Il 17 volume delle Bootleg Series dylaniane - DYLAN BOB - Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions 1996-1997: Bootleg Series Vol.17 | 0194399819715 Clark was determined to keep the homosexuality of popular Bandstand regulars a secret, Smith said. Tuesday, Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton took another spin in the same studio, where they joined more than two dozen other middle-aged teen dancers from ``American Bandstand. Host Dick Clark and former teen idols such as Chubby Checker and Connie Francis also made it to the 40th anniversary celebration. Ray Smith was one of the shows secretly gay dancers. They dont look at middle school kids or junior high kids, he said. They enjoyed walks in the park , and going to the drive-in movies with Barbara Leveick and her boyfriend at the time. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. 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. I kissed a girl, and I liked it! Sullivan, now 74 and long out of the closet, reveals in a fascinating self-published book, Bandstand Diaries billed as The Book Youve Waited Over 50 Years to Read!. When I first met Kenny Rossi he was sitting way up in the stands I noticed his curly black hair, blue suit, beautiful brown eyes. He had no idea if she was married. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. Here is a short recap of her recollections. from CBS in November 1957, they renamed the program as Who Do You Trust? Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. It also was a prototype for musical television properties including cable channel MTV and Fox's reality-competition show American Idol. Today. Im sorry young lady, you dont look 14 to me, was his answer. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions that aired regularly 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 . Jim Miller was in junior high, living on Long Island, New York, when Bandstand became a national hit. He called her but when he received a recording he hung up without leaving a message. Nov 17, 2013 - A formal Justine & Bob American bandstand girl. Jim, on his ride back to his hotel room, decided he wanted to see her again, so he phoned her, and they arranged to have lunch the next day. Who are the couples on Bandstand in real life? A half-hour evening version of American Bandstand aired on Monday nights from 7:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. (ET), beginning on October 7, 1957. Other performers including Brandy, members of KISS, Dennis Quaid and his band The Sharks, Cher, and Stevie Wonder also performed to remember the iconic program.[41]. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. With its new young host, Dick Clark, the show aired every day at 3 p.m. for an hour-and-a-half. In late spring of 1957, the ABC television network asked their O&O's and affiliates for programming suggestions to fill their 3:30p.m. (ET) time slot (WFIL had been pre-empting the ABC programming with Bandstand). Nov 17, 2013 - A formal Justine & Bob American bandstand girl. Arelene, whose mother was a devoted fan, claims she danced on the show "to get my mother's attention." Within three months, Arlene was a regular appearing five days a . Dick Clark never played either song on American Bandstand. . We'll see you then. Justine was the one who caught my eye, he said. Then Dick Clark died in 2012. Bob retired after being in the shoe business and the chemical business, where he often worked 18 hour days. He would dance on the show until early 1960. I was smitten by her. I did get to know Annette Funicello [a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club], who came to the show. ``This is like I died and went straight to heaven, he said. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers.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. But I didnt have any crushes on any of the straight girls. Beach Boys on American Bandstand. She never saw much of Clark outside of the studio. Pop Singers. 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. Particularly during the show's prime Philadelphia years (1952-63), Philadelphia youth culture became American culture through American Bandstand. Arlene Sullivan, a star on Bandstand, is now 74. Movies Showing. American Bandstand/Music composed by. I got stopped at the door and said to the cop, but Lucille and Diane got in and theyre in my class, she said. American Bandstand Dancers Justine Carrelli Miller and Bob Clayton But I would still be his girl.. Two weeks later, Bandstand moved to first-run syndication. Thats why Elvis Presley and Ricky Nelson would never appear on the show, but movie stars Jeff Chandler, Tab Hunter, Sal Mineo came., Dancing came naturally to Sullivan, the way it did to all Regulars, she says. Im sorry young lady, you dont look 14 to me, was his answer. She told me she got so many letters from fans who thought I looked like her and [with our dark hair], we did look alike. share their memories of the late Dick Clark and more. Hosted by local radio personality Bob Horn, the original Bandstand nevertheless established much of the basic format of its later incarnation. I met Arlene in 1961 she was very sweet.Unfortunely I never got to meet Kenny. From 1977 to September 6, 1986, the show opened and closed with Barry Manilow's rendition of "Bandstand Boogie",[7] which he originally recorded for his 1975 album Tryin' to Get the Feeling. The Buddy Deane Show aired on WJZ-TV until January 4, 1964. American Bandstand Dancers Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton. Kenny loved to sing. The rule was you had to be 14 to get on the show. A correct photo of Carrelli and Clayton is featured at left. