Shindig! | |
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Genre | Musical variety |
Created by | Jack Good |
Written by | Jimmy O'Neill |
Directed by | Richard Dunlap Selwyn Touber Dean Whitmore Jørn Winther |
Presented by | Jimmy O'Neill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Selig J. Seligman Leon Mirell |
Producer | Phillip Browning |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 24–26 minutes (September 1964–January 1965) 48–52 minutes (January–Fall 1965) |
Production companies | American Broadcasting Company Selmur Productions Circle Seven Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 16, 1964 January 8, 1966 | –
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Shindig! was an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964[1] to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles,[2] who created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley, British producer Jack Good,[3] and production executive Art Stolnitz.[4] 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.