I have loved this song since I was little. I grew up on the music my listened to when she was a teenager. I am glad that CZcams put AB as a suggestion. Happy memories and I am sad at the same time. I miss my mom so much.
Nichole. I share your feelings about the music and about my mother as well. When "Expressway...l came out I was 8 years old and glued to AB on every Saturday.I recall every song and every dance step. Listened to the radio for the latest tunes everyday and if Mom heard one she liked she'd hum along and snap her fingers just like any teenager.She was groovy!
Kenny Jeremiah of the Soul Survivors was an incredible entertainer and a good guy. Glad I had the pleasure to know him when he was with FULL HOUSE and later the Jeremiah Hunter Band. Many good times with him back in the day! Covid sucks! RIP Kenny!
Love this music era the young lady Dancing at the end is so pretty and classy not like the skins you see out in clubs today. Thank god I am married to a fabulous girl. Mind you I was born in th mid 70s !!!!
Check @1:57: Dave Cortez. He's on another YCDTI clip: TOP 10...Never My Love. Such a confident young bloke. He was dancing with Alese Pazno on that clip & she is trying desperately to dodge the camera. Another super confident young fella on that clip was Rob Molinelli, dancing with the stunning Nancy Kendrick. I never had any confidence at that age, teenage acne etc., so envious of them....!!!
Did you know that Kenny Gamble worked with Daryl Hall when he was making his bones in a Group called The Temptones named after The Temptations and his Alma Mater Temple University. Hall & Oates like Gamble & Huff met in an Elevator in 1962. They wrote "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was originally done by Dee Dee Warwick (Dionne's Sister) and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston which was her only Hit at Motown. In The UK, their Music is still heard on TV Series, Soaps, and "Cover Versions" Jimmy Somerville did his Version of "Don't Leave Me This Way", Simply Red Covered "If You Don't Know Me By Now" as did Rod Stewart on His Soul CD, Ricky Gervais as David Brent covered the song as well and his former Co-Star Stirling Gallacher sang a snippet on the UK Soap Opera The Doctors. A lot of Philadelphia based Songs have been covered by UK Artists.
No matter what anyone says life was so much more simpler back than. Like walking down the street on a sunny Sunday afternoon transistor radio in my hand with the best music in our history. The girl's back than where much prettier and much more healthy. I'm building a time machine with one way backwards to never return to these shit hole times....... all aboard..🛸
Yes. They are also revered in The UK where Artists like Simply Red, Dusty Springfield (RIP) have done covers of their Compositions. On UK TV Series their Songs have been featured on The UK Version of The Office where David Brent tries to become a Popstar and does his Version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. If you watched The Show, his Boss Jennifer Taylor played by Stirling Gallacher (Real Name Deborah Ann), was on The UK Soap Opera The Doctors where she sang a snippet of The Same Song.
@@cactusjackNV Exactly! I had no idea that Philly had such an impact on Pop Music. I think it's the State that has the Best Blue Eyed Soul Singers. Them, Hall & Oates, Karen Young, Vickie Sue Robinson & Len Barry
Great Gamble & Huff song, Aaron! One of my favorites, along with the string of hits you listed that they continued to write. All winners! Also spotted on the dance floor are Robin Miller at 0:55 and one of the nicest guys, Forest Hutchins (RIP) at 2:32. Thanks for this footage. 1967 was a landmark year for a plethora of simply outstanding recordings that have stood the test of time. ~~ Don
Hi Don....While watching this clip I was in "Where's Don"...kinda' like "Where's Waldo" mode :---) How about those faces in the crowd sitting in those theater chairs...You could almost tell EXACTLY what the dancers were thinking lmboff
Mario ROFL .. I almost wrote that by Dick's slap-happy demeanor and the dancers' "oh no, here we go", that this must have been taped at the end of one of those days where we did four shows back to back to back to back. I thought I caught a fleeting glimpse of me in front of the riser for a nanosecond ... but I could also have made a quick exit and made a beeline to get to my car ;--)
I knew Don was there somewhere from watching the rest of this episode, but it took several viewings to spot him....at 1:45 as the camera pans off the riser, there he is, dead center kind of grabbing his coat lapels and making a funny face, lol. I think you are right about the “end of the day” watching the reaction from the stands at the beginning, and this was the first song of the episode so they had to pace themselves, lol. Hey Don, does Forest have blond hair or dark hair?
Great, great stuff here. Something that I've often thought about, and maybe some of the posters here can shed some light on it for me. Most of the male dancers on the show during this time were I'm assuming in the 15-20 years of age range. In spite of the good times, and good vibes, was there a lot of, or for that matter, any trepidation, anxiety, or foreboding among the guys, particularly the older ones, about what was going on Vietnam, when there was the possibility of being inducted once they turned 18? Again, love the videos. It's wonderful being able to watch this stuff, with a greater appreciation of the music now, as opposed to being a little dusty, musty, and rusty kneed and elbowed 8 year old who only heard the music, never listening to it.
January 30, 1968' The largest military campaign of the war ' Tet Offensive' erupted with surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. All caught in glorious color for americans thru nightly broadcast on TV.
This song is real soul! Great classic footage! Great choice of thumbnail. Later 70s AB did not show the dancers getting up from their seats to start dancing; they were already on the floor. I am sure the dancers shown here (and since then) were at some point prompted to not continually watch themselves if they are being shown. The good taste cameraman is zooming in on one beautiful girl (who the good taste YouCanDanceToit! used for the thumbnail) and gave her an unusually long 22 seconds, from 2:09-2:31. Near the end you can tell she is pleased and surprised she is getting so much screen time and closeup even.
Hey Bob, greetings from a Land Down Under. This thumbnail hooked me into watching many YCDTI! videos. I believe the girl you mentioned at 2:09 -2:32 is Kathy McInerny. She appears in another YCDTI! clip posted on 10 November 2019, American Bandstand, airdate 7 October 1967. She appears at 3:10 in that particular clip titled: AMERICAN BANDSTAND: THE ASSOCIATION:"NEVER MY LOVE." Interestingly, on both clips, slide your cursor along the timeline at the bottom of the clip & the words "MOST REPLAYED" pop up. Never seen that before... What got my attention was the girl in the thumbnail is an incredible likeness of Julie, who became The Light In My Darkness some 40 years ago. Except Julie, 16, in 1967, had a "pixie" haircut, dark blue eyes, and charming freckles. Same killer smile as Kathy, though. I was 24, and she was WAY too young (cue Gary Puckett's song "YOUNG GIRL"), and she was way, way WAY out of my league. Interesting how life works however, our paths crossed some 40 years ago, her freckles had faded & she was even more gorgeous. Cue 2 more songs for my life's soundtrack: Lindsay Buckingham's "TROUBLE"; and Irish singer Finbar Furey's "SWEET SIXTEEN". I mourn for my lost youth and those far off days depicted in those YCDTI! videos. I used to be a reasonable athlete & used to go surfing, rather than pursue any sort of meaningful career, hence my nickname. I get a lot of enjoyment from watching the dancers from back then: Famous, Dancer Don (when I 1st saw him, I thought he was a young Carl Wilson from the Beach Boys!), Dr. John Pollard (quite a character??!!), Peggy, Ken & a few others. Very sad to learn that some of them have passed... I'm not all that mobile these days, (my 16 year-old granddaughter recently told me she'd slap me VERY hard if I told her one more time I used to run sub-three hour marathons), so I have plenty of time to scroll through the comments after I watch the videos... Well done, whoever puts together this amazing stuff!!!! Thanks for the memories!!!!! Best wishes from OZ.!!!!
