8-year-old symphony conductor Joey Alfidi on "What's My Line?" (November 17, 1957)

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Eight-year-old musical child prodigy Joey Alfidi, "world's youngest symphony conductor", appears as a sort-of mystery guest on a 1957 episode of "What's My Line?" with host John Daly and panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Jim Backus, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf.
An earlier appearance by Joey (age 7) on "I've Got a Secret" can be seen as the first segment on the full episode here:
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@jmccracken1963 11 лет назад

And, God be praised, Joseph Alfidi is still performing (piano) and teaching (piano) today. He currently resides in Belgium and teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Liege. He's had a great career.

@icturner23 3 года назад

Sadly, he died a year or two after you posted your comment.

@julienielsen4462 2 года назад

He is so cute, I just read his biography.

@altonpitts5303 5 лет назад

I have always admired people who have a mastery of the English language such as Mr. Daly does.

@donnawoodford6641 3 года назад

Right...such as Mr. John Daly!

@wincav 2 года назад

Great point. He is very good at this. I try to think who could do this if ever the show would be done today. I cant think of anyone.

@michaellord9 2 года назад

you mean Mr John Daly has...

@UnkoPiko 10 лет назад

Nobody can touch John Daly. He was the absolute best.

@janetmarletto6667 Год назад

I would say that William Buckley was on that level and possibly above Charles Daly.

@romankrassovsky226 9 лет назад

RIP Joseph Alfidi Feb. 2, 2015

@drServitis 5 лет назад

Just 65 years old when he died from a long illness in Belgium where he was teaching piano at the Royal Conservatory of Liege.

@xAlexZifko 4 года назад

@@drServitis ty very much for the context

@robinchanteusedylan8326 8 лет назад

I love when Mr. Daly busts out laughing. He was king of moderators.

@canyoubelievethis220 3 года назад

He went on to become really famous. He only recently died 6 years ago this past Tuesday. RIP, guy!

@cynthiaahern9081 3 года назад

A genius!

@julienielsen4462 2 года назад

He was only 65 , too sad.

@shnbwmn 10 лет назад

I watch these mainly for John Daly ... probably the most intelligent presenter I've seen

@bundeligafan 9 лет назад

John, Arlene, Dorothy, and Bennette were all intelligent, funny, and professional. A true legendary panel and presenter. R.I.P all.

@sevensolaris 8 лет назад

+Shane Bowman I wish people still talked intelligently like he and the rest of the panel do on these shows.

@Gravydog316 7 лет назад

Speak for yourself, thank you. I'm quite eriudite.

@Epitaph1334 7 лет назад

Both John and Dorothy were very witty and intelligent.

@tigergreg8 7 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing. He had a way with words and explanations that blow me away.

@valiyapurakkalNarayanankutty 4 года назад

I wish I had John Daley's way with words.

@helenamirian908 2 года назад

The "Continental Accent" has gone by the wayside also.

@feraudyh Год назад

I wish there were a course entitled Speak English like John Daly

@douglasswicegood4420 9 месяцев назад

He sounds Californian to me our accents were much the same plain and unadorned! LOL. The others from the east like New York?

@timothymcdonald6913 5 лет назад

Mr. Daly's ability to work with the mystery guest's answers!. To redirect, rephrase or otherwise deal with a proper response to the panelists. This comment is made after viewing several different years of this program here on youtube. This was and is a very entertaining show. Thank You for posting it.

@hollyking2580 3 года назад

Dorothy was almost always dressed like she might have tea with the Queen of England after taping the show.

@bmh2004 4 года назад

Good clean fun, wish they still have this type shows on television!

@tonycevallos7513 6 лет назад

That little boy was so cute. How he must have made his parents so proud. So sad to read that he passed away at age 65 in 2015.

@kledhs2890 5 лет назад

Are you serious? That made me sad RIP Joey

@mizofan 3 года назад

On my birthday

@oegroemov 5 лет назад

What a beautiful language English was in those days.

