| Genre: | Talent show |
| Director: | Bryan T. Bisney |
| Starring: | Slim Wilson The Tall Timber Trio |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 (summer) |
| Executive Producer: | Si Siman John B. Mahaffey |
| Producer: | Bryan T. Bisney |
| Camera: | multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Crossroads TV Productions |
| Channel: | ABC-TV ABC Radio |
| Related: | Ozark Jubilee |
Talent Varieties is a country music talent show on American television and radio in 1955 that featured performers hoping to achieve fame in the entertainment business.
The weekly ABC-TV program was a live half-hour summer replacement series hosted by Slim Wilson. Wilson introduced the amateur and professional talent, including music and comedy acts (many from the Ozarks); and his Tall Timber Trio,[1] Auditions were handled by Bill Ring.[2] The Westport Kids appeared July 12,[3] and Buck Griffin appeared August 2.[4]
The show aired on Tuesday nights from June 28 - November 1. Its original time slot was 7:30 - 8 p.m. Eastern Time, replacing Cavalcade of America, but moved to 10 - 10:30 p.m. in September to briefly replace Break the Bank.
ABC Radio simulcast the program under the name Talent Round-Up from 7:30 p.m., as well as carrying an additional half-hour until 8:30.[5]
The program originated from the Jewell Theatre in Springfield, Missouri, home to ABC's Ozark Jubilee; and was produced and directed by the Jubilee's Bryan Bisney,[6] who took over from Ring in September.[7]