One night at a party I met a girl who was one of the stars on American Bandstand I was blown away.. The previous theme was retained as bumper music. Whose Culture? 8-9; quote from unpaginated photo section. Dick Clark gave her a committee card, which all Regulars had to have to get into the building. They werent playing baseball they were DANCING. Briefly it was part of the USA Network with new host David Hirsh but went off the air in 1989. The bashing of Bandstand regulars, gay and straight, happened all the time, Sullivan and Smith reveal. The combined impact of Bandstand's move to California and the Beatles' arrival devastated Cameo-Parkway and inflicted permanent damage to the artists signed to the label.[9]. 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. It became a national institution and Dick Clark a celebrity. Variety Shows With his death, she said, it is "important that Dick is honored for what he did for rock-and-roll and for the impact he had on all the lives of his dancers from Philly to L.A.", Clark, Gibson said, led "the first teenage revolution, and we were part of it. 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. Although the Regulars didnt perform in the South, Sullivans memory of a personal visit to Fort Worth, Texas, stuck with her: My friend Barbara [a fellow Regular] and I were visiting Barbaras friend there. He said funeral services are pending. There were even allegations that Clark conducted witch hunts, sending production staff to Rittenhouse Square, at the center of Philadelphia's gayborhood, to see if any of the young stars were there. Brancaccio says thats what attracted him to it. Delmont, Matthew F. (September 30, 2014). Clark weathered the hearings by not being fully transparent, and he avoided being indicted for criminal behavior. "Bandstand's Backyard". The Philadelphia way Were goin drop in (Drop!) Bunny and Duke met several months ago and now are married. In an online page marking her 68th birthday on Nov. 23, 2011, Bandstand "documentarian" Charles W. Amann III posted: "The name Scaldeferri and American Bandstand go hand-in-hand. In August 1963, ABC reassigned American Bandstand to Saturday afternoon. From 1963 to 1987 Bandstand was on only once a week, on Saturday. The Twist the first dance to come out where people danced separately and the Monkey and Jerk came out after Id left.. A case in point is Arlene Sullivan, a popular Regular who has described her own emerging lesbian sexual orientation, which she says was masked by her dance partnerships with boys. Artists would sing naturally to the studio audience over a background of their own disc, while viewers at home would hear only the original recording. 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. From that dance on we became steady dance partners until I had to leave the show on my 18th birthday, which was in August of 1961., The Pony Contest Dick Clarks tight control on the sexual expression of his cast extended to a denial years after the show had ended. "He made me feel that if you want something in life, you have to be serious about it.". "[5] In one humorous segment broadcast for years on retrospective shows, comedians Cheech and Chong appeared as the record raters. Clark said this about Horn: Millions of kids from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills ran home from school every weekday to watch them dance, imitate their styles and fantasize about their lives. 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. JUSTINE AND BOB. 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. Joyce Shafer talks about herself and her dance partner, Norman Kerr, Norman was one of a kind, always making people laugh. In another format shift, it was shot outdoors at Universal Studios Hollywood. As previously mentioned, during the 1978 season of Bandstand, Donna Summer became the only music artist in Bandstand's history to co-host the program. e9 = new Object(); Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. Interracial couples were not allowed on camera, so they sat on the sidelines. "I put a lot of my mom's makeup on and stuffed my bra," said Gibson. //-->. Jax Spills the Tea on That "Shocking" Lip-Sync LaLaPaRuza, "In those lip-syncs, I fend for myself. Prior to the move, Bandstand had sourced many of its up-and-coming acts from Philadelphia's Cameo-Parkway Records. Unlike Smith, she expresses no animosity toward Clark. From 1969 to 1974, "Bandstand Theme", a synthesized rock instrumental written by Mike Curb, opened each show. "This man had the strongest personality that I had ever seen as a young boy," he said. Music by Charles Albertine Race and American Bandstand, The Seven-Year Itch: West Philly Loses American Bandstand, Report accessibility issues and request help. The Hand Jive. The couple first honeymooned on the Chattanooga Choo Choo, the famed railway that was immortalized by Glenn Miller and was the first to run South to North. I never had a crush on her. Back in July, I received a most endearing email from Duke which told of his experiences in life. But 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.. Out filmmaker Christopher Landon spills the spooky tea on his new movie and working with the 'White Lotus' star. . A Midlothian-based freelance writer, Martha Steger has received national awards for her journalism, essays, short fiction and poetry. 