Buddy Rich and MJQ on What's My Line?

While we're on a Jazz tip here at Voices of East Anglia, we thought we'd unleash a couple of clips from the archives of long running American Television show What's my line?

For those not familiar with What’s My Line? it was a guessing game show. Each week Four panelists were blindfolded, then given the opportunity to ask "Yes" or "No" questions to find out the occupation of that weeks guest.


In the first clip we have jazz connoisseurs of cool The Modern Jazz Quartet or MJQ to their friends. The second mystery guest is gum chewing Jazz drummer Buddy Rich, who's hot-footed it straight to the studio from his Karate lesson in his Harrington jacket. We guess as Buddy was a Black belt in the martial art, he wasn't reprimanded for turning up late in his casual attire.