Home Yesteryear Nostalgia Where Are the American Bandstand Regulars Now? Mixed REGULARS Galleries. 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. The reality behind the scenes ofAmerican Bandstandwas quite different than what viewers saw on national television. I never had a crush on her. Anna Russo, 2800 North 7th Street, Apt. Tony Mammarella was the original producer with Ed Yates as director. 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". I kissed a girl, and I liked it! Sullivan, now 74 and long out of the closet, reveals in a fascinating self-published book, Bandstand Diaries billed as The Book Youve Waited Over 50 Years to Read!. Sadly we also lost: SaturdayBandstandretained the proven format of the now defunct weekday show, but it sustained a crucial loss of spontaneity as a result of being taped instead of shown live. Once the program went national upon its move to Los Angeles, new host Dick Clark decided that integration was the most responsible move. 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.. They were introduced as a result of an email sent to the Fifties Web. 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. ". Its original host was fired after a DWI arrest and in July 1956 a young radio DJ took over. Later, in hindsight, I guessed that made me the first white Rosa Parks. 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. Parents across America would never, NEVER have allowed their kids to put Bandstand on, she writes. Some of the stories I heard are heartbreaking, Sullivan recalls. Dick Clark 1929 2012, Dick Clark with Johnny Crawford. They were the squeaky-clean Kardashians of their era, and Bandstand could easily claim the title as the first reality show. She acknowledges that some of the other girls she knew on the show were also gay. A funeral director in Newtown Square confirmed Monday night that Mrs. Spada had died, but declined to divulge the details before meeting with her family. I still have my HI-FI sitting against a wall between my living room and dining room. I knew when couples broke up. His latest book, The Kardashians: An American Drama, will be published in September. Many other Bandstand alumni from the show's Philadelphia era were overcome with a rush of memories Wednesday. LogoTV and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. In 2014, the National Enquirer interviewed Frank Brancaccio and Eddie Kelly, other series regulars. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions that aired regularly from 1952 to 1989, [1] and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the program's producer. My favorite dance was the Jitterbug the last dance where people danced together. Wed stay up all night talking about boys, said Sullivan. In an interview with the New York Post, Sullivan says that she and many of the gay male dancers would congregate in the Gayborhood, Rittenhouse Square, and there were rumors that Clark sent producers to spy on them. At the time, being open about their sexuality would have meant the end for these young performers with stars in their eyes. Clark "was very all-American, handsome, and nice, a father figure to us," she recalled. As she puts it, being a Regular entailed holding a WFIL-TV Bandstand Club membership card and dancing every day on the show. 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. Carol Highsmith, photographer, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. EARLY BANDSTAND VIDEOS. Carole made the world a better place," Gibson wrote on a Facebook page called America's Original Bandstand Dancers. They were introduced as a result of an email sent to the Fifties Web. Fiorentino was known on the show as "Nicky Blue.". 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. He practiced dancing with his niece, Robin, but when he went down to the show, they wouldnt let him in because he was over the age of 18. SUBSCRIBE TO MY FEED! 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. I knew I was different early on, but being with all these [Bandstand] friends, I came to terms with my feelings," Bandstand star Arlene Sullivan writes in her memoir, Bandstand Diaries. On all the music they play On the Bandstand.! The show was moved to Los Angeles in 1964. 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. This more-familiar version of Bandstand debuted on October 7, 1952, in "Studio 'B'", which was located in their just-completed addition to the original 1947 building in West Philadelphia.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^ , and was hosted by Horn, with Lee Stewart as co-host until 1955. And whereas 135 ABC-affiliated stations carriedAmerican Bandstandon a revenue-sharing basis in 1960, the stations were bailing out of this relationship in 1963. Of Clarks behind-the-scenes behavior at Studio B, Ray Smith writes unsparingly: The irony about Clark is that he was not the goody-two-shoes he projected: he smoked, cursed, and for a while teetered on the edge of alcoholism. He promoted the couples on the show to mask the fact that so many guys were gay.5. American Bandstand Regulars -- Justine Carrelli, Joe Fusco, Myrna Horowitz - The 3rd Degree - 1989 Bandstands Best 3.54K subscribers Subscribe 343 127K views 10 years ago THE USE OF ANY. . .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. Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 03:03, The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show, Top of newscast salutes to Clark deserved, "Did the Beatles kill America's radio stars? My husband and I met on a blind date and six months later on April 12, 1964 we were married. Years later, when Clark was asked whether any of the dancers had died of AIDS, he stated that one had, Smith recalled. These Regulars . REGULARS Gallery 3. 