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". My favorite dance was the Jitterbug the last dance where people danced together. As Sullivan puts it: The boys danced. American Bandstand started life as a Philadelphia TV show in 1952, with Bob Horn as master of ceremonies. Dick Clark, in full Richard Wagstaff Clark, (born November 30, 1929, Bronxville, New York, U.S.died April 18, 2012, Santa Monica, California), American television personality and businessman, best known for hosting American Bandstand. Im sure shell be thrilled to hear well wishes and from Bandstand friends and fans and donations would help her a lot. ", Meet the Global Glamazons of 'Queen of the Universe' Season 2. Who will walk away with the crown this time around? REGULARS Gallery 3. In July 1956, Dick Clark, a commercial pitchman and deejay with an unsullied reputation, inherited WFIL-TV's Bandstand from scandal-tainted Bob Horn and revamped it for a national audience of teenage consumers as ABC's American Bandstand, which first aired in August 1957.Clark's daily afternoon program pioneered in musical television by showcasing a range of black and white pop music . We were like sisters. Ray Smith was one of the shows secretly gay dancers. Clark was a disc jockey at the student-run radio station at Syracuse University (1951), and he worked at radio and television stations in Syracuse and Utica . . YOUR FAVORITE LOGO SHOWS ARE ON PARAMOUNT+, "Those boys who were 14 and 15 and 16 were sleeping with each other., 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. My friends went to church dances every Friday and Saturday night. The show stayed on the air until 1989. After a ten-month hiatus,[27] Bandstand moved to cable on USA Network[28][29] on April 8, 1989,[30] with comedian David Hirsch[31][32][33][34][35] taking over hosting duties. 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. Anna Russo, 2800 North 7th Street, Apt. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. . In front of the camera, Clark called the shots. He remembered Clark as a man of few words who kept a professional distance between himself and the teen dancers. The 1960 amendments to the 1934 Federal Communications Act put heavy constraints on payola, requiring full public disclosure when a record company or its agent pays a broadcaster to play records on the air. The 1960 amendments criminalized any action that breached the disclosure rule. Bunny Gibson was a kid when Dick Clark came into her life - or, rather, when she entered his world in Studio B at 46th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. She was now working at Neiman Marcus, and couldn't take off to join the Regulars and their fans at the Philadelphia American Bandstand studio. They were hurting him. The dancers, as Teen wrote, were the "most famous unknowns on TV today. "He was the commander," Colanero said. But overall, their meet-ups remained a sanctuary. The parents of one kid on the show found out that he was gay . I was so afraid that I started trying to talk myself into being straight. "I kissed a girl, and I liked it!. Many other Bandstand alumni from the show's Philadelphia era were overcome with a rush of memories Wednesday. Bunnys mom, Betty, made her promise that she would graduate. The program that preceded Dick Clarks American Bandstand at WFIL-TV was deejay Bob Horns locally popular Bandstand. Don Travarelli, from South Philly, watched American Bandstand in 1961 and spotted Bunny Gibson dancing. [Clark] was a cool professional with an agenda from the beginning, an agenda for success that made him rich; he was a millionaire by the end of the 1950s. But back in the Bandstand days, Smith was one of the shows secretly gay dancers. 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. 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. Wed stay up all night talking about boys, said Sullivan. I went to coffee shops, but I also hung out in Rittenhouse Square and so did many of the dancers. Teenagers and young adults ran home from school to watch them jitterbug and stroll while they copied their fashions, fads and dance moves. 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. Sullivan, 74, wrote Diaries with Ray Smith, another dancer who was closeted during his Bandstand years. I didnt know what I was doing and decided I cant do this, and I called my dad and asked him to come get me, she says. Once when Sullivan and Rossi visited another show regular in North Philadelphia, "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, she recalls. Clark now eyed California as where the action is. And in February 1964 Clark moved to Los Angeles, where it would continue until 1989, though lacking its West Philadelphia spontaneity. 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. The program was permanently shot in color starting on September 9, 1967. I imitated all the dance steps, sometimes with the refrigerator door as a partner. Don and Bunny had two daughters: Angel and Maria and four grandchildren: Lea & Christopher Di Vello, Alexis Karanzalis & Nicole Weiss. Sullivans last appearance onAmerican Bandstandwas in 1960.7, In the early 1960s, a new collection of teen regulars succeeded Arlene Sullivans generation onAmerican Bandstandsdance floor. ", Jennifer Coolidge Screams, Is a Queen in Netflix's 'We Have a Ghost'. 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. [7] The Diary of Arlene Sullivan, in Sullivan, Smith, and Cutler,Bandstand Diaries, 43-63. What they didnt know was that Arlene and several of the other female dancers, and most of the handsome teen boys, were gay. 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. Wed stay up all night talking about boys, she said. A Philadelphia, PA 19133, BONUS PAGE In 2004, Dick Clark, with the help of Ryan Seacrest, announced plans to revive the show in time for the 2005 season; although this did not occur (due in part to Clark suffering a severe stroke in late 2004), one segment of the revived Bandstanda national dance contesteventually became the series So You Think You Can Dance. She and her husband, Richard Spada, lived in Philadelphia and Lansdowne before moving to Newtown Square. e9.size = "300x250"; Teen idol Bobby Rydell, whose music career is still going strong 60 years after American Bandstand, wrote the books introduction; but former Regular Arlene Sullivan, who shares her memories and personal images, is a standout as well as a co-author of the book. And while more openly gay performers are comfortable taking the stage these days, it's good to know we've always been thereeven if in