Donovan

Donovan

Born: May 10, 1946
in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Donovan Philips Leitch, better known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Movies for Donovan...

My Generation
Title: My Generation
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 8, 2017
Type: Movie
The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.
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Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC
Title: Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: Movie
1.Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down 2.Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine 3.Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale 4.The Who - I Can See For Miles 5.Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man 6.The Nice - America 7.Julie Driscoll.Brian Auger,The Trinity - This Wheel's on Fire 8.Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men 9.Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire 10.Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends 11.Small Faces - Song of a Baker 12.Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw 13.Bonzo Dog Band - Canyons of your Mind 14.Incredible String Band - Half Remarkable Question 15.The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow 16.Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe 17.Jimi Hendrix Experience - Sunshine of your Love 18.Cream - White Room 19.Moody Blues - Om
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The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond
Title: The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond
Character: Self
Released: March 28, 2014
Type: Movie
Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a landmark multi-artist concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, celebrating the songs and artistry of the great folk-blues troubadour Bert Jansch.
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Carnaby Street Undressed
Title: Carnaby Street Undressed
Released: September 17, 2011
Type: Movie
Carnaby Street Undressed is a story of fashion, music and eye opening insights into London's Carnaby Street in its 1960s heyday, told by the owners of the fashion shops that defined the iconic Street, and the popular musicians who were part of the “the scene”. This includes The Who lead sing Roger Daltrey, Donovan, Frank Allen from the Searchers, Gary Leeds from The Walker Brothers, and Peter Noone from Herman’s Hermits. The film is the story of a generation that rebelled against the grey conformity of the 1950s with a cultural revolution emanating from Carnaby Street from where it spread across the globe changing fashion and music forever.
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Acoustic At The BBC
Title: Acoustic At The BBC
Character: Self
Released: September 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A journey through some of the finest moments of acoustic guitar performances from the BBC archives, from Jimmy Page's television debut in 1958 to Noel Gallagher and Biffy Clyro.
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Title: Berlin Live
Character: Self - Performer
Released: May 7, 2011
Type: TV
Bands perform in Berlin's legendary club TRAFO, the concrete temple music.
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David Wants to Fly
Title: David Wants to Fly
Released: May 6, 2010
Type: Movie
A documentary. David Sieveking takes the advice of his idol, David Lynch and tries out Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation technique.
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Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan
Title: Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Sunshine Superman The Journey Of Donovan is the ultimate life story of the 60´s folk-pop phenomenon. The deluxe double-DVD set contains classic 60´s film and TV appearances, rare archive footage and never-before-seen material as well as 5 previously unreleased songs and all of the hits. With appearances by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Mickie Most, Rick Rubin, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Franco Zeffirelli, David Lynch (and many more) and a 40 page booklet chock full of informative liner notation and exclusive photo material, Sunshine Superman is the ultimate story of Donovan s remarkable and unique four decade career
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Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
Title: Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Musical - This incredible performance DVD was recorded in front of a packed house of adoring fans at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. On this, his first music DVD, Donovan performed all his legendary hits and cult classics. - Donovan Leitch Jr., Mike Love
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Title: Folk Britannia
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2006
Type: TV
Three 1-hour films exploring British folk music from the rebirth of English romance to the latter day revival.
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Title: Futurama
Character: Himself
Released: March 28, 1999
Type: TV
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
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Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
Title: Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
Character: Himself
Released: November 14, 1997
Type: Movie
This documentary begins with Ken Russell posing the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from his dog, Ken journeys around the countryside of England searching for an answer. He bumps into and interviews such famous artists as; Donovan, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Eliza Carthy, So What, Edward II and The Albion Band among others.
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Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Title: Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Character: Self
Released: February 15, 1996
Type: Movie
In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.
