Shindig!
S01E24: Del Shannon / Coasters / Ventures / Marianne Faithfull
--Opening song: ""It's Alright"" (performed by Willy Nelson, Pat and Lolly Vegas, Coasters, Ventures, Bobby Sherman & Donna Loren, Temptations, Eligibles, and Bobby Hatfield). Other songs (not in broadcast order): --Del Shannon - ""Stranger in Town,"" ""Do You Wanna Dance,"" and ""Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"" --The Temptations - ""My Girl"" (plus, the finale) --The Ventures - ""Diamond Head"" and ""Caravan"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""As Tears Go By"" (clip taped in England) --Bobby Hatfield - ""Joy Joy Joy,"" ""My Prayer"" and ""Shake"" --Jewel Akens - ""The Birds and the Bees"" --The Coasters - ""Along Came Jones,"" ""What Is the Secret of Your Success?"" and ""Searchin'"" --Pat and Lolly Vegas - ""La Bomba"" and ""Write Me, Baby"" --John Andrea - ""Lemon Tree"" and ""Take Her --Jean King (of the Blossoms) – ""Somewhere"" --Donna Loren - ""The Boy from New York City"" --Bobby Sherman - ""It Hurts Me"" --Jerry Mason - ""Mala"" --The Eligibles - ""Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart"" --
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 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...
S01E03 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...
S01E04 Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers
Opening song: ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, Newbeats, and the Walker Brothers). --The Walker Brothers – ""Slow Down"" --The Blossoms – ""Tell Him"" --Gale Garnett – ""We'll...
S01E05 From London: The Beatles; Sandie Shaw; P.J. Proby
Show taped in London: --The Beatles – ""Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"" (opening song) commercial: American Dairy Association Milk Council --Karl Denver Trio – ""Wimoweh"" --Lyn Cornell – ""Fever"" --Tommy Quickly – ""Stagger Lee"" commercial:...
S01E06 Roy Orbison / Manfred Mann / The Hondells
--Adam Faith – ""It's Alright"" (opening song) commercial: Stri-Dex ad with Jimmy O'Neill and Tim Matheson. --Manfred Mann – ""Do Wah Diddy"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Just for Me and My Girl"" (correct song title?) --Elkie...
S01E07 Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs
--Donna Loren – ""Down the Line"" (opening song) --Willy Nelson – ""Jump Back"" (not Willie Nelson, the country singer) --Jackie Wilson – ""She's Alright"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Man Overboard"" --The Blossoms – ""Dancing in the...
S01E08 Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas; Dick & Dee Dee
--Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas – ""Da Doo Ron Ron"" (opening song) --Leon Russell – ""Hi Heeled Sneakers"" (sings & plays piano) --Dick and Dee Dee – ""Freight Train"" --The Blossoms – ""Baby Love""...
S01E09 The Miracles; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Gene Pitney; Ketty Lester
--Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""How Do You Do It?"" (opening song) --The Righteous Brothers – ""In That Great Getting' Up Mornin'"" --Glen Campbell – ""Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall"" --Ketty Lester (with the Blossoms and...
S01E10 Billy J. Kramer / Hank Williams, Jr. / Jody Miller / Orriel Smith
--Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas – ""I Call Your Name"" (opening song, followed by Shindig logo) --Bobby Sherman – ""I'm Into Something Good"" --The Apollas – ""Swing Down, Sweet Chariot"" (""Rock Me Lord"") --Hank...
S01E11 The Supremes; Paul Petersen; Righteous Brothers
--Leon Russell (singing and playing piano) - ""Roll Over Beethoven"" (opening song) Commercial: Stri-Dex acne medication --Jackie and Gayle - ""You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me"" --Bobby Doqui and Arnold Rollin...
S01E12 Special episode: Everly Brothers; Manfred Mann
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Carolyn Daye – ""Jump Back"" 2. Bobby Sherman – ""I'm Crying"" 3. Everly Brothers – ""Gone Gone Gone"" (end of medley) Commercial break – promo: Friday Night ABC lineup --Manfred...
S01E13 Tina Turner / Neil Sedaka / Chad & Jeremy / Righteous Bros.
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Righteous Brothers - ""She's Not There"" 2. Donna Loren - ""Ain't That Lovin' You Baby"" 3. Chad and Jeremy - ""Yesterday's Gone"" 4. Matt Monro - ""My Kind of Girl""...
