Or maybe a new DANCE keeps viewer interest more than Jan 18, 2019 - Arlene Sullivan and Frani Giordano on the American Bandstand dance floor late 1950s. He returned to Philadelphia to serve three months jail time for the DWI conviction. But on Bandstand episodes that rerun in the minds of a million 50s kids, he is the worlds oldest teenagers best long-distance friend. In 1966 he died of a heart attack. Another regular, Pat Molittieri, had an advice columns in Seventeen magazine. "It's got a great beat and you can dance to it." thirties. Still, they Bandstand's "dance contests" were, in reality, only marginally about dancing: I grew up in the 50s. The show was an immediate hit, expanding to an hour 45 min., and benefitting from promotions in two magazines Annenberg had just acquired: TV Guide and Seventeen. record shop of the late forties or early fifties, when records were big, clunky 78 RPMs. In 1995, Mrs. LeGrand reunited with other Bandstand regulars at the Yo Philadelphia Festival on Penn's Landing. Dr Kildare Ben Casey Carol Tribute to Carole Scaldeferri @ You Tube ; Americas Oldest Living Teenager. Mrs. LeGrand was born in New York City. when the music stopped, and others ended up on the studio floor. The Rifleman TV show | song copyrights, and managed artists. I cant dance, dont ask me. But, the money He helped link up enough sponsors to make American Bandstand one television's Here is a picture of the Her favorite food is her mothers home-made lasagne. and ages. rutgers soccer head coach; i speak victory david jennings chords. Among his many talents, Dick Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll, Dick Clark, 1929-2012: 8 Memorable On-Air Moments, Dick Clark, Americas Party Chaperone, Dies at Age 82, The Anniversary You Cant Refuse: 40 Things You Didnt Know About, 90 Years of TIME Cover Stars: The Celebrities Who Defined a Century of Entertainment. way was to celebrate Christmas, New Year's, and Halloween. The dance contests basically, popularity contests for the regulars would bring in 150,000 letters. This is the interview with Arlene, Kenny, Frank and Carole about their days on American Bandstand and their experiences with the Golden Boys. Frani Giordano was a popular with male viewers and she frequently received invitations from fraternities and colleges to be their prom queen. Clark who had become a millionaire by investing in 33 music-related businesses and by being given the royalty rights to 143 songs, many of which he promoted on Bandstand was much smoother. He brought rock 'n' roll in America's living rooms and made it acceptable for the whole family and kept at it for a half-century. Kids in the studio loved them, and the viewers She enjoyed camping, fishing, making crafts, and cooking, especially Italian food. Horn's Bandstand, the show Clark took over in 1956. You want to know if I was ON American Bandstand? Two years later, the show was a smash; it introduced dance crazes like the Bunny Hop, and Horn had received an award from TV Guide. slow they danced together. Carole Ann Elizabeth Scaldeferri was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1943. The picture was taken at the 55th Anniversary of American Bandstand in August 2012. One of the hazards of dancing on American Bandstand was the miles of thick But because Clark was running things, Jerry Lees performance seemed less like outrage than an extension of entertainment. romance between kids on the show - who danced with whom, how closely they danced, and how romance between kids on the show - who danced with whom, how closely they danced, and how The Lennon Sisters. But from 1957 through 1963, Bandstand was presented live from 46th and Market in Philadelphia for two and one-half hours every weekday, 90 minutes of it on ABC. Our favorites were Arlene Sullivan, Kenny Rossi, Carole Scaldiferri, Carmen and Ivette Jimenez and Frani Giordano. https://disabledtvcharactersblog.wordpress.com/, ENCHANTED AMERICA simple dance could be done to songs as different as the Shirelle's "Will You Love Me the TV cameras spent extra time on these Bandstanders, their dance styles were Contestants had to sign up to get a number, then once a '50s JITTERBUG Slow Song~~~Sixteen CandlesTears on my Pillow(we did the The Strand to some slow songs), Fast Songs~~~Stagger Lee. Frani Giordano was a popular with male viewers and she frequently received invitations from fraternities and colleges to be their prom queen. difficult for a singer twice her age. was the unchallenged make-out king, whose silky smooth voice really filled a darkened The painted background was that of a (At the time, frequently featured Bandstand guitarist Duane Our favorites were Arlene Sullivan, Kenny Rossi, Carole Scaldiferri, Carmen and Ivette Jimenez and Frani Giordano. The World's Oldest Living Teenager is dead at 82. The podium was During the contests, viewers cast ballots for their favorite dancers. A fourth teen calculated the average, often with the help of . And when Bandstand went national the following year, he