Musical Merry-Go-Round Explained

Musical Merry-Go-Round is an NBC TV series which aired from July 25, 1947, to 1949. The series featured live music performances.

Production history

Each 30-minute episode was hosted by Jack Kilty, "who sat in front of the camera and played records."^[1] Little else is known about this early television series.

Musical Merry-Go-Round was an early innovative and pioneering effort to do music videos on TV. It was renamed from its predecessor, a groundbreaking series called Disc Magic. Martin Block, the orchestra leader, hosted as one of the emcees presenting musical performances.

See also

• 1947-48 United States network television schedule (Thursdays at 8:30pm ET)
• 1948-49 United States network television schedule (Fridays at 7:30pm ET)

Notes and References

1. Book: Wood. Wayne. Watching the Wheels: Cheap Irony, Righteous Indignation and Semi-Enlightened Opinion. 2003. iUniverse. 9780595287215. 100. 22 September 2017. en.