1958 - NBC - Your Hit Parade - from 5/24/58 - (1/2)

[fromthesidelines]

Indeed, 'byrd'. Virginia was associated with ABC's 'DISCOVERY '6-" throughout most of the '60s, usually paired with Frank Buxton as co-host.

[Juliaflo]

@fromthesidelines Not only that, but Miss Gibson was one of the 'brides' in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'.

Happy holiday.

[byrd56]

As for another of the singers on this later "YHP"...isn't this the same Virginia Gibson who transitioned from that into co-hosting a weekend educational program for kids on ABC in the 1960's entitled "Discovery"?

[fromthesidelines]

It's just that the producers refused to acknowledge "rock 'n' roll" in its purest form (as Dick Clark was doing on "AMERICAN BANDSTAND" and his "SATURDAY NIGHT BEECH-NUT SHOW"), 'glenn'. They were trying to appeal to young ADULT viewers...and that's why "YOUR HIT PARADE" finally ended the following year.

[fromthesidelines]

This is a "poor" kinescope recording because this was filmed from a COLOR monitor- and most 16/35mm black and white cameras weren't adjusted to filming color TV images at the time. I can imagine how this must have looked in "compatible color"...but the music is still uneven. "Big band" and "rock and roll" just don't mix (although Jill Corey's rendition of "Twilight Time" is quite good).

[glennmillerfan]

@fromthesidelines Its ashame this no longer exists in color, but it seems that the shows producers were at least 10-15 years behind in music taste by 1958.

[fromthesidelines]

"The following program is brought to you in compatible color on NBC".

This was the season when the show was virtually overhauled, featuring a new cast of singers, a new orchestra leader {Dick Jacobs replacing Raymond Scott, who was married to Dorothy Collins}, as well as color telecasts [but none of the 1957-'58 color transmissions of the show exist]. And, sadly, rock and roll made it impossible for the cast to sing most of the week's "Top Tunes" without sounding ridiculous....