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T.A.M.I. Show

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T.A.M.I. Show
Movie poster
Directed bySteve Binder
Produced byLee Savin
Bill Sargent (executive producer)
StarringThe Barbarians
The Beach Boys
Chuck Berry
James Brownandthe Famous Flames
Marvin Gaye
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Lesley Gore
Jan and Dean
Billy J. Kramerandthe Dakotas
The Miracles
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
CinematographyJames E. Kilgore
Edited byKent Mackenzie
Bruce Pierce
Production
companies
Screen Entertainment Co.
Screencraft International
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • December 29, 1964(1964-12-29)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
James Brown performing in the show

T.A.M.I. Showis a 1964concert filmreleased byAmerican International Pictures.[1]It includes performances by numerous popularrock and rollandR&Bmusicians from theUnited StatesandEngland.The concert was held at theSanta Monica Civic Auditoriumon October 28 and 29, 1964. Free tickets were distributed to local high school students. Theacronym"T.A.M.I." was used inconsistently in the show'spublicityto mean both "Teenage Awards Music International" and "Teen Age Music International".

In 2006,T.A.M.I. Showwas deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United StatesLibrary of Congressand selected for preservation in theNational Film Registry.[2][3]

Production

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The best footage from the two concert dates was combined into the film, which was released on December 29, 1964.Jan and Deanemceedthe event and performed itstheme song,"Here They Come (From All Over the World)", written by Los Angeles composersP.F. SloanandSteve Barri,the song erroneously asserting thatthe Rolling Stonesare fromLiverpool.Jack Nitzschewas the show'smusic director.

The film was shot by directorSteve Binderand his crew fromThe Steve Allen Show,using a precursor to high-definition television, called "Electronovision,"invented by the self-taught" electronics whiz "Bill Sargent (H.W. Sargent, Jr). The film was the second of a small number of productions that used the system.[4]By capturing more than 800 lines of resolution at 25 frames per second, the video could be converted to film bykinescoperecording with sufficiently enhanced resolution to allow big-screen enlargement. It is considered one of the seminal events in the pioneering of music films, and more importantly, the later concept ofmusic video.

T.A.M.I. Showis particularly well known for the performance ofJames Brownandthe Famous Flames,which features his legendary dance moves and explosive energy. In interviews,Keith Richardsof the Rolling Stones has claimed that choosing to follow Brown and the Famous Flames (Bobby Byrd,Bobby Bennett,andLloyd Stallworth) was the worst mistake of their careers, because no matter how well they performed, they could not top him.[5]In a web-published interview, Binder takes credit for persuading the Stones to follow Brown, and serve as the centerpiece for the grand finale in which all the performers dance together onstage.[4]

Motown Records,which by 1964 had experienced its first wave of chart-busting crossover success, was represented by three of its top acts:the Miracles,Marvin Gaye,andthe Supremes. The Miracles (Smokey Robinson,Bobby Rogers,Pete Moore,Ronnie WhiteandMarv Tarplin) had, three months earlier, lost the services of their sole female member,Claudette (Mrs. Smokey) Robinson.Claudette, who retired from touring for health reasons, remained as a non-touring member of the Miracles, recording with the group in the studio only. Marvin Gaye, backed byShindig!favoritesthe Blossoms,sang several of his greatest hits. The show also featuredthe Supremesduring their reign as the most successful female recording group of the era. The group had three chart-topping singles from July 1964 to December 1964, with the albumWhere Did Our Love Goreaching number two.Diana Rosswent on to work with Binder on several of her television specials, including her first solo television special and her famousCentral Park concert,Live from New York Worldwide: For One and for All.

Throughout the show, a variety ofgo-go dancersincludingTeri Garrperformed in the background or beside the performers, under the direction ofchoreographerDavid Winters,assisted byToni Basil.According to filmmakerJohn Landis's DVD commentary for the film's trailer, he and seventh-grade classmateDavid Cassidywere in the audience for the show.[6]

Dick Clark Productionslater acquired ownership of the concert from Sargent.

List of performers

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Performers

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(in order of appearance)

Chuck Berry

Gerry and the Pacemakers:
The Miracles:
Marvin Gaye(andThe Blossoms):

Lesley Gore

Jan and Dean:
  • Jan Berry - vocals
  • Dean Torrence - vocals
The Beach Boys:
Billy J. Kramerandthe Dakotas:
The Supremes:
The Barbarians:
  • Jerry Causi - bass, vocals
  • Ronnie Enos - guitar, vocals
  • Bruce Benson - guitar
  • Victor "Moulty" Moulton - drums
James Brownandthe Famous Flames:
The Rolling Stones:

Set list

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In order of appearance in the film:

