Sounds Good

Canadian music television miniseries

Sounds Good
Genremusic
Written byJim McKenna
Presented byJim McKenna
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerJim McKenna
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release4 August (1976-08-04) –
28 September 1976 (1976-09-28)

Sounds Good is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1976.

Premise

This four-part series featured particular genres of modern music and various performers. Jim McKenna hosted Sounds Good except the country music episode.[1]

  • Folk: featured Ellen McIlwaine, Don McLean, Myles and Lenny and David Wiffen
  • Country (10 September 1976): featured Carroll Baker, Tim Daniels (later of Comin' Up Country), Mary Lou Del Gatto, Prairie Oyster[1]
  • Disco: featured Crack of Dawn, Soul Express, Sweet Blindness and Rick Wamil
  • Jazz: featured Moe Koffman Sextet, Peter Appleyard, Aura and Clark Terry

Sounds Good was hastily produced on a low (approximately CA$40,000) budget when CBC's Studio 7 became unexpectedly available for three days. A previously-planned television feature on Nellie McClung was scheduled to film there but production was cancelled when ACTRA objected to the choice of an American actor portraying McClung.[1][2]

Scheduling

The hour-long episodes were broadcast on 4 August 10 September, 18 and 28 September 1976.

References

  1. ^ a b c Kirby, Blaik (8 September 1976). "Cut-rate special doesn't need slick package". The Globe and Mail. p. 14.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Sounds Good". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Sounds Good". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.