The King Family (1966)

The King Family, in their first color television appearance, perform a medley of songs including:
"It's A Grand Night for Singing" - The King Sisters
"Catch Us If You Can" - The King Cousins
"Yankee Doodle Dandy/ You're A Grand Old Flag" - Alvino Rey with the King Cousins
"When the Saints Come Marching In" - The King Family
Visit the new and official King Family website: www.officialkingfamily.com

[@seraphleo]

Man, am I waxing nostalgic. My parents had them on one Christmas when I can still remember the silver Christmas tree with the color light filter rotating. Beautiful memories.

[@TOPCOO]

I'm a Black Man and I was a little boy when the King Family use to have their specials. When I ask my family and friends do they remember them they all say NO and I'm out of my mind. I tell them that they were really hot at the time and one of the sisters was on the tv show "My thress Sons" She was married to "Rob" the oldest son in the show. But no one seem to recall any of this but me. Thanks for posting, because I now have some proof! A BIG THANK YOU!!!!

[@mattagogo]

Aw...Sweet little petite Vonnie-- ^_^ We've just been reintroduced to the King Sisters, Family, Cousins,etc al. (thank you PBS!!!) and I just read that she's recently passed... Our prayers go out to the entire family-- Know that you all are in our thoughts! Bless you all for bringing us such joy ^_^

[@S67906]

Thank goodness for KZbin, I was searching for the King Family for years. There are times I become nastolgic and yearn for the former variety shows and KZbin provides these type of shows due to someone posting them. I clearly remember the King Family specials and I loved them, always wondered what happen to them They all were so beautiful and handsome. I miss those family variety shows. The closest we get to a variety show these days is watching Dancing with the Stars.

[@ncfeline1959]

So did we and say what you like, those was good and clean shows

[@atisaseret]

You're so right! The Beautiful Blonde on "MY THREE SONS" is named: TINA COLE and she was shortly engaged to Don Grady - who played the oldest son, but then they broke up. She's still beautiful and very active in many projects.

[@ellaball]

I too loved the King Family. I was so young. Thanks youtube. Keep these videos' coming.

[@literacykcvolunteer4680]

They were very popular in those days and seemed to have a special for every holiday all year long. Back when "specials" were the norm: Crosby, Hope, Andy Williams, Como, etc. Good, wholesome stuff.

[@Glambert345]

I loved the King Family.YAY KZbin !!

[@powerlounger]

What a treat!! I have been looking for The King Family forever. Finally!!

[@tippytootoo]

Wow does this bring back memories when I was little. I loved the hair too.

[@jackadonia]

What a great vid! Such a treat to hear this again after so many years. The King Sisters' arrangement and performance of "It's A Grand Night For Singing" is something special indeed!

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

That's a really interesting observation. I remember the King Family, too, but I never paid much attention to them. I only remember that they were on around the holidays and other times during the year. I think they had their own variety show. Wow! That's a real stretch for the old memory.

[@dflartist]

Too Fabulous for words !!!!!

[@rustygirl50]

My family and I used to watch the King Family alot in N.C. alonng with Larwence Welk.

[@debbied1943]

I love the hair do's!

[@dangankk]

Marilyn (AKA Mody) is just as beautiful as I remember Marilyn and her sisters at St.Louis--on the Mississippi-, San Antonio, and Indiana.I miss her. Liam

[@Logoned]

We had to watch the King Family Christmas Special or it was not autum leaves that year.

[@sallienennig8390]

Do you like those gowns the King Sisters are wearing?

[@NEKSoccer]

Was this from Ed Sullivan's show? I hear someone who sounds like him introducing Alvino Rey and then hearing Alvino say "Well, here's *our* type of music, Ed!". Great performance! Although I only saw this clip for the first time on KZbin, I could imagine myself as a toddler watching this with my family. Indeed, TV watching was one of the most communal things that families did back in the 1960s.

[@antoniobejarano5283]

Well, I know that Liza was not one on the front line but I liked her and I was her companion for a couple of weeks when she was in Spain in the sixties. I wonder if she is still alive. Happy times

[@F1478963]

What ever became of them?

[@hyrdrogenalpha]

I hated this show when I was a child! Why? It replaced The Outer Limits on January 23, 1965 (which was on a Saturday night). So for the next few months after the cancellation, I would turn on the TV every Saturday night hoping and praying that The Outer Limits would be back on. Strangely, ABC did slip in two or three reruns of the Outer Limits when The King Family were out doing something else.

[@christinaarcher3341]

Oh, please.