So You Want to Lead a Band

So You Want to Lead a Band is a half-hour television variety show hosted by Sammy Kaye.

So You Want to Lead a Band
GenreVariety show
StarringSammy Kaye
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 mins.
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatBlack and white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseAugust 5, 1954 (1954-08-05) 
January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27)

Broadcast format and history

The show aired on ABC from August 5, 1954 to January 27, 1955.[1]

Members of the studio audience are invited to conduct the band. Then through its applause, the audience chooses the winning amateur conductor. The winner receives a prize. Vocalists on the program included Barbara Benson and Jeffrey Clay.[1]

The series aired on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern Time after Treasury Men in Action and before Kraft Television Theater. The show's competition on NBC was Dragnet.[2]

References

  1. Alex McNeil, Total Television, p. 770
  2. McNeil, Total Television, appendix, national television schedule
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