Similar to ABC's Shindig! and in contrast to American Bandstand, it aired in prime time.ĭirected by Steve Binder, who went on to direct Elvis Presley's 1968 "comeback" special, Hullabaloo served as a big-budget, quality showcase for the leading pop acts of the day, and was also competition for another like-minded television showcase, ABC's Shindig! A different host presided each week -among these were Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Gary Lewis, Petula Clark, Paul Anka, Liza Minnelli, Jack Jones, David McCallum and Frankie Avalon-singing a couple of his or her own hits and introducing the different acts. Hullabaloo was an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965, through Ap(with repeats to August 1966). 3 survive in color.)īlack-and-white (45 exist as black-and-white kinescope film recordings) Early episodes of Hullabaloo featured special segments taped in London and hosted by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein who introduced up and coming UK music acts.Ĭolor (all episodes videotaped in color.
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