26 Oct 1969- David Hemming Henry Mancini, Ed Sullivan Show plays theme from "Romeo and Juliet"

October 26, 1969, CBS-TV; Henry Mancini (composer-conductor, with orchestra) - plays his arrangement of the themes from "Romeo and Juliet" while the great actor David Hemmings does a dramatic reading from "Romeo & Juliet" and "A Time for Us",lyrics by Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder.

[Put together the original broadcast with some images of the record and of David Hemming]

FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “(Love Theme From) Romeo And Juliet” by Henry Mancini peaked this month at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending June 22 through July 5, 1969. (Source: Billboard)

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’69 * Henry Mancini Orchestra * 06/22/69 – 07/5/1969

Видео 26 Oct 1969- David Hemming Henry Mancini, Ed Sullivan Show plays theme from "Romeo and Juliet" канала Ciro Morales