THE T.A.M.I. SHOW
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
In October 1964, just eight months after The Beatles invaded America on The Ed Sullivan Show, a live stage show was organized in Santa Monica, CA, that was sort of a prototypical rock festival, gathering veterans and newcomers from various branches of rock, pop and soul. It was called the Teenage American Music International show – and was billed, in advance (see poster), as the First Annual T.A.M.I. show. Which isn’t correct, technically, because you can’t claim something is an annual tradition when you’ve held only one. But why get grammatical, when you can get fanatical? Check out just part of this roster: The Beach Boys. Chuck Berry. James Brown. Marvin Gaye. Lesley Gore. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. The Supremes.The Rolling Stones. That list is alphabetical as well as partial, but be forewarned: James Brown steals this show – and is reason enough to watch this 1964 concert film.