November 12, 1960 NBC Studios, New York City, NY

Saturday Prom

Saturday, November 12, 1960

This musical variety show was filmed at NBC Studios in New York City and was sponsored by Beech-Nut Gum, subsequent to the cancellation of The Dick Clark Show on ABC. Merv Griffin was the host and director. The show had debuted just three weeks earlier on October 15. TV Guide reports that the guests on this show were Sam, Johnny Carlo and the Bill Black Combo. A new “up and coming” group was featured on each show; on this one, the “Band of the Month” was Bobby Vinton and his Orchestra. There appears to be no existing footage of this program. According to NBC Master Books, Sam sang "Chain Gang" and "Sad Mood."