| Country Style | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Peggy Ann Ellis (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Owen Bradley Harold Bradley |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | July 29 – November 25, 1950 |
Country Style is an American musical variety show on the DuMont Television Network from July 29, 1950, to November 25, 1950,[1] on Saturday nights from 8–9 p.m. Eastern Time.[2]
The setting was a small town bandstand on a Saturday night. Musical numbers, comedy vignettes and square dancing took place around the bandstand, where Alvy West and the Volunteer Firemen's Band played.[2] The host was Peggy Ann Ellis.[1] Regulars included Ray Smith,[3] Pat Adair, Bob Austin, Emily Barnes, Gordon Dilworth, and The Folk Dancers.[2]
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive. This series should not be confused with the radio and TV series Country Style, USA (1957–60).
Critical response
Jack Gould, in a review in The New York Times, wrote that, although some elements of the premiere episode were appealing, "the whole looked as if it had been put together by a summer aprentice group which had seen only the work of Oklahoma and Carousel."[4] He said that Dilworth "did very handily by some folk songs on the guitar" and that Ellis "was satisfactory" but she could have chosen better songs.[4]
Jimmy Dean program
During 1957, Jimmy Dean hosted Country Style, a daytime TV version of The Jimmy Dean Show, which aired on WTOP-TV in Washington, DC, on weekday mornings.
See also
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
References
- 1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 182. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- 1 2 3 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ Sippel, Johnny (September 16, 1950). "Folk Talent and Tunes". Billboard. p. 38. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- 1 2 Gould, Jack (July 24, 1950). "Radio and TV in Review: Gene Autry Rides for Devotees of the Western In New Film Series Over C.B.S. Video". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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