Seems Peter Marshall wasn't the only "boy singer" turned game show host/icon in the 60's.
While Marshall was touring nightclubs with Tommy Noonan, Winston "Wink" Martindale appeared in the 1958 movie, "Let's Rock", headlined by Julius LaRosa, and also featuring Della Reese among others.
Until today, the only recording I knew that Martindale had made was "Deck of Cards". "All Love Broke Loose" was included in "Let's Rock".
Yeah, there's a bit of Elvis, or even Carl Perkins, in Wink's vocals.
I've read where Jack Narz and even the inestimable Bill Cullen took turns recording albums. Who knew? Today, a prequisite for game show hosts seems to be having a background in comedy, although ex-N*SYNC vocalist Joey Fatone is changing that culture, or so it'd seem, with a show airing on GSN........
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