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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg/220px-James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg/330px-James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg/440px-James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="893" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> performing on the program, 1969</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Music chart</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Variety_show" title="Variety show">Variety show</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Gottlieb" title="Carl Gottlieb">Carl Gottlieb</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hendra" title="Tony Hendra">Tony Hendra</a><br />David Steinberg<br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Schaal" title="Richard Schaal">Richard Schaal</a><br />Stan Jacobson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Stan Harris</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/David_Steinberg" title="David Steinberg">David Steinberg</a><br />Chris Bokeno<br /><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hankin" title="Larry Hankin">Larry Hankin</a><br />Paul Reid Roman<br />Christopher Ross<br /><a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme music composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Williams_(composer)" title="Patrick Williams (composer)">Patrick Williams</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composer</th><td class="infobox-data">Patrick Williams</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">17</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data">Ken Fritz<br />Stan Harris</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Television_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Television Center">ABC Television Center</a> in Hollywood</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">45 min.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data">Harris/Fritz Productions, in association with <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">September 22, 1969<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1969-09-22</span>)</span> –<br />January 12, 1970<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1970-01-12</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Music Scene</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Television series">television series</a> aired by <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">the ABC Television Network</a> in its <a href="/wiki/1969-70_United_States_network_television_schedule" class="mw-redirect" title="1969-70 United States network television schedule">Fall 1969 lineup</a>, featuring primarily <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">pop</a> music. The 45-minute program aired Mondays at 7:30 pm. It was paired with a second 45-minute program, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_People" title="The New People">The New People</a></i>, to form a 90-minute block intended to compete with the more popular offering on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In" title="Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In">Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Obscurities_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obscurities-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concept">Concept</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Concept"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Music Scene</i> was conceived as a musical-variety show with rotating hosts and contemporary rock and pop artists. It led a completely revamped Monday night schedule, reflecting ABC's effort to balance programming that targeted younger viewers with legacy shows catering to an older audience, such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Obscurities_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obscurities-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The odd 45-minute length of the show was designed to break what ABC called the viewers' "almost automatic inclination" to tune in to NBC at 8:00 pm for <i>Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In</i>. The theory was that when <i>The Music Scene</i> was over at 8:15 pm, the network would go immediately into <i>The New People,</i> and <i>Laugh-In</i> would be forgotten.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to producer Ken Fritz, <i>The Music Scene</i> was to be centered around the latest chart hit records, previewing new artists and their recordings as based on information supplied by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a> magazine. Stan Harris was director and co-producer. Carl Gottlieb, who had worked on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Smothers_Brothers_Comedy_Hour" title="The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour">The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour</a></i> in the previous television season, was lead writer.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As originally conceived, the broadcast was to showcase popular recordings topping the charts in every major category, which ABC classified as Long Playing Records, Country-and-Western, Rhythm and Blues, Easy Listening, and Comedy Albums. It was later clarified that the show would bridge all formats, including rock. The West Coast comedy troupe <a href="/wiki/The_Committee_(improv_group)" title="The Committee (improv group)">The Committee</a> was early slated to serve as host and guide.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, hosting duties subsequently were handed to improvisational comedians, to weave the broadcast of top hits with <a href="/wiki/Topical_humor" title="Topical humor">topical humor</a>. <a href="/wiki/David_Steinberg" title="David Steinberg">David Steinberg</a>, Chris Ross, and <a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a> were originally selected, with Steinberg signed on as a regular staff writer.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three additional comedians were subsequently chosen to share hosting, Chris Bokena, Larry Hankin, and Paul Reid Roman.