Shindig!
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Shindig!

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.

31. The Who; Kinks; Hollies; Manfred Mann

0.0Dec 30, 1965 · 30 min

--The Hollies – ""Too Much Monkey Business"" (opening song) Commercial: Listerine Jimmy O'Neill intro --Manfred Mann – ""Watermelon Man"" --The Blossoms – ""That's When the Tears Start"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames – ""Yeh, Yeh"" --The Who – ""Daddy Rolling Stone"" --Marianne Faithfull – ""There But for Fortune"" (clip from 14-Oct-65) --The Hollies - ""Just One Look"" --Adam Faith - ""Dig That Kind of Beat"" (clip from 6-Jan-65) Commercial: Old London snacks --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" --Manfred Mann – ""5,4,3,2,1"" Jimmy O'Neill segment --The Kinks – ""Milk Cow Blues"" (closing credits)