American Bandstand - Pinterest She was still Eddie's girl. I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the opening credits. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. 4y; Most Relevant is selected, so some replies may have been filtered out. Hammond man sentenced to 60 years in East Chicago murder. On Oct. 9, 2022, they were married in a ceremony at Lake Arrowhead in the Southern California mountains. In 2020, Eddie noticed Polly's head drooping. Caroline and George established a fly-in community in Newborn, Georgia. Originally- A reunion had been planned for August 4th 2012 to pay tribute to Dick Clark by the American Bandstand Dancers. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 As details about Arlene's book, including a pub date, become available, I'll keep readers updated. 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). Where are they now? 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. 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 said he had plans to see an old friend, so he was coming to visit Nashville. They dated for more than three years. How did they come up with their name? Log In. "What ever happened to those dancers on American Bandstand By Larry Koon Author. "We didn't realize how many kids out there were watching the show until the mail . Former 'American Bandstand' Dancers React to Dick Clark's Death - Parade That's about a 40-minute drive to Canyon Lake. On April20, 2023, Caroline andEddie wereback in Nashville for a high school reunion luncheon. 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. "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. On Sunday at 2am, construction of the Berlin Wall will officially begin. Years later, when Clark was asked whether any of the dancers had died of AIDS, he . In fact, she was "the first female car racer at Cecil County Drag Strip . Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 48. 'AMERICAN BANDSTAND': Dancers from early days take a step back You can cancel at any time. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. 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. "It gave me a whole different outlook on life and death. But this time, she had his ring. The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer. So he continued to call. American Bandstand Dancers - Home | Facebook 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. They loved going water skiing on Old Hickory Lake. She was divorced in 1985 and remarried in 1989. She picked up her high school sweetheart at the Nashville International Airport. On the Record: What was first song on TV show American Bandstand? I know there are a lot of American Bandstand fans that will be very excited to see this. "I got on my knee and did it properly," Eddie said. 'American Bandstand' Couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton - Parade Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961 American Bandstand 1970 - 1970 Dance Contest Finalists - YouTube 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. Bradford Brady and John Maron write the weekly On The Record column. He can be reached at [email protected] or (219) 852-4327. American Bandstand didn't just introduce the country 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 . What does that lyric mean? The first song aired on that broadcast was Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On.. 1,013 American Bandstand Dancers Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 26. 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. 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. Each year, they attended an aviation reunion so George could see his old pilot buddies in Hemet, California. "I just quit," he said. On their third phone call, he told her he loved her. Actor Franklyn Ajaye and actress Zoe Wanamaker ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") are 65. When she won the pageant, "I was walking on air," she said. From that point on "I was known as Eddie's girl," Caroline said. You have permission to edit this article. "It was everything I dreamed of," she said. ", Caroline's mother, Iona, went to Eddie and Polly's wedding. 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. She also became an interior designer. We lost a brilliant man. "I would start crying. American Bandstand: With Dick Clark, Charlie O'Donnell, Peaches Johnson, Stan Rodarte. Though now a Tony-winning choreographer, Cilento started as a dancer. Not now. These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. American Bandstand 1950s Dance Partners Bob Clayton & Justine - YouTube Do you know what song he was talking about? I lost my dad this week, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. 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. Eddie put a hospital bed in their house. Actress Lena Dunham ("Girls") and actor Robert Pattinson are 28. In an age where young couples were getting married before they turned 20, Eddie wouldn't give Caroline his high school ring. Q: Please settle a bet for 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. Finally, he called a mutual friend who called Caroline to explain that phone number from California with the 951 area code was Eddie Lamm. They kissed underneath a security lamp post. 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. 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On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. "I just quit," he said. 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. 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. 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. For anyone with "American Bandstand" memories, the gals of this trio would love to hear from readers by emailing [email protected]. Remember hurrying from school in the 50's and turning on that old black and white tv at 4'oclock to watch all those kids dance on "American Bandstand" live from Philadelphia, The show first began as a local program in the cramped quarters of Studio B at WFIL Tv channel 6 at 46th and Market streets in Philadelphia on October 7, 1952. On April 20, they flew to Nashville for a high school reunion luncheon. "I didn't like it.". Community See All. Where are they now? 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.