Shindig!(1964)
Reality
First Air Date: 1964-09-16
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.4
Votes: 5
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 86
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.
Keywords
pop musicvariety show
Seasons & Episodes
Shindig season 1
Episodes: 52E01
Sam Cooke / Everly Brothers / Righteous Brothers
Air Date: 1964-09-16
No episode overview available.
E02
Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers
Air Date: 1964-09-23
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. ""(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle)...
E03
Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers
Air Date: 1964-09-23
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Alan Sues – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 2. Jerry Cole – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 3. Th...
E04
Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers
Air Date: 1964-09-30
Opening song: ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, Newbeats, and the Walker Brot...
E05
From London: The Beatles; Sandie Shaw; P.J. Proby
Air Date: 1964-10-07
Show taped in London: --The Beatles – ""Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"" (opening song) commercial: American Dair...
E06
Roy Orbison / Manfred Mann / The Hondells
Air Date: 1964-10-14
--Adam Faith – ""It's Alright"" (opening song) commercial: Stri-Dex ad with Jimmy O'Neill and Tim Matheson. --...
E07
Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs
Air Date: 1964-10-21
--Donna Loren – ""Down the Line"" (opening song) --Willy Nelson – ""Jump Back"" (not Willie Nelson, the countr...
E08
Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas; Dick & Dee Dee
Air Date: 1964-10-28
--Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas – ""Da Doo Ron Ron"" (opening song) --Leon Russell – ""Hi Heeled Sneakers"" (si...
E09
The Miracles; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Gene Pitney; Ketty Lester
Air Date: 1964-11-04
--Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""How Do You Do It?"" (opening song) --The Righteous Brothers – ""In That Great Ge...
E10
Billy J. Kramer / Hank Williams, Jr. / Jody Miller / Orriel Smith
Air Date: 1964-11-11
--Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas – ""I Call Your Name"" (opening song, followed by Shindig logo) --Bobby Sherma...
E11
The Supremes; Paul Petersen; Righteous Brothers
Air Date: 1964-11-18
--Leon Russell (singing and playing piano) - ""Roll Over Beethoven"" (opening song) Commercial: Stri-Dex acne medi...
E12
Special episode: Everly Brothers; Manfred Mann
Air Date: 1964-11-18
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Carolyn Daye – ""Jump Back"" 2. Bobby Sherman – ""I'm Crying"" 3. Everl...
E13
Tina Turner / Neil Sedaka / Chad & Jeremy / Righteous Bros.
Air Date: 1964-11-25
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Righteous Brothers - ""She's Not There"" 2. Donna Loren - ""Ain't That Lovin' Yo...
E14
Bobby Vinton / Freddy Canon / Aretha Franklin
Air Date: 1964-12-02
Show begins with audience members yelling ""Shindig! Shindig! Shindig! Rah! Rah! Shindig!"" --Opening medley (song...
E15
Manfred Mann / Chubby Checker / Dixie Cups
Air Date: 1964-12-09
--Tommy Quickly – ""The Dog"" (opening song) Shindig! logo (logo shaped like a dog, exclamation point as wagging ...
E16
Dave Clark 5 / Isley Brothers / Newbeats / Adam Faith
Air Date: 1964-12-16
--Opening medley: Dave Clark Five - ""Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"" (abridged) and ""Can't You See That She's Mine?"" (end of m...
E17
Christmas '64: Beach Boys; Marvin Gaye; Righteous Bros.
Air Date: 1964-12-23
--The Beach Boys – ""Dance, Dance, Dance"" (opening song) Jimmy O'Neill intro (begins with O'Neill kissing Carole ...
E18
Mary Wells / Jerry Lee Lewis / Bobby Rydell / Vic Dana
Air Date: 1964-12-30
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren, the Wellingtons – ""At the Hop"" 2. Willy Nelson/Blossoms – ""R...
