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We've written about Shindig, the music television show that was so popular, and Jimmy O'Neill was the host. Yesterday word reached us that he had passed in West Hollywood, where he had been living in retirement. The City News Service article made its way around the net. Here's a link to the West Hollywood Patch: JIMMY O'NEILL : OBIT
A little excerpt: In 1959, O'Neill made radio history as the first voice heard on KRLA-AM (1110) when it dropped its country-western format for rock music, the Times reported. It quickly became a powerhouse in rock radio and launched O'Neill into television in 1964 as the winsome emcee of Shindig!
You can use the Search feature on this Google Blogger to read more about Shindig, the influence of DJ's on popular music, and Jimmy! If you scan down a bit to our YouTube video selections, you'll see Jimmy hosting this popular music television show!
JIMMY O'NEILL was the host of Shindig and this is a link to an interview with him posted originally by the Classic Bands site, written by Gary James. Link above!
"Q - Couldn't Shindig! have lasted as long as American Bandstand?"
"A - No doubt in my mind. ... I knew that if Jack did quit, chances were the show would not survive. Sure enough, it took about six months, but I could see almost with the first episode without Jack, that we had begun to stray off the track."
