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On February 11, 1967, The Mojo Men appeared on "American Bandstand."
They might have been on American Bandstand on October 23, 1965, too, but I can't be sure. Or maybe they were on American Bandstand in 1965, but not in 1967. I wish someone at IMDb would look into this. I have to favor 1967, especially in light of Fiendish Thingy's reply in 2024, which I have linked to farther down.
As of February 20, 2024, IMDb still says that the Mojo Men were on American Bandstand on October 23, 1965.
Feel free to chime in.
The appearance in 1967 happened on the 25th show of the tenth season.
Episode Details & Credits
ABC | Air Date: February 11, 1967
Starring: Charlie O'Donnell, Dick Clark
Summary: The Mojo Men - "Sit Down I Think I Love You."
Jimmy Castor - "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You."
'Hot Line' segment: A phone interview with actor-singer James Darren. Dick Clark also interviews an Anchorage, Alaska disc jockey.
Genre(s): Variety Shows, Reality, Music
ABC | Air Date: February 11, 1967
Starring: Charlie O'Donnell, Dick Clark
Summary: The Mojo Men - "Sit Down I Think I Love You."
Jimmy Castor - "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You."
'Hot Line' segment: A phone interview with actor-singer James Darren. Dick Clark also interviews an Anchorage, Alaska disc jockey.
Genre(s): Variety Shows, Reality, Music
Episode dated 23 October 1965
Episode aired Oct 23, 1965
TV-G
Stars Dick Clark • The Mojo Men • Betty Everett
Episode aired Oct 23, 1965
TV-G
Stars Dick Clark • The Mojo Men • Betty Everett
IMDb says that the October 23, 1965, appearance was the only appearance of The Mojo Men on American Bandstand. Metacritic does not agree. It says that Jackie Deshannon and The Spokesmen were the musical guests on that episode.
Episode Details & Credits
ABC | Air Date: October 23, 1965
Starring: Charlie O'Donnell, Dick Clark
Summary: Jackie DeShannon - "A Lifetime of Loneliness"
The Spokesmen - "Dawn of Correction"
Dick Clark interviews Bobby Rydell (possibly via telephone).
Genre(s): Variety Shows, Reality, Music
ABC | Air Date: October 23, 1965
Starring: Charlie O'Donnell, Dick Clark
Summary: Jackie DeShannon - "A Lifetime of Loneliness"
The Spokesmen - "Dawn of Correction"
Dick Clark interviews Bobby Rydell (possibly via telephone).
Genre(s): Variety Shows, Reality, Music
The Mojo Men
The Mojo Men in 1967
Background information
Also known as: Sly and the Mojo Men, The Mojo, Mojo
Origin: San Francisco, California, United States
Genres: Garage rock, sunshine pop, psychedelic rock, folk pop, psychedelic pop, baroque pop
Years active: 1965–1969
Labels: Autumn, Warner Bros/Reprise, GRT Records
Past members:
Jim Alaimo
Paul Curcio
Don Metchick
Bob Carhart
Dennis DeCarr (Dennis Potokar)
Jan Errico
Sly Stone
The Mojo Men was an American rock band based in San Francisco. Formed in 1965, the group underwent several name and personnel changes until their 1969 breakup. Their highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 single was a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You", which peaked at number 36 in 1967.
History
Singer/bassist Jim Alaimo (né James Charles Alamio; 1938–1992), guitarist Paul Curcio, drummer Dennis DeCarr (Potokar), and keyboardist Don Metchick were bandmates in Florida who moved to San Francisco in 1964 to form a new band. There they met Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone, then a record producer at Autumn Records for acts such as The Beau Brummels and The Vejtables. Stewart and the band recorded a few songs under the name Sly and the Mojo Men but Stewart, unsatisfied with the results, chose not to release them. He continued working with the band as a songwriter and producer on "Dance with Me" (1965), the Mojo Men's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "She's My Baby" (1966).