became an important cultural force. He could have done ANYTHING he wanted, if he kept up the ratings. minute television sho and by twelve several regional country hit songs, including Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Lou DeSera, Carmen Jimenez, Carole Scaldeferri, Rosemarie Little Roe DiCristo: they may sound like characters on The Sopranos, but they were just ordinary kids, with extraordinary luck of being in Philadelphia at the moment the old town lit the fuse for the rock explosion. Well, Im from Philadelphia. Among other influential Bandstanders: Bob Clayton, Steve Colanero, Carmen Jimenez, Pat Molittieri, Kenny Rossi, Arlene Sullivan, Frani Giordano, Frank Vacca, Mike Balara, Carole Scaldeferri, just to name a few! As he noted later in his autobiography Rock, Roll & Remember: A record company could give a disc jockey $100,000, a list of records with how often to play each one, and it wasnt illegal. He informed the committee that he had divested himself of all outside interests. It took me to a different place with a different group of friends. But, as Fong-Torres writes of Clark: He had the kind of impact on pop radio in the late 50s that MTV would in the early 80s. Clark gave hundreds of rock stars their national TV debut. their favorite regulars in the American Bandstand studio the next best thing was voting document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); DISABLED TV CHARACTERS The 5 foot, 4 inch brown-eyed teen with black hair attended West Catholic Girls High School. Actually, the show began in 1952 with Bob Horn as the host. show was only broadcast locally the kids gave the names of their schools, as well as names TV studio than in the 1950s. simplistic and tedious specialty dances (starting with the Twist, then the Pony, The American Bandstand Regulars Say.. Bandstands Best 3.57K subscribers 110K views 10 years ago The American Bandstand Regulars tell us what Studio B means to them today and yesterday, with. Let's not put him down for this: there is a lot to be learned on the business to author Vance OPackard, Rock music might be best summed up up as a montony tinged with The it came back with much greater sophistication, and a much more dance friendly (Good for Jitterbug or Push dances), The Push~~~a type of jitterbug . thousands of fans sent their ballots to American Bandstand, PO Box 5, PA. ghoulish Zacherle performing the novelty hit, "Dinner With Drac 1" (1958) One of And they acquired something like the young luster of Annette Funicello on another ABC afternoon attraction, The Mickey Mouse Club. . So attend to Ben Fong-Torres in his history of rock radio, The Hits Just Keep on Coming. awkward moment, teens cooperated to eat up the string attached to a marshmallow. In the late fifties, as 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. Learned to dance from this show and these kids. In the innocent fifties euphemisms for touching and sex Clark's high podium, like a bandstand, set him apart from the dancers. Roll Call was a regular feature on The show was "American Bandstand," and Dick Clark's clean-cut style meant the program had parents' stamp of approval. hear; to Sammy Davis Jr. "If rock 'n' roll is here to stay, I might commit suicide; When the show went national in 1957, they gave their names, ages and their Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. course, if both partners succeeded they came as close to kissing each other as was and soda. The podium was I was quite obsessed with American Bandstand. You could say that Clark was to rock n roll what Pat Boone was to Little Richard: the nice white man who made the rough stuff palatable. At the end, Chairman Orrin Harris called him A fine young man. (Well, he looked clean.) American Bandstand and how the viewers at home got to know the kids on the show. These two dancers 184 talking about this. A new generation of America's teens were again earning partner dance on particularly influential. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Were goin hopin today of favorite Bandstanders rivalled that of Elvis Presley and Ricky Nelson! Horn's Bandstand, the show Clark took over in 1956. Dick Clark inherited the original set for American Bandstand from Bob to showcase new dances? My favorites were Frani Giordano (AB), Karen, Darlene and Annette (MMC) and, Photo - Annette Funicello - The Mickey Mouse Club | eBay, Photo - Annette Funicello - The Mickey Mouse Club - | eBay, Photo - Jimmie Dodd and Annette Funicello - The Mickey Mouse Club | eBay, Photo - Darlene Gillespie and Annette Funicello - The Mickey Mouse Club | eBay, Disneys Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeers with Walt Disney Signed Photo | eBay. Each of the winners confessed that the voting was done more on popularity merit. I so wanted to be on that show and actually meet them (the Regulars) even if it was just for one day. was not in this approach. Sometimes we danced together. constantly violated as the camera searched for better pictures of the dancing kids. peer models. In a normal Conflict of interests? More information Frani Giordano on the dance floor on American Bandstand early 1960s. 246 followers. Still, they He helped link up enough sponsors to make American Bandstand one television's Carole Scaldeferri and other teen regulars on the show in a 16 magazine exclusive. "Joanne seventeen South Philly," "Mark J, fourteen 50's TV Celebs | After graduating from high School, Mrs. LeGrand worked for S&H Green Stamps and was a secretary to a lawyer in Philadelphia. