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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!
Hollywood - A Go Go was a local television show - local as in Los Angeles - that featured artists who were appearing on the Sunset Strip Go Go music club scene (girls in boots dancing in cages which started at the Whiskey were called Go Go Girls) and in its 40 some episodes which aired in 1965 and 1966 many of those we blog about appeared... Jackie DeShannon, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Bobby Fuller Four, Chuck Berry... It was hosted by KHJ radio am disk jockey Sam Riddle, and featured the Gazzari Dancers. Thanks to YouTube contributors of historical music television footage, here is Rick Nelson and, on another show, Jackie De Shannon.
DONNIE BROOKS ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME This site has a good bio and memorial for Donnie which my friend Jerry Cole participated in.
Donnie's probably most known for his hit "Mission Bells" which was a hit in 1960. By 1965 he was appearing on local television show Hollywood A- Go Go! Thank you to the posters of these historical
music performances on
Youtube! I met Donny throuh Lou Bedell.
