Face the Music (American game show)
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Face the Music is an American television game show that aired daily in syndication from January 14, 1980, to September 1981. The show was hosted by actor Ron Ely, with Dave Williams as announcer for the first season and John Harlan for the second with Art James as a substitute. The Tommy Oliver Orchestra, with Lisa Donovan as vocalist, was also featured. Face the Music was produced and distributed by Sandy Frank Productions.
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Face the Music | |
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Created by | David Levy Buddy Piper-Beverly Piper |
Developed by | Buddy Piper |
Directed by | Lou Tedesco |
Presented by | Ron Ely |
Narrated by | Dave Williams (January–September, 1980) John Harlan (Season 2) Art James (substitute, Season 2) |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Levy |
Producers | Sandy Frank Ray Horl Peggy Touchstone |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Sandy Frank Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Syndicated |
Release | January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) – September 1981 (1981-09) |
The basic premise of Face the Music was a musical guessing game in the same vein as Name That Tune, which Frank was also distributing when Face the Music premiered and for whom Oliver had been the orchestra director during the mid-1970s. The twist, however, was that in addition to identifying the songs that the orchestra played, the contestants had to link the song titles to famous people, places, and things.