Uploaded June 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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HITS-A-POPPIN was a CBC Vancouver TV Variety series in 1967 featuring local performers with special guests, such as The New Vaudeville Band from England, taped in the studio and on location in black & white.. Host Terry David Mulligan in his first TV series introduces Mike Campbell (Two Bit Manchild ), Terry Frewer (Light My Fire), New Vaudeville Band (Winchester Cathedral), Nancy Lester (Morning Dew), Mojo Co. featuring the Collins Brothers (Uptight/Shotgun), Lynn Brooks (River Deep Mountain High) with the Doug Parker Band. The novelty song "Winchester Cathedral" was a #1 hit in N America, and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song in 1967. All the other performers appeared regularly on the Vancouver edition of the CBC national pop music series "Let's Go" in the 60s and 70s, popular with young Canadian viewers. Host TDM appeared in several series for the CBC, ending with Good Rockin' Tonite in 1983/84 before he moved on to MuchMusic. For more CBC interviews and music, click on: youtube.com/user/ST40TV/videos