@@beachbum433 Hello BB ’43…Greetings from California to you in wonderful Australia! Thank you very much for your great detailed message! Thanks for identifying that you believe the adorable pretty girl with beautiful smile is Kathy McIerny. I just checked and saw her dancing with a lucky guy in that AB “Never My Love” clip, too, thanks! She is also briefly at 4:06 in that clip. The message I get from cursor on timeline is “Pull up for precise seeking.” Yes the Kathy footage in this clip makes me smile every time. I liked a Julie in high school too, but it didn’t work out. I can relate to what you write about someone too young and out of your league but with a super smile; I’m just confused by one word in where you wrote “our paths crossed some 40 years ago, her freckles had faded & she was even more gorgeous.” I mean didn’t you mean your and her paths crossed some 40 years later, not ago? Kathy’s smile thumbnail for this clip is just perfect; I hope YCDTI reads this, too. I know that Lindsey Buckingham song and I think I have all his solo albums as well as most releases by other people related to Fleetwood Mac. I have on record or CD others’ recordings of “Sweet Sixteen” but had not heard Finbar Furey’s great version I just checked, thanks. I was not much of an athlete, and not a surfer at all, but have plenty of Beach Boys and some surf music in my collection. One of my friends in high school was an American Bandstand semi-regular in the early 80s. She was big on Led Zeppelin / classic rock, so when they played anything related to that she really got into it, for example I videotaped Pete Townshend’s “Face The Face” being danced to and spotted her. Dick Clark asked her, ”What kind of name is Llyswen?” And she replied “It’s a Welsh name.” Great you recognize dancers and know some names from further back than I recognize them. I live alone and have no children or grandchildren; I wanted very much to attend my high school reunion last year but it didn’t work out. Sorry about your mobility issues; I have balance issues and I know I need to not be a fall risk, living alone here, like my mother was in her last years when I was helping her. Thanks so much again for the nice and entertaining read! Feel free to let me know again of any you think is particularly nice footage in this site or a site like AB Dancers on youtube. Best luck and health to you, have a great weekend and take care! Best wishes from the California Bay Area! :-)
@@bobdavis4848 G'day Bob, thanks for replying! You seem like a pretty good & decent guy to have looked after your Mother in her last years. As an elderly (like: my age!!!) friendly American from New York said to me when we were on our Hawaiian cruise about 6 years ago: "THIS GETTIN' OLD SURE SUCKS!". Sorry about the confusion regarding the "40 years ago" bit. I'll try & clarify it. Remembering that Julie was 16 in '67 & I was 24, we drifted very far apart & married other people. Both our marriages were disasters. Her STUPID ex-husband cheated on her & my ex-wife became violent & abusive after she'd had a few drinks. The less said, about that, the better!!!!. Maybe that thing with the cursor on my computer is a reflection of how much I replayed those clips of Kathy McInerny. I got a few screen shots of her & I was able to do a comparison with her & my Julie. Ah yes, 40 years ago...Christmas 1982, I reluctantly attended a work Christmas party, & by some strange, weird, unfathomable chance, Julie happened to be there, complete with her 1980s big hair & killer smile. She actually asked me to dance. I had a dance with her, and of course, once again, I thought she was WAY out of my league. So I left the party quite early. A couple of days later, she rang me out of the blue, at my work, and we've been together since then. One of the songs on the radio back then was Lindsay Buckingham's "TROUBLE", which became my theme song for quite a while. Rewind to 1967, Julie used to come into my work to deliver stuff, and I was totally smitten, reduced to a jibbering idiot. What this feeling was, has been defined as LIMERENCE. Google it, Bob, & you'll get a sense of what I used to go through. Totally irrational...???? You bet!! My Old Man had PTSD from the Pacific War &. his ill treatment of me as a kid resulted in me having CPTSD. The "C" standing for COMPLEX. "Limerence" can be the result of abuse and/or lack of affection during childhood, according to a psychiatrist who is currently trying to help me. During the 50s & 60s, I always envied young people living in the US. We didn't get TV in this town until 1959, & when we did, we had a terrible Oz version of Bandstand. I remember in the early 60s, the Beach Boys being on the Oz Bandstand, & drummer Dennis Wilson saying he thought this country (Oz) was "pretty backward". It certainly was!!! I think we've caught up a bit now, however... About 6 years ago, I did a long overdue surf safari to Hawaii. We went to all the famous beaches. It was amazing, as was Pearl Harbour. We still owe a massive debt to the US for having our back in the Pacific War. I think you guys still do have our backs. There is no way we can look after ourselves in this current crazy, screwed up world. It always was my intention to travel to California to visit all your famous beaches some day. However, I've had a few heart issues recently & cost of travel insurance precludes any further overseas travel. So I have to content myself with checking the Live Cams on CZcams every morning. I really would love for some-one who puts these YCDTI! videos together to know just how much simple folk like me enjoy their amazing work. I'm still working my way through the YCDTI! videos, and the comments. I did try to contact some-one called Jean Lankton, a regular correspondent, who lives in Kentucky, and "talks" to people like Dancer Don, Peggy Names/Waggoner & one or two other former regular dancers on AB, but she probably thinks I'm some sort of internet weirdo... Take care of yourself, mate! I wouldn't mind staying in touch, but I don't do social media. Best wishes from Aussie...!!!
