tracey mallardtrue - I was teen/young adult in 70s and young people were thinner back then - I think cause we were active (didn't have computers, video games, etc.) so basically didn't stay home much at all
julie jaeger sorry I still hold to my opinion that we were more active as kids than ones today. we ate fattening foods growing up - I never once heard my mom mention eating healthy etc. we just ate what we wanted whether it was meat fried in lard, gravy, cakes, etc. we ate fattening foods but played outside so much that we worked it off. agree people eat out way more today- for me as a kid that was a "special treat" to eat out which probably happened maybe once every 6 mos or so
+kimdkus haha yeah- you looked forward to Saturday mornings because that's the only time cartoons were on. Now cartoons are on 24/7. :( Nothing to look forward to
suebee3490 I was thinking that same thing the other day. Dairy Queen on a Summer Sat night was a treat, soda was a treat, cartoons were a treat, now nothing is a treat.
Yeah there were definitely "treats" We NEVER ate out maybe once every 6 mos to a year! So eating out was a big treat for me as a kid in the 60s. Also, a dress from Sears or Montgomery Wards was a treat as my mom was an excellent sewer and made a lot of my clothes but I so wanted store bought dresses. Waiting all week after looking at the TV Guide to see a scary movie you've been wanting to see is on Saturday night! Then making plans with friends for a sleepover.
I remember those days, being a senior in high school. Each person was really doing their own individual dance pretty much, despite being arranged in couples.
Oh man, this brings back many memories of my high school years...watching AB every Saturday...perfecting my dance moves, checking out the latest fashions and the latest music. I LOVED watching AB. I remember Boogie Fever playing on heavy rotation in juke box during lunch hours in high school as well...good times!
I love seeing AB clips. Some Soul Train dancers were in there also. I miss those shows, times people danced and just had fun. I even miss Solid Gold, Dance Fever. Lol. An era of awesome music, enjoyed yourself even if going is rough. :-)
On this day in 1976 {March 20th} Sylvers performed "Boogie Fever" on the late Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand'. One month earlier on February 14th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on May 15th it peaked at #1 {for 1 week} and it spent 21 weeks on the Top 100. On the same day it reached #1 in America it also reached #1 on the Canadian RPM National Singles chart, and again it was for one week. And on March 6th it also peaked at #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart.
I was 16 and had just bought my first car. A Pontiac Catalina a big boat of a car but I can remember listening to this song as I drove it to Myrtle Beach and classmates who were too cool to be in that car stayed home. I can remember my older sister going to the local disco and dancing to this music. Good times and yes the kids were in much better shape.
The guy with the blue suit at 1:06, his last name is Novoa. He went to Belmont HS in Los Angeles. This guy lived at AB. He danced there close to 8 years. Week in and out. Amazing...
I was 8 years old, and i like to see this TV Program every saturday morning on ABC Channel 10, 10.00 am, I liked the music and the dancing i still remember this program very well . . . now i am 43 years . . .!!!!
I'm going to lie. I don't think so. Portion sizes were significantly lower than today. People ate out a lot less than today. They still ate high carb foods like french fries, soda, and pizza, but they ate them on very rare occasions in much smaller quantities. Also, more than 40% of adults smoked, which suppresses appetite. The number of smokers in the U.S. peaked in 1978 (so in 1976 it was still fairly high). Nowadays, less than 30% of adults smoke.
This song made Dick Clark dance on his show American Bandstand. The old say'n . Give it a beat. give it least . A 76. No way! It's a 100. This cool host was dancing on his own TV show American Bandstand! Very rare and classic to see him dance>
well i used to watch this for clothing ideas that i now have because i still wear 70's clothes and im still thinenough to get away with it! but one thing i wil say Soul Train was way ahead in dance styles than american bandstand but still watched it anyway! every saturday morning at 10am ...lol
@Bob Hartlee I seriously beg to differ, Soul Train always features edgier artists along with fashion, which makes sense fringe fashion and music showed up on ST before showing up on mainstream top 40 shows like AB.
