The !!!! Beat is an American

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 television program

Television program

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 which aired in syndication for 26 episodes in 1966. It was hosted by the Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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 based disc jockey

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 Bill "Hoss" Allen, and featured a house band

House band

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 led by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. As the show was recorded in color, WFAA, a Dallas TV station which had color facilities, recorded and syndicated episodes of the program. At that time, none of the Nashville stations had color capability.

Guests included: Otis Redding

Otis Redding

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, Little Milton

Little Milton

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, Esther Phillips

Esther Phillips

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, Joe Tex

Joe Tex

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, Etta James

Etta James

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, Lattimore Brown, Roscoe Shelton

Roscoe Shelton

Roscoe Shelton was an American electric blues and R&B singer. He is best remembered for his 1965 hit single, "Strain on My Heart," and his working relationships with both The Fairfield Four and Bobby Hebb. Other notable recordings include "Think It Over" and "Baby Look What You're Doin' To Me"...

, Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

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, Freddie King

Freddie King

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, Barbara Lynn

Barbara Lynn

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, Johnny Taylor

Johnnie Taylor

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, The Radiants

The Radiants

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, Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

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, The Mighty Hannibal

The Mighty Hannibal

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, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, Robert Parker, Joe Simon

Joe Simon (musician)

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, Mitty Collier

Mitty Collier

Mitty Lene Collier is an American church pastor, gospel singer and former rhythm and blues singer. She had a number of successful records in the 1960s, of which probably the best known is "I Had A Talk With My Man".-Early life and career:...

, Jamo Thomas

Jamo Thomas

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, Z. Z. Hill, Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls

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, Bobby Hebb

Bobby Hebb

Bobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...

, Willie Mitchell, Don Bryant

Don Bryant

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, The Ovations, The Bar-Kays, Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge is an American R&B and soul performer who recorded the hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966.-Early career:...

, Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues...

, and Sam & Dave

Sam & Dave

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 all appeared. Some of the artists would also chart well into the 1970s.

DVD release

In 2005, Bear Family Records

Bear Family Records

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 released all 26 episodes of the show on Region 1 DVD

DVD

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in the United States.