The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)

Chuck Berry opens the show and performs "Johnny B Goode" and his 1955 hit Maebelline". He is then joined by " Gerry and The Pacemakers" who do their updated British version of the song. and... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Binder

Stars:

The Beach Boys, The Barbarians, Chuck Berry

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Cast

Credited cast:
The Beach Boys	...	Themselves
The Barbarians	...	Themselves
Chuck Berry	...	Himself
The Blossoms	...	Themselves
James Brown	...	Himself (as James Brown and The Flames)
Marvin Gaye	...	Himself
Gerry and the Pacemakers	...	Themselves
Lesley Gore	...	Herself
Jan & Dean	...	Themselves
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas	...	Themselves
The Miracles	...	Themselves (as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
The Supremes	...	Themselves
The Rolling Stones	...	Themselves
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toni Baker	...	Himself (keyboardist, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
Florence Ballard	...	Herself (as The Supremes)

Storyline

Chuck Berry opens the show and performs "Johnny B Goode" and his 1955 hit Maebelline". He is then joined by " Gerry and The Pacemakers" who do their updated British version of the song. and a medley of their hits. "Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas perform "Little Children " and "Bad To Me". Detroits' Motown is represented as "Diana Ross and The Supremes " sing "Baby Love" , by "Smokey Robinson and The Miracles" who sing "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" and by Marvin Gaye who sings " Hitchhike". NYCs Leslie Gore sings "It's My Party" and "You Don't Own Me",a million seller several years before "women's lib" The 'early surfer' hosts, Jan and Dean sing "The Little Old Lady From Passedena". "The Beach Boys" sing " I Get Around". James Brown, making his first nationally televised appearance, performs his standards "Out Of Sight", "Prisoner Of Love", "Night Train" and "Please Please Please", with cape. The Rolling Stones , in their first major venue, close the show performing "Time Is On My ...

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Plot Keywords:

california | soul music | rock music | merseybeat | beat | 

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Taglines:

The excitement, entertainment and music of teenage America!

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Rock Revival of 1964

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Entertainment Co., Screencraft International, Theatrofilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Highlights of this show were first presented on ABC late night TV in 1974, in a Special hosted by Dick Clark with studio guests Smokey Robinson and Jan and Dean discussing the event.

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Goofs

Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys was omitted from the cast listing.

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Connections

Spoofed in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

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Soundtracks

"You Didn't Look Around"
Performed by Lesley Gore

User Reviews

An incredible experience, THEN and NOW!

I saw this in the theater in '64 or '65 when it was released and it pretty much changed my life. I already loved Jan & Dean, the Beach Boys, Lesley Gore (everyone PLEASE note the correct spelling of her first name: it's NOT "Leslie"!), Gerry & the Pacemakers, etc., but was completely unprepared for James Brown and the Famous Flames.

I kinda didn't know what to make of JB's dramatic finale with the cape, etc., at the time. It actually scared me a bit! (As it apparently did Mick Jagger and Keith Richards!) I thought he was having a seizure or something! It's since become sort of a cliché, down to Paul Shaffer's bit on "Late Night," but at that time no white kids I knew had ever seen anything remotely like THAT! Just blew me away completely!

It's also worth noting that the fantastic backing band for the show was led by noted producer/arranger/performer Jack Nitzsche, who worked with everybody from Bob B. Soxx and the Bluejeans to Captain Beefheart, with a few Lesley Gores, Tim Buckleys, Neil Youngs, Rolling Stones, etc., thrown in for good measure! A true unsung legend in his own right!

The Beach Boys' segment has been cut from most versions since then, if you could find the show at ALL. There was a "That Was Rock: the TAMI and TNT Music Shows" tape that was available years ago, but most of the TAMI Show was missing and the TNT Show I didn't care for much.

I recently found a pretty good copy (DVD-R)of the WHOLE THING ("TAMI Show 1964") on eBay, INCLUDING the Beach Boys' segment, and it brought back some incredible memories.

I hope that someday someone will release a "legitimate," uncut, first-generation quality version of this show, although with licensing deals, etc., I'm not too optimistic. In the meantime I've got the next best thing: a decent-quality uncut DVD-R, with much of it in widescreen format!