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Subject: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 18 Nov 07 - 08:25 PM I am sure many of you remember the 1950s TV show "Your Hit Parade", sponsored by Lucky Strike. Each week they would perform the top 10 songs on the charts. The 4 singers were, Dorothy Collins, Giselle McKenzie, Snooky Lanson, & Russel Armes. Does anyone remember who the announcer was on this show? SOL |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: Arkie Date: 18 Nov 07 - 09:24 PM There were a number of singers during the history of the Lucky Strike Hit Parade and the ones listed are the ones I also associate with the show. I looked forward to that show every week. The announcers named in the site below are Andre Baruch and Del Sharbutt. Here is a link to a site with some interesting information on the show. Hit Parade |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: gnu Date: 18 Nov 07 - 09:27 PM It's got a nice beat and it's easy to dance to. I'll give it a ninety-five. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: John on the Sunset Coast Date: 18 Nov 07 - 10:23 PM The show featured the top seven songs of the week and one or two 'Lucky Strike Extras' The 'Lucky Strike Orchestra' was conducted by Raymond Scott, then married to Ms Collins. The advent of Rock and Roll doomed the show. Gnu, you are confusing YHP, with Bandstand or shows such as Juke Box Jury; no such commentary or judgment was associated with with it. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: frogprince Date: 18 Nov 07 - 10:48 PM The Ballad of Davey Crockett had to have been the longest running # 1 hit on the show; it seemed like they were doing it forever. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 18 Nov 07 - 11:28 PM Thank you very much Arkie for the answer and the link. SOL |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 18 Nov 07 - 11:36 PM There was even a cigarette named for the show. Does anyone remember the bright red packaging of the "Hit Parade" brand? And yes, the commercial jingle that went with it. More people are smoking Hit Parade Around the USA Cause Hit Parade has all you want In a cigarette today So why not switch to Hit Parade And you'll be sure to get The tobacao, the tip, and the taste you want In a great new cigarette. SOL |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: frogprince Date: 19 Nov 07 - 11:17 PM Which is odd, since I'm fairly certain that Your Hit Parade was sponsored by Lucky Strike. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: frogprince Date: 19 Nov 07 - 11:19 PM ...Which Rabbi Sol said the first thing in the thread; ah, well...alzheimers can be fun... |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 19 Nov 07 - 11:43 PM Both, the Lucky Strike brand and the Hit Parade brand of cigarettes were products of the American Tobaco Company. The Hit Parade brand was created specificaly because of the popularity of the TV show. It was probably the same cigarette in a different package just like Dodge & Plymouth were the identical cars with different nameplates on them, both being manufacture by Chrysler. SOL |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: fox4zero Date: 19 Nov 07 - 11:53 PM I must be very old, because I vividly remember Your Hit Parade on the radio on Saturday nights, sponsored by Lucky Strike. I have no recall of the TV version. They started with the #10 song and counted down to #1. Yes, rock & roll was the death of popular music. Larry |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: John on the Sunset Coast Date: 20 Nov 07 - 12:09 PM fox4zero, I think everyone responding on this thread is old. 'Very' is subjective. Yes, YHP was a radio show long before TV (Frank Sinatra was on it for a while.) I remember it from about 1948, but it started earlier. The radio version may have been a top 10, but the TV show featured only the top seven, probably owing to the visual production numbers needed for television. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Date: 20 Nov 07 - 05:38 PM Andre Baruch, with his very cultured delivery, was the one I remember most. It is amazing, looking back at radio and early TV during that period, how prominent the announcers were, versus those of today - mostly nameless and faceless. In its latter years, the program got to be a little ridiculous, trying to get their singers, who were mostly balladeers, to do up tempo pop, and even early rock songs so ill-suited for their styles. |
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Subject: RE: Your Hit Parade TV Show - Question From: John on the Sunset Coast Date: 20 Nov 07 - 06:26 PM TJ, Andre Baruch announced many radio shows, news reels and was, with Vin Scully, a voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
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