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The Pig 'n Whistle was an American restaurant and bar located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. [1] History
The Pig and Whistle was a Canadian musical television series aired on the CTV television network from 1967 to 1977. Filmed in Toronto , Ontario but set in a fictional English pub , the show featured an assortment of Canadian, British and Irish performers.
It is common to see one or more nearly motionless individuals standing erect on their hind feet watching for danger. When alarmed, they use a high-pitched whistle to warn the rest of the colony, hence the name "whistle-pig". [32] [33] Groundhogs may squeal when fighting, seriously injured, or caught by a predator. [33]
In 1967 the group became the regular band on The Pig and Whistle, a CTV television musical variety show that continued to air until 1977, [5] and in 1969 they recorded an album of music from the show, Carlton Showband at the Pig 'n' Whistle. [6] The band performed frequently in Newfoundland.
Raj Peter Bhakta (born 1975) is an American entrepreneur, spirits industry executive, real estate investor and former media and political personality. In 2004, Bhakta was a contestant on the second season of the reality show The Apprentice.
His television work included hosting the 1970s Canadian CTV variety series The Pig and Whistle, but his most familiar role was as the fictitious sailor Captain Birdseye, the mascot for Birds Eye frozen foods in scores of British TV commercials from 1967 to 1998.
Starting in the late 60s, the Irish Rovers performed on various North American television programs including several appearances on the TV western The Virginian, as well as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Mike Douglas Show, The Dating Game, The Pig and Whistle, and The Beachcombers.
Pig 'n Whistle Red, Biograph BCD 126 (1993) The Definitive Blind Willie McTell, Legacy C2K-53234 (1994) The Classic Years 1927–1940, JSP JSP7711 (2003) King of the Georgia Blues, Snapper SBLUECD504X (2007) Last Sessions, Prestige Bluesville lp 1040, (1961), Original Blues Classics OBC CD-517-2, (1992)