Country Style (American TV series)

Country Style is an American musical variety show on the DuMont Television Network from July 29, 1950, to November 25, 1950,[1] on Saturday nights from 8–9 p.m. Eastern Time.[2]

Country Style
StarringPeggy Ann Ellis (host)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersOwen Bradley
Harold Bradley
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJuly 29 (1950-07-29) –
November 25, 1950 (1950-11-25)

The setting was a small town bandstand on a Saturday night. Musical numbers, comedy vignettes and square dancing took place around the bandstand, where Alvy West and the Volunteer Firemen's Band played.[2] The host was Peggy Ann Ellis.[1] Regulars included Ray Smith,[3] Pat Adair, Bob Austin, Emily Barnes, Gordon Dilworth, and The Folk Dancers.[2]

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.[citation needed] This series should not be confused with the radio and TV series Country Style, USA (1957–60).

Critical response

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Jack Gould, in a review in The New York Times, wrote that, although some elements of the premiere episode were appealing, "the whole looked as if it had been put together by a summer aprentice group which had seen only the work of Oklahoma and Carousel."[4] He said that Dilworth "did very handily by some folk songs on the guitar" and that Ellis "was satisfactory" but she could have chosen better songs.[4]

Jimmy Dean program

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During 1957, Jimmy Dean hosted Country Style, a daytime TV version of The Jimmy Dean Show, which aired on WTOP-TV in Washington, DC, on weekday mornings.[citation needed]

See also

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Bibliography

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  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6

References

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  1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 182. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Sippel, Johnny (September 16, 1950). "Folk Talent and Tunes". Billboard. p. 38. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Gould, Jack (July 24, 1950). "Radio and TV in Review: Gene Autry Rides for Devotees of the Western In New Film Series Over C.B.S. Video". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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