January 20, 1965…The Rolling Stones Debut On “Shindig”
Actually, the Stones had been on the show two or three times before this, but this the debut of “Heart Of Stone” on American TV, which here.
Above is a rare color photo from that day with Keith Richards and Brian Jones with a TK60 behind them. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
December 17, 1969…Tiny Tim Marries Miss Vicki On ‘Tonight’ Remember this? I was a senior in high school and although it was a Wednesday night, I got permission to stay up and watch, along with about 40 million others. Probably one of the greatest publicity stunts of all time. I met him a few times […]
Picture Parade #6…76 Trombones And A Cameraman! Now you know the secret. Back in the early days of portable cameras, this is how they hid the cameraman in the big parades. This Macy’s shot reminds me that The Rose Parade is just a few days away. If any of you are working that, bowl game […]
Very, Very Cool Tribute To NBC Burbank! Some wonderful soul has inserted a present day video trip down the same path of Steve Allen’s original 1958 singing stroll through the halls of NBC Burbank. The original clip was part of a Steve Allen special taped at NBC Burbank and is performed to an Allen composition, […]
Camera Rarities 3, Of 3…The NBC Studio 8G Cameras NBC’s official grand opening date for 8G, their second ever television studio at 30 Rockefeller Plaza is listed as April 22, 1948. Actually, television had been coming from 8G long before that, while it was still designated a radio studio. The first show ever to come […]
Interesting…Shindig only used one camera on the entire song….
2 of my favorite names for TV shows are Shindig and Hullabaloo, both music/dance shows.
It brings the level of the show down with the use of lip sync. Jagger’s not even doing a live vocal, I don’t think.