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Post #664492 by King Bushwich the 33rd on Fri, Jan 18, 2013 1:37 PM

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Radio Disk Jockey Jimmy O'Neill
Jan. 8, 1940 - Jan 11, 2013

Worked at L.A. top 40 station KRLA. At the age of 20, he had the most popular program in his time slot, making him the youngest person ever to have a No. 1 show -- a record that still stands.

Host of ABC's "Shindig!" one of the earliest teen-oriented music TV shows. "Shindig!" featured the Who, the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, the Beach Boys and the Righteous Brothers among its list of superstars.

Daily News: Jimmy O'Neill

Shindig!