S01E14 Bobby Vinton / Freddy Canon / Aretha Franklin
Show begins with audience members yelling ""Shindig! Shindig! Shindig! Rah! Rah! Shindig!"" --Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""Hot Dog"" 2. Donna Loren – ""Just Because"" 3. Freddy Canon – ""Abigail Beecher"" 4....
S01E15 Manfred Mann / Chubby Checker / Dixie Cups
--Tommy Quickly – ""The Dog"" (opening song) Shindig! logo (logo shaped like a dog, exclamation point as wagging tail) --Manfred Mann – ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --Kelly Garrett – ""Mellow Fellows"" --Chubby Checker – ""She...
S01E16 Dave Clark 5 / Isley Brothers / Newbeats / Adam Faith
--Opening medley: Dave Clark Five - ""Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"" (abridged) and ""Can't You See That She's Mine?"" (end of medley) Commercial: Orange juice --Mickey Rooney Jr. - ""I Feel Fine"" --The Newbeats - ""Everything's All Right"" --Adam...
S01E17 Christmas '64: Beach Boys; Marvin Gaye; Righteous Bros.
--The Beach Boys – ""Dance, Dance, Dance"" (opening song) Jimmy O'Neill intro (begins with O'Neill kissing Carole Shelyne) --Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren – ""Keep on Searching"" --Righteous Brothers – ""The Jerk"" --Marvin Gaye –...
S01E18 Mary Wells / Jerry Lee Lewis / Bobby Rydell / Vic Dana
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren, the Wellingtons – ""At the Hop"" 2. Willy Nelson/Blossoms – ""Rip It Up"" 3. Jerry Lee Lewis – ""Jenny Jenny"" (end of medley) commercial: Beechnut Gum --Mary Wells...
S01E19 Sal Mineo / Righteous Brothers / Sandie Shaw
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jackie & Gayle, Righteous Brothers - ""Let the Good Times Roll"" 2. Donna Loren, Blossoms - ""Too Many Fish in the Sea"" 3. Bobby Sherman - ""Hound Dog"" (end of...
S01E20 Johnny Cash / Herman's Hermits / Paul Petersen
--Dick and Dee Dee – ""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" (opening song) --Herman's Hermits – ""I'm Into Something Good"" (clip probably taped in England) --Paul Peterson – ""Little Dreamer"" --Johnny Cash – ""Amen"" (with the Statler...
S01E21 First 60-minute show: Rolling Stones; Petula Clark; Kinks
Opening medley: 1. Bobby Sherman - ""I Can't Stop"" 2. Jackie and Gayle - ""Give Him A Great Big Kiss"" 3. The Walker Brothers - ""I'm A Loser"" 4. Donna Loren - ""Rock ‘n' Roll...
S01E22 Little Anthony / Duane Eddy / Zombies / Aretha Franklin
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Dixieland Rock"" 2. Little Anthony and the Imperials – ""Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"" 3. Bobby Sherman – ""New Orleans"" 4. Serendipity Singers - ""Battle of...
S01E23 Kingsmen / Hondells / Peter & Gordon / Clara Ward Singers
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren - ""Keep A Knockin'"" 2. Hondells - ""Little Honda"" 3. Blossoms - ""(I Do the) Shimmy Shimmy"" 4. Glen Campbell - ""Shake, Rattle & Roll"" (end of medley,...
S01E24 Del Shannon / Coasters / Ventures / Marianne Faithfull
--Opening song: ""It's Alright"" (performed by Willy Nelson, Pat and Lolly Vegas, Coasters, Ventures, Bobby Sherman & Donna Loren, Temptations, Eligibles, and Bobby Hatfield). Other songs (not in broadcast order): --Del Shannon - ""Stranger in...
S01E25 Jerry Lee Lewis / Linda Gail / Herman's Hermits / Moody Blues
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Steve Alaimo - ""Jail House Rock"" 2. Dee Dee Sharp - ""Ride"" 3. Sonny and Cher - ""Can't Buy Me Love"" 4. The Blossoms - ""Name Game"" 5. Jerry Lee...
S01E26 Supremes / Barbarians / Neil Sedaka / Stan Getz / Ruth Price
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Um Um Um Um"" 2. Donna Loren – ""Blue Suede Shoes"" 3. The Gauchos – ""Down the Road Apiece"" 4. Bobby Sherman – ""Milk Cow Blues"" (correct...
S01E27 Rolling Stones / Joe Tex / Little Eva / Jay & the Americans
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""All Day and All of the Night"" (The Shindogs perform an excerpt from ""Eight Days a Week"" between each song.) 2. Suzy Kaye – ""Really Saying Something""...
S01E28 Dobie Gray / Drifters / Beau Brummels / Tony Bennett
Opening song: ""Rock ‘n' Roll Music"" (performed by the Beau Brummels, Donna Loren, Bobby Sherman, Mickey Rooney, Jr. and Dobie Gray). Other songs (not in broadcast order): --Aretha Franklin and Ray Johnson - ""Mockingbird"" duet...
S01E29 Shirley Ellis / Jackie Wilson / Bobby Goldsboro / Standells
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Dick and Dee Dee – ""Do You Wanna Dance?"" 2. Shirley Ellis – ""Name Game"" 3. Bobby Sherman - ""King Creole"" (end of medley) --The Shindogs, the Ray Pohlman Band...
S01E30 Chuck Berry / Rosie Grier / The Spats / Adam Faith
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. The Wellingtons - ""It's A Big Wonderful World"" (Jimmy O'Neill quickly stops the song) 2. Adam Faith & the Wellingtons – ""Roll Over Beethoven"" 3. The Blossoms – ""Johnny B....
S01E31 Tina Turner; Marvin Gaye; Lesley Gore; Righteous Bros.
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Glen Campbell – ""Hot Dog"" 2. Wellingtons, Blossoms, John Andrea – ""Rock Island Line"" 3. Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Righteous Brothers – ""Willie and the Hand Jive"" (end of medley)...
S01E32 Jerry Lee Lewis / Neil Sedaka / Millie Small / April and Nino
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Shindogs – ""Shakin' All Over"" 2. Donna Loren – ""Talk About Love"" (with the Wellingtons) 3. The Blossoms – ""Peaches and Cream"" 4. Millie Small – ""Be My Baby"" (Dick...
S01E33 Beach Boys / Shangri-Las / The Ikettes / Wayne Fontana
Guests (songs are not in broadcast order): --The Beach Boys - ""Do You Wanna Dance"" (opening song), ""Fun Fun Fun,"" ""Long Tall Texan,"" ""Please Let Me Wonder,"" ""Help Me Rhonda"" and ""Their Hearts Were Full...
S01E34 Four Tops / Manfred Mann / Freddie & Dreamers / Sandie Shaw
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Donna Loren, The Wellingtons, and The Blossoms – ""Tootie Fruity"" 2. Dick and Dee Dee – ""(The Bees Are for the Birds) the Birds Are for the Bees"" 3. Shindogs...
S01E35 Tribute to Elvis
Guests: --Chambers Brothers - ""Jailhouse Rock"" --Sonny and Cher - ""I Got Stung,"" ""Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear,"" ""All Shook Up"" and ""Treat Me Nice"" --Cher - ""Wooden Heart"" --Isley Brothers - ""Hard Headed...
S01E36 Olympics / Moody Blues / Brenda Holloway / Dino, Desi & Billy
Opening medley: 1. Russ Titleman, Righteous Brothers – ""Don't Bring Me Down"" 2. Two drummers (Charles Blackwell of the Shindogs and the drummer from Ray Pohlman band) – drum ""solo"" 3. Dick and Dee Dee...
S01E37 Ray Charles / Zombies / Dinah Lee / Righteous Brothers
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Righteous Brothers – ""This Little Girl of Mine"" 2. Donna Loren and Bobby Sherman – ""Sticks and Stones"" 3. Blossoms – ""Guess Who"" 4. Wellingtons – ""Hit the Road Jack""...
S01E38 Rolling Stones / Howlin' Wolf / Sonny & Cher / Jackie DeShannon
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""Reelin' and Rockin'"" -Len and Glenn, Brady and Grady – ""Reelin' and Rockin'"" 2. Sonny and Cher – ""Whole Lotta Shaking Going On"" 3. Blossoms and Wellingtons...
S01E39 Major Lance / Patty Duke / Diane Renay / Righteous Bros.
Opening medley (at beginning of show, song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman & Diane Renay – ""Peggy Sue"" 2. Blossoms, Wellingtons – ""Keep A Knockin'"" 3. Righteous Brothers – ""Be Bop A Lula"" Other songs (not...
S01E40 Everly Bros. / Righteous Bros. / Bettye Lavette / Piccola Pupa
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jackie and Gayle - ""Iko Iko"" 2. The Blossoms - ""Don't Hang Up"" 3. Wellingtons, Bobby Sherman - ""The Bristol Stomp"" 4. Billy Preston - ""Baby Face"" 5. Everly Brothers...
S01E41 Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Gerry & Pacemakers / P.J. Proby
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Everly Brothers – ""Wake Up Little Suzie"" 2. Dick and Dee Dee – ""Should We Tell Him?"" (Everly Brothers song) 3. Gary Brento Weis – ""What'd I Say"" 4. Gerry...
S01E42 The Byrds / Kingsmen / Micki Lynn / Jody Miller / Dave Berry
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Willy Nelson – ""Long Tall Sally"" 2. David Crosby and Roger McGuinn (of the Byrds) – ""Long Tall Sally"" 3. Righteous Brothers – ""Sticks and Stones"" 4. Kingsmen, Billy Preston...
S01E43 Jerry Lee Lewis / Chad and Jeremy / Jackie Wilson
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman, Wellingtons – ""At the Hop"" 2. The Blossoms, Donna Loren – ""I Do the Shimmy Shimmy"" 3. Jackie Wilson – ""Shake Shake"" 4. Jerry Lee Lewis – ""Jenny,...
S01E44 Aretha Franklin / Marianne Faithfull / The Kinks / Sonny & Cher
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren, Eligibles, Blossoms – ""You Really Got Me"" 2. Rick Lancelot – ""All Day and All of the Night"" 3. Kinks – ""I'm A Lover Not A...
S01E45 Beau Brummels / Shelley Fabares / Ian Whitcomb / Sammy Jackson
Opening medley (song excerpts): (1) Bobby Sherman - ""Rave On"" (2) Beau Brummels, Kelly Garrett and Sammy Jackson – ""Do You Wanna Dance?"" (3) The Shindogs - ""Fun, Fun, Fun"" Other songs (not in broadcast...
S01E46 Gene Pitney / The Chiffons / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Sir Douglas Quintet
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Gene Pitney – ""Carol"" 2. Sir Douglas Quintet – ""Roll Over Beethoven"" 3. Bruce Scott – ""Maybelline"" 4. Sonny and Cher – ""Ride On Josephine"" (end of medley) Additional songs...
S01E47 Dave Clark Five / Jay and the Americans / Dave Berry
Guests (songs are not in broadcast order - some may be abridged): --Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin',"" ""Glad All Over,"" ""Bits and Pieces,"" ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" and ""I Like It...
S01E48 Dixie Cups / Marianne Faithfull / Great Scots / Nooney Rickett 4
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Jerry Naylor – ""You Turn Me On"" 2. Billy Preston – ""Seventh Son"" 3. Jackie & Gayle, Bobby Sherman – ""It Happened Just that Way"" 4. Righteous Brothers – ""Burn...
S01E49 Ronettes / Donovan / Rolling Stones / Bobby Goldsboro
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Goldsboro & Donna Loren – ""I Go Ape"" 2. Joey Paige – ""Move It"" 3. Shindogs – ""Rock ‘n' Roll Music"" 4. Glen Campbell – ""Way Down Yonder in...
S01E50 Bo Diddley / Tina Turner / Jackie DeShannon / Eddie Hodges
Opening medley - Bo Diddley songs (song excerpts): 1. The Shindogs - ""Ride On Josephine"" 2. Bobby Sherman - ""Pretty Thing"" 3. Jay P. Mobey - ""Bo Diddley"" 4. Eddie Hodges, Glen Campbell, Bo Diddley...
S01E51 James Brown; Booker T & the MG's; The Kinks
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bobby Sherman – ""Susie Q"" 2. Shindogs – ""I'm A Fool"" 3. Glen Campbell – ""Hard Headed Woman"" 4. Kathy Kersh – ""Evil"" (end of medley) Other songs (not in...
S01E52 Final 60-minute show: Patty Duke; Barbara Lewis; The Searchers; Gilloteens
Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Bruce Scott - ""Baby Work Out"" 2. Barbara Lewis – ""He's a Real Gone Guy"" 3. Gene Chandler – ""I Got A Woman"" 4. Blossoms, Elgibles – ""Rider"" 5. Collins...
