One night he asked one of his models to put on something white, then introduced her to Allison. Other results: Some of the men were convicted of participating in unnatural sex. Others were charged with corrupting the morals of minors, but the judges in the majority of these cases decided that the men were dealing with girls who were already corrupted, so they either acquitted the men or gave them light punishment. ABC gave, Theres a dramatic difference between the description of Horn by his adult co-workers and what we hear from his teenage fans. Menefee was a curmudgeon on the air. In the course of his probe Blanc discovered connections between many disparate people. But I had to take a double-take when they showed black people in the stands, she says. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Horn led a double life that included activities his virginal dancers never dreamed of. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. Annenberg asked Horn to confirm or deny that he knew the teenage girl who was cooperating with Blancs investigation. Public high schools were more integrated 72% white when Bandstand started, according to Philadelphia School District statistics, while blacks were 28% while Asians and Latinos were less than 1%. In this climate, Philadelphias new district attorney decided to make sexual misconduct in broadcasting a public issue. In any event, he struck another car and left a 5-year-old occupant of that car paralyzed. I just wanted it to feel timeless: I dont want to look back in like 20 years and be like, Shes a glamazon. Her beauty came courtesy of makeup artist to the stars Pati Dubroff. He defeated Republican Emil Goldhaber by a vote of 303,000 to 235,000. At my first fitting at the Chanel salons in Paris, I immediately envisioned the dress I wanted to get married in: a beautiful lace-embroidered halter gown with a long train. 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. Celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and Joel Madden descended upon the iconic hotel in the South of France for the whirlwind wedding weekend, which took both Instagram and TikTok by storm. Any place theres dancing, Ill still go, said Joe Fusco, who was 15 when he joined the show. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. He asked for, and received, whiskey, cash and women from record-promotion men. (I was in his office as he wrote it. Not only was she a wedding guest, but shes a good friend and an amazing hairstylist, and it meant a lot to me to have a friend there, Sofia says. Walter DeLegall, a black man who was a teenager then, said about the early days: I used to dance on the original Bandstand. Believe it or not, at that time the show looked like a black blue-light basement party because our crowd would take over the floor when we showed up. The DA announced his indictment of Horn and Allison at the same press conference, in October of 1956. What is a 7 letter word that starts with O? For example, Bernie Jacobs, the man who ran the modeling agency and set Steve Allison up with his accuser, also arranged modeling jobs for Lois, Horns accuser. The makeup for the entire weekend was super simple and clean, Sofia says. In this, he was way ahead of his time and ahead of whats seen in the show Hairspray. She just walks up and introduces herself. He said Name your salary. So we asked our station manager for a release and he said hed talk to the stations owner. The sad truth, though, is that the kids who danced to the records appeared to be almost all white. Each girl chose her own dress, ranging from YSL to Rodarte., The night before the wedding, Sofia slept in a villa on the property with her bridesmaids. This went on for almost three years, sometimes in a radio studio while Horns records were spinning on the air. I did, obviously, because theyre family, she notes, referring to Nicoles husband, the bands lead vocalist Joel Madden. Bobby Baritz, a little out of breath from a fast jitterbug, said he now runs a food and gift shop in New York City. Dick Clark It was common for promo guys to give bottles of whiskey as Christmas gifts. I dont know why, but black kids didnt want to come., Doris Wilson was a young teenager when Bandstand was in Philadelphia. If only this man stopped where Maxine drew the line, then she wouldnt have gone to the cops, then Horn would not have been investigated, then he would have remained on Bandstand and Dick Clark may not have become a star, etc, etc and so on. She says there would always be a long line. He also personally picked me up in South Philly and drove me to his record hops. Seven months after his first DUI incident, and just before he was to go on trial on the morals charges, Horn was charged again with drunk-driving when he sped his Cadillac the wrong way up a one-way street in North Philadelphia. Well, Blanc won his election, and that was the reason for all this, wasnt it? April Stevens, whose rushed recording of Deep Purple with her brother, Nino Tempo, became a chart She enjoyed seeing the TV series, When the program moved to California in 1964, it presented its first regular dancer who was black. May 3rd, 2002. The next day Bill Sylk owner of WPEN and the Sun Ray Drug chain called Walter Annenberg and said If you steal my talent Ill pull a million dollars of Sun Ray advertising out of the, If Clipp couldnt get those people, he nevertheless could steal their