This 1973 program honors the work of Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini, with the latter as a guest. Unlike his later appearance, in which he shows up with about ten minutes left, in a pre-taped segment, here he is first at bat.
The selection of songs is quite good, starting with HM playing "Days of Wine and Roses." Again, you get the same 2-minute apocopated versions, but anyone who has watched over the years is used to that.
The only question would be why PBS and OETV presented this the day before July 4th, when they had plenty of Independence Day offerings. But. Then, they pulled the same for Easter and Memorial Day.
The selection of songs is quite good, starting with HM playing "Days of Wine and Roses." Again, you get the same 2-minute apocopated versions, but anyone who has watched over the years is used to that.
The only question would be why PBS and OETV presented this the day before July 4th, when they had plenty of Independence Day offerings. But. Then, they pulled the same for Easter and Memorial Day.