@@beachbum433 BB ’43 (that rhymes)…G’day, G’week, thanks very much for the very interesting detailed reply! Oh I was glad to move back to help my dear dad in his last years and then my mom in her last years. I have other regrets regarding things I wish had gone differently regarding them and my aunts and uncles who are all gone, but I wasn’t going to let that be one of them. Oh I loved Hawaii in 2001 and my parents loved it decades earlier; I’d play Hawaiian music for my mother. Thanks for clarifying about the 40 years ago thing. Yes I think we did and do live in societies, in Oz, US and elsewhere, where even if “nothing happened,” a 16 year old female and 24 year old guy dating would be frowned upon and sometimes ostracized. But by ages 26 and 34, not so disapproved of. I actually rarely choose to ponder anyone’s age but I know others love talking about ages. I don’t buy into ageist societal stereotypes, I don’t weight shame either. Sorry Julie and you married the wrong people at first. I never understood cheating. Hahaha, I suppose it likely won’t be long until I get the same message when I replay YCDTI / AB Kathy McIerny clips, too. Great you got screenshots and could compare her and your Julie, especially if Julie didn’t mind! You have to always tell Julie she looks EVEN more attractive than Kathy did then, haha. Lucky you did end up going to the Xmas 1982 office Christmas party. Otherwise these days you might be saying goodnight to an enlarged printed Kathy McIerny screenshot taped to the wall above your bed instead. I’ve never married; I live alone for the last decade plus. Someone Elyssa gorgeous who by chance I met at a restaurant a few years ago acted very interested in me and I thought she might end up the one I’d waited my whole life for. I bought her an Xmas present and stuff to show her but after two restaurant visits where she paid for both and disappeared, and emails stringing along, she never sets up a day for us to literally meet for a third time even after I asked her when I could finally give her the Xmas present meant for 2019. I’m planning on writing her a long email finally, asking what she really wants. I feel like a college behavioral studies science project. She took a photo of us together during the first part of first talk, photographed CDs that were with me (including Midnight Oil) and last time she wrote me said “…I would be down to hang out one of these days. Maybe I can bring my fiancé and you can meet her as well?” I acted unfazed, said I’d be glad to meet them both and asked when, then no reply after over a month. Yes, I know what you mean about “Trouble”; I think I have all the Lindsey Buckingham solo albums. I looked up “limerence”; I’ve felt that too various times. I am sorry about your father’s PTSD and it giving you CPTSD. I’ve seen a variety of counselor and therapist types. If someone got mad at Dennis Wilson for calling Oz “backwards,” he could have replied like, “Did I say backwards? I meant backwoods.” I am glad you could have that long overdue Hawaiian surfing safari. Well I am glad the US had Aussies’ back and apparently still do. Growing up I saw Carmel beach the most here in California. My travel agent strongly suggested travel insurance due to Covid fears for next time. Which youtube Live Cams do you check? I hope Jean Lankton does reply to you and you can have some good talk about the dancers and history. Oh I still like handwriting friends. I don’t do the big social medias much, mostly since 2005 a six letter social media I fear my comment will disappear if I name. I’d be glad to hear from you again! It is a pleasant day here after early January storms including that blew a tree down onto my house and down a bunch of fencing. Stay safe, Bob
Hello again Bob. Goodness, such a lot to process! An elderly Italian fried of mine who recently passed away said to me about 30 years ago: "GOD MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK WHEN HE CREATED WOMEN". His wife and lovely daughter were in the midst of a blazing argument, with dreadful language flying back & forth, & my friend was removing himself from the scene of the battle at that time... Women can be truely delightful, beautiful & so on, but they can also be shockers. Your story about Alyssa is intriguing, I wish you luck with that one... I have had my heart shredded by one or two females. One in particular, sun tanned, blue eyed blonde, movie star good looks, the works, we were "going steady" when I was eighteen, when she got engaged to one of my Surf Club mates. "Mate" is an Australian idiom for "good friend", in case you are ever curious... In this "mate's" case, I SO intensely disliked him, I refused to attend his recent funeral. I DID dodge a significant bullet with that young woman, however. She spread herself around quite substantially at the local football club as well as at my Surf Club. It still hurt, however, quite a bit... The CZcams sites I check while I'm having breakfast each day are: WAIMEA BAY LIVE CAM; LONG BEACH, TOFINO, LIVE CAM; HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER LIVE CAM; PACIFICA BEACH PIER LIVE CAM; BIG BEAR BALD EAGLES LIVE CAM; ZERO POINT: LEVI, FINLAND SKI RESORT; WHISTLER OLYMPIC PLAZA LIVE CAM". I don't snow ski, but I like to check the temperature at Tofino (Canada) and Finland. And of course, gloat. The max temperature here today is going to be 38 degrees Celsius. I also check SAN DIEGO LIVE CAMS to see what's happening in the area. I know a professional Life Guard from San Diego, so, I'm a bit curious.... I have found a few other sites which display "MOST REPLAYED" on the timeline!!! Bob, I swear, I have never visited these sites before!!! One of them is "A WHALE SAVED MY LIFE" the MOST REPLAYED notification came up at the 4:15 mark.. Another is "MAN REMOVED HOOKS FROM SHARKS' MOUTHS". "MOST REPLAYED" appeared at 5:01 on that clip. One or two others with the theme of people helping trapped whales or animals had the same result... PHHFFEEEWW!! For a while there, I thought I was starting to look like some sort of a perverted old On Line Stalker with Kathy McInerny in my sights.... A lot of truth in the old saying: "NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER". The girl, mentioned above who shredded my tender 18 year old heart looked like butter would not melt in her mouth... Whereas, with young Julie, what you see is MOST DEFINITELY what you get. When I look at these old YCDTI! videos, I wonder how the young folk are faring in this very different world, compared to the late 60s. Some of the comments seem to indicate they are OK, apart from those who have passed. One thing I would have liked to have told Jean Lankton, from Kentucky,: some years ago, she made a comment about Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones, wondering how he was still alive? I saw the Stones in 2006 at a massive concert in Sydney, & managed to score a box seat, so I was quite close to the stage. Keith's face looked like a dummy from Madame Tussaud's wax museum, which had been standing too close to a fire. Almost melting, sagging & running down his clothes. THE most decent of the Stones, Charlie Watts (RIP), the drummer, almost smiled a couple of times. Took his job VERY seriously!!! In that group of musicians with all the temptations cast their way, he remained faithful to his wife (married in '64) and seemed a thoroughly decent and good human being. Fun fact: Kieth Richards sang in the Westminster Abbey choir at Queen Elizabeth's (RIP) coronation in 1953... He was 9 at the time... Carmel? Is that where Doris Day lived, and Clint Eastwood was mayor??? Bob, please allow me to introduce my self: My preferred name is Gerry. I live in a seaside suburb of Adelaide, the small capital city of the State of South Australia. A fairly recent Australian Prime Minister described this place as: "THE ARSE (American Translation: ASS!!!) END OF THE PLANET." What a charmer the was...!!!! My email address is: ger101@bigpond.com. Hope to speak soon. Kind regards. Gerry. @@bobdavis4848
Soul Survivors rule! Long live Gamble and Huff! Bill Cosby was mentioned because it was he who got Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band signed to Warner Bros. Records and was the band's investor at the time. They performed Spreadin' Honey and Charley on the show (clip is on You Tube).
Bill is also interviewed on the Hotline and they play his “Little Old Man” song in today’s episode. It’s such a shame how his story has played out. Thanks for the insight on the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band NEW GROOVES RADIO.
@@stevieg7672 Not at all. The network transferred the videotape to kinescope for archive purposes (common practice). DC owned the AB rights and thus the videotapes.
I'm pretty sure there is a color version of this episode. According to Dick Clark, the Watts 103rd Street Rythmn Band, was set to perform. On the AwardShowNetwork CZcams channel, the band is shown in full beautiful color. I pray to the Lord that the color videotapes will be released. SO far, we only have the November 11, 1967 telecast with Van Morrison and Little Dion. Have you checked out NRRArchives2, they have tons of Bandstand footage from February 1964 through December 1965. I hope someone has a Box Tops or Beau Brummels episode. Speaking of Bill Cosby, R.I.P, his career, 1967-2018.
Yep, AwardsShowNetwork is owned by Dick Clark Productions and have all the tapes that exist. I counted about 8 or 9 color episodes between 67-73 and one of them is the episode with the 103rd Street...Band and wow, I’d love to see the part with Expessway in color. I have seen NNRA and NRRA2 clips. Whoever they are, they have several episodes I don’t have, especially between 64 and 65. The Role Call video they have is from the episode from 1 week before the clip I posted yesterday, Oct. 17, 1964 (Guest the Hondells) and it’s crystal clear. I’d sure love to have copies of those episodes.
Hi AARON..."Expressway To Your Heart" is also one of those songs that EVERYONE sings along with even to this day. Thanks for the background info on this song / group...Talk about blue-eyed soul...Never knew that that the group was white. Gamble & Huff sure had their fingers on the pulse of dance music: I've always felt that they were pioneers in setting the tone for the Disco 70s...I remember the AB dancers loved to dance to the Gamble & Huff tune, "Love Is the Message". Sadly, Aaron, my tastes for Saturday morning cartoons shows at this time were not as cool as watching The Fantastic Four, Spider Man or even the Beatles...I was drawn more to "Shazzan" and "The King Kong Show'" and of course, "George of the Jungle" LOL...Wouldn't be too much longer from about now that "Happening '68" would premier right after AB. Thanks again Aaron for the enhanced sound!
