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MickeyMac · 06-08-2009, 01:59 PM

My favorite TV show

It ran on ABC from September 1964 to January 1966. Hosted by Los Angeles DJ Jimmy O' Neill, the show featured the best of the top performers of the day, and lots of times it was live. The show has its own house band The Shindogs, a female back up group the Blossoms, and a male back up group the Wellingtons and well as dancers. The only people never to do this show as Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and Elvis Presley. It turns out Presley was a fan of the show and ABC tried to get him but his mangaer Tom Parker wanted $3 million dollars, so Presley never appeared on the show. Shindig was an hour long show the first season, and for the second season it was split into two half hours shows that aired twice a week. The show was cancelled to make room for Batman

Anybody dig this show besides me.

MickeyMac · 06-08-2009, 02:03 PM

Here are some clips from the show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZHmHqEE7k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3zFJfGS5E8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga-Fpx9U-yc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq5DcY5r-GA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DV-5d6a5g

I'll post some more later

howilu · 06-09-2009, 04:29 PM

The show was parodied on an episode of The Flintstones as "Shinrock."

MickeyMac · 06-09-2009, 05:43 PM

More Shindig clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtNYmf4vxg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVPJvk4t6SQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXJCjVJZvH0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj9fofFGXKc

06-08-2009, 01:59 PM	#1
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Shindig My favorite TV show It ran on ABC from September 1964 to January 1966. Hosted by Los Angeles DJ Jimmy O' Neill, the show featured the best of the top performers of the day, and lots of times it was live. The show has its own house band The Shindogs, a female back up group the Blossoms, and a male back up group the Wellingtons and well as dancers. The only people never to do this show as Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and Elvis Presley. It turns out Presley was a fan of the show and ABC tried to get him but his mangaer Tom Parker wanted $3 million dollars, so Presley never appeared on the show. Shindig was an hour long show the first season, and for the second season it was split into two half hours shows that aired twice a week. The show was cancelled to make room for Batman Anybody dig this show besides me.

06-08-2009, 02:03 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Here are some clips from the show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZHmHqEE7k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3zFJfGS5E8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga-Fpx9U-yc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq5DcY5r-GA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DV-5d6a5g I'll post some more later

06-09-2009, 04:29 PM	#3
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,959	The show was parodied on an episode of The Flintstones as "Shinrock."

06-09-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	More Shindig clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtNYmf4vxg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVPJvk4t6SQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXJCjVJZvH0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj9fofFGXKc