Frat Rock Special #4 (24-06-11)

Richard & The Young Lions
 

Hi gals and guys! Ready for a new Shindig! experience?

So here it is, the podcast of Shindig! radio show from June 24, 2011, focused for the fourth time on Frat Rock!

Tracklist :

1. Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl – The Barbarians

2. The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin – Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

3. Night Time – The Strangeloves

4. Beg, Borrow And Steel – The Rare Breed

5. Shout (Part 1 & 2) - ? And The Mysterians

6. Open Up You Door – Richard & The Young Lions

7. Little Girl (You're My Miss America) – The Beach Boys

Backing Track : Go, Champs, Go – The Champs

Well, let start with a performance of Moulty,

the one-hand drummer (with a hook), and The Barbarians

You've Got To Understand - The Barbarians

The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

The Strangeloves performing the great "Cara-Lin" on Shindig!

on November 6, 1965

Well I know this has nothing to do with The Rare Breed featured on Shindig!, but here's the trailer of the western flick entitled
"The Rare Breed" from 1966

Open Up Your Door - Richard & The Young Lions

Look at this great hair mop!

Featured Movie of The Week
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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

Here's the trailer of the movie

"The wildest motorcycle Grand Prix you've ever seen!"

Soundtrack provided by Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon
and The Kingsmen

Radio Show #23 (17-06-11)

The Exciters

Hey Shindig girls and Shindig guys, let's take a new trip to the wonderful sound of the '50s and '60s!

Dig the podcast of Shindig! radio show from June 17, 2011 below :

Tracklist :

1. Shimmy – Toussaint McCall

2. Tell Him – The Exciters

3. London Social Degree – Billy Nichols

4. Humpty Dumpty – The Epics

5. Laugh Laugh – The Beau Brummels

6. Gaby – The Boots

7. How She Boogalooed It – The Beach Boys

Backing Track : Booker Loo – Booker T. & The MG's

The Exciters performing their hit song "Tell Him" at the local zoo

A cool bunch of '60s girls twistin' and stompin' on

Billy Nicholls' "London Social Degree"

Here's a rare vid featuring Billy Nicholls with The Small Faces

performing "Would You Believe" on the Beat Club in 1967

Probably Billy's only apparition on a video

The Beau Brummels performing "Laugh Laugh" on Shindig! TV show

For your greatest pleasure, what you were waiting for for a long time

The Beau Brummelstones!

"Hi Shinrockers and all you Big-O daddies!"

The Beau Brummels apparition in the wonderful

Flintstones TV comic show

Simply Awesome!

Hey gals and guys, I would like to start a new "section" on this blog

devoted to '50s and '60s B-movies

I will try to post each week a vid about B-movies and I start

today with "Get Yourself A College Girl" !

Here's the trailer of that flick released in 1964

Get Yourself A College Girl - Mary Ann Mobley

Beautiful women, beautiful voice, beautiful song

Can it get any better than that?

Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz performing

"Girl From Ipanema" in "Get Yourself A College Girl"

Whenever You're Around - The Dave Clark Five

"A Go Go tiki club dance party" on The Standells' "Bony Moronie"

You said it all, the king of the organ!

Once again, Jimmy Smith is just incredibly cool and hip!

And here's a little bonus for you, the beautiful Chris Noel !

Radio Show #22 (10-06-11)

Lord Rockingham's XI

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from June 10, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Can't Say No – The M-M's & The Peanuts

2. You Got Yours – The U.S. Males

3. Bad Woman – Pat Farrell And The Believers

4. Shadows And Reflections – The Action

5. Wee Tom – Lord Rockingham's XI

6. Your Love – The Miracles

7. In My Room – The Beach Boys

Backing Track : Hip Hug-Her – Booker T. & The MG's

Here's a TV documentary on The Action shot in 1967

Look what I've found, a full length version of
an Oh Boy! TV show episode

Episode #30 broadcasted on April 4, 1959

It's Late - Dean Webb

He's My Own - 2 Vernons Girls
Good Rockin' Tonight - The Cutters & Entire Cast.
Long Gone - Lord Rockingham's XI
Charlie Brown - Neville Taylor & The Cutters

(funny take on The Coasters' "Charlie Brown" with a great sax solo)

Oh Wait For It Baby - Cherry Wainer

Part 2 ...