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The Wind in the Willows
Title: The Wind in the Willows
Released: June 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Wind in the Willows is a rock musical based on the legendary children's novel by Kenneth Grahame. Eddie Hardin (Spencer Davis Group) adapted the classic novel and, together with Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr's son!) co-wrote a breath-taking stage project! A first-class cast - with world-renowned musicians like Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Donovan, Ray Fenwick (Ian Gillan Band), Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows, Alex Harvey), Tony Ashton (Roger Chapman), and Don Airey (Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest) - makes this stage performance a perfect enjoyment!
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Walking After Midnight
Title: Walking After Midnight
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.
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Superstars in Concert
Title: Superstars in Concert
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Over ten years, documentary filmmaker Peter Clifton has recorded performances by some of the biggest names in world pop rock. From 1964 to 1973, groups such as the Rolling Stones, Animals, Cream, Blind Faith, Pink Floyd and Faces passed through London, as well as emblematic singers of that period, some with meteoric trajectory such as Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix; others, poets of a single era, like Cat Stevens and Donovan, as well as those who would shine brighter a few years later, like Joe Cocker and Tina Turner. You can check it all out on this historic DVD, an indispensable document for anyone who appreciates the purest rock.
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Title: The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Title: Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Character: Self
Released: July 25, 1979
Type: Movie
A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers.
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Title: The Marti Caine Show
Released: January 8, 1979
Type: TV
Marti Caine presents a star studded variety show in which she performs comedy material, sings and dances alongside special guests.
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Title: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Character: Our Guests at Heartland
Released: July 24, 1978
Type: Movie
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
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Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Title: Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Character: Self / Host
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Tries to prove that all great men of the past were actually aliens. While the aliens in this film may seem to be quite human, one must realize that this film is dealing with close encounters of the fourth kind. An inner space journey triggered by the drug culture and rebellion of the sixties, and the non-violent search for self that continues among people in today's culture. Could this be due to some influence from a higher spiritual consciousness? The world's alien leaders are well represented in this film: Baba Muktananda, Swami Satchidananda, A. C. Bhaktivedanta, Guru Maharaj Ji, Yoga Bhahan, Sri Sathya, Sai Baba, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Father Yod, Baba Ram Das, and well-known personalities who present their views on seeking their own terrestrial individuality. Whether inspired by a more highly evolved race than earthlings, or from a visit millions of years ago by space aliens, Aliens from Spaceship Earth are causing great changes on our planet today.
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Title: Dinah!
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 1974
Type: TV
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.
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Title: Rock Concert
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 1973
Type: TV
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert is an American television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated to television stations. It premiered on September 27, 1973, with a performance by The Rolling Stones; its last episode was in 1981.
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The Pied Piper
Title: The Pied Piper
Character: The Pied Piper
Released: December 27, 1972
Type: Movie
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who's a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One of the minstrels, who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for the fee. The Mayor agrees, then renigs. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's trial, and the Piper's revenge come at once.
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Title: Musikladen
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1972
Type: TV
Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.
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Donovan In Concert - BBC 1972
Title: Donovan In Concert - BBC 1972
Released: July 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Donovan performs various songs including Jennifer Juniper, Catch the Wind, Mellow Yellow & many more!
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The Old Fashioned Picture Book
Title: The Old Fashioned Picture Book
Character: Himself
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Co-directed by Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera veteran Tony Benedict and Donovan himself, this live-action/animated short film was released in 1971 to promote Donovan's self-produced children's album "HMS Donovan". Comprised of a live-action seaside picnic framing device and three of the album's songs animated in the style of Scottish artist John 'Patrick' Byrne.
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Cucumber Castle
Title: Cucumber Castle
Character: Himself
Released: December 26, 1970
Type: Movie
The plot revolves around two heirs, Prince Frederick (Barry Gibb) and his brother Prince Marmaduke (Maurice Gibb), and their dying father (Frankie Howerd). On his death bed, The King orders his kingdom divided into two halves, the Kingdom of Jelly and the Kingdom of Cucumbers. Before the king even dies, Prince Frederick declares himself "King of Cucumbers" and Prince Marmaduke becomes the “King of Jelly”. The film intersperses comedy sketches with Bee Gees songs plus performances by Lulu and Blind Faith with cameo appearances.
