April 12, 1941
Life of Riley radio show debuts.
An
unrelated radio show with the name Life of Riley was a summer
replacement show heard on CBS from April 12, 1941 to September 6, 1941. The CBS
program starred Lionel Stander as J. Riley Farnsworth
and had no real connection with the more famous series that followed a few
years later staring William Bendix as a bullheaded family man. The show
ran for 10 years on radio and about six years on television.
April 13, 1986
Return to Mayberry airs on NBC.
The cast of the popular Andy Griffith Show is
reunited for a one-time television special. Besides stars Andy Griffith and Don
Knotts, the original show featured little Ronny Howard, who grew up to become a
star of television's Happy Days and, later, a famous film director. The Andy
Griffith Show ran from 1960 to 1968.
April 14, 1956
First video
camera for sound and pictures demonstrated.
The first videotape recorder is demonstrated. The machine, invented by
Ray Dolby, Charles Ginsberg, and Charles Anderson, recorded both images and
sound. CBS purchased three of the video tape recorders for $75,000 each in
1956.
April 18, 1971
The Jackson 5 and Bill Cosby were guests on Diana Ross' solo TV special Diana!
Diana! is American singer Diana Ross'
first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18,
1971, choreographed by David Winters of West Side
Story fame, who at that time choreographed all of
Ross' stage and TV shows. The special featured performances by The Jackson
5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael
Jackson's solo debut. Michael Jackson performed Frank
Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year",
which drew laughter as its adult-themed lyrics were changed to fit his age.
Other guests included Danny Thomas andBill Cosby,
who would be featured on a similar TV special by the Jackson 5 (Goin' Back to Indiana)
a few months later.Since this was right at the beginning of her solo
career, she took the opportunity to promote the two hits from her debut, the
gold audience participant "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's
Hand)" and the number 1 song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
She also performed a cover of The
Carpenters "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
and the top-20 gold single "Remember Me" released
that previous December 1970 included on her forthcoming album "Surrender" to be
released later that summer. (Though she performed "Reach Out and Touch
(Somebody's Hand)" on the special, it was not included on the soundtrack).
The television special, and its subsequent
soundtrack, was a Neilsen's ratings winner, hitting the top 20 (number 17) of
shows that week and garnering Emmy nominations for Ross and Bob Mackie and in
technical categories.
April 12, 1941
Life of Riley radio show debuts.
An unrelated radio show with the name Life of Riley was a summer replacement show heard on CBS from April 12, 1941 to September 6, 1941. The CBS program starred Lionel Stander as J. Riley Farnsworth and had no real connection with the more famous series that followed a few years later staring William Bendix as a bullheaded family man. The show ran for 10 years on radio and about six years on television.
April 13, 1986
Return to Mayberry airs on NBC.
The cast of the popular Andy Griffith Show is
reunited for a one-time television special. Besides stars Andy Griffith and Don
Knotts, the original show featured little Ronny Howard, who grew up to become a
star of television's Happy Days and, later, a famous film director. The Andy
Griffith Show ran from 1960 to 1968.
April 14, 1956
First video camera for sound and pictures demonstrated.
The first videotape recorder is demonstrated. The machine, invented by
Ray Dolby, Charles Ginsberg, and Charles Anderson, recorded both images and
sound. CBS purchased three of the video tape recorders for $75,000 each in
1956.
April 18, 1971
The Jackson 5 and Bill Cosby were guests on Diana Ross' solo TV special Diana!
Since this was right at the beginning of her solo
career, she took the opportunity to promote the two hits from her debut, the
gold audience participant "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's
Hand)" and the number 1 song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
She also performed a cover of The
Carpenters "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
and the top-20 gold single "Remember Me" released
that previous December 1970 included on her forthcoming album "Surrender" to be
released later that summer. (Though she performed "Reach Out and Touch
(Somebody's Hand)" on the special, it was not included on the soundtrack).
The television special, and its subsequent
soundtrack, was a Neilsen's ratings winner, hitting the top 20 (number 17) of
shows that week and garnering Emmy nominations for Ross and Bob Mackie and in
technical categories.
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Tony Figueroa
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