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TV Showboat

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How it feels

A 1960 Australian variety show that focused on music. It featured singers and instrumentalists performing live in black-and-white episodes that were 30 minutes long.

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What happens

TV Showboat is an Australian television series which aired in 1960 on ABC Television. A variety show with emphasis on music, it was produced in Melbourne and was kinescoped for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide and Brisbane). Performers included singers Jim Berinson and Anne Lane, banjo player Hec McLennan, Fred King on Vibraphone and Clarinet. Producer was Leslie Ross Episodes were 30 minutes in duration, in black-and-white. The series aired live. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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