"200 Years of American Music"
(two parts/shows)
200 YEARS OF AMERICAN MUSIC—PART 1 Host: Bobby Burgess Jan. 17, 1976
"Medley: Yankee Doodle/ Hail, Columbia - Gail, Ken, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Bobby, Cissy, Jimmy, Anacani and orchestra
"Home, Sweet Home" - Guy Hovis and Ralna English
"Dixie" - orchestra
"After You’ve Gone" - Tanya Falan, danced by Arthur Duncan
"Medley: Little Brown Jug/ Skip to My Lou/ Polly Wally Doodle" - Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Cissy, Bobby, Mary Lou, Jack, Anacani, Ken
"Oh Shenandoah" - Dick Dale and Ava Barber and entire chorus
"Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
Medley of Stephen Foster Songs:
a) Oh Susanna - Joe, Gail, Larry, Anacani, Ken, Mary Lou, Guy, Ralna, Tom, Ava
b) Old Folks at Home - The Semonski Sisters
c) Beautiful Dreamer - Charlotte Harris on cello
d) Camptown Races - orchestra
e) Oh Susanna (reprise) - same chorus as above
"Will You Remember?" - Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" - orchestra
"There’s a Long, Long Trail" - Tom Netherton with Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
"Yo Te Amo, Yo Te Adoro" - Anacani, with Myron Floren on accordion
Medley of George M. Cohan Songs
a) You’re a Grand Old Flag - Arthur, Gail, Jimmy, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Cissy, Bobby, Ralna, Guy, Norma, Ken
b) Mary’s a Grand Old Name - Joe Feeney
c) Yankee Doodle Dandy - Ken Delo with Jimmy, Bobby, Tom, Guy
d) Give My Regards to Broadway - same chorus as above
"The St. Louis Blues" - Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" - Cissy, Gail, Ava, Norma, Mary Lou, Tanya, Ralna, Anacani, Joe, Bobby, Ken, Larry, Tom, Guy, Jimmy, Arthur
200 YEARS OF AMERICAN MUSIC—PART 2 Host: Guy Hovis Jan. 24, 1976
The Charleston - sung and danced by Cissy, Bobby, Mary Lou, Jack, Anacani, Tom, Gail, Ken
Stardust - Henry Cuesta on clarinet
What the World Needs Now (is Love, Sweet Love) - Tanya Falan
Love Nest - Guy Hovis and Ralna English
“Showboat” Medley - orchestra, with a vocal by Joe Feeney
I’ll Be Seeing You - Norma Zimmer
Band Theme Song Medley - orchestra
a – Moonlight Serenade
b – I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
c – Let’s Dance—danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
Salute to Hawaii - Tom Netherton, with Ralna, Guy, Jimmy, Norma, Anacani, Gail, Tanya, Joe and hula dance by Mary Lou Metzger
Sophisticated Lady - Bob Smale on piano, and the saxophone section
This is the Army - sung and danced by Ken Delo and Arthur Duncan
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
Release Me - Ava Barber and Anacani
Rip it Up - Guy Hovis, doing an Elvis Presley impersonation, also on guitar
Can’t Help Falling in Love With You - Guy Hovis and Ralna English
Beer Barrel Polka - The Semonski Sisters, with Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Bobby and Cissy, and by Lawrence and Michelle Semonski
America the Beautiful - Tom, Joe, Arthur, Dick, Anacani, Gail, Tanya, Norma, Ralna, Mary Lou, Ava, Jimmy, Guy, Ken, Jack