“America, The Melting Pot” (Thanksgiving)
Host: Clay and Sally Hart
ORIGINAL AIR DATE:  November 18, 1972

To celebrate Thanksgiving, Clay and Sally Hart host “America, The Melting Pot,”
a tribute to the native countries of the many immigrants that have settled in the
USA. Guy & Ralna sing, “Edelweiss” and Ken Delo does an English Music Hall
version of “I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts,” Dick Dale sings the classic
German song, “Du Du Liegst Mir,” and Clay salutes Australia with
“Waltzing Matilda.”
 

01 – What’s More American? - Arthur, Norma, Bobby, Cissy, Jimmy, Dick,
                                                       Gail, Ken, Mary Lou, Joe

02 – April in Portugal - orchestra, featuring Buddy Merrill on electric guitar

03 – Edelweiss - Guy Hovis (also on guitar) and Ralna English

04 – Hungarian Csárdás - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King,
                                               with Joe Livoti on violin, Myron Floren on accordion,
                                               Neil Levang on mandolin

05 – Chanson d’Amour - Sandi Griffiths and Sally Flynn

06 – Brazil - Bob Ralston on piano

07 – Ich Liebe Dich (I Love Thee) - Norma Zimmer

08 – Lady of Spain - Myron Floren on accordion

09 – I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts! - Ken Delo, with Ralna, Guy,
                                                                                Mary Lou, Joe, Gail, Jimmy
                                                                                and Jack Imel on "coconuts"

10 – Estrellita (Little Star) - Neil Levang on guitar, Richard Maloof on bass,
                                                  Buddy Merrill on guitar, Bob Ralston on
                                                  harpsichord and Bob Lido on hand saw,
                                                  danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King

11 – My Home is in my Shoes - sung and danced by Arthur Duncan

12 – That’s Amore - Tanya Falan, and ensemble

13 – My Yiddish Mama - Harry Hyams on viola, Neil Levang on guitar

14 – Waltzing Matilda - Clay Hart (also on guitar), with Buddy Merrill on guitar
                                          (and singing chorus), Richard Maloof on bass

15 – Medley: My Wild Irish Rose/ When Irish Eyes are Smiling -
                       Joe Feeney with Lawrence Welk on accordion

16 – Loch Lomond - sung and danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King,
                                    Jack Imel and Mary Lou Metzger

17 – Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen - Dick Dale with ensemble, Myron Floren
                                                               on accordion, Neil Levang on banjo,
                                                               Richard Maloof on tuba

18 – (There’s No Place Like) Home For the Holidays - ensemble

19 – Be Thankful - Jimmy Roberts and ensemble