Columbia Records Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Mitch Miller on television ==== In 1961, Columbia's music repertoire was given an enormous boost when [[Mitch Miller]], its A&R manager and bandleader, became the host of the variety series ''[[Sing Along with Mitch]]'' on NBC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128957153 |date=August 3, 2010 |title=Remembering Singing Along With Mitch Miller|work=Talk of the Nation |first1=Jim |last1=Bessman |first2=Tony |last2=Cox |first3=Mitch |last3=Miller |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130426/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128957153|archive-date=December 26, 2017 }}</ref> The show was based on Miller's 'folksy' but appealing 'chorus' style performance of popular standards. During its four-season run, the series promoted Miller's "Singalong" albums, which sold over 20 million units, and received a 34% audience share when it was cancelled in 1964.{{sfnp|Dannen|1991|p={{page needed|date=July 2022}}}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page