Sing Along With Mitch (2 of 4)

[@annseven7166]

The classic song that Bob McGrath was singing is called, Silver Threads Among the Gold. Of course, on Sesame St., he wasn't singing with his full vocal skills the way he was here.

[@ClariceAust]

I'm 63 yrs old now & I remember when I was little hearing my grandmother singing the praises of 'Sing Along With Mitch'. She was born about seven years before the turn of the 20th century. So now I've heard the music, I understand why she liked it. The twenties and thirties were her era. May God bless you, Eadie.

[@chris.farwell]

RIP Bob. The glorious golden voice!

[@22lyric]

Boy, you have to really do some inventive searching on KZbin to find all his songs! He had a beautiful voice! And a wonderful personality on Sesame Street! I watched him when my son was young and then with my granddaughters. Can't believe he's gone!

[@TopHatJack4970discord]

Ya just found out today myself sad.

[@NAN752]

When I was growing up we watched this show every week, all my friends did too. There's none to compare to Mitch Miller.

[@williambahrenfuss4961]

You said it there wasn't a show like it I'm 62 I will always remember watching Mitch Miller

[@edithsymmans3273]

The Mitch Miller Show a huge blast from the past of wonderful television history.... These were the days when the family sat together to watch wonderful programs and enjoy the shows as you participated.... As a child I could sing all these songs and my Mama was so proud that I loved these shows, we still watched them after my Daddy passed..... Thanks for bring back such wonderful memories of my childhood, I enjoy watching these clips from the past which are such a treat from todays dribble...

[@caroljeanscott5571]

What a beautiful voice Bob McGrath had. I did not realize how talented he was when he was on Sesame Street singing "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood"..

[@CarlDuke]

Thanks so much for this and other Miller posts. Not only are they so enjoyable, they also give us a place to gather and remember this musical genius, who not only led this program, but for many years ran Columbia Records transforming it from a 3rd rate outfit to the leading label in the country. He helped guide the careers of Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Rosie Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Patti Page, the Four Lads, Teresa Brewer and many others. He had a profound effect on 20th century music.

[@Landser64]

Thank God for KZbin. So many treasures here

[@Maxwell1901]

Bob McGrath has. In fact, his Sesame Street record "Sing Along with Bob" was a tribute to Mitch Miller - had to have been!

[@jamesmurray8558]

Mom and dad would watch this every week.

[@Elmaestrodemusica]

Bob was my inspiration to sing when I was a child!!

[@Gipfirnts]

Bob McGrath was a wonderful tenor.

[@tedmerr]

he still is.

[@lukehauser1182]

My mother dreamed I would grow up to sing like him... I preferred Dylan...

[@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes]

Great voice with a vibrato that would make jelly set

[@brianpinkosky8791]

Sadly, he passed away earlier today at the age of 90.

[@CGCCda]

He went on to a long association with Sesame Street, beginning in 1969 and ending nearly 50 years later.

[@toutouthewyvern]

Me and my mother watched Mitch Miller faithfully and I will always remember the birthday party thrown for Leslie Uggams when she turned 19 (I think).

[@deewesthill4705]

"Bill Bailey" is about a woman who wants her gigolo back. She'll do the dishes and cooking and pay the rent! 😆

[@airdaleva42]

I remember the program as a small child. I ennjoyed it then and always wondered what became of Mitch. A long life is the true reward of a good lfe. You will always be remembered

[@CatzShadowz]

All I have to say is THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE MEMORIES!!! I was just telling my sweetheart that as a child I dressed up as Mitch Miller for halloween, to the point of using a lot of eyebrow pencil borrowed from my mother and a few hairs my dog so generously donated, (yes, I got my a** blistered), the kids had no clue, but I didn’t get any raisins or rocks, I got awesome candy!!! What an awesome flashback! Again, thank you for these awesome shares. (Take that Britney! This is live television!)

[@CarlDuke]

Victor Griffin's rendition of Ida is just great. A wonderful salute to the legendary Eddie Cantor and the great pioneer minstrel man Eddie Leonard who wrote the song in 1903. And that saxophobia is just great as well.

[@tablet2016]

my grandfather who passed on a year or two before I came along was featured in one of ealiest shows, It would be nice to actually get to see him , other than in still pics

[@kristine7524]

At the beginning of part two, do you recognize Bob McGrath of Sesame Street fame? What a wonderful voice. I met him in the 80s when I took my son to a bookseller, where Bob was on tour promoting his new music cassette of children's songs. Nice man.

[@fromthesidelines]

Bob McGrath was a "featured singer" on the program from 1962 through '64; he first appeared as a last-minute substitute for an "Irish tenor" on a St. Patrick's Day theme show, and became a regular performer shortly afterwards. Today, of course, most people know him from "SESAME STREET"- and yes, "Mary Poppins" (6:46) was going into re-release in the summer of '66 [normally, Disney usually waited about seven years to reissue their "classic" movies to theaters, but "Mary" made so much money...].

[@michaelmckenna6464]

MARY POPPINS was released in September 1964. My mother took us to see the movie during Easter break in 1965. We all enjoyed the movie. Perhaps the reason Walt Disney had it aired so soon on television was because he wanted to host it before he died. He passed away in December 1966. In 1966, Walt Disney was also working on THE JUNGLE BOOK, but he passed away before it was completed.

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

I knew him from Sesame Street & indeed I had no idea he could sing like this!

[@peacockblue8407]

in the 1st part, i got a glimpse of a dude & thought, "hey, i KNOW that guy!" now, the announcer said, "bob mcGrath", & i thought, "that's who it is! bob, from SESAME Street!!" ha-ha-ha .... x^D .... what a kick in the pants x^)

[@greitje50]

I just thought the same thing!

[@rachelblanche2907]

❤️

[@terrietackett8964]

That was driving me crazy! Good catch!!

[@elymamangun206]

We've been singing some of Mich Miller's songs when I was in elementary grades way back in the Philippines & also hearing them in radio.I love them songs

[@Agent6415]

Check out that bow tie on Bob! Phew! LOL! Awesome! Great music

[@pmshanahan100]

I remember back in the day everyone sang along, even in the taverns.

[@toopoable]

Spectacular choreography!

[@williambahrenfuss4961]

That first guy reminds me of Joe Feeny from Laurence Welk who did my wild Irish rose multiple times

[@boycetate6555]

This was not the show, but my first taste of color TV was Sing Along with Mitch around Christmas in 1961...a moment you don't forget.

[@Celluloidwatcher]

BTW, that Christmas episode from December 21, 1961 is on KZbin. Check it out😀

[@reptile5150]

that is also Bob from Sesame Street too

[@DIMON_CAMI]

0:18 Is it me, or is that Bob from Sesame Street?

[@Juliaflo]

It sure is.

[@merynwilliams4206]

I thought it was Neil Sedaka. Doh!

[@kathehuot1101]

I’m looking for a Mitch Millar song that has the lyric🎶be kind to your flat-footed friends,for a duck may be somebody’s Mother🎶

[@jerryhae]

That was the ending song of each Sing Along show.

[@newjean2000]

I hope that someone will keep these songs alive. It would be a shame for them to die and our children and grandchild not to ever hear them.

[@hankmccoy6779]

always something worth watching!always something worth listening to!great things!

[@corduerorose9747]

RIP Bob McGrath goodbye and thank you for being a friend on sesame street 😇

[@orencoin]

I cant stop listen to saxophobia !

[@brandongaming1049]

RIP Bob Mcgrath!

[@liampresser1739]

4:34 literally reminds me of the candy tender from willy wonka and the chocolate factory singing the candyman song

[@paulbrandano3477]

Is that the guy from Sesame Street?

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

Yup!

[@corduerorose9747]

His name was Bob McGrath 1932😇2022

[@fromthesidelines]

The instrumental at 7:48, as Mitch identified it, is "Saxophobia", "technicolor'. The real Rudy Wiedoeft (whose famous composition this saxophonist is recreating) died in February 1940.

[@rockymntain]

Here is a short film with Rudy Wiedoeft: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epOcgWCrZsRlmKc Mitch and the producers failed to mention or list in the credits who the saxophonist was who was playing the piece on this show. Perhaps it was one of Mitch's studio line orchestra players, who just happened to be quite talented.

[@CarlDuke]

For anyone who may care, Eddie Leonard and his version of the song Ida are on youtube. Just do a search on the name Eddie Leonard. Leonard was a true pioneering giant and in his wake came Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Georgie Jessel, among others. .

[@rosemarymagrino772]

Bob McGrath! Just one of the people in the neighborhood!!!!😊RIP

[@theblacksheep1000]

this is awesome!

[@RoseBudpony1]

Now I know what that random butterfly from the last unicorn was singing, he must of time traveled. (Won’t you come home bill bailey!).. Mary poppins in black and white?!... wow was the one from vcr days the recolored version??

[@technicolorfantasies]

Thanks for the info! I really enjoy all this olde time music!

[@joorcawhisperer9733]

Omg Its Bob from sesame street

[@CarlDuke]

Just learned from a musician friend that the name of the saxophonist is Vincent J. (Jimmy) Abato who had played with the Glenn Miller band. Obviously he was a great talent. The name Mitch mentions while introducing the tune is that of the song's composer.

[@garydreher]

use to watch this program.

[@cats0182]

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street

[@marcbukk5973]

These are the kind of shows I'd like to watch on TV now instead of all the violence

[@stevec6455]

Wow, bless his heart and vocal chords.

[@サムさすらいの]

録音機能の低い時代これだけの技量は凄い生でききたかった

[@CarlDuke]

@fromthesidelines Thanks for that information about this piece of music. I found a version by Rudy on youtube which is quite good, but I find the performance by this musician even better. His arrangement seems just a bit more exciting. And bravo to Mitch for his great taste.

[@pgh45rpms]

The Mary Poppins commercial dates this clip in 1964.

[@generationll]

How I wonder how many of these guys are still alive

[@Fregulus5]

I knew that Bob could sing on Sesame Street, but not like this!

[@KrazeeClark]

I swear to God, I thought dear old Bob was going to start singing "Mammy." What the hell is a good minstrel show without blackface anyway? KABOOM!! 0:21

[@christopherhanley7516]

Was Bob McGrath on Mitch Miller before or after he was famous in Japan?

[@Usagi1992]

Before. ^_^

[@sherrybirchall8677]

OMG - so good!

[@Kimcliff]

Can't you watch this video in HD resolution?

[@hogomeiko]

@Supergungun We kids loved it too. My cousins and I had no idea of what was "cool"; we put on shows and sang freely with Mitch. Years later we became singers; one of us in opera. :)

[@technicolorfantasies]

That's some cool stuff. I like the saxophone piece. What's it called again?

[@kathyfowler7511]

Saxhobia

[@dramaboy41]

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street!

[@ryanm7249]

What's the instrument In here that sounds similar to an accordion? Maybe a button box?

[@audinos4827]

ryanm Sounds like a standard accordion but it might be a bandoneon.

[@kathyfowler7511]

On and Victor were handsome hunks

[@tomservo56954]

@fromthesidelines Actually, I thought MARY POPPINS was still in theaters then, the way THE SOUND OF MUSIC took up near-permanent residence.

[@jrabele]

Hey, what's a minstrel show without the black face?

[@KrazeeClark]

When Bob started up, I thought he was going to sing "Mammy." True story.

[@toopoable]

I hab the minstrel cramps real hard.

[@KrazeeClark]

toopoable I see what you did there. Kudos.

[@acedrumminman]

RIP Mitch, tell Welk to cough up the baton...

[@Digit654]

I remember watching this program in the 60's. Back then I did not, as well as my parents, know that the show was lip synced in the musical numbers.

[@gammaray9650]

SINGERING THE DANCE.

[@Agent6415]

What's the guy's name playing Rudy Wiedoeft's Saxophobia?

[@davidrobbio9816]

That’s a good question for Wikipedia

[@datswhutsup5060]

I never knew Marry Poppins was in Black and White

[@GingerGilligan]

"I nevah explain anything!" The father should say "Hey woman, I pay you to watch my kids, don't give me attitude, bitch."

[@arqueologomusical6676]

He as like Neil sedaka young

[@williamhall3933]

would that been glen miiller?

[@technicolorfantasies]

Thanks! i appreciate it!

[@dezzick398]

I wish I knew someone old who rant and babble to me about these good ol days.

[@elisebrockmann3913]

Well, here I am. I just turned 67 but I don't feel OLD. Love to sing along not just with Mitch - any good song will do just fine. There's nothing in this world like good music to lift one's spirits.

[@dezzick398]

=)

[@elisebrockmann3913]

***** RRB = rock rhythm blues = rant rock babble. Wish I had an operatic voice. Alas, no. But I still try when no one is within hearing distance. ;>)

[@pietrrocks]

beatles revolver 66 long way from this

[@rachelblanche2907]

💕💕

[@Romearound50]

What is name first song?

[@HankJimRadio]

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street!

[@bsgs98]

"Silver Threads Among the Gold"

[@Stincil]

Cute girls!

[@edlightman4936]

as a young boy in the 1960s I remember watching mitch miller on tv , down the hill from where I lived there was a good radio station wmba 1460 on your radio dial . they played atleast 4 mitch miller songs a day .no more good music on the radio just too much right wing talk .

[@kathyfowler7511]

He was quite a heart throb until Sesame

[@poni_poki]

Until?? He was cute in Sesame Street too!

[@deewesthill4705]

@@poni_poki I always felt that doing a kids' show was a step down from this.

[@poni_poki]

@@deewesthill4705Fair enough

[@hyrdrogenalpha]

They have to be lip syncing…no microphones

[@RoadCaptainEntertain]

I didn't know PeeWee Herman could sing like that! ;-)

[@corduerorose9747]

I know you are but what I'm i🤭😁😂🤣

[@drewsagar2634]

No offense to the village people but cant you see these guys doing YMCA

[@greglawrence8224]

This show actually made it to Australia back in the sixties. With vocalists and insrumentalists performing note perfect at the top of their game ;...it's got me tossed as to how it comes out sounding so bland and tasteless.