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Rollin' On The River

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Rollin' On The River 1971-72 - (Rollin 1972-73) was a Canadian Music Variety Series hosted by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. They were the first pop-rock group to host their own prime-time TV series. - 53 episodes x 60 min - Featured guests included: Tina Turner, Merle Haggard, Bo Diddley, April Wine, Bill Withers, The Raiders, Cheech & Chong, The Stampeders, Bruce Cockburn, The Grass Roots, The Five Man Electrical Band, Lighthouse, Climax, Billy Preston, Jim Croce, Kris Kristofferson, Jose Feliciano, Mac Davis, Ronnie Hawkins, John Kay, Chilliwack, Looking Glass, The James Gang, The Poppy Family, Ian & Sylvia, Pat Paulsen, Helen Reddy, Andy Kim, John Stewart and many others. *Note: The series was an hour long in Canada. In the U.S. it was only half an hour, and Canadian talents were excised from the show for prime-time viewing.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Rollin' On The River (Pilot)

1. Rollin' On The River (Pilot)

13th Feb 1971

Guests Al Hirt, Pat Paulsen and Diane Brooks with thirteen songs and a number of comedy sketches. Highlights: Dianne Brooks sings "Twenty-five Or Six To Four". Dianne and Kenny Rogers duet on "Something." Al Hirt and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition give renditions of "Proud Mary" and "Down By The Riverside." Hirt offers "Tin Roof Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues." Other highlights of the trip include Rogers and The First Edition doing "Heed the Call", "Ruby Talk", and "Camptown Races". Hirt and Rogers do "Night Life". Paulsen and Hirt do a thing called "Hirts-Rent-A-Horn" and Paulsen issues one of his jawbreaking monologues. The hour closes with the entire cast giving their all for a rousing rendition of "Mississippi".

[Premiere]

2. [Premiere]

11th Sep 1971

Guests The Carpenters Al Hirt Mark Lindsay New Doodletown Pipers Patchett & Tarses.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

18th Sep 1971

Guests Tommy Smothers Ian and Sylvia (folk duo) Billy Van (comedian)

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

25th Sep 1971

Guests The Poppy Family Alex Harvey (singer-songwriter)

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

2nd Oct 1971

Guests Merle Haggard Dianne Brooks. Highlights: Songs include, "Okie from Muskogee," "Lonesome Fugitive," "Fire and Rain" and "I Had a Ball."

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

9th Oct 1971

Guests Freddy Weller Mark Lindsay Beverly Glenn-Copeland The Raiders.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

16th Oct 1971

Guests Kris Kristofferson Terri Jacks of The Poppy Family. Highlights: Kris Kristofferson sings "Lovin' Her Was Easier." Other songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Can't Buy Me Love."

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

23rd Oct 1971

Guests Jason Robards Sid Caesar Dianne Brooks (singer) Highlights: Jason Robards joins in a silent movie spoof. Jason Robards also read Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" and shows clips from his movie "Fools". Songs include, "Tell It All Brother" and "Old Mojave Highway."

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

30th Oct 1971

Guests Roger Miller Tobi Lark David Willen Roger Miller performs "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" and "Me and Bobby McGee."

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

6th Nov 1971

Guests B.B. King Rosemary Radcliffe (comedian) Don Cullen (comedian) Edward and Harding.

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

13th Nov 1971

Guests Gladys Knight and the Pips Bruce Coburn Trudy Desmond (from Dr. Music)

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

20th Nov 1971

Guests George Kirby Dee Higgins Tobi Lark (Canadian singer)

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

27th Nov 1971

Guests: Tony Joe White June Amato Billy Van.

First air date

13th Feb 1971

Last air date

5th Mar 1973

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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