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Village Barn

Village Barn was the first country music program on American network television. Broadcast by NBC-TV from May 24, 1948[1]–September 1949 and from January 16–May 29, 1950, the live weekly variety series originated from The Village Barn, a country music nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Village Barn

United States

English

50, then 30 minutes

May 24, 1948 (1948-05-24) –
May 29, 1950 (1950-05-29)

Hosts included Zebe Carver, Dick Thomas, Dick Dutley, Bob Stanton (Robert Haymes), Rosalie Allen and Ray Forrest. Guests for the premiere, a 40-minute broadcast by WNBT-TV, were Texas Ruby and Curly Fox along with The Dixie Boys.[2]


Performers included Pappy Howard and His Tumbleweed Gang, Harry Ranch and His Kernels of Korn, Bill Long's Ranch Girls, Plute Pete (1948–1949) and Romolo De Spirito (1949).[3] Shorty Warren and His Western Rangers appeared in November 1948.[4] In July 1949, Oklahoma governor Roy J. Turner appeared, singing his single, "My Memory Trail".[5]


The show also featured square dancing and audience participation in kiddie car, hobby horse and potato sack races.

May 24–October 1948: Monday, 9:10–10 p.m.

ET

: Wednesday, 10:10–11 p.m. ET

October 1948–January 1949

January–May 1949: Wednesday, 8:30–9 p.m. ET

May–July 1949: Monday, 10–10:30 p.m. ET

July–September 1949: Thursday, 10–10:30 p.m. ET

January 16–May 29, 1950: Monday, 9:30–10 p.m. ET

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1992). . Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-37792-3..

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows

Watson, Sonny (2000-03-20). .

"Dance History Archive"

Notes


Bibliography

at IMDb

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