Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.
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1x01 The Dunhills
08 October, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --The Dunhills, precision dancers who toured with Milton Berle during the summer of 1958. The trio was made up of Walter Long, Bob Roberts and Art Stanley.
1x02 Gary Crosby
15 October, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)
1x03 The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts
22 October, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts
1x05 Andy Griffith
05 November, 1958 8:00 am
Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts
1x06 Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands
12 November, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)
1x09 Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell
03 December, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)
1x11 Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue
24 December, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue
1x12 Tommy Sands / Judy Canova
31 December, 1958 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)
1x14 Mahalia Jackson / Harpo Marx
14 January, 1959 8:00 am
--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx
1x15 Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon
21 January, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)
1x16 Joan Davis / Bob Crosby
28 January, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests:
--Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)
1x17 Jo Stafford / Dennis Day
04 February, 1959 8:00 am
Guests:
--Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)
1x18 William Bendix
11 February, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guest:
--William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")
1x19 The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun
18 February, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests:
--The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")
1x20 Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang
25 February, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang
1x22 Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams
18 March, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams
1x23 Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas
25 March, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests:
--Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)
1x24 Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia
01 April, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)
1x26 Martha Raye
22 April, 1959 9:00 am
Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.
1x28 Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault
06 May, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
1x29 Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald
13 May, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald
1x30 Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)
20 May, 1959 8:00 am
First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige
1x37 The Jerry Packer Singers
08 July, 1959 8:00 am
Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.
1x45 Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins
02 September, 1959 8:00 am
--Dave King sings ""You Can't Love 'Em All"" and ""In Berkley Square."" He also does a ""Father Sees Baby"" pantomime.
Scheduled guests: --Vicki Stuart (singer) - ""Bella Musica"" --Vicki Stuart - ""Relaxayvous"" (with Dave King) --The Lally Twins appear in a clinic skit with Dave King.
1x48 Final Dave King Show (farewell party)
23 September, 1959 8:00 am
This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars
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