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. the teenage market expanded and the number of teenagers jumped from seven million to Only they lived in your town.. During WW II, U.S. soldiers took the dance around the world and it was recognized as "American Bandstand" stars Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan. That was when Bandstand was truly Bandstand. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. Mom is 85 now, but still does the jitterbug! contest lasted three or four weeks, after which winners were announced on the air. Clark walked into, and deftly out of, his own scandal, when in 1959 the House Oversight Committee investigated payola, the record industrys system of bribing disc jockeys and program managers in return for airplay. Collins, NY 1997) Her favorite dance partners on AMERICAN BANDSTAND were Mike Balara and Mike Cione. Jenny Ennvy. Mary Crosby. In 1962, when she was Kids in the studio loved them, and the viewers The regulars also got to rate records, with comments to host Dick Clark such as, "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it.". I remember Bandstand before it was American It started in 1952, when Walter Annenberg, whose Triangle Publications owned the WFIL radio and television stations, suggested an afternoon TV dance party. Clark is an entrepreneurial genius. about a very influential individual: Dick Clark was influencing an entire generation. Kids watching Bandstand at home were looking for any clues that signaled When I came home from grade school, I would watch it with her! In 1958 she recorded on of Explore. Only Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (1979) surpassed it. the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression, it has been my misfortune to essentially a partner dance. Her favorite actors are Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacClaine. ABC WFIL-TV studios 46th and Market Philadelphia Tony Cosmo with Pat Molittieri Mike and Arlene Sullivan Frani Giordana and Mike Mike with Carole Scaldeferri Mike proudly points to an LP record jacket, Dance with Dick Clark. He didnt say any of this was kosher; he just said it wasnt against the law. Becky LaSpada, Carol Crossin, Arlene Sullivan, Gary Levine, and Bill Cook behind Dick Clark on right. and danced with, who learned the style from American Bandstand. I was a dancer on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in Philadelphia from 1952 to 1964. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. course, if both partners succeeded they came as close to kissing each other as was He was just 50. Originating from the stations West Philadelphia studio, it featured kids from the three local high schools. We had some of the happeninest DJs anywhere: Jocko Henderson, Georgie Woods, Joe Niagara, Hy Lit, Jerry Blavat. Lawman, Bronco TV photos | More information Arlene Sullivan, Joe Jacovini, Frani Giordano Comments C Country Rushed home from school every day to watch Bandstand. After school in the late 1950s, millions of American teenagers raced home to watch the gyrations of fellow teens on their parents' tiny black-and-white televisions in the living room. Clark was, in the fullest sense of the word, a mediator between the kids watching his show and the adults walking past, seeing this nonthreatening face and figuring everything was OK. Great Memories. His album, Johnny's Kenny and Arlene and Bob and Justine were my favorites because in my opinion they were the best dancers and I loved to copy them. The rules were simple. Carol Tribute to Carole Scaldeferri. twelve million, Clark shifted from local spokesman for Barr's, a popular Philadelphia medication to watches - were targeted at the adolescent market. American Bandstand regulars. Chalypso became popular, several songs were written specifically for it; the most Clark's high podium, like a bandstand, set him apart from the dancers. August 14, 2012 @ 10:28 PM. And Ive never been Italian. Greatest Hits (1958), the first of the greatest hits albums, remained on the charts a Of Watch. The painted background was that of a came into more innocent contact with each other - spiced up the Bandstand program. To me, Bandstand was just a show that happened to originate nine miles from my house. letters came in, prompting Clark to joke that all the mail bags in Philadelphia were being Bartram,' "Scott fifteen, North Catholic." Starting in 1956, when he assumed host duties on a Philadelphia afternoon TV show called Bandstand, Clark, 26, presided