Pete Kelly's Blues (TV series) explained

Starring:	William Reynolds
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Network:	NBC
Num Episodes:	13
Num Seasons:	1
List Episodes:	Episodes
Runtime:	30 minutes

Pete Kelly's Blues is a television series starring William Reynolds which aired in 1959. It was created by Jack Webb, based on his 1951 radio series of the same name and the subsequent film version, Pete Kelly's Blues, from 1955.

Synopsis

Set in Kansas City during the 1920s, the series centered on Pete Kelly, a trumpet player and the leader of Pete Kelly's Original Big Seven Big. Dixieland trumpet player, Dick Cathcart, who's best known as a member of The Lawrence Welk Show, was dubbed in for the actual playing of Kelly's trumpet.^[1]

Cast

• William Reynolds as Pete Kelly
• Connee Boswell as Savannah Brown
• Than Wyenn as George Lupo (Lupo was frequently mention in the radio series, but never actually appeared; Wyenn did play a different character in the movie version.)
• Phil Gordon as Fred
• Fred Eisley as Johnny Cassiano

Episodes

No.	Title	Air date

See also

• Pete Kelly's Blues (film)
• Pete Kelly's Blues (radio series)
• Pete Kelly's Blues (song)
• Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues

Notes and References

1. Book: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. 2003. Ballantine Books. 0-345-45542-8. 930.