Teen Town (TV series)

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Teen Town
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 mins. (approx)
Original release
Networksyndication
Release1965 (1965) –
1966 (1966)

Teen Town was a Detroit based music variety show that ran in syndication in the mid-1960s. It was hosted by legendary Motor City DJ Robin Seymour.[1] In its brief run, the show featured well-known acts like The Supremes with Diana Ross, The Temptations, The Miracles with Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, and the Parliaments.[2] Clips from the show are often used in Motown documentaries. Rights to surviving footage of the show are now owned by Research Video.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baetens, Melody (September 11, 2019). "DJ and TV personality Robin Seymour visits Detroit this weekend". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Jack (2012). Recollections, the Detroit Years: The Motown Sound by the People who Made it. Glendower Media p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7387-3252-7.