Sounds Good is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1976.
| Sounds Good | |
|---|---|
| Genre | music |
| Written by | Jim McKenna |
| Presented by | Jim McKenna |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jim McKenna |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 August – 28 September 1976 |
Premise edit
This four-part series featured particular genres of modern music and various performers. Jim McKenna hosted Sounds Good except the country music episode.[1]
- Folk: featured Ellen McIlwaine, Don McLean, Myles and Lenny and David Wiffen
- Country (10 September 1976): featured Carroll Baker, Tim Daniels (later of Comin' Up Country), Mary Lou Del Gatto, Prairie Oyster[1]
- Disco: featured Crack of Dawn, Soul Express, Sweet Blindness and Rick Wamil
- Jazz: featured Moe Koffman Sextet, Peter Appleyard, Aura and Clark Terry
Sounds Good was hastily produced on a low (approximately CA$40,000) budget when CBC's Studio 7 became unexpectedly available for three days. A previously-planned television feature on Nellie McClung was scheduled to film there but production was cancelled when ACTRA objected to the choice of an American actor portraying McClung.[1][2]
Scheduling edit
The hour-long episodes were broadcast on 4 August 10 September, 18 and 28 September 1976.
References edit
- ^ a b c Kirby, Blaik (8 September 1976). "Cut-rate special doesn't need slick package". The Globe and Mail. p. 14.
- ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Sounds Good". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Sounds Good". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.