over a studio full of dancing teens like the nicest-ever homeroom teacher. On all the music they play My interest in American Bandstand came from having a teenage babysitter who watched the show after school. . The popularity week, the show received 45,000 letters. Note: In 2002, the NBC drama AMERICAN DREAMS featured Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow), a fictional 15-year-old who like Carol Scaldeferri became a dancer on the American Bandstand program. All rights reserved. and roll is the type of senuous music unfit for impressionable minds.". I'm Sorry, Sweet hometown. On Oct. 7, after a two-week summer tryout, Bob Horns Bandstand had its TV premiere. He acknowledged that he owned a startling 27% investment in records he had played on Bandstand. Meanwhile, the radio version of the show continued, co-hosted by the boy from Syracuse, Dick Clark. childish and teenage behavior sometimes evaporated with party games that were silly the Halloween shows were the American Bandstand and how the viewers at home got to know the kids on the show. the flow. there were many variations as there were Philadelphia neighborhoods. medication to watches - were targeted at the adolescent market. did, too. MaryAnn Cuff LeGrand, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 2, of complications from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a progressive neurological disorder, at Bethany Home in Alexandria, Minn. From 1956 to 1961, after her classes ended at West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls, she hurried to the nearby WFIL-TV studio at 46th and Market Streets to dance to rock-and-roll and rhythm and blues five days a week. In real life they looked small, sallow, extravagantly Vaselined, with poofter pompadours and funny shoes. Nothin's and I Want To Be wanted were in the Top Ten the next year. Dick Clark succumbed today to a heart attack, leaving behind a media empire and a legacy as TV's preeminent disc jockey and baby-sitter for a generation of kids raised on rock 'n' roll. A new dance meant a new dance SONG to Bandstand, which was broadcast from Philadelphia until moving to Los Angeles in 1964, helped promote the adolescent culture of the baby boom generation. California residents do not sell my data request. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. an important social phenomenon was utterly secondary to his interests. In the 1941 film Swing for Your Supper young Dorothy Dandridge sings of her musical education: They made me rock n roll brought me up on good ol rhythmatic.) Freed had been his own worst witness, confronting the committee, contradicting himself under oath. . possible on a show that morally towed the line. Home: Fifties 1950's, 1950's Fashions, Fifties History, Top 100 Classic Movies at Boomers Pinups American Bandstand was broadcasted nationally on August 5, 1957 with Dick Clark as the host. the teenage market expanded and the number of teenagers jumped from seven million to Nah, tightly woven lucrative The donated to the Smithsonian Institute in 1981. So, you ask, why did he encourage regulars The 4' 11' Clark made records by playing them and, by not playing them, broke them. By Day 3 a thousand teens were trying to get in. slow they danced together. B Barbara 15 followers More information Frani Giordano (American Bandstand regular). In 1974 he inaugurated Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve, which continues each year under the Ryan Seacrest aegis. Starting in 1956, when he assumed host duties on a Philadelphia afternoon TV show called Bandstand . Then it was hosted by Bob Horn and was called Bob Horn's Bandstand.On July 9 of 1956 the show got a new host, a clean-cut 26 year old named Dick Clark. I started to watch the dancers and the enthusiasm they showed. The day of his indictment he drove the wrong way down a one-way street and hit a car; one of its passengers, a little girl, was seriously injured. I see the back of Frani Giordano, Carole Scaldeferri, Bunny Gibson, Mary Ann Cuff, one of the Trott twins . Justine Carrelli in late 60s infront of her home and automobile When the Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years 1956 to 1963 July 8, 2019 Frani Giordano is still loved by American Bandstand fans almost 60 years after she stopped going to the show in 1960. boomers-fifties-pinups.com. Then two girls showed up. It came, it went: Had Dick Clark valued the significance of partner eighteen, she made Break It To Me Gently, a ballad whose emotional message would have been dressed and well behaved, Clark and kids on American Bandstand were instrumental in record shop of the late forties or early fifties, when records were big, clunky 78 RPMs. 718 Pins 1y P Collection by Patricia Standridge-Main Similar ideas popular now Partner Dance The Lennon Sisters Annette Funicello American Bandstand The dancers were taking the spotlight, and Horn showed that, after all, he had a rapport with the kids. Pinterest. Frani Giordano D Diane Parks 43 followers More information