In an age where young couples were getting married before they turned 20, Eddie wouldn't give Caroline his high school ring. On Oct. 9, 2022, they were married in a ceremony at Lake Arrowhead in the Southern California mountains. Stevens daughter (@Cheenjoo Pearl) commented here a few months ago and said that, sadly, both Steven and Sterling had passed away. At just 13 and 16, the twosome became regulars on the show, dancing as a couple for almost three years. [The knowledge about the dancers] would have destroyed himand the . Whats the name of that song? He kindly wrote a piece about his American Bandstand experience: being on the show, the Regulars and Dick Clark. When she won the pageant, "I was walking on air," she said. "We talked like we had talked the day before.". "I started crying.". She got out of the car. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Another time, a dancer was thrown onto the subway tracks. Taking center stage each week was superstar Bandstand couple Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of the show's most popular dancers. After an invitation from a . He drove her home and asked her permission to kiss her on the steps of her parents' house. 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. About See All. 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. They dated for more than three years. Q: Please settle a bet for me. "American Bandstand" was one of the most popular television shows for teenagers. You have permission to edit this article. "But of them all, it was when Sal Mineo came in for segment for the show that had everyone the most excited. On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. 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. "I would start crying. 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 . Beach Boys on American Bandstand. "That kiss felt like home," she said. They had been married almost 60 years. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 "It gave me a whole different outlook on life and death. I had to stop listening to the radio before I could hear the song. #americanbandstand #bandstanddiaries # . Teenagers and young adults ran home from school to watch them jitterbug and stroll while they copied their fashions, fads and dance moves. 8,237 people follow this. You have permission to edit this article. unfortunately he passed on Apri. In the show's later years, it became a weekly Saturday morning staple broadcast. Caroline and Eddie had been on double dates with Polly and other boys. 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. He proposed to her by Canyon Lake in California in September 2022. 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. "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. 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. This site is maintained by American Bandstand Dancers Hal L. Landau, Linda D. Gonzales & Bunny. 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. 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. This site is maintained by American Bandstand Dancers Hal L. Landau, Linda D. Gonzales & Bunny. 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. They had been married 12 years. In the news this week..Tomorrow, Saturday, August 12, Walter Ulbricht, leader of East Germany, will sign an order to close the border with West Germany. These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. That was when she picked him up from the airport. She cried in front of her cat "Shortstop." Country singer Lari White is 49. But she said she only had one happy year. For part of that time, he attended the University of Tennessee studying civil engineering while she was going to high school. Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. Arlene with singer Frankie Avalon at an American Bandstand event. Dwight Eisenhower was president. From that point on "I was known as Eddie's girl," Caroline said. Jan 26, 2019 - Kenny Rossi--one of the most popular Regulars/Dancers to dance on early American Bandstand ( years late 50s/early 60s) Our guess is that will never happen, as Frani, the . Basketball star Dennis "The Worm" Rodman is 52. (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. About a month after her funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, he said he came to the realization "I've got life left.". Each year, they attended an aviation reunion so George could see his old pilot buddies in Hemet, California. 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. She worked at a radio station. "I said, 'Will you marry me?'". These 14- to 18-year olds like Arlene and Kenny, Justine and Bob . Caroline said it didn't feel right. 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. American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) . Singer Stevie Wonder is 64. On Sunday at 2am, construction of the Berlin Wall will officially begin. 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. 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. After "American Bandstand" debuted on television in 1952, it made celebrities of the teens the cameras captured as the show's "regular dancers." She said she couldn't hold it up straight. However, a bizarre chance encounter with a stranger following a show lead them to change their name. 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. Caroline's first marriage, she said, didn't go well. 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. On the Record: What was first song on TV show American Bandstand? He has remained friends with many Regulars. 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. 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.. Log In. 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." Eddie served as navigator and bombardier in B-47s. As details about Arlene's book, including a pub date, become available, I'll keep readers updated. Q: I really like the band Cage the Elephant. ", Mineo's big breakthrough as an actor was his role in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite James Dean and Natalie Wood. Forgot account? Frani Giordano is still loved by American Bandstand fans almost 60 years after she stopped going to the show in 1960. He said he had plans to see an old friend, so he was coming to visit Nashville. She had several jobs as a young woman. (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.). 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. Sullivan, who came out decades ago, spoke of one particular young man, now deceased, who was a victim of Clark's campaign. 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. Finally, he called a mutual friend who called Caroline to explain that phone number from California with the 951 area code was Eddie Lamm. Eddie got Caroline's phone number from a mutual friend. "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 worked in the travel industry in Nashville. I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the open. "I just quit," he said. He drove her home and . Up Around The Bend is at #5 today on the Billboard Hot 100 and will peak at #4 next week. How did they come up with their name? Rest in peace dad. Eddie was dropping out of college. Eddie was dropping out of college. Sullivan,70, is busy working on a new book about her "Bandstand" days with fellow "Bandstand" regular Bunny Gibson (also one of the most popular regulars on the show) assisted by authors Sharon Sultan Cutler and Cookie Tischler, the latter duo being the scribes behind the tome "Once Upon Our Times (Because Life Isn't A Fairytale): 65 Years Growing Up Baby Boomer." They went to school dances and looked sharp together. ``You knew when you were on `American Bandstand' something good was going to happen, Rydell said. She had two daughters, which was great. He flew scouting missions in an "Old Birddog" (Cessna 140) in Vietnam in 1969-70. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". His military career was notable because he was part of the nuclear team that was ready during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. He presented her with a beautiful ring that his mother had worn during her marriage to his father. 8,366 people like this. Here's what Caroline thought when she heard about Eddie's marriage: "What in the hell did she have that I didn't have. The trio is best known for performing the original theme for the TV show Dance Fever, which ran in syndication from 1979-1987 and featured a weekly dance contest. According to Schultz, the man came up to him and kept repeating the phrase, You have to cage the elephant! over and over. 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. Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. In 2013, following the release of their third album, Melophobia, Parrish decided to leave the band and try his hand at production work. It changed me.". That ring "was too precious," she said. "I just quit," he said. "I got on my knee and did it properly," Eddie said. 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. He got out of the car. 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. American Bandstand Dancers. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. 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.". 4151 Prospect Ave Los Angeles, CA, CA 90027. They had four top 10 pop hits and "Don't Worry, Baby" was the B-side to their first #1 "I Get Around." 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. 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. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! You can cancel at any time. Courtesy American Bandstand. In 2020, Eddie noticed Polly's head drooping. 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. {{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. 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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. One young performer was dangled down an . Create new account. 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 . May 16, 2019 - Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961. George Kennedy died in 2001. We lost a brilliant man. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Author. He had a going-away party, and she came. He had a going-away party, and she came. Last year, Stevens twin brother Sterling came in 2nd place in the 1969 Dance Contest, winning a trip to Finland. 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He barely saw his old friend on that trip. "Tony Bennett, Tab Hunter, Jeff Chandler and Patti Page were some of the big-time favorites we were all so excited to meet," Arlene said.
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