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THURSDAY, December 7
9 p.m.-Channel 9-Cicely Tyson will
be a guest on the Merv Griffin Show,
along with Beatlemania, Marilyn
Sokol, Torrance York and Sylvia
Porter.
8:30 p.m.-Channel 58: BIG BAND
BASH featuring—Count Basie,
Sammy Kaye, Johnny Desmond,
Dizzy Gillespie, and many others
recreate the music of the Swing era.
Music includes, "Moonlight Seren
ade," "Let's Dance'' and "April In
Paris."
9 p.m.-Channel 58: B.B. fang narr
ates this chronicle of the blues-A
uniquely American art form-from
the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace
of the blues near the turn of the
century, to just after WWII. With the
exception of a few of the earlier
artists who are available only on
recordings, all performers are pre
sented in intimate surroundings,
providing a personal glimpse at the
remaining legendary bluesmen
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comprehensive collections of blues
singers ever to appear in one film.
Produced by Mississippi ETV.
9 p.m.-Channel 42: Ray Charles at
Montreaux. Joining Ray Charles at
the Montreaux Jazz Festival are
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Hank
Crawford, alto saxophone; David
Newman, tenor sax; George Duvi
vier. -
FRIDAY, December 8
8:00 p.m.-Channel 36: DIFF'RENT
STROKES-Mr. Drummond must
hire a private detective to look for
Arnold's missing friend-his doll.
SATURDAY, December 9
1:00 p.m.-Channei 18: SOUL TRAIN
SUNDAY, December 10
4:30 p.m.-Channel 3-WBTV Sun
day Afternoon Movie—"Tarzan and
the Great River"-starring Rafer
Johnson, Mike Henry, and Jan Mur-,
ray.
9:00 p.m.-Channel 3-Third Annual
"Circus of the Stars", Lauren
Bacall, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry
Lewis are ringmasters of the star
studded annual event which features
some two dozen stars of television,
motion pictures, records and night
clubs performing thrilling, and often
dangerous, high wire, animal and
novelty acts.
7:30 p. m.·-Channel 3-SHA NA NA-Lit
tle Anthony joins "Sha Na Na" to
sir:g "Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop"
and the grcap forms a hairy-legged
chorus line.
8:30 p.m.-Channel 3. SONGS OF
THE SOUL-WBTV's Looms McGlo
hon's documentary exploring Negro
spirituals and the contribution they
have made to American music.
Guest artist is the noted folk-singer
urciia.
TUESDAY, December 12
8:00 p.m.-Channel 58: SOUND
STAGE: George Benson, Chet
Atkins, and Earl Klugh, three of
America's greatest guitar players,
come together for an evening of jazz,
country and rock.
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"Ray Charles At Montreux"
When jazz musicians get -
together to ham Just for each
other, anything goes. When
jazz greats get together to
ham, the results are often
electric, very special and un
reproducible. On Channel 42 at
a:00 Thursday. December 7
(repeating Saturday, "Decern
ber 9 at S p.m. ), a group of jazz
and blues greats will show
television audiences what hap
pens when they get together to
jam amid the splendor of the
Mentreux Jazz Festival. Join
ing the central figure for Ray
Charles at Montreux will be
a select group of some of
Charles' old cronies who just
happen to be among the best
iazz musicians m the world.
1 he program will be a special
presentation on most public
television stations as part of a '
nationally-coordinated public
awareness drive.
In the peaceful beauty of the
Swiss settings, the essential,
.adorned Ray Charles will
join his friends in a two-hour
feast for the eyes and ears of
the television audience. Join
ing Charles will be David
Newman on tenor sax; George
Du vivier on bass; Micky Rok
er on the drums; Kenny Bur:
reli m. guitar; and Esther
Phillips on the vocal cords.
This is not exactly an every
day pick-up group!
In this tribute to the man
who has defined rhythm and
blues for much of today's
generation, many of Ray
Charles' hits will be played,
including such popular class
ics as "Georgia," "I Got a
Woman," "Hallelujah, I Just
Love Her So," "Stormy Mon
day," "Unchain My Heartj'r"
"Cryin· Time," "Ruby" and
"It's All Rights
in the spirit m which the whole
.performance is conducted,
Charles does a simple, 12-min
ute medley of his hits at the
end of the program, with no
back-up. It is the kind of
bare-bones, all-heart perfor
mance for which this immen
sely talented blind pianist-sin
ygr-composer became fam
ous.
Ray Charles at Montreux is
produced by WNET, New
York. Executive Producer is
— Jack Sameth. Producer is
John Adams.
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