Talent Varieties

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
Talent Varieties
The set for Talent Varieties (November 1955)
GenreTalent show
Directed byBryan T. Bisney
StarringSlim Wilson
The Tall Timber Trio
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1 (summer)
Production
Executive producersSi Siman
John B. Mahaffey
ProducerBryan T. Bisney
Camera setupmulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCrossroads TV Productions
Release
Original networkABC-TV
ABC Radio
Picture formatblack-and-white NTSC 4:3
Audio formatmonaural
Original releaseJune 28 (1955-06-28) –
November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
Chronology
Related showsOzark Jubilee

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 28–November 1. Its original time slot was 7:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time, replacing Cavalcade of America, but moved to 10–10:30 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

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