''Singalong Jubilee'' was a
CBC Television
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programme produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local singers, playing folk, country, and gospel music, in studio on stage and on location.
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy ...
,
Catherine McKinnon,
Ken Tobias,
Edith Butler,
Robbie MacNeill and Bud Spencer who first gained fame on Don Messer's Singalong Jubilee then moved over to Singalong Jubilee and then to TV and Radio shows in the Vancouver CBC studios ( Come Listen Awhile, A Hatful of Music ).
''Singalong Jubilee'' replaced the equally long-running ''
Don Messer's Jubilee'', which featured many of the same performers, including McKinnon. The series was produced by Manny Pittson in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...
, and was co-hosted by music producer Bill Langstroth and singer Jim Bennet. (Langstroth was Anne Murray's
future husband), with
Brian Ahern as the music director.
The programme's theme song was "
Farewell to Nova Scotia".
References
* Dick, Ernest J. (2004) ''Remembering Singalong Jubilee''. Formac, Canada.
External links
CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982, Sev-Spr
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CBC Television original programming
1960s Canadian music television series
1970s Canadian music television series
1961 Canadian television series debuts
1974 Canadian television series endings
Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country music television series
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