They might have avoided this whole lifetime-of-being-apart thing if Eddie would have simply given her his high school ring when Caroline was his best girl in the late 1950s. 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. "It gave me a whole different outlook on life and death. Where are they now? They have been living in his longtime home in Canyon Lake. 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. 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. Bunny Gibson 9:08, Frani Giordano, 15:23As mentioned in the video, Id like to give a huge thank you to Uncle George and @jthyme for getting me this rare clip. On April20, 2023, Caroline andEddie wereback in Nashville for a high school reunion luncheon. May 16, 2019 - Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961. Q: I was listening to a classic rock station recently when the DJ said that he was going to play a song that featured members of Pink Floyd, the Who and Led Zeppelin. They kissed underneath a security lamp post. Last year, Stevens twin brother Sterling came in 2nd place in the 1969 Dance Contest, winning a trip to Finland. What does that lyric mean? We were family for years, Carrelli, 68, tells Parade.com about Clark's passing. 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. See more of American Bandstand Dancers on Facebook. Its like I lost my big brother. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. 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. Country singer Lari White is 49. But she said she only had one happy year. About a month after her funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, he said he came to the realization "I've got life left.". Chubby Checker was doing the twist. He got out of the car. Caroline knew her well. Eddie served as navigator and bombardier in B-47s. We lost a brilliant man. Up Around The Bend is at #5 today on the Billboard Hot 100 and will peak at #4 next week. Years later, he said he just didn't feel like he was ready because he didn't have a full-time job or career. He presented her with a beautiful ring that his mother had worn during her marriage to his father. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). She is overseeing a redesign. 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. "I would start crying. She worked in the travel industry in Nashville. She was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). He grew up watching American Bandstand and MGM movie musicals starring Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. They barely made it out of the airport parking lot when she pulled over at a FedEx facility. Forgot account? 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. American Bandstand: With Dick Clark, Charlie O'Donnell, Peaches Johnson, Stan Rodarte. Eddie got Caroline's phone number from a mutual friend. Our guess is that will never happen, as Frani, the . Im happy to add their names here in the description if you give them to me, but please include the time marker so I can ID them. "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. That was when she picked him up from the airport. That's about a 40-minute drive to Canyon Lake. Hammond man sentenced to 60 years in East Chicago murder. Create new account. I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the open. When American Bandstand became the most popular daytime television program in the late 1950s, a group of ordinary Philadelphia high school students who loved to dance suddenly became a national phenomenon. She and Polly had been friends at West High. 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. "American Bandstand" was one of the most popular television shows for teenagers. He drove her home and . "I said, 'Will you marry me?'". 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. She was divorced in 1985 and remarried in 1989. She had several jobs as a young woman. On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. On their third phone call, he told her he loved her. Eddie was dropping out of college. Finally, he called a mutual friend who called Caroline to explain that phone number from California with the 951 area code was Eddie Lamm. She worked at a radio station. It changed me.". Q: Please settle a bet for me. 8,366 people like this. Clark was "determined" to keep the homosexuality of popular "Bandstand" regulars a secret, Smith said. Not now. "I didn't like it.". Do you know what song he was talking about? He has remained friends with many Regulars. American Bandstand Dancers. Whats the name of that song? Bandstand didn't 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. She had two daughters, which was great. Author Armistead Maupin ("Tales of the City") is 70. In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. While on the show he often danced with Susan Beltrante and Ivette Jimenez. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. As details about Arlene's book, including a pub date, become available, I'll keep readers updated. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". She picked up her high school sweetheart at the Nashville International Airport. The songs "Near You" and "Time in a Bottle" played. Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 26. Browse 1,013 american bandstand dancers photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. 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). Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. ", Caroline's mother, Iona, went to Eddie and Polly's wedding. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). This time, she had a great marriage to a World War II veteran named George Kennedy (not the actor). Please subscribe to keep reading. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. They had four top 10 pop hits and "Don't Worry, Baby" was the B-side to their first #1 "I Get Around." As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. {{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. From that point on "I was known as Eddie's girl," Caroline said. Eddie put a hospital bed in their house. Kennedy was 19 years older than Caroline and taught her to fly a Cessna 310. Matthan Minster (keys/guitar) and Nick Bockrath (lead guitar) round out the band. She worked as the host of a Saturday morning television program called "Out Front." They were some of the most famous kids in America, dancing every day on "American Bandstand." "We were like miniature rock 'n' roll stars. (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. Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 48. "But I never got hit.". Eventually, they ended up living in a gated community in Canyon Lake, and he had a long career as a pilot and instructor in the military. 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. ``You knew when you were on `American Bandstand' something good was going to happen, Rydell said. You can cancel at any time. She was a beauty queen (Miss Nashville 1959), and he was a fly boy who would amass 5,000 hours as a pilot/bombardier in a career that included a tour in Vietnam. Dwight Eisenhower was president. 