I’ve never heard this song and didn’t crank the volume. I was shocked to learn they were white too. I never saw King Kong, but I loved “Shazzan” and of course “George of the Jungle”.....he never could “watch out for that tree”, Lol. Thanks for the comment Mario!
Hey Jean, Greetings from Down Under! Dunno if anyone replied, but I'm pretty sure her name is (was?) Kathy McInerny.🤩 You might want to also check: YCDTI: AMERICAN BANDSTAND 1967 TOP 10 NEVER MY LOVE: THE ASSOCIATION @ the 3:11 mark in that clip. I'm sure that is her as well. Certainly seems to be the same bloke in both clips...👍
Bill Cosby was mentioned "Things that make you go hummmm"!!! I love the song set up. Where the kids are sitting down.and get up. 1.Can anyone tell me??? do the kids get up on their own??? or is there a stage manager that dictates how dances and who stays sitted.???
The kids are allowed to sit or dance anytime they want. I believe the stage manager tells them when they can get up to dance, but I’m not sure. They often would tape 3 episodes back to back, taking several hours in a single day, so the dancers sometimes needed a break or may have looked a little less than enthusiastic at times. Bill Cosby was interviewed on the Hotline today and they played his “Little Old Man Song” and he sponsored the Watts 103rd band. Thanks for the question albert ardis cohn.
YouCanDanceToit! I'm thinking YOU TUBE wil/should push out F.B as the new social app. I've been on you tube for about 5 yrz. And I'm finally connecting with others through subscibing or commenting.
The problem is that the comments section on CZcams needs ALOT of work. There should be the option to get an alert when any comment is made to a video and not just for a small thread that the viewer comments on. This way, if you find something of interest and comment, anyone can read it. It's also not easy to PM or email someone who makes another comment as there's no drop down box next to anyone's screen name. I find Facebook to be the least intuitive site around. The search feature is almost useless. If I link to a site, sometimes the post gets deleted without warning or an alert. If you link to a CZcams video, sometimes you can watch it in the box that appears on FB and other times it takes you to CZcams.
I was all of three years old in 1967, and your background information surely confirms some very early childhood memories. I do remember spending time at my aunt’s in Brooklyn And watching many of the Saturday morning cartoons you’ve listed, with my cousins. I do recall that the Beatles cartoon would come on before American Bandstand. My cousins had all of the hit records from that era. I’m sure that they had a 45 of Expressway to your heart. Thanks to you I’m just now finding out that it was written by Gamble and Huff, several years before they started the PIR label Would I be correct To guess that this is one of the first episodes to be aired in color?
The first episode aired in color was on Sept. 9 and this is Sept. 30th, so yes you are right. This is the 4th color episode. Thanks for sharing your memories shyphyre.
Oh, it was a film of them performing Things I Should Have Said at a concert. You can watch it here: czcams.com/video/094ghShfAuA/video.html&feature=share
I was 14 yrs old...
I remember dancing to this song...
Im 66 now...
Great memories 💕🇺🇸
please tell me you danced better than these American Bandstanders! lol
My dad's 1967 Impala's radio! What memories! Who is here in 2024?
Yes, I can still remember dancing like this at the “Canteen” back in my town - and the scent of the deodorant Right Guard -LOL!
MEMORIES it is. 2023 and still sounds good.
My uncle was the original keyboard player on the groups 1st album. I love this song 🥳
His keyboards inspired me to play keyboard/piano 50 years ago I'm still playing.
Wow, that’s wonderful. ❤
Hands down one of the greatest songs of the 60s and of all times.
Couldn't agree more. Philly Soul and I dug it much still do in 2023
Please 2023 bring these times back come on look in my direction
this was the fall of 1967. A great time to be alive
this song would blast from a house in my neighborhood, summer of '67.
This is one of the shows that I was on, and I was 18, but they didn't show me dancing to this song. Oh well!
I was 10 yrs old & roller-skating. 1967 - 2020 STILL a Jam!
I 100% believe this era was my last life. Too much love and connection too it. And PS I still ❤ Davy Jones! 😍😂
Classic year 1967 🇺🇸 💙
I have loved this song since I was little. I grew up on the music my listened to when she was a teenager. I am glad that CZcams put AB as a suggestion. Happy memories and I am sad at the same time. I miss my mom so much.
It’s people like you that are the reason I post these clips. I’m sorry your mom has passed, but I’m glad this brought you a happy memory :)
Nichole. I share your feelings about the music and about my mother as well. When "Expressway...l came out I was 8 years old and glued to AB on every Saturday.I recall every song and every dance step. Listened to the radio for the latest tunes everyday and if Mom heard one she liked she'd hum along and snap her fingers just like any teenager.She was groovy!
Clean-cut well dressed and mannerly ! ! Bring it back. What we have now isn't working well at all for all !
I remember well getting dressed up for school functions and dances . We were respectful to each other's and school staff . What went wrong ?
@@larrysproul9424
Liberal Democrats.
Tell the GOSPEL TRUTH about it, Brother. It's not working AT ALL! :-(
You all should have taught the next generations better NOW IT'S TOO LATE
Mod Conservatives ("Mod Cons") - that's what they are called.
Gotta love how the girls in the beginning looked shy when the camera penned on them.
Express way to your heart. yes I went there.
Philadelphia's own Souls Survivors. 2020 and Kenny Jeremiah is still rocking in NJ.
This was a great tune from the fall of 1967. They sure know how to have fun and look great.
So nice looking
I was 15 in 1967. Great song. Love it. ❤ God bless you.
Seen these guys in concert, they are amazing!!!
Amazing...... We Have Been on The Expressway Forever With The Soul Survivors.....We Even Stopped To Pick Up Dick Clark.
The girls look more wholesome than they do now.
They were!
No tattoos
that's cuz they were
ok boomer.
The boys were more wholesome as well.
These AB postings are great!
Kenny Jeremiah of the Soul Survivors was an incredible entertainer and a good guy. Glad I had the pleasure to know him when he was with FULL HOUSE and later the Jeremiah Hunter Band. Many good times with him back in the day! Covid sucks! RIP Kenny!
Git it y’all. That’s what I’m “talkin” bout. Good music. Golden oldies. ❤
Such a great song!! I was in jr. High scool!!
loved to have been a teenager back with all that great music and talent
Wow what a gem with Expressway to your heart❣️❤️🙏🏻
My favorite song back in the day!
I’m 63. In 1966, I was 5 years old. Love this song. ❤
Best organ ever
Gosh, nicely dressed people!
Alan Freed, Ed Sullivan, and Dick Clark/ the Triumvirate that was the prominent proponent in promoting what we call Rock and Roll Music !!!###
Love this music era the young lady Dancing at the end is so pretty and classy not like the skins you see out in clubs today. Thank god I am married to a fabulous girl. Mind you I was born in th mid 70s !!!!
I always thought this was The Rascals until I found out otherwise.
This song is on my A Playlist
I was nineteen years old and on leave when this one was out. After my ended, it was back to Ft. Campbell and then on to the big pond.
Another great group from Philly.
My heart and soul still live in the years 1964-67. It was simpler times!
