Sol's Disco Days

But, alas, even Vegas couldn't hold Sol's interest. By the late '70s, disco was all the rage and The Swingin' Rabbi Show had moved with the times, becoming The Dancin' Rabbi Show. The host of the wildly popular primetime show, Dance Fever, Denny Terrio recalls the Rabbi's amazing musical transformation.

"At that time the Rabbi was putting a lot of dance routines into the act. We had him on one week to sing, but God bless him, he insisted on dancing, and although he was pretty chubby and was wearing these huge platform shoes with live gold fish swimming in them, he could cut that rug, bro."

Sol's appearances on television have become some of Hollywood's most incredible stories. One particular stint on the Merv Griffin show in '73 changed the face of daytime TV. Producer, Jane Stemple claims Sol invented the modern daytime television era that day.

"Blazowitz comes on to talk about Vegas polyester fashions and musical tragedy and takes over the show. He's grabbing the handheld mike from Merv and going into the audience solving problems and getting a forum going. It was amazing! So, don't you know, a young Marlo Thomas happened to be there that day as a guest and years later she shared her vivid memories of the show with her husband, Phil Donahue. The rest is history."