‘The Andy Williams Show’…Photos & Videos To Match

Occasionally, we get lucky and can match up rehearsal photos to the performance video. Today, we’ve matched two photos. On the left is Williams in rehearsal for the first show of the third season taped on October 5, 1964. Andy’s guest are Jack Benny, Janet Leigh and Jonathan Winters. This clip is Williams and Winters.

On the right is a photo from our friend Fred Wostbrock from the first season, with guest Sammy Davis Jr. This is either episode five, on October 25, 1962, or episode seventeen from January 24, 1963, as Davis was a guest on two season one shows. They are shown here rehearsing a big drum number. Apologies in advance for the condition of the clip video. In it’s day, the Williams show was the pinnacle of color television production and the only way to really appreciate it is to see the DVDs of the show, or see the Christmas specials on PBS.

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