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Title: The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
Released: July 8, 1970
Type: TV
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Title: If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Character: Singer in Youth Hostel
Released: April 24, 1969
Type: Movie
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
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Title: Unsere kleine Show
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 1969
Type: TV
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All My Loving
Title: All My Loving
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 1968
Type: Movie
Originally a BBC documentary, this film by Tony Palmer about the 1960's music scene was later released as a standalone DVD by the BFI
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Title: Night-Club
Character: self
Released: September 13, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Bobbie Gentry
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1968
Type: TV
Bobbie Gentry hosts her own TV-show
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Title: Cilla
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1968
Type: TV
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
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Festival
Title: Festival
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1967
Type: Movie
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.
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Title: Omnibus
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 1967
Type: TV
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
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Donovan: Live on the Bouton Rouge Show
Title: Donovan: Live on the Bouton Rouge Show
Released: May 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Donovan performs various songs including Guinevere, The Tinker And The Crab & Season Of The Witch.
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Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back
Title: Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back
Character: Self
Released: May 17, 1967
Type: Movie
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.
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The Lost Paths
Title: The Lost Paths
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Series of three short 'Pop Films' directed between 1966 - 67 for French television by Philippe Garrel. Includes footage of The Living Theater in rehearsal, interviews with Julian Beck and Judith Malina, Donovan in concert and The Who in the studio recording 'Pictures of Lily'. Re-broadcast on INA in 1984.
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The Battle of the Mods
Title: The Battle of the Mods
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: August 5, 1966
Type: Movie
In Liverpool there's a gang war between the Mods (who dress in the latest fashions and styles) and the Rockers (who are more into the '50s "greaser" look). Ricky, the son of a wealthy businessman, is a Mod guitar player, and in a gang fight with some Rockers, his girlfriend is killed. He leaves Liverpool for the continent and winds up in Rome, where he becomes involved with his father's mistress.
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A Boy Called Donovan
Title: A Boy Called Donovan
Character: Himself
Released: January 19, 1966
Type: Movie
Follows Donovan, the Scottish singer/songwriter; his lifestyle: his friends, his haunts and his music. Some 15 songs on a string.
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The Big T.N.T. Show
Title: The Big T.N.T. Show
Character: Self
Released: January 7, 1966
Type: Movie
Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more.
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Title: Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 1965
Type: Movie
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in 'slow motion' at 16 frames per second.
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New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert
Title: New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert
Released: April 11, 1965
Type: Movie
The U.K.'s New Musical Express poll winners concert. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Searchers, the Moody Blues, Freddie and the Dreamers, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, the Seekers, Herman's Hermits, the Ivy League and Division Two, Sounds Incorporated, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Cilla Black, Donovan, Them, the Animals, the Kinks.
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Title: Hullabaloo
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1965
Type: TV
Hullabaloo is an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through August 29, 1966. Similar to Shindig! it ran in prime time in contrast to ABC's American Bandstand.
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Title: Shindig!
Character: Self - Singer
Released: September 16, 1964
Type: TV
Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.
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Title: The Hollywood Palace
Character: Self - Singer
Released: January 4, 1964
Type: TV
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.
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Title: Top of the Pops
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: TV
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
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Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Title: Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
This compilation of Gerard Malanga's short films consists of a collection of extremely rare footage and film portraits providing candid and interesting glimpses of Bob Dylan, Salvador Dalí, Jane Fonda and The Velvet Underground among other 1960s icons and featuring original music by Angus MacLise, who was the first drummer to perform with The Velvet Underground.
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Title: Ready Steady Go!
Character: Self
Released: August 9, 1963
Type: TV
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.