@HunterShows 4 года назад

You are what you say.

@user-gq1sh4kf4w 4 года назад

Be selective in your choice of books. Avoid slang: ain’t, wanna, cuz, etc. Never say “I am like...”.

@Amcsae 3 года назад

@@user-gq1sh4kf4w Exactly! People don't read real books anymore. Buzzfeed articles and Twitter won't expand your intellect in the same way.

@icturner23 3 года назад

It’s still beautiful now. All the words that existed then still exist. Anyone is free to use them.

@patricia7823 Год назад

Indeed

@Retroscoop 4 года назад

He was third in the Queen Elizabeth (of Belgium) contest in 1972, and apparantly remained in Belgium at a certain time of his life, where he also died in 2015.

@mizofan 3 года назад

Joey died on my 54th birthday at the age of 65. Interesting to read that he lived in Belgium, where my dear friend the world war 2 (Comet Line) resistance heroine Andrée Dumon, who survived 2 concentration camps after betrayal, is still an adorable marvel aged 98.

@greggoreo6738 Год назад

Wow! God bless Comet Line. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca

@Lava1964 11 лет назад

John Daly is terrific!

@SheepdogSmokey 5 лет назад

Oh for TV like this to make a comeback.

@bme7491 3 года назад

Joey: "I don't like rock and roll".....Bennett Cerf: "Good for you!".....A few years later rock and roll takes over the world.

@stevefowler5970 Год назад

it had already taken over the world by then, they just didn't know it....

@bneale 3 года назад

Cerf: What do you think of rock-n-roll. Kid: I don't like it. (thunderous applause) Good lord.

@drunkrumjack 3 года назад

But his kids probably loved it.

@gustavoabreu3097 3 года назад

How the times have changed Haha.

@PROUDCANADIANGIRL 8 месяцев назад

I mean wow… my mind is blown! What a wonderful young fella and I wish I was alive back then to see him conduct! What an honour that would have been. Wow

@ILBARONE45 5 лет назад

I KNEW JOSEPH (Joey) ALFIDI; Could play Piano and other instruments Very Gifted.. Knew Dad Frank better; owned a recording studio & conductor in my home Town YONKERS, N.Y. Made me a Singer and got me many occasions on Toast of the Town (Later Ed Sullivan show); whereby sang solo opera and many duets with young upcoming females.. Joey only 65 yrs young; than I. DIO BENEDICE JOSEPH ALFIDI

@Ody-up6kg 4 года назад

I was born in 1958. I love watching these old programs. People conducted themselves with such class. The ladies are just that 'ladies'. Beautifully dressed in an outfit that cannot be fit into a Band-Aid box, yet lovely. And, 90% of every statement is not hijacked into something sexual. Hollywood, you could learn a few things here.

@dansanger5340 3 года назад

There was plenty of sexual innuendo on the show, just not as overt and frequent as it might be these days. Arlene was especially prolific. Also, the audience tended to issue whistles and catcalls at pretty young women, which I consider kind of rude, and would be frowned on today in the same context.

@cyndifoore7743 5 лет назад

Daly is a brainiac!!! I love his inserted comments! Wow, this kid’s a brainiac too!

@ladyyuna2000 11 лет назад

Joey is so adorable

@Rickshaw881 4 года назад

That's Mr. Magoo before he became Thurston Howell III !

@Yowza78 Год назад

And two years after Rebel Without a Cause.

@MrJking065 3 года назад

Little guy is adorable.

@MollyT119 2 года назад

This is the gold standard of panel/game shows, right here. WML (and Password) always had such great gameplay and wonderful people on. The crown jewels of the G-T catalogue. And what a treat to see Backus as a guest panelist, he’s an absolute legend.

@theexperiment8498 3 года назад

So interesting to see this is the point in time where rock & roll was controversial.

@adamodeo9320 2 года назад

Joseph Alfidi died in 2015 at 65 may he be blessed.

@charmingjim 6 лет назад

Rock and roll is here to stay.

