But about four years ago, after a lifetime filled with journalistic and entrepreneurial achievements, Cutler began to wonder what had happened to all those kids, those celebrities of her youth, and she went about the business of trying to find them. Like nostalgia? It was a local show Philadelphia, Jersey, the Lehigh Valley [Pennsylvania]. The shy Sullivan pushed herself forward with the contact because she wanted to get on TV to impress her mother. 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. Sadly we also lost: For instance, the shows producers allegedly practiced discriminatory policies that excluded or limited appearances by African American teen dancers, presumably to appease advertisers. Dick Clark (1929-2012) replaced Horn as host in 1956, just before the show was renamed American Bandstand, shortened to ninety minutes, and expanded to a national ABC audience on August 5, 1957. Don and Bunny had two daughters: Angel and Maria and four grandchildren: Lea & Christopher Di Vello, Alexis Karanzalis & Nicole Weiss. ), Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The soft, almost cooed vocals of singer Katie Haley bring a pop veneer. Norman passed away on December 6, 1990. I started going out to straight clubs.. (Test Pattern). A Philadelphia, PA 19133, BONUS PAGE . So Bandstand really did change her life in many ways. . Id see these kids dancing and instinctively I knew I could fit in with them. "If you got in front of the camera too much, he'd call you back and tell you to circulate. He held nothing back. Indeed. We would roar, roll over with pain from laughing so hard. But this one was different. I knew when couples broke up. London: Omnibus Press, 2006. Norman and I met in January 1959 while standing outside of the studio waiting to get inside. American Bandstand (TV Series 1952-1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He kept his distance, she says. Bob Horn Host (Bob Horns Bandstand), Bandstand Boogie Despite changes over the years, the show continued to embody and represent evolutions in American music, fashion, dance, and other sociocultural norms. And he has the one criteria required to attract Bunny Gibson. . . The Regulars, also known as The Committee were only a part of the Bandstand story. They were real kids from Philly, and if you watched every day, you could tell who was breaking up and who was making up. The program moved production in 1964 from Philadelphia to Hollywood, months after it began airing once per week. Amanda McClain is Assistant Professor of Communications at Holy Family University. This is the interview with Arlene, Kenny, Frank and Carole about their days on American Bandstand and their experiences with the Golden Boys. REGULARS Gallery 3. . Cutler will be appearing Monday to talk about her book atMax and Benny's restaurant in Northbrook. "I put a lot of my mom's makeup on and stuffed my bra," said Gibson. I never had a crush on her. But . Black music and black dances originating in Philadelphia neighborhoods contributed substantially to the success ofAmerican Bandstand; yetAmerican Bandstandsdancefloor and bleachers were racially segregated, and some of the shows most popular dances were adapted without attribution from black neighborhoods. He was 89 years old. Rare photo above is a 1959 Press photo of Pat when she was writing for Teen Magazine. My friends went to church dances every Friday and Saturday night. By Jordan McClain and Amanda McClain | Reader-Nominated Topic. We elevated them into celebrities. Dick Clark was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, in 1993 as a non-performer. Numerous black and white performers who appeared on American Bandstand during its seven-year heyday in West Philadelphia are also memorialized in this building. The reality behind the scenes ofAmerican Bandstandwas quite different than what viewers saw on national television. The show also incorporated appearances by acts like Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, and Connie Francis, who would lip-sync performances. The dancers, as Teen wrote, were the "most famous unknowns on TV today. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Arlene Sullivan, one of the most popularAmerican Bandstandregulars, presents another perspective on the shows closeted world. It could happen, How Jimmy Stewart's war service affected 'It's a Wonderful Life', Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, anger management student, in "Dark Phoenix." 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. Finally, we got away and jumped over the turnstile. And whereas 135 ABC-affiliated stations carriedAmerican Bandstandon a revenue-sharing basis in 1960, the stations were bailing out of this relationship in 1963. And more than 250 fans too, a number of them quite young, who had just heard of the show and were curious. . The Bop. And in her early 20s, she actually tied the knot with a young man. "I loved those kids," she says now, living with her husband on the Northwest Side of Chicago. putting buyers and sellers in touch with auction houses who have set worlds record.contact auctionmarketnews@yahoo.com with your Auction dates,want lists ,prices realized. ", "I was shaking like a leaf," Colanero recalled. They married during her Thanksgiving vacation from Northeast High School. 