his Band of Men, but the generic name had returned by the time "Shindig" went off the air. The rhythm section was spun off into a featured group and named the Shindogs. It included Joey Cooper on bass, Chuck Blackwell on drums, James Burton on lead guitar, Delaney Bramlett on rhythm guitar and Glen D. Hardin on keyboards. Cooper and Bramlett traded off lead vocal duties. The larger band featured Jerry Cole on lead guitar, Russ Titelman on rhythm guitar, Larry Knechtel on bass, Leon Russell on piano, Julius Wechter on percussion and Ritchie Frost on drums. Later, Billy Preston took over keyboards and performed as a singing regular. Glen Campbell was not a regular member of this band but a frequent guest performer. Ray Pohlman was the musical director, and he was also one - as was Campbell, Knechtel, Wechter and Russell - of the collection of first-call pop studio musicians that would later be known as "The Wrecking Crew". In some instances when one of the guitarists was unable to work, Pohlman would bring in Bill Aken to fill in. The Righteous Brothers, Dick and Dee Dee, Jackie and Gayle, Donna Loren, Willy Nelson (not the famous Country singer Willie Nelson) and Bobby Sherman were regular vocalists on the series. Up until July 1965, when he quit the show, producer Jack Good was also a regular, wearing a bowler hat and improvising comedy routines with Jimmy O'Neill at the close of each episode. The Blossoms, an all-female vocal group featuring Darlene Love, backed up many of the performers and were occasionally featured in spotlight performances. The Wellingtons were a trio of male singers who performed on their own, and as backup singers. Another male group, The Eligibles, sometimes alternated with The Wellingtons on backup. Musical guests Terry Allen The Animals Louis Armstrong Desi Arnaz, Jr. Long John Baldry The Barron Knights Fontella Bass Shirley Bassey The Beach Boys The Beatles James Brown The Byrds The Beau Brummels Tony Bennett The Chambers Brothers Chuck Berry Cilla Black Booker T & the MG's Vashti Bunyan Glen Campbell Freddy Cannon Johnny Cash Chad and Jeremy Ray Charles Chubby Checker The Clara Ward Singers Petula Clark The Coasters Sam Cooke The Dave Clark Five Karl Denver Jackie DeShannon Dick & Dee Dee Dino, Desi & Billy Bo Diddley The Dixie Cups Donovan The Everly Brothers Shelley Fabares Adam Faith Marianne Faithfull The