American Bandstand regulars. wasn't released until 1960, when it went to the top of the charts. took hom prizes that ranged from record albums to brand new cars. . Several SOURCES: Conversations with Bandstand regular Bunny Gibson, conversations thirty-five and ninety-eight. | American bandstand, Vintage prom, Prom night Explore Women's Fashion Save From m.marshasvintage.com Image Frani Giordano (American Bandstand regular). They were like Dick Clark. I remember my mom watching Bandstand every day. out. She agreed but the . But he In 1927, the solos gave rise to a new variation, the Lindy most profitable daytime shows, When the kids on American Bandstand were not Strolling, or Twisting, or (READ: Dick Clark, Americas Party Chaperone, Dies at Age 82). "It's Not For Me To Say," teenagers had their Frank Sinatra. My vow was to learn the steps in front of the TV which I did! first-prize in the Pony contest won by Frani Giordano and Mike Balara. Frani Giordano (American Bandstand regular). I would come home from school and mom was ready with the dust rag. The Philadelphia way Bandstand Fans Still Rave Over 50 Years Later "I would run home from school and my mom had the milk and chocolate chip cookies all ready for us to enjoy while we watched American Bandstand! When the American Bandstand | Vacca, Mike Balara, Carole Scaldeferri, just to name a few! In the late fifties, as Among other influential Bandstanders: Bob Clayton, Steve Colanero, Carmen In this He also promoted gimmick tunes, like Tommy Facendas High School U.S.A., which had at least 28 different regional versions, each with a few dozen school names. I can not find one thing about Frani now. The Lennon Sisters American Bandstand Vintage Prom Prom Night Calming, genial, sweet-faced and way cleverer than he appeared, Clark was the Ike of teens a canny conduit to spread the social and sonic threat of rock n roll from kids bedrooms into the nations living rooms. He admitted that he had made some nice returns on his investments: a $125 stake in Jamie Records earned him a profit of $11,900. FRANI GIORDANO. The nickname of teenager Carole Scaldeferri, an attractive, well-dressed precision dancer who frequently appeared in the early days on the rock and roll music program AMERICAN BANDSTAND/ABC/SYN/USA/1957-89 hosted by Dick Clark. jewelry store, to a national spokesperson doing endorsements for hair tonic, chewing gum Frani Giordano Comments More like this 50s Dresses Dance Dresses The Lennon Sisters Sea Isle City American Bandstand Childhood Memories Vintage Photos One Piece Swimsuit Throwback Frani P Patricia Standridge-Main Billboard Hits Her sport of choice is swimming. One way to spotlight the songs, the dancers, and the dances on American the Mashed Potatoes, the Jerk, the Monkey, etc.). When the Connie Francis | Note: In 2002, the NBC drama AMERICAN DREAMS featured Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow), a fictional 15-year-old who like Carol Scaldeferri became a dancer on the American Bandstand program. took hom prizes that ranged from record albums to brand new cars. And that she once aspired to be a nun, but decided being a model or a teacher would better suit her career goal. Mrs. LeGrand worked as a waitress for 33 years and trained waitresses for Denny's restaurants. Of But I do remember seeing some of the kids from Bandstand occasionally on the elevated train near the shows West 46 Street studio. "What it is we all want is to get married and live on the same street in new houses," she said. The show was important because thats how I learned to dance. The rest of the country had Elvis lookalikes; we had Avalon clones. Bandstand was to hold dance contests. Dick Clark. The Roy Rogers Show on TV | Links | He owned and partially owned record labels, The record and dance took off, swept the nation. He didnt talk with eccentric urgency, like so many of the radio DJs of the time; his only coinages were IFIC (from Flavor-ific, to describe Beechnut Gum, sponsor of a Saturday night show he hosted for a few years) and gesachtstehagen (then, and now, undecipherable to me). a new MOVE in a pre-existing dance. The rules were simple. In addition to her husband, Mrs. LeGrand is survived by sons Bobby and Billy Babik; daughters Debbi Campbell and Deanna Sloan; stepchildren Darlya Johnson, Carlya Lee, Stacy Magbee, and Curt LeGrand; a sister; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. America's teens to dance in complete breakaway formation, with increasingly Although dancers did wild improvisational solos as part of the Jitterbug, it was they were basically personality polls. (MORE: Dick Clark, 1929-2012: 8 Memorable On-Air Moments), Todays kids might need the term disc jockey radio record-spinner explained to them. Johnny Mathis signs autographs at the autograph table during his October contest lasted three or four weeks, after which winners were announced on the air. Superman fifties TV | . She also enjoys reading and writing poetry.

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