Musical Tour of the USA - The episode only a fortunate few have seen

I don't know if calling this a "lost episode" is accurate, but I do know that many PBS affliates (such as yours truly) have never been able to broadcast this episode thanks to Ol' Man Pledge Drive.

To get an idea of what this particular episode was like, here are some highlights....

The Champagne Music Maker's own version of the Mystery Machine runs outta gas

Natalie Nevins finds those bubbles very enchanting......

.....and Bob Lido along with Larry Hooper pretend they're Thelma and Louise

MUSICAL TOUR OF THE USA - June 21, 1969

1. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND - Dick, Bobby, Cissy, Steve, Sandi, Sally, Jimmy, Larry and Ralna
2. CHICAGO - the orchestra
3. IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY - Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts
4. SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK/IN OLD NEW YORK/SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO/GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY - Bob Ralston at piano
5. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG - Ken Delo with Buddy Merrill at the steel piano

  
6. GALVESTON - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
7. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - Tanya Falan
8. I LOVE YOU TRULY - organ trio of Lawrence Welk, Bob Ralston and Frank Scott
9. DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE? - Sandi Griffiths and Sally Flynn
10. SAN FRANCISCO - tap dancing by Arthur Duncan

  
11. BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX - Ralna English
12. ON THE BEACH AT WAIKIKI - Jo Ann Castle at honky tonk piano accompanied by Buddy Merrill, Neil Levang and Jack Imel
13. MANHATTAN - Steve Smith
14. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - Myron Floren at accordion with Lawrence and Cissy dancing and Bobby cutting in
15. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - Natalie Nevins

  
16. MOON OVER MIAMI - Joe Feeney
17. MENTION MY NAME IN SHEBOYGAN - sung and danced by Arthur Duncan and Jack Imel
18. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY - Bob Lido and Larry Hooper
19. DENVER - Dick Dale
20. ST. LOUIS BLUES - Bob Havens on trombone

This episode marked Ken Delo's debut with the Musical Family, little did the Maestro and everyone else knew that he would be more than just another male vocalist.

Tanya's cover version of "Can't Buy Me Love" was off her Ranwood Records solo album Let It Be Me....here she is, off the sick list.  

Oh yeah, and she was this week's interview by Mary Lou.....

Maybe one of these days, the rest of us will have our prayers answered and actually get to see this episode.

Until then, keep a song in your heart and don't forget to mention my name in Tacoma!