"Two or three times during the show, Clark would introduce singers or groups who would lip-sync their latest hits." 2. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. . But it was obvious to the teen dancers that he was set on a trajectory that would take him far from Studio B in West Philly. . The show was moved to Los Angeles in 1964. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. . Five-foot-two, brown-eyed, brown-haired Arlene and handsome Kenny, a year younger, were among the TV music shows elite, its stars, the vaunted regulars along with another couple often on camera pert, blond Justine Carrelli and suave Bob Clayton. When she heard the news of Clark's death Wednesday, Gibson immediately headed to Hollywood to be with other former Bandstand regulars at Clark's star on the Walk of Fame. As the music historian John Jackson observes, from the 1970s on American Bandstandno longer served as Clarks primary video outlet. For the next several decades, Clark would achieve high national visibility as a popular gameshow host and as the impresario of periodic primetimeAmerican Bandstandhit-song reunions (not to mention a spate of video cassettes and books) that fed on white Americas nostalgia forAmericanBandstandsdays in West Philadelphia, evoked in Barry Manilows Bandstand song with Manilows homage to The Philadelphia Way.. Tony Mammarella was the original producer with Ed Yates as director. When WFIL-TV moved to a new facility on City Line Avenue (one that did not have a studio that could accommodate the show), ABC moved production of Bandstand to the ABC Television Center (stage 5) in Los Angeles (now known as The Prospect Studios) on February 8, 1964, which coincidentally was the day before the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. Hundreds of kids lined up each day hoping to be one of the few lucky ones who got to dance alongside the Regulars and share part of the magic that was American Bandstand. We were like sisters. At least three factors are important to note regarding the last three years ofAmerican Bandstandin West Philadelphia: the 1960 payola scandal, the reality behind the shows happy faces, and developments in the pop music industry that affected the show and compelled its relocation in 1964 to Los Angeles in a reduced version. I hope you've had a good half-hour. Anna Russo, 2800 North 7th Street, Apt. If it wasnt assaults from outside haters, some of the Bandstand kids suffered in their own homes. I started going out to straight clubs.. One time, Kenny and I went to visit one of the other regulars up in North Philadelphia, and we were leaving her apartment and were headed to the El, and I heard car doors slamming, and I looked back, and all these guys were coming up the steps, and they started beating up on Kenny, Sullivan says. Clark pulled him within two feet of the camera and told America, "Steve is our newest regular, and he's going to lead us off with a spotlight dance. Jax Spills the Tea on That "Shocking" Lip-Sync LaLaPaRuza, "In those lip-syncs, I fend for myself. ", Jennifer Coolidge Screams, Is a Queen in Netflix's 'We Have a Ghost'. Steve Colanero, 66, a West Philadelphia transplant in Palm Beach, Fla., posted on Facebook a picture from the 1980s of himself with Clark. EARLY BANDSTAND FASHIONS. Black & White/Color (9/9/1967), Dick Clarks first day as host: 7/9/1956 It was horrible., Smith says he was lucky to have escaped a beating. But . Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. [42] American Bandstand was a daily ritual for many teenagers throughout the nation. American Bandstand Fundraiser Pictures, To my knowledge, no VHS tape of American Bandstand is commercially available. "Saturday Bandstand retained the proven format of the now defunct weekday show, but it sustained a crucial loss of spontaneity as a result of being taped instead of shown live. Click here to see some of your favorites back in action. She acknowledges that some of the other girls she knew on the show were also gay. Ray Smith says he was upset when Dick Clark claimed only one of the dancers had died from AIDS when asked about it in an interview. My mother thought I was nuts. [8] On September 7, 1963, the program was moved from its weekday slot and began airing weekly every Saturday afternoon, restored to an hour, until 1989. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. He kept his distance, she says. In the meantime, have a wonderful week or two. The marker stands opposite 4548 Market Street (not shown here), which once housed WFIL-TVand its Studio B, the original home of American Bandstand. I never had a crush on her. We went downtown, and I ran to the back of the bus the way I always did in Philly but Barbara and her friend kept telling me to come to the front. The Top 40 hits that everyone heard were matched with fun routines performed by relatable teenagers. Mrs. Spada attended West Catholic Girls High School. Thanks for contacting us. . ", "Forty years after 'Bandstand' debut, Clark and dancers celebrate", "ORIGINAL DANCERS WILL GRANDSTAND AT 'BANDSTAND' REUNION", "American Bandstand, Season 30, Episode 38: Laura Brannigan (Final ABC show)", "Dick Clark's On a Roll: He Tunes In to TV Trends", "Dick Clark celebrates American Bandstand's 35th", "RETRO: Fairbanks, Alaska (October 24, 1987)", "Retro: Northern Wisconsin, Sat. That really annoyed me because quite a few of the Philadelphia dancers on Bandstand died of AIDS, Smith said. Arlene Sullivan, a star on Bandstand, is now 74. Barbara finally came back and said I had to come to the front because the back was only for colored people. The kids designated as American Bandstand Regulars in some cases struggled with their sexual identity. Normally, I do not forward mail to the Regulars. Squeaky clean commercial pitchman and deejay Dick Clark inherited Bob Horns locally broadcastBandstandin July 1956 and revamped it for a national audience of teenage consumers as ABCsAmerican Bandstand, which first aired in August 1957. SWIMSUITS of the regulars. I went to coffee shops, but I also hung out in Rittenhouse Square and so did many of the dancers. At age 30 in 1960, already a millionaire, Dick Clark, Americas only national deejay, stood at the center of the payola storm. The previous theme was retained as bumper music. From September 13, 1986, to September 5, 1987, Manilow's version was replaced at the close of the show by a new closing theme arranged by David Russo, who also performed an updated instrumental arrangement of "Bandstand Boogie" when Bandstand went into syndication. Making matters worse, on September 13, 1986, ABC reduced Bandstand from a full hour to 30 minutes;[13] at Clark's request, the 2,751st and final ABC installment[14] (with Laura Branigan[15] performing "Shattered Glass"[16][17]) aired on September 5, 1987. Fundraiser for the renovation of the original American Bandstand Studio Floor Whose Culture? In 1988, the National Park Service listed 4548 Market Street on the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. I started going out to straight clubs.. . Black music and black dances originating in Philadelphia neighborhoods contributed substantially to the success ofAmerican Bandstand; yetAmerican Bandstandsdancefloor and bleachers were racially segregated, and some of the shows most popular dances were adapted without attribution from black neighborhoods. Kelly said he avoided Rittenhouse Square, knowing if he were seen there, theyd be banished, but it was an open secret that most of the boys on the show were gay. Arlene Sullivan, one of the most popularAmerican Bandstandregulars, presents another perspective on the shows closeted world. Some of the stories I heard are heartbreaking, Sullivan recalls. I was a preteen, which is to say, I was a teenage wannabe. Two of the regulars, Arlene Sullivan and Ray Smith, published the volume asBandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963,with Sharon Sultan Cutler as a non-Bandstand-member co-author. And he has the one criteria required to attract Bunny Gibson. "He presented himself as such a grown-up.". sign up for our monthly Nostalgia e-newsletter or other e-newsletters tailored for boomers. OnAmerican Bandstandsdance floor, Sullivan was first partnered famously with Kenny Rossi (1957-58), a multitalented Italian-American student at West Catholic Boys High School, and such was her national popularity that her fan mail eventually totaled some 500 letters weekly. Clark's sunny smile and cuteness masked a strong will and iron determination. And whereas 135 ABC-affiliated stations carriedAmerican Bandstandon a revenue-sharing basis in 1960, the stations were bailing out of this relationship in 1963. [3] Jackson,American Bandstand, quote from unpaginated photo section. Finally, we got away and jumped over the turnstile. Clark "was very all-American, handsome, and nice, a father figure to us," she recalled. In other parts of the country, if you were a gay kid growing up, you were probably the only one in town who was gay, Sullivan said. 1950s/1960s POLLS. Watch video clips of the American Bandstand dancers here. BUT he was out for Clark., Sullivan claims there were four other popular girl dancers on the show whom she knew to be lesbians, and they hung out together. Weekday afternoons were spent with the kids in Philly, the kids on American Bandstand. The one thing that really shocked me was that those boys who were 14 and 15 and 16 were sleeping with each other," Smith told the New York Post. You eventually get cancelled.. Or sign up for our monthly Nostalgia e-newsletter or other e-newsletters tailored for boomers! American Bandstand first aired 5 August 1957 in the 3-4:30 afternoon slot. Filmed in the cramped quarters of the WFIL Studios at 46th and Market Streets in Philly, Bandstand is such a part of Americana that Dick Clarks podium now resides in the Smithsonian. "I put a lot of my mom's makeup on and stuffed my bra," said Gibson. The Hand Jive. He had other irons in the fire. In 1960, in an episode that seems incredibly tame by todays standards of