Singalong Jubilee
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Singalong Jubilee was a CBC Television
program produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local talent, playing folk, country and gospel music, in studio on stage, and on location. Anne Murray
, Catherine McKinnon
and Ken Tobias
first gained fame from appearing on the show, which while a separate program is often considered a sister series to the equally long-running Don Messer's Jubilee
, which featured many of the same performers including McKinnon. Singalong Jubilee was produced by Manny Pittson out of Halifax
, in Atlantic Canada and hosted by Bill Langstroth.
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
program produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local talent, playing folk, country and gospel music, in studio on stage, and on location. Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
, Catherine McKinnon
Catherine McKinnon (actress)
Catherine McKinnon is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer.McKinnon began as a child performer, making her first radio appearance at age eight and her television debut at age 12. She subsequently studied music at Mount St...
and Ken Tobias
Ken Tobias
Kenneth Wayne Paul Tobias is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is noted for penning a chart-topping hit for The Bells and for several top-selling recordings of his own.-Early career:...
first gained fame from appearing on the show, which while a separate program is often considered a sister series to the equally long-running Don Messer's Jubilee
Don Messer's Jubilee
Don Messer's Jubilee was a television folk musical variety show produced at station CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia and broadcast by CBC Television nationwide from 1957 until 1969....
, which featured many of the same performers including McKinnon. Singalong Jubilee was produced by Manny Pittson out of Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, in Atlantic Canada and hosted by Bill Langstroth.