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, Steinberg was named the regular host, and the focus of the comedic element changed to individual humor rather than skit comedy. He was joined by a guest host each week, a performing artist such as <a href="/wiki/Tom_Smothers" title="Tom Smothers">Tommy Smothers</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sherman" title="Bobby Sherman">Bobby Sherman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shifts_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shifts-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Advance_Promotion">Advance Promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Advance Promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 1969, producer Ken Fritz previewed <i>The Music Scene</i> to industry executives attending the International Music Industry Conference at Paradise Island, The Bahamas. He made the promotional film available to record companies and other industry organizations for preview showings at record distributor meetings, to highlight the program's ties to the record business. The conference was sponsored by Billboard magazine, which provided the program with chart information on weekly top hits.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two weeks prior to the television premiere of <i>The Music Scene,</i> a live preview performance of the show was staged in the ABC Television Center, Hollywood. It featured <a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Mayall" title="John Mayall">John Mayall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Three_Dog_Night" title="Three Dog Night">Three Dog Night</a>. Much of the two-hour concert was recorded for later use on the TV show.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_launch_and_reaction">The launch and reaction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The launch and reaction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Premiering September 22, 1969, <i>The Music Scene,</i> said Billboard magazine, went “into high gear rapidly with the greatest soul singer of them all—<a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>—performing <i>World.</i>” Performances followed by <a href="/wiki/Crosby,_Stills,_Nash_%26_Young" title="Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young">Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young</a>; <a href="/wiki/Buck_Owens" title="Buck Owens">Buck Owens</a>; <a href="/wiki/Oliver_(singer)" title="Oliver (singer)">Oliver</a>; <a href="/wiki/Three_Dog_Night" title="Three Dog Night">Three Dog Night</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer)" title="Tom Jones (singer)">Tom Jones</a>. The program included a special film segment from <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> involving their (censored) performance of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_John_and_Yoko" title="The Ballad of John and Yoko">The Ballad of John and Yoko</a>,</i> and concluded with a comedic sketch built around the No. 1 tune in the nation, <i><a href="/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar" title="Sugar, Sugar">Sugar, Sugar</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-Glowing_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glowing-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Critical reaction to the broadcast was generally favorable. Jack Gould of <i>The New York Times</i> said, “The show was clearly designed for a specific generation, something that apparently may be prevalent in the coming season.” <i>The New York Post</i>’s Bob Williams characterized the show as “a latter day version of The Hit Parade, drawing as it did on the new top pop tunes.” Similarly, Rick DuBrow of <i>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i> labeled the broadcast “Hit Parade 1969, sharply aimed at record buyers, a unique, brave attempt to be with it musically.” <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Billboard’s Claude Hall concluded, “No other show on TV this season contains the same possibilities of communicating with the nation’s youth as does <i>The Music Scene.</i>” <sup id="cite_ref-Glowing_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glowing-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineups">Lineups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lineups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chart movement of songs raised the prospect of repeat performances, and Three Dog Night repeated <i><a href="/wiki/Easy_to_Be_Hard" title="Easy to Be Hard">Easy to Be Hard</a></i> in the second broadcast of <i>The Music Scene,</i> in a different setting. Other artists to appear that week included <a href="/wiki/Eydie_Gorme" class="mw-redirect" title="Eydie Gorme">Eydie Gorme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Puckett" title="Gary Puckett">Gary Puckett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Rawls" title="Lou Rawls">Lou Rawls</a>. <a href="/wiki/Harry_Nilsson" title="Harry Nilsson">Harry Nilsson</a>’s <i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Talkin%27" title="Everybody's Talkin'">Everybody's Talkin'</a></i> was featured via a film clip from the motion picture <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Cowboy" title="Midnight Cowboy">Midnight Cowboy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Appearing in succeeding broadcasts were <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sherman" title="Bobby Sherman">Bobby Sherman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Miracles" title="The Miracles">Smokey Robinson & The Miracles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dells" title="The Dells">The Dells</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rascals" title="The Rascals">The Rascals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lawrence" title="Steve Lawrence">Steve Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richie_Havens" title="Richie Havens">Richie Havens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler" title="Jerry Butler">Jerry Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Mann" title="Herbie