Della's miscellaneous guests throughout the almost 200 episodes included George Burns, Tony Bennett, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ethel Waters, Little Richard, Steve Allen, Eric Burdon and War, Ike & Tina Turner, etc.
The first TV talk show to be hosted by an African-American woman almost didn't happen because the sponsors were hesitant about having a woman with 'blue gums' as the host.
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