DeCarr (Potokar) left the group in 1966 and was replaced by drummer/vocalist Jan Errico, formerly of the Vejtables. The Mojo Men then moved from Autumn to Reprise Records, where the band's earlier British Invasion-influenced garage rock style evolved into pop/folk rock. In 1967, the band released a Baroque cover version of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You". Written by Stephen Stills and arranged by Van Dyke Parks, the song became the Mojo Men's first and only top 40 single. Metchick left the band in 1968, and the remaining trio shortened their name to The Mojo, and then just Mojo, before they released their lone studio album, Mojo Magic, on GRT Records. The group disbanded in 1969.
"Sit Down, I Think I Love You" was included on the seminal 1972 Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 garage rock compilation album. Sundazed Records released three Mojo Men compilation albums between 1995 and 2003, and in 2008 Big Beat Records released the compilation Not Too Old to Start Cryin': The Lost 1966 Masters. The band's single "She's My Baby" was sampled on Kanye West's "Hell of a Life", a song from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Curcio founded the Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, and produced Kill 'Em All, Metallica's debut studio album (1983). He died on September 10, 2018, at age 74.
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The Mojo Men in 1967
Background information
Also known as: Sly and the Mojo Men, The Mojo, Mojo
Origin: San Francisco, California, United States
Genres: Garage rock, sunshine pop, psychedelic rock, folk pop, psychedelic pop, baroque pop
Years active: 1965–1969
Labels: Autumn, Warner Bros/Reprise, GRT Records
Past members:
Jim Alaimo
Paul Curcio
Don Metchick
Bob Carhart
Dennis DeCarr (Dennis Potokar)
Jan Errico
Sly Stone
The Mojo Men was an American rock band based in San Francisco. Formed in 1965, the group underwent several name and personnel changes until their 1969 breakup. Their highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 single was a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You", which peaked at number 36 in 1967.
History
Singer/bassist Jim Alaimo (né James Charles Alamio; 1938–1992), guitarist Paul Curcio, drummer Dennis DeCarr (Potokar), and keyboardist Don Metchick were bandmates in Florida who moved to San Francisco in 1964 to form a new band. There they met Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone, then a record producer at Autumn Records for acts such as The Beau Brummels and The Vejtables. Stewart and the band recorded a few songs under the name Sly and the Mojo Men but Stewart, unsatisfied with the results, chose not to release them. He continued working with the band as a songwriter and producer on "Dance with Me" (1965), the Mojo Men's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "She's My Baby" (1966).
DeCarr (Potokar) left the group in 1966 and was replaced by drummer/vocalist Jan Errico, formerly of the Vejtables. The Mojo Men then moved from Autumn to Reprise Records, where the band's earlier British Invasion-influenced garage rock style evolved into pop/folk rock. In 1967, the band released a Baroque cover version of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You". Written by Stephen Stills and arranged by Van Dyke Parks, the song became the Mojo Men's first and only top 40 single. Metchick left the band in 1968, and the remaining trio shortened their name to The Mojo, and then just Mojo, before they released their lone studio album, Mojo Magic, on GRT Records. The group disbanded in 1969.
"Sit Down, I Think I Love You" was included on the seminal 1972 Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 garage rock compilation album. Sundazed Records released three Mojo Men compilation albums between 1995 and 2003, and in 2008 Big Beat Records released the compilation Not Too Old to Start Cryin': The Lost 1966 Masters. The band's single "She's My Baby" was sampled on Kanye West's "Hell of a Life", a song from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Curcio founded the Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, and produced Kill 'Em All, Metallica's debut studio album (1983). He died on September 10, 2018, at age 74.
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This song was a hit for them in 1967, so here they are from "American Bandstand" in 1967. If you've never heard this version of the song before, you are in for a treat. I have always loved this cover of the song.
The Mojo Men - Sit Down, I Think I Love You + short interview (T.V. appearance)
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T.V. appearance by The Mojo Men miming to their hit single from 1967.
brucster99b
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5,933 views Sep 22, 2020
T.V. appearance by The Mojo Men miming to their hit single from 1967.
Fri Feb 23, 2024: On February 11, 1967, The Mojo Men appeared on "American Bandstand."
From Fiendish Thingy:
Fri Feb 23, 2024: It was 1967
Okay, I'm a little late, but I didn't find this page until about an hour ago (back in 2023).
Thu Feb 23, 2023: On February 11, 1967, The Mojo Men appeared on American Bandstand.