March 7, 1971: Armed Forces Music Festival

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 23: Episode 23

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The Ed Sullivan Show
March 7, 1971: Armed Forces Music Festival

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CBS | Air Date: March 7, 1971
Starring: Bern Bennett, Ed Sullivan, Ralph Paul, Art Hannes
Summary: Armed Forces Music Festival Civilian Guests: --Jeannie C. Riley - "Oh, Singer." --Film clip: Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley PTA." --Teresa Graves - "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." --Roy Clark (playing banjo) - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." --Peter Gennero - "This is the Army" dance routine. --Joe Louis (boxer, interviewed byArmed Forces Music Festival Civilian Guests: --Jeannie C. Riley - "Oh, Singer." --Film clip: Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley PTA." --Teresa Graves - "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." --Roy Clark (playing banjo) - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." --Peter Gennero - "This is the Army" dance routine. --Joe Louis (boxer, interviewed by Sullivan).--Louis Nye (stand-up comedian) Military Guests: --Brian Stuart (tenor) - "Love Story" theme.--Cameo (stage bow): General William Westmoreland.--Major Don Kidder & Sons (barbershop quartet from Clark AFB, the Philippines) - "Bring Back Those Good Old Days." --Staff Sergeant Richard Martin (harmonica player from Kelly AFB, Texas) - "St. Louis Blues." --Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp (from Fort Myer). --The United States Army Drill Team --Fred (folk trio consisting of Sergeant Cruise, Army Specialist Hoffman, and Bonnie Hoffman) - "That's When I Come Running Into Your Mind." Finale: --Entire cast performs a medley of Service songs (The U.S. Army Fife and Drum Corps): “Off We Go” (Air Force), “Shores of Tripoli” (Marines), “Anchors Aweigh” (Navy), “The Army Goes Rolling Along” (Army) and “America.”
CBS repeated this show on May 9, 1971.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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