@buddhistsympathizer1136 3 года назад

I don't care what the people say . . .

@allybee8926 7 лет назад

Pity more of his musical recordings are unavailable. He was an excellent pianist.

@edithsymmans3273 10 лет назад

WOW AWESOME LITTLE GUY……. LOVE JOHN DALY AND HIS COMMENTS THROUGH OUT….

@Galantski 6 лет назад

Joey can also be seen the linked episode of "I've Got a Secret", where he's the first contestant and plays four instruments at age 7. He was a remarkable talent. RIP ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bdv2nJRVnaU.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Alfidi

@SMcCaskill 9 месяцев назад

Joseph (Joey) performed all over Europe in his younger years and became a very well established musician, composer, and conductor. He died in 2015 at the age of 65.

@onemercilessming1342 4 года назад

While the $50 prize money might not seem much to us in 2020, consider: In 1957, when this aired, $50 was the equivalent to $460.28 in 2020.

@brunoantony3218 3 года назад

Cerf got it AGAIN.

@Rupertbear27 5 лет назад

LOVE watching all these old What's my Lines----watched the British version when I was younger but not many of those on RU-vid-- Eamon Andrews was a great presenter and had also presented Playbox and Crackerjack

@effyleven 4 года назад

*"CRACK-ER-JACK!"*

@mikewrasman5103 2 года назад

Ramon Andrews was the mystery guest on the U.S. version of What's My Line. He was the presenter of the British version of What's My Line.

@ElizaDolittle Год назад

I love Arlene Francis' necklace

@Celisar1 5 лет назад

Such a cute and beautiful boy!

@DrdrGames 5 лет назад

This kid died 4 years ago at the age of 65

@melissajones210 10 лет назад

I'm trying to find the other parts of this episode as my mother was on and stumped them. She painted baby diapers for Sanger Harris. Bennet guessed she did something with diapers, then they ran out of time.

@robinh4 3 года назад

I found the whole episode on here. That's very cool that your mother was on the show. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PDcBnu1sphc.html

@icturner23 3 года назад

@@robinh4 I’m just replying, before watching it myself, in the hope that it makes it more likely that Melissa will get a notification about this thread.

@robinh4 3 года назад

@@icturner23 Thanks! The notification system on here is terrible. Hopefully she'll see these notifications.

@drServitis 4 года назад

8:25 BENNETT SAYS UNDER HIS BREATH "HE'S A LITTLE SHAVER!" IN REFERENCE TO WHETHER JOEY WAS CONNECTED TO A PRODUCT LINE. Brilliantly done, Bennett!

@drbenkirk9119 5 лет назад

Small Conference Please.

@Homemovies1989 5 лет назад

11:00 Prophecy...and he died at 65 years old.

@BesonXL 11 лет назад

At 9:15 Arlene asks if he is the young boy with the little Fauntleroy suit. I believe she is refering to Pierino Gamba who was a child protegy.

@yellowleaf28 Год назад

Could they clue us in on how some guessers know immediately or how they came to their crazy correct guesses?

@maudiepoot1 11 лет назад

no ones required to like rock and roll

@TheCometHunter 6 лет назад

I think this comment page needs at least 7 more people telling us that Joey died in 2015

@TANTRUMGASM 4 года назад

joey Alfidi died in 2015 in Belgium

@su8483 3 года назад

Still dead.

@ThatsnewsTV 3 года назад

I was six months old, then.

@julienielsen4462 2 года назад

MrDaly said I wish I had half your ability at 65, and he passed at 65 weird or just coincidence.

@msilver4888 2 года назад

tv was so classy unlike the crap they peddle today

@pukulu Год назад

Joey Alfidi lived to be 65 years old.

@nightmaster5593 5 лет назад

best show ever!! screw contemporary TV

@abradley2198 3 года назад

Maybe not tell us what the persons line is in the title of the video?

