Courtesy American Bandstand. What they didnt know was that Arlene and several of the other female dancers, and most of the handsome teen boys, were gay. The other reason was that American Bandstand was pre-empted on many occasions by televised college football games (which expanded greatly in number in the wake of a court-ordered deregulation in 1984) which were becoming huge ratings successes, as well as occasional special presentations (i.e. 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. The Top 40 hits that everyone heard were matched with fun routines performed by relatable teenagers. This started with "'65", then "'66", "'67", "'68" and "'69" when each year arrived. She was in that category.. He was married to Tahitian dancer Mireille of the Mai-Kai Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Justines friends, who were the same age, got into the show one day, but she was turned away. It became a staple in homes and heavily influenced American society culturally, musically, and socially. 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. The series also reached into its vaults for a highly rated twentieth-anniversary late night special. He still treats me like Im the queen of the hop, Justine said. He had no idea if she was married. Who are some famous people from American Bandstand? She thought he was a great singer. Kenny was approached by a record company they wanted him to record and released Problem Child, his first of many to follow. It's now a Guinness World Record, Collier County issues burn ban; Fire fought on Wilson Boulevard. And now we have computers. This version was canceled after 26 weeks, and its final show (with The Cover Girls performing "My Heart Skips a Beat" and "We Can't Go Wrong") aired on October 7, 1989,[37] thus ending the show's 37-year run.[38][39]. The name most associated with American Bandstand is that of Dick Clark, but when it premiered locally in Philadelphia on October 7, 1952 (as "Bandtstand") the host was Bob Horn. American Bandstand Dancers Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton. ``This is like I died and went straight to heaven, he said. 2 comments After school in the late 1950s, millions of American teenagers raced home to watch the gyrations of fellow teens on their parents tiny black-and-white televisions in the living room. . Your email address will not be published. I got stopped at the door and said to the cop, but Lucille and Diane got in and theyre in my class, she said. The county budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023, which ends on June 30, is $93,597,569 in expenditures versus revenues at $82,665,933. This is a video I created of one of my favorite dance pa. He co-owned a gift boutique with his second wife, Lutz is. We danced and it was like we had never stopped, says Clayton, 70, who owns a gift boutique in Delaware (Carrelli, 68, sells real estate in Arizona). 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. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". Jim didnt know that Justine lied about her age when introduced for the spotlight dances. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. Mine too alwYs rushed home fron West Catholic High to watch bandstand. Other pairs were regular dance partners, but didnt become romantically involved. Here is a short recap of her recollections. 1960s. They won the first jitterbug contest when the show went nationwide in 1957. American Bandstand's Official East Coast Fan Club President. Famous Americans. 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. 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. Instead of shortening or moving Bandstand, ABC opted to just begin Bandstand at 3pm, cut away to Who Do You Trust? Sullivan & Rossi forever!!! Connie Francis. Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. In the first year after Dick Clark took over as host in the summer of 1956, Bandstand remained a popular local hit, but it took Clarks ambition to help it break out. Pop Singers. They were some of the most famous kids in America, dancing every day on "American Bandstand." "We were like miniature rock 'n' roll stars. Im sorry young lady, you dont look 14 to me, was his answer. History goes back and forth with the timing and motives of the integration, but nevertheless, American Bandstand socially impacted teenagers' opinions regarding race. Of all the regulars, Carole Scaldeferri Spada may have realized the longest lasting effect. 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. But just like a lot of today's showmances are concocted, many of the Bandstand boppers were harboring a big secret: They . Justine Carelli and Bob Clayton were the dream couple of the show, the star struck lovers. It turns out she was only 10 months older. But he vividly recalls that one of his fellow gay dancers was thrown onto the El tracks outside the studio, and another popular regular who was gay and often danced with Sullivan was dangled over an elevator shaft.. By 1973, the show drew many of the top R&B performers and competed with American Bandstand for viewers on Saturday afternoons. 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. at 3:30pm, then rejoin Bandstand at 4pm. [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. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. Justine turns 80 next year and Jim 79. Q: What happened to my favorite American Bandstand couple, Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton? 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. "[40] WFIL defended these local associations in order to maintain support. In fact, she was "the first female car racer at . The segment gave rise to the catchphrase "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it. She blurted out count me in., So, I guess that was the part when I knew that it wasnt going to be a one-time meeting., She visited Jim in Venice that Thanksgiving. Justine went home humiliated, but her mother suggested she take her older sisters birth certificate to the show the next day. 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. This 45 rpm of "Drive-In Movie" by Bob and Justine on Fransil records is autographed by Justine in red ink, "To Howard Best Wishes Justine Carelli" and Bob has written in blue ink, "To Howard . 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. It was shot live from Studio B at Forty-Sixth and and Market Streets, where the two . It featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical actover the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to RunD.M.C.usually appeared in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. 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. At the height of their popularity, they received as many as 500 letters a day. My family, friends and co-workers all remember Saturday's weekly TV series American Bandstand back in the 1960's and 1970's when it was THE ONLY music related theme show that could compete each week with the popularity of the following evenings Sunday night TV's Ed Sullivan show. 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. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Throughout the rest of the 1950s, American Bandstand featured a number of famous acts including the debut of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (November 22, 1957), Jerry Lee Lewis (March 18, 1958), and Dion and the Belmonts (August 7, 1958). 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. Dick Clark The previous theme was retained as bumper music. You are bidding on a Lot of 8 American Bandstand Trading Cards 283952355685 April 18, 2012. CD1<br><br>01 - Snap! The kids of today missed out. He was also reportedly involved in a prostitution ring and brought up on morals charges. (1957), Kenny Rogers and Arlene Sullivan were my favorites on American Bandstand. Justine was the one who caught my eye, he said. Robert H. Clayton, age 75 of Wilmington, DE. July 9th, 1988", "Retro Request: Sat 10/31 & 11/7 and Sun 11/1, 1987", "AB now in syndication: Jody Watley, Dan Hill, David Spade", "Clark ends long-playing spin on bandstand", "On 'Bandstand,' Dick Clark Says Goodbye", "AGELESS CLARK STILL STANDS FOR THE 'AMERICAN' BAND", "Hits Prove Hard to Find at Dick Clark Productions: Entertainment: Performance has been mediocre since the company went public in 1987. Also available in a computer colorized version. My friends went to church dances every Friday and Saturday night. Featured artists typically performed their current hits by lip-syncing to the released version of the song. I was surprised how short she was, he said. For now, Dick Clark on ABC, so long. Rauw Alejandro Tattoo (Video Oficial) Suscrbete al canal: https://goo.gl/Cqxmma Sigue a Rauw: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rauwalejandro Facebook: https . I hope more people of the past can enjoy their past by checking Bandstand Dairies,looking things up on the computer and contact your old fiends. I'm David Hirsch and, on behalf of American Bandstand, I bid you, for the last time, goodbye. They werent playing football. But he feared that if the shows secret ever came out, Middle America would change the channel. Reporters and bloggers, alike, Can the Democratic Party regain strength in Florida? The afternoon soon turned into the cocktail-hour, so they went out for drinks. But I would still be his girl.. 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. They got married in 2014, something both said they would never do again. 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. It was briefly shot in color in 1958 when WFIL-TV began experimenting with the new technology. Do you need underlay for laminate flooring on concrete? Sometimes, he would come home from school and turn on the show. [Editor's note: Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton were misidentified in a photo that ran in the May 13 issue of PARADE. 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).