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1-CD-Album with 16-page booklet, 12 tracks, playing time 31:11 minutes. 'Town Hall Party' was... more

Various - At Town Hall Party: Town Hall Party (CD)

1-CD-Album with 16-page booklet, 12 tracks, playing time 31:11 minutes.

'Town Hall Party' was among the first of the country music shows to be seen on U.S. television, making its debut in early 1952 and running until early 1961. Staged every Saturday in a theatre in Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles, the stage was made up to look like an old barn, thus continuing the traditions of the various live shows that were first heard on the radio airwaves three decades earlier.

Although Nashville was fast establishing itself as the commercial home of country music, the West Coast had a vast, ready audience for such a show. The area had first became the new home for the Dust Bowl migrants of the 1930s and, a few years later during the war years, a further influx was made up of workers seeking jobs in the munitions and defence plants. These were all people who loved country music and, consequently, a brand new country scene was born with its own sound, artists, clubs, record labels, radio shows and, in due course, television programmes.

'Town Hall Party' was created with its own cast of regular performers and musicians, boasting a house that was virtually a 'who's who' of the West Coast scene comprising such as such as Joe Maphis,
Merle Travis, Skeets McDonald, Johnny Bond and Tommy Duncan. Jay Stewart (who later hosted the TV quiz show 'Let's Make a Deal'), and Tex Ritter were the MCs. The weekly show presented an equally impressive guest list, attracted both by the show’s tremendous popularity but also by the fact that fledgling television was becoming a vitally important media for exposing their talents to brand new audiences. Among the many guests to appear included Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Eddie Cochran, The Collins Kids, Freddie Hart, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, Merle Lindsay, Bob Luman,
Carl Perkins, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Snow and Gene Vincent.

With an audience numbering up to 2000, 'Town Hall Party' was first broadcasted live over local radio station KFI, but reached a greater audience when NBC syndicated the show on radio. The broadcast was extended to three hours when KTTV-TV televised the show. The show was so popular that, in 1958, Columbia Records issued the 'Town Hall Party' album featuring various cast members.

Now 'Town Hall Party' is reborn on DVD. Launched in 2002, this continuing DVD series present both individual artists' performances, compiled from different appearances on 'Town Hall Party', and complete cast shows selected from specfic dates. Completely remastered, and presented with full colour booklets, these releases fully captured the atmosphere, artistry and sounds of a bygone country music age.

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Various - Town Hall Party - Town Hall Party (CD) CD 1
01 Town Hall Shuffle MAPHIS, Joe & TOWN HALL BAND
02 Just Because COLLINS KIDS
03 Lonesome Love HART, Freddie
04 Cold, Cold Heart WRIGHT, Dortha
05 Oklahoma Waltz BOND, Johnny
06 Each Minute Seems A Million Years CARMAN, Jenks Tex
07 Tennessee Two Step MAPHIS, Joe & TOWN HALL BAND
08 Wagon Wheels RITTER, Tex
09 My Little Red Wagon ANDERSON, Les 'Carrot Top'
10 Sweeter Than The Flowers MAPHIS, Joe & ROSE LEE
11 Kentucky Waltz CHARLES, Bobby
12 Wait For The Light To Shine (Entire Cast) Various - At Town Hall Party
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Town Hall Party-DVDs

Town Hall Party DVDs

The Town Hall Party was one of the first country music shows to be broadcast on American television in early 1952 and ran until early 1961, coming every Saturday from a theater in Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles. The stage was set up like an old barn - this was supposed to convey the same atmosphere that had already prevailed three decades earlier at the live shows that had been broadcast on the radio.

The stage was set up like an old barn

The show - with up to 2000 spectators in the hall - was initially broadcast live on the radio station KFI. However, the spread increased enormously when NBC took over the nationwide broadcast. And when television was switched on with KTTV-TV, the individual shows even lasted up to three hours. The popularity was so great that Columbia Records released the LP'Town Hall Party' in 1958 - with many performers who belonged to the tribe of the show.

Perfect reproduction of the atmosphere

Our DVD series, launched in 2002, presents performances by individual artists from various'Town Hall' concerts; there are also complete Various Artists shows. Completely remastered and equipped with colorful booklets, these DVDs guarantee a perfect reproduction of the atmosphere, artistic skills and sound of a long gone era of country music.

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Tracklist
Various - Town Hall Party - Town Hall Party (CD) CD 1
01 Town Hall Shuffle
02 Just Because
03 Lonesome Love
04 Cold, Cold Heart
05 Oklahoma Waltz
06 Each Minute Seems A Million Years
07 Tennessee Two Step
08 Wagon Wheels
09 My Little Red Wagon
10 Sweeter Than The Flowers
11 Kentucky Waltz
12 Wait For The Light To Shine (Entire Cast)