The Jacksonettes." They never recorded, but they performed often as a trio on the show. I especially remember them performing the Andrews Sisters tune "Mean Mr. Shane" in old 1940's clothes with all three girls singing into one of those old time microphones from that era. Priceless stuff. Janet was talented and hilarious...

By Marv (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 02:49 am:

Drums. I remember THE SCENE on WGPR TV 62 in Detroit with host Nat Morris! That was my favorite show . It aired from roughly 1975 -1990. I remember seeing just about everyone that came through Detroit during that era. In fact it was the very first time I saw this goofy kid named Madonna from Pontiac LOL. That was a great dance/music show. Everyone in Detroit would remember that one.

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 03:54 am:

Her name was just "Madonna?" No last name?? I'll bet she never made it out of Pontiac! Tee hee.

By R&B (138.238.41.214) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 11:38 am:

LET'S NOT FORGET OUR FRIEND MURRY THE K.

By Eli (141.151.73.11) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 12:45 pm:

In Philly on channel 12 in the late fifties, we had the Mitch Thomas show.
Broadcast from Wilmington , Delaware it probably was the first Black bandstand type show ever on TV.
Mitch was a true pioneer in the early days of live tv.
He passed on about three years ago.

By Marv (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 08:16 pm:

Hey Uptight! What a small world. I remember Fast Freddie when he use to dance on the Scene, he is a friend of mine. I haven't seen in years now that I live in New York. He was working as a photographer at a club on 7 Mile Rd the last time I saw him in the early 90's. What great memories and he was the baddest dancer on that show! LOL

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 11:08 pm:

I don't remember it when it was on, but I've recently seen footage from an old PBS series called SOUL! It was on in the early 70s with musical guests, poetry & political figures. Among the musical guests were EWF, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, et al. It taped out of New York with a live studio audience. Great series.

By stephanie (64.63.221.247) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:12 am:

Stubass
I thought that Smokey Robinson show was horrible!!! The music was good but the comedy skits werent even as good as The Captain and Tennille or Tony Orlando and Dawns show..
Stephanie

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 08:32 am:

Goggling with envy on this side of the pond... Blimey! What did we get..?
"It's Cilla" with guests Cliff Richard and Lulu, or "it's Lulu" with guests Cilla Black and Cliff, or "It's Cliff" with guests Cilla and Lulu.

By Wonder B (81.248.163.228) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 11:08 am:

KevGo, sorry to answer your question so late but here is the list of what's on that second compilation of the Music Scene DVD...

James Brown Mother Popcorn
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 Ye-Me-Le, Wichita Lineman
Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B. Goode
Jerry Butler What's The Use of Breaking Up
RB Greaves Take A Letter Maria
S.Wonder Yester-Me Yester-You, Yesterday
Della Reese Mac Arthur Park
Moms Mabley It's Your Thing!!!!

The rest is more rock oriented...

Wonder B

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 12:14 pm:

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT SMOKEYS SHOW STEPH!!!...I ATTENDED THE FIRST TAPING AND REMEMBER ARSENIO DOING THE AUDIENCE WARMUP!!!...HAD IT BEEN REALLY GOOD...IT MAY HAVE BEEN PICKED UP FOR A FULL ON RUN!!!...I KNOW THAT BRUCE ENJOYED WORKING WITH SMOKEY...AND AS I STATED BEFORE...BRUCE AND RUSS TOGETHER WERE PROBABLY FUNNIER THAN THE SKITS IN THE SHOW!!!...I DO RECALL RUSS LEAVING THE SOUND SETUP JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE TAPING STARTED...JUST TO TELL ME A JOKE...TYPICAL RUSS TERRANA...AND I STILL REMEMBER THE JOKE..."YOU WANNA BUY SONE CANDY"!!!...AN ALL TIME RUSS TERRANA CLASSIC!!!...STU

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.94) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 12:54 pm:

Kev
thanks for the Jackie info.
Bosstrainer
I have a couple of videos from The Beat.
never knew there were so many.
ARE ANY OF THESE MENTIONED ABOVE AVAILABLE IN DVD?
or are there any plans to release them in DVD.
Cheers
mel.

By FrankM (81.152.61.26) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 03:50 pm:

Goggling with envy on this side of the pond... Blimey! What did we get..?
"It's Cilla" with guests Cliff Richard and Lulu, or "it's Lulu" with guests Cilla Black and Cliff, or "It's Cliff" with guests Cilla and Lulu.


The Cliff Richard show at least featured Aretha Franklin singing live on at least two songs. Lulu of course presented the Jimi Hendrix Experience when they jamed on Sunshine of your Love.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 04:00 pm:

Small oases in a desert of home-grown talents, though - wouldn't you say? (I was of course being slightly tongue-in-cheek, as is my wont.)

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 04:46 pm:

Kev:
Didn't we discuss this topic before when we talked about "SOUL" on PBS in the late 60's out of N.Y. (?).
S.S.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 01:42 pm:

Soul Sister:
I wanted to basically expand the topic from Soul music shows to music shows in general but you're right we did cover some of this ground before.

Wonder B:
Thanks for the list - I'm looking forward to the Sergio Mendes' clips (with the beautiful Lani Hall-Alpert on lead vocals!).

R&B:
Right on about Murray The K - besides his local shows he did two great TV specials, "It's What's Happening, Baby!" (aired on CBS-TV) from 1965 and a syndicated color special from 1967. Check it out on his website - www.murraythek.com.

Kevin Goins - KevGo