In 2020, Eddie noticed Polly's head drooping. Burton) star too, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Family-first approach for Funk, Florida's killer clown case finally ends with plea deal, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: McAmis played through the pain, PREP BASEBALL: Tuell in tune for Chilhowie Warriors in win over Rural Retreat. Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan, both from Philadelphia, met on the show and loved their days of Bandstand fame. Actor Franklyn Ajaye and actress Zoe Wanamaker ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") are 65. "It was everything I dreamed of," she said. In fact, she was "the first female car racer at Cecil County Drag Strip . American Bandstand Dancers. Eddie put a hospital bed in their house. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. Caroline said it didn't feel right. Musicians in the studio that day included Pete Townshend and Kenney Jones of the Who, Led Zeppelins John Paul Jones and John Bonham, and Pink Floyds David Gilmour. A: Cage the Elephant was formed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2006 by brothers Matt (vocals) and Brad (guitar) Shultz, Lincoln Parrish (lead guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass) and Jared Champion (drums). 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 The Philadelphia high school Regulars who danced on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in the late 1950s and early 1960s became national celebrities and America's first reality stars. #americanbandstand #bandstanddiaries # . or. she said to herself. She and Polly had been friends at West High. For those that don't like the watermark or the timer on the screen, please send your complaints on the back of an envelope or postcard to American Bandstand, Philadelphia, PA. While in Atlantic City earlier this month, I got to spend some time with Arlene Sullivan, one of the teen magazine favorite faces, along with her dance partner, Kenny Rossi. He made a lot of stars. What a tragedy, Clayton, 70, says. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. This time, she had a great marriage to a World War II veteran named George Kennedy (not the actor). As details about Arlene's book, including a pub date, become available, I'll keep readers updated. He had a going-away party, and she came. (Steven 1952-2015, Sterling 1952-2003, RIP) The young lady in couple #4 from Oklahoma City, Beth Freeland, commented here a few months ago as well. On Thursday, for the first time in a quarter century, 27 of the original Bandstand dancers, including Joe, Kenny, Arlene, Carole, Flossie and Jim, reunited to rehearse their steps for a rock 'n' roll celebration over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. In 2013, following the release of their third album, Melophobia, Parrish decided to leave the band and try his hand at production work. "But I never got hit.". Do you know what song he was talking about? When American Bandstand became the most popular daytime television program in the late 1950s, a group of ordinary Philadelphia high school students who loved to dance suddenly became a national phenomenon. He drove her home and asked her permission to kiss her on the steps of her parents' house. I had to stop listening to the radio before I could hear the song. Clark was "determined" to keep the homosexuality of popular "Bandstand" regulars a secret, Smith said. They kissed under the lamp post at the FedEx facility. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. Here's what Caroline thought when she heard about Eddie's marriage: "What in the hell did she have that I didn't have. Comedian Stephen Colbert ("The Colbert Report") and drummer John Richardson of The Gin Blossoms and actor Tom Verica ("American Dreams") are 50. Create new account. They barely made it out of the airport parking lot when she pulled over at a FedEx facility. On the Billboard Hot 100 this week 1) Tossin and Turnin Bobby Lewis 2) I Like It Like That Chris Kenner 3) The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton 4) Dum Dum Brenda Lee 5) Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon 38) Stand By Me Ben E. King The Bandstand Top 10 today (I can only see the first 8) 1) Lets Twist Again Chubby Checker 2) School Is Out Gary (U.S) Bonds 3) Last Night The Mar-keys 4) Dum Dum Brenda Lee 5) Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee 6) Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon 7) Tossin and Turnin Bobby Lewis 8) I Like It Like That Chris Kenner Thank you for watching!