Props to fellow blogger Chuck Miller for the tip.
It was the summer of 1975. In an era where just about anybody could get a variety show, the jazz-vocal combo Manhattan Transfer were given a 4 week tryout in August, as a fill-in for Cher on CBS. This quartet looked more at home playing Carnegie Hall or Radio City Music Hall.
A little truth here. The first Transfer song I'd ever heard was 1979's "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone", not to be confused with the Dutch group Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone" a couple of years later. As you can ascertain, I didn't see this show. I was just starting to go to church at the time.
That said, there's no rating. Enjoy the show, with an introduction by actor Jon Voight. 200 Years Ago Today, later rechristened Bicentennial Minute, follows, with Werner Klemperer (ex-Hogan's Heroes):
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