Suzanne Ciani is the same woman who performed the jingle for Columbia Pictures Television from 1976-1988 when Columbia Pictures Television had the Famous Sunburst as well as the Torch Lady during the Coca-Cola Years
@hard2start427 Before? Have you never watched an episode of My Mother The Car? Newton Minow came up with the "vast wasteland" quote fifty years before you did, bub.
@MrCamelneck name 1 good thing worth watching on TV these days which doesn't insult your intelligence. That even comes close to quality of this Letterman episode!
I like a lot of the documentaries that are available today on such channels as the Science Channel, the History Channel, the Green Channel, etc. The Military Channel also has great WWII documentaries about the Nazis and such. However, the days of the sit-coms are over with one notable exception: The Big Bang Theory. I find it to be very funny even on an intellectual level.
This came on about 11 or 12, looks like same studio as Dave's NBC latenight show. As far as the opening, funny I remember almost all the pictures, but the music not at all.
Suzanne Ciani (Chee-an-ee... I never knew) I know from music she did in the 80s and 90s... 'New Age' vein, but more melodic and memorable than is common in that genre. Some lovely stuff.
Voice at 3:50 reminded of Joe Walsh's minor hit Space Age Whiz Kids.
"Ampex (US company) invented the videotape recorder in 1956."
Not entirely correct.
Ampex invented the first commercially successful video tape system, the Quadruplex, but inventing a successful product and inventing the idea are exclusive.
Video tape was first successfully demonstrated by Bing Crosby Enterprises, but using a prototype with stationary heads to prove the concept of video tape.
Quadruplex used a transverse rotary video head assembly, making it practical.
In late June 1980, Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. It was originally 90 minutes long, but was shortened to 60 minutes in August. The show was a critical success, winning two Emmy Awards, but was a ratings disappointment and was canceled in October 1980.
Betamax and VHS tape formats were introduced in 1975, five years AFTER this video was aired. By then, Betamax was not anywhere near $1000 but VHS was.
I think your timeline is off. VHS 2 & 4 hour VCR were introduced in Circa 1977-78.
Wikipedia:The rival VHS format, introduced in Japan in September 1976 (and introduced in the United States in July 1977 by JVC) It took years to get affordable, My wife has an RCA VHS with only 2 & 4 hour speeds. and cost around $800.00. Her ex had to have it!
My timeline is correct. Betamax was released by Sony on May 10, 1975 and VHS was released by JVC in June of 1976. The Sony information was retrieved from factual news archives as well as the JVC material. I was also alive during that time frame and remember it well. I don't recall VCR's being in "short supply" in 1980, since my family bought one at the store at that time.
I didn't say short supply, Wikipedia suggested it. I'm sure there were plenty, as they were very expensive, The odd thing here is the that the person who posted this has not commented. My bet if this is the porperty of the artist Ciani, a copy was probably given to her on a U-Matic cassette, as it was far superior in quality and used by news etc
And by the way I was alive AND working in radio at that time.
The American introduction of VHS occurred about a year later with the first North American market VHS VCR being marketed by RCA, manufactured by Panasonic under an OEM basis.
Awesome. I've never seen that until now. I love her Velocity album. Was that the only one she played synth on? I know she pretty much abandoned it since, in favor of piano.
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Lets hope she's a little better these days at explaining what she is actually doing and using. Verging in gobbldigook and wacky silliness. Fun in a historic way though.
That's not late night. That's some vintage footage from Dave's short-lived daytime show that replaced some popular game shows, and paved the way for his iconic late night career. The David Letterman Show won a posthumous Emmy, but returned a year later as more suited program called Late Night with David Letterman. Michael McDonald wrote that theme song. Thanks for posting this very rare video.
wow...what's the piece that plays out at the end called?
postpunk77 2 weeks ago
Suzanne Ciani is the same woman who performed the jingle for Columbia Pictures Television from 1976-1988 when Columbia Pictures Television had the Famous Sunburst as well as the Torch Lady during the Coca-Cola Years
God Bless Suzanne Ciani, you are a Genius
tnawcwvictoria 2 months ago
I like that. "Voice-distorter." Not "musician." Voice-distorter. Typical.
gridsleep 11 months ago
As beautiful and as talented as Suzanne was back then, she's even more beautiful now. Her skill speaks for itself.
loosetear4u 11 months ago
YES
sergeeo 1 year ago
What a piece of history. Before TV became a WASTELAND and everything turned to shit.
hard2start427 1 year ago 11
@hard2start427 Before? Have you never watched an episode of My Mother The Car? Newton Minow came up with the "vast wasteland" quote fifty years before you did, bub.
gridsleep 11 months ago
@gridsleep
*fart*~
hard2start427 11 months ago
C'mon ... not all TV is crap (although most of it is) ... sounds like we may be nearing out 60's, 70's or 80's
MrCamelneck 2 months ago
@MrCamelneck name 1 good thing worth watching on TV these days which doesn't insult your intelligence. That even comes close to quality of this Letterman episode!
hard2start427 2 months ago
@hard2start427
I like a lot of the documentaries that are available today on such channels as the Science Channel, the History Channel, the Green Channel, etc. The Military Channel also has great WWII documentaries about the Nazis and such. However, the days of the sit-coms are over with one notable exception: The Big Bang Theory. I find it to be very funny even on an intellectual level.
MrCamelneck 1 month ago
this is amazing..
mpresev 1 year ago
i've been rediscovering Suzanne’s "Seven Waves" album and now i found this! what a treat. nice laugh. i'm receiving her signals.
mellowildwood 1 year ago
This came on about 11 or 12, looks like same studio as Dave's NBC latenight show. As far as the opening, funny I remember almost all the pictures, but the music not at all.
