Jimmy O'Neill (DJ)

Jimmy O'Neill
O'Neill as the host of Shindig!, 1964
Born
James Franklin O'Neill

(1940-01-08)January 8, 1940
DiedJanuary 11, 2013(2013-01-11) (aged 73)
Occupations
  • Deejay
  • radio personality
  • TV host
  • producer
Years active19571999
Spouse
(m. 1961; div. 1966)

James Franklin O'Neill (January 8, 1940 – January 11, 2013) was an American DJ and broadcaster who hosted the ABC television musical variety show Shindig! from 1964 to 1966. O'Neill was owner of Pandora's Box, an influential Sunset Strip music venue in West Hollywood, California that was the center of the 1966 Sunset Strip curfew riots.