Beat-Club

Beat-Club

"The show might be in German, but the music is still great!"

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1965πŸ“Ί 10 Seasons🎞 105 Episodes⏱ 60m / epTV Series
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Beat-Club was a German music program that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It is notable for being the first German show to be based around popular music, and featured artists such as The Equals, Grateful Dead, Zager and Evans, Cream, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, Gene Pitney, Ten Years After, Rory Gallagher, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Ike & Tina Turner, The Who, Black Sabbath, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, Chicago, The Doors, Kraftwerk and Robin Gibb in its seven-year run. In 1972, it was replaced by Musikladen.

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First Aired

1965-09-25

Status

Canceled

Network

Das Erste

Seasons

Season 1 Episodes

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E1. Yankees / Liverbirds / John O'Hara & his Playboys

Show begins with an introduction by William Wieben --Opening credits: The Yankees - "Halbstark" --Beat-Club hosts: Gerd Augustin and Uschi Nerke --The Yankees (band from Bremen) - "Tequila", "Always and Ever" and "Help" --The Liverbirds (all-female band from Liverpool) - "Peanut Butter", short interview, "Why Do You Hang Around Me" & "Bo Diddley Daddy" --John O'Hara & his Playboys (band from Scotland) - "I'm Down" and "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" --John O'Hara & his Playboys perform "Wolly Bully" (while audience members demonstrate a dance called "The Memphis") Closing credits: John O'Hara & Playboys continue with "Wolly Bully" approx. 30 minutes / Aired 4:45pm - 5:15pm Saturda

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E2. The Phantoms / Ian & the Zodiacs / German Blue Flames

-Opening credits: Letters sent in by viewers are shown, music: ""Satisfaction"" (Rolling Stones recording) --The Phantoms (band from Berlin) - ""C.C. Rider,"" short interview, ""Hang on Sloopy"" and ""Please Mr. Postman"" --Uschi Nerke interviews a man (Herr Gunther?) regarding Beat-Club. --Ian & the Zodiacs (band from Liverpool) - ""Living Loving Wreck,"" ""Face in the Crowd,"" short interview and ""All of Me"" --German Blue Flames - ""Too Much Monkey Business,"" ""You've Got Your Troubles"" and ""Sunbeams At The Sky"" --""Beat Club"" Hitparade segment (Top 10 countdown): The German Blue Flames perform excerpts from ""Look Through Any Window"" (#8), ""Message Understood"" (#6), ""Eve of Destruction"" (#5), ""If You Gotta Go, Go Now"" (#3), ""Almost There"" (#2), and ""Tears"" (#1). --Closing titles: The German Blue Flames play an instrumental song. approx. 30 minutes / Aired 4:00pm - 4:30pm

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E3. Gerry and the Pacemakers / The Rattles / The Mushroams

Show begins with a short introduction by William Wieben. --Opening titles: The Mushroams - ""Get Off Of My Cloud."" The cameras are on the dancers (audience members) for most of song. --Co-host Gerd Augustin introduces the individual members of the Mushroams. --The Mushroams - ""Mercy Mercy"" --Susanne Weber (with the Mushroams) - ""I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door"" --On film: Sonny & Cher - ""I Got You Babe"" (clip from the US TV program Hullabaloo) --The Rattles (German band) - ""Come On and Sing,"" ""Little Queenie,"" band members introduced, ""She's the One"" and ""Las Vegas"" --Co-host Uschi Nerke interviews German musician (name? Klute) --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Dizzy Miss Lizzy"" and ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" --Beat-Club Hitparade - Top 10 countdown featuring photos and audio excerpts from records. --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""My Babe"" (with closing credits) approx. 30 minutes / Aired 4:40pm - 5:10pm

Cast

Gerd Augustin

Gerd Augustin

Self - Host

Uschi Nerke

Uschi Nerke

Self - Host

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