New Book on 'SHINDIG!' TV Show
May 28, 2021 13:09:13 GMT
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Post by petercheck on May 28, 2021 13:09:13 GMT
Shindig! America’s Flat-Out Ass-Kickin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll TV Show
UK (£9.95): www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095M9LQS6
USA ($9.95): www.amazon.com/dp/B095M9LQS6
PRESS RELEASE
A few years back, the Ultimate Classic Rock website published an article on ABC TV’s ‘Shindig!’, calling it “Flat-Out, Ass-Kickin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll TV” - and they weren't exaggerating! You don't believe it? Well, apart from the fact that the show featured up to a hour of non-stop music and (mostly) live performances, let's have a quick look at just a few of the 300+ artists who appeared on the show during its all too brief 16 month run from September 1964 to January 1966…
There’s Rock 'n' Roll (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, The Coasters); British Invasion (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Manfred Man, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, The Pretty Things); US Groups & Duos (The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Turtles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Kingsmen, The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher); Soul (James Brown, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke, The Temptations); Girl Groups (The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes, The Blossoms, The Ikettes, The Angels, The Dixie Cups, The Supremes, The Chiffons); Solo Artists (Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, P.J. Proby, Gene Pitney, Donovan, Lesley Gore, Sandie Shaw, Jackie DeShannon, Marianne Faithfull, Cilla Black), even Blues (Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Witherspoon) and Country (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr.).
NO other ‘60s TV show could boast such a cool list of acts, not the UK’s ‘Ready, Steady, Go!’, ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ and ‘Top Of The Pops’, and certainly not American rival shows ‘Hullabaloo’, ‘Shivaree’ or ‘Hollywood A Go-Go’.
In this book, Peter Checksfield looks at every artist and their songs in every episode, from its tentative Pilot shows, through to its ground-breaking peak, to the show’s dramatic and swift demise. With over 500 screen-shots, mini-bios, US and UK chart positions, anecdotes, trivia and more, this really is the first and last word on America's Flat-Out Ass-Kickin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll TV Show!
UK (£9.95): www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095M9LQS6
USA ($9.95): www.amazon.com/dp/B095M9LQS6
PRESS RELEASE
A few years back, the Ultimate Classic Rock website published an article on ABC TV’s ‘Shindig!’, calling it “Flat-Out, Ass-Kickin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll TV” - and they weren't exaggerating! You don't believe it? Well, apart from the fact that the show featured up to a hour of non-stop music and (mostly) live performances, let's have a quick look at just a few of the 300+ artists who appeared on the show during its all too brief 16 month run from September 1964 to January 1966…
There’s Rock 'n' Roll (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, The Coasters); British Invasion (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Manfred Man, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, The Pretty Things); US Groups & Duos (The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Turtles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Kingsmen, The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher); Soul (James Brown, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke, The Temptations); Girl Groups (The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes, The Blossoms, The Ikettes, The Angels, The Dixie Cups, The Supremes, The Chiffons); Solo Artists (Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, P.J. Proby, Gene Pitney, Donovan, Lesley Gore, Sandie Shaw, Jackie DeShannon, Marianne Faithfull, Cilla Black), even Blues (Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Witherspoon) and Country (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr.).
NO other ‘60s TV show could boast such a cool list of acts, not the UK’s ‘Ready, Steady, Go!’, ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ and ‘Top Of The Pops’, and certainly not American rival shows ‘Hullabaloo’, ‘Shivaree’ or ‘Hollywood A Go-Go’.
In this book, Peter Checksfield looks at every artist and their songs in every episode, from its tentative Pilot shows, through to its ground-breaking peak, to the show’s dramatic and swift demise. With over 500 screen-shots, mini-bios, US and UK chart positions, anecdotes, trivia and more, this really is the first and last word on America's Flat-Out Ass-Kickin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll TV Show!