Sing Along With Mitch (1 of 4)

[@stephen1622]

I was the only one in my household that wanted to watch this show when I was a kid....I am from a black family...I have always loved Mitch and the Gang since I was a young boy....still do!

[@JOHNROBERTCRUZ]

Wholesome songs...I too love this...There's a special feeling of joy that comes from this type of entertainment. .Glad you like it too... GOD Bless... :)

[@deewesthill4705]

This show was called corny by some, but not by me. However, I felt that the Lawrence Welk Show was corny and tiresome.

[@gailsalvatore7372]

I loved this show as a kid too. I learned all the words just by watching.

[@gailsalvatore7372]

I also loved Lawrence Welk

[@lidwinejeanbaptiste2867]

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[@bulldogbarks55]

The main reason that Mitch's chorus had such a rich sound is that he placed the singers in small four-part groups of lead tenor, second tenor, baritone and bass. Notice how the group is placed in this way on stage. Mitch was a musical genius. Another Rochester, NY boy that made good.

[@davidbardwatkins]

Fantastic

[@larryshackley8074]

I have a copy of an Eastman yearbook from when he was a student (oboe major).

[@056024]

Mitch hated rock n, role and Sinatra.

[@davidrobbio9816]

@@056024I wonder what the problem with Sinatra was ?

[@LandondeeL]

@@davidrobbio9816 Frank Sinatra was produced by Mitch while at Columbia. Mitch made Frank record songs that Frank didn't want to do. It eventually led to Frank leaving Columbia, and his re-birth with Nelson Riddle and Capitol Records.

[@tubelover12]

My mom was one of the dancers on "Sing Along with Mitch" and in her last appearance (May 1965) she was pregnant with me! We saw Mitch in New York in May 2008 and he looked great -- RIP Mitch!!!

[@terrypgorman]

That is really cool.

[@stevec6455]

Wow, what a different world that was. Lucky for Mitch.

[@millsyinnz]

Im only 41, but I dig Mitch Miller. With a spade. I love all thise old 50's and 60's music.

[@inkey2]

I remember this show......my dad loved it. This is so clean-cut and wholesome it seems like it was a dream..........like this time could have never existed

[@colombino47]

i came from Cuba in 61 and lived in Miami for over a year before moving west. This was a favorite show of mine and would sing along to the songs. It was wonderful way to learn and practice English. The music was lively and the chorus great. Darn it, I miss these shows from that time. Nowadays, with more and more channels available, I find myself bored with what's available.

[@charleswaddell9398]

So in 9yrs is it 👍👎, hope you are still remembering those olden days ..........

[@em1osmurf]

watched this when my dad was home (USMC). his was a golden oldies show, for the WW1 generation. i'm 73, and still enjoy his shows.

[@Buzzybuzzard1007]

MY MOM USED TO PLAY SOME OF THESE SONGS ON OUR PIANO! SHE HAD NO MUSIC IN FRONT OF HER SHE JUST PLAYED ALL THE SONGS BY HEARING THEM! I MISS THOSE DAYS! GOD BLESS HER!

[@murieltainter5936]

One of Dad's favorite shows.....I'd fall asleep that night each week listening to these songs.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Me too.

[@GeoVII]

Oh my God.... We lived right up the street from the Miller family when I was a kid in Stony Point. I used to go trick or treating at his place when we did our runs around the neighborhood. He was as nice a guy in person as he was on TV. I had no idea he was a celebrity!

[@BillGreenAZ]

Television was new back then. Most people back then didn't realize their celebrity and how many people would be watching. That's one thing I got out of watching this video. They all seemed so normal and unassuming.

[@ObviousTrollFrom2007]

@Paul Kryder: I feel he doesn't get enough remembrance nowadays, but that could just be me.

