“Carnival"

Guest:  Rose Weiss

Original Air Date:  October 3, 1981

 

The show opens with the band playing “When the CarnivalComes,” Jack Imel does the “Baby Elephant Walk” and Myron Floren and Joey Schmidt do a sizzling version of “Tiger Rag.” Lovely Anacani sings “Les Bicyclettes,” Norma Zimmer does a poignant, “Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair” and the show closes with everyone gathering to “Follow the Band.” Guy sings “Color of My Life.”

 

"When the Carnival Comes to Town" - Norma, Jimmy, Gail, Ron, Mary Lou, Jim, Sherry, Roger, Sheila, David, Ava, Anacani, Ken, Elaine, Bobby, Arthur, Michael, Kathie, Joe

"Colors of My Life" - Guy Hovis

"Baby Elephant Walk" - orchestra featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet and Jack Imel in elephant costume

"Put on a Happy Face" - Gail Farrell, Ron Anderson and Michael Redman

"Carousel Waltz" - danced by Bobby Burgess and Elaine Niverson

"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" - Anacani

"Tiger Rag" - Myron Floren and Joey Schmidt on accordions

"Be a Clown" - Ken Delo assisted by Bobby and Elaine

“Jumbo” Medley:  My Romance/ Little Girl Blue/ The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - orchestra

"Stars and Stripes Forever" - orchestra

"(Have I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair?" - Norma Zimmer

"Amazing Dancing Bear" - sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger and Jack Imel

"I Was Country (When Country Wasn’t Cool)" - Ava Barber with Neil Levang, Buddy Merrill and Richard Maloof on guitars

"Till the Rivers All Run Dry" - Jim Turner (also on guitar)

"Wabash Cannonball" - danced by Arthur Duncan with Neil Levang, Buddy Merrill and Richard Maloof on guitars

"Southern Nights" - The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins with Neil Levang, Buddy Merrill and Richard Maloof on guitars

"The Loveliest Night of the Year" - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ

"Come Follow the Band" - Jim, Guy, Anacani, Bobby, Elaine, Jimmy, Norma, David, Sheila, Roger, Sherry, Arthur, Ken, Ava, Ron, Michael, Gail, Mary Lou, Kathie and a 10-piece band