SHINDIG! #2 (1964) - [1of3]

SHINDIG! #2, aired: September 23, 1964 -- part 1of3

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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"

--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 -- "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey"

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Shindig! was a rock 'n' roll series that ran from September 16, 1964 through January 8, 1966 on the ABC network.

Shindig! was created and produced by Jack Good who had previously produced rock 'n' roll TV shows in his native Britain. There, he perfected his style of fast-paced rock music programing. In 1962, Good produced a pilot for American TV. The pilot, titled "Young America Swings the World," eventually became the blueprint for Shindig!

Most of the top American and British rock/pop acts of the mid-1960s appeared on Shindig!. The British performers often appeared in segments taped in the U.K.

Shindig! was different from previous U.S. rock 'n' roll programs. It featured non-stop music that, in most cases, was only interrupted by the commercial breaks.
Shindig! started a trend in television which could probably best be described as "rock 'n' roll...with go-go dancers."

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Music

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• Shindig
• Jack
• Good
• 1964
• Jody
• Miller
• Righteous
• Brothers
• The
• Blossoms
• Johnny
• Rivers

[whoowndachiefs]

Not for nothing, but SHINDIG made the Righteous Brothers!!!!

My all time most favorite Hatfield/Medley tune: "Just Once In My Life", and who could forget "Little Latin Lupe Lu". Those of you who listen to "good time oldies" stations are missing out on the best Righteous Bros. stuff out there. They did more than just "Lovin' Feeling (Baby, BABEE, WHOOOO!!, etc.)"

[jmen4ever]

Damn, but I miss that beachnut gum!!

[reddiaperbaby]

I hadn't remembered the show starting out so 'mainstream'. Got edgier soon after- you know the Smothers Bros. were watching very carefully, and taking notes !!

[Strawberry7Lynn]

Producer Jack Good has used the same formula that he used for the Brit TV pop show Oh Boy! If it isn't broke, don't fix it!

[imusfan48]

Thanks for the 'update' on Jody, maybe I'll get to see her sometime!

[Johnk662561]

Jody Miller went country around 1969 or 70. She now performs live at Branson, Missouri and maintains a home in her hometown of Blanchard, Oklahoma.

[imusfan48]

Didn't Jody Miller go 'Country & Western' not too long after this?

[pimsquirt]

Love the Righteous Brothers doing KOKO JOE,

I wore my old 45 of this song out long ago,

[8aPeach2]

I need a strong drink after that Beechnut Gum jingle....

[Johnk662561]

Yeah, I think they could have done a better segue or at least had her lead off after a commercial. You have a rocker (Koko Joe) and then WHAM! you hit the wall...

[canebluff]

I know, and then the following Pamela Bennett is like nails on a chalk board.

[teenonator]

Allan Seuss!!