20Nov1970 "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" - Bobby Darin (The Flip Wilson Show)

Описание: Viewers are treated to Bobby Darin performing the Gary Jackson-Raynard Miner-Carl Smith composition "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." The R&B song was first recorded by Jackie Wilson for his album "Higher and Higher" (1967), reaching position No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.

From The Flip Wilson Show broadcast of November 20, 1970 on NBC-TV.

The entire episode (with guests Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin and Charley Pride) is available here:
   • 20Nov1970 Bobby Darin, Charley Pride and E...  

A separate video clip of Bobby Darin as 'the Devil' visiting Reverend Leroy's (Flip Wilson) The Church of What's Happening Now is available here:
   • 20Nov1970 The Devil (Bobby Darin) vs. Reve...  

Also available as separate video clips from this 1970 episode:

Ella Fitzgerald performing the Beatles tune "Something":
   • 20Nov1970 "Something" - Ella Fitzgerald (T...  

Ella Fitzgerald performing "Oh, Lady Be Good!":
   • 20Nov1970 "Oh, Lady Be Good!" - Ella Fitzg...  

Ella Fitzgerald and Flip Wilson performing "The Glory of Love":
   • 20Nov1970 "The Glory of Love" - Ella Fitzg...  

Charlie Pride performing "I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me":
   • 20Nov1970 "I Can't Believe That You've Sto...  

Musical Trio - Charlie Pride, Bobby Darin and Flip Wilson:
   • 20Nov1970 Musical Trio - Charlie Pride, Bo...  

Musical Quartet: Flip Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin and Charlie Pride
   • 20Nov1970 Musical Quartet: Flip Wilson, El...  

This channel is an archive of television performances by the great American comedian, Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 - November 25, 1998). This includes "The Flip Wilson Show" variety series which ran on NBC-TV for four seasons, from September 1970 to February 1974. Flip Wilson's NBC series was the first weekly variety series hosted by a major black star that was a success. (Nat King Cole had a 15-minute weekly variety series on NBC in 1956 that was cancelled due to a lack of sponsors. Sammy Davis Jr. had a weekly variety series on NBC in 1966 that was cancelled due to low ratings.)

During the first two seasons of The Flip Wilson Show, it became the second most popular TV show in America, reaching millions of viewers and breaking down racial barriers, successfully appealing to both black and white audiences. Black people could enjoy the show without any anger, and white people could enjoy the show without any guilt.

There are very few full-length, complete episodes of The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974) on YouTube. This channel offers what is currently available -- some complete episodes, but mostly the edited, abbreviated episodes that were created for reruns in TV syndication.

For those interested in watching episodes and video clips from this classic NBC variety series (as well as other television appearances by Flip Wilson over his career) they are available here:
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A playlist of episodes of "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-1974 on NBC-TV) is available here:
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A playlist of comedy sketches starring Flip Wilson as the sexy and sassy Geraldine Jones (1970-1983) is available here:
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A playlist of comedy sketches starring Flip Wilson as Reverend Leroy, Pastor of The Church of What's Happening Now is available here:
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A playlist of comedy sketches starring Flip Wilson as Charley, owner and cook at Charley's Diner is available here:
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A playlist of comedy sketches starring Flip Wilson as swinging bachelor Freddie Johnson is available here:
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A playlist of comedy sketches starring Flip Wilson as blue collar worker Marvin Lattimer is available here:
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A playlist of episodes of "Charlie & Company" starring Flip Wilson (1985-1986 on CBS-TV) is available here:
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This channel is also an archive of Jonathan Winters material, featuring over 70 videos of his television appearances.

A playlist of comedy videos starring Jonathan Winters is available here:
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