@ronmcgill7402 5 лет назад

Joseph Alfidi - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Alfidi Joseph Alfidi (May 28, 1949 - February 2, 2015) was an American pianist, composer, and .... "JOEY ALFIDI, AGE 9, LEADS ORCHESTRA; Conducts Symphony of Air at Carnegie Hall Benefit for Italian Charities". "New York Times

@gaamatsu4dewin 5 лет назад

August Rush comes to mind.

@whatfreshhellisthis8810 5 лет назад

gaamatsu4dewin Brilliant observation.

@bangersmash1566 6 лет назад

8:30 o'clock said Daly referring to Joey's appearance at Carnegie Hall. I've never heard it said that way. I'd just say 8:30.

@bettythebutcher 5 лет назад

People had more time in the old days.

@kimfucku8074 5 лет назад

little boooyyyyssss, I love Alrene for how she talks!

@royharris8979 10 лет назад

touche!

@justanotheresperantolearne9246 5 лет назад

11:00 Sort of Ironic that Jospeh passed at age 65.

@badideass 4 года назад

Crazy, yeah

@MyNamesNotLars1 3 года назад

I wonder if he ever changed his tune on Rock n Roll?

@marthafarquar 10 лет назад

Love that thumbnail

@Yowza78 Год назад

The way Bennett Cerf says "known" with two syllables: know-un. Is that a New York accent? Philly?

@PEGGLORE 3 года назад

When it says "It shaves your hidden beard" what do they mean exactly?

@gunnarthorsen 8 лет назад

Nice segment. Joey, by the way, died in 2015.

@rotunda57 5 лет назад

Only made 66...

@timothymcdonald6913 5 лет назад

This episode and I are the same age.

@sapanashri1334 10 лет назад

How many kids appeared as guests on the show? There's this one, and that billiards kid, Dorothy's kids ... any others??

@XMLarry 10 лет назад

Eddie Hodges also appeared on the shoe as a 12 year old

@XMLarry 10 лет назад

sorry, show, surprised spell check didn't catch that...

@XMLarry 10 лет назад

@over50andfantabulous59 9 лет назад

Joey Alfidi Date of Birth 28 May 1949, Yonkers, New York, USA Date of Death 2 February 2015, Brussels, Belgium

@phil2u48 9 лет назад

OVER50ANDFANTABULOUS RIP. He was considered a prodigy, if not a genius, and could play numerous musical instruments as well as speak several languages at a very young age. He found the cultural atmosphere of Europe more supportive and stimulating than the U.S; he lived and taught primarily in Brussels where he died this year (2015).

@44032 8 лет назад

+Over50andFantabulous Meaning he died at 65, (note John Daly's comment at the end).

@sevensolaris 8 лет назад

+Steven Chappell Eerie foreshadowing there

@davemattia 8 лет назад

John Daly put a curse on the poor kid with the 65 years old remark.

@phil2u48 8 лет назад

He had that power...

@donnawoodford6641 3 года назад

Joey needed help answering some of those questions...but he knows that he doesn't like rock n roll.

@captainobvious5650 6 лет назад

10:13 - Thats funny because young Joey actually originally learned on rock-n-roll but his parents thought it was juvenille and banned him from playing it, thus his switch to classical mozart and his quest to fame. Shame he wanted to be like Elvis :(

@baby001000 2 года назад

Joey made his name as a pianist And passed away in 2015

@quizmaster85 10 лет назад

There was another reason that John gave (after the panellists took their masks off).

@harryg6169 4 года назад

6:54 Epic response from Daly

@lmcdonald1879 9 месяцев назад

still using my Remington rolectric

@danielquill 3 года назад

@7:54 It look like Dorothy has eyeholes in her mask and is simply keeping her eyes closed! Do my eyes deceive me??? "You may take off your masks".... Dorothy, you may open your eyes.

@orhugs 10 лет назад

Awesome!! I can't help though :/

@rvpstudioscanada3991 5 лет назад

I can’t believe that 8 year old is now 70. Does anyone know if he is still around?

@rrgomes 5 лет назад

Sadly, he passed away a few years ago.

