Kraft Music Hall

4.7

1958•1h

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.

Seasons

48 Episodes • Premiered 1958

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 1: The Dunhills

1. The Dunhills

Scheduled guests: --The Dunhills, precision dancers who toured with Milton Berle during the summer of 1958. The trio was made up of Walter Long, Bob Roberts and Art Stanley.

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 2: Gary Crosby

2. Gary Crosby

Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 3: The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts

3. The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts

Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 4: Sammy Davis Jr.

4. Sammy Davis Jr.

Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 5: Andy Griffith

5. Andy Griffith

Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 6: Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands

6. Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands

Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 7: Red Skelton

7. Red Skelton

--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 8: Helen Traubel

8. Helen Traubel

Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 9: Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell

9. Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell

Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 10: Eydie Gorme

10. Eydie Gorme

Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 11: Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue

11. Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue

Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 12: Tommy Sands / Judy Canova

12. Tommy Sands / Judy Canova

Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 13: Tallulah Bankhead

13. Tallulah Bankhead

--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 14: Mahalia Jackson

14. Mahalia Jackson

--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 15: Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon

15. Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon

Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 16: Joan Davis / Bob Crosby

16. Joan Davis / Bob Crosby

Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 17: Jo Stafford / Dennis Day

17. Jo Stafford / Dennis Day

Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 18: William Bendix

18. William Bendix

Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 19: The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun

19. The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun

Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 20: Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang

20. Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang

Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 21: Martha Raye

21. Martha Raye

Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 22: Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams

22. Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams

Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 23: Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas

23. Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas

Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 24: Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia

24. Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia

Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 25: Janis Paige

25. Janis Paige

Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 26: Martha Raye

26. Martha Raye

Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 27: Janik & Arnault

27. Janik & Arnault

Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 28: Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault

28. Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault

Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 29: Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald

29. Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald

Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 30: Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)

30. Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)

First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 31: June Havoc

31. June Havoc

Scheduled guest: --June Havoc

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 32: Sally Ann Howes

32. Sally Ann Howes

Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 33: Zsa Zsa Gabor

33. Zsa Zsa Gabor

Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 34: Gretchen Wyler

34. Gretchen Wyler

Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 35: Celeste Holm

35. Celeste Holm

Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 36: Maureen Cannon

36. Maureen Cannon

Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 37: The Jerry Packer Singers

37. The Jerry Packer Singers

Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 38: Peggy King

38. Peggy King

Scheduled guest: --Peggy King

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 39: Anita Darian

39. Anita Darian

Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 40: Glen Mason

40. Glen Mason

Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 41: Carol Lawrence

41. Carol Lawrence

Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 42: Sandy Stewart

42. Sandy Stewart

Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 43: Joyce Hahn

43. Joyce Hahn

Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 44: Bet E. Martin

44. Bet E. Martin

Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 45: Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins

45. Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins

--Dave King sings ""You Can't Love 'Em All"" and ""In Berkley Square."" He also does a ""Father Sees Baby"" pantomime. Scheduled guests: --Vicki Stuart (singer) - ""Bella Musica"" --Vicki Stuart - ""Relaxayvous"" (with Dave King) --The Lally Twins appear in a clinic skit with Dave King.

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 46: Johnny Mercer

46. Johnny Mercer

Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 47: Gloria DeHaven

47. Gloria DeHaven

Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven

Still image for Kraft Music Hall season 1 episode 48: Final Dave King Show (farewell party)

48. Final Dave King Show (farewell party)

This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars

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