Town Hall Party

The Town Hall Party was an American country music program, which was sent from KXLA and KTTV from Compton, California.

History

The show was the first time in the fall of 1951, aired on KFI ( according to other sources KXLA ) and reached a USA -wide audience when it was taken by the network of NBC. It was a Friday night show and a big Saturday night show, the addition from 1953 to 1961 - expanded to three hours of air time - was broadcast on KTTV on television. In the early years of the show also theme nights such as Jimmie Rodgers Night or Night Hank Williams were organized.

Rise

Host of the show was Jay Stewart (1918-1989), producer Bill Wagnon and directors Wesley Tuttle and the famous country singer Johnny Bond. The show was from the Town Hall (English city hall ) of the city of Compton, California broadcast live. The hall has been specially prepared so that it looked like an old barn, similar to the Country shows of the 1930s and 1940s. Famous guests included Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Skeets McDonald and Lefty Frizzell. The show even went so successful that in 1958, Columbia Records released an album with performances by the artists. The success of the Town Hall Party saw itself primarily in the fact that the mission of adapting the musical realities of the time. Rockabilly and rock ' n ' roll musicians such as Gene Vincent, Bob Luman and Wanda Jackson were allowed to occur regularly or are members of the ensemble, which also appealed to the young audience.

Through talent contests the line was out looking for new musicians, which they considered suitable. 1959 graduated from the group Lee Austin & the Last of the Rebels, winners of such competition, in the Town Hall Party appearances.

After the " heyday " of the country shows in the 1940s and 1950s the Town Hall Party lost its popularity and was discontinued in 1961.

Members and Guests

  • Eddie Cochran
  • Bobby Helms
  • The Browns
  • Sammy Masters
  • Gary Williams
  • Eddie Kirk
  • Eddie Dean
  • Fiddlin ' Kate
  • Eddie Cletro and his Roundup Boys
  • Tex Carman
  • The Armstrong Twins
  • Joe & Rose Lee Maphis
  • Wesley Tuttle
  • Jimmy Pruett
Eddie Dean (singer) Joe Maphis
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