_______________________________ This is dedicated to my dad who, through our long car trips together listening to oldies radio (950 KJR Seattle) and by listening to his Turtles (and other) records when I was a kid, first inspired my passion for the wonderful music of the 1960s. "I started crying.". Eddie and Polly moved to California and had two sons. At just 13 and 16, respectively, the twosome became regulars on the Dick Clark-hosted show, dancing as a couple for almost three years before they parted ways. "We talked like we had talked the day before.". Originally titled "Bandstand," the first episode on October 7 featured New York transplant and former announcer Dick Clark playing records as the first-ever video DJ. Last year, Stevens twin brother Sterling came in 2nd place in the 1969 Dance Contest, winning a trip to Finland. You have permission to edit this article. OFFBEAT: 'American Bandstand' original Arlene Sullivan ready for new book. Schultz seized on it and convinced his bandmates to change their name. You can cancel at any time. Send your questions about songs, albums, and the musicians who make them to MusicOnTheRecord@gmail.com. American Bandstand: With Dick Clark, Charlie O'Donnell, Peaches Johnson, Stan Rodarte. Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 26. 4y; Most Relevant is selected, so some replies may have been filtered out. He couldn't afford commitment, he said. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! He said he had plans to see an old friend, so he was coming to visit Nashville. He has remained friends with many Regulars. You have permission to edit this article. That was when she picked him up from the airport. "She informed me of the blow-by-blow description," Caroline said. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the program's producer.It featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical actover the decades, running the . Eddie was dropping out of college. He presented her with a beautiful ring that his mother had worn during her marriage to his father. On the Record: What was first song on TV show American Bandstand? I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the opening credits. As he slid into her passenger seat, she thought he looked strong and strapping. He invited her to a Friday night football game. She dried her eyes and called Eddie. His military career was notable because he was part of the nuclear team that was ready during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Community See All. The show stayed on the air until Clark retired as host in 1989, making it the longest-running music program in television history. Frani Giordano is still loved by American Bandstand fans almost 60 years after she stopped going to the show in 1960. She worked as the host of a Saturday morning television program called "Out Front." Country singer Lari White is 49. She cried in front of her cat "Shortstop." We lost a brilliant man. There had been so much drama in those six-plus decades marriages, children, war, careers, heartache and death. Though now a Tony-winning choreographer, Cilento started as a dancer. This is a montage I created of one of my favorite dance . They had four top 10 pop hits and "Don't Worry, Baby" was the B-side to their first #1 "I Get Around." (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). ``You knew when you were on `American Bandstand' something good was going to happen, Rydell said. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. A: Most likely, he was talking about Rockestra Theme from Paul McCartney and Wings 1979 album Back to the Egg. On Oct. 3, 1978, over 20 musicians met at Abbey Road Studios in London and recorded two McCartney compositions: Rockestra Theme and So Glad to See You Here.. He proposed to her by Canyon Lake in California in September 2022. Im happy to add their names here in the description if you give them to me, but please include the time marker so I can ID them. But she said she only had one happy year. The show, which moved to Los Angeles in 1964 and was cut to one day a week in the mid-60s, stayed on ABC until 1987. They had been married almost 60 years. Please subscribe to keep reading. "I just quit," he said. May 16, 2019 - Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961. She had several jobs as a young woman. After an invitation from a . Bunny Gibson 9:08, Frani Giordano, 15:23As mentioned in the video, Id like to give a huge thank you to Uncle George and @jthyme for getting me this rare clip. I was going to fly out there [to California] and take him to lunch and I had thought at the time, Is that positive thinking or what? Its just a tragedy. Check out PARADE's May 13 issue for more from American Bandstand's former dancers. Author Armistead Maupin ("Tales of the City") is 70. George Kennedy died in 2001. Actress Lena Dunham ("Girls") and actor Robert Pattinson are 28. ", Caroline's mother, Iona, went to Eddie and Polly's wedding. In the news this week..Tomorrow, Saturday, August 12, Walter Ulbricht, leader of East Germany, will sign an order to close the border with West Germany. Author. Polly died Dec. 22, 2021. [The knowledge about the dancers] would have destroyed himand the . Arlene Sullivan and her dance partner, Kenny Rossi, became teen idols after TV cameras and fan magazines captured their dancing and would-be romance antics on the show "Bandstand," later called "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark. Originally- A