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The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
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Steve Binder (writer)
Release Date:
29 December 1964 (USA)
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It's the Greatest, Grooviest, Wildest, Most Exciting Beat Blast Ever to Pound the Screen! more
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Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I...
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1 win
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Katt Shea on 'Pom Pom Girls' and Allison Anders on 'The Big T.N.T. Show'
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(From pretty-scary. 15 November 2009, 10:22 PM, PST)
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An incredible experience, THEN and NOW!
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Cast
(Credited 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) |
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USA:123 min
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"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.
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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).
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
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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!