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Kraft Music Hall
Overview
Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
The Dunhills
Scheduled guests: --The Dunhills, precision dancers who toured with Milton Berle during the summer of 1958. The trio was made up of Walter Long, Bob Roberts and Art Stanley.
Gary Crosby
Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)
The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts
Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts
Sammy Davis Jr.
Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)
Andy Griffith
Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts
Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands
Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)
Red Skelton
--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio
Helen Traubel
Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)
Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell
Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)
Eydie Gorme
Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)
Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue
Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue
Tommy Sands / Judy Canova
Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)
Tallulah Bankhead
--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers
Mahalia Jackson
--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx
Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon
Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)
Joan Davis / Bob Crosby
Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)
Jo Stafford / Dennis Day
Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)
William Bendix
Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")
The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun
Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")
Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang
Martha Raye
Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye
Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams
Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas
Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)
Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia
Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)
Janis Paige
Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)
Martha Raye
Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.
Janik & Arnault
Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault
Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald
Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald
Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)
First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige
June Havoc
Scheduled guest: --June Havoc
Sally Ann Howes
Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)
Gretchen Wyler
Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)
Celeste Holm
Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)
Maureen Cannon
Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)
The Jerry Packer Singers
Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.
Peggy King
Scheduled guest: --Peggy King
Anita Darian
Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)
Glen Mason
Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)
Carol Lawrence
Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence
Sandy Stewart
Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart
Joyce Hahn
Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)
Bet E. Martin
Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)
Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins
--Dave King sings ""You Can't Love 'Em All"" and ""In Berkley Square."" He also does a ""Father Sees Baby"" pantomime. Scheduled guests: --Vicki Stuart (singer) - ""Bella Musica"" --Vicki Stuart - ""Relaxayvous"" (with Dave King) --The Lally Twins appear in a clinic skit with Dave King.
Johnny Mercer
Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer
Gloria DeHaven
Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven
Final Dave King Show (farewell party)
This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars