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. The film, the latest in the "X-Men" franchise, costars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jessica Chastain. To many of you, it was about the music and the artists. "It is with much sadness that we have lost one of the most loving and beautiful souls - Carole Scaldeferri Spada has passed away," Bunny Gibson, who identified herself as a "Bandstand buddy," posted on Facebook. 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. 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. (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. Fabian and Bobby Rydell Hang With American Bandstand Regulars By Rick SiegelFabian, the teenagers heart throb from the 50's, hob knobs along with the America. Known as the Regulars, they became the nation's first reality stars. The Hand Jive. . The bashing of Bandstand regulars, gay and straight, happened all the time, Sullivan and Smith reveal. For a time, she dated a neighborhood boy, Danny Rapp, lead singer of Danny & the Juniors, who had the hit song At the Hop., I was so afraid that I started trying to talk myself into being straight, Sullivan says. Learning how American Bandstand made rock n roll respectable. But he feared that if the shows secret ever came out, Middle America would change the channel. But I didnt have any crushes on any of the straight girls. In an online page marking her 68th birthday on Nov. 23, 2011, Bandstand "documentarian" Charles W. Amann III posted: "The name Scaldeferri and American Bandstand go hand-in-hand. 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. They also reported on the careers and whereabouts of many of the other regulars and several of the shows musical guests. "We all did. The film, the latest in the "X-Men" franchise, costars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jessica Chastain. That was an emotional moment for both of us.". May, 1961. Steve Colanero, 66, a West Philadelphia transplant in Palm Beach, Fla., posted on Facebook a picture from the 1980s of himself with Clark. [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. 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. Bunnys mom, Betty, made her promise that she would graduate. Huge DiscountsThere are savings on everyday items you already buy, and savings on the things youve been waiting for a sale on to spoil your pet with. [1] John A. Jackson,American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock n Roll Empire(New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), chaps. Rock Obituaries: Knocking on Heavens Door. She was 36. Ripley W.va, Great article Larry love your antiques blog . She danced the "push" - a "type of jitterbug . Browse celebrity nostalgia on our website. We moved around the floor the way our parents did in the 40s. We've received your submission. .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. The soft, almost cooed vocals of singer Katie Haley bring a pop veneer. Fiorentino was known on the show as "Nicky Blue.". Music by Charles Albertine Its original host was fired after a DWI arrest and in July 1956 a young radio DJ took over. American Bandstand (1952-89) was a massively popular music television program with strong Philadelphia roots, storied national success, and the power to shape the music industry and society. Support+971+2+5530548 Email: sales@mazoutdft.com. This site is not endorsed by or associated with dick clark productions, inc. or its family of companies. Conceivably, this helped promote racial equality and intercultural understanding. In 1988, the National Park Service listed 4548 Market Street on the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. We sent some 15,000 fan letters each week. Delmont, Matthew. Unsure and fearful about her true sexual identity, Sullivan tried passing as straight. 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 . The dark-complexioned, wavy-haired Sullivan6bolstered American Bandstands image as a show dominated by Italian-American teens. On a sociological front, the show helped popularize rock and roll and make it acceptable to many adults (i.e., parents). Like Smith, she believes that if her true sexual preference and that of others on the show had become public in the days before Stonewall and todays LGBT power, Bandstand would have been taken off the air. "My heart hurts," said Gibson, a regular from 1959 to 1961. Clark "was very all-American, handsome, and nice, a father figure to us," she recalled. Jerry Lee Lewis was the first guest on the national show and it would over the decades feature the TV debuts of such stars as Prince, the Jackson 5, Aerosmith, Sonny and Cher and dozens of other performers. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. She acknowledges that some of the other girls she knew on the show were also gay. Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, anger management student, in "Dark Phoenix." Interracial couples were not allowed on camera, so they sat on the sidelines. Parents across America would never, NEVER have allowed their kids to put Bandstand on, she writes. "He presented himself as such a grown-up.". He still had that in him until the evening before he passed away. [2] Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Paylola and Sponsorship Identification, Federal Communications Act, Amendments, 1960. ", Songs she liked to dance to, Mrs. Spada wrote online in June 2010, included "Little Darlin'," "Sixteen Candles," "Tears on my Pillow," "Splish Splash," "Never on Sunday," and "Let's Do The Stroll.". Early in 1964, the show moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, where it remained through its final season in 1989. Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi on the cover of Teen magazine in 1959. I still really didnt know who I was. The result of her journey is the very worthwhile "Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years 1956-1963," a colorful, charming and evocative book (more at bandstanddiaries.com). Arguably, American Bandstand both contributed to racial integration and supported racial segregation. ofGreaterPhiladelphia. Many of the shows female dancers wore Peter Pan collarsa feature of their Catholic school uniformsand at one point this even sparked a nationwide trend imitating the look. . Clark felt such conventions helped boost the perception of rock-and-roll, which in the 1950s was a controversial genre often disliked by older generations. "He wasn't no Bob Horn," Fiorentino said. Filled with 700-some photographs, both old and new, it is handsomely designed and co-written with Ray Smith, who danced on the show for a short time, and Arlene Sullivan, who became one of the stars of the show, with her own international fan club for a time. It was horrible., Smith says he was lucky to have escaped a beating. Clark was determined to keep the homosexuality of popular Bandstand regulars a secret, Smith said. You want to know about the guy! American Bandstand only allowed dancers from 14 to 18. The followed the trend of solo ("open") dancing started by Chubby Checker and "The Twist.". In 1989, Clark, aged 59, retired fromAmerica Bandstand, and the show ended that year. 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. The most comprehensive, authoritative reference source ever created for the Philadelphia region. In March of 1970 we moved to New Jersey. In the early years of American Bandstand, African Americans were rarely seen on television. Asked By : Francisco Allen Dick Clark, affectionately known as the "world's oldest teenager," has died. The 50 record albums are packed away for safekeeping., Normans passing However, musicians such as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Sam Cooke all made national appearances on American Bandstand during the late 1950s. She was one of the great stars of the Philadelphia years. He was 82, and had suffered a heart attack while in a Santa Monica hospital for an outpatient procedure. 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 said. Movies. Im sure shell be thrilled to hear well wishes and from Bandstand friends and fans and donations would help her a lot. Being featured on the show all but guaranteed a spike in popularity; even before it moved to a national platform American Bandstand offered a remarkably large audience base for musicians, often generating national popular demand for a new group or single. In 2014, the National Enquirer interviewed Frank Brancaccio and Eddie Kelly, other series regulars. Sharon Sultan Cutler, who grew up in New York and now lives in Chicago, is co-author of Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years 1956-1963.. , Puppy love Famously, Buddy Holly made his last television appearance on the program, miming "It's So Easy" and "Heartbeat" on August 7, 1958, just months before the . Weekday afternoons were spent with the kids in Philly, the kids on American Bandstand. Its original host was fired after a DWI arrest and in July 1956 a young radio DJ took over. Known for her perky personality, Pat Moliterri is credited with inventing the dance, the Hop, by combining elements of the Slop and the Bop.Sadly, Pat died in in the mid-seventies of a heart attack. And, for me, the kids on Bandstand were all I aspired to be. I did get to know Annette Funicello [a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club], who came to the show. Oddly enough, I have never checked with the other Regulars to get their feedback. We went downtown, and I ran to the back of the bus the way I always did in Philly but Barbara and her friend kept telling me to come to the front. We call him Namron and yes, if you spell his name backwards it spells, Norman. 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. They werent playing basketball. I met Joyce and Norman at the Steel Pier one summer and found them both to be so nice. 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. 4/8/1989 10/7/1989 Syndicated They accepted me. Soft Science extends that legacy on its third album, Maps (Test Pattern), and adds its own twists. It originally aired as simply "Bandstand" in 1952, shot at WFIL-TV's studios in Philadelphia and airing locally. First called Bandstand, the program premiered October 6, 1952, hosted by Philadelphia radio DJ Bob Horn (1916-66). Norman was born on January 18, 1944. On all the music they play On the Bandstand.! Of course we didn't realize it at the time but these kids were really the first reality stars.". Mickey Mouse Club "When I walked through those doors, that was the only place I wanted to be," said Gibson, 66, an actress who now lives in Los Angeles. Five-foot-two, brown-eyed, brown-haired Arlene and handsome Kenny, a year younger, were among the TV music shows elite, its stars, the vaunted regulars along with another couple often on camera pert, blond Justine Carrelli and suave Bob Clayton. In addition to his other ventures, Clark maintained a virtual lock on New Years Eve television withDick ClarksNew Years Rockin Eve. She would gobble down some cookies and milk and turn on the TV. 18 talking about this. He said, 'In all my days, I never thought I would ever meet you, and here you are standing right in front of me.' e9.size = "300x250"; The kids designated as American Bandstand Regulars in some cases struggled with their sexual identity. But . I had asked Norman to dance when it was a ladies choice. 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. 28 talking about this. They werent playing baseball they were DANCING. Two of the regulars, Arlene Sullivan and Ray Smith, published the volume asBandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963,with Sharon Sultan Cutler as a non-Bandstand-member co-author. "It was in the original TV studio and it was amazing," says Cutler. 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. and other collectibiles . Carol Highsmith, photographer, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. We may earn a commission from links on this page. I imitated all the dance steps, sometimes with the refrigerator door as a partner. Not only was it extremely intelligent, but there was something moving about the mans story. At the height of its popularity, it was watched daily by 20 million people (by contrast, "Dancing With the Stars" drew 13 million viewers weekly last season), with an estimated half of them adults; its teenage dancers got as many as 45,000 fan letters a week. In fact, she was "the first female car racer at Cecil County Drag Strip," according. "He made me feel that if you want something in life, you have to be serious about it.". My favorite dance was the Jitterbug the last dance where people danced together. That might have had something to do with the scandal that surrounded the departure of his predecessor, Bob Horn, who faced a drunken-driving arrest and morals charges. . 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. I was SO mixed up., Today, Arlene Sullivan lives with a partner and, despite having suffered strokes, still loves to dance. When I used to walk down the streets of Philadelphia and be recognized, Id be called a Bandstand f*****.. OnAmerican Bandstandsdance floor, Sullivan was first partnered famously with Kenny Rossi (1957-58), a multitalented Italian-American student at West Catholic Boys High School, and such was her national popularity that her fan mail eventually totaled some 500 letters weekly. The marker stands opposite 4548 Market Street (not shown here), which once housed WFIL-TVand its Studio B, the original home of American Bandstand. The rest is American Bandstand history. When he became a regular in 1959, Clark was only 30. Bunny and Duke met several months ago and now are married. He molded the image of the American teenager so America would accept rock-and-roll.". As the books highlight, Ray Smith and Arlene Sullivan provided two thoughtful and unadornedBandstandmemoirs. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. Wed stay up all night talking about boys, said Sullivan. Normally, I do not forward mail to the Regulars. . The couple first honeymooned on the Chattanooga Choo Choo, the famed railway that was immortalized by Glenn Miller and was the first to run South to North. Mixed REGULARS Galleries. Like The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia on Facebook, Follow The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia on Instagram, Like The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia on Facebook, Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You Back, (Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. He spoke of his youth, of Bandstand and his favorite gal, Bunny. They were hurting him. Throughout the rest of the 1950s, "American Bandstand" featured a number of famous acts including the debut of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (November 22, 1957), Jerry Lee Lewis (March 18, 1958), and Dion and the Belmonts (August 7, 1958). Ohio, great article, in the late 1950s i wouldnt miss watching the show for anything , I still have some of those records that bring back a lot of memories, my boyfriend and i won a lot of dance contests at Marietta high dancing to the "Mashed Potatoe" by Dee Dee Sharp and the Twist by Chubby Checker: really love your column in the Marietta Times every Monday , keep up the great articles. James Morgan, who danced 17 times on Bandstand and stayed interested in it over the years, said Mrs. Spada had run a beauty parlor in the suburbs. 