The Go!! Show was Melbourne, Australia’s most up-tempo and rocking teenage music TV show and was modeled on Britain’s Ready Steady Go! and America’s Shindig! Filmed before a live audience, The Go!! Show featured a mod look and English beat-group sound and (almost exclusively) featured local Melbourne performers.  Lots of chunka-chunka guitar beat! The Go!! […]

The Go!! Show was Melbourne, Australia’s most up-tempo and rocking teenage music TV show and was modeled on Britain’s Ready Steady Go! and America’s Shindig! Filmed before a live audience, The Go!! Show featured a mod look and English beat-group sound and (almost exclusively) featured local Melbourne performers.  Lots of chunka-chunka guitar beat! The Go!! […]

The Saturday Night Beechnut Show was a half hour, teenage music TV show that aired at 7:30pm from 1958-1960.  The show featured the most popular recording artists who lip-synched to their record chart hits.  The kids in the audience chewed ferociously on Beechnut chewing gum as instructed by the show’s sponsor. Saturday Night Beechnut Show […]

Bologna, Italy 1971March 3rd, 1971.  Complete television broadcast including commentary from the show’s host.  Solo performance from Bobby Byrd.  Eighteen year-old Bootsy Collins on bass. Songs:Soul PowerBrother RappAint It Funky Now?SunnyBobby Byrd – I Need Help (I Can’t Do It Alone)There Was A TimeSex MachinePapa’s Got A Brand New BagI’ve Got The FeelingGive It Up […]