1965, Hendrix on 1st Black variety show in U.S., SHOTGUN!!!
A groove deeper than the dry river bed on Mars
This was on the first black variety show in the U.S., "Night Train to Nashville".
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Before NewsChannel 5 set up shop on James Robertson Parkway, it was Channel 5 with the call letters WLAC and a claim on Music Row. But just like today, the station was innovative and groundbreaking.
Once a week, from 1964 to 1967, when the clock struck midnight, music of a different beat graced the airwaves of Channel 5.
"Night Train had a special place in our lives and in our hearts because Night Train was the first Black variety show on TV," explained Lorenzo Washington, founder of the Jefferson Street Sound Museum."
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