Genre music variety Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 First episode date 1 June 1978 Number of episodes 13 | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 13 Final episode date 7 September 1978 Number of seasons 1 | |
Similar Pit Pony, This Is Wonderland, Theodore Tugboat | ||
Denny's Sho is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1978.
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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 six years earlier.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 June to 7 September 1978.