reunion had been planned for August 4th 2012 to pay tribute to Dick Clark by the American Bandstand Dancers. On April 23, 2022, Eddie called Caroline. In July, couple #1, Steven Rice and Linda Gibson, will win the trip to Hawaii. Sullivan, who came out decades ago, spoke of one particular young man, now deceased, who was a victim of Clark's campaign. Years later, he said he just didn't feel like he was ready because he didn't have a full-time job or career. Teenagers and young adults ran home from school to watch them jitterbug and stroll while they copied their fashions, fads and dance moves. What she did tell me was the most exciting days during the show's taping was when famous names of the day dropped by to promote music, TV and film projects. Whats the name of that song? He got out of the car. What does that lyric mean? Their most recent album, Social Cues, was released last year and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album. The first thought I had when I heard the news was about a date we had made for when Dick turned 90 and I turned 80. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 35. Airdate: May, 30, 1970Which couple did you like best?Here is your first (and unfortunately last) look at all of the 1970 Dance Contest finalists from across . 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On their third phone call, he told her he loved her. For anyone with "American Bandstand" memories, the gals of this trio would love to hear from readers by emailing author@onceuponourtimes.com. Sullivan,70, is busy working on a new book about her "Bandstand" days with fellow "Bandstand" regular Bunny Gibson (also one of the most . Bradford Brady and John Maron are freelance music writers based in Raleigh, N.C. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. What was the first song featured on the television show American Bandstand? For all those years, the two kids from the doo-wop, sock-hop days at Nashville's West High School (which is now a middle school) could only dream about seeing each other again. He can be reached at philip.potempa@nwi.com or (219) 852-4327. It changed me.". Each year, they attended an aviation reunion so George could see his old pilot buddies in Hemet, California. She said she couldn't hold it up straight. Where are they now? Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. Noting the shows success in Philadelphia, the ABC network, which wanted to fill the after-school time slot in its broadcasting schedule, picked up the show. . They kissed underneath a security lamp post. Singer Stevie Wonder is 64. "I said, 'Will you marry me?'". When a drunken driving scandal forced Horn from the show in 1956, a 26-year old WFIL personality by the name of Dick Clark, who had substituted as host when Horn was on vacation, stepped in as full-time host. Teenagers dance on an episode of Dick Clark's television program, 'American Bandstand,' 1950s. Forgot account? As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. (Mineo's life ended decades later after he was arriving home after a rehearsal on Feb. 12, 1976 and was stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building in West Hollywood, with the knife blade striking his heart, leading to immediate and fatal internal bleeding.). Any place there's dancing, I'll still go, said Joe Fusco, who was 15 when he . One young performer was dangled down an . In the show's later years, it became a weekly Saturday morning staple broadcast. The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer. He grew up watching American Bandstand and MGM movie musicals starring Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. These Regulars . Kennedy was 19 years older than Caroline and taught her to fly a Cessna 310. According to Schultz, the man came up to him and kept repeating the phrase, You have to cage the elephant! over and over. That's about a 40-minute drive to Canyon Lake. Log In. Not now. American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) . Please subscribe to keep reading. In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. Courtesy American Bandstand. 8,237 people follow this. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. The songs "Near You" and "Time in a Bottle" played. As the world reacts to the news of Dick Clarks passing after suffering a heart attack Wednesday morning, we remember the legacy the TV legend left behind. In 1959, she entered the Miss Nashville pageant, stitched up a short red costume and did a dance routine to "Won't You Charleston With Me" ending with a jitterbug to "Sweet Georgia Brown." Years later, when Clark was asked whether any of the dancers had died of AIDS, he . Caroline knew her well. How did they come up with their name? Drummer Andy Williams of Casting Crowns is 42. Local Business . On Thursday, for the first time in a quarter century, 27 of the original Bandstand dancers, including Joe, Kenny, Arlene, Carole, Flossie and Jim, reunited to rehearse their steps for a rock 'n' roll celebration over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. A: Premiering in 1952, Bandstand (as it was originally called), began life as a local program on Philadelphia-based WFIL, which broadcast both radio and television programs. 