Talent Varieties

Talent Varieties

The set for Talent Varieties (November 1955)
Genre Talent show
Directed by Bryan T. Bisney
Starring Slim Wilson
The Tall Timber Trio
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1 (summer)
Production
Executive producer(s) Si Siman
John B. Mahaffey
Producer(s) Bryan T. Bisney
Camera setup multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Crossroads TV Productions
Release
Original network ABC-TV
ABC Radio
Picture format black-and-white NTSC 4:3
Audio format monaural
Original release June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28) – November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
Chronology
Related shows Ozark Jubilee

Talent Varieties is a country music talent show on American network television and radio in 1955 that featured performers hoping to achieve fame in the entertainment business.

Host Slim Wilson

The weekly ABC-TV program was a live half-hour summer replacement series hosted by Slim Wilson. Wilson introduced the amateur and professional talent, including music and comedy acts (many from the Ozarks); and his Tall Timber Trio, composed of Speedy Haworth (guitar), Bob White (upright bass) and Bryan "Doc" Martin (steel guitar) provided accompaniment.[1] Auditions were handled by Bill Ring.[2] The Westport Kids appeared July 12,[3] and Buck Griffin appeared August 2.[4]

The show aired on Tuesday nights from June 28November 1. Its original time slot was 7:308 p.m. Eastern Time, replacing Cavalcade of America, but moved to 1010:30 p.m. in September to briefly replace Break the Bank.[5]

ABC Radio simulcast the program under the name Talent Round-Up from 7:30 p.m., as well as carrying an additional half-hour until 8:30.[6]

The program originated from the Jewell Theatre in Springfield, Missouri, home to ABC's Ozark Jubilee; and was produced and directed by the Jubilee's Bryan Bisney,[7] who took over from Ring in September.[8]

Notes

  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1992), The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-345-37792-3
  2. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent and Tunes" (July 23, 1955) The Billboard, p. 93
  3. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (July 23, 1955), The Billboard, p. 93
  4. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (August 27, 1955), The Billboard, p. 107
  5. McNeil, Alex (1996), Total Television, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  6. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (May 28, 1955), The Billboard, p. 56
  7. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (October 1, 1955), The Billboard, p. 64
  8. Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (July 23, 1955), The Billboard, p. 93

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