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Swingin' Together

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How it feels

A rock band and their manager travel around the country in an old bus trying to get their big break. The show follows their adventures as they perform and seek fame.

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What happens

Swingin' Together is a 30-minute unsold television pilot co-produced by Desilu Productions and Ludlow Productions. The proposed musical comedy series stars Bobby Rydell as the leader of a rock band called Bobby Day and the Four Knights, who travel around the country on an old bus driven by their manager, P. J. Cunningham (James Dunn), seeking their big break. The pilot aired on August 26, 1963, in the first season of CBS' Vacation Playhouse, a summer showcase for unsold Desilu television pilots. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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