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ooooooh gosh but this takes me back to the day of this filming. ;-D I remember that frikken bubblegum top! hahahahahahah- I miss EVERYONE IN THIS VIDEO!
wow 70s Bandtsand was sooo much better than 80s (similar to Soul Train). Not just the fashion but how much more organic and non flashy the sets, dancers and music were. People made these dorky, funky, carefree faces and moves and didn't care. Just having a blast! 80s/Reagan was just soo anti all 'this'. People started taking themselves and everything WAY too seriously :# Really like the early 80s but hate the mid-late 80s.
Marcus Wilson yes, that's James Phillips who danced on ST from 1973-77. Surprisingly, dancers from ST & AB crossed over a lot around 1973-78. ST dancers Tyrone Procter & Sharon Hill won the dance contest in 1975 on AB. And some of the white dancers who appeared on ST were AB dancers.
Jennifer Boyce Oh yes, Pat could THROW DOWN!!! Most of the female dancers on ST in the 70's OUTDANCED the guys!!! Sadly, the 80's onward that wasn't the case.
it was the year Boogie Fever came out. hahahhaahaha We just had a reunion Saturday for the memorial tribute to Dick Clark... I just uploaded it - and I think you will reconize most of the people in this video. ;-D
Also even though fast foods were becoming a hit, they weren't all over the place like today. We were more active as teens/young adults, we didn't have the technology to stay put in one place so usually on the move
Oh my! Those clothes! I am so glad we got out of that era. LOL. A sea of unbuttoned shirts and moose knuckles. LOL. I had forgotten that song existed. It was really hot for about 15 minutes.
seywhut2985 Those clothes don’t look so bad. This coming from a 28 year old. Better than seeing women with no clothes on or dudes showing their drawers. Consider yourself blessed to have lived then.
I think you’re wrong. We looked great back then. No skinny jeans or baggy pants. Everything fit and everybody has nice full fit bodies. The hair was shiny and healthy looking, too.
@needaman66 huh??? "as if I actually know them???" - I danced with these people for almost 7 years on this show... & actually we've all managed to reconnect via facebook. My mom also danced on this show before having me... & my daughter even managed to get in a lil mug shot. ;-D - Seeing these old clips has been a nice walk down memory lane... it was fun being a dancer on this show- I assure you- no one... is "swooning" hahahahah
Anyone remember these dancers. Specifically Clark who appears at 1:10 wearing a blue shirt with a lei. He looks right at camera. Also at 1:28, thinking its a guy named Radar (in checkered pants) with his strawberry blond girl friend. Knew all three of these well in 1976.
+Ken Harrison the girl at 1:07 in the red striped top with the trees/house on it was on a lot too - don't remember her name though. What's funny is I had striped t-shirts with scenes of houses/trees/ etc. too. Must have been in-style in the 70s lol
The studios where dancers danced..on a.merican bandstand and soul train were air conditioned. And most clubs back then were aircondioned.. too..so what are talking about.
+littleteethkeith haha yes that was kind of our "social" media back in the 70s to see other young people our age. No internet to keep up on fashion, hairstyles, popular dances, etc. It was fun to watch.
+littleteethkeith Yeap. We'd learn the dance moves from AB and then to the discos and dance till they kicked us out. IT was a wonderful Time. In fact, the Hustle started in a disco the Bronx, I think.
Uh yea...no cell phones, no internet, no computers. Watching this on Saturday TV, listening to the latest music, seeing what clothes everyone wore and the newest dance moves.
There were black people on American Bandstand back in the 1960's when it was still in Philly. Of course not a lot only a handful, but some of the black people present in this video like Peaches Johnson was on "Soul Train" also in the early years. "Soul Train" just featured more black acts that "Bandstand" didn't really show.
+nymet2454 That's right he was in Soul Train as far back as around 1972 or '73. Peaches Johnson I think was on Bandstand according to Dick Clark 1975-81.
A lot of these guys used to come into the club where I DJ'd. The Basement nightclub in Orange, CA, an under 21 Christian dance club. I wonder what happened to my buddy Clark @ 1:10 (blue shirt wearing a lei, looks right into camera) and Radar, I think that's him @ 1:20 with his girlfriend/
Cute song. I didn't really like it..or high school dance..or hotline..their songs. I guess I'm a fan of their earlier hits..fools paradise..wish that I could talk to you..and foster sylvers hit misedemeanor.