[@eugenerowland1262]

I watched this show at age 5-8. It familiarized me with songs from the entire 20th century. This served me well during my 50+ years of Piano Bar. 😃👍

[@larryshackley8074]

I watched age 4-6 or so. Between the shows and the LPs, I learned SO many great songs from the Civil War through the 40s. Songs that kids used to learn in school, but no longer.

[@cynthiaengle3226]

We also as a family got to watch sing-along with Mitch! It was so much fun, but I only saw it in black-and-white and I was about. I don’t know three or four! We used to be able to dance around the house while playing his albums! And did our chores.)On Saturday mornings I really liked that old guy who was very popular entertainer, the best entertainer on TV even to this day. Well, maybe Johnny Carson was second! Lawrence Welch as well!! Innocent times and less people!! sassybrat58

[@spacemanrick2014]

Since we’re all sharing Mitch stories here, I wasn’t even born yet when Mitch was on TV, but learned about Mitch Miller through used record collecting at thrift shops around 2011-2012. Always a surplus of Mitch Miller, Lawrence Welk, and Herb Albert records.

[@joyciejd9673]

I just turned ‘69. I loved this show as a youngster...this was also the very first show we saw “in living color” when we got a color TV....great stuff, great songs, and family fun.

[@theresavazquez5471]

oh what memories...I have all my folks Mitch Miller records .followed every song with his tear out sing along sheets..knew every sing and what order . ahhh...so happy now

[@inkey2]

If for no other reason I love this music because it reminds me of my late father. He would have his mug of Budwieser, sitting on our big green couch, the flickering glow of our black and white TV.....and dad would sing along under his breath to all of Mitch's songs. It almost seems like it was a dream, things are so different now...some things for the better but most for the worse

[@greitje50]

Watched this with my parents. We never missed it! I'm66.

[@johnj510]

Same

[@tokindaddy420]

Me too I'm 62

[@lindawardell4886]

Me too !! And I am 66 too !!!

[@LeDoctoer]

The grinning, bearded caricature of Mitch Miller, hands twitching spasmodically in rhythm with the music, is eternally burned into the fabric of my brain.

[@karinaport]

Man!!!I had all the Christmas records!!!!Really enjoyed this show back when I was 13,14 years old!!Loved leslie Uggams,still do!!

[@carlootter3567]

With my Grandpa together watching The Mitch Miller Show back around 1963,what a great memory

[@The_Old_Wolf]

I'm so grateful some of these old shows (commercials included) have been preserved. I only wish there were more. I loved Mitch and his show.

[@imsixftsix]

RIP, Mitch Miller.......I watched his show with my Grandmother in the early '60's...

[@Prionel]

Loved this show as a kid in the early 1960s! Mitch was a great musician!

[@Stalinsgulag]

I'm only 19 and i love Mitch miller! I wish was born back then so i could sit in front of the TV and sing along with Mitch miller!

[@drh4683]

You were one of the best! My dad always listened to "Holiday Sing A Long" at Christmast and thats what got me hooked. I have almost all of his albums and I'm only 27. RIP.

[@moseshoward7072]

Our family actually used to sing along with that show. My mom was really into it. I can still remember the lyrics to those fun old songs.

[@mystrbreeze]

RIP Mr. Miller ..... I have some great memories of my family watching your show and 'Singing Along'. Thanks for the memories!

[@weitzfc]

one of my first memories in life. sitting on the davenport ,with my great aunt anne and my grand mother , watching sing along with mitch , on the black and white admiral. follow the bouncing ball.

[@Grandhoohah]

I always find it so awesome to listen to a part of pop culture of a bygone era. All this was before my time, but I still love listening to it! I still listen to my electronic music and all, but there's a certain charm about this that transcends across the generations. Thank you, Mitch, for bringing this into my parent's and grandparent's home!

[@kevinandbonnie]

I was about ten, and the family would gather in front of the TV for this show. I can’t remember if we actually sang along, but I like to think we did. It was a much different time. People worked in factories and on farms, cars and household appliances frequently broke down, and so you were tired and worried a lot. But you could get by on hard work alone, so that ego and pretense counted for less then than now. Mitch got everybody to sing just for the joy of it, so they could forget their problems, forget themselves, and heal their hearts. Such nice memories this video brings. Thanks for posting it.