format. When I saw him socially, he did not seem like a zealot or a crusader. In the first year Pop Conference 2023 - 'Let's Get it Together:' Gatherings, Club The Mann Act was law, barring anyone from transporting a person across state lines for an immoral act, even when it was consensual. One, a district attorneys re-election campaign. It is entirely hand-beaded, Sofia says. Pop Conference 2023 - 'Let's Get it Together:' Gatherings, Club We would do dances like the slop, bop, slow drag and the grind, which originated in the black dance halls. April Stevens Dies at 93; Her Deep Purple Became a Surprise Hit What were the results of this elaborate investigation? Segregation such as seen on, Black composer Leroy (After the Lights Go Down Low) Lovett is from an older generation and looks at things more benignly. Clark was the host of American Bandstand in the late 50s through the mid-60s. Courtesy American Bandstand. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. Bandstand began as a local program on WFIL-TV (now WPVI ), Channel 6 in Philadelphia on October 7, 1952. A small table was next to the hosts platform, where guest performers would sit and sign autographs. A trio of dresses was created by Chanel for her three major wedding-weekend events: the rehearsal dinner, which took place on Friday night at a private estate; the ceremony; and the after-party. He took my friend Adam and me out fishing on his boat, along with some of his record-company friends, When Horn was arrested for drunk-driving on June 21, 1956, hardly anyone aside from station staffers and music industry insiders knew about his sexual life, and it didnt come to light even then. The Buddy Deane Show was taken off the air because home station WJZ-TV A low-budget sexploitation film called Models, Inc. was distributed by Philadelphia film executive Jack Harris. Ive always loved his timeless pieces, Sofia adds. For the most part, the white kids from West Catholic and Roman Catholic, etc., were intimidated when we got on the floor. 3 Who were the original dancers on American Bandstand? Some blacks complained that these cards were sent mainly to all-white parochial schools, but I cant find evidence of that. That didnt compare with what Horn was doing. We blacks watched from across the street. stage to black R&B and rock n roll performers, he and his producers segregated the studios dance floor and white teenagers adapted black dances for white audiences. 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Within the dress are subtle details, including an embroidered heart to represent the love that Elliot and I share, as well as a blue embroideredS&E on the inside of the dress above my heart. Sofia wanted to do something unique for her veil, so she worked with the Chanel team to create a glistening piece adorned with resin water droplets that sparkled when she walked. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. My friends Famous Hooks and Lori Montgomery were told they could no longer be dancing partners because of our racial difference., The producer told us very nicely that it was okay with him personally, but some stations wouldnt like it, so please dont do slow dances together. He asked a bunch of us to be on a committee to act as examples to other teenagers, and he gave birthday cakes and Christmas gifts to all of us on the committee. He picked his own employee, Bob Horn, and copied from WPEN the idea of teenagers in the studio. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs.Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. Who were the first guests on American Bandstand? My dad, Elliots dad, and Elliots best friend, Jack, gave incredible speeches. Girls chased ya; the guys hated ya, said Fusco. Horn said he went to her home once for a party. Kathleen Riley, who has been doing her hair for years, was on duty as well. I was so innocent that I thought they wouldnt stand in our way. One television precursor was the Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club, on WFIL and the ABC television network starting in 1949, which also showed kids dancing. We had over seven minutes to chat, though, and he said: Youre the love of my life, and Im so happy for you. It was very emotional, and I feel so lucky that I have my parents. In all, 27 men were arrested. Bandstand' dancers look back They were some of the most famous kids in America, dancing every day on American Bandstand.. Then my crowd all sat down. Jimmy Boyd. Dick Clark. This system permitted the show to legally turn away anyone without the pass while at the same time maintain the lily white studio audience since the passes were only distributed at the all-white West Catholic High School For Boys and the all-white West Catholic High School For Girls. Horns radio program was called. A suburban dog breeder named James Worden frequently attended the Allison show and sometimes invited men and women whom he met there to parties at his estate, which he called Hound Dog Hill. When Horn was arrested for drunk-driving on June 21, 1956, hardly anyone aside from station staffers and music industry insiders knew about his sexual life, and it didnt come to light even then. Public high schools were more integrated , So Horn, in a way, was the good guy who had no ethnic prejudice and who had blacks and whites in equal numbers in the early days of, I used to dance on the original Bandstand. Believe it or not, at