TV Show

Rollin' On The River

Rollin' On The River 1971-72 - (Rollin 1972-73) was a Canadian Music Variety Series hosted by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. They were the first pop-rock group to host their own prime-time TV series. - 53 episodes x 60 min - Featured guests included: Tina Turner, Merle Haggard, Bo Diddley, April Wine, Bill Withers, The Raiders, Cheech & Chong, The Stampeders, Bruce Cockburn, The Grass Roots, The Five Man Electrical Band, Lighthouse, Climax, Billy Preston, Jim Croce, Kris Kristofferson, Jose Feliciano, Mac Davis, Ronnie Hawkins, John Kay, Chilliwack, Looking Glass, The James Gang, The Poppy Family, Ian & Sylvia, Pat Paulsen, Helen Reddy, Andy Kim, John Stewart and many others. *Note: The series was an hour long in Canada. In the U.S. it was only half an hour, and Canadian talents were excised from the show for prime-time viewing.

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2 seasons

39 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1971

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Season 1

13 episodes
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Rollin' On The River (Pilot)
Episode 1

Rollin' On The River (Pilot)

Episode 1 • Feb 13, 1971

Guests Al Hirt, Pat Paulsen and Diane Brooks with thirteen songs and a number of comedy sketches. Highlights: Dianne Brooks sings "Twenty-five Or Six To Four". Dianne and Kenny Rogers duet on "Something." Al Hirt and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition give renditions of "Proud Mary" and "Down By The Riverside." Hirt offers "Tin Roof Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues." Other highlights of the trip include Rogers and The First Edition doing "Heed the Call", "Ruby Talk", and "Camptown Races". Hirt and Rogers do "Night Life". Paulsen and Hirt do a thing called "Hirts-Rent-A-Horn" and Paulsen issues one of his jawbreaking monologues. The hour closes with the entire cast giving their all for a rousing rendition of "Mississippi".

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Episode 2 • Sep 11, 1971

Guests The Carpenters Al Hirt Mark Lindsay New Doodletown Pipers Patchett & Tarses.

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Episode 3
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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Sep 18, 1971

Guests Tommy Smothers Ian and Sylvia (folk duo) Billy Van (comedian)

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Sep 25, 1971

Guests The Poppy Family Alex Harvey (singer-songwriter)

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Episode 5
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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 02, 1971

Guests Merle Haggard Dianne Brooks. Highlights: Songs include, "Okie from Muskogee," "Lonesome Fugitive," "Fire and Rain" and "I Had a Ball."

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Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 09, 1971

Guests Freddy Weller Mark Lindsay Beverly Glenn-Copeland The Raiders.

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Season 2

26 episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 • Sep 11, 1972

Guests Bill Withers The Stampeders Highlights: Bill Withers performs "Lean On Me".

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Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Episode 2 • Sep 18, 1972

Guests The Raiders April Wine.

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Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

Episode 3 • Sep 25, 1972

The Everly Brothers

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Oct 02, 1972

Guests Badfinger A Foot In Cold Water.

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Episode 5
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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 09, 1972

Guests Helen Reddy Larry Cansler Orchestra

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Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 16, 1972

Guests John Kay Band

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