So You Want to Lead a Band
GenreVariety show
StarringSammy Kaye
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 mins.
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseAugust 5, 1954 (1954-08-05) –
January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27)

So You Want to Lead a Band is a half-hour television variety show hosted by Sammy Kaye. It was also known as The Sammy Kaye Show, The Sammy Kaye Variety Show, Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan, and Music from Manhattan.[1]

Format

Members of the studio audience are invited to conduct the band. Then through its applause, the audience chooses the winning amateur conductor. The winner receives a prize. Vocalists on the program included Barbara Benson and Jeffrey Clay.[2]

The series aired on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern Time after Treasury Men in Action and before Kraft Television Theater. The show's competition on NBC was Dragnet.[3]

In 1954, it was replaced by Star Tonight.[4]

Broadcast schedule

Broadcast Schedule
Span on the AirNetworkDay of WeekTime
June - July 1950NBCSunday8-8:30
July 1951 - July 1952CBSSaturday7-7:30
August - September 1953NBCSaturday8-8:30
August 1954 - January 1955ABCThursday9-9:30
September 1958 - February 1959ABCSaturday10-10:30
February - April 1959ABCThursday10-10:30
April - June 1959ABCSaturday10-10:30

Source: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 884. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  2. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 770. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. ↑ McNeil, Total Television, appendix, national television schedule
  4. ↑ Adams, Val (December 24, 1954). "Fonda to be host of drama on TV". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved March 20, 2021 – via ProQuest.
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