 During the summer months, it was replaced by The Ford Summer Hour, featuring Donald Voorhees, Meredith Willson, James Melton, Francia White and Jane Pickens.One week after "The Ford Sunday Evening Hour" came to an end, the Ford Motor Company launched The Ford Festival of American Music which offered the full spectrum of popular music, from swing to show tunes, along with folk and classical selections.Leigh Harline conducted the orchestra, and Alfred Drake was the host of the show, produced by George Zachary.