BANDSTAND DIARIES

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BANDSTAND DIARIES
The Philadelphia Years: 1956-1963
Arlene Sullivan, Ray Smith, Sharon Sultan Cutler
NEW Softcover
$75

This book tells the fascinating tale of how Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and its millions of viewers catapulted its teenage dancers (called “the Regulars”) to fame. These teens became the nation’s first reality-TV stars–they received thousands of fan letters weekly and were mobbed everywhere they went. Adoring fans copied their fashions, fads, and dance steps. When they turned 18, the Regulars disappeared from the public eye, except for occasional reunions and news stories.  Bandstand Diaries brings together all the stories, interviews, and rare photos in a full-color, nostalgia-filled book, including:

• A poignant introduction by Bobby Rydell
• Entries from Arlene Sullivan’s personal diary
• Interviews with the living legends today
• Following Dick Clark’s rise to fame
• Special Tributes for Pat Molittieri, Carole Scaldeferri, Myrna Horowitz, and others
• Reliving the music and the performers including Annette, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka, Danny and the Juniors. Charlie Gracie, Fabian, and more

Bandstand Diaries features almost 700 photos from then and now in a coffee-table book. 

176 pages, ISBN 978-0997622102