What makes this live performance historic is because it's the only video we have of the two together during their "jazz/samba" heyday. Shortly thereafter they would feud as Byrd demanded his fair share of the royalties from their Jazz/Samba album.
All of Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall shows on NBC were videotaped in color. However, the powers that be at RCA--the parent company of NBC--had all color variety shows taped over as an economy measure. Fortunately we have a black and white kinescope film of this 1963 show. This NBC policy explains why most of the Tonight Show broadcasts taped in color from the 1960s are gone forever, as an economy measure.
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All of Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall shows on NBC were videotaped in color. However, the powers that be at RCA--the parent company of NBC--had all color variety shows taped over as an economy measure. Fortunately we have a black and white kinescope film of this 1963 show. This NBC policy explains why most of the Tonight Show broadcasts taped in color from the 1960s are gone forever, as an economy measure.
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