[original title: "The Big Party by Revlon";
a short-lived attempt to migrate the venerable Tallulah
Bankhead radio series "The Big Show" to television in a
more intimate but contrived "party" set; Rock Hudson was
perhaps an odd choice for a variety show host, and his
discomfort was visible; perhaps it was Mz. Bankhead who
appreciated his hunky charms and requested his presence; but
not even the regular appearances by La Diva Bankhead could
keep the series from broadcast oblivion; it was cancelled
in mid-season and replaced by "The Revlon Revue", which see.]
(CBS Primetime, 1959)
[one of the few Meredith Willson hit songs which did not
originate in a Broadway Musical Theatre show; it was adopted by
Tallulah Bankhead as the closing theme on her radio series
named "The Big Show" and for other appearances.
Later Kate Smith closed her TV show named "The Kate Smith
Evening Hour" singing this song too.
This song became a standard -- recorded by Frankie Laine,
Perry Como and Jim Reeves, among others.]
Composer: Meredith Willson (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)
1997 Publisher: MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)
2000 Publishers: Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY; and
Meredith Willson Music (ASCAP)
c/o Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY
2018 Publishers: Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP)
c/o MPL Communications Inc.,
New York; and
Meredith Willson Music (ASCAP)
Los Angeles, CA
Published Copyright Date: Dec. 26, 1950; EP 51 685.
Published Renewal Date: Feb. 13, 1978; RE-000-430.
Recordings: