Summaries

Music showcase show featuring well-known musical artists as well as celebrity hosts and dancers.

This was a Pop Rock weekly variety show seen on NBC As with ABC TVs "Shindig", which began 4 months earlier, this series combined the musical trends of the day, "The British Invasion", Detroits' "Motown" sound and the merging Folk Rock trend. Unlike "Shindig", this series featured a segment from Great Britian hosted by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein who presented "up and coming" groups. The weekly hosts, at the NBC Bubank studio, included George Hamilton, Roger Smith, Noel Harrison, Paul Anka and Sammy Davis Jr. The performers , from both sides of the Atlantic, included The Four Seasons, The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Gary Lewis and The Playboys, Petulia Clark, Barry McGuire, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Byrds and The Lovin' Spoonful[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • dance
  • rock music
  • non fiction
  • variety show
  • pop music
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Music
Release date Jan 11, 1965
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-G
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Stage 1, NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies National Broadcasting Company (NBC) The Gary Smith Company Hullabaloo Enterprises

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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