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Thread #4257 Message #1038763
Posted By: GUEST,Larry
21-Oct-03 - 12:53 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Shenandoah
Subject: RE: Song info: Shenandoah
Replying to a post on this thread by "Txon," dated 26 Mar 98, yes, there was a one season western titled "A Man Called Shenandoah," which ran from 1965 to 1966. It starred Robert Horton, who had made a name for himself playing the trail scout, Flint McCullough, on the tv series "Wagon Train."
Although the critics liked "A Man Called Shenandoah," it was up against "The Andy Griffith Show," and "The Andy Williams Show," and died of poor ratings.
I believe the show opened each week with the title character, wearing a great overcape, riding his horse slowly through a snowy landscape among towering pines, accompanied by the melody of "Shenandoah."