", Jennifer Coolidge Screams, Is a Queen in Netflix's 'We Have a Ghost'. You want to know about the guy! 1950s/1960s POLLS. A storybook ending to a tale that began with American Bandstand, albeit 40 years ago. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. "He presented himself as such a grown-up.". The TV exposure, plus the profiles some of the dancers were given in Teen magazine in the late 1950s, made them instant celebrities. 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. SUBSCRIBE TO MY FEED! He had other irons in the fire. "When I walked through those doors, that was the only place I wanted to be," said Gibson, 66, an actress who now lives in Los Angeles. In her memoir forBandstand Diaries, she writes frankly and poignantly of her youthful struggle with her emerging identity as lesbian, a sexual orientation she would fully embrace as an adult. Ray Smith was one of the shows secretly gay dancers. 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. 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. [4] Ray Smith, Dancing on Air, in Arlene Sullivan, Ray Smith, and Sharon Sultan Cutler, eds.,Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963(Chicago: Cony Island Press, 2019), 35. The bare necessitiesThis kit packs $431 worth of premium skincare and haircare into a small packageand it's only $80 with the promo code. 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. In addition to his other ventures, Clark maintained a virtual lock on New Years Eve television withDick ClarksNew Years Rockin Eve. I am not sure I can post that part of the video as I have no rights to the music they play and is heard in the background of the parade. In the wake of the quiz show scandal, however, a subcommittee of the House of Representatives set up hearings to determine if the practice should be made illegal. 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]. They wrote. WFIL reverted to the TK-10s two weeks later when ABC refused to carry the color signal and management realized that the show lost perspective without the extra cameras. This story has been shared 115,637 times. The program that preceded Dick Clarks American Bandstand at WFIL-TV was deejay Bob Horns locally popular Bandstand. 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. Sullivan, 74, wrote Diaries with Ray Smith, another dancer who was closeted during his Bandstand years. 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. THIS & THAT 50s/60s. The marker stands opposite 4548 Market Street (not shown here), which once housed WFIL-TVand its Studio B, the original home of American Bandstand. [2] Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Paylola and Sponsorship Identification, Federal Communications Act, Amendments, 1960. At the time, being open about their sexuality would have meant the end for these young performers with stars in their eyes. On all the music they play On the Bandstand.! He said funeral services are pending. 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 . I had asked Norman to dance when it was a ladies choice. Like the rest of us, the 'Drag Race' Season 15 queen is crushing on Pedro Pascal. I lived in very tough South Philadelphia, he says. 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. Finally, we got away and jumped over the turnstile. Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. "That really annoyed me," said Smith, "Because quite a few of. I did get to know Annette Funicello [a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club], who came to the show. Director Goran Stolevski talks assembling his gay indie's stellar soundtrack, from The Cardigans to Nelly Furtado and more. She danced the "push" - a "type of jitterbug . Larry Elgart, a bandleader who, with his brother, Les, recorded the theme song for the long-running television dance show "American Bandstand," and who later scored a surprise hit with "Hooked on Swing," a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, died on Tuesday in Sarasota Fla.He was 95. 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. With American Bandstand being originally located in Philadelphia, segregation easily affected the concentrated area. In fact, it was dangerous. 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. Regardless, the music historian John Jackson calls it the gravest crisis in his professional career.1, At all events, the payola hearings spurred action by Congress. [2] Freddy Cannon holds the record for most appearances, at 110. Sullivan and the other dancers often congregated in Rittenhouse Square, the historic epicenter of what is known as the City of Brotherly Loves Gayborhood. There even was chatter and fear that Clark, who died at 82 in 2012, sent members of his production staff to spy on them and report back the names of the suspected gay regulars. Give me some Thumbs UP!This is Bunny Gibson and the American Bandstand Regulars live at Sesame Park outside of Philadelphia on July 21, 1997 as recorded by OnlineTV.com and Rick Siegel.The Regulars were there to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of American Bandstand and the parties were relentless as were the memories. However, advertisers do to enable personalized ads. (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. Barbara finally came back and said I had to come to the front because the back was only for colored people. Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan, Bunny Gibson and Eddie Kelly, Pat Molittieri, Carmen Jimenz, Joyce Shafer. Clark decided to pitch the show to ABC president Thomas W. Moore, and after some negotiations the show was picked up nationally, becoming American Bandstand on August 5, 1957. Mixed REGULARS Galleries. Norman and I met in January 1959 while standing outside of the studio waiting to get inside. