History Tops In Blue
major al reilly
air force major al reilly created air force worldwide talent contest in 1953, , tops in blue began tour showcasing best members of contest performing @ 230 locations in 235 days. initially, contest judged in 14 categories ranging comedy, drama, pop, jazz, hillbilly, vocal , instrumental. judged celebrities barry white, les brown, richard roundtree, , esther williams. in 1954, ed sullivan invited tops in blue perform @ mitchel air field, ny on show toast of town airman second class jerry van dyke led show master of ceremonies. in 1964, tops in blue left stage record in movie studio produce films , records distribution throughout air force. however, in 1971 tops in blue gained air force support return stage on return live tours in 1972.
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