that time the show looked like a black blue-light basement party because our crowd would take over the floor when we showed up. In 1966, in Houston, Horn died of a heart attack at the age of 50. Management was so happy with Horns ratings that they let him choose whatever music he wished; he didnt need to shove those songs. They are true rock stars. The engineers and announcers looked on with a mixture of envy and horror, and none of them reported what they saw to management. In 1977, Carole appeared on a Dick Clark television special, where Richard spotted her. (The Richie and the Grainge families have been friends for more than 20 years, as Lionel frequently collaborates with Elliots father, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group Sir Lucian Grainge, and the couple was introduced through mutual friends.). Still, within hours after his DUI arrest, Horn was suspended from Bandstand. He proposed at golden hourit was magical. Forever isnt long enough is how she captioned the Instagram post from the day. Also in 1956 a 19-year-old model accused vocalist Joe Valino (a Sinatra sound-alike whose real name was Joe Paolino) of getting her pregnant then taking her to a doctor to have it taken care of. All the photos from Horns last two years show nothing but white kids in the studio. Harris also made the films title more suggestive by changing it to Teenage Models, Inc. Harris replaced the Kefauver footage with Blanc so he could get on the good side of the district attorney especially since Harris distributed sexually-suggestive films. The programs first host was Bob Horn. He was born Lee Shulman and started his career as an ad salesman. It was very important to Elliots family and to me, now that Ive converted, that it be a traditional Jewish ceremony, Sofia says. Some of the Allison crowd got involved, also, with an aspiring model named Maxine. Other deejays of that time, however, were more gracious than Horn. The BBC's. These happenings would never have become known if one man had just listened to Maxines restrictive instruction. The mother was put on trial for manslaughter. Philadelphias Carole Scaldeferri, a regular on the show from 1957 to 1961, met Richard Spada in 1957, when he was a fan who traveled to Philadelphia to see the show in person. When I danced on TV people noticed me, and it led to my career in the business. With the help of Clark and his wife, Richard contacted Carole and the two were married six months later. Dave Feldman also started coming in 1953. Rodgers recorded his first record under Ralph Peer in Bristol, Tennessee the day after the original Carter Family recorded theirs. The station, where I worked at the time, fired him. Even when black artists like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino appeared in live shows, 95% of the audience was white. For seven years kids had been coming to WPEN at 1522 Walnut Street and riding the elevator to spend a couple of hours at their club, which was a small studio without windows. A postscript was added a decade later in California. But some things still didnt change. on Friday. 2 Who was the first star of country music? After the indictment was announced, Adleman hastily wrote a press release to save the city from embarrassment. For the other two looks, Sofia collaborated closely with her stylist, Liat Baruch, and Douchez to scour through Chanel couture shows of the past and choose the references that she loved. Consequently, if a majority of the attendees came from the Catholic schools, that made the audience overwhelmingly white. Peggy Waggoner Names talks about her experience: When I started dancing on American Bandstand in 1965, blacks and whites could dance, but not as couples. Stewart had no charisma and eventually was dropped from the program. From there, the wedding planning quickly commenced. She was 17 when I met her in 1956. At the time, I didnt know it was racism to go somewhere and not get let in. Horn described his pattern of hanging at a bar with song-pluggers and music publishers every evening after Bandstand finished, from 6 to 8 p.m., then going to a restaurant for dinner. American Bandstand Didn't Originally Legally we had to get married in the States beforehand, so right before [we left for France], we got married at home with just our parents. Dave Feldman, a, Catholic schools in those days were 99% white. To discredit Loiss reputation, the defense produced a man, with no connection to Horn, who testified that Lois once accepted money to have sex with him. Among those to make early national appearances included Buddy Holly, James Brown, Ike and Tina Turner, and Simon and Garfunkel. As host of American Bandstand, Clark introduced rock & roll to many Americans. Cameraman Vince Gasbarro said: Horn was old-looking. I used to see Horn with the young girl, Lois, when she accompanied him to the station for his 11-to-midnight radio show. (My knowledge about this comes from the fact that I worked as record librarian at two Philadelphia stations while I was in school, and then was Night Operations Supervisor at WFIL.). The Bandstanders invented steps that are still given a whirl: the bunny hop, the chalypso and the stroll. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images. Clarks daily afternoon program pioneered in musical television by showcasing a range of black and white pop music performers, including R&B, rock n roll, and country.