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images), Spice on Her Favorite 'Drag Race' Season 15 Moment and Her Sweet Reunion With Sugar, "I did win the hearts of these girls somehow and the love was just so felt. Clark continued as host of the series, which was restored to its former hour length,[22] and aired on stations including KYW-TV in Philadelphia; WWOR-TV in New York City[23] (WWOR's superstation status also gave the program further national exposure); KTLA in Los Angeles; WMAQ-TV in Chicago; WDIV in Detroit; WEWS in Cleveland; WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee;[24] and WCIX in Miami.[25]. On the other hand, they had each other. We'll see you then. 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. We also surmise that her mother was an Italian immigrant (she refers to her Italian mom), and her father of Irish descent. California residents do not sell my data request. Special Features: 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. My mother thought I was nuts. 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. The Regulars, also known as The Committee were only a part of the Bandstand story. Dick Clark later stated that he knew the prime-time edition would fail because its core audience teenagers and housewives was occupied with other interests in the evenings. Don Travarelli, from South Philly, watched American Bandstand in 1961 and spotted Bunny Gibson dancing. Cameraman Vince Gasbarro said: "Horn was old-looking. . I still really didnt know who I was. We have lived in NJ ever since. Were goin hopin today Acts debuting on Bandstand appeared on Deane's program, but were asked to not mention their previous appearance with Clark while on the Baltimore show. Where things are poppin'(Pop!) [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. The shows were usually produced in either Stage 54 or Stage 55 at ABC Television Center. She was a senior.and luckily on the Honor Roll. at 3:30pm, then rejoin Bandstand at 4pm. from CBS in November 1957, they renamed the program as Who Do You Trust? The dancers, as Teen wrote, were the "most famous unknowns on TV today. 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. I said, In that case, Im staying. I was shocked. Sullivan was most frequently paired with a boy named Kenny Rossi, who was straight, but still subject to attacks for appearing on the show: 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. Prior to the move, Bandstand had sourced many of its up-and-coming acts from Philadelphia's Cameo-Parkway Records. 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. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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]. So fearful of the kids real behavior, [Clark] imposed a strict dress code: jackets and ties for boys, and nothing tight for girls. In March of 1970 we moved to New Jersey. . (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. The Hand Jive. His name was Dick Clark and in the next year the show was transformed from a local show to a syndicated. Fiorentino was known on the show as "Nicky Blue.". Whose Culture? 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. He molded the image of the American teenager so America would accept rock-and-roll.". Some of the stories I heard are heartbreaking, Sullivan recalls. The kids who showed up every day (Bandstand aired every weekday afternoon for the first six years) knew all the most popular steps. 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. Click here to see some of your favorites back in action. As two or three stations grab it off, you get less clearance, therefore you get less rating, and its an endless cycle. In front of the camera, Clark called the shots. Unsure and fearful about her true sexual identity, Sullivan tried passing as straight. It was horrible.. 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. They joined Arlenes and Kennys fan clubs. 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. Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. American Bandstand only allowed dancers from 14 to 18. To many of you, it was about the music and the artists. 8-9; quote from unpaginated photo section. 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. The reality behind the scenes ofAmerican Bandstandwas quite different than what viewers saw on national television. But it was not easy on the mean streets of Philadelphia to be a Bandstand regular suspected of being gay. He retained his youthful looks through the 1980s, burnishing his reputation as Americas Oldest Living Teenager. Dick Clark died at age 82 in Santa Monica. This kit packs $431 worth of premium skincare and haircare into a small packageand it's only $80 with the promo code. unsold game show pilots). This site is not endorsed by or associated with dick clark productions, inc. or its family of companies. A Philadelphia, PA 19133, BONUS PAGE Nicholas Fiorentino, 67, a South Philly native now living in Cherry Hill, said it was clear even to Bandstand teenagers that Clark was going places. Oddly enough, I have never checked with the other Regulars to get their feedback. Steve Colanero, 66, a West Philadelphia transplant in Palm Beach, Fla., posted on Facebook a picture from the 1980s of himself with Clark. In August 1963, ABC reassignedAmerican Bandstandto Saturday afternoon. While ABC wasnt in the quiz show business, a congressional subcommittee found another reason to investigate the network. It also was a prototype for musical television properties including cable channel MTV and Fox's reality-competition show American Idol. "He wasn't no Bob Horn," Fiorentino said. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. This incarnation was an early version of the music video shows that became popular in the 1980s, featuring films that were the ancestors of music videos. ", Songs she liked to dance to, Mrs. Spada wrote online in June 2010, included "Little Darlin'," "Sixteen Candles," "Tears on my Pillow," "Splish Splash," "Never on Sunday," and "Let's Do The Stroll.". 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. Like nostalgia? These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. By then, he was a big-time television producer. She acknowledges that some of the other girls she knew on the show were also gay. As WFIL grew financially and the account became less important, Stewart wasn't needed and was eventually dropped from the program. EARLY BANDSTAND FASHIONS. I'm David Hirsch and, on behalf of American Bandstand, I bid you, for the last time, goodbye. 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. She was one of five brothers and sisters; had a huge family vacation home in Sea Isle City where Regulars visited: and dated Frank Levins and Denny Dziena. [42], Bandstand "regulars" from the Philadelphia years, Move from ABC to syndication and the USA Network, AMERICAN BANDSTAND (1987 Closing Credits - ABC Finale), Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass & Interview - AB (1987). Don and Bunny had two daughters: Angel and Maria and four grandchildren: Lea & Christopher Di Vello, Alexis Karanzalis & Nicole Weiss. NEW PAGE! 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. But . They were the squeaky-clean Kardashians of their era, and Bandstand could easily claim the title as the first reality show. Briefly it was part of the USA Network with new host David Hirsh but went off the air in 1989. Once the program went national upon its move to Los Angeles, new host Dick Clark decided that integration was the most responsible move. I started going out to straight clubs.. Everybody knew the names of The Regulars on Bandstand. In 2019, a trio of formerAmerican Bandstandregulars assembled a book on their experiences on the popular show. REGULARS Gallery 3. "I kissed a girl, and I liked it!. REGULARS Gallery 2. , True love 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. REGULARS Gallery 1. She and her husband, Richard Spada, lived in Philadelphia and Lansdowne before moving to Newtown Square. But this one was different. I never had a crush on her. [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. The program was broadcast live, weekday afternoons and, by 1959, the show had a national audience of 20 million. He needed a group to show up every day, she says, and nobody got paid. 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. At first, not knowing how to enter the show, she walked to the door the actors and singers used and announced to Bob the Cop, "I came here to dance." After Bandstand, Charlette became an accountant and was a business manager. AMERICAN BANDSTAND BLOG. Sullivans co-author, Ray Smith, recently retired after 40 years as an Emmy-winning Today show producer. We each won a HI-FI, and 50 record albums. 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 At the time, unless a broadcaster failed to report under-the-table income (federal income tax evasion), payola wasnt illegal in federal law. Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi on the cover of Teen magazine in 1959. EARLY BANDSTAND VIDEOS. So Bandstand really did change her life in many ways. Featured artists typically performed their current hits by lip-syncing to the released version of the song. SWIMSUITS of the regulars. Broadcast only on Saturdays after 1963, American Bandstand lost the homegrown vitality of the daily program in West Philadelphia. The typical production schedule consisted of videotaping three shows on a Saturday and three shows on a Sunday, every six weeks. In 1964 Dick Clark took Dick Clark Productions and American Bandstand to Hollywood, Los Angeles in search of new markets for his myriad projects. This site does not collect any information from you. 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. Fiorentino, whose mother died when he was 12, said Clark became a role model. 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. On Bandstand, she became lifelong friends with one of the celebrity guests, straight Annette Funicello, of Mickey Mouse Club and Beach Party fame. Charlette Russo danced on American Bandstand from 1955-1959. Tony Mammarella was the original producer with Ed Yates as director. 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. .When he spoke to us off-screen, it was usually from the podium; it gave him command over his domain, and as I have learned over the years, Clark liked and wanted to be in command.4, Smith recalls the closetingof American BandstandsLGBT youths. Aura Mayari Just Wants to Live Her Zombie Apocalypse Fantasy. It was horrible.. Bandstand debuted in Philadelphia in 1950 and took on its familiar format two years later. The use of videotape allowed Clark to produce and host a series of concert tours around the success of American Bandstand and to pursue other broadcast interests. She knew Chubby Checker and Fabian from South Philadelphia High School. ABC gave Bandstand color cameras and launched it on its network of 67 stations in August of 1957. 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