Jackie Wilson

The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

American Bandstand

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American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110. The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.

The Dick Clark Show

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The Dick Clark Show is an American musical variety show broadcast weekly in the United States on the ABC television network 7:30-8 PM on Saturdays from February 15, 1958 through September 10, 1960, sponsored by Beechnut Gum.

Shindig!

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Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

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Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.

Go, Johnny, Go!

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Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who doesn't know he has won.

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

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Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

Teenage Millionaire

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A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit.

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Jerry Lee Lewis Show

There sa whole lotta shakin goin on in this exceptional DVD of a classic television special featuring the inimitable Jerry Lee Lewis and friends! Special guest appearances by Carl Perkins, Jackie Wilson, Linda Gail Lewis, Sound Generation and more! Classic country, gospel and folk tunes such as I ll Fly Away, God Bless America and This Land Is Your Land meet with early rock favorites like Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Longley Teardrops, Delilah, Blue Suede Shoes and more! High quality video reproduction plus chapter index and other features make this a must own DVD for fans of Lewis and good ol homestyle rock and roll!