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!. The parents of one kid on the show found out that he was gay . I was so afraid that I started trying to talk myself into being straight. I still have my HI-FI sitting against a wall between my living room and dining room. "That really annoyed me," said Smith, "Because quite a few of. . 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. Clark "was a good man, but he wasn't as friendly with us as people may think," Colanero said. When Gibson moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in the 1980s, she paid Clark a call at his office. In front of the camera, Clark called the shots. This included dances the Bop, the Twist, the Jitterbug, and the Stroll. . PAT MOLITTIERI GALLERY IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAT MOLITTIERI - passed away at much too young an age Pat kissing her mother You can see her with her Dad in the thumbnail gallery. Everybody knew the names of The Regulars on Bandstand. American Bandstand was an immediate success, with an estimated audience of twenty million viewers. Dick Clarks tight control on the sexual expression of his cast extended to a denial years after the show had ended. Click here to see some of your favorites back in action. His latest book, The Kardashians: An American Drama, will be published in September. But it was not easy on the mean streets of Philadelphia to be a Bandstand regular suspected of being gay. Clark's sunny smile and cuteness masked a strong will and iron determination. Special Features: e9 = new Object(); Marietta. The first book party was in November in where else? This site does not collect any information from you. But most have fond memories of their short time in the spotlight and of its lingering effect. "After that, it was history.". [6] Jackson,American Bandstand, 71; Jacksons description of Arlene Sullivan. In August 1963, ABC reassignedAmerican Bandstandto Saturday afternoon. Millions of kids from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills ran home from school every weekday to watch them dance, imitate their styles and fantasize about their lives. American Bandstand aired five days a week in live national broadcast until 1963, when the show moved west to Los Angeles and began a 24-year run as a taped weekly program with Dick Clark as host . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The TV exposure, plus the profiles some of the dancers were given in Teen magazine in the late 1950s, made them instant celebrities. Several teens belonged to a select group of taste-making gatekeepers who helped monitor dress code and admission. With his death, she said, it is "important that Dick is honored for what he did for rock-and-roll and for the impact he had on all the lives of his dancers from Philly to L.A.", Clark, Gibson said, led "the first teenage revolution, and we were part of it. We ended up spending weekends together when she came to New York and D.C. to perform We went to lunch together and had fun, but Annette had to rest and perform, so we didnt have time for anything else., Sullivan never felt like a superstar, even when the Regulars averaged 100 to 150 fan letters a day. Thank you "C" Group for continuing the "Philly Saga". I will be working on a mult-pictorial page for Bob. He promoted the couples on the show to mask the fact that so many guys were gay.5. Norman had a very, very unique sense of humor, which made him so popular with all that knew him. I was trying to hit them over their heads with my pocketbook, but they just wouldnt give up. Covering Auction Houses who specialize in Buying and Selling Antiques & Collectibiles from A-Z, Art-Rare Books-Comics-Coins-Records-Postcards-Autographs-Jewelery-Watches-Guns- Glass-Pottery- Toys-Dolls-Cookie jars-Decoys-Fenton glass- . We only had three channels in those days. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. Clark suffered a heart attack while at St. John's. In order to help establish a clean-cut image for the show, guys were required to wear ties with suit jackets or sweaters, while girls dressed in good taste, for example a high-cut blouse with a dress or skirt. American Bandstand Day: Dick Clark receives a proclamation designating Market Street as Bandstand Boulevard. I never had a crush on her. Follow The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia on Instagram There is another chapter about Clark. Although, unlike some others, Carole never really had a steady dancing partner, she danced with all the good-looking Italian boys and that one special non-Italian whom everyone loved - Harvey Robbins. Bob Clayton died November 6, 2016. As she puts it, being a Regular entailed holding a WFIL-TV Bandstand Club membership card and dancing every day on the show. REGULARS Gallery 1. 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 said funeral services are pending. Throughout its Philadelphia years, the show was so popular that it transformed average local-area teens into national celebrities. I was truly blessed in my life with wonderful family, friends and fans. His name is, Champion Polar Images Namron O My-Joy, as recorded with the AKC. Wagon Train Website,