4151 Prospect Ave Los Angeles, CA, CA 90027. About a month after her funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, he said he came to the realization "I've got life left.". Q: I was listening to a classic rock station recently when the DJ said that he was going to play a song that featured members of Pink Floyd, the Who and Led Zeppelin. While on the show he often danced with Susan Beltrante and Ivette Jimenez. It was September 1956. Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 48. She was a sophomore, straight-A student and a cheerleader. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". Actress Debby Ryan ("Jessie") is 21. Caroline and George established a fly-in community in Newborn, Georgia. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. "American Bandstand" was one of the most popular television shows for teenagers. He always treated me special. About See All. Its like I lost my big brother. The band released their first self-titled album in 2009. As for Arlene, she didn't say whether or not her experience as a teen sensation on the show was anything like the competitive "cutting-a-rug" depictions as shared in the 1988 film "Hairspray.". They dated for more than three years. She was a beauty queen (Miss Nashville 1959), and he was a fly boy who would amass 5,000 hours as a pilot/bombardier in a career that included a tour in Vietnam. At just 13 and 16, the twosome became regulars on the show, dancing as a couple for almost three years. The Beach Boys were already the kings of surf pop by their first appearance on American Bandstand in 1964. ``Bandstand first aired for a national audience on ABC on Aug. 5, 1957. Bandstand was hosted by radio DJ Bob Horn and featured local teenagers bopping to the current hits of the day as well as a vocalist or band performing a couple of songs. American Bandstand didn't just introduce the country to the latest rock-and-roll musicians, it had the nation on its feet with the latest dance crazes, such as the Pony, the Jitterbug, and the . Rest in peace dad. "I just quit," he said. They went to school dances and looked sharp together. He had a going-away party, and she came. Actress Candice Accola ("The Vampire Diaries") is 27. "She probably doesn't remember me," he thought. In a July 2010 interview with Spin.com, Matt Schultz says the band initially played under the name Perfect Confusion. LOS ANGELES - APRIL 1960: Host of the television show 'American Bandstand' Dick Clark appears in a scene with Michael Callan from the movie 'Because They're Young' which was released in April 1960. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! She got out of the car. The first song aired on that broadcast was Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On.. "I took fire," he said. Showcasing all of the Top 40 tunes and singing sensations of the day, the show premiered locally in an afternoon time slot to attract after-school viewership in late September 1952, originally titled as simply "Bandstand" on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6 before later becoming broadcast nationally via ABC. These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. So he continued to call. After "American Bandstand" debuted on television in 1952, it made celebrities of the teens the cameras captured as the show's "regular dancers." "Bandstand" was hosted by radio DJ Bob Horn and featured local teenagers bopping to the current hits of the day as well as a vocalist or band performing a couple of songs. She had two daughters, which was great. Actor Buck Taylor ("Gunsmoke," ''Gods and Generals") is 76. On Sunday at 2am, construction of the Berlin Wall will officially begin. Caroline said she had been seriously ill. She thanked Jesus for "keeping me alive.". She would catch Eddie daydreaming and she would accuse him of thinking about "that damn Caroline," he said. See more of American Bandstand Dancers on Facebook. "I was her caretaker," he said. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Eddie was dropping out of college. She didn't recognize the number, so she didn't answer the phone. FYI:onceuponourtimes.com. The trio is best known for performing the original theme for the TV show Dance Fever, which ran in syndication from 1979-1987 and featured a weekly dance contest. Teen dancer-turned-celebrity Arlene Sullivan, photographed last week in Atlantic City, shot to fame in fan magazines in the 1950s after being a TV camera favorite face of "Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark. Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. Both Carrelli and Clayton bonded with Clark over their Bandstand experiences and stayed in touch with their former host since leaving the show in the early 60s.
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