Shindig! 59 years old

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.

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Cast

Name Character
Tony Bennett He was 38 , now 97 years old
James Brown He was 31 , 73 years old when he died
Donovan He was 18 , now 77 years old
Tina Turner She was 24 , now 84 years old
Ted Cassidy He was 32 , 46 years old when he died
Raquel Welch She was 24 , now 83 years old
Shelley Fabares She was 20 , now 80 years old
Johnny Cash He was 32 , 71 years old when he died
Teri Garr She was 19 , now 79 years old
Boris Karloff He was 76 , 81 years old when he died
Ray Charles He was 33 , 73 years old when he died
Bobby Vee He was 21 , 73 years old when he died
Stan Getz He was 37 , 64 years old when he died
Louis Armstrong He was 63 , 69 years old when he died
Dodie Marshall She was 29 , now 89 years old as Herself - Singer
Marvin Gaye He was 25 , 44 years old when he died
George Maharis He was 36 , now 95 years old
Paul Petersen He was 18 , now 78 years old
Hank Williams, Jr. He was 15 , now 74 years old
Bobby Vinton He was 29 , now 88 years old
Patty Duke She was 17 , 69 years old when she died
Matt Monro He was 33 , 54 years old when he died
Glen Campbell He was 28 , 81 years old when he died
Neil Sedaka He was 25 , now 85 years old
Petula Clark She was 31 , now 91 years old
Aretha Franklin She was 22 , 76 years old when she died
Donna Loren She was 17 , now 77 years old
Tom Morello He was 0 , now 59 years old
Jerry Lee Lewis He was 28 , now 88 years old
Bobby Rydell He was 22 , now 81 years old
Jackie DeShannon She was 23 , now 82 years old
Bo Diddley He was 35 , 79 years old when he died
Darlene Love She was 23 , now 82 years old
Sal Mineo He was 25 , 37 years old when he died
Jimmy Boyd He was 25 , 70 years old when he died
Howlin' Wolf He was 54 , 65 years old when he died
Gale Garnett She was 22 , now 81 years old
Roy Orbison He was 28 , 52 years old when he died
Larry Hovis He was 28 , 67 years old when he died
Alan Sues He was 38 , 85 years old when he died
Cilla Black She was 21 , 72 years old when she died
Rosey Grier was 32 , now 91 years old
Chuck Berry He was 37 , 90 years old when he died
Marianne Faithfull She was 17 , now 77 years old
Johnny Mathis He was 28 , now 88 years old
Duane Eddy He was 26 , now 85 years old
Leon Russell He was 22 , 74 years old when he died
Lesley Gore She was 18 , 68 years old when she died
Ian Whitcomb He was 23 , now 82 years old
Chad Stuart He was 22 , now 82 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Shindig! poster
Shindig! (59 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1964-09-16
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 86