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). [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. This site does not collect any information from you. Known then as Carole Scaldeferri, Mrs. Spada was among the teens who jitterbugged and slow-danced their way to fame in a TV studio in Philadelphia, while host Dick Clark spun what are now oldies. 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. This historical marker recalls Dick Clarks American Bandstand, which was broadcast from West Philadelphia from 1957 to 1964. Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. AB WALLET PHOTOS. I was truly blessed in my life with wonderful family, friends and fans. She was a senior.and luckily on the Honor Roll. I'm David Hirsch and, on behalf of American Bandstand, I bid you, for the last time, goodbye. 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. Clark was known for integrating his audiences as well as his performers unusual in the late 50s. On December 27 Bunny Gibson, American Bandstand Regular from 1959-1962, married Duke Tirschel in Chattanooga , Tennessee. 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. With American Bandstand being originally located in Philadelphia, segregation easily affected the concentrated area. California residents do not sell my data request. We'll see you the next time on American Bandstand. On December 27 Bunny Gibson, American Bandstand Regular from 1959-1962, married Duke Tirschel in Chattanooga , Tennessee. I think after several decades he actually believed the myth. . I had asked Norman to dance when it was a ladies choice. "This man had the strongest personality that I had ever seen as a young boy," he said. 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. The previous theme was retained as bumper music. So Bandstand really did change her life in many ways. Briefly it was part of the USA Network with new host David Hirsh but went off the air in 1989. The typical production schedule consisted of videotaping three shows on a Saturday and three shows on a Sunday, every six weeks. 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. Not only does Bandstand Diaries detail Smith's and Sullivan's personal experiences, it also includes interviews with more than 40 Bandstand regulars, reveals Dick Clark's back story and . Arlene Sullivan, a star on Bandstand, is now 74. Jerry Oppenheimer is a best-selling author. Those "American Bandstand" days were the best for all of us teenagers who followed the program, the regulars, the dances, the performers, etc. "For all those who knew her throughout her life and for those who watched her dance on American Bandstand, Carole was full of love and full of God. She was 36. In fact, it was dangerous. . She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. 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. Handbags - Formal Wear. SWIMSUITS of the regulars. 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. 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. Normally, I do not forward mail to the Regulars. Finally, we got away and jumped over the turnstile. 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. The program that preceded Dick Clarks American Bandstand at WFIL-TV was deejay Bob Horns locally popular Bandstand. 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.. As the books highlight, Ray Smith and Arlene Sullivan provided two thoughtful and unadornedBandstandmemoirs. No way I will get in his way! On Bandstand, she became lifelong friends with one of the celebrity guests, straight Annette Funicello, of Mickey Mouse Club and Beach Party fame. They wrote thousands of letters. Where things are poppin'(Pop!) Barbara finally came back and said I had to come to the front because the back was only for colored people. At 74, Sullivan still dances once a week at a party thrown by another Bandstand dancer. I still really didnt know who I was. 10/7/1957 9/5/1987 ABC 60 minutes They married during her Thanksgiving vacation from Northeast High School. In 2019, a trio of formerAmerican Bandstandregulars assembled a book on their experiences on the popular show. 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. When ABC picked the show up, it was renamed American Bandstand, airing its first national show on August 5, 1957. . running a series on drunken driving. 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. As Sullivan puts it: The boys danced. This first national broadcast of American Bandstand was filmed in the Starlight Ballroom in Wildwood, NJ. The show stayed on the air until 1989. We were like sisters. 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. "Dangerous". Norman was born on January 18, 1944. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. sign up for our monthly Nostalgia e-newsletter or other e-newsletters tailored for boomers. In Philadelphia, however, WFIL opted to tape-delay the game show for later broadcast in another time slot, and to continue on with Bandstand, though only for the local audience. When I used to walk down the streets of Philadelphia and be recognized, Id be called a Bandstand f*****.. 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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. At age 30 in 1960, already a millionaire, Dick Clark, Americas only national deejay, stood at the center of the payola storm. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. While the teens, all homegrown talent, rocked onstage, two cameras homed in on them for close-ups. during those wonderful days. For More Bunny click here to go to Bunny Gibson.com, Bunny Gibson discusses the 50th celebration of American Bandstand. When WFIL-TV moved to a new facility on City Line Avenue (one that did not have a studio that could accommodate the show), ABC moved production of Bandstand to the ABC Television Center (stage 5) in Los Angeles (now known as The Prospect Studios) on February 8, 1964, which coincidentally was the day before the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. But for the gay kids, the abuse at home was worse: When one dancer's parents learned he was gay, she told the Post, "they put a drinking cup in front of him and said, This is your cup, and youre the only one who will use this cup." Another was thrown out of the house. (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. While ABC wasnt in the quiz show business, a congressional subcommittee found another reason to investigate the network. M Marsha Early American Bandstand Wallet type photos of Dancers/Regulars Sisters Mary Rosalie Susan 50s Susan Beltrante (on left) and Mary Beltrante on the right. But . In front of the camera, Clark called the shots. LGBT identities were hidden on the shows dancefloor. I have a Champion Samoyed show dog. 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. Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. 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. We only had three channels in those days. A storybook ending to a tale that began with American Bandstand, albeit 40 years ago. Fiorentino, whose mother died when he was 12, said Clark became a role model. . We also surmise that her mother was an Italian immigrant (she refers to her Italian mom), and her father of Irish descent. Filmed in the cramped quarters of the WFIL Studios at 46th and Market Streets in Philly, Bandstand is such a part of Americana that Dick Clarks podium now resides in the Smithsonian. The program was permanently shot in color starting on September 9, 1967. 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. 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. History goes back and forth with the timing and motives of the integration, but nevertheless, American Bandstand socially impacted teenagers' opinions regarding race. When Gibson moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in the 1980s, she paid Clark a call at his office. June Bouche on November 20, 2018 at 9:12 pm . They accepted me. Both were ratings disasters. One show from this first season (December 18, 1957, identified as the "Second National Telecast") is preserved in the archives of Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications. . and they put a drinking cup in front of him and said, This is your cup, and youre the only one who will use this cup. One friend of mine was kicked out of the house.. 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. [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. This development created a sometimes heated rivalry between Dick Clark and Buddy Deane, when performers who appeared first on Deane's program were refused booking on American Bandstand. Bunny and Duke met several months ago and now are married. "He was the commander," Colanero said. Clark "was a good man, but he wasn't as friendly with us as people may think," Colanero said. 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. , True love American Bandstand started life as a Philadelphia TV show in 1952, with Bob Horn as master of ceremonies. Hes a heckuva good dancer who does a mean jitterbug! I did get to know Annette Funicello [a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club], who came to the show. Were goin hopin today 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. 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]. When I used to walk down the streets of Philadelphia and be recognized, Id be called a Bandstand f*ggot, dancer Frank Brancaccio told the National Enquirer in 2014. In other parts of the country, if you were a gay kid growing up, you were probably the only one in town who was gay, Sullivan says. We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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. 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. It was briefly shot in color in 1958 when WFIL-TV began experimenting with the new technology. Delmont, Matthew F. (September 30, 2014). Clark joined Bandstand in 1956 and moved with the show to Hollywood in 1964. . SUBSCRIBE TO MY FEED! 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. KENNY AND ARLENE. Click here to see some of your favorites back in action. Elgart's version was released as a single in March 1954 (Columbia 40180) as well as Curb's theme (by "Mike Curb & The Waterfall") in October 1969 (Forward 124). He debuted in Studio 3B at WFIL-TV, near the El train stop in West Philadelphia, in 1956 when he was a 13-year-old junior high school student. 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. Bandstand Diaries shares some public information and photos about Frani (page 84). Norman passed away on December 6, 1990. The "ab" logo was replaced with the iconic stylized "AB" logo (shown at the top of this page) used for the remainder of the show's run. Two weeks later, Bandstand moved to first-run syndication. American Bandstandsrelegation to a weekly schedule stripped it of much of its power as a potential hit song exposer, writes the music historian John Jackson. 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. From the late 1950s and most of the 1960s, Clark's on-camera sidekick was announcer Charlie O'Donnell, who later went on to announce Wheel of Fortune and other programs hosted or produced by Clark, such as The $100,000 Pyramid. [7] The Diary of Arlene Sullivan, in Sullivan, Smith, and Cutler,Bandstand Diaries, 43-63. 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.. Id see these kids dancing and instinctively I knew I could fit in with them. Television host Dick Clark presides over the set of his show American Bandstand in 1957. 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