greed and corruption, the two major television networks, NBC and CBS were exposed as having rigged their wildly popular primetime quiz shows. The young dancers on American Bandstand were the reality stars of the 1950s and '60skids nationwide rushed home to watch their every move and chatter about their relationships and exploits. I was SO mixed up., Today, Arlene Sullivan lives with a partner and, despite having suffered strokes, still loves to dance. In 1989, Clark, aged 59, retired fromAmerica Bandstand, and the show ended that year. That really annoyed me, said Smith, Because quite a few of the Philadelphia dancers on Bandstand died of AIDS., According to Brancaccio, Clark didnt want racial integration on his show either. Dick Clark 1929 2012, Dick Clark with Johnny Crawford. Sullivans co-author, Ray Smith, recently retired after 40 years as an Emmy-winning Today show producer. I said, In that case, Im staying. I was shocked. In 2019, a trio of formerAmerican Bandstandregulars assembled a book on their experiences on the popular show. One night at a party I met a girl who was one of the stars on American Bandstand I was blown away.. Come and join us two weeks from today for an hour version of American Bandstand on Saturday, September 19. And then they leave the show, go up on the El, go home to their neighborhoods, they then had to run to their door because somebody was always waiting there to beat them up.. Parents across America would never, NEVER have allowed their kids to put Bandstand on, she writes. REGULARS Gallery 1. ABC gave Clark a choice: divest his music-related interests or step down as host of the show. Clark chose to continue withBandstand.3. Bob Horn Host (Bob Horns Bandstand), Bandstand Boogie The news hit hard. The bashing of Bandstand regulars, gay and straight, happened all the time, Sullivan and Smith reveal. The Village People performed their legendary song, "YMCA" for the audience in Pasadena, California. The first syndicated episode aired on the weekend of September 19, 1987[26] but this run was short-lived; The New American Bandstand ran until the weekend of June 4, 1988. The kids who showed up every day (Bandstand aired every weekday afternoon for the first six years) knew all the most popular steps. In September 1964, Bandstand began using a new logo based on the ABC circle logo, reading "ab" in the same typeface followed by a number representing the year the show aired. She never saw much of Clark outside of the studio. We would roar, roll over with pain from laughing so hard. Dick Clark gave her a committee card, which all Regulars had to have to get into the building. Michael Jackson, a frequent Bandstand guest, performed They were hurting him. But I didnt have any crushes on any of the straight girls. The dark-complexioned, wavy-haired Sullivan6bolstered American Bandstands image as a show dominated by Italian-American teens. . On September 13, 1969, the Bandstand set was given a complete overhaul and Les Elgart's big band version of "Bandstand Boogie" was replaced by the Mike Curb theme. But it was not easy on the mean streets of Philadelphia to be a Bandstand regular suspected of being gay. Browse 1,010 american bandstand dancers stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. LGBT identities were hidden on the shows dancefloor. Once a week, she goes to a hop thrown by another Bandstand original, 76-year-old Philadelphia radio and TV personality Jerry Blavat, who bills himself as The Geator with the Heater and The Boss with the Hot Sauce.. American Bandstand started life as a Philadelphia TV show in 1952, with Bob Horn as master of ceremonies. Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. And the one thing that really shocked me was that those boys who were 14 and 15 and 16 were sleeping with each other.. . When cute young teenagers Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi slow danced together on "American Bandstand" back in the late '50s and early '60s, kids across the country swooned. 4/8/1989 10/7/1989 Syndicated Norman was born on January 18, 1944. Sadly we also lost: American Bandstand Regulars -- Justine Carrelli, Joe Fusco, Myrna Horowitz - The 3rd Degree - 1989 Bandstands Best 3.54K subscribers Subscribe 343 127K views 10 years ago THE USE OF ANY. The reality behind the scenes ofAmerican Bandstandwas quite different than what viewers saw on national television. Finally, we got away and jumped over the turnstile. From 1969 to 1974, "Bandstand Theme", a synthesized rock instrumental written by Mike Curb, opened each show. The only singer to ever co-host the show with Dick Clark was Donna Summer, who joined him to present a special episode dedicated to the release of the Casablanca film Thank God It's Friday on May 27, 1978. It got me out of my shell, but I learned I was a regular teenager who happened to dance on a show that unexpectedly became very popular. "He was the commander," Colanero said. Once the program went national upon its move to Los Angeles, new host Dick Clark decided that integration