[@ecz3393]

Very interesting and well written, thank you for your comment

[@Annieisfreejustlikebutterflies]

Used watch this with my pa enjoyed your comments.

[@fromthesidelines]

The original "SING ALONG WITH MITCH" series aired from 1961 through '64 (on a different night each season)- in the spring of '66, "selected repeats" of the show were scheduled on Friday nights [8:30-9:30pm(et)] as a replacement for the short-lived "SAMMY DAVIS JR. SHOW" (that's how I remember seeing Mitch and the "Gang"). I don't know when this particular edition was first telecast, or the repeat...but I'll look into it.

[@rehobothwell]

He understood that music was mean't to be joyful, life affirming and family friendly. God rest his soul, and our prayers go out to his family

[@agoge08]

He understood evil, he was an evil man. A wicked demon.

[@agoge08]

@@SilentEcho4178 you are a drug addicted fool and understand nothing that has been placed before you. He has prepared a path for you but still you choose that which can only lead to madness. Mitch Miller would seize you in his talons and take you far from perpetuity. Be wise........

[@davidrobbio9816]

@@agoge08yes please do

[@nohokev]

Aww, just break my heart. So many memories of Mitch and his shows from the 60s. Move over, Lord, and hand Mitch the baton, let him conduct the heavenly choir for a spell.

[@frankfedarko2460]

I think that’s why Mitch’s time came. Heaven was ready to have him take on that conductor’s job. A musical icon of his time and for all time! 🎶❤🎵

[@katesgram]

Such sweet memories gathered around the TV with the whole family singing along with Mitch. Thanks for the upload!

[@Annieisfreejustlikebutterflies]

Used watch this show with my pa and my thanks to whoever posted this online.

[@trickmystoregirl]

I spent every weekend at my grandma's while growing up. I learned every song on her huge collection of "Sing Along with Mitch" albums. Wish I had them now! Rest in peace, and God bless his family!

[@guitarrick57]

Thank you Mitch for all the lovely childhood music....you will be missed...

[@spentonbargains1]

Wish I could find "Carolina in the Morning" Sing Along With Mitch....that was a classic!

[@astatsky30]

This video is a great throwback. This reminds me of a simpler time. Mitch Miller and his hand motions are absolutely hilarious. I love imitating his hand motions.

[@malbourne805]

I'm just 51 years old but I remember watching Mitch Miller & His Gang on television griwing hp in the Caribbean in the 70's/80's. Loved them then, still love them now. My dad is also a fan to this day.

[@carolynbennett-hunter7421]

This brings back great memories of watching this show with my parents as a child. I especially liked the songs where they whistled. Absolutely fabulous!

[@1mespud]

Bob McGrath of Sesame Street fame @ 1:09. Mitch Miller never had a "follow the bouncing ball" on his show. That reference originated from the old Max Fleischer cartoons and movie shorts from the 1920's.

[@vogue2222]

Love the show when I was a little kid. The commercials were cool (orange juice in b&w ewwwww). Thanks for posting this.

[@pm0501]

We used to watch this show back in the 1960's. There was so much on TV we could watch as a family back then. Lawrence Welk was another we gravitated around.

[@juliejensen7370]

It was family time; not kids in a million activities. My Mom watched Lawrence Welk reruns all her life, like so many.

[@angel1crat374]

11 years ago

[@Bronwyn51]

I grew up watching sing along with mitch and my parents had a huge collection of mitch miller albums, so I learned every song I know from mitch miller records and watching the show, I have an old mitch miller christmas tape I bought at a library book sale. I still love listening to mitch miller, and I am 53 years old

[@Aboz]

One of my cherished childhood memories was singing along with Mitch and my dad.

