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The short-lived (1965-66) Shindig! knockoff Hullabaloo epitomizes the often-faltering steps U.S. network television made to keep up with the explosion of rock & roll culture in the wake of Beatlemania. Sometimes inspired, sometimes silly (definitely the latter with hosts and guests like Jerry Lewis, Michael Landon, Freddie and the Dreamers, and Vikki Carr), seven episodes plus bonus performances fill this DVD compilation of previous VHS releases. Over its four and a half hours, in black-and-white and color, true rockers ranging from Chuck Berry, the Lovin' Spoonful, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Animals slam into the slightly clueless (Chad & Jill) and the utterly hopeless (Joanie Sommers, Frankie Avalon, the aforementioned Freddie). Moments of irrepressible pop genius (Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar") and sheer drama (Dionne Warwick's "Message to Michael") make this a must, though. Throw in a bit of apparent collusion between an NBC director and Byrd Roger McGuinn as he aims the "Your sons and daughters are beyond your command" verse of "The Times They Are A-Changin'" in extreme close-up to millions of American parents, and Hullabaloo's ultimate success is demonstrated. --Rickey Wright

From the Back Cover
The vintage musical variety show Hullabaloo, which aired from 1965-66, regularly featured some of the most popular rock 'n' roll artists of the era, the stars of Hollywood, Broadway, television and nightclubs, and the famed Hullabaloo dancers -- one of the first racially-integrated television dance troupes. The show also included taped segments from London in which The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein presented British groups to the American audience.

The Hullabaloo DVD showcases seven television episodes along with 18 bonus performances. Hullabaloo made its debut on January 12, 1965, in response to the success of Shindig. Eighteen hour-long programs were produced the first season, followed by 30 half-hour shows the second season.

SIDE A

May 4, 1965
1. Trini Lopez (Host) - What'd I Say 2. Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover
3. Vikki Carr - There Goes My Heart
4. Trini Lopez & Vikki Carr - If I Had a Hammer
5. Herman's Hermits - Baby, Baby Can't You Hear My Heartbeat & Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter 6. The Travelers Three - San Francisco Bay Blues
7. Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere to Run
8. Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made for Me & Freddy
9. Chuck Berry at Hullabaloo A Go Go - Johnny B. Goode
10. The Four Seasons - Medley: Dawn; Rag Doll: Toy Soldier; Bye Bye Baby
11. Herman's Hermits - Silhouettes
Top LP Medley
12. Trini Lopez - Sad Tomorrow & I've Lost My Love for You

September 13, 1965
1. Sammy Davis Jr. (Host) - Start of Something Big
2. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic
3. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
4. The Supremes - Nothing But Heartaches
5. Sammy Davis Jr. & The Supremes - Toot Toot Tootsie
Top Pop Medley
6. Sammy Davis Jr. - I Know a Place
7. The Strangeloves at Hullabaloo A Go Go - I Want Candy

September 20, 1965 (Color)
1. Jerry Lewis & Gary Lewis (Hosts) - Help!
2. Gary Lewis and The Playboys - Everybody Loves a Clown
3. Joannie Sommers - Before and After
4. Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
Top Pop Medley
5. Jerry Lewis - I'll See Your Light
6. Paul Revere & The Raiders at Hullabaloo A Go Go - Ooh Poo Pah Doo

Plus nine bonus tracks

SIDE B

November 29, 1965 (Color)
1. Michael Landon (Host) - I Like It Like That
2. The Byrds - The Times They Are A-Changin'
3. Jackie DeShannon - A Lifetime of Loneliness
4. David Winters - Satisfaction
5. Chad & Jill (Debut) - The Cruel War
Top Pop Medley
6. Paul Revere & The Raiders at Hullabaloo A Go Go - Steppin' Out

December 6, 1965
1. Frankie Avalon (Host ) - Do I Hear a Waltz?
2. The Hollies - Look Through Any Window
3. Nancy Sinatra - So Long Babe
4. Lola Falana - Loverly
TV Theme Song Medley
5. The Yardbirds at Hullabaloo A Go Go - I'm a Man

March 14, 1966
1. Gary Lewis (Host) - The Wild Blue Yonder
2. The Mamas and The Papas - California Dreamin'
3. Dionne Warwick - Message to Michael (debut)
4. Bobby Rydell - The Joker
5. Noel Harrison - Baby Blue
Top Pop Medley
6. Gary Lewis and The Playboys at Hullabaloo A Go Go - Run For Your Life

April 11, 1966 (Color)
1. Paul Anka (Host - What Now My Love
2. The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
3. Lesley Gore - Young Love
Hullabaloo Dancers
4. Peter & Gordon - Woman
Top Pop Medley
Peter & Gordon at Hullabaloo A Go Go - Wrong From the Start

Plus nine bonus tracks

Description
"Hullabaloo" featured the most popular rock 'n' roll artists, the stars of Hollywood, Broadway, and television, and the famed "Hullabaloo" dancers. This DVD contains more than four hours of vintage performances--seven television episodes along with 18 bonus selections, including segments hosted by Beatles manager Brian Epstein from London. Full-length hit performances by The Animals, Sammy Davis Jr., Chuck Berry, The Byrds, The Four Seasons, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Herman's Hermits, The Mamas and the Papas, Sonny and Cher, The Moody Blues, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Dusty Springfield, The Supremes, Dionne Warwick, The Yardbirds, and many more!