Diahann Carroll as Self - Singer
Episodes 3
Host: Nat King Cole
--Nat King Cole - ""My True Carrie Love,"" ""Paper Moon,"" ""Unforgettable"" and ""Day In, Day Out"" --Nat King Cole and the Young Souls - ""Get on Board!"" --Diahann Carroll (singer-actress) - sings a tribute to Ethel Waters. Songs include ""Am I Blue?"" ""Taking a Chance on Love,"" ""Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe,"" ""Dinah,"" ""After you've Gone"" and ""Stormy Weather"" --Paul Winchell (ventriloquist, with his dummy Jerry Mahoney) - do a ""Ben Casey"" spoof.
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - sing ""Let's Face the Music and Dance"" in their routine. --Ken Murray (narrates his home movies of Hollywood stars) --The Merry Young Souls (singers) --The Amin Brothers (acrobats, foot-jugglers)
--The Brunos (sway-pole act) - Bruno balances atop a 90-foot pole in the Palace parking lot.
Read MoreHost: Louis Armstrong
Host: Louis Armstrong
--Louis Armstrong - ""Hello, Dolly!"" ""When the Saints Go Marching In,"" ""Mack the Knife"" and ""Blueberry Hill"" (Also, Armstrong is saluted for his 50 years in show business and his role as a goodwill ambassador.) --Edward G. Robinson (actor) - reads tributes to Louis Armstrong from President Johnson and the Senate. --Jimmy Durante - ""Well-Dressed Man,"" ""What a Day,"" ""Alley Cat"" and ""Again You Turn-a"" --Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante - ""Old Man Time"" --Diahann Carroll (blues singer) - ""Outskirts of Town,"" ""Porgy"" and ""Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out"" --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) --The Ballet Folklorico of Mexico - ""Jalisco"" and ""Deer Dance""
Read MoreHost: Sammy Davis Jr. / Peter Lawford / Diahann Carroll
Host: Sammy Davis Jr. --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Tonight,"" ""Once in a Lifetime,"" As Long As She Needs Me,"" ""It Only Takes a Moment,"" ""Let's Keep Swinging"" & ""Sam, by George"" --Diahann Carroll - ""Goin' Out of My Head"" & ""Here's That Rainy Day"" --Sammy Davis Jr. and Diahann Carroll - perform a condensed version of ""Porgy and Bess.""
--Peter Lawford - gives Sammy a musical French lesson --Rowan and Martin - comedy routine: sidewalk interview where a man gives his opinion about actors in politics --Checkmates Ltd. - ""Soul Man""
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