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Shindig!

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1964
2 Seasons
86 Episodes
EN
Ended

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Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.

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Episodes

Shindig season 1

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E1

Sam Cooke / Everly Brothers / Righteous Brothers

Sep 16, 196430m
E2

Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers

Sep 23, 196430m

Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. ""(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle) 2. ""Yes, Indeed"" (performed by the Wellingtons and the Blossoms) 3. ""Gonna Build a Mountain"" (performed by Jackie & Gayle) 4. ""(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, the Righteous Brothers and the Everly Brothers) (end of medley) --Shindig dancers (singing to picture of Bobby Sherman) – ""If I Had a Talking Picture of You"" (1920's song) --Bobby Sherman – ""Back Home Again in Indiana"" --The Wellingtons – ""Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"" --Jackie and Gayle – ""The Girl from Ipanema"" --Sam Cooke – ""Tennessee Waltz"" --The Everly Brothers – ""You're the One I Love"" --Donna Loren – ""Wishin' and Hopin'"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""This Little Girl of Mine"" --Alan Sues (comedian doing an imitation of Liberace) --Bobby Sherman – ""Hello Dolly"" (duet with Shindig dancer Maria Ghava) --The Everly Brothers – ""Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"" --Sam

E3

Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers

Sep 23, 196430m

Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Alan Sues – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 2. Jerry Cole – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 3. The Cables and the Blossoms – ""Cannon Ball"" 4. The Righteous Brothers (with Jody Miller and Pamela Bennett) - ""California Here I Come"" (end of medley) --Jody Miller – ""Yes, My Darling Daughter"" (1940's song) --The Righteous Brothers – ""Koko Joe"" --Pamela Bennett – ""And I Love Him"" (folk singer performing a Beatles song) --Alan Sues comedy bit - Sues sings ""Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey"" --Bobby Freeman – ""C'Mon And Swim"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""My Babe"" --Delaney Bramlett – ""You Never Can Tell"" --Alan Sues comedy bit --Darlene Love – ""You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break my Heart)"" --The Cables – ""Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"" --Johnny Rivers – ""Maybelline"" and ""Memphis"" Finale: Jody Miller – ""Saved"" (closing credits)

E4

Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers

Sep 30, 196430m

Opening song: ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, Newbeats, and the Walker Brothers). --The Walker Brothers – ""Slow Down"" --The Blossoms – ""Tell Him"" --Gale Garnett – ""We'll Sing in the Sunshine"" --Jerry Cole - ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" --The Newbeats – ""Bread and Butter"" --John Bill – ""House of the Rising Sun"" --Jackie and Gayle – ""A Summer Song"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Do Wah Diddy"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Have I the Right?"" --Donna Loren – ""It's Alright"" Finale: Round Robin – ""Who's the Roundest of Them All?"" (with closing titles)

E5

From London: The Beatles; Sandie Shaw; P.J. Proby

Oct 7, 196430m

Show taped in London: --The Beatles – ""Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"" (opening song) commercial: American Dairy Association Milk Council --Karl Denver Trio – ""Wimoweh"" --Lyn Cornell – ""Fever"" --Tommy Quickly – ""Stagger Lee"" commercial: Beach-Nut Gum --Sandie Shaw – ""(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"" --Sounds Incorporated – song title might be ""Whale Out on the Drums"" --P.J. Proby – ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" and ""Hold Me"" commercial: Stri-Dex medicated acne pads --Jimmy O'Neill announces who's on next week's show. --The Beatles – ""I'm A Loser"" and ""Boys"" Finale: Karl Denver – ""Old Folks At Home"" (lyrics: ""Way Down Upon the Swanee River…"") with closing creditsNote: All of the guests appear on stage for the finale. This includes the Beatles who walk on stage a few seconds before the program ends. The Fab Four are clearly visible on copies taken from the 2"" master videotape. But 16mm kinescope copies, which run a few seconds shorter, cut off the Bea

E6

Roy Orbison / Manfred Mann / The Hondells

Oct 14, 196430m

--Adam Faith – ""It's Alright"" (opening song) commercial: Stri-Dex ad with Jimmy O'Neill and Tim Matheson. --Manfred Mann – ""Do Wah Diddy"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Just for Me and My Girl"" (correct song title?) --Elkie Brooks – ""Nothing Left To Do but Cry"" (segment probably taped in England) --Roy Orbison – ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" commercial: Ajax laundry detergent with the white knight (""Stronger than dirt"") --The Hondells – ""Little Honda"" (clip with Teri Garr and other dancers on back of motor scooters.) --Adam Faith – ""Big Time"" --The Everly Brothers – ""Let It Be Me"" and ""Gone Gone Gone"" Finale: Roy Orbison – ""Wha'd I Say?"" (with closing credits)

E7

Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs

Oct 21, 196430m

--Donna Loren – ""Down the Line"" (opening song) --Willy Nelson – ""Jump Back"" (not Willie Nelson, the country singer) --Jackie Wilson – ""She's Alright"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Man Overboard"" --The Blossoms – ""Dancing in the Street"" --Bobby Sherman (with the Chambers Brothers) – ""I'm Crying"" --Donna Loren – ""That's What Love Is Made Of"" --Jay and the Americans – ""Come A Little Bit Closer"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""Let The Good Times Roll"" --The Honeycombs – ""Have I the Right?"" (clip probably taped in England) Finale: Jackie Wilson – ""Baby Workout"" (with closing credits)

E8

Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas; Dick & Dee Dee

Oct 28, 196430m

--Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas – ""Da Doo Ron Ron"" (opening song) --Leon Russell – ""Hi Heeled Sneakers"" (sings & plays piano) --Dick and Dee Dee – ""Freight Train"" --The Blossoms – ""Baby Love"" --Chris Crosby – ""The Glory of Love"" (Bing Crosby's nephew) --Dick and Dee Dee – ""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" --The Wellingtons – ""For All We Know"" --Bobby Sherman – ""You Really Got Me"" (with Russ Titleman and other Shindig Band members) --Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas – ""Little Children"" and ""From A Window"" --Finale: Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas – ""Great Balls of Fire"" (with closing credits)

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About Shindig!

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode. Across 2 seasons and 86 episodes, originally airing on ABC.

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What is Shindig! about?

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejec… It belongs to the Reality genre.

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Shindig! first premiered on September 16, 1964 (1964). The series has since concluded its run.

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