@royharris8979 10 лет назад

Regarding the question at time frame 6:22, "Are there any animals involved in your act..", are not humans in the "animal" kingdom?

@JustAFocus 10 лет назад

As John Daly might have answered that question: "Although it is *technically* correct that humans, within scientific classifications, could be considered to be a part of the animal kingdom, nevertheless within the context in which the question was asked, and for the purposes of this game, we shall give you a NO."

@DwayneDeveaux1204 9 лет назад

JustAFocus Love that response in the context it was given.

@joaovitormatos8147 3 года назад

how creepy is it when John got his death age right at 11:00?

@brunoantony3218 3 года назад

He died at the age off 77, not 65.

@julienielsen4462 2 года назад

@@brunoantony3218 it’s saying 65 on Wikipedia.

@brunoantony3218 2 года назад

@@julienielsen4462 I was referring to John Daley’s death, not Joey’s. And John wasn’t referring to anyone’s death at 11:00

@seventus 5 лет назад

3:50

@AlaskaBlueCat 4 года назад

10:15 Bennett Cerf: Joey, in the confidence of this room and 30 million people, what do you think of rock n' roll? Joey Alfidi: I don't like it. Bennett Cerf: Good for you! I love it. John Daly and everyone else: hahaha! Me 2020: LOL, sorry folks. I got bad news for you! hahaha!

@ProperLogicalDebate 3 года назад

Sir Humphrey Appleby?

@bornyesterday21 8 лет назад

For a minute, i thought he was Eddie Munster.

@PepsiMama2 7 лет назад

John Daly always (maybe not always but) comes out with papers in his hand.. what are those papers???

@MICHGO1 6 лет назад

PERHAPS INFO ABOUT THE GUESTS.

@TheBigMclargehuge 6 лет назад

Dorothy Kilgalen's gossip rag, he's going to wipe his ass with it later.

@tonyatmidnight 2 года назад

John Daly wishes he had half of Joey's ability at 65 ... and Joey Alfidi would pass away in 2015 at the age of 65

@Mysticinvestigations 3 года назад

Hopefully that pesky Rock And Roll is just a passing fad with those crazy kids!

@navetdusang7472 5 лет назад

"Unreliable witness"

@maudiepoot1 11 лет назад

You do realise that all of these people are long dead.

@starrbeatlesqueen 10 лет назад

At the beginning, I was trying to figure out why the panel had blindfolds if Joey was unfamiliar at the time. I finally realized it's because John didn't want the panel to know the mystery guest was a child.

@MICHGO1 6 лет назад

NO, HE SAID DOROTHY HAD INTERVIEWED HIM. THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY HE WAS A CHILD.

@tugboat2030 5 лет назад

It's possible they saw him on the news or a program. Symphony concerts were more often televised on networks than today (which is none).

@HunterShows 4 года назад

Obviously hearing the first answer reveals he is a child.

@NotSuaveRico 4 года назад

Did the kid ever end up liking Rock and roll?

@jasonmcdaniel345 3 года назад

I'm curious as well. Rock and roll was in its infancy at that time. He would have been a teenager by the time The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.

@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 Год назад

Rock and Roll is here to stay. It will never die.

@squallerrleon 5 лет назад

0:15 just spat out my drink

@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 Год назад

If he played Rock and Roll they’d let him wear pants!

@dennismolfese5847 5 лет назад

Trump said no one knew Bennett was a surfer 🏄‍♀️

@opiet8081 4 года назад

Brilliant musician but he's not paying attention to the questions.

@EvanG529 3 года назад

Sorry, THE HIDDEN BEARD?

@22grena 5 лет назад

Joey died in 2015

@artygunnar 5 лет назад

Now it would be world youngest drug dealer

@Yowza78 Год назад

Boy, Cerf had an ax to grind about rock and roll! Lots of older, white people dad back then. I keep this in mind when I hear folks grumble about rap or punk or Tik Tok or saggy pants or gender neutral pronouns.