I Like Love - Tony Sheridan and his Wreckers

Don't Look Now - The Vernons Girls
Red Planet Rock - Don Lang (with Red Price on sax solo)

Slippin' n' Slidin' - Dickie Pride
This is Our First Anniversary - Lorie Mann

... And Part 3

Move It! - Chris Andrews
Dirty Old Town - Mike Preston
Tony Hall introduces Brenda Lee's first UK TV appearance

Humming The Blues Over You - Brenda Lee
Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey - Brenda Lee & Lord Rockingham's XI

I don't know why, but it seems that there are plenty of vids

of Cherry Wainer around, so here's one

Green Onions - Cherry Wainer & Don Storer

(I'm not particularly fond of Wainer's antics in this vid,

why doesn't she stop goofin' off for any reason!)

In My Room - The Beach Boys

And to conclude this great selection, here's the last part of

The Kinks' concert from April 24, 1965 in Paris

All Aboard - The Kinks

Soul Dynamite Special (03-06-11)

Sam And Dave

Hi guys & gals, I'm glad to present you the Shindig! Soul Dynamite Special broadcasted on June 03, 2011.

Listen to the podcast below :

 Tracklist :

1. Land Of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett

2. Walking The Dog – Rufus Thomas

3. Soul Man – Sam & Dave

4. Night Train – James Brown & The Famous Flames

5. Shake – Otis Redding

6. Big Bird – Eddie Floyd

Backing Track : Mo' Onions – Booker T. & The MG's

Here's the first hit version of "Land Of 1000 Dances"

by Cannibal & The Headhunters (recorded in 1965)

Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas

Ladies & Gentlemen, here's
The Soul Dynamite Duo!

 Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Can it get any better than that?

Here they are again, 'cause you can't get enough of them
Sam & Dave speeding a little bit the tempo

Soul Man
Live at the Helsinki Culture House in Finland in 1967

Can't sit down 'cause it feels so good
A clearer and extended version of Soul Man
can't do any harm!

Sam & Dave performing "Soul Man" live
in Offenbach, Germany in 1967
Probably the best live act ever along with James Brown!
Watch all these gorgeous women in the front row
I'd kill to have been there!

And you know what?
Here's James Brown!

James Brown performing "Night Train" at the TAMI show
on October 29, 1964
Probably the best stage performance ever
(Sam & Dave 1967 Norway performance of 
"Hold On! I'm Coming" comes close)

Who else than Otis Redding could follow
this wonderful cast of Soul Dynamite artists!

Otis Redding jamming on "Shake" on Ready, Steady, Go! in 1966
with Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe
They even incorporate the "na, na ,na , na ,na" from
Land Of 1000 Dances !
I can't even imagine the excitement it was for
such great English singers as Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe
to sing with their idol Otis!

Radio Show #21 (27-05-11)

Peter Wheat & The Breadmen

Hey gals and guys, I'm glad to present you the wonderful podcast of Shindig! radio show from May 27, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Just One Look – Doris Troy

2. Baby What's New – Peter Wheat & The Breadmen

3. I'll Cry Instead – Joe Cooker

4. Roses And Rainbows – Danny Hutton

5. Ain't No Miracle Worker – The Brogues

6. No Good Without You – The Birds

7. You Make Me Feel So Good – The Chips

8. The Warmth Of The Sun – The Beach Boys

Backing Track : Groovin' – Booker T. & The MG's

Just One Look - Doris Troy

Mama soul in front of the London bridge

Here's the original version of "I'll Cry Instead"

Ladies & Gentlemen, The Beatles!

Danny Hutton performing "Roses & Rainbows" in Shivaree in 1965

To finish, here's an early perfomance of "Green Onions"

by Booker T. & The MG's on Hollywood A Go Go

Let The Kinks provide a last wink at "You Really Got Me"

Live at Paris on April 24, 1965