The !!!! Beat

Starring: Hoss Allen, Gatemouth Brown
First Aired: January 31, 1966
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: Unknown

A show that featured DJ Hoss Allen and his backup house band, led by Gatemouth Brown. The !!!! Beat aired in 1966 and was one of the first shows to be recorded in color, rather than black and white. It aired at WFAA, an ABC affiliate in Texas and took full advantage of ABC’s budget to acquire color facilities, something Nashville stations couldn’t offer. The show was a variety series and had many famous guests, such as Freddie King, Etta James and Otis Redding.

The !!!! Beat

Mystery Theater

Starring: Himan Brown, E.G. Marshall
First Aired: January 6, 1974
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $1,000 per episode* Mystery Theater was a long-running popular radio show that may have lasted only one season, but had 1,399 original episodes. If you were to include reruns, there was a total of 2969 broadcasts of this show over an eight year period (1974-1982). The show was read by Himan Brown, who told horror, mystery and ghost stories to listeners.

Mystery Theater