History Film / TAMIShow

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup, which combines both flash-in-the pan 1964 acts and all-time greats, features (in order of appearance) Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who acted as emcees), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}. Members of the famed L.A. studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

Another filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was staged at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike and Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both films was later edited into a 1984 VHS release, ''That Was Rock'', while ''T.A.M.I. Show'' received a DVD release in 2010 and both films were issued on a Blu-ray in 2016.

Probably best remembered for capturing a particularly dynamic performance from James Brown, the film is also notable for being one of the last times Music/BrianWilson performed with The Beach Boys prior to his nervous breakdown and subsequent retirement from touring just a couple of months later.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup, which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats, features (in order of appearance) Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who acted as emcees), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}. Members of the famed L.A. studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

[[NonIndicativeName The title notwithstanding]], there were actually ''two'' shows, held on subsequent nights (October 28–29, 1964) at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The best clips from both concerts were edited together into a single film that was released by Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures on December 29, 1964.

[[NonIndicativeName The title notwithstanding]], there were actually ''two'' shows, held on subsequent nights (October 28–29, 1964) at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The best clips from each concert were edited together into a single film that was released by Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures on December 29, 1964.

* FanserviceExtra: Throughout the concert there are a series of go-go dancers boogieing on the stage and on a platform behind the stage. Many of the female dancers are scantily clad in hot pants, tight dresses, sweaters, or bikinis--one particularly curvaceous woman in a bikini can be seen {{Gainaxing}} behind Chuck Berry during his first song.

Another filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was staged at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike and Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both films was later edited into a 1984 VHS release, ''That Was Rock'', while ''T.A.M.I. Show'' itself received a DVD release in 2010 and both films were issued on Blu-ray in 2016.

Another filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was staged at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike and Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both films was later edited into a 1984 VHS release, ''That Was Rock''.

Another filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was staged at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike and Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both shows was later edited into the 1984 release ''That Was Rock''.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The lyrics to the opening theme song make reference to "The Rolling Stones from Liverpool". Though another of the featured groups, Gerry and the Pacemakers, hailed from that city, as did Billy J. Kramer -- along with [[Music/TheBeatles that other well-known band]] that ''didn't'' play this show -- the Stones themselves were Londoners.

* ConcertFilm: A pretty strong lineup of some of the biggest acts of 1964. Although feature-length concert films date at least as far back as 1948 and ''Concert Magic'', and there had been concert films in other genres like 1960's ''Film/JazzOnASummersDay'', this was the first significant rock concert film.

A similar filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was held at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike and Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both shows was later edited into the 1984 release ''That Was Rock''.

A similar filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was held at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features (in order) Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike & Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both shows was later edited into the 1984 release ''That Was Rock''.

Director Steve Binder later earned himself a bit of Hollywood infamy as the director of the ''Film/StarWarsHolidaySpecial''. A 20-year-old Creator/TeriGarr can be seen as one of the go-go dancers on the stage--she's next-to-last in a line of dancers that passes in front of Marvin Gaye, and she's wearing a sweater with circles on it as she dances behind the Supremes.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup, which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats, features (in order of appearance) Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}. Members of the famed L.A. studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup, which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats, features (in order of appearance) Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones. Members of the famed L.A. studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The lyrics to the opening theme song make reference to "The Rolling Stones from Liverpool". Though another of the featured groups, Gerry and the Pacemakers, hailed from that city, as did Billy J. Kramer -- along with [[Music/TheBeatles that other well-known band]] that ''didn't'' play this show -- the Stones themselves were Londoners.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance, Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones. Members of the famed L.A. studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

A similar filmed concert, ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', was held at the Moulin Rogue club in Hollywood and released a year later. ''That'' show features, in order, Music/RayCharles, Music/PetulaClark, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, Music/BoDiddley, Music/JoanBaez, Music/PhilSpector, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Music/TheByrds, Music/{{Donovan}}, and Ike & Music/TinaTurner, as well as an orchestra conducted by Creator/DavidMcCallum. A young Music/FrankZappa can briefly be glimpsed in the audience. Footage from both shows was later edited into the 1984 release ''That Was Rock''.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance, Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones. Members of the famed studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew served as the house band for the shows.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance, Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones, with members of the famed studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew serving as the house band.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance: Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also emceed), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones, with members of the famed studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew serving as the house band.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance: Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also hosted), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones, with members of the famed studio ensemble The Wrecking Crew serving as the house band.

Both the concerts and the film were intended to showcase some of the best of the {{rock}} and RAndB music that had taken American youth culture by storm. The idea was to combine some top U.S. acts with a few of the British groups that were then flooding into the American pop scene via the first wave of UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. The concert's lineup--which combines flash-in-the pan 1964 acts with all-time greats--features, in order of appearance: Music/ChuckBerry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/LesleyGore, Music/JanAndDean (who also hosted), Music/TheBeachBoys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Music/TheSupremes, The Barbarians, Music/JamesBrown and the Flames, and Music/TheRollingStones, with members of Music/TheWreckingCrew serving as the house band.

[[NonIndicativeName The title notwithstanding]], there were actually ''two'' shows, held on subsequent nights (October 28–29, 1964) at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The best clips from each concert were edited together into a single film that was released on December 29, 1964.