A Hatful of Music

A Hatful of Music was a Canadian musical variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.

A Hatful of Music
Genre	musical variety
Presented by	Ernie Prentice
Starring	Bob Switzer
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Jim Winter
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	24 July (1960-07-24) – 25 September 1960 (1960-09-25)

Premise

The series was a mid-year substitute for The Joan Fairfax Show, presenting several styles of popular music including jazz, folk and Broadway. Ernie Prentice hosted the series, while Bob Switzer was its announcer. Ricky Hyslop directed the programme's band while Pat Trudell led the show's chorus.

Lorraine Foreman, Tommy Vickers with dancers Sherrill Morton, Peggy Rae Norman, and Mitch Hrushwy regularly performed on the series. Guests included Eleanor Collins, Dolores Claman, The Coronados, Phil Ford, The Four Lads, Tom Hill, Mimi Hines, Susan Johnston, Juliette, Jan Rubeš, Bud Spencer and Heather Thomson.

Production

The series was produced by Jim Winter in Vancouver and recorded before a live audience.

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired Sundays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern).

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "A Hatful of Music". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.