was the most responsible move. I think after several decades he actually believed the myth. She is a Marco Polo member of the Society of American Travel Writers, a past president of Virginia Professional Communicators and a member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. They joined Arlenes and Kennys fan clubs. I knew I was different early on, but being with all these [Bandstand] friends, I came to terms with my feelings. However unethical his behavior may have been, his federal income tax records seemed to be in order. In addition to appearances by big pop stars of the day, Sullivan's on-screen romance with Kenny Rossi was a huge draw for the show. At 74, Sullivan still dances once a week at a party thrown by another Bandstand dancer. SaturdayBandstandretained the proven format of the now defunct weekday show, but it sustained a crucial loss of spontaneity as a result of being taped instead of shown live. "He wasn't no Bob Horn," Fiorentino said. The program that preceded Dick Clarks American Bandstand at WFIL-TV was deejay Bob Horns locally popular Bandstand. I have a Champion Samoyed show dog. Due to the size of the studio, the need to have as much dance space as possible, and the size of the cumbersome color camera compared to the black-and-white models, it was only possible to have one RCA TK-41 where three RCA TK-10s[4] had been used before. Although, unlike some others, Carole never really had a steady dancing partner, she danced with all the good-looking Italian boys and that one special non-Italian whom everyone loved - Harvey Robbins. "Bandstand's Backyard". Soul Unlimited was not well-received among its target audience of African-Americans, ostensibly due to its being created by a white man (Clark), and because of its alleged usage of deliberately racial overtones despite this fact. "He made me feel that if you want something in life, you have to be serious about it.". Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. Many factors were involved in this, particularly the launch and rise of MTV and other music programs on television, and along with that, the number of ABC affiliates opting to pre-empt or delay the program. . (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. REGULARS Gallery 3. While Bandstand fans across the country imagined a true romantic relationship between Sullivan, who secretly liked girls, and her on-screen companion, Rossi, who was straight, she says it was little more than made-for-TV puppy love. We were the first reality show, she adds. They werent playing baseball they were DANCING. James Morgan, who danced 17 times on Bandstand and stayed interested in it over the years, said Mrs. Spada had run a beauty parlor in the suburbs. They werent playing football. One older brother survives Norman. For a time, she dated a neighborhood boy, Danny Rapp, lead singer of Danny & the Juniors, who had the hit song At the Hop., I was so afraid that I started trying to talk myself into being straight, Sullivan says. When he became a regular in 1959, Clark was only 30. The bare necessitiesThis kit packs $431 worth of premium skincare and haircare into a small packageand it's only $80 with the promo code. In addition to his other ventures, Clark maintained a virtual lock on New Years Eve television withDick ClarksNew Years Rockin Eve. He will never forget one of his first days on Bandstand. Dick Clark never played either song on American Bandstand. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company. For More Bunny click here to go to Bunny Gibson.com, Bunny Gibson discusses the 50th celebration of American Bandstand. Norman and I met in January 1959 while standing outside of the studio waiting to get inside. Very sadly, Bob passed away 2 . From 1963 to 1987 Bandstand was on only once a week, on Saturday. She wasnt immediately successful, but with the help of a new southwest Philly friend, she eventually got in. June Bouche on November 20, 2018 at 9:12 pm . Dick Clark, wherever you are, we miss you. For a brief time in 1973, Bandstand alternated its time slot with Soul Unlimited,[10] a show featuring soul music that was hosted by Buster Jones. From 1974 to September 6, 1986, Bandstand featured another instrumental at its mid-show break: Billy Preston's synth hit "Space Race". To the left youll find original pictures of some of the Regulars. [7] The Diary of Arlene Sullivan, in Sullivan, Smith, and Cutler,Bandstand Diaries, 43-63. After dispelling rumors of his death, which circulated on social media on Thursday, Blavat's representative confirmed in a Facebook post on Friday morning that he had died at 3:45 a.m. at. running a series on drunken driving. Teenagers and young adults ran home from school to watch them jitterbug and stroll while they copied their fashions, fads and dance moves. We've received your submission. Special Features: His name is, Champion Polar Images Namron O My-Joy, as recorded with the AKC. On all the music they play On the Bandstand.! 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