When opera singers were still a part of the fabric of American popular culture – Beverly Sills with Danny Kaye. Does Bubbles really pay tribute to Jimmie Walker?
Here’s the entire broadcast in color (with Turkish subtitles and intro!). The extracted Sills-Kaye routine begins around the 38 minute mark.
Oh, Kaye! Kaye, Sills, and Robert Merrill
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