This music is so much better than the trash they have today can't beat it
sing your heart out Charlie,,,RIP Richie....:(
Great song, and those dark-haired California boys were dang gorgeous! 🙆🏻♂️
Check @1:57: Dave Cortez. He's on another YCDTI clip: TOP 10...Never My Love. Such a confident young bloke. He was dancing with Alese Pazno on that clip & she is trying desperately to dodge the camera. Another super confident young fella on that clip was Rob Molinelli, dancing with the stunning Nancy Kendrick. I never had any confidence at that age, teenage acne etc., so envious of them....!!!
No hog rings in the nose.
no bozo the clown hair either
"Bulldagger rings" a girl I used to know would have called them.
But those boys are so disrespectful most of them need a haircut.
I always imagine watching young people of the '60s dancing "How soon is now" or "My sharona".
Did you know that Kenny Gamble worked with Daryl Hall when he was making his bones in a Group called The Temptones named after The Temptations and his Alma Mater Temple University. Hall & Oates like Gamble & Huff met in an Elevator in 1962. They wrote "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was originally done by Dee Dee Warwick (Dionne's Sister) and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston which was her only Hit at Motown. In The UK, their Music is still heard on TV Series, Soaps, and "Cover Versions" Jimmy Somerville did his Version of "Don't Leave Me This Way", Simply Red Covered "If You Don't Know Me By Now" as did Rod Stewart on His Soul CD, Ricky Gervais as David Brent covered the song as well and his former Co-Star Stirling Gallacher sang a snippet on the UK Soap Opera The Doctors. A lot of Philadelphia based Songs have been covered by UK Artists.
Hey, that's my grandma with the headband,
RIP Kenny Jeremiah
9/30/67 WOW i was about to be conceived LOL and that's the 7th Birthday of one of my favorite R&B singers from the 80s,The Amazing Miki Howard ❤
Love reminiscing about the fashins of my teen years. Had totally forgotten about tent dresses.
My friend Gene Chalk was a member of this band.
Outstanding
No matter what anyone says life was so much more simpler back than. Like walking down the street on a sunny Sunday afternoon transistor radio in my hand with the best music in our history. The girl's back than where much prettier and much more healthy. I'm building a time machine with one way backwards to never return to these shit hole times....... all aboard..🛸
I loved their facial reactions to the opening of "The Expressway to Your Heart" because they found it to be hilarious while dancing.
Think they were embarrassed to be on camera too
@@laurafarrell8713 Especially when millions were watching them on TV including their friends and relatives. A great song for dancing!
@Laura Farrell can you blame them, funny how fashion isn't a big deal, until you look back ... What was I thinking 🤔😂🤣
Girls were so pretty back then, it started after ww2. Before the girls looked old.
Wow
West coast vs East coast
The teens on East coast danced totally different to this song
The beauty at the :58 with the hood. Wow!!! Simply beautiful.
I was 19 and off to nursing school. Great time !
Got the Young Rascals vibe.
Great song.
These videos are amazing! Thanks for sharing. I watched them all and hope you come up with more.
Thank you CDS 1963. Many more videos to come!
What a Beauty 2:10-2:30...........🌹
Kathy???😘
Cathy Mcinerny...beach Ive found a million clips of her in 67.
Yes. They are also revered in The UK where Artists like Simply Red, Dusty Springfield (RIP) have done covers of their Compositions. On UK TV Series their Songs have been featured on The UK Version of The Office where David Brent tries to become a Popstar and does his Version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. If you watched The Show, his Boss Jennifer Taylor played by Stirling Gallacher (Real Name Deborah Ann), was on The UK Soap Opera The Doctors where she sang a snippet of The Same Song.
I'm sure a lot of folks thought it was The Young Rascals when it came out.
I sure did
only the felix voiuce, nothing else
Me too!
Yes! Young Rascal's were tough enough too!
@@cactusjackNV Exactly! I had no idea that Philly had such an impact on Pop Music. I think it's the State that has the Best Blue Eyed Soul Singers. Them, Hall & Oates, Karen Young, Vickie Sue Robinson & Len Barry
The girl at 2:28 to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!
Memories 💜❤️
This is So Fantastic
thank you '' i have the 45 .
Soul survivers too cool to show up
Great Gamble & Huff song, Aaron! One of my favorites, along with the string of hits you listed that they continued to write. All winners! Also spotted on the dance floor are Robin Miller at 0:55 and one of the nicest guys, Forest Hutchins (RIP) at 2:32. Thanks for this footage. 1967 was a landmark year for a plethora of simply outstanding recordings that have stood the test of time. ~~ Don
Hi Don....While watching this clip I was in "Where's Don"...kinda' like "Where's Waldo" mode :---) How about those faces in the crowd sitting in those theater chairs...You could almost tell EXACTLY what the dancers were thinking lmboff
Mario ROFL .. I almost wrote that by Dick's slap-happy demeanor and the dancers' "oh no, here we go", that this must have been taped at the end of one of those days where we did four shows back to back to back to back. I thought I caught a fleeting glimpse of me in front of the riser for a nanosecond ... but I could also have made a quick exit and made a beeline to get to my car ;--)
totally lmboff!!!!
I knew Don was there somewhere from watching the rest of this episode, but it took several viewings to spot him....at 1:45 as the camera pans off the riser, there he is, dead center kind of grabbing his coat lapels and making a funny face, lol. I think you are right about the “end of the day” watching the reaction from the stands at the beginning, and this was the first song of the episode so they had to pace themselves, lol. Hey Don, does Forest have blond hair or dark hair?
Forest had blond hair and was wearing the darker pullover [coats or sweaters and ties required ;--)]
They really zoomed in on that cute girl towards the end.
Wow I didnt know American bandstand use to just play the record I thought it was always live music!
The girls r so fine , great song , great band phili
Great, great stuff here. Something that I've often thought about, and maybe some of the posters here can shed some light on it for me. Most of the male dancers on the show during this time were I'm assuming in the 15-20 years of age range. In spite of the good times, and good vibes, was there a lot of, or for that matter, any trepidation, anxiety, or foreboding among the guys, particularly the older ones, about what was going on Vietnam, when there was the possibility of being inducted once they turned 18? Again, love the videos. It's wonderful being able to watch this stuff, with a greater appreciation of the music now, as opposed to being a little dusty, musty, and rusty kneed and elbowed 8 year old who only heard the music, never listening to it.
January 30, 1968' The largest military campaign of the war ' Tet Offensive' erupted with surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. All caught in glorious color for americans thru nightly broadcast on TV.
THE NEW AMERICAN BANDSTAND 1968 ON ABC-TV USA ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1967.
2:20 this girl is amazing... Now who knows where she is
I graduated from college in 1967. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
Victoria Dailey would you go back for the re-boot?😁
Thought it was the Rascals when it first came out. Still sounds like them to me.
Jim is a natural.
And No Tatoos!!❤
Always liked this tune but it's hard to dance to due to the tempo changes.
This song is real soul! Great classic footage! Great choice of thumbnail. Later 70s AB did not show the dancers getting up from their seats to start dancing; they were already on the floor. I am sure the dancers shown here (and since then) were at some point prompted to not continually watch themselves if they are being shown. The good taste cameraman is zooming in on one beautiful girl (who the good taste YouCanDanceToit! used for the thumbnail) and gave her an unusually long 22 seconds, from 2:09-2:31. Near the end you can tell she is pleased and surprised she is getting so much screen time and closeup even.
