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Tom Snyder 1936-2007

Tom Snyder of late night television fame passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2007. He had been battling with Leukemia since 2005, he was 71 years old at the time of his death.
Tom was a leader in late night television and has been given credit for his work by such greats as David Letterman. He appeared on late night television twice in his career, first with The Tomorrow Show, and several years later with The Late, Late Show which is now hosted by Craig Ferguson.
I was just a kid when Tom was at his peak in the 70’s and [...]



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Weird Al’s first TV appearance on Tom Snyder from 1981 [I Heart Music]


Weird Al’s first TV appearance on Tom Snyder from 1981 [I Heart Music] Here’s Weird Al Yankovich’s first TV appearance, on the Tom Snyder show from 1981. He’s performing his then hot new single “Another One Rides the Bus”, a parody of “Another One Bites the Dust”, complete with a suitcase and bicycle horn one-hand backup band. Via: Fark 2Aug2008 | cranberryzero

Clash at Bond’s: Part Deux


Disc 2 of the Bond’s show is below. And here is the Clash on the Tom Snyder show performing, for the first time in public, “This is Radio Clash.” DISC 2 01 Charlie Don’t Surf 02 The Magnificent Seven 03 Broadway 04 Somebody Got Murdered 05 Police and Thieves 06 Clampdown 07 One More Time 08 Brand New Cadillac 09 Street Parade 10 Janie Jones 11 Washington Bullets 06.09.81 Disc 2 Bond’s Zippadoodledoo. Tags: bootleg, clash, future is unwritten, joe strummer, live, tom snyder, youtu

NBC, Hulu and Letterman: How Long Before…


NBC, Hulu and Letterman: How Long Before… May 22nd, 2008 So I swung by Hulu.com the other evening and on a lark, I did a search for Letterman to see if they had anything. Much to my surprise they had a documentary (my term, not theirs, and I use this term quite loosely) called Early Dave: The Letterman Tapes (1978-1993). It’s a mixture of Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Tom Snyder and other NBC interviews with Dave, not really a documentary. They are tightly edited, sometimes annoying so. For examp

John Lydon on the Tom Snyder Show 1980- Part 1


John Lydon and Keith Levene from PIL piss off Tom Snyder. ShareThis

Tom Snyder TRIBUTE - July 30, 2007


Iconic broadcaster Tom Snyder was an original - unique in his style and delivery. Millions of listeners and viewers enjoyed him for over 40 years. This barely adequate tribute was broadcast on NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, 7-30-2007. It really doesn’t do justice to the man and his amazing career. God bless you Tom Snyder and thanks for all the good memories. Here’s a link to a great Tom Snyder TOMORROW interview with fellow model train enthusiast (and Disney animator) Ward Kimball. http://www.youtub

Today in TV History, Part 1


April 28, 1975: John Lennon makes a rare talkshow appearance — not counting his stint on “The Mike Douglas Show” — as the sole guest on NBC’s “Tomorrow” with Tom Snyder. –>

John, Paul, Tom & Ringo – The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: John Lennon’s Last TV Interview, Plus: Paul McCartney & Wings, Ringo Starr and [huh?] Angie Dickinson!


The day after John Lennon was killed outside his New York home, The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder aired his last televised interview, which had been aired five years previously, along with appearances by journalist Lisa Robinson and Lennon’s producer, Jack Douglas. Interviews with Paul and Linda McCartney and two other members of Wings, and Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach, briefly touch on John and The Beatles. Plus, Angie Dickinson… Even before his death on December 8, 1980, Tom Sn



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