Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Running time 30 minutes First episode date 22 May 1966 Language English | Original language(s) English Producer(s) Elie Savoie Final episode date 10 July 1966 Number of seasons 1 Genre Music | |
The Bill Kenny Show was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1966.
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Premise
Bill Kenny, a member of the popular vocal quartet The Ink Spots in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s and later a solo singer, hosted this series. He became a Vancouver resident in 1961 and became among the first black performers to star in a nationally-broadcast television series in Canada.
Series regulars included singing group The Accents, with Fraser MacPherson's house band. Visiting artists included Susan Pesklevits who was later known as Susan Jacks.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (North American Eastern time) from 22 May to 10 July 1966.
References
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