[@012599]

My favorite show when I was a little girl...Rest in peace dear Mitch!!!!

[@bobbywason1761]

Gosh this video brings back memories. I remember watching and sometimes singing along with Mitch with my folks and siblings. It followed Hazel on NBC on Thursdays nights at 9:00pm. Sometimes I wished those music entertainment(s) like Mitch would return to television instead of all the trash that's on television now.

[@henry20008]

times change and not always the way one wants it to change

[@princeminski47]

I don't think even "OK Boomer" applies here. I'm 73 and I can't believe my eyes looking at this.

[@jimknox836]

My Father and Mother sat us down (all 9 of us) and we listened and sang along. It was great. I know hymns, rhymes that many have no knowledge of. Good times.

[@sandy6660]

Remember well watching this show. Fun to watch and sing along. Thanks for the memories.❤️

[@donnapoolejackofalltrades7827]

I use to go over to my uncle house, and he play this song on his banjo.We be singing this song .Sweet memories.

[@tapthatt2012]

RIP MITCH MILLER. LOVED THIS SHOW AS A KID.

[@weitzfc]

one of my first memories is his show . i was walking down the street with my mother in the old neighborhood. i could hear the music coming from about every third house , even people singing along. my dad absolutely loved the show, and even sang along. i must have been about six. my grandparents and parents weren't embarassed by singing along.

[@frankandcaryl]

This brings back great memories. My Dad would never miss a Mitch Miller show.

[@epgrove1961]

I wish I could re-live this era. Real wholesome good music with lyrics that had meaning.

[@nopenope1186]

These songs are from a whole different era

[@chrisrj9871]

I'd like to see the *2nd* half of the '60s, thanks.

[@ellenmindy5905]

I used to put on my favorite dress (blue gingham with red trim) every Sunday and stand in front of the TV and sing along with Mitch. I was about 4. Funny all these years later I remember it vividly.

[@barbarajful]

Grew ups listening to Mitch Miller, love it! Wish someone would broadcast is program.

[@nicholasrodriguez2980]

ME TV does it now and then. I have always enjoyed Mitch Miller's music.

[@JimmyDean404]

these singers are awesome. This guy is a genius.

[@JerryFla2000]

I loved Mitch Miller and watched it every week as a kid. Question: Does anyone know the name of the older singer with white hair and white mustache? He seems to be featured quite a bit. Is that Stan Carlson?

[@trwent]

You mean ... He IS fabulous !!!!! The man is still with us !!

[@barbararicciuto-ns4xl]

The entire neighborhood had Mitch Miller on the TV, loved it, happy days.

[@scottct1]

RIP Mitch! You might be gone but the song lingers on!

[@SuperWorkingdog]

Wow. We used to watch this show on TV when I was kid. My dad loved it!

[@tabanjoman24]

72 I watched when I was about 14. Loved it!

[@carolebauer9394]

+SuperWorkingdog.... I used to watch it too when I was little, that and your hit parade, Lawrence Welk, all the varity shows...loved TV back then...now, not so much!

[@carolebauer9394]

+Anna Mercedes ..why do you ask that with a frown face?? I'm 67 and remember watching all those shows when I was a kid...great family entertainment..so much better than todays crap on TV..

[@georgef1776]

Yes - Mitch must be seen, not just heard - marvelous and terrifying! This was what my parents were watching when the Beatles arrived. They were convinced that Mitch was the real deal and the Beatles were a passing fad. And they dressed me just like Mitch's Gang.

[@bonniemariedavis2909]

And bigotry and prejudice was THIS interwoven to their culture, they had no clue. Disgustingly sad to watch.

[@rolandpratt403]

Nothing disgusting about it

[@billschindler1381]

@@bonniemariedavis2909 I am not a Mitch Miller fan or his rejection of Rock Music, What was prejudice of this? Because it was all white? I rather watch this instead of a freak show.