Artist Song Title
Jan and Dean(Over credits) "(Here They Come) from All Over the World"
Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode"
"Maybellene"
Gerry and the Pacemakers "Maybellene"
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"
"It's Gonna Be Alright"
Chuck Berry "Sweet Little Sixteen"
Gerry and the Pacemakers "How Do You Do It?"
Chuck Berry "Nadine"
Gerry and the Pacemakers "I Like It"
(Smokey Robinson and) The Miracles "That's What Love Is Made Of"
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
"Mickey's Monkey"
Marvin Gaye "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
"Pride and Joy"
"Can I Get a Witness"
"Hitch Hike"
Lesley Gore "Maybe I Know"
"You Don't Own Me"
"You Didn't Look Around"
"Hey Now"
"It's My Party"
"Judy's Turn to Cry"
Jan and Dean "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"
"Sidewalk Surfin'"
The Beach Boys "Surfin' U.S.A."
"I Get Around"
"Surfer Girl"
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Billy J. KramerandThe Dakotas "Little Children"
"Bad to Me"
"I'll Keep You Satisfied"
"From a Window"
The Supremes "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
"Run, Run, Run"
"Baby Love"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
The Barbarians "Hey Little Bird"
James BrownandThe Famous Flames "Out of Sight"
"Prisoner of Love"
"Please, Please, Please"
"Night Train"
The Rolling Stones "Around and Around"
"Off the Hook"
"Time Is on My Side"
"It's All Over Now"
"I'm Alright"
"Let's Get Together"

Home media

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During the VHS era, there was never an authorized home video release ofT.A.M.I. Showin its full, original cut, althoughbootlegsabounded. Most of the bootlegs were missing the Beach Boys' performance. The Beach Boys had been deleted from all prints made after the movie's initial theatrical run because of acopyrightdispute by the request of someone in their management.[7]Selected numbers from theT.A.M.I. Showwere edited together with performances from another concert film by the same producers,The Big T.N.T. Show,to create a hybrid work calledThat Was Rock.This film did receive a home video release fromMedia Home Entertainment's music division, Music Media, in 1984. It was felt that the film was unlikely to be released due to the cost of obtaining the publishing and performance rights to the extensive lineup of artists. (All of the four Beach Boys songs from the show eventually surfaced on DVD inSights and Sounds of Summer,a special CD/DVD edition ofSounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys.)

On March 23, 2010,Shout! FactoryreleasedT.A.M.I. Showon a restored, digitally remastered and fully authorized DVD, with all performances, including the Beach Boys, included.[8][9](A DVD release of the complete film by First Look Studios had been planned for 2007, but subsequently withdrawn.)

On December 2, 2016,T.A.M.I. Showwas released in Blu-ray as a combo package withThe Big T.N.T. ShowbyShout! Factory.Both features are presented in1080presolution, 1.78:1aspect ratioandDTS-HD Master AudioStereo.[10]

The film was shown in its entirety in Canada onFirst Choice Networkin 1984, the 20th anniversary of its release.

Legacy

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Experimental filmmakerWallace Berman,a friend of choreographer Toni Basil, refilmed a screening ofT.A.M.I. Showusing an8 mmcamera. He used close-ups of Mick Jagger and Teri Garr in his 1966collage filmAleph.[11]

In 2006,T.A.M.I. Showwas deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United StatesLibrary of Congressand selected for preservation in theNational Film Registry.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^James, David E. (19 May 2016).Rock 'n' Film: Cinema's Dance with Popular Music.Oxford University Press.p. 193.ISBN978-0-19-938759-5.Retrieved19 May2021– via Google Books.
  2. ^"Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List".Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2023.Retrieved2023-07-13.
  3. ^"Complete National Film Registry Listing".Library of Congress.Retrieved2020-05-12.
  4. ^abNeal Alpert (December 2002)."Steve Binder Interview".Mojo Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-13.Retrieved2010-03-09.
  5. ^Dick Clark (2005-09-08)."Teenage Awards Music International (DVD notes)".Learmedia.ca. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-04-17.Retrieved2010-03-09.
  6. ^Carroll, Liam (October 28, 2014)."Youth Culture Forever: Celebrating 50 Years of 'The T.A.M.I. Show'".REBEAT.RetrievedFebruary 22,2019.
  7. ^Waller, Don.T.A.M.I. Show.Dick Clark Productions, Inc./Shout Factory. p. 16.
  8. ^"T.A.M.I. show".WorldCat.org.Retrieved2023-06-02.
  9. ^"T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition".PopMatters.2010-04-04.Retrieved2023-06-02.
  10. ^Hartmann, Mathew (2016-12-22)."T.A.M.I. Show / The Big T.N.T. Show: Collector's Edition Blu-ray Review".High Def Digest.Retrieved2023-06-02.
  11. ^Gosse, Johanna (2015). "Pop, Collaboration, Utopia: Bruce Conner's BREAKAWAY in 1960s Los Angeles".Camera Obscura.30(2): 11–15.doi:10.1215/02705346-3078303.
  12. ^"Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List".Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2023.Retrieved2023-07-13.
  13. ^"Complete National Film Registry Listing".Library of Congress.Retrieved2020-05-12.
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