Shebang 1967 –Dance Contest – Shotgun, Jr. Walker & the AS/It Takes Two, Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

Описание: Airdate: April 11, 1967

We go up the road a few miles from Bandstand’s Prospect Studios to another Dick Clark produced dance show where today it’s Motown Day! “Shebang”, hosted by the one-and-only Casey Kasem, was seen weekday afternoons in LA on KTLA from 1965-1968.

Bandstand “Regulars” are everywhere today. In the contest we have Jim Miranda (part of couple #2 and modeling the “Ship n’ Shore” Clothing), and Rick Kline & Sharon Bell (Couple #3). During “It Takes Two” we can see Forest Hutchins (5:14), Famous Hooks (5:19), June Strode (5:53), Rick Kline and Sharon Bell again (6:00), Jenny Nichols (6:10), Buddy Schwimmer (6:18), and Olivia “Liver” Favela (7:14).

“Shotgun” was Junior Walker’s first charted hit. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart almost exactly 2 years ago in April 1965 (and a personal favorite of mine).

“It Takes Two” just fell out of the Top 40 about two weeks ago and peaked at #14 last month.


Coming Up Next: Want more dance contests? Join us next Saturday for the Feb. 4, 1967 full episode of American Bandstand where the “1967 Dance Contest” begins! This episode has lots of hit songs of the day, Rate-A-Record, The Spotlight Dance, Hollywood Hotline, musical guests Tommy Roe and Joe Simon and all of your favorite ’67 dancers including Don, Peggy, Frank, Famous, Liver, Mick, Peggy, Roni, Bernie, Marcia, Karen, John, Jim, Rick, Robin Miller, Robin Morris and many more. See you then!