[@brentbutler8563]

@@bonniemariedavis2909 This idiot knows nothing about Leslie Uggams. Sad the ignorance that you can find on display here. And judgmental ignorance is the worst.

[@agoge08]

​@@bonniemariedavis2909you have mental problems

[@martinwall8006]

I was too young to appreciate it properly. Now I wish I had.

[@SVDash]

Folks, Way to Go! Thanks for Keeping Up. As mentioned earlier, some of my fondest memories surround Mitch Miller and His Gang. I was born in 1962 and was kinda, pushing poop into my diaper when some of his music was first aired. This is so cool, thanks for Contributing. Stephen.

[@rodneyharrington5049]

The minstrel show is one of those things like goldfish swallowing and phone booth stuffing that makes people today wonder what the heck they were thinking.

[@Will4fun]

I remember watching Sing Along With Mitch in the late 1950's. I was 3 or 4 yrs old. It was fantastic!

[@NancyHey]

I remember Mitch Miller and his show when I was a kid. It was a nice way to involve the audience. The late father of the Beach Boys, Murray Wilson used to have weekly family "sing alongs". He helped impart a great love of music and singing to his sons. Many tales have been told about Murray Wilson being a high maintenance sort of guy, apparently he had his issues, but he and his wife Audrey were true music lovers.

[@CarlDuke]

Please keep this on forever. This is just wonderful. Mitch is still active and appears as a guest conductor with orchestras around the country. He was a classically trained musician. And Mitch is not quite 99 yet, but the one time guiding genius behind the careers of many artists at Columbia records (Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Teresa Brewer, the Four Lads and Patti Page, among others) will be 99 on the 4th of July. Oh, you Yankee Doodle Boy.

[@TunTavernWarrior2]

I am too young to have even seen this work on TV. But, man..... What I would do to see wholesomeness like this on TV again.

[@timobrin6530]

This show was pure fun! I watched this as a young boy with my parents. We sang along and had a wonderful time. It sparked my interest in music which now ranges from classical to reggae to rock to show tunes to jazz to R&B to country and on and on. Sing Along With Mitch had its time and place and maybe we need to get back to such times when families and communities joined together just for the sake of enjoying being together and doing something just for fun.

[@bonniemariedavis2909]

White families only is what that means. We don't want to go back to racism and xenophobic times, thanks. NEVER.

[@wongleebruce]

I remember when dad had this show on in the sixties but to review this again on this video really makes me appreciate the show even more. Happy Birthday Mitch!

[@hydroforce1000]

Thanks for posting...that was amazing. The commercials where a scream! I have some fond memories watching Mitch as a youngster with my Dad.

[@mphemh]

This brings back memories My Dad would play M. Meller on the Hi FI. And Watch His TV Show. I think it was on Sundays Im 57 so I guess I can relate to this kind of great music. Just wonderful.

[@Fletch1821]

I remember watching this show with the family in the old neighborhood when I was little. I almost forgot about this show. What a treat!:-)

[@dougamundson6836]

I am 69-years old now. My parents had four of their albums. Even as a kid I enjoyed them. :):):)

[@CharlesPriceCMU]

Watched mainly with my father as my mother worked nights. He bought all the albums. Looks pretty hokey today but I still have some good memories. Can't believe I still know the words to most of these songs. Oy!

[@DaughNo1]

Oh, thank you for posting these clips. I loved to following the bouncing ball and sing along with Mitch. I remember one time at the end of the show, he jumped up, and never came down. I also remember that he played oboe. I looked forward to his show every week. And like another writer said, it was a wonderful time of clean, family shows.

[@pdetray]

kids loved it too. this was an amazing program for kids who loved to sing. mitch miller's christmas albums were excellent as well.

[@CarlDuke]

This 4 set group of Mitch Miller and the Sing Along Gang is just terrific. Please don't ever delete it. Just saw Mitch on an episode of Car 54 Where Are You? on the MeTV cable/network channel.

