Arts & Culture

Starlight Ballroom (MY MUSIC)

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer

Published August 7, 2015 at 11:10 AM PDT

Sultry songstress Peggy Lee presents her bright hit "It's a Good Day.”

Airs Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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Return to the glorious days of legendary orchestras, bandleaders and singers that ruled America’s radio waves and dance halls, bringing joy and escape during the days the country went to war and through the era of victory that followed. Featuring songs from Perry Como, Doris Day, Benny Goodman, Tex Beneke, Peggy Lee, The Mills Brothers and more, "Starlight Ballroom" (MY MUSIC) is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning August 2015. After its phenomenally popular “Big Band Years” program, TJL Productions presents this program that revisits the swing era, a time when ballrooms across the United States hosted the biggest bands in the country as they traveled from city to city with dance numbers and beautiful ballads. These timeless sounds are enjoyed once again through long-unseen vintage film and television performances.

Singing sweetheart Doris Day performs "The Very Thought of You.”

Beloved crooner Perry Como sings his classic "Till the End of Time.”

Give $21/mo or $252 during our TV Membership Campaign beginning Aug. 8, and receive the “Starlight Ballroom” combo package which includes a 3-DVD set and a 4-CD set. This gift also includes enrollment in the myKPBS Savers Club plus additional online access to more than 130,000 merchant offers and printable coupons, as well as a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). The 3-DVD set only is available at $150, and the 4-CD set only is also at $150. — Give $21/mo or $252 during our TV Membership Campaign beginning Aug. 8, and receive the “Starlight Ballroom” combo package which includes a 3-DVD set and a 4-CD set. This gift also includes enrollment in the myKPBS Savers Club plus additional online access to more than 130,000 merchant offers and printable coupons, as well as a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). The 3-DVD set only is available at $150, and the 4-CD set only is also at $150.

"Starlight Ballroom" features these performances:

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• “Accentuate the Positive” – Johnny Mercer

• “It’s a Good Day” – Peggy Lee

• “You Always Hurt the One You Love” – The Mills Brothers

• “Yes! We Have No Bananas” – The Pied Pipers

• “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” – Ozzie & Harriet Nelson & Orchestra

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• “Till the End of Time” – Perry Como

• “Music, Music, Music” – Teresa Brewer

• “At Last” – Ray Anthony & Orchestra

• “Fascinating Rhythm” – Mel Torme

• “My Ideal” – Margaret Whiting

• “If I Didn’t Care” – The Ink Spots

• “Babalu” – Desi Arnaz & Orchestra

• “The Very Thought of You” – Doris Day with the Harry James Orchestra

• “The More I See You” – Dick Haymes

• “Hawaiian War Chant” – Tony Pastor Orchestra with Rosemary & Betty Clooney

• “One O’Clock Jump” – Count Basie & Orchestra

• “Deep Purple” – Larry Clinton Orchestra with Bea Wain

• “Bonaparte’s Retreat” – Kay Starr

• “Lisbon Antigua” – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra

• “Taking a Chance On Love” – Jo Stafford

• “Muskrat Ramble” – Bob Crosby & The Bobcats

• “I’ll Walk Alone” – Dinah Shore

• “The Last Call for Love” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers

• “In the Mood” – Tex Beneke & Orchestra

• “Serenade in Blue” – Tex Beneke & Orchestra

• “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You” – Helen Forrest with Harry James Orchestra

• “Let’s Dance” – Benny Goodman & Orchestra

• “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”/“I’m Beginning to See the Light” – Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & Orchestra

Produced by TJL Productions. Producer TJ Lubinsky is on Facebook.

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Jennifer Robinson

Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.

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