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Bob Banner |
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Television
Producer
Bob Banner, an assistant
producer on "The Garry
Moore Show," passed away at
the age of 89. |
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Convinced Barbra
to Sing "Happy Days"
June 17, 2011
 On
June 15, television
producer Bob Banner passed
away in Los Angeles at
the age of 89. We mention
his passing because of
what we learned today
about the unique role he
played in
Barbra's musical career.
Banner was working for
"The Garry Moore Show" and
was part of the production
team when Barbra made her
historic appearance in
1962.
According to the
L.A. Times, it was Bob
Banner who convinced
Barbra to perform "Happy
Days Are Here Again" as
part of the show called
That Wonderful Year.
While we don't know if
it was the first time
Barbra performed the
number professionally,
it certainly was
the first time she
sang it in
front of a mass audience.
Watch
the clip here.
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The
arrangement was unique
and Barbra's
performance of the
number was delivered
as a mini-melodrama.
We have Bob Banner to
thank for making that
performance happen and
for helping
transform "Happy Days"
into one of the most
recognized of all
Streisand signature songs.
Banner also worked with
both Carol Burnett and
Dinah Shore on their
respective TV variety
shows. In 1958, "The Dinah
Shore Show" earned Banner
an Emmy for directing
(photo, top, with Loretta
Young).
Bob Banner's influence on
Barbra's "Garry Moore
Show" performance was
also noted this evening during
the NBC Nightly News.
Check
it out here. |
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