August 5, 1954 (1954-08-05) – January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27)
So You Want to Lead a Band is a half-hour television variety show hosted by Sammy Kaye. It was also known as The Sammy Kaye Show, The Sammy Kaye Variety Show, Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan, and Music from Manhattan.[1]
Format
Members of the studio audience are invited to conduct the band. Then through its applause, the audience chooses the winning amateur conductor. The winner receives a prize. Vocalists on the program included Barbara Benson and Jeffrey Clay.[2]
Source:The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present[1]
References
^ abBrooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 884. ISBN0-345-42923-0.
^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 770. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
^McNeil, Total Television, appendix, national television schedule