Mann">Herbie Mann</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Gospel_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gospel-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Moms_Mabley" title="Moms Mabley">Moms Mabley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonny_James" title="Sonny James">Sonny James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smith_(band)" title="Smith (band)">Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judy_Collins" title="Judy Collins">Judy Collins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-WB_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ten_Years_After" title="Ten Years After">Ten Years After</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._B._Greaves" title="R. B. Greaves">R. B. Greaves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cocker" title="Joe Cocker">Joe Cocker</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lulu_(singer)" title="Lulu (singer)">Lulu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Della_Reese" title="Della Reese">Della Reese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shifts_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shifts-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sustained appearance of <i>Sugar, Sugar</i> on the charts led music director <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Williams_(composer)" title="Patrick Williams (composer)">Pat Williams</a> to compose a gospel-style arrangement for the second repeat of the song. He recruited a chorale of local gospel singers for the performance.<sup id="cite_ref-Gospel_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gospel-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance led <a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros. Records</a> to record The Music Scene Gospel Singers’ rendition of <i>Sugar, Sugar</i>, as well as <i><a href="/wiki/When_I_Die_(Motherlode_song)" title="When I Die (Motherlode song)">When I Die</a></i>, which had been a top hit for <a href="/wiki/Motherlode_(band)" title="Motherlode (band)">Motherlode</a> earlier in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-WB_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Denouement">Denouement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Denouement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the level of talent presented, <i>The Music Scene</i> did not fare well in <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a>. The show and its 90-minute block companion, <i>The New People,</i> faced stiff, entrenched competition from the ratings leader, NBC. On September 22, 1969, the evening of the program’s premiere, <i>The Music Scene</i> confronted a triple-barrel offering from ABC's chief competitor. NBC's immensely popular <i>Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In</i> led off its prime time schedule, followed by hour-long comedy specials featuring <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flip_Wilson" title="Flip Wilson">Flip Wilson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Laugh-In</i> juggernaut continued through the fall. In the New York Nielsen ratings for the week October 2–8, <i>Laugh-In</i> pulled a 31.5 rating, 47 share, compared with the results for <i>The Music Scene</i>: a 9.8 rating and 16 share.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As <i>The Music Scene</i> remained in the bottom third of audience ratings, ABC announced in early November that it was cancelling the show (and its companion, <i>The New People</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Music Scene</i>’s 17th and final broadcast aired January 12, 1970. </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVDs</a> of highlights from the show have been released. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Music_Scene_(TV_series)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Obscurities-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Obscurities_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obscurities_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://TVObscurities.com/articles/new_people/">"The New People"</a>. <i>Television Obscurities</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Television+Obscurities&rft.atitle=The+New+People&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2FTVObscurities.com%2Farticles%2Fnew_people%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Music+Scene+%28TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1">"A gung ho ABC pitch to TV affiliates". <i>Broadcasting</i>. Washington, DC. June 2, 1969. p. 28.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Broadcasting&rft.atitle=A+gung+ho+ABC+pitch+to+TV+affiliates&rft.pages=28&rft.date=1969-06-02&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Music+Scene+%28TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClaude_Hall1969" class="citation magazine cs1">Claude Hall (August 28, 1969). "TV '69-'70: Boon for Disks". <i>Billboard</i>. New York, NY. p. 50.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=TV+%E2%80%9969-%E2%80%9970%3A+Boon+for+Disks&rft.pages=50&rft.date=1969-08-28&rft.au=Claude+Hall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Music+Scene+%28TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Violence and The Media: A Staff Report to the Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence; Appendices—ABC News memorandum</i>. 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October 11, 1969. p. 3.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=%E2%80%99Music+Scene%E2%80%99+Spices+Up+%E2%80%98Sugar%E2%80%99+In+Gospel+Style&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1969-10-11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Music+Scene+%28TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WB-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WB_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WB_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Music Scene' Group To Cut WB Record". <i>Billboard</i>. New York, NY. 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