TeleTales #57…A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise

On February 6, 2015 - TV History

TeleTales #57…A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vggMCiJfs&ab_channel=vaimusic
First, at the link is a song that many people think was a Beatles original, but it’s not…it’s from “The Music Man”. The performance is by opera star Barbra Cook on “The Bell Telephone Hour” which began April 29, 1940 on NBC Radio and was heard there until June 30, 1958 when it moved to television for a nine year run.

Below is nice shot of Barbara Cook from one one of her many appearances on the Bell Hour which originated at NBC Brooklyn. The Bell hour was one of the first shows to be broadcast exclusively in color. I think “The Howdy Doody Show” was the first daily color broadcast starting September 12, 1955. To make sure you are seeing all the stories, please visit the main page by clicking on the blue text at the top of this post -Bobby Ellerbee

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3 Comments

  1. Diane Kostecke February 7, 2015

    Barbara Cook was a major Broadway star (not opera, although her voice does have that range) and she is still singing at age 87. She has had one-woman shows at Carnegie Hall and NY night clubs.

  2. Jeff Rooney February 6, 2015

    Several clips from the “Bell Telephone Hour” are seen on Classic Arts Showcase ( and many of them on original color videotape! ). Here in Southern California — CAS is shown on KCET 28.

  3. Dave Dillman February 6, 2015

    Barbara Cook was the original Marion the librarian.