American Bandstand Dancers. Any place there's dancing, I'll still go, said Joe Fusco, who was 15 when he . Though now a Tony-winning choreographer, Cilento started as a dancer. ``You knew when you were on `American Bandstand' something good was going to happen, Rydell said. They barely made it out of the airport parking lot when she pulled over at a FedEx facility. Author Armistead Maupin ("Tales of the City") is 70. He invited her to a Friday night football game. Last year, Stevens twin brother Sterling came in 2nd place in the 1969 Dance Contest, winning a trip to Finland. He proposed to her by Canyon Lake in California in September 2022. 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. ``Bandstand first aired for a national audience on ABC on Aug. 5, 1957. "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. Caroline knew her well. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. I lost my dad this week, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! or. How did they come up with their name? "Why couldn't my children have his bone structure?" At just 13 and 16, the twosome became regulars on the show, dancing as a couple for almost three years. He got out of the car. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Courtesy American Bandstand. George Kennedy died in 2001. The Philadelphia high school Regulars who danced on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in the late 1950s and early 1960s became national celebrities and America's first reality stars. They kissed underneath a security lamp post. A: Premiering in 1952, Bandstand (as it was originally called), began life as a local program on Philadelphia-based WFIL, which broadcast both radio and television programs. Steven and Sterling went on to form a singing group in the late 70s called the Triple S Connection. Clark was "determined" to keep the homosexuality of popular "Bandstand" regulars a secret, Smith said. About a month after her funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, he said he came to the realization "I've got life left.". 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. Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. Musicians in the studio that day included Pete Townshend and Kenney Jones of the Who, Led Zeppelins John Paul Jones and John Bonham, and Pink Floyds David Gilmour. 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. FYI:onceuponourtimes.com. The first song aired on that broadcast was Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On.. "I said, 'Will you marry me?'". A: Most likely, he was talking about Rockestra Theme from Paul McCartney and Wings 1979 album Back to the Egg. On Oct. 3, 1978, over 20 musicians met at Abbey Road Studios in London and recorded two McCartney compositions: Rockestra Theme and So Glad to See You Here.. She also became an interior designer. Actress Lena Dunham ("Girls") and actor Robert Pattinson are 28. In 1959, she entered the Miss Nashville pageant, stitched up a short red costume and did a dance routine to "Won't You Charleston With Me" ending with a jitterbug to "Sweet Georgia Brown." In the show's later years, it became a weekly Saturday morning staple broadcast. While on the show he often danced with Susan Beltrante and Ivette Jimenez. I had to stop listening to the radio before I could hear the song. The band released their first self-titled album in 2009. Up Around The Bend is at #5 today on the Billboard Hot 100 and will peak at #4 next week. ", Mineo's big breakthrough as an actor was his role in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite James Dean and Natalie Wood. She was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). In July, couple #1, Steven Rice and Linda Gibson, will win the trip to Hawaii. Not now. It had been 63 years since Caroline Wallace had last kissed Eddie Lamm. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 35. "But of them all, it was when Sal Mineo came in for segment for the show that had everyone the most excited. Teen dancer-turned-celebrity Arlene Sullivan, photographed last week in Atlantic City, shot to fame in fan magazines in the 1950s after being a TV camera favorite face of "Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). 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. The first thought I had when I heard the news was about a date we had made for when Dick turned 90 and I turned 80. 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. In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. That ring "was too precious," she said. Matthan Minster (keys/guitar) and Nick Bockrath (lead guitar) round out the band. She had several jobs as a young woman. After an invitation from a . American Bandstand Dancers. "I just quit," he said. Sullivan, who came out decades ago, spoke of one particular young man, now deceased, who was a victim of Clark's campaign. He has remained friends with many Regulars. Known as the Regulars, they became the nation's first reality stars. American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) . 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. "I took fire," he said. Caroline's first marriage, she said, didn't go well. They dated for more than three years. On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. "I had no idea.". 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.". Contact American Bandstand Dancers on Messenger. Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. 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. "I would start crying. For anyone with "American Bandstand" memories, the gals of this trio would love to hear from readers by emailing author@onceuponourtimes.com. 4151 Prospect Ave Los Angeles, CA, CA 90027. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. This time, she had a great marriage to a World War II veteran named George Kennedy (not the actor). "I was her caretaker," he said. She dried her eyes and called Eddie. This is a video I created of one of my favorite dance pa. You have permission to edit this article. What was the first song featured on the television show American Bandstand? "I didn't like it." In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. {{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. Caroline said she had been seriously ill. She thanked Jesus for "keeping me alive.". "It gave me a whole different outlook on life and death. She worked in the travel industry in Nashville. He made a lot of stars. What a tragedy, Clayton, 70, says. This is a montage I created of one of my favorite dance . They have been living in his longtime home in Canyon Lake. The Beach Boys were already the kings of surf pop by their first appearance on American Bandstand in 1964. Just like he had the last time she had seen him. The songs "Near You" and "Time in a Bottle" played. Send your questions about songs, albums, and the musicians who make them to MusicOnTheRecord@gmail.com. And when Dick Clark took over on-air hosting duties in 1956 (from producer Bob Horn), he also became a household name and stayed with the show until the series ended in 1989. She was a sophomore, straight-A student and a cheerleader. (Steven 1952-2015, Sterling 1952-2003, RIP) The young lady in couple #4 from Oklahoma City, Beth Freeland, commented here a few months ago as well. 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. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". "I started crying.". 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. Create new account. Where are they now? Frani Giordano is still loved by American Bandstand fans almost 60 years after she stopped going to the show in 1960. Community See All. Drummer Andy Williams of Casting Crowns is 42. "I didn't like it.". 8,366 people like this. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. He kindly wrote a piece about his American Bandstand experience: being on the show, the Regulars and Dick Clark. (Mineo's life ended decades later after he was arriving home after a rehearsal on Feb. 12, 1976 and was stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building in West Hollywood, with the knife blade striking his heart, leading to immediate and fatal internal bleeding.). "We talked like we had talked the day before.". Originally titled "Bandstand," the first episode on October 7 featured New York transplant and former announcer Dick Clark playing records as the first-ever video DJ. For part of that time, he attended the University of Tennessee studying civil engineering while she was going to high school. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! Browse 1,013 american bandstand dancers photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. 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. On April 23, 2022, Eddie called Caroline.