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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.

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6. Four Tops / The Who / Billy Joe Royal

0.0Oct 2, 1965 · 30 min

Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Ray Peterson – ""Let's Have A Party"" 2. Linda Gayle – ""Do You Wanna Dance?"" 3. Four Tops – ""Down the Road Apiece"" (end of medley) Shindig logo, Jimmy O'Neill intro --Billy Joe Royal – ""Down in the Boondocks"" --Linda Gayle – ""Home of the Brave"" (Jody Miller hit) --The Four Tops – ""It's the Same Old Song"" --Ray Peterson – ""Mean Woman Blues"" --The Who – ""I Can't Explain"" (Who's U.S. TV debut, performance taped in England) --The Blossoms – ""Lover's Concerto"" --Linda Gayle – ""Stop, Look and Listen"" --Billy Joe Royal – ""I Knew You When"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" (repeat from earlier episode) --Ray Peterson – ""Let the Four Winds Blow"" --Four Tops - song? (The Four Tops start to perform a song but it is interrupted by a Shindig promo mentioning upcoming guests. Song might have been ""I Can't Help Myself"") --Ray Peterson – ""Mickey's Monkey"" (finale, closing titles)