Denny's Sho

Denny's Sho is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1978.

Denny's Sho
Genremusic variety
StarringDenny Doherty
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationHalifax
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release1 June (1978-06-01) 
7 September 1978 (1978-09-07)

Premise

Denny Doherty, of The Mamas & the Papas, was host of this Halifax-produced variety series. The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian and Zalman Yanovsky were guests on one episode. Other visiting artists were Salome Bey, Tom Gallant, Gloria Kaye, Moe Koffman, Marie-Paule Martin, Murray McLauchlan, Original Caste, Ryan's Fancy and Ken Tobias. At one point, Doherty sang "When I'm Sixty-Four" accompanied by his father playing a tuba.

Denny's Sho included the first public performance of the remaining members of The Mamas & the Papas since Cass Elliot's death four years earlier.[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 June to 7 September 1978.

References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Denny's Sho". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.


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