Red Allen Chapters 9 - The Jazz Archive

Romantic singer Johnnie Johnston, June Valli, one of America's
top vocalists. "Stephen Foster Story" star Jay Willoughby
will make his fourth appearance on the Crusade this year.
Other local performers include Randy Atelier, Cactus Tom
Brooks, Phyllis Knight and Ray Shelton, Jay Crouse and Fred
Wiche, the Red River Ramblers, the Patsy Bloor Dancers, the
Hayloft Hoedowncrs, & others.
The entire Crusade will be carried on WHAS-TV.
Crusade's Host—Jim Walton Week of September 15, 1963
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Stars Ready To Shine In Crusade For
Children Tonight
Several of the stars of the WHAS Crusade For Children,
which starts its 16 1 /2-hour run at 10 tonight on Channel 11, are
shown "warming up" their vocal cords for the big telethon. They
are (standing) Larry Donoho, King of the 1963 Crusade,
Kenneth Burns ("Jethro" of "Homer and Jethro"), and jazzman
Henry "Red" Allen. Seated are Henry Doyle ("Homer") and
June Valli of "Crying In The Chapel" fame. Singer Johnny
Johnston didn't arrive in time for last night's "warm-up."
SEP 21, 1963
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Go Without Sleep For Fun Tonight SEP 21 1963
This is the night the stars go
sleepless—because they'll be wide
awake singing, dancing, joking, and
asking for contri-butions to the 10th
annual WHAS Crusade For Children.
The Crusade, WHAS's annual plea for
aid for handicapped children of
Kentucky and Sou-thern Indiana, will
begin its 16 1/2-hour reign on Channel
11 at 10 tonight. And it'll be after 2:30
tomorrow afternoon before most of the
stars get to sleep.
Last year's Crusade netted $256,649
for 45 agencies in Kentucky and Southern
Indiana. All of the money went to agencies
in the area. None of it was sent to
national headquarters of any of the aid
groups.
This year's Crusade is prob-ably the
biggest collection of stage, screen, and
recording stars ever assembled on a single
stage in Kentucky.
Television viewers will be able to
watch the likes of Johnny Johnston,
June Valli, Homer and Jethro,
jazzman Henry "Red" Allen, the Pope-
Russell Dancers, featuring Mareni di
Napoli, current dan-cing sensations of the
East Coast nightclub circuit, and the Motet
Singers and cartoon star Mighty Mouse
and scores of others.
Johnston is currently master of ceremonies
of A.B.C.-TV's "Make That
Spare," seen here on Channel 32. He has
starred on Broadway and in numerous
movies and his recordings include some
of the all-time best-sellers.
He introduced such hits as "Old Black
Magic,". "Laura." and '"I Dori´t Want
To Walk Without You." He makes frequent
guest appearances on television
and appears in the nation's leading
nightclubs.
Emcee on A.B.C.-TV
Miss Valli's career started booming
from the night she won on Arthur
Godfrey's Talent Scouts TV Show.
Since then, she has starred in "The Hit
Parade," "Stop The Music," and "The
June Valli Show," all on TV.
M A R E N I D I N A P O L I
_________Crusade Dancer____ .
She's an international star at the box
office, attracting record throngs to
numerous nightclubs and theaters in the
United States and Europe.
Her recordings, including such hits
as "Crying In The Chapel,"
"Unchained Melody," and "Young and
Foolish," are international hits.
The story of Homer and Jethro, who
set a new style in cornpone singing, is
legend. They were discovered singing
on a Knoxville radio station.
From there, their career zoomed to
recording stardom, appearances in
the
nation's top clubs and theaters, and to
guest spots on such TV shows as Jack
Paar, Steve Allen, Perry Como, Tennessee
Ernie Ford, and others.
The local and regional stars also appearing
on the Crusade include Jay
Willoughby, star of "The Stephen Foster
Story," the Thorobred Chorus, opera
singer Carole Sladen, Randy Ateher,
Phyllis Knight, "Cactus" Tom Brooks,
the Irvin twins of "Grand Ole Opry"
fame, singers Janet Brooks and Sherry
Sizemore, and a host of others.
Also appearing will be the king and
queen of this year's Crusade, singer
Larry Donoho and accordionist Linda
Graham, who'll be crowned by Johnston
and Miss Valli. Dudley Saunders
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