Shindig! (1964)

Genre

variety show, music program

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 86 episodes

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Musicians perform pop and rock songs in front of a live audience. The host introduces different bands and singers each episode.

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What happens

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, who created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley, British producer Jack Good, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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