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. Dick Clark gave her a committee card, which all Regulars had to have to get into the building. Instead of shortening or moving Bandstand, ABC opted to just begin Bandstand at 3pm, cut away to Who Do You Trust? Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. We've received your submission. Thats all we did dance and every part of the city had its own style. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". . To this day, oh so many years have passed, and yet I still feel the magic of Arlene and Kenny!!! What a Beautiful love story..Kenny and Arlene were my favorite couple on Bandstand.. Tom Ridge and Mayor Edward G. Rendell helped unveil a state historical marker outside the studio after dancing ``The Twist with Checker. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In the late 1950s and early '60s, everyone knew Bob and Justine, Kenny and Arlene, and Ed and Bunny. 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. Justine became a singer, moved to Las Vegas, married her bandleader, had two sons, divorced 15 years later, became a real estate agent and moved to a small town in northwest Arizona. ``We didnt know what impact this would have on people, said Carmen, 52, who arrived with a trademark blonde streak in her hair. Watch American Bandstand 1950s: Justine Carrelli and Bob Cayton highlighted . Some regulars had a hard time adjusting after leaving the show. Togethera certain magic radiated from them when they were dancing!!! This first national broadcast of American Bandstand was filmed in the Starlight Ballroom in Wildwood, NJ. "[5] In one humorous segment broadcast for years on retrospective shows, comedians Cheech and Chong appeared as the record raters. Prior to the move, Bandstand had sourced many of its up-and-coming acts from Philadelphia's Cameo-Parkway Records. I'm David Hirsch and, on behalf of American Bandstand, I bid you, for the last time, goodbye. Mam. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. - Rhythm Is A Dancer (7_ Edit) (3:45)<br>02 - Haddaway - What Is Love (7_ Mix) (4:30)<br>03 - Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (Gabry Ponte Ice Pop Radio) (4:43)<br>04 - Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Roy Malone Kings Mix Edit) (3:33)<br>05 - Whigfield - Saturday Night (3:43)<br>06 - Mr. President - Coco Jamboo (Radio Edit) (3:39)<br>07 - Gigi D\'agostino - La Passion . Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company. ``It was like having a New Years party every day, and when it was over I missed it _ the camaraderie, the dancing _ there was a void.. The "ab" logo was replaced with the iconic stylized "AB" logo (shown at the top of this page) used for the remainder of the show's run. such material remains the copyrig. Bandstand & Race. This set and theme music were used until September 1974, with the arrival of a brand new set and the second, updated version of "Bandstand Boogie". The show was American Bandstand, and Dick Clarks clean-cut style meant the program had parents stamp of approval. 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. By what name was American Bandstand (1952) officially released in Canada in English? And now we have computers. They won the first jitterbug contest when the show went nationwide in 1957. John Lithgow filmed a mockumentary episode before it was c Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave, What's next for Buster Murdaugh after dad's murder conviction, life sentence, Murdaugh son collapsed outside court after sitting stone-faced through dad's 6-week murder trial: source, Madonna watches new boyfriend Joshua Poppers fight in New York City, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after brain aneurysm, How Ariana Madix discovered Tom Sandoval was cheating on her with Raquel Leviss, Chris Rock Jokes About Watching Emancipation to See Will Smith Getting Whipped In Advance of Netflix Special: Report, Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce. The program was permanently shot in color starting on September 9, 1967. and they put a drinking cup in front of him and said, This is your cup, and youre the only one who will use this cup. One friend of mine was kicked out of the house.. by Sharon Sultan Cutler | Jan 7, 2019 | American Bandstand, Philadelphia, Regulars | 8 comments. FOR SALE! See production, box office & company info, Bandstand Boogie (The Theme of 'American Bandstand'), Nostalgic? After his first marriage ended, Kenny eventually remarried and had a son, Jonathan. He liked the "kids" and enjoyed giving someone their start in the music business. Well, it's our last show here on Bandstand and I really want to thank the viewers who have kept American Bandstand on the air all these years. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". From 1969 to 1974, "Bandstand Theme", a synthesized rock instrumental written by Mike Curb, opened each show. PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Justine and Bob were a popular teen couple from Philadelphia who flickered on black-and-white TV screens in the late 50s, wearing the latest clothes, doing the latest dance steps, listening to the latest rock `n roll. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. To recognize the anniversary, Gov. It was briefly shot in color in 1958 when WFIL-TV began experimenting with the new technology. Later, in hindsight, I guessed that made me the first white Rosa Parks. Clark was "determined" to keep the homosexuality of popular "Bandstand" regulars a secret, Smith said. Arlene Sullivan and Bunny Gibson went on to write memoirs about their time spent on Bandstand and growing up as members of the Baby Boom generation. But he feared that if the shows secret ever came out, Middle America would change the channel. Arlene Sullivan and Bunny Gibson went on to write memoirs about their time spent on Bandstand and growing up as members of the Baby Boom generation. On Bandstand, she became lifelong friends with one of the celebrity guests, straight Annette Funicello, of Mickey Mouse Club and Beach Party fame. Of all the regulars, Carole Scaldeferri Spada may have realized the longest lasting effect. To see more, visit WGCU. Don Cornelius, the creator and host of Soul Train, along with Jesse Jackson, entered into a dispute with Clark over this upstart program, and it was canceled within a few weeks. 1960s. Absolutely! "Bandstand's Backyard". Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi danced together n American Bandstand for a little more than a year. Dick Clark did feature black recording artists as guests on American Bandstand - and he did so from his earliest days as host. It was horrible., Smith says he was lucky to have escaped a beating. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, died Sunday, Dec. 8, of congestive heart failure at a Springfield hospital. PublishedJanuary 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ", "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. Picture indicates this was in the 1970s. we were like a little family together, and we all had something in common, and we all stuck together, and that made it easier for us.. Mike Curb We ended up spending weekends together when she came to New York and D.C. to perform We went to lunch together and had fun, but Annette had to rest and perform, so we didnt have time for anything else., Sullivan never felt like a superstar, even when the Regulars averaged 100 to 150 fan letters a day. Name: Patricia Ann Molittieri [Patricia A Ranieri] [Patricia Ranieri] SSN: 571600669 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 22 Jan 1943 Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Darby, Pennsylvania] Death Date: Jul 1979 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963 shares the fascinating story of how Dick Clark's American Bandstand and its millions of viewers catapulted its teenage dancers (called "the Regulars") to fame. Also available in a computer colorized version. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Dick Clark, wherever you are, we miss you. Karen Hardie. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. "The whole thing was like a grand party," she said. It was a local show Philadelphia, Jersey, the Lehigh Valley [Pennsylvania]. Bandstand Diaries co-author Arlene Sullivan wrote about meeting Kenny in script. Justine got in, and along with her dance partner and soon-to-be-boyfriend, Bob Clayton, became one of the shows most popular couples. Hey, our thanks to Laura Branigan for joining us here on American Bandstand today. They knew what was going on, but they never asked the question., Sullivan says there were at least four other popular girl dancers on Bandstand who she quickly learned were lesbians and we all started hanging out together. We use cookies to give you the best experience. By 1973, the show drew many of the top R&B performers and competed with American Bandstand for viewers on Saturday afternoons. When we think back on #AmericanBandstand, the #DickClark years usually to mind. . Kenny and Arlene met up again in the late 70s and to this day remain close friends. [8] In the fall of 1961, ABC truncated American Bandstand's airtime from 90 to 60 minutes (4:005:00pm ET), then even further as a daily half-hour (4:004:30pm ET) program in September 1962; beginning in early 1963, all five shows for the upcoming week were videotaped the preceding Saturday. "Dangerous". Remember the audience's common response "I Like the beat". Arlene with singer Frankie Avalon at an American Bandstand event. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. . Here is a short recap of her recollections. 1960s. In fact, it was dangerous. 2 comments With American Bandstand being originally located in Philadelphia, segregation easily affected the concentrated area. . He still treats me like Im the queen of the hop, Justine said. American Bandstand premiered locally in late March 1952 as Bandstand on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6 (now WPVI-TV), as a replacement for a weekday movie that had shown predominantly British films. JUST TO WATCH AMERICAN BANDSTAND. I was surprised how short she was, he said. That was the start of our romance, Jim said. When she was 13, a boy the same age became smitten with her from his living room in Middletown, Conn. Richard Spada drew a picture of Carole and sent it to the show; Dick Clark held it up on the air. Dick Clark Productions is credited as the show's co-producer, and longtime employee Allen Shapiro serves as co-executive producer. Justine Carelli and Bob Clayton . 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. