Stop The Music began as a radio show in 1948. FCC laws of the period forced the series to shift to television after a few months, where it began a seven year run (1949-56). This was one of a handful of games emceed by Bert Parks, who most people today would remember from a lengthy run hosting the Miss America pageants.
For the first three years, the show ran for a full hour, which today would be just normal, before being reduced to a half hour. Trade publications credited Harry Salter, the show's musical director, as its creator as well. Salter was also associated with Name That Tune.
From 1955, here's a sample episode with featured vocalist Jaye P. Morgan, blonde at the time, before she vamped it up on The Gong Show more than 20 years later. Kenny Williams is the announcer.
Mark Goodson gets an "in association with" credit here, but co-produced the radio version in one of his first games.
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