Cavalcade of Bands

Cavalcade of Bands was an early American television series which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. Produced by Drug Store Television Productions and DuMont, Cavalcade of Bands featured performances by popular and obscure Big Band orchestras, and first aired on January 17, 1950. The series was a spin-off of DuMont's popular Cavalcade of Stars. Originally hosted by Fred Robbins, a disc jockey from New York, Robbins would exit quickly. No host would stay long on the program. Subsequent hosts included Warren Hull, Ted Steele, and Buddy Rogers. According to Brooks and Marsh (1984), Cavalcade of Bands was a major television effort, and was designed to lure away NBC's audience after The Milton Berle Show. The last episode of...