COUNT BASIE AT RIVERBOAT (RADIO)

Summary

William B. Williams hosts this concert by the Count Basie Orchestra, broadcast live from the New York Yankee Riverboat Restaurant in Manhattan's Empire State Building. The program begins with a recording of Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat." Radio personality Stan Martin, speaking from the WNEW-AM studios, then introduces Williams. Before the performance begins, Williams introduces several audience members, including bandleader Sammy Kaye and New York Post columnist Earl Wilson. The host then introduces The Count Basie Orchestra, whose numbers include "Native New Yorker" and "Johnny's Theme." Singer Dennis Roland provides vocals on several songs. After the concert, the broadcast shifts back to the WNEW-AM studios, where Stan Martin spins Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack the Knife." The broadcast is followed by a repeat of the concert, without the opening and closing studio segments.

Details

• NETWORK: WNEW-AM
• DATE: March 23, 1978 Thursday 8:57 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:47:47
• COLOR/B&W: N/A
• CATALOG ID: R:9901
• GENRE: Radio - Music
• SUBJECT HEADING: Music, Popular (Songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: WNEW - Radio, 1978
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Basie, William "Count" … Composer, Conductor, Instrumentalist, Piano
• Count Basie Orchestra, The … Music Group
• Dennis Roland … Singer
• William B. Williams … Host
• Stan Martin … Announcer
• Bobby Darin … Singer
• Al Stewart … Singer
• Sammy Kaye
• Earl Wilson