Matthan Minster (keys/guitar) and Nick Bockrath (lead guitar) round out the band. He had a going-away party, and she came. We had fans, we had groupies," said Steve Colanero, 56, a dancer from 1959 to 1961 and now retired to Palm Beach, Fla. "I spread the Beehive across America," said Bunny Gibson, 56, on the show from 1959 to 1962. He flew scouting missions in an "Old Birddog" (Cessna 140) in Vietnam in 1969-70. 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. In a July 2010 interview with Spin.com, Matt Schultz says the band initially played under the name Perfect Confusion. When she won the pageant, "I was walking on air," she said. Chubby Checker was doing the twist. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! How did they come up with their name? Local Business . "American Bandstand" was one of the most popular television shows for teenagers. 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 the country. 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.". Eddie put a hospital bed in their house. Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. Actor Buck Taylor ("Gunsmoke," ''Gods and Generals") is 76. He was a senior, with a Tennessean paper route as his only income. "I would start crying. While on the show he often danced with Susan Beltrante and Ivette Jimenez. Eddie was dropping out of college. Clark became a national icon with the popular dance show American Bandstand in the late 1950s, hosting the show for more than 30 years.Bandstand didnt just introduce America 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 Twist.PHOTOS: 40 Years of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve The 82-year-old legend, who was dubbed "Americas Oldest Teenager" will live on through the lives he touched over the years, including those of Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of American Bandstands most popular dancers. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. We were family for years, Carrelli, 68, tells Parade.com about Clark's passing. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. Do you know what song he was talking about? Caroline's first marriage, she said, didn't go well. They dated for more than three years. Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. 8,366 people like this. So he continued to call. 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. On Oct. 9, 2022, they were married in a ceremony at Lake Arrowhead in the Southern California mountains. These 14- to 18-year olds like Arlene and Kenny, Justine and Bob . Please subscribe to keep reading. "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. Caroline and Eddie had been on double dates with Polly and other boys. On Sunday at 2am, construction of the Berlin Wall will officially begin. Rest in peace dad. "I got on my knee and did it properly," Eddie said. She was divorced in 1985 and remarried in 1989. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, BY BRADFORD BRADY and JOHN MARON | ON THE RECORD, 29 nominations received for Gene "Pappy" Thompson Award for Excellence, PREP BASEBALL: Bristol eighth-grader Hayden Reed commits to Va. Tech, 7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens, New owner, new life for Abingdon yarn shop, Exit 17 completion now expected by late summer, Morgan Wallen fans upset about abrupt concert cancellation, PREP ROUNDUP: Atwood picks up 300th win for Eastside softball; Phillips, Lebanon baseball no-hits Patrick Henry, BHC BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Musick's work paid off at THS, PREP ROUNDUP: Chilhowie earns 16-0 baseball win over PH; Tazewell tops Marion in 11; Lebanon's Barton throws no-hitter, Honaker's softball team tosses two no-hitters; Rayne Hawthorne (Twin Valley), Porter Gobble (John Battle), Robbie Wilson (Wise Central), Caiti Hill (Ridgeview), Jordan Mooney (J.I. What does that lyric mean? Caroline said it didn't feel right. 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. "I had no idea.". Though now a Tony-winning choreographer, Cilento started as a dancer. ``Bandstand first aired for a national audience on ABC on Aug. 5, 1957. "I started crying.". Singer Stevie Wonder is 64. She worked in the travel industry in Nashville. Just like he had the last time she had seen him. Known as the Regulars, they became the nation's first reality stars. I had to stop listening to the radio before I could hear the song. Hammond man sentenced to 60 years in East Chicago murder. Q: I really like the band Cage the Elephant. 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. Eddie served as navigator and bombardier in B-47s. She had two daughters, which was great. "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. The band released their first self-titled album in 2009. That was when she picked him up from the airport. 4151 Prospect Ave Los Angeles, CA, CA 90027. I lost my dad this week, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Her grandsons walked her down the aisle. On their third phone call, he told her he loved her. 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. Of the two, Rockestra Theme received some radio airplay at the time. They barely made it out of the airport parking lot when she pulled over at a FedEx facility. There had been so much drama in those six-plus decades marriages, children, war, careers, heartache and death. They kissed underneath a security lamp post. ", Caroline's mother, Iona, went to Eddie and Polly's wedding. unfortunately he passed on Apri. Basketball star Dennis "The Worm" Rodman is 52. Log In. "Why couldn't my children have his bone structure?" Eddie got Caroline's phone number from a mutual friend. Courtesy American Bandstand. But she said she only had one happy year. What was the first song featured on the television show American Bandstand? American Bandstand Dancers. The songs "Near You" and "Time in a Bottle" played. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. Years later, he said he just didn't feel like he was ready because he didn't have a full-time job or career. Bradford Brady and John Maron write the weekly On The Record column. They kissed under the lamp post at the FedEx facility. This time, she had a great marriage to a World War II veteran named George Kennedy (not the actor). She said she couldn't hold it up straight. She got out of the car. On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. 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. They went to school dances and looked sharp together. May 16, 2019 - Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961. He always treated me special. Stevens daughter (@Cheenjoo Pearl) commented here a few months ago and said that, sadly, both Steven and Sterling had passed away. 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. "She probably doesn't remember me," he thought. 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. 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. Beach Boys on American Bandstand. Then my mother said, 'She looked just like you.'". Jan 26, 2019 - Kenny Rossi--one of the most popular Regulars/Dancers to dance on early American Bandstand ( years late 50s/early 60s) This site is maintained by American Bandstand Dancers Hal L. Landau, Linda D. Gonzales & Bunny. 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). "She informed me of the blow-by-blow description," Caroline said. Kennedy was 19 years older than Caroline and taught her to fly a Cessna 310. As details about Arlene's book, including a pub date, become available, I'll keep readers updated. 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. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. About See All. She would catch Eddie daydreaming and she would accuse him of thinking about "that damn Caroline," he said. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. 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. Besides being on Back to the Egg, Rockestra Theme can be found on Wingspan, the two-disc collection of McCartneys post-Beatles material, which was released in 2001. He said he had plans to see an old friend, so he was coming to visit Nashville. 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. He kindly wrote a piece about his American Bandstand experience: being on the show, the Regulars and Dick Clark. That ring "was too precious," she said. Steven and Sterling went on to form a singing group in the late 70s called the Triple S Connection.
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