Rhythm Pals

Canadian music television series

Rhythm Pals is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1956.

Premise

This Vancouver-produced series featured The Rhythm Pals, a Country/Western vocal/instrumental group formed in 1946 by Mike Ferbey, Marc Wald, and Jack Jensen.^[1] They were later known for their regular appearances on The Tommy Hunter Show^[2] which aired over the CBC television network from Toronto on Friday evenings.

Scheduling

This series occupied a 20-minute time slot on Mondays at 7:40 p.m. (Eastern time) from 16 April to 20 August 1956. This unusual start time allowed for the 10-minute The Nation's Business political telecasts at 7:30 p.m..

References

1. The Rhythm Pals, Museum of RADIO in British Columbia
2. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Rhythm Pals". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Rhythm Pals". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
• Rhythm Pals discography at Discogs
• Rhythm Pals at IMDb