[@bvwatson49]

Mitch Miller -- R.I.P, August 2,2010 Thanks, Mitch!

[@Anvanho]

WOW!!! Incredible! We all grew up doing the "S.A.W.M." when his show was on every week! We had some of those albums, but I mostly remember that one album with all the multi-colored fonts with the names of all the songs .. white-ish background .. pretty big seller .. I see it's on i-Tunes. Thanks for posting! Man, any way they could do a S.A.W.M. type halftime show at the next Superbowl?

[@trailboyus66]

Mitch Jane also passed away the other day in Columbia Mo. He was The Dillards lead player. My condolences to both familys. I remember this music it kept the great songs of the past going many years after their time.

[@pinevideo]

This brings back childhood memories! Oh my!! and how fun this is to watch! thanks for sharing this!

[@82505fco]

RIP Mitch, My dad always said one of the best things he did in life was to sing with you for 5 years. I hope we can see alot more of the shows!!

[@judilynn9569]

Wow. My grandmother loved this show and we watched it every week. Did he say, "MINSTREL SHOW"??? How the minds of children are shaped. Little seeds planted.

[@LoyalTideFan]

We loved this show! Dad would sing along. We had a couple of the records they put out and thoroughly enjoyed them!

[@marygauthier6266]

Loved Mitch Miller brings back so many great memories...

[@charlesnorte]

Thanks Mitch: When I was young learn English with the lyrics in the LP´s covers. Greetings from Argentina!

[@ThetPet]

RIP Mitch ... you were one of a kind ...

[@t328]

i am 54 and remember him on the radio and tv it was a different time,i like all music preety much evan big band.

[@MrCyclone21]

Thanks for the wonderful memories Mitch....RIP!

[@jeffreycoogan09]

Before karaoke, there was Mitch Miller.

[@siOsanto]

+Jeffrey Coogan that's right

[@dlsofsetx]

I loved this show,they ought to bring it out on DVD.

[@simaoski5560]

yall just mad

[@MrThermostatic]

And before Mitch Miller, there were "5 Neat Guys".

[@epgrove1961]

Every Thanksgiving my father would play "Holiday" Sing Along with Mitch Miller & The Gang on the old RCA Victor Hi-Fi record player. Mitch Miller had a great chorus.

[@CarlDuke]

Thanks for a great clip. I was about 10 when Mitch was on and really loved the show. The show was still tremendously popular when it was cancelled, but it was that old demographics thing. Before this show Mitch was the guiding genius at Columbia records and helped guide the careers of such as Teresa Brewer, Frankie Laine, Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, the Four Lads, Dinah Shore, Doris Day and Tony Bennett, to name but a few.

[@audinos4827]

Mitch Miller was one of the few celebrities in his day who could wear his facial hair like Lenin and no one would question his sympathies.

[@mdice111]

Good comment, comrade. My father was in the merchant marine in WWII and participated in convoys to Murmansk, Russia, as Russia was an ally during the war.

[@RealTallestSkil]

Who DIDN’T question his sympathies? He was a jew whose parents recently immigrated from the USSR. I’m certain he was questioned like all the jews of Hollywood.

[@RealTallestSkil]

@Paul Kryder Do you really, honestly, think that anyone is going to fall for that attempt at pilpul? At all? In the slightest? This is a real question. Do you actually think anyone will fall for that? That’s really, REALLY pathetic.

[@tedmerr]

Charlie Chaplin for the win

[@margaretwalsh852]

Huh?

[@kdegru]

My Grandparents came over for dinner often on Saturday evenings and we would always watch and Sing Along with Mitch sometimes with the TV show and at other times with one of his LPs with the lyric sheets.

[@allygreer2040]

@1:09 there's Bob McGrath from Sesame Street!

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Loved this show and the family memories of singing along give me happiness tonight. Thanks for posting, ads and all! :)

[@pfeifferpack]

We watched it every week and even had the albumns.