 "The Guy Mitchell Show" faced strong competition from "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", a situation comedy on CBS, and from John Payne's NBC Western, "The Restless Gun".Mitchell’s guest stars, performing songs, dances, or skits, included dancer and pianist Johnny Bach, Jack Carson, Mindy Carson, Gloria DeHaven, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Dolores Hawkins), The Four Step Brothers, and baseball pitcher Jerome “Dizzy” Dean.Berry sings his hit song, "Rock and Roll Music" in the episode which aired on December 16, 1957.