Make Your Own Kind of Music was an American summer replacement television series starring The Carpenters that aired on NBC from July 20, 1971 to September 7, 1971. Some guest stars were Don Knotts, Herb Alpert, Al Hirt, Mark Lindsay, Patchett & Tarses, Helen Reddy, and the Doodletown Pipers. The key concept of the series was that each show starts off with the letter "A". The first show started off with "A is for Alpert", as Herb Alpert stood next to a big letter "A", and introduced the show. The cast would then go down the alphabet list, and when they got to "Z", the show would end.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (1)
Jul 20, 1971
Songs include ""This Guy's In Love With You"" & ""Summertime"" - Herb Alpert (sings with now wife Lani Hall); ""Night And Day"" & ""Wolverine Blues - Al Hirt; ""We've Only Just Begun"" & ""Close To You"" - Carpenters; ""Rainy Days And Mondays"" - Karen Carpenter; ""Come Saturday Morning"" - Mark Lindsay; ""I Feel The Earth Move"" & ""Oh, Happy Day"" & ""At The Hop"" - Pipers; Zodiac Medley - Cast
Make Your Own Kind of Music (2)
Jul 27, 1971
Songs include ""I Believe In Music"" & ""I Will Wait For You"" - Jack Jones; ""Help"" & ""For All We Know"" & ""Mr. Guder"" & ""I Kept On Loving You"" & ""Wishin"" And Hopin'"" - Carpenters; ""St. James Infirmary"" & ""Muskrat Ramble"" & ""Cotton Candy"" - Al Hirt
Make Your Own Kind of Music (3)
Aug 3, 1971
Songs include ""Haunted"" & ""Jolly Good"" & ""Someone Who Cares"" - Dusty Springfield; ""Royal Garden Blues"" & ""New Orleans"" & ""Darktown Strutters' Ball"" & ""September Song"" & ""Goin' Home"" - Al Hirt; Bacharach/David Medley: (""Knowing When To Leave"" & ""Make It Easy On Yourself"" & ""There's Always Something There To Remind Me"" & ""I'll Never Fall In Love Again"" & ""Walk On By"" & ""Do You Know The Way To San Jose"") - Carpenters; ""One Love"" & ""Drusilla Penny"" - Carpenters; ""Miss America"" - Mark Lindsay; ""Hey Jude"" - Pipers.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (4)
Aug 10, 1971
Songs include ""Proud Mary"" & ""I Only Want To Say"" & ""California Dreamin'"" - Jose Feliciano; ""Don't Be Afraid"" & ""Hideaway"" & ""I Kept On Lovin' You"" & ""Love Is Surrender"" & ""What's The Use"" - Carpenters; ""Bourbon Street Parade"" & ""Creole Love Call"" & ""Carolina In The Morning"" & ""Lover Come Back"" - Al Hirt; ""A Better Day"" & ""Only Me"" - Pipers; ""Jean"" & ""Lazy Day"" - Mark Lindsay.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (5)
Aug 17, 1971
Songs include ""All God's Lonely Children"" & ""Camptown Ladies"" & ""Something's Burning"" - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition; ""Rainy Days And Mondays"" & ""Baby It's You"" - Carpenters; ""Tailgate Ramble"" & ""Night Life"" & ""Sugarlips"" - Al Hirt; ""Never Can Say Good-bye"" & ""Something"" & ""Fire And Rain"" - Mark Lindsay; ""Promises, Promises"" - Mark Lindsay and Pipers.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (6)
Aug 24, 1971
Songs include ""Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"" & ""Mighty Clouds Of Joy"" - B.J. Thomas; ""Snowbird"" & ""It Takes Time"" - Anne Murray; ""All I Can Do"" & ""Let Me Be The One"" & ""Trains And Boats And Planes"" & ""Maybe It's You"" - Carpenters; ""Bye-Bye Blackbird"" & ""Gypsy In My Soul"" - Al Hirt; ""Leaving On A Jet Plane"" - Mark Lindsay; ""Save The Country"" & ""Up-Up And Away"" - Pipers; ""This Land Is Your Land"" - Cast.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (7)
Aug 31, 1971
Songs include ""Something's Burning"" & ""Poem for My Lady"" - Mac Davis; ""I Don't Know How To Love Him"" & ""Best Friends"" - Helen Reddy; ""Your Wonderful Parade"" & ""Bless The Beasts And The Children"" & ""Superstar"" & ""Ticket To Ride"" & ""I Wanna Be Free"" - Carpenters; ""I Walk The Line"" & ""Java"" - Al Hirt; ""Brand New Me"" - Mark Lindsay and Pipers; ""Help Me Make It Through The Night"" & ""All I Really See Is You"" & ""Snowbird"" - Mark Lindsay; ""You've Made Me So Very Happy"" & ""Windy"" - Pipers.
Make Your Own Kind of Music (8)
Sep 7, 1971
Songs include ""Time and Love"" & ""Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"" - 5th Dimension; ""Close to You"" & ""Reason to Believe"" & ""We've Only Just Begun"" & ""New World Coming"" - Carpenters; ""Basin Street Blues"" & ""South Rampart Street Parade"" - Al Hirt; ""Amanda's Theme"" & ""It's Too Late"" - Mark Lindsay; ""Put a Little Love in Your Heart"" & ""Splish Splash"" - Pipers.
