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Shindig!

  • 1964 – 1966
  • Ended
  • Reality
  • ~30m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.4/10

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.

Latest: Shindig season 2 · 1965

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  1. E1. The Byrds / McCoys / Rolling Stones / Chad & Jill

    Sep 16, 1965 · 30m

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. The McCoys, the Byrds – ""California Sun"" 2. Jerry Naylor – ""I Got A Feeling"" 3. the Everly Brothers – ""Rip It Up"" 4. Chad & Jill – ""Ready Teddy"" (end of medley) commercial: Covergirl medicated make-up --The Everly Brothers – ""Love Is Strange"" --The Byrds – ""I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better"" --Billy Preston – ""Short Fat Fanny"" commercial: Maybelline Eye make-up --Jerry Naylor – ""Action"" --Ketty Lester – ""I'll Be Looking Back"" --The Byrds – ""The Bells of Rhymney"" --The McCoys – ""Hang on Sloopy"" --Chad and Jill – ""I Don't Want to Lose You Baby"" (Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy) --Chad Stuart – ""Funny How Love Can Be"" (Chad singing to Jill) --The Rolling Stones – ""Satisfaction"" (with line ""trying to make some girl"" censored). Finale: Everly Brothers – ""The Girl Can't Help It"" (with closing credits)

  2. E2. Righteous Brothers / Dave Clark Five / Marianne Faithfull

    Sep 18, 1965 · 30m

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Righteous Brothers – ""Money Honey"" 2. Shindogs and the Wellingtons – ""Two Hound Dogs"" (Bill Haley & the Comets song) 3. Bobby Sherman – ""Out of Sight"" 4. James Burton (Shindig guitarist) – instrumental song 5. Jackie De Shannon – ""All Around the World"" (end of medley) --The Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" --Bobby Sherman, the Wellingtons and the Blossoms – ""JuJu Hand"" (Sam the Sham song) --The Shindogs (Joey Cooper singing lead) and the Wellingtons – ""I'm Down"" --Marianne Faithfull – ""Summer Nights"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""Ko Ko Mo"" --Billy Preston – ""In the Midnight Hour"" --We Five – ""You Were On My Mind"" --Jackie De Shannon – ""Shop Around"" --Freddie and the Dreamers – ""Little Bitty Pretty One"" --Jackie De Shannon, Bobby Sherman, Delaney Bramlett and Joey Cooper – ""Shake and Fingerpop"" --Finale: Righteous Brothers - medley of songs: ""My Babe,"" ""Try to Find Another Man,"" ""Little Latin Lupe Lu"" and ""Koko Jo"" (closing

  3. E3. Jerry Lee Lewis / Raquel Welch / Yardbirds

    Sep 23, 1965 · 30m

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jerry Lee Lewis - ""Breathless"" 2. Blossoms - ""Johnny B. Goode"" 3. Wellingtons - ""Whole Lotta Lovin'"" (Raquel Welch cameo) 4. Billy Preston - ""Baby, Please Don't Go"" (end of medley) Commercial: Score hair creme; Ban Deodorant --Jerry Lee Lewis - ""High Heeled Sneakers"" --Mike Clifford - ""Ruby Baby"" (with the Wellingtons) --Raquel Welch - ""Dancing In the Street"" (with the Blossoms) --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love"" Commerical: Stri-Dex acne medication (with Jimmy O'Neill) --Billy Preston and the Blossoms - ""Look at Me"" --Mike Clifford and the Wellingtons - ""Wonderful World"" --Jerry Lee Lewis - ""Mean Woman Blues"" Commercial: Listerine --The Pretty Things - ""Honey, I Need"" --The Blossoms - ""Nowhere to Run"" --The Yardbirds - ""Heart Full Of Soul"" Shindig promo with clips of upcoming guests. Jimmy O'Neill closing comments. --Finale (with closing credits): Jerry Lee Lewis - ""High School Confidential,"" ""Great Balls of Fire""

  4. E4. Mary Wells / Little Anthony / Georgie Fame

    Sep 28, 1965 · 30m

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Dick and Dee Dee – ""Sha La La"" 2. Jimmie Rodgers – ""Early in the Morning"" 3. Donna Loren – ""I Only Want to be With You"" 4. Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""Can I Get A Witness?"" (end of medley) --Mary Wells – ""Me Without You"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Mountain of Love"" --Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""Hurts So Bad"" --Dick and Dee Dee – ""Vini Vini"" --Donna Loren – ""You've Got Your Troubles"" --Jimmie Rodgers – ""The World I Used To Know"" --Mary Wells – ""My Guy"" --Georgie Fame – ""Like We Used to Be"" (clip probably taped in England) --Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""I Miss You So"" --Dick and Dee Dee – ""Liar, Liar"" --Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren and Jimmie Rodgers – ""Rock and Roll Music"" --Finale: Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""Good Lovin'"" (with closing credits)

  5. E5. Mickey Rooney (guest host) / Major Lance / Turtles / Lesley Gore

    Sep 30, 1965 · 30m

    Version #1 (without Mickey Rooney) Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. The Turtles - ""We'll Meet Again (Some Sunny Day)"" 2. Lesley Gore - ""It's My Party"" 3. Major Lance - ""Don't Set Me Free"" 4. The Blossoms & the Wellingtons - ""Oh Boy!"" 5. Delaney Bramlett & Joey Cooper (from the Shindogs) - ""Dixieland Rock"" (end of medley) Commercials: Macleans toothpaste; Brylcream --Jimmy O'Neill intro --Major Lance - ""Too Hot To Hold"" --The Hollies - ""I'm Alive"" (performance taped in England - with footage of the Shindig dancers added) --The Turtles - ""Needles and Pins"" --Lesley Gore - ""Judy's Turn to Cry""   Commercial: Noxzema skin creme --Donovan - ""Colours"" --Lesley Gore - ""My Town, My Guy And Me"" (Shindig Pick of the Week) --The Shindogs - ""Act Naturally"" --Major Lance - ""Um Um Um Um"" and ""Monkey Time"" --The Searchers - ""High Heel Sneakers"" (clip probably taped in England) Commercial: Maybelline --The Turtles - ""It Ain't Me Babe"" --Lesley Gore

  6. E6. Four Tops / The Who / Billy Joe Royal

    Oct 2, 1965 · 30m

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Ray Peterson – ""Let's Have A Party"" 2. Linda Gayle – ""Do You Wanna Dance?"" 3. Four Tops – ""Down the Road Apiece"" (end of medley) Shindig logo, Jimmy O'Neill intro --Billy Joe Royal – ""Down in the Boondocks"" --Linda Gayle – ""Home of the Brave"" (Jody Miller hit) --The Four Tops – ""It's the Same Old Song"" --Ray Peterson – ""Mean Woman Blues"" --The Who – ""I Can't Explain"" (Who's U.S. TV debut, performance taped in England) --The Blossoms – ""Lover's Concerto"" --Linda Gayle – ""Stop, Look and Listen"" --Billy Joe Royal – ""I Knew You When"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" (repeat from earlier episode) --Ray Peterson – ""Let the Four Winds Blow"" --Four Tops - song? (The Four Tops start to perform a song but it is interrupted by a Shindig promo mentioning upcoming guests. Song might have been ""I Can't Help Myself"") --Ray Peterson – ""Mickey's Monkey"" (finale, closing titles)

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