Series Description

The Music Scene TV show featured rock, country, soul and pop musical groups selected from Billboard Magazine's top 100 list. It attracted both current "hot" groups and big name acts that were already legends in their own time. After all; prime time television exposure sold a lot of records and concert tickets! The hosts and regulars also did comedy acts between the guests' performances.

Host:

David Steinberg

Regulars:

Chris Bokeno
Paul Reid Roman
Christopher Ross
Larry Hankin
Lily Tomlin

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First And Only Season
Date: September 22, 1969 (First Episode)

Oliver - Jean
James Brown - World
Buck Owens - Tall Dark Stranger
Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard
Music Scene Singers - Sugar, Sugar
Tom Jones - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Down By the River
Beatles (Promo Film) - Ballad Of John & Yoko / Give Peace A Chance

Date: September 29, 1969

Janis Joplin - Try
Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard
Edie Gorme - Tonight I'll Say A Prayer
Gary Pucket - This Girl Is A Woman Now
Lou Rawls - Your Good Thing Is About To End
Harry Nilsson (Filmed) - Theme from "Midnight Cowboy"

Date: October 6, 1969

The Dells - Oh What a Night
Bobby Sherman - Little Woman
Music Scene Singers - Sugar, Sugar
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Here I Go Again
The Rascals - Carry Me Back / People Got to Be Free
Roger Miller - King of the Road / Where Have All the Average People Gone

Date: October 13, 1969

Smith - Baby It's You
Judy Collins - Pretty Polly
Sonny James - Since I Met You Baby
Jackie "Moms" Mabley - It's Your Thing
Tony Bennett - What The World Needs Now
Jerry Butler - What's the Use of Breaking Up?
Music Scene Singers - Sugar Sugar (Operatic Version)

Date: October 20, 1969

Steve Lawrence -The Drifter
Bobby Sherman - Little Woman
Tommy Smothers - Comedy Routine
Pat Williams - Music Scene Theme
Merle Haggard - Okie from Muskogee
The Temptations - I Can't Get Next to You
Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People / Dance to the Music
Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime / Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey

Date: October 27, 1969

Smith - Baby It's You
Isaac Hayes - Walk on By
The Archies - Sugar Sugar
Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues
Ten Years After - Bad Scene
Richie Havens - Rocky Raccoon
Archies (Cartoon) - Sugar, Sugar
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
Michael Cole - Rod McKuen Railroad Poetry
Jerry Lee Lewis - She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye

Date: November 3, 1969

Lulu - Oh Me Oh My
Johnny Cash - Blistered / Ruby
R. B. Greaves - Take A Letter Maria
Della Reese - MacArthur Park / Wedding Bell Blues
Bobby Sherman - La La La / I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / Sounds Along The Way

Date: November 10, 1969

Joe Cocker - Something
Keith Barbour - Echo Park
James Brown - Mother Popcorn
The Everly Brothers - Bowling Green
Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me / The Look of Love
Everly Brothers - Medley: Cathy's Clown/All I Have to Do is Dream/Wake Up, Little Susie/Bird Dog/Bye Bye Love

Date: November 17, 1969

Paul Anka - Happy / My Way
B.B. King - Just A Little Love
R.B. Greaves - Take A Letter Maria
The Cowsills -- Silver Threads And Golden Needles
Music Scene Singers -- Sugar Sugar (Gospel style)

Date: November 24, 1969

Mary McCaslin - Help
Three Dog Night -- Eli's Coming
Joe Cocker - Delta Lady / Something
Mary Hopkin - No Business Like Show Business / In My Life

Date: December 1, 1969

Mama Cass Elliot - There's A New World Coming
Neil Diamond - Both Sides Now / Holly Holy
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Ye-Me-Le / Witchita Lineman
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner / The Night Time is the Right Time

Date: December 8, 1969

Grassroots - Heaven Knows
Charlie Pride - Louisiana Man
Tony Bennett - I Gotta Be Me / Smile
Buffy St. Marie - He's The Keeper Of The Fire
Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
Steve Allen - Medley: Last Night Was A Bad Night / Go Fly A Kite

Date: December 15, 1969

Rawls, Lou - Just Squeeze Me
Rawls, Lou - I Can't Make It Alone
Pride, Charlie - I'm So Afraid Of Losing You
Little Richard - Medley: Lucille / Tutti Frutti / Spirit '1984

Date: December 22, 1969

Davy Jones - Together
Jerry Butler - What's the Use of Breaking Up
Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven / Johnny B. Goode
Frankie Laine - Jezebel / Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain
Gordon Lightfoot - (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me / Saturday Clothes

Date: December 29, 1969

Tommy Roe - Dizzy
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground
Hair Cast - Medley: Aquarius / Easy To Be Hard / Where Do I Go / Flesh Failures / Let The Sunshine In

Date: January 5, 1970

John RandolphMarr - Free
Pete Seeger - Bring Them Home
John Mayall - The Laws Must Change
Marva Whitney - Things Got To Get Better
Everly Brothers - Medley: The Games People Play / Walk Right Back / In The End / Aquarius / If I Were A Carpenter / Price Of Love

Date: January 12, 1970 (Final Episode)

Bo Diddley - Hey Bo Diddley
Groucho Marx - Father's Day Song
John Sebastian - She's a Lady
Lee Michaels - Who Could Want More
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Universal Soldier
John Sebastian - Rainbows All Over Your Blues