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Name That Tune

★ 6.8 61 votes 1953–1959 1 seasons · 1 episodes Ended NBC
Written by
Harry SalterRoberta Semple Salter
Written by
Harry SalterRoberta Semple Salter
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About

Name That Tune is an American television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Premiering in the United States on NBC Radio in 1952, the show was created and produced by Harry Salter and his wife Roberta. Name That Tune ran from 1953–1959 on NBC and CBS in prime time. The first hosts were Red Benson and later Bill Cullen, but George DeWitt became most identified with the show. Richard Hayes also emceed a local edition from 1970–1971, which ran for 26 weeks in a small number of markets. However, the best-remembered syndicated Name That Tune aired once a week from 1974–1981 with host Tom Kennedy. The series was revived for daily syndication in 1984, and its lone season was hosted by Jim Lange. For the last two of these series, John Harlan served as announcer. The centerpiece of each Name That Tune series was an orchestra, which would play the songs for the contestants to guess. The syndicated series' orchestras were conducted by Bob Alberti, Tommy Oliver, and Stan Worth. A second band, Dan Sawyer and the Sound System, was also featured from 1978–1981. Beginning in 1976 and continuing for the remainder of the weekly syndicated series, as well as for the entire 1984 run, the show's title became The $100,000 Name That Tune.

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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Pat White Self - Hostess, Self - Host
Norman 'Red' Benson Self - Host
Bill Cullen Self - Host
Johnny Olson Self - Announcer
Harry Salter Self - orchestrator
The Harry Salter Orchestra Themselves
George DeWitt Self - Host
Bernadette Peters Self - Contestant
Kirk Douglas Self
William Bendix Self - Guest Star

Crew

Roberta Semple Salter

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