The Tony Martin Show
The Tony Martin Show is a 15-minute weekly musical variety television series hosted by singer Tony Martin (1913-2012), which aired in NBC prime time from April 26, 1954 to February 27, 1956. The program was produced by Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) and featured the singing group The Interludes and the orchestras of Hal Bourne and David Rose (1910-1990), the latter also affiliated with The Red Skelton Show.[1] â Martin began each episode with a song at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays. Then he chatted with a celebrity guest and urged viewers to remain for the 15-minute nightly newscast, which followed his program.[2] At times, Martin performed popular tunes, such as "Secret Love" by Doris Day (1922-2019), Cole Porter's "All of You," "All the Things You Are," "Here", "There's No Tomorrow," and "Rainy Day."[1]â â The first two episodes were filmed in New York City, but then the program shifted to Los Angeles, California, for the remaining segments. Singers Margaret Whiting (1924-2011) and Dinah Shore (1916-1994) each appeared as guest stars.[1] Shore had her own 15-minute program on NBC from 1951 to 1956, after which she launched the one-hour Dinah Shore Chevy Show.â â "Our Waltz" served as the series theme song.[3] There is is an episode of The Tony Martin Show available in the public domain at the Internet Archive.
For sixty years, Martin was married until her death to the popular dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008).
References
- â 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Tony Martin Show. Classic Television Archives. Retrieved on April 29, 2020.
- â Tony Martin. nndb.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.
- â The Tony Martin Show (music). classicthemes.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.
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