Gifford 's career took off in the 1970s ( during her first marriage to Christian composer\/arranger\/producer \ / publisher Paul Johnson ) as a vocalist on the game show Name That Tune with Tom Kennedy ( she performed the `` sing a tune '' segment as Kathie Lee Johnson only for the 1977-1978 season ) .
Gifford 's career took off in the 1970s ( during her first marriage to Christian composer , arranger , producer and publisher Paul Johnson ) as a vocalist on the game show Name That Tune with Tom Kennedy ( she performed the `` sing a tune '' segment as Kathie Lee Johnson ) .