Hey Bob, greetings from a Land Down Under.
This thumbnail hooked me into watching many YCDTI! videos.
I believe the girl you mentioned at 2:09 -2:32 is Kathy McInerny.
She appears in another YCDTI! clip posted on 10 November 2019, American Bandstand, airdate 7 October 1967. She appears at 3:10 in that particular clip titled: AMERICAN BANDSTAND: THE ASSOCIATION:"NEVER MY LOVE." Interestingly, on both clips, slide your cursor along the timeline at the bottom of the clip & the words "MOST REPLAYED" pop up. Never seen that before...
What got my attention was the girl in the thumbnail is an incredible likeness of Julie, who became The Light In My Darkness some 40 years ago.
Except Julie, 16, in 1967, had a "pixie" haircut, dark blue eyes, and charming freckles. Same killer smile as Kathy, though.
I was 24, and she was WAY too young (cue Gary Puckett's song "YOUNG GIRL"), and she was way, way WAY out of my league.
Interesting how life works however, our paths crossed some 40 years ago, her freckles had faded & she was even more gorgeous.
Cue 2 more songs for my life's soundtrack: Lindsay Buckingham's "TROUBLE"; and Irish singer Finbar Furey's "SWEET SIXTEEN".
I mourn for my lost youth and those far off days depicted in those YCDTI! videos. I used to be a reasonable athlete & used to go surfing, rather than pursue any sort of meaningful career, hence my nickname.
I get a lot of enjoyment from watching the dancers from back then: Famous, Dancer Don (when I 1st saw him, I thought he was a young Carl Wilson from the Beach Boys!), Dr. John Pollard (quite a character??!!), Peggy, Ken & a few others.
Very sad to learn that some of them have passed...
I'm not all that mobile these days, (my 16 year-old granddaughter recently told me she'd slap me VERY hard if I told her one more time I used to run sub-three hour marathons), so I have plenty of time to scroll through the comments after I watch the videos...
Well done, whoever puts together this amazing stuff!!!!
Thanks for the memories!!!!!
Best wishes from OZ.!!!!
@@beachbum433 Hello BB ’43…Greetings from California to you in wonderful Australia! Thank you very much for your great detailed message! Thanks for identifying that you believe the adorable pretty girl with beautiful smile is Kathy McIerny. I just checked and saw her dancing with a lucky guy in that AB “Never My Love” clip, too, thanks! She is also briefly at 4:06 in that clip. The message I get from cursor on timeline is “Pull up for precise seeking.” Yes the Kathy footage in this clip makes me smile every time. I liked a Julie in high school too, but it didn’t work out. I can relate to what you write about someone too young and out of your league but with a super smile; I’m just confused by one word in where you wrote “our paths crossed some 40 years ago, her freckles had faded & she was even more gorgeous.” I mean didn’t you mean your and her paths crossed some 40 years later, not ago? Kathy’s smile thumbnail for this clip is just perfect; I hope YCDTI reads this, too. I know that Lindsey Buckingham song and I think I have all his solo albums as well as most releases by other people related to Fleetwood Mac. I have on record or CD others’ recordings of “Sweet Sixteen” but had not heard Finbar Furey’s great version I just checked, thanks. I was not much of an athlete, and not a surfer at all, but have plenty of Beach Boys and some surf music in my collection. One of my friends in high school was an American Bandstand semi-regular in the early 80s. She was big on Led Zeppelin / classic rock, so when they played anything related to that she really got into it, for example I videotaped Pete Townshend’s “Face The Face” being danced to and spotted her. Dick Clark asked her, ”What kind of name is Llyswen?” And she replied “It’s a Welsh name.” Great you recognize dancers and know some names from further back than I recognize them. I live alone and have no children or grandchildren; I wanted very much to attend my high school reunion last year but it didn’t work out. Sorry about your mobility issues; I have balance issues and I know I need to not be a fall risk, living alone here, like my mother was in her last years when I was helping her. Thanks so much again for the nice and entertaining read! Feel free to let me know again of any you think is particularly nice footage in this site or a site like AB Dancers on youtube. Best luck and health to you, have a great weekend and take care! Best wishes from the California Bay Area! :-)
@@bobdavis4848 G'day Bob, thanks for replying!
You seem like a pretty good & decent guy to have looked after your Mother in her last years. As an elderly (like: my age!!!) friendly American from New York said to me when we were on our Hawaiian cruise about 6 years ago: "THIS GETTIN' OLD SURE SUCKS!".
Sorry about the confusion regarding the "40 years ago" bit. I'll try & clarify it.
Remembering that Julie was 16 in '67 & I was 24, we drifted very far apart & married other people. Both our marriages were disasters.
Her STUPID ex-husband cheated on her & my ex-wife became violent & abusive after she'd had a few drinks. The less said, about that, the better!!!!.
Maybe that thing with the cursor on my computer is a reflection of how much I replayed those clips of Kathy McInerny. I got a few screen shots of her & I was able to do a comparison with her & my Julie.
Ah yes, 40 years ago...Christmas 1982, I reluctantly attended a work Christmas party, & by some strange, weird, unfathomable chance, Julie happened to be there, complete with her 1980s big hair & killer smile.
She actually asked me to dance.
I had a dance with her, and of course, once again, I thought she was WAY out of my league. So I left the party quite early.
A couple of days later, she rang me out of the blue, at my work, and we've been together since then.
One of the songs on the radio back then was Lindsay Buckingham's "TROUBLE", which became my theme song for quite a while.
Rewind to 1967, Julie used to come into my work to deliver stuff, and I was totally smitten, reduced to a jibbering idiot. What this feeling was, has been defined as LIMERENCE. Google it, Bob, & you'll get a sense of what I used to go through.
Totally irrational...???? You bet!!
My Old Man had PTSD from the Pacific War &. his ill treatment of me as a kid resulted in me having CPTSD. The "C" standing for COMPLEX.
"Limerence" can be the result of abuse and/or lack of affection during childhood, according to a psychiatrist who is currently trying to help me.
During the 50s & 60s, I always envied young people living in the US. We didn't get TV in this town until 1959, & when we did, we had a terrible Oz version of Bandstand.
I remember in the early 60s, the Beach Boys being on the Oz Bandstand, & drummer Dennis Wilson saying he thought this country (Oz) was "pretty backward".
It certainly was!!!
I think we've caught up a bit now, however...
About 6 years ago, I did a long overdue surf safari to Hawaii. We went to all the famous beaches. It was amazing, as was Pearl Harbour.
We still owe a massive debt to the US for having our back in the Pacific War. I think you guys still do have our backs. There is no way we can look after ourselves in this current crazy, screwed up world.
It always was my intention to travel to California to visit all your famous beaches some day.
However, I've had a few heart issues recently & cost of travel insurance precludes any further overseas travel.
So I have to content myself with checking the Live Cams on CZcams every morning.
I really would love for some-one who puts these YCDTI! videos together to know just how much simple folk like me enjoy their amazing work.
I'm still working my way through the YCDTI! videos, and the comments. I did try to contact some-one called Jean Lankton, a regular correspondent, who lives in Kentucky, and "talks" to people like Dancer Don, Peggy Names/Waggoner & one or two other former regular dancers on AB, but she probably thinks I'm some sort of internet weirdo...
Take care of yourself, mate! I wouldn't mind staying in touch, but I don't do social media.
