The Denny Vaughan Show [SEP] original network
The Denny Vaughan Show
The Denny Vaughan Show is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1957.
Premise.
The series began as a 1954 mid-season production featuring Denny Vaughan (piano) and Joan Fairfax (vocals), with an informal, easy listening approach. It entered the regular season schedule in October 1955 when it was sponsored by Lever Brothers, and its format changed to showcase segments featuring guest comedians and musicians from the US. The final season, 1956–57,
dance afterwards; on another show, she had to walk down a set of stairs wearing a feathered costume while trying to hold on to two pigeons that were doing their best to frantically fly away. During the first decade of Canadian television, Thomson performed regularly on "Wayne & Shuster", "The Barris Beat", "The Denny Vaughan Show", and "Hit Parade", and also appeared as an actor in various live dramas. She also met or worked with both established stars such as Duke Ellington—