Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'
O'Neill emceed the ABC prime-time show that featured frenetic dancers and showcased such acts as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Righteous Brothers.
I have such great memories of watching this show religiously! -jtk
Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died Friday at his West Hollywood home. He was 73.
Jimmy O'Neill was the youngest deejay to be No. 1 and hosted ABC's "Shindig!" for its 15-month run beginning in 1964. (ABC-TV)
RIP Jimmy O'Neill; for some reason when I read this I thought of the Flintstones episode where they had him as Jimmy O'Neillstone, on the show Shinrock. I think that the Way-Outs were playing. Psych had invaded cartoons.
