February 13, 1971
Season 1
A variety hour hosted by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
A variety hour hosted by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
Guests
Al Hirt, Pat Paulsen and Diane Brooks with thirteen songs and a number of comedy sketches.
Highlights:
Dianne Brooks sings "Twenty-five Or Six To Four".
Dianne and Kenny Rogers duet on "Something."
Al Hirt and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition give renditions of "Proud Mary" and "Down By The Riverside."
Hirt offers "Tin Roof Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues."
Other highlights of the trip include Rogers and The First Edition doing "Heed the Call", "Ruby Talk", and "Camptown Races".
Hirt and Rogers do "Night Life".
Paulsen and Hirt do a thing called "Hirts-Rent-A-Horn" and Paulsen issues one of his jawbreaking monologues.
The hour closes with the entire cast giving their all for a rousing rendition of "Mississippi".
Guests
The Carpenters
Al Hirt
Mark Lindsay
New Doodletown Pipers
Patchett & Tarses.
Guests
Merle Haggard
Dianne Brooks.
Highlights:
Songs include, "Okie from Muskogee," "Lonesome Fugitive," "Fire and Rain" and "I Had a Ball."
Guests
Kris Kristofferson
Terri Jacks of The Poppy Family.
Highlights:
Kris Kristofferson sings "Lovin' Her Was Easier."
Other songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Can't Buy Me Love."
Guests
Jason Robards
Sid Caesar
Dianne Brooks (singer)
Highlights:
Jason Robards joins in a silent movie spoof.
Jason Robards also read Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" and shows clips from his movie "Fools".
Songs include, "Tell It All Brother" and "Old Mojave Highway."
Guests
Roger Miller
Tobi Lark
David Willen
Roger Miller performs "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" and "Me and Bobby McGee."
Guests
B.B. King
Rosemary Radcliffe (comedian)
Don Cullen (comedian)
Edward and Harding.
Guests
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Bruce Coburn
Trudy Desmond (from Dr. Music)