Howdy Doody
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| - | '''"Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay"''' is a [[vaudeville]] and [[music hall]] song. The song's first known public performance was in [[Henry J. Sayers]]' 1891 revue ''[[Tuxedo (vaudeville)|Tuxedo]]'', which was performed in Boston, Massachusetts. The song became widely known in the version sung by [[Lottie Collins]] in London [[music hall]]s in 1892. The tune was later used in various contexts, including as the theme song to the television show ''[[Howdy Doody]]''. | ||
| - | The song is iconic in the history of [[popular music]]. | + | '''''Howdy Doody''''' is an American [[Children's television series|children's television program]] (with [[circus]] and [[Western (genre)|Western frontier]] themes) that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell and [[E. Roger Muir]]. |
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| - | *[[Bromo-Seltzer 'Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay!' advertisement for headache medicine]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image-Lottie_Collins_sings_and_dances_to_the_tunes_of_Ta-Ra-Ra_Boom-de-ay_in_a_Bromo-Seltzer_ad.jpg]. Lottie Collins sings Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay! after being healed by the medicine and this effect makes her to dance and sing. Date Contemporary (probably between 1861 and 1890s) | + | ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' drew from ''Howdy Doody'' during its successful run on CBS from 1986 to 1991. |
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Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell and E. Roger Muir.
Pee-wee's Playhouse drew from Howdy Doody during its successful run on CBS from 1986 to 1991.
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