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions that aired regularly 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 . Stewart was the owner of a TV/Radio business in Philadelphia and even though he was an older gentleman, his advertising account was a large one for WFIL-TV, so he was put on the program to appease the account. 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 . We were like sisters. God bless friendships !!! Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. [3] Horn was temporarily replaced by producer Tony Mammarella before the job went to Dick Clark permanently. Justine turns 80 next year and Jim 79. That really annoyed me because quite a few of the Philadelphia dancers on Bandstand died of AIDS, Smith said. 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.. Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. The afternoon soon turned into the cocktail-hour, so they went out for drinks. History goes back and forth with the timing and motives of the integration, but nevertheless, American Bandstand socially impacted teenagers' opinions regarding race. The other couple with such high popularity was Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan. They wrote thousands of letters. 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. There were occasional shows that were not hosted by Clark, in which case a substitute host (among them Rick Azar) was brought in.[6]. Justine started dancing on Bandstand in 1956, when she was still in junior high school. passed away at home on November 6, 2016. Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 03:03, The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show, Top of newscast salutes to Clark deserved, "Did the Beatles kill America's radio stars? wordlist = ['!', '$.027', '$.03', '$.054/mbf', '$.07', '$.07/cwt', '$.076', '$.09', '$.10-a-minute', '$.105', '$.12', '$.30', '$.30/mbf', '$.50', '$.65', '$.75', '$. They got married in 2014, something both said they would never do again. I had met other fans along the way, she said, but not that Id had lunch with them.. Justine Carrelli-Miller wasnt even a teenager in 1956 when she used her sisters birth certificate to get on American Bandstand. The show was live five days a week from Philadelphia, Dick Clark had yet to become the host and it had yet to go national. The Top 40 hits that everyone heard were matched with fun routines performed by relatable teenagers. That was funny, Jim said, because in April its my brother-in-law and sisters anniversary and we are planning to go to Hawaii. The guy who had been in charge of the show before he took over was the subject of a scandal a DUI, I think so Clark wanted to be the clean-cut guy, and he was. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. The increase in competition hurt Bandstand and the variety of options for music on TV decreased its relevance. He died Jan. 19, 2009, at age 64. The big teenybopper magazines of the era Sixteen and Teen plastered Bandstand dancers on their covers and wrote glowing, gossipy stories about their lives in Philadelphia, where Dick Clark produced the show. The lunch was a success. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. It was great to be young and having fun like all normal kids in the 50s and 60s. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. But . Like Smith, she believes that if her true sexual preference and that of others on the show had become public in the days before Stonewall and todays LGBT power, Bandstand would have been taken off the air. They split their time between Dolan Springs and Venice. Arlene asked him to dance and thus Arlene and Kenny happened. 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. If she was on I watched it, if not I would do something else.. In the meantime, have a wonderful week or two. sign up for our monthly Nostalgia e-newsletter or other e-newsletters tailored for boomers. During the segment, two audience members each ranked two records on a scale of 35 to 98, after which their two opinions were averaged by Clark, who then asked the chosen members to justify their scores. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. 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Justine Carrelli. He sometimes wondered what happened to Justine, especially around New Years Eve when he would watch Dick Clark host his special. This development created a sometimes heated rivalry between Dick Clark and Buddy Deane, when performers who appeared first on Deane's program were refused booking on American Bandstand. The bashing of Bandstand regulars, gay and straight, happened all the time, Sullivan and Smith reveal. Philadelphia. I tried my best to fill your shoes and I hope I have lived up to what you were expecting of me. On their drive to lunch, Jim asked what was on her bucket list. They were the squeaky-clean Kardashians of their era, and Bandstand could easily claim the title as the first reality show. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". On their drive to lunch, Jim asked what was on her bucket list. American Bandstand was where lip-synching became an artform. The couple, born again Christians, run a no-smoking, no-gossip beauty shop in the Philadelphia suburbs. He thought she was at least a couple of years older. But he arrived Tuesday, beaming in a pink Dick Clark novelty tie. At the end of each school day, they trooped to the former WFIL-TV studio in West Philadelphia, while young viewers across the nation tuned their sets to watch them.