It in fact was a sequel to The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) and like it, Phil Spector was all over it. The Big T.N.T. Show was also shot on videotape and transferred to 35-millimeter film. A lot of the footage from it was reused in the film That Was Rock a.k.a. The T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show (1984).
Poster, positioning the showas a Folk Festival... |
The 'Ray Charles Orchestra' played along with the tunes #1 and # 30 (or were they only playbacking?!). The Jet article reproduced below states that the band was "composed largely of Los Angeles jazz artists", including bassist Al McKibbon and tenor player William Green. The Raelettes were (f.l.t.r. on the videos below): Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry, Fritz Basket, and Marilyn McCoo.
Ray's appearance on this show marked his come back after his rehab.
The full playlist was:
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - instrumental; David McCallum conducting the orchestra (studio band + Ray Charles Orchestra)
- What'd I Say - Ray Charles
- Downtown - Petula Clark
- Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
- You Didn't Have To Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful
- Hey Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
- 500 Miles - Joan Baez
- There But For Fortune - Joan Baez
- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
- Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
- You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Joan Baez; Phil Spector on piano
- Be My Baby - The Ronettes
- Shout - The Ronettes
- Dang Me - Roger Miller
- Engine Engine#9 - Roger Miller
- King Of The Road - Roger Miller
- England Swings - Roger Miller
- Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) - The Byrds
- The Bells of Rhymney - The Byrds
- Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
- You're The One - Petula Clark
- My Love - Petula Clark
- Universal Soldier - Donovan
- Reflections From A Summer's Day - Donovan
- Bert's Blues - Donovan
- Sweet Joy - Donovan
- Shake - Ike &Tina Turner
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike &Tina Turner
- Please, Please, Please - Ike &Tina Turner
- One, Two, Three (1-2-3) - instrumental; David McCallum conducting the orchestra (studio band + Ray Charles Orchestra)
According to legend, the following dialog between the two geniuses took place backstage :
RC: 'Are you Mr. Phil Spector?’
PS: ‘Yes.’
RC: ‘Are you the Boy Genius?’
PS: ‘Yes.’
RC: ‘Are you the inventor of the Wall Of Sound?’
PS: ‘Yes.’
RC: ‘Are you the guy who had over 20 hit singles in a row?’
PS: ‘Yes’
RC: ‘Then Mr. Spector, how come there's no toilet paper in the bathroom?’
In Europe the film was distributed under the title The Big Beat.
McCallum was booked as the conductor, but Phil Spector certainly seems to lead a wall of guitars here (Barney Kessel, Bill Pittman, Don Peake and Herb Ellis). |
Don Peake showing the Gibson he played on:
YouTube has the complete film:
Here's a contemporary radio commercial for the film.
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