This is Music
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This Is Music was an early American television program
which was broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
.
program with the same title (This Is Music, 1958–1959), or the similarly named syndicated program This Is Your Music (1955).
This Is Music was a musical program broadcast live from Chicago
, and hosted by Alexander Gray
. It was only one of several DuMont Network series to be broadcast from Chicago. Others included The Al Morgan Show
, Chicago Symphony, Chicagoland Mystery Players
, Music from Chicago, They Stand Accused
, The Music Show
, Windy City Jamboree
, and the Emmy-nominated game show Down You Go
. Each of these series were broadcast from DuMont affiliate WGN-TV
over the DuMont Network during the early 1950s.
Due to the large number of musical series broadcast from WGN-TV during the early years of television, it is not exactly clear which performers appeared regularly on This Is Music, and kinescope
recordings do not exist for most DuMont Network series. According to McNeil (1996), regulars included Colin Male and Alexander Gray
. According to Brooks and Marsh (2007), the series was hosted by Alexander Gray, and regulars included Nancy Carr, Bruce Foote, Lucille Reed, Jackie Van, Jacqueline James, Bill Snary and the series featured the Robert Trendler Orchestra.
, and two episodes are in the collection of the Paley Center for Media.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
which was broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
.
Broadcast history
The series ran from November 1951 to October 1952, and aired on Thursday nights at 8 PM (EST) during most of its run, but changed to 10 PM during the summer of 1952.. It is not to be confused with an ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
program with the same title (This Is Music, 1958–1959), or the similarly named syndicated program This Is Your Music (1955).
This Is Music was a musical program broadcast live from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, and hosted by Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray
Air Vice Marshal Alexander Gray CB, MC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force leader during World War II.-RAF career:...
. It was only one of several DuMont Network series to be broadcast from Chicago. Others included The Al Morgan Show
The Al Morgan Show
The Al Morgan Show was an American variety program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1951. The series starred pianist Al Morgan and aired at 8:30 PM . Unlike most DuMont offerings which were broadcast from the network's studios in New York, the series was broadcast from WGN-TV...
, Chicago Symphony, Chicagoland Mystery Players
Chicagoland Mystery Players
Chicagoland Mystery Players was a TV series first shown in Chicago starting 1947, then picked up nationally by the DuMont Television Network and first aired on the network 18 September 1949. The network aired the show on Sundays at 8pm EST. It was one of several DuMont series that originally aired...
, Music from Chicago, They Stand Accused
They Stand Accused
They Stand Accused was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.-Broadcast history:...
, The Music Show
The Music Show
The Music Show was an early American television program which was broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.-Broadcast history:...
, Windy City Jamboree
Windy City Jamboree
Windy City Jamboree was an early American country music program on the DuMont Television Network from March 19 to June 18, 1950. The show aired live from the Rainbow Gardens nightclub in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday nights from 8–10 p.m...
, and the Emmy-nominated game show Down You Go
Down You Go
Down You Go is an American television game show originally broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The Emmy Award-nominated series ran from 1951–1956 as a prime time series hosted by Dr. Bergen Evans...
. Each of these series were broadcast from DuMont affiliate WGN-TV
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
over the DuMont Network during the early 1950s.
Due to the large number of musical series broadcast from WGN-TV during the early years of television, it is not exactly clear which performers appeared regularly on This Is Music, and kinescope
Kinescope
Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...
recordings do not exist for most DuMont Network series. According to McNeil (1996), regulars included Colin Male and Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray
Air Vice Marshal Alexander Gray CB, MC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force leader during World War II.-RAF career:...
. According to Brooks and Marsh (2007), the series was hosted by Alexander Gray, and regulars included Nancy Carr, Bruce Foote, Lucille Reed, Jackie Van, Jacqueline James, Bill Snary and the series featured the Robert Trendler Orchestra.
Episode status
Two episodes of this series are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
, and two episodes are in the collection of the Paley Center for Media.