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Singalong Jubilee was a CBC Television programme produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local singers, playing folk, country, and gospel music, in studio on stage and on location. Anne Murray, Catherine McKinnon, Ken Tobias, Edith Butler, Robbie MacNeill and Bud Spencer first gained fame from appearing on the show.

Singalong Jubilee replaced the equally long-running Don Messer's Jubilee, which featured many of the same performers, including McKinnon.The series was produced by Manny Pittson in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was co-hosted by music producer Bill Langstroth and singer Jim Bennet. (Langstroth was Anne Murray's future husband), with Brian Ahern as the music director.

The programme's theme song was Farewell to Nova Scotia.

References

Dick, Ernest J. (2004) Remembering Singalong Jubilee. Formac, Canada. ISBN 0-88780-642-2

External links

CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982, Sev-Spr
Recording Albums of Singalong Jubilee
Singalong Jubilee discography at Discogs

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-'''''Singalong Jubilee''''' was a [[CBC Television]] programme produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local singers, playing folk, country, and gospel music, in studio on stage and on location. [[Anne Murray]], [[Catherine McKinnon]], [[Ken Tobias]], [[Edith Butler]], and Canadian singer Bud Spencer first gained fame from appearing on the show.
+'''''Singalong Jubilee''''' was a [[CBC Television]] programme produced between 1961 and 1974. It featured musical performances by local singers, playing folk, country, and gospel music, in studio on stage and on location. [[Anne Murray]], [[Catherine McKinnon]], [[Ken Tobias]], [[Edith Butler]], [[Robbie MacNeill]] and Bud Spencer first gained fame from appearing on the show.
 ''Singalong Jubilee'' replaced the equally long-running ''[[Don Messer's Jubilee]]'', which featured many of the same performers, including McKinnon.The series was produced by Manny Pittson in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], and was co-hosted by music producer Bill Langstroth and singer Jim Bennet. (Langstroth was Anne Murray's [[Anne Murray#Marriage and children|future husband]]), with [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]] as the music director.