silence. My mother thought I was nuts. We've received your submission. REGULARS Gallery 1. And in her early 20s, she actually tied the knot with a young man. In their new self-published memoirs Bandstand Diaries, series regulars Arlene Sullivan, Ray Smith, and Sharon Sultan Cutler reveal that though fans loved to gossip and fantasize about the shows heterosexual pairings, many of their favorites were young gay men and women putting on a show for the cameras. Goes from a daily to a weekly Saturday show in Philadelphia: 9/7/1963, Broadcast from Los Angeles: Begins 2/8/1964, Produced by Anthony Tony Mammarella and Dick Clark, Dick Clark Host He promoted the couples on the show to mask the fact that so many guys were gay.5. I tried my best to fill your shoes and I hope I have lived up to what you were expecting of me. These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. Sadly we also lost: Dick Clark never played either song on American Bandstand. I'm David Hirsch and, on behalf of American Bandstand, I bid you, for the last time, goodbye. He was a brilliant man. Two weeks later, Bandstand moved to first-run syndication. 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. Like the white homeowners associations' concerns about property values, WFIL's version of defensive localism built on a belief that integration would hurt the station's investment in Bandstand. The American Bandstand Regulars tell us what Studio B means to them today and yesterday, with special guest appearance by the American Bandstand Fan Club pre. American Bandstand played a crucial role in introducing Americans to such famous artists as Prince, Jackson 5, Sonny and Cher, Aerosmith, and John Lydon's PiLall of whom made their American TV debuts on the show. As the books highlight, Ray Smith and Arlene Sullivan provided two thoughtful and unadornedBandstandmemoirs. No way I will get in his way! Zach Shallcross Struggles to Watch Himself Dancing Terribly on The Bachelor, Alison Brie on Sex Scenes: 'We Are Actors, This Is Our Job'. 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. (7/21/2011) I just received this from Bunny Gibson and certainly thought it was appropriate to mention here: Anna Russo, formerly Anna Banani, went to American Bandstand 1963 until AB left Philly for Los Angeles, lost both of her legs to diabetes and is in need. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. 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. June Bouche on November 20, 2018 at 9:12 pm . 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.. The Saturday show would run until 1960. Mixed REGULARS Galleries. Fundraiser for the renovation of the original American Bandstand Studio Floor While the American series has aired sixteen seasons, its format was also replicated worldwide, from Norway (Dansefeber) to Australia (So You Think You Can Dance Australia). 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. I was a preteen, which is to say, I was a teenage wannabe. They also reported on the careers and whereabouts of many of the other regulars and several of the shows musical guests. She acknowledges that some of the other girls she knew on the show were also gay. Clark, known as Americas oldest teenager, knew. 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. ", "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. Her husband, Richard Spada, said Mrs. Spada was recovering from a minor stroke she had suffered earlier when she became ill on the way to church. Local radio disc jockey Buddy Deane was chosen as the host of The Buddy Deane Show on Channel 13, and began a daily two hour broadcast on September 9, 1957. This investigation targeted the practice of payola, and it was most likely triggered by rumors circulating that charged Dick Clark with promoting records in which he held a financial stake onAmerican Bandstandand taking kickbacks from record companies to include their records on the shows playlist. Fifty years later, Bandstand fan Sharon Sultan Cutler wondered what had become of the Regulars, the name given to the teens that showed up daily to dance. Duke is a premier photographer of the martial arts as well as being an expert. . Norman passed away on December 6, 1990. And the one thing that really shocked me was that those boys who were 14 and 15 and 16 were sleeping with each other.. This version introduced lyrics written by Manilow and Bruce Sussman, referencing elements of the series. Not only was it extremely intelligent, but there was something moving about the mans story. 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. Dick Clark was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, in 1993 as a non-performer. Numerous black and white performers who appeared on American Bandstand during its seven-year heyday in West Philadelphia are also memorialized in this building. She calls it her one night out.. Like the rest of us, the 'Drag Race' Season 15 queen is crushing on Pedro Pascal. Click here to see some of your favorites back in action. Norman and I met in January 1959 while standing outside of the studio waiting to get inside. Give me some Thumbs UP!This is Bunny Gibson and the American Bandstand Regulars live at Sesame Park outside of Philadelphia on July 21,. Bandstand debuted in Philadelphia in 1950 and took on its familiar format two years later. Bob Horn Host (Bob Horns Bandstand), Bandstand Boogie And while Smith knew he was gay, he was shocked to learn that most of the guys on Bandstand, so many of them, were gay, he told The Post. 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. I was truly blessed in my life with wonderful family, friends and fans. . Were goin hopin today This kit packs $431 worth of premium skincare and haircare into a small packageand it's only $80 with the promo code. 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. Clark joined Bandstand in 1956 and moved with the show to Hollywood in 1964. 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