- Club O'Connor
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Club O'Connor Genre music variety Presented by Don Cameron Starring Billy O'Connor Country of origin 
CanadaLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 1 Production Producer(s) Syd Wayne Location(s) Toronto Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 7 June 1957 – 27 September 1957 Club O'Connor is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.
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Premise
This series featured pianist Billy O'Connor with a house band of Jackie Richardson (leader, bass), Vic Centro (accordion), Ken Gill (guitar), Johnny Lindon (drums, vocals) and Sylvia Murphy (vocals). Musical arrangements were created by Bill Isbister. Visiting artists during the series included Jack Duffy (comedian, vocalist, 19 July 1957),[1] Jack Groob (violin, 28 June 1957),[2] Hal Harvey, Joey Hollingsworth (dancer), Georges Lafleche (singer), Pat Rafferty (The Dumbells), The Rhythmaires (21 June 1957)[3] and the Taylor Twins (dancers, 5 July 1957).[4]
Scheduling
Club O'Connor occupied The Plouffe Family's time slot between seasons. This half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 7 June to 27 September 1957.
References
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette (Montreal): p. 13. 5 July 1957. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19570719&printsec=frontpage. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette (Montreal): p. 11. 28 June 1957. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19570628&printsec=frontpage. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette (Montreal): p. 15. 21 June 1957. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=1DgjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4656,4405010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette (Montreal): p. 13. 5 July 1957. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19570705&printsec=frontpage. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Club O'Connor". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Cin.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1957 Canadian television series debuts
- 1957 Canadian television series endings
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