The Entertainers had a great assortment of, well, entertainers, that ranged from singers and dancers to comedians, magicians, and actors. The show was produced by Carol Burnett's husband Joe Hamilton ( The Garry Moore Show ) and Bob Banner ( The Carol Burnett Show ) with h osting duties rotating between Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente, and Bob Newhart. Her mother was a clown and her father was an. Born in Paris, France in 1931, Valente grew up in an Italian circus family. This one-hour variety show premiered September 25, 1964, and lasted only one season ( it was canceled Ma). A gifted singer, guitarist, and dancer, Caterina Valente is a multilingual artist who emerged in Europe during the 1950s and became one of the most beloved and iconic performers of her generation.
#CATERINA VALENTE SERIES#
Mary Poppins premiered in 1964 and that was the year of the clip.Īs interesting as it was watching these ghouls perform, what I found even more exciting was learning that it came from a television series I never heard of before - The Entertainers. She comes from an Italian artist family her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown.
Boris Karloff introduces the ladies and afterwards performs a wonderful version of "Chim Chim Cher-ee" along with the Lee Hale Singers. Caterina Valente (born Januin Paris) is an Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress. It's the funkiest version of the song I've ever heard and quite catchy. Anyway, a few weeks ago there was a black-and-white thumbnail for a clip that I simply couldn't resist clicking on - Carol Burnett, Chita Rivera, and Caterina Valente dolled up like Morticia Addams singing "I Enjoy Being a Girl" in a fog entrenched graveyard. They claim the clips are suggested based on what I previously viewed but I rarely see the connection. Youtube always puts the most unusual clips on their homepage when I log in.