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

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Steve Binder

Writer:

Steve Binder (writer)

Release Date:

29 December 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

It's the Greatest, Grooviest, Wildest, Most Exciting Beat Blast Ever to Pound the Screen!

Plot:

Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I...

Plot Keywords:

Concert Film | Acronym In Title | Rock Music | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Toni Baker	...	Himself (keyboardist, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
Florence Ballard	...	Herself (as The Supremes)
The Barbarians	...	Themselves
The Beach Boys	...	Themselves
Chuck Berry	...	Himself
Jan Berry	...	Himself (as Jan and Dean)
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas	...	Themselves
The Blossoms	...	Themselves
James Brown	...	Himself
Glen Campbell	...	Himself (guitarist in house band)
Les Chadwick	...	Himself
Marvin Gaye	...	Himself
Gerry and the Pacemakers	...	Themselves
Lesley Gore	...	Herself
Pete Hilton	...	Himself (drummer, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
Mick Jagger	...	Himself (as The Rolling Stones)
Al Jardine	...	Himself (as The Beach Boys)
Brian Jones	...	Himself (as The Rolling Stones)
Raymond Jones	...	Himself (bass guitar, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
Billy J. Kramer	...	Himself (as Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
Mike Love	...	Himself (as The Beach Boys)
Leslie Maguire	...	Himself (as Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Freddie Marsden	...	Himself (as Gerry & The Pacemakers)
Gerry Marsden	...	Himself (as Gerry & The Pacemakers)
Martha & The Vandellas	...	Themselves (backing Marvin Gaye)
Mike Maxfield	...	Himself (guitarist, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
The Miracles	...	Themselves
Eddie Mooney	...	Himself (guitarist, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas) (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
Moulty	...	Himself (as The Barbarians)
Keith Richards	...	Himself (as The Rolling Stones)
Claudette Robinson	...	Herself (as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
Smokey Robinson	...	Himself (as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
Bobby Rogers	...	Himself (as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
The Rolling Stones	...	Themselves
Diana Ross	...	Herself (as The Supremes)
Phil Spector	...	Himself
The Supremes	...	Themselves
Dean Torrence	...	Himself (as Jan and Dean)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (as The Rolling Stones)
Ronnie White	...	Himself (as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
Brian Wilson	...	Himself (as The Beach Boys)
Dennis Wilson	...	Himself (as The Beach Boys)
Mary Wilson	...	Herself (as The Supremes)
Bill Wyman	...	Himself (as The Rolling Stones)

Also Known As:

Teen Age Command Performance (UK)
The Rock Revival of 1964 (USA) (informal alternative title)

Runtime:

USA:123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Screencraft International

Trivia:

"T.A.M.I" stands for "Teenage Awards Music International". The idea of the film was to combine top American and British Invasion groups in one show.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The opening song makes two factual errors. First, its mentioned that Chuck Berry will perform "Memphis", which he does not do in this show. The second error refers to the Rolling Stones as being from Liverpool, when they are actually from London (the latter mistake was corrected on the commercially-available version of the song).

Movie Connections:

Edited into That Was Rock (1984) (V)

Soundtrack:

Hitchhike

I was there when it was taped.

I was just 16. I went to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium that night with a friend to collect autographs from some of the bands. I got only one, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. (I lost it soon after getting it.) When we found out that we could get into see the concert free we quickly called our mothers and asked permission to stay to see the show. Lucky us, our mothers said yes. We had to wait in line until all of the people with tickets went in first then they let us in. Being young and couragous we didn't stay in the seats that they first ushered us into. By the time the second act came on we were in the very front of the stage on the right (as you face the stage). We were up close and personal with all of the acts. I was even caught on tape twice. Once over the shoulder of Jan and Dean and again at the end screaming my lungs out for the Stones. Although I have been to other concerts since, this one sticks in my mind for all of the groups that I saw that night. I love to tell the people I work with that I once went to a concert where I got to see Chuck Berry, Marvin Gay, The Supremes, who sang their current hit record "Baby Love", Leslie Gore, who sang every girls anthem "You Don't Own Me" as well as "It's My Party", Jan and Dean, The Beach Boys, who sang "Surfer Girl" just to me a surfer girl, Billy J Krame r, Gerry and the Pacemakers and James Brown, who did bring down the house with everyone on their feet screaming for an encore. Oh, yeah, I forgot. And the Rolling Stones. I am the envy of anyone who knows any of the music that was represented there. To be able to see musical history in the making.

I later saw the show, once in the theater and later in the early 70's when it was shown on TV. I never expected that my face would be seen screaming for the Stones yet there I was. A night I never want to forget. A night that changed my life, or at least my voice, forever.