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The T.A.M.I. Show

  • 19641964
  • 2h 3m
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Mick Jagger, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Jan Berry, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Brian Jones, Mike Love, Keith Richards, The Supremes, Charlie Watts, Brian Wilson, Bill Wyman, The Barbarians, The Rolling Stones, Toni Baker, The Beach Boys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Raymond Jones, Pete Hilton, Mike Maxfield, Eddie Mooney, Jan & Dean, The Famous Flames, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles in The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
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Surf pop duo, Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by well-known Rock, R&B, and pop stars of the era.Surf pop duo, Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by well-known Rock, R&B, and pop stars of the era.Surf pop duo, Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by well-known Rock, R&B, and pop stars of the era.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
55,007
9,469
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    • Director
      • Steve Binder
    • Writer
      • William Sargent Jr.(original idea)
    • Stars
      • The Beach Boys
      • The Barbarians
      • Chuck Berry
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    • Director
      • Steve Binder
    • Writer
      • William Sargent Jr.(original idea)
    • Stars
      • The Beach Boys
      • The Barbarians
      • Chuck Berry
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    • 39User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Trailer 2:14
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    Chuck Berry, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, The Supremes, The Barbarians, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Jan & Dean, The Famous Flames, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles in The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
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    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys
    • Themselves
    The Barbarians
    • Themselves
    Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry
    • Self
    The Blossoms
    • Themselves
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Self
    • (as James Brown and The Flames)
    Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye
    • Self
    Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Gerry and the Pacemakers
    • Themselves
    Lesley Gore
    Lesley Gore
    • Self
    Jan & Dean
    Jan & Dean
    • Themselves
    Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
    • Themselves
    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
    • Themselves
    The Supremes
    The Supremes
    • Themselves
    The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones
    • Themselves
    Toni Baker
    • Self (keyboardist, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
    • (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
    Florence Ballard
    Florence Ballard
    • Self
    • (as The Supremes)
    Jan Berry
    Jan Berry
    • Self
    • (as Jan and Dean)
    The Famous Flames
    • Themselves
    Pete Hilton
    • Self (drummer, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
    • (as Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
    • Director
      • Steve Binder
    • Writer
      • William Sargent Jr.(original idea) (uncredited)
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    • 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
      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.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Announcer: And now, Electronovision presents your hosts for 'Command Performance'. Two of America's most exciting young stars - Jan and Dean!

      Dean Torrence: Hi.

      Jan Berry: We'd like to start it off tonight with a fantastic act. The guy who started it all back in 1958: Chuck Berry!

      Chuck Berry: [singing] Way down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreeens, There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, Where lives a country boy named Johnny B. Goode, Who never ever learned to read or write so well, But he could play a guitar just like a-ringin' a bell, Go-go! Go, Johnny, go! Go...

    • Alternate versions
      The film was re-released without the Beach Boys segment.
    • Connections
      Edited into That Was Rock (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Little Bird
      Written by Tommy Kaye (uncredited)

      Performed by The Barbarians

    User reviews39

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    Top review
    10/10
    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!
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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Rock Revival of 1964
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Entertainment Co.
      • Screencraft International
      • Theatrofilm
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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