Now Here's Something Different

Here is the opening title for a Saturday morning cartoon show that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1971. DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (which produced the Pink Panther cartoons) produced this show. I have some vague memories of this series.

Time For Harry The Hipster

Here is Harry Gibson performing "4-F Ferdinand" in a 1944 Soundie.

From The "People Are No Damned Good Department....

Would you accept serivce from salesmen like this?

Champagne Music

Here is Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Makers performing "Doll Dance" as seen on telecast of the Lawrence Welk Show from late 1959.

Roy Smeck In Action

Here is famed Ukulele, guitar, and banjo player Roy Smeck in a very early Vitaphone short from 1926

Time For Dixieland

Here are Lawrence Welk's "Dixieland Boys" performing "Zip A Dee Doo Dah" on the April 7, 1962 telecast of the Lawrence Welk Show.

Personnel:

Trumpet: Dick Cathcart

Trombones: Pete Lofthouse and Bob Havens

Clarinet: Don Bonnee

Saxophone: Russ Klein

Bass: Buddy Hayes

Drums: Johnny Klein

It's That Hepcat Himself, Myron Floren!

Here's Myron, performing Pinetop Smith's Boogie Woogie, on a 1956 telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show.