Best wishes from Aussie...!!!
@@beachbum433 BB ’43 (that rhymes)…G’day, G’week, thanks very much for the very interesting detailed reply! Oh I was glad to move back to help my dear dad in his last years and then my mom in her last years. I have other regrets regarding things I wish had gone differently regarding them and my aunts and uncles who are all gone, but I wasn’t going to let that be one of them. Oh I loved Hawaii in 2001 and my parents loved it decades earlier; I’d play Hawaiian music for my mother. Thanks for clarifying about the 40 years ago thing. Yes I think we did and do live in societies, in Oz, US and elsewhere, where even if “nothing happened,” a 16 year old female and 24 year old guy dating would be frowned upon and sometimes ostracized. But by ages 26 and 34, not so disapproved of. I actually rarely choose to ponder anyone’s age but I know others love talking about ages. I don’t buy into ageist societal stereotypes, I don’t weight shame either. Sorry Julie and you married the wrong people at first. I never understood cheating. Hahaha, I suppose it likely won’t be long until I get the same message when I replay YCDTI / AB Kathy McIerny clips, too. Great you got screenshots and could compare her and your Julie, especially if Julie didn’t mind! You have to always tell Julie she looks EVEN more attractive than Kathy did then, haha. Lucky you did end up going to the Xmas 1982 office Christmas party. Otherwise these days you might be saying goodnight to an enlarged printed Kathy McIerny screenshot taped to the wall above your bed instead. I’ve never married; I live alone for the last decade plus. Someone Elyssa gorgeous who by chance I met at a restaurant a few years ago acted very interested in me and I thought she might end up the one I’d waited my whole life for. I bought her an Xmas present and stuff to show her but after two restaurant visits where she paid for both and disappeared, and emails stringing along, she never sets up a day for us to literally meet for a third time even after I asked her when I could finally give her the Xmas present meant for 2019. I’m planning on writing her a long email finally, asking what she really wants. I feel like a college behavioral studies science project. She took a photo of us together during the first part of first talk, photographed CDs that were with me (including Midnight Oil) and last time she wrote me said “…I would be down to hang out one of these days. Maybe I can bring my fiancé and you can meet her as well?” I acted unfazed, said I’d be glad to meet them both and asked when, then no reply after over a month. Yes, I know what you mean about “Trouble”; I think I have all the Lindsey Buckingham solo albums. I looked up “limerence”; I’ve felt that too various times. I am sorry about your father’s PTSD and it giving you CPTSD. I’ve seen a variety of counselor and therapist types. If someone got mad at Dennis Wilson for calling Oz “backwards,” he could have replied like, “Did I say backwards? I meant backwoods.” I am glad you could have that long overdue Hawaiian surfing safari. Well I am glad the US had Aussies’ back and apparently still do. Growing up I saw Carmel beach the most here in California. My travel agent strongly suggested travel insurance due to Covid fears for next time. Which youtube Live Cams do you check? I hope Jean Lankton does reply to you and you can have some good talk about the dancers and history. Oh I still like handwriting friends. I don’t do the big social medias much, mostly since 2005 a six letter social media I fear my comment will disappear if I name. I’d be glad to hear from you again! It is a pleasant day here after early January storms including that blew a tree down onto my house and down a bunch of fencing. Stay safe, Bob
Hello again Bob.
Goodness, such a lot to process!
An elderly Italian fried of mine who recently passed away said to me about 30 years ago: "GOD MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK WHEN HE CREATED WOMEN".
His wife and lovely daughter were in the midst of a blazing argument, with dreadful language flying back & forth, & my friend was removing himself from the scene of the battle at that time...
Women can be truely delightful, beautiful & so on, but they can also be shockers.
Your story about Alyssa is intriguing, I wish you luck with that one...
I have had my heart shredded by one or two females. One in particular, sun tanned, blue eyed blonde, movie star good looks, the works, we were "going steady" when I was eighteen, when she got engaged to one of my Surf Club mates.
"Mate" is an Australian idiom for "good friend", in case you are ever curious...
In this "mate's" case, I SO intensely disliked him, I refused to attend his recent funeral.
I DID dodge a significant bullet with that young woman, however. She spread herself around quite substantially at the local football club as well as at my Surf Club.
It still hurt, however, quite a bit...
The CZcams sites I check while I'm having breakfast each day are: WAIMEA BAY LIVE CAM; LONG BEACH, TOFINO, LIVE CAM; HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER LIVE CAM; PACIFICA BEACH PIER LIVE CAM; BIG BEAR BALD EAGLES LIVE CAM; ZERO POINT: LEVI, FINLAND SKI RESORT; WHISTLER OLYMPIC PLAZA LIVE CAM". I don't snow ski, but I like to check the temperature at Tofino (Canada) and Finland. And of course, gloat.
The max temperature here today is going to be 38 degrees Celsius.
I also check SAN DIEGO LIVE CAMS to see what's happening in the area.
I know a professional Life Guard from San Diego, so, I'm a bit curious....
I have found a few other sites which display "MOST REPLAYED" on the timeline!!!
Bob, I swear, I have never visited these sites before!!!
One of them is "A WHALE SAVED MY LIFE" the MOST REPLAYED notification came up at the 4:15 mark..
Another is "MAN REMOVED HOOKS FROM SHARKS' MOUTHS". "MOST REPLAYED" appeared at 5:01 on that clip.
One or two others with the theme of people helping trapped whales or animals had the same result...
PHHFFEEEWW!! For a while there, I thought I was starting to look like some sort of a perverted old On Line Stalker with Kathy McInerny in my sights....
A lot of truth in the old saying: "NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER".
The girl, mentioned above who shredded my tender 18 year old heart looked like butter would not melt in her mouth...
Whereas, with young Julie, what you see is MOST DEFINITELY what you get.
When I look at these old YCDTI! videos, I wonder how the young folk are faring in this very different world, compared to the late 60s.
Some of the comments seem to indicate they are OK, apart from those who have passed.
One thing I would have liked to have told Jean Lankton, from Kentucky,: some years ago, she made a comment about Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones, wondering how he was still alive?
I saw the Stones in 2006 at a massive concert in Sydney, & managed to score a box seat, so I was quite close to the stage.
Keith's face looked like a dummy from Madame Tussaud's wax museum, which had been standing too close to a fire.
Almost melting, sagging & running down his clothes.
THE most decent of the Stones, Charlie Watts (RIP), the drummer, almost smiled a couple of times. Took his job VERY seriously!!!
In that group of musicians with all the temptations cast their way, he remained faithful to his wife (married in '64) and seemed a thoroughly decent and good human being.
Fun fact: Kieth Richards sang in the Westminster Abbey choir at Queen Elizabeth's (RIP) coronation in 1953...
He was 9 at the time...
Carmel? Is that where Doris Day lived, and Clint Eastwood was mayor???
Bob, please allow me to introduce my self:
My preferred name is Gerry.
I live in a seaside suburb of Adelaide, the small capital city of the State of South Australia.
A fairly recent Australian Prime Minister described this place as: "THE ARSE (American Translation: ASS!!!) END OF THE PLANET."
What a charmer the was...!!!!
My email address is: ger101@bigpond.com.
Hope to speak soon.
Kind regards.
Gerry.
@@bobdavis4848
In 1967, most viewers would have seen it in Black & White. Color TVs started to become more common in the early 1970s.
