THE!!!! BEAT was a 1/2 hour syndicated Rhythm & Blues and Soul music TV show out of Nashville, Tennessee. It ran for one year (1966) and all the episodes were in color. THE!!!! BEAT was hosted by pioneering R&B disc jockey Bill "Hoss" Allen who interviewed the artists and kept the proceedings moving along. Many of the songs were performed live in the studio with house band, The Beat Boys, led by the R&B legend, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. The show featured black go-go dancing girls wearing white go-go boots and fringe-flying mini-skirts!

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #10
U.S. TV show. Feb-16-66. Jimmy Church: "I Can't Get No Satisfaction," "Shout." Wanda Rouzan: "Men Of War," "Boy From Ipanema." Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: "Cleaver's Tune," "Soft Shoe." Louis Jordan: "The Saturday Night Fish Fry." Charles "Charlie" Hodges: "My Half A Heart," "Oh Lady Be Good." Frank Howard and the Commanders: "My Girl."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #11
U.S. TV show. Mar-14-66. The Mighty Hannibal: "Jerkin' The Dog," "In The Midnight Hour." Little Gary Ferguson: "I Love That," "Bad Bad Boy." Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: "Jose," "Teen Beat." Johnny Taylor: "I Had A Dream." Wanda Rouzan: "Soldier Boy," "Come See About Me." The Beat Boys: "A Hard Day's Night."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #12
U.S. TV show. Mar-14-66. The Dolls: "And That Reminds Me Of You," "Why." Bobby Powell: "It's Getting Late In The Evening," "Do Something For Yourself." The Beat Boys: "When The Saints Go Marching In," "Miles." Rodge Martin: "When She Touches Me," "Respect," "Out Of Sight." Johnny Taylor: "Changes."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #13
U.S. TV show. 1966. Rodge Martin: "They Say." Maurice and the Radiants: "Voice Your Choice," "Baby You Got It." Bobby Powell: "Jumpin' At The Woodside," "C.C. Rider." Johnny Taylor: "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day." The Poppies: "I Wonder Why." The Beat Boys: "Our Day Will Come." Jimmy Church: "One Two Three."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #14
U.S. TV show. 1966. Freddie King: "Funny Bone," "Have You Ever Loved A Woman," "Shuffle." Maurice & The Radiants: "You've Been Cheating," "Shotgun." The Beat Boys: "Don't Bother Me." The Poppies: "Wonderful World of Love." Les Watson and the Panthers: "Beg Me," "A Change Is Gonna Come." Johnny Jones: "Take Five."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #15
U.S. TV show. 1966. Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five: "Caldonia," "G.I. Jive," "All I Do Is Dream," "Ram-Bunk-Shush," "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'." Freddie King: "Sittin' On The Boat Dock." Freddie King & Gatemouth Brown: "Funky Mama."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #16
U.S. TV show. 1966. Clarence "Frogman" Henry: "I Ain't Got No Home," "I Don't Know Why I Love You." Gwen Davis: "I Can't Be Your Part Time Baby." Robert Parker: "Barefootin'." The Beat Boys: "Teddy Bear." Jimmy Church: "I Don't Care Who Knows." Lattimore Brown: "I Know That I'm Gonna Miss You," "Treat Her Right." Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: "Blues For Cochise," "New Orleans March."

THE!!!! BEAT! – Show #17
U.S. TV show. 1966. Clarence "Frogman" Henry: "Baby Ain't That Love." Gwen Davis: "My Man Don't Think I Know." Joe Simon: "Let's Do It Over," "Raise Your Hand." Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown & Johnny Jones: "Battle At The KO Corral." Mamie Galore: "It Ain't Necessary." Jamo Thomas: "I Spy (For The F.B.I.)." The Beat Boys: "Moon River," "One O'Clock Jump." Robert Parker: "Just A Little Bit."

Note: This title comes on two discs and is available only on DVD.

THE!!!! BEAT – VOLUME 3 & 4 - SOUL and R&B TV on DVD!