E19
Sal Mineo / Righteous Brothers / Sandie Shaw
Air Date: 1965-01-06
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jackie & Gayle, Righteous Brothers - ""Let the Good Times Roll"" 2. Donna Loren,...
E20
Johnny Cash / Herman's Hermits / Paul Petersen
Air Date: 1965-01-13
--Dick and Dee Dee – ""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" (opening song) --Herman's Hermits – ""I'm Into Something Good"" ...
E21
First 60-minute show: Rolling Stones; Petula Clark; Kinks
Air Date: 1965-01-20
Opening medley: 1. Bobby Sherman - ""I Can't Stop"" 2. Jackie and Gayle - ""Give Him A Great Big Kiss"" 3. T...
E22
Little Anthony / Duane Eddy / Zombies / Aretha Franklin
Air Date: 1965-01-27
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Dixieland Rock"" 2. Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""W...
E23
Kingsmen / Hondells / Peter & Gordon / Clara Ward Singers
Air Date: 1965-02-03
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren - ""Keep A Knockin'"" 2. Hondells - ""Little Honda"" 3. Blossoms - ...
E24
Del Shannon / Coasters / Ventures / Marianne Faithfull
Air Date: 1965-02-10
--Opening song: ""It's Alright"" (performed by Willy Nelson, Pat and Lolly Vegas, Coasters, Ventures, Bobby Sherman &...
E25
Jerry Lee Lewis / Linda Gail / Herman's Hermits / Moody Blues
Air Date: 1965-02-17
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Steve Alaimo - ""Jail House Rock"" 2. Dee Dee Sharp - ""Ride"" 3. Sonny and Che...
E26
Supremes / Barbarians / Neil Sedaka / Stan Getz / Ruth Price
Air Date: 1965-02-24
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Um Um Um Um"" 2. Donna Loren – ""Blue Suede Shoes"" 3...
E27
Rolling Stones / Joe Tex / Little Eva / Jay & the Americans
Air Date: 1965-03-03
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""All Day and All of the Night"" (The Shindogs perform an ex...
E28
Dobie Gray / Drifters / Beau Brummels / Tony Bennett
Air Date: 1965-03-10
Opening song: ""Rock ‘n' Roll Music"" (performed by the Beau Brummels, Donna Loren, Bobby Sherman, Mickey Rooney, J...
E29
Shirley Ellis / Jackie Wilson / Bobby Goldsboro / Standells
Air Date: 1965-03-24
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Dick and Dee Dee – ""Do You Wanna Dance?"" 2. Shirley Ellis – ""Name Game...
E30
Chuck Berry / Rosie Grier / The Spats / Adam Faith
Air Date: 1965-03-31
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. The Wellingtons - ""It's A Big Wonderful World"" (Jimmy O'Neill quickly stops t...
E31
Tina Turner; Marvin Gaye; Lesley Gore; Righteous Bros.
Air Date: 1965-04-07
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Hot Dog"" 2. Wellingtons, Blossoms, John Andrea – ""Rock I...
E32
Jerry Lee Lewis / Neil Sedaka / Millie Small / April and Nino
Air Date: 1965-04-14
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Shindogs – ""Shakin' All Over"" 2. Donna Loren – ""Talk About Love"" (with t...
E33
Beach Boys / Shangri-Las / The Ikettes / Wayne Fontana
Air Date: 1965-04-21
Guests (songs are not in broadcast order): --The Beach Boys - ""Do You Wanna Dance"" (opening song), ""Fun Fun Fun...
E34
Four Tops / Manfred Mann / Freddie & Dreamers / Sandie Shaw
Air Date: 1965-04-28
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren, The Wellingtons, and The Blossoms – ""Tootie Fruity"" 2. Dick and...
E35
Tribute to Elvis
Air Date: 1965-05-05
Guests: --Chambers Brothers - ""Jailhouse Rock"" --Sonny and Cher - ""I Got Stung,"" ""Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear...