Color TV in 1968, so everyone came to my house
We had our first color TV in 1966.
Grew up in cave times. B&W TV and no air conditioning. Not until the days of Good Times, MASH, Welcome Back Kotter😂😂😂
The vocals always reminded me of Bill Medly and what's his name--The Righteous Brothers
Bobby Hatfield
Soul Survivors rule! Long live Gamble and Huff!
Bill Cosby was mentioned because it was he who got Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band signed to Warner Bros. Records and was the band's investor at the time. They performed Spreadin' Honey and Charley on the show (clip is on You Tube).
Bill is also interviewed on the Hotline and they play his “Little Old Man” song in today’s episode. It’s such a shame how his story has played out.
Thanks for the insight on the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band NEW GROOVES RADIO.
YouCanDanceToit! Yep! Bill's first and biggest single! #3/Pop (Billboard)
It's odd how the performance and this clip is in black and white, but the interview is in clear beautiful color.
@@stevieg7672 Not at all. The network transferred the videotape to kinescope for archive purposes (common practice). DC owned the AB rights and thus the videotapes.
+NewGroovesRadio Did you ever get a chance to see the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band perform?...I'm telling ya, they were a riot!
That day I was more concerned about the Notre Dame-Purdue game and the Red Sox-Twins game with the AL pennant on the line.
I'm pretty sure there is a color version of this episode. According to Dick Clark, the Watts 103rd Street Rythmn Band, was set to perform. On the AwardShowNetwork CZcams channel, the band is shown in full beautiful color. I pray to the Lord that the color videotapes will be released. SO far, we only have the November 11, 1967 telecast with Van Morrison and Little Dion. Have you checked out NRRArchives2, they have tons of Bandstand footage from February 1964 through December 1965. I hope someone has a Box Tops or Beau Brummels episode. Speaking of Bill Cosby, R.I.P, his career, 1967-2018.
Yep, AwardsShowNetwork is owned by Dick Clark Productions and have all the tapes that exist. I counted about 8 or 9 color episodes between 67-73 and one of them is the episode with the 103rd Street...Band and wow, I’d love to see the part with Expessway in color.
I have seen NNRA and NRRA2 clips. Whoever they are, they have several episodes I don’t have, especially between 64 and 65. The Role Call video they have is from the episode from 1 week before the clip I posted yesterday, Oct. 17, 1964 (Guest the Hondells) and it’s crystal clear. I’d sure love to have copies of those episodes.
YouCanDanceToit! Me too.
please take me back
*was* going to say there’s nothing better than original video & audio, then it started playing. Not original audio. Would LOVE to hear that.
I have Expressway to your heart on 45rpm record !
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Hi AARON..."Expressway To Your Heart" is also one of those songs that EVERYONE sings along with even to this day. Thanks for the background info on this song / group...Talk about blue-eyed soul...Never knew that that the group was white. Gamble & Huff sure had their fingers on the pulse of dance music: I've always felt that they were pioneers in setting the tone for the Disco 70s...I remember the AB dancers loved to dance to the Gamble & Huff tune, "Love Is the Message". Sadly, Aaron, my tastes for Saturday morning cartoons shows at this time were not as cool as watching The Fantastic Four, Spider Man or even the Beatles...I was drawn more to "Shazzan" and "The King Kong Show'" and of course, "George of the Jungle" LOL...Wouldn't be too much longer from about now that "Happening '68" would premier right after AB. Thanks again Aaron for the enhanced sound!
I’ve never heard this song and didn’t crank the volume. I was shocked to learn they were white too.
I never saw King Kong, but I loved “Shazzan” and of course “George of the Jungle”.....he never could “watch out for that tree”, Lol. Thanks for the comment Mario!
Aaron, I LOVED this song and played the 45 until the grooves turned gray. LOL
Great soul and R&B hits during that fall of 1967, too many to name in one post. I was a sophomore in HS then and we all had soul!
Does anyone know who the young lady is at 2:16? Lovely smile and seems to be having such a nice time.
Hey Jean, Greetings from Down Under! Dunno if anyone replied, but I'm pretty sure her name is (was?) Kathy McInerny.🤩 You might want to also check: YCDTI: AMERICAN BANDSTAND 1967 TOP 10 NEVER MY LOVE: THE ASSOCIATION @ the 3:11 mark in that clip. I'm sure that is her as well. Certainly seems to be the same bloke in both clips...👍
see also dancer number 264 on my page
Compare this with the show and kids on Disco Teen from New Jersey , same song but a different look from the clothes to the dancing.
I wish today's girls dressed like this
So feminine !!!!
polyester & dacron fibers processed with industrialized chemicals yummy !
they dress like this all the in my city
Bill Cosby was mentioned
"Things that make you go hummmm"!!!
I love the song set up. Where the kids are sitting down.and get up.
1.Can anyone tell me??? do the kids get up on their own??? or is there a stage manager that dictates how dances and who stays sitted.???
albert ardis cohn see my post above re: Cosby
The kids are allowed to sit or dance anytime they want. I believe the stage manager tells them when they can get up to dance, but I’m not sure. They often would tape 3 episodes back to back, taking several hours in a single day, so the dancers sometimes needed a break or may have looked a little less than enthusiastic at times.
Bill Cosby was interviewed on the Hotline today and they played his “Little Old Man Song” and he sponsored the Watts 103rd band. Thanks for the question albert ardis cohn.
YouCanDanceToit! I'm thinking YOU TUBE wil/should push out F.B as the new social app. I've been on you tube for about 5 yrz.
And I'm finally connecting with others through subscibing or commenting.
albert ardis cohn for what it’s worth I absolutely agree!
The problem is that the comments section on CZcams needs ALOT of work. There should be the option to get an alert when any comment is made to a video and not just for a small thread that the viewer comments on. This way, if you find something of interest and comment, anyone can read it. It's also not easy to PM or email someone who makes another comment as there's no drop down box next to anyone's screen name.
I find Facebook to be the least intuitive site around. The search feature is almost useless. If I link to a site, sometimes the post gets deleted without warning or an alert. If you link to a CZcams video, sometimes you can watch it in the box that appears on FB and other times it takes you to CZcams.
I was all of three years old in 1967, and your background information surely confirms some very early childhood memories. I do remember spending time at my aunt’s in Brooklyn And watching many of the Saturday morning cartoons you’ve listed, with my cousins. I do recall that the Beatles cartoon would come on before American Bandstand.
My cousins had all of the hit records from that era. I’m sure that they had a 45 of Expressway to your heart.
Thanks to you I’m just now finding out that it was written by Gamble and Huff, several years before they started the PIR label Would I be correct To guess that this is one of the first episodes to be aired in color?
The first episode aired in color was on Sept. 9 and this is Sept. 30th, so yes you are right. This is the 4th color episode. Thanks for sharing your memories shyphyre.
Also, do you have the GrassRoots clip, I've been trying to find a television preformance of them singing that song, it's my favorite of theirs.
Which Grass Roots clip?
The Grass Roots appeared on this episode. TV.com and Dick Clark stated it at the beginning that they were appearing on the show.
Oh, it was a film of them performing Things I Should Have Said at a concert. You can watch it here:
czcams.com/video/094ghShfAuA/video.html&feature=share
YouCanDanceToit! Thanks, that is the one I saw, I assumed they just performed on the show.
at 2:11 the cameraman got the hots for that girl
The camera was on her for about 20 seconds. She was cute!