Series synopsis
Shindig! is an American reality television series that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1964. It ended on January 8, 1966. It stars Patty Duke, Adam Faith, P. J. Proby and Delaney Bramlett.
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 p ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Patty Duke as Self - Singer
- Adam Faith as Self - Singer
- P. J. Proby as Self - Singer
- Delaney Bramlett as Self - Singer
- Leroy van Dyke as Self - Singer
- Dee Dee Sharp as Self - Singer
- Millie as Self - Singer
- Dobie Gray as Self - Singer
Supporting cast
- Billy Joe Royal as Self - Singer
- Don Ho as Self - Singer
- Howlin' Wolf as Self - Singer
- Chubby Checker as Self - Singer
- Hank Williams, Jr. as Self - Singer
- Matt Monro as Self - Singer
- Bettye LaVette as Self - Singer
- Barry McGuire as Self - Singer
- Cilla Black as Self - Singer
- Bobby Vinton as Self - Singer
- Shelley Fabares as Self - Singer
- Charlie Rich as Self - Singer
Guest cast
- Patty Duke as Self - Singer
- Adam Faith as Self - Singer
- P. J. Proby as Self - Singer
- Delaney Bramlett as Self - Singer
- Leroy van Dyke as Self - Singer
- Dee Dee Sharp as Self - Singer
- Millie as Self - Singer
- Dobie Gray as Self - Singer
- Billy Joe Royal as Self - Singer
- Don Ho as Self - Singer
- Howlin' Wolf as Self - Singer
- Chubby Checker as Self - Singer
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 86 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | September 16, 1964 | September 8, 1965 |
| Season 2 | 34 | September 16, 1965 | January 8, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Cooke / Everly Brothers / Righteous Brothers | September 16, 1964 |
| 2 |
Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers 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 |
September 23, 1964 |
| 3 |
Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers 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) |
September 23, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Byrds / McCoys / Rolling Stones / Chad & Jill 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) |
September 16, 1965 |
| 2 |
Righteous Brothers / Dave Clark Five / Marianne Faithfull 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 |
September 18, 1965 |
| 3 |
Jerry Lee Lewis / Raquel Welch / Yardbirds 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"" |
September 23, 1965 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 16, 1964 |
| Last aired | January 8, 1966 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday, Saturday at 19:30:00 |