The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)

Surf pop duo, Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by well-known Rock, R&B, and pop stars of the era.

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
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	...	Themselves
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:

national film registry | merseybeat | soul music | surf music | 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:

113 min (Blu-ray)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The diffusion visual effect was accomplished by putting Vaseline on the camera lens.

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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.

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Connections

Spoofed in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

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Soundtracks

Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Written by Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson and George Gordy
Performed by Marvin Gaye and The Blossoms

User Reviews

My Fondes Memory as a youth in love with music

First saw TAMI in a movie theater in Boston when first released. Returned to see it at least 7 times. One of the greatest concert presentations i have ever seen, my quest is to locate a copy of the film so i can return to the days of music and youthful innocence

I was thirteen years old at the time and in my first rock and roll band as a "front man". I recall sitting and signing along each lyric of each song of each performer. Of particular fond memories are the performances of James Brown and the Famous Flames, who i saw several time in concert during the early and mid 1960s. Also, the "British Invasion groups" were so cutting edge at the time. It was a real treat.