PETE FOUNTAIN on GEORGE KLEIN'S TALENT PARTY in 1964!

GEORGE KLEIN HOSTS TALENT PARTY IN 1964
This is the earliest known video footage of George Klein, host of the WHBQ-TV Memphis show "Talent Party". This clip is an excerpt from an interview George did with famous jazz clarinet player Pete Fountain. Plus, you get to hear Pete "lip sync" (clarinet sync?) eight bars of the song, Birth Of The Blues he'd recently recorded.

Besides this popular weekly TV show, George was one of Memphis' hottest DJs at the time in addition to being a close friend of Elvis Presley. He is still active in Memphis music today with a local cable show, "Memphis Sounds", that covers Memphis music history and interviews local and regional musicians.

NOTE: MemphisMemories would like to thank Harvey and Chet for finding this rare classic on a VHS tape at a flea market and making it available so it can be shared with everyone.

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[djclarinet]

Too bad the clip is cut short. Pete is just begining to play "Birth of the Blues" (not "Memphis Blues" as posted). He always has had a lovely tone on ballads.

[aajmw]

Pete is wonderful!

[MFHORNS111]

Greats are right!!! good stuff! all except for Klein!!

[boatracer39]

The very GREATEST!!!!!!