The Lenny Breau Show [SEP] original network
The Lenny Breau Show
The Lenny Breau Show was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1966.
Premise.
Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau hosted this Winnipeg-produced series with Bob McMullin's house band.
Scheduling.
This half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. from August 12, to September 9, 1966.
Music Hop", and his own "The Lenny Breau Show".
In 1963 and 1964, Breau appeared at David Ingram's Fourth Dimension at 2000 Pembina Highway in Fort Garry, a suburb of Winnipeg. Every Sunday night was a party open to all. Another regular at the club on Sunday nights was Neil Young and his band with Vancouver CKNW's Rick Honey as his drummer.
In 1967, recordings of Breau's playing from "The Lenny Breau Show" found their way to Chet Atkins. The ensuing