Shivaree (TV series)
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| Shivaree | |
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| Presented by | Gene Weed |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 70 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | April 1965 – May 1966 |
Shivaree was a Los Angeles-based music variety show that ran in syndication from 1965 to 1966. It was created and hosted by KFWB-AM personality Gene Weed, LA's top nighttime DJ at the time, who in later years became a producer for Dick Clark Productions.
In its brief run, the show featured numerous well-known acts, including
Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Toys, The Bobby Fuller Four, Allan Sherman, The Reflections (Detroit band), Lesley Gore, and Gary Lewis & the Playboys, and was taped at KABC-TV's studios in LA. It began in syndication in April 1965 and ran through May 1966 in more than 150 markets in the U.S. and seven countries internationally. Although it was a syndicated series, Shivaree was produced and owned by the ABC
network.
In addition to the host, the show also featured dancers (
go-go girls), including Teri Garr
, Cathy Austin, Joane Sannes, and Kay Parks, who danced on elevated platforms behind the bandstand while guest artists performed. Audience members surrounded the bandstand and also stood on a balcony behind the dancers.
Rights to surviving footage of the show (which was produced in black-and-white) are now owned by Research Video.
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