E36
Olympics / Moody Blues / Brenda Holloway / Dino, Desi & Billy
Air Date: 1965-05-12
Opening medley: 1. Russ Titleman, Righteous Brothers – ""Don't Bring Me Down"" 2. Two drummers (Charles Blackwell...
E37
Ray Charles / Zombies / Dinah Lee / Righteous Brothers
Air Date: 1965-05-19
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Righteous Brothers – ""This Little Girl of Mine"" 2. Donna Loren and Bobby She...
E38
Rolling Stones / Howlin' Wolf / Sonny & Cher / Jackie DeShannon
Air Date: 1965-05-26
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""Reelin' and Rockin'"" -Len and Glenn, Brady and Grady â€...
E39
Major Lance / Patty Duke / Diane Renay / Righteous Bros.
Air Date: 1965-06-02
Opening medley (at beginning of show, song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman & Diane Renay – ""Peggy Sue"" 2. Blossoms,...
E40
Everly Bros. / Righteous Bros. / Bettye Lavette / Piccola Pupa
Air Date: 1965-06-09
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jackie and Gayle - ""Iko Iko"" 2. The Blossoms - ""Don't Hang Up"" 3. Wellingto...
E41
Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Gerry & Pacemakers / P.J. Proby
Air Date: 1965-06-16
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Everly Brothers – ""Wake Up Little Suzie"" 2. Dick and Dee Dee – ""Should We...
E42
The Byrds / Kingsmen / Micki Lynn / Jody Miller / Dave Berry
Air Date: 1965-06-23
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Willy Nelson – ""Long Tall Sally"" 2. David Crosby and Roger McGuinn (of the ...
E43
Jerry Lee Lewis / Chad and Jeremy / Jackie Wilson
Air Date: 1965-06-30
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman, Wellingtons – ""At the Hop"" 2. The Blossoms, Donna Loren – "...
E44
Aretha Franklin / Marianne Faithfull / The Kinks / Sonny & Cher
Air Date: 1965-07-07
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren, Eligibles, Blossoms – ""You Really Got Me"" 2. Ric...
E45
Beau Brummels / Shelley Fabares / Ian Whitcomb / Sammy Jackson
Air Date: 1965-07-14
Opening medley (song excerpts): (1) Bobby Sherman - ""Rave On"" (2) Beau Brummels, Kelly Garrett and Sammy Jack...
E46
Gene Pitney / The Chiffons / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Sir Douglas Quintet
Air Date: 1965-07-21
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Gene Pitney – ""Carol"" 2. Sir Douglas Quintet – ""Roll Over Beethoven"" 3....
E47
Dave Clark Five / Jay and the Americans / Dave Berry
Air Date: 1965-07-28
Guests (songs are not in broadcast order - some may be abridged): --Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin',"" ""Glad...
E48
Dixie Cups / Marianne Faithfull / Great Scots / Nooney Rickett 4
Air Date: 1965-08-04
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jerry Naylor – ""You Turn Me On"" 2. Billy Preston – ""Seventh Son"" 3. Jac...
E49
Ronettes / Donovan / Rolling Stones / Bobby Goldsboro
Air Date: 1965-08-11
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Goldsboro & Donna Loren – ""I Go Ape"" 2. Joey Paige – ""Move It"" 3....
E50
Bo Diddley / Tina Turner / Jackie DeShannon / Eddie Hodges
Air Date: 1965-08-18
Opening medley - Bo Diddley songs (song excerpts): 1. The Shindogs - ""Ride On Josephine"" 2. Bobby Sherman - "...
E51
James Brown; Booker T & the MG's; The Kinks
Air Date: 1965-09-01
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""Susie Q"" 2. Shindogs – ""I'm A Fool"" 3. Glen Campbell â...
E52
Final 60-minute show: Patty Duke; Barbara Lewis; The Searchers; Gilloteens
Air Date: 1965-09-08
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bruce Scott - ""Baby Work Out"" 2. Barbara Lewis – ""He's a Real Gone Guy"" 3...
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