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. 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. One young performer was dangled down an . They dated for more than three years. Teenagers dance on an episode of Dick Clark's television program, 'American Bandstand,' 1950s. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 she said to herself. Stevens daughter (@Cheenjoo Pearl) commented here a few months ago and said that, sadly, both Steven and Sterling had passed away. I hope you finally see this Beth! Her grandsons walked her down the aisle. He had a going-away party, and she came. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. "I started crying.". Beach Boys on American Bandstand. (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.". On the Record: What was first song on TV show American Bandstand? 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. Caroline and George established a fly-in community in Newborn, Georgia. On April 23, 2022, Eddie called Caroline. She was a sophomore, straight-A student and a cheerleader. He proposed to her by Canyon Lake in California in September 2022. In July, couple #1, Steven Rice and Linda Gibson, will win the trip to Hawaii. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 35. "I was her caretaker," he said. That ring "was too precious," she said. OFFBEAT: 'American Bandstand' original Arlene Sullivan ready for new book. Burton) star too, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Family-first approach for Funk, Florida's killer clown case finally ends with plea deal, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: McAmis played through the pain, PREP BASEBALL: Tuell in tune for Chilhowie Warriors in win over Rural Retreat. American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) . According to Schultz, the man came up to him and kept repeating the phrase, You have to cage the elephant! over and over. 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. "It was everything I dreamed of," she said. His military career was notable because he was part of the nuclear team that was ready during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. She was still Eddie's girl. She didn't recognize the number, so she didn't answer the phone. Bradford Brady and John Maron write the weekly On The Record column. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the program's producer.It featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical actover the decades, running the . 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. Known as the Regulars, they became the nation's first reality stars. The first song aired on that broadcast was Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On.. He couldn't afford commitment, he said. Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. 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 . 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. Caroline said it didn't feel right. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! Arlene with singer Frankie Avalon at an American Bandstand event. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. For anyone with "American Bandstand" memories, the gals of this trio would love to hear from readers by emailing author@onceuponourtimes.com. "She informed me of the blow-by-blow description," Caroline said. Steven and Sterling went on to form a singing group in the late 70s called the Triple S Connection. I know there are a lot of American Bandstand fans that will be very excited to see this. 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. He always treated me special. It was September 1956. Local Business . So he continued to call. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. Actor Franklyn Ajaye and actress Zoe Wanamaker ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") are 65. Singer Stevie Wonder is 64. As the world reacts to the news of Dick Clarks passing after suffering a heart attack Wednesday morning, we remember the legacy the TV legend left behind. The band released their first self-titled album in 2009. I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the opening credits. Log In. American Bandstand Dancers. In 2013, following the release of their third album, Melophobia, Parrish decided to leave the band and try his hand at production work. Q: I really like the band Cage the Elephant. In the show's later years, it became a weekly Saturday morning staple broadcast. She said she couldn't hold it up straight. In early October 1952, a dance show hosted by Bob Horn premiered on Philadelphia's WFIL-TV, taking from the popular "ballroom" live radio show format and pointing a camera at it. Each year, they attended an aviation reunion so George could see his old pilot buddies in Hemet, California. Rest in peace dad. 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. I lost my dad this week, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. And she was showing something very special to her classmates. The Beach Boys were already the kings of surf pop by their first appearance on American Bandstand in 1964. They had been married 12 years. However, a bizarre chance encounter with a stranger following a show lead them to change their name. In an age where young couples were getting married before they turned 20, Eddie wouldn't give Caroline his high school ring. "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. . She dried her eyes and called Eddie. 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. For the next 10 years, Hooks was in motion on the set of American Bandstand, where he was a regular dancer known as the All-American Boy, with a signature smile and trademark polka-dot shirt. In a July 2010 interview with Spin.com, Matt Schultz says the band initially played under the name Perfect Confusion. In 2020, Eddie noticed Polly's head drooping. He invited her to a Friday night football game. "She probably doesn't remember me," he thought. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 He flew scouting missions in an "Old Birddog" (Cessna 140) in Vietnam in 1969-70. You have permission to edit this article. Sullivan, who came out decades ago, spoke of one particular young man, now deceased, who was a victim of Clark's campaign. Bradford Brady and John Maron are freelance music writers based in Raleigh, N.C. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. These 14- to 18-year olds like Arlene and Kenny, Justine and Bob . 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. George Kennedy died in 2001. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Eddie was dropping out of college. Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. Of the two, Rockestra Theme received some radio airplay at the time. The show stayed on the air until Clark retired as host in 1989, making it the longest-running music program in television history.

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