The Movie: The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
What Is It?: The
first great pop concert film is a lineup of the best soul, pop, and rock acts
1964 had to offer. Fast forward through Jan and Dean’s cornball hosting routine
to get to the good stuff: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The
Beach Boys, The Supremes, Chuck Berry, Leslie Gore, and in an epic show-ending
showdown, James Brown and The Rolling Stones. Mick does a valiant job, but he
can’t out-Godfather the Godfather.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1940, Smokey Robinson is born.