Suzanne Ciani (Chee-an-ee... I never knew) I know from music she did in the 80s and 90s... 'New Age' vein, but more melodic and memorable than is common in that genre. Some lovely stuff.
Voice at 3:50 reminded of Joe Walsh's minor hit Space Age Whiz Kids.
marmas58ink 1 year ago
Amazing, vintage footage of Dave's morning show and Ciani.. thanks for posting!
jerkylfish 1 year ago
She's so flirtatious! <3
teemad 1 year ago
Auto Tune in the making...
noahyen 1 year ago
making history!
patrickdafunkable 2 years ago
Suzanne Ciani..the human acid trip
80stvguy 2 years ago
I think both of your timelines are so far off. VHS 2 & 4 hour VCR might have been introduced in the US Circa 1977-78.
But we, the people in GDR, had already a perfect running system in 1968!! But nobody in the Western World did know
a shit about it.
So please check out your timelines again, thanx
pudelmann 2 years ago
@pudelmann
Ampex (US company) invented the videotape recorder in 1956.
Phillips (a Dutch company) followed suit in 1963, with Sony (a Japanese company) releasing theirs that same year.
Telcan (UK) released the first home unit in 1963. Sony was next, followed by Ampex and RCA.
The rest of the world did not know about Germanys 1968 technology, no Germany company actually developed a video tape format.
Clearly Japan was the main player in the videotape recorder market, check your facts.
PlanetOfTheMonkeys 1 year ago
@PlanetOfTheMonkeys
"Ampex (US company) invented the videotape recorder in 1956."
Not entirely correct.
Ampex invented the first commercially successful video tape system, the Quadruplex, but inventing a successful product and inventing the idea are exclusive.
Video tape was first successfully demonstrated by Bing Crosby Enterprises, but using a prototype with stationary heads to prove the concept of video tape.
Quadruplex used a transverse rotary video head assembly, making it practical.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
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@pudelmann
"But we, the people in GDR, had already a perfect running system in 1968!! But nobody in the Western World did know a shit about it."
What was this video tape format that was available in East Germany and to whom it was meant for? Professional video production or home use?
Was it tape on reels or was the tape contained within a cassette?
Watcher3223 1 year ago
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WINSTANLEYOBXa 2 years ago
suzanne is so awesome
jakeschrock 2 years ago
Boy!!! Suzanne shoing off her Prophet 5 Rev 1. OOohhhh I love this
dhampex 3 years ago 5
In late June 1980, Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. It was originally 90 minutes long, but was shortened to 60 minutes in August. The show was a critical success, winning two Emmy Awards, but was a ratings disappointment and was canceled in October 1980.
mnc51 3 years ago
And Dave had the distinction of being replaced by two game shows: "Las Vegas Gambit" and "Blockbusters".
gaIIery 3 years ago
Dave's daytime show was great!...It even had Edwin Newman doing news updates!
dburr13 3 years ago
How did you get the Morning Show, It was only on a couple of months and VCR's were in short supply and $1000.00 then. Dave has hair!!!
rrogerover 3 years ago
Betamax and VHS tape formats were introduced in 1975, five years AFTER this video was aired. By then, Betamax was not anywhere near $1000 but VHS was.
mnc51 3 years ago
I think your timeline is off. VHS 2 & 4 hour VCR were introduced in Circa 1977-78.
Wikipedia:The rival VHS format, introduced in Japan in September 1976 (and introduced in the United States in July 1977 by JVC) It took years to get affordable, My wife has an RCA VHS with only 2 & 4 hour speeds. and cost around $800.00. Her ex had to have it!
rrogerover 3 years ago
My timeline is correct. Betamax was released by Sony on May 10, 1975 and VHS was released by JVC in June of 1976. The Sony information was retrieved from factual news archives as well as the JVC material. I was also alive during that time frame and remember it well. I don't recall VCR's being in "short supply" in 1980, since my family bought one at the store at that time.
mnc51 3 years ago
I didn't say short supply, Wikipedia suggested it. I'm sure there were plenty, as they were very expensive, The odd thing here is the that the person who posted this has not commented. My bet if this is the porperty of the artist Ciani, a copy was probably given to her on a U-Matic cassette, as it was far superior in quality and used by news etc
And by the way I was alive AND working in radio at that time.
rrogerover 3 years ago
@mnc51
"VHS was released by JVC in June of 1976"
The 1976 date is for the VHS release in Japan.
The American introduction of VHS occurred about a year later with the first North American market VHS VCR being marketed by RCA, manufactured by Panasonic under an OEM basis.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
Letterman was great back then. I can't stand his show on CBS
nesnman 4 years ago
hey guys, i recently made a facebook dedicated to suzanne ciani, youtube wont let me post the link but search for it and join on facebook!!
naseoj 4 years ago
Awesome. I've never seen that until now. I love her Velocity album. Was that the only one she played synth on? I know she pretty much abandoned it since, in favor of piano.
superstonic 4 years ago
back in the day when not all tv=crap
stalag3333 4 years ago 6
This brought a smile to my face. Thanks for posting..from a time when Letterman actually had interesting guests and commentary
rg2027x 4 years ago 2
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Lets hope she's a little better these days at explaining what she is actually doing and using. Verging in gobbldigook and wacky silliness. Fun in a historic way though.
baward 4 years ago
That's not late night. That's some vintage footage from Dave's short-lived daytime show that replaced some popular game shows, and paved the way for his iconic late night career. The David Letterman Show won a posthumous Emmy, but returned a year later as more suited program called Late Night with David Letterman. Michael McDonald wrote that theme song. Thanks for posting this very rare video.
nightfly776 4 years ago
That woman is addictive. Wow.
lemuelbecc 4 years ago