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Patti From Boston Meets Kenny and Norman

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | May 20, 2019 | American Bandstand, Dick Clark, Philadelphia, Regulars

By: Patricia Perkins Edited for content and clarity Seeing Kenny Perform I was a Boston Chapter Fan Club president for Kenny.  I kept up with him even after he left American Bandstand. I knew he was touring with his band and I wrote him a letter asking that if he ever...

Ray Smith’s Philly Pops Weekend

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | May 13, 2019 | American Bandstand, Philadelphia, Regulars

By : Ray Smith Ray Smith, Jerry Blavat, and Arlene Smith Arlene Sullivan and I were in Philadelphia last weekend to take part in the Philly Pops’ celebration of American Bandstand and its decades’ long association with Philadelphia at the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll....

Dick Clark- Behind the Scenes with America’s Oldest Teenager

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | Mar 4, 2019 | American Bandstand, Dick Clark, Philadelphia, Regulars

a By Ray Smith An excerpt from Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years 1956-1963 Dick Clark fascinated me. I can’t explain it. he just did. I saw him all the time on TV pitching jewelry for Barr’s Jewelers, the place where most high school seniors bought...

Arlene Sullivan Interview with Ron Carson

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | Jan 28, 2019 | American Bandstand, Philadelphia, Regulars

Click here to go to interview audio. Starts at about 40 second mark.

When Kenny Met Arlene

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | Jan 7, 2019 | American Bandstand, Philadelphia, Regulars

Bandstand Diaries co-author Arlene Sullivan wrote about meeting Kenny in script. Here is a short recap of her recollections. “When I first met Kenny Rossi he was sitting way up in the stands I noticed his curly black hair, blue suit, beautiful brown eyes. He was...

SURPRISING DICK CLARK ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW!

by Sharon Sultan Cutler | Nov 19, 2018 | American Bandstand, Regulars

By Eddie Kelly Let’s all go back to November of 1985. Thirty-three years ago…  Has it really been that long?  At that time, it felt like the entire city of Chicago and suburbs watched the Oprah Winfrey Show. All the excitement started when Arlene Sullivan...
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Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years 1956 - 1963