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Your Hit Parade
Description
Your Hit Parade was a long-running American music program on radio and television from 1935 to 1959. The show presented popular songs of the week with changing singers, orchestras, and sponsor formats.
Your Hit Parade is an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes. During its 24-year run, the show had 19 orchestra leaders and 52 singers or groups.
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Cast & Crew
A
Andre Baruch
Announcer
BBasil Ruysdael
Announcer
Ben Grauer
Announcer
DDel Sharbutt
Announcer
EEd Herlihy
Announcer
J
Jay Sims
Announcer
Kenny Delmar
Announcer
Martin Block
Announcer
M
Milton J. Cross
Announcer
Ralph Edwards
Announcer
WWarren Hull
Announcer
B
Barbara Lee
Cast
Hanley Stafford
Cast
HHildegarde
Cast
JJulia Meade
Cast
L
Lee Strahorn
Director
A
Abe Lyman
Musician
Al Goodman
Musician
C
Carl Hoff
Musician
D
Dick Jacobs
Musician
D
Don Walker
Musician
F
Freddie Rich
Musician
H
HHarry Salter
Musician
Harry Sosnik
Musician
J
John 'Johnny' Green
Musician
K
LKenn Sisson
Musician
Lennie Hayton
Musician
Lyn Murray
Musician
O
Orrin Tucker
Musician
R
RRalph Norman
Musician
Ray Sinatra
Musician
S
Scott Quintet
Musician
Andy Russell
Vocalist (1947-48)
A
Axel Stordahl
(1947-49)
Barry Wood
Vocalist (1939-40)
Bea Wain
Vocalist (2 stints between 1939-44 3yrs total)
B
Beryl Davis
Vocalist
B
Bill Harrington
Vocals
B
BBob Simmons
Vocals
Bonnie Baker
Vocalist (1939-40)
Buddy Clark
Vocalist (1936-38)
C
Charles Carlisle
Vocals
Dick Haymes
Vocalist (1947)
D
Dick Todd
Vocalist (1945-46)
Dinah Shore
Vocalist (1947)
Doris Day
Vocalist (1947)
DDorothy Collins
Vocalist (1950s)
E
EEdith Dick
vocals
Eileen Barton
Vocalist
E
Eileen Wilson
Vocalist (1948-51)
Ethel Merman
Vocalist
EEthel Smith
Organist
EEugenie Baird
Cast
F
F. E. Boone
Commercials
F
Francey Lane
Vocals
Frank Sinatra
Vocalist (1943-45)(1947-49)
Fred Astaire
vocals
Georgia Gibbs
Vocalist (1937-38)
Ginny Simms
Vocalist (1947)
G
Gogo DeLys
Vocalist
Audio Clips
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References
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