American Bandstand 1967 (in color) -Top 10- A Natural Woman, Aretha Franklin

Finally seeing Dick Clark, the dancers, and the 60’s set in living color is pretty cool! This is the only “non-kinescoped”, 1960’s color episode (I know of) available to the public.....for now. Who knew the ”checkerboard square” and Dick’s podium were powder blue.
Airdate: Nov. 11, 1967

[@marktwain380]

RIP Aretha, we won't stop swaying to and humming your beautiful music

[@suzanpeters4709]

I was only 13yrs old back then. I loved this show!! Yes, I'm still groovin to the beat!! Thank you, for these memories. XO

[@sexymama1966]

wow...totally mindblowing! the fashions were definitely popping with color..Ooh Yes!

[@liquidninja6654]

Thrilling to see this in color! Wish more from this era existed

[@altfactor]

I wonder if any of the young couples dancing on this show ever got married. If they did, they probably now (2018) have grandchildren and might be able to show their grandchildren this clip, telling them "Back in 1967, your Grandma and Grandpa danced on 'American Bandstand''. See how young we looked then!"

[@marklamphear7531]

Much love and respect to you ms Franklin. Rest in piece

[@KIZERVONZINGER]

There's nothing like slow dancing ... Nothing I love it.

[@bradleyscarton3931]

It's like these kids are dancing to two different rhythms. One group are treating it as a slow dance (as it should be) and the other group are dancing like it was a fast, four-on-the-floor dance track.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Yes people could do it either way. It’s appropriate.

[@FairytaleVideobiz]

Oooh, 50 years later Aretha passed away kind of sad listening to her sing, rest in peace Aretha Franklin you will be remembered for your music. Especially in The Blues Brothers.

[@peggela]

Thanks for posting this! It is fun to see the color. I do see though that the bandstand says '68, not '67 as you state in your description. It is cool nevertheless! Famous and June were the most famous of all the regulars on the show. I don't believe he ever missed a taping! Great guy! I hope more of these color episodes come up. You will see some pretty bright outfits!!

[@YCDTI]

Hi Peggy! I wish there were more color episodes, but as of now there is only 1 that I know of floating around, but I’m always looking for more....I’d LOVE to see those bright outfits! About the bandstand logo and the title credits (American Bandstand ‘68), starting in the 64-65 season and up until 68-69, the logo and show title always had the second half of that seasons year on it. In this clips, for example, it’s Nov. 1967 but the logo and title says ab68 for the 67-68 season. I’m not sure why they didn’t just change the logos in January so it would always show the current year and not be so confusing, but hey, Dick Clark seemed to know what he was doing, lol. I’m so glad you are enjoying these clips!

[@dancerdon9175]

AB always changed the season's date with the September episode each year for the "TV Season year". I recall (just once, however) that AB changed the season's year in between episodes during one of those all-day tapings. We came back from break and saw that the logo had been changed to "AB 6#". I can't recall what year that was though. ~~ Don

[@YCDTI]

Wow! You guys danced right into the new year and didn’t even know it, that’s dedication, lol. I hope they let you guys rest a bit between episodes That’s a lot of work, even for teenagers.

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Nice time capsule from 50+ years ago!

[@JohnAOE]

American bandstand always looked like a dance you go to but you're too shy to dance and they wait for others to start to dance

[@bunniesandroses499]

A lot of their parents were in WWII, and this is when people had personality back then, you can see them joking around in their dancing and they shine brighter!

[@edreynolds5769]

There were so many different musical styles and genres on the pop charts in the 60's/70's. They were all good too. I've been watching a lot of these AB clips and I haven't come across a song I didn't like.

[@cathleanjohnson675]

RIP to the "only" Queen of Soul" Miss Aretha Franklin, sadly missed...

[@audvion]

Rest in Peace, Ms. Franklin.

[@scottburton9701]

Gotta love Aretha's version of this Carole King classic!

[@clemsonbloke]

Actually Gerry Goffin and Jerry Wexler also wrote it, those two along with Carole King.

[@laminage]

The Couple at 2:57 was Famous Hooks and a Young Lady named June who were the first Popular Black Couple On The Show. Famous was a High School Football Coach and June retired to Hawaii where she also studied The Martial Arts.

[@ronaldhicks4203]

laminage

[@laminage]

Ronald Hicks Thanks

[@aisishadkennedy1984]

Jenny Nichols

[@laminage]

@@ronaldhicks4203 Famous also "moonlighted" on Shebang hosted by The Late Casey Kasem who worked for Dick Clark for a hot Minute on KTLA. He had a partial interest.

[@retroguy1976]

prayers to aretha

[@laminage]

There's alot of poignancy to this Song. It was the last one that Carol King did with her Former First Husband Gerry Coffin in the late 1960's, it was featured in the Hit Movie The Big Chill and when Aretha Franklin performed it in a Surprise for Miss King at The Kennedy Center Honors, she was so moved and touched she cried. Today her Music is seen on Broadway and Paul Anthony Stewart (Former Soap Star Danny Santos Guiding Light) plays Don Kirshner.

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Notice that there are no micron miniskirts as yet; see Archie comic books and MOD-era Barbie outfits from the same era for further references.

[@Gaylel1]

RIP Aretha..

[@bethbockus1395]

Damn, watching and dancing in the late 60's Thanks my older Sis and Bros!!

[@altfactor]

Ironically, some episodes of "American Bandstand" were seen locally in color in Philadelphia in 1957, but were fed to ABC in black-and-white. The show didn't begin regular network colorcasts until September of 1967. It was the last ABC-TV network program (or program on any U.S. commercial network), apart from reruns or old movies, to be broadcast in black-and-white.

[@good03boy]

I thought General Hospital was the last network program to start airing episodes in color. They started airing episodes in color in October 1967.

[@TakaiAkita]

Nice people and singer. No graffiti on walls or tattoos. Wonderful time thanks dear Aaron.

[@MrCtsSteve]

That must be a trip seeing your teenage self on here 56 ish years ago .

[@gregt2022]

whoa- young cats in ties & jackets- a lost world...

[@AdrianDeVore]

It was the AB dress code for dancers in 1967!

[@dancerdon9175]

Ah, yes! The "Pepsi Generation" did exist in living color. Great post, Aaron!

[@dancerdon9175]

Veronica A. and just think -- each episode was "pre-packaged" with identical sponsors' commercials before being distributed to every market that aired American Bandstand (with the exception of the small breaks for "station identification"). As much as I revere Bandstand, it kind of makes one wonder about the messaging, doesn't it? ~~ Don

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

The market I watched it on, because i am in Canada, was out of Buffalo NY with an antenna. The ABC station there, WKBW never aired the show between September and December for whatever reason, and only aired it starting in January till the end of August. This went on for many years until it left ABC altogether.

[@stevieg7672]

@@AmericanBandstandAgain It was probably for college football. ABC and the NCAA have had a relationship ever since the start of television.

[@VictorKPanda]

Nice people and singer. No graffiti on walls or tattoos. All but gone....😪

[@dennismitchell1934]

No nose rings-piercings-tattoos-multi colored disfigured hair styles-no dopers-no ratty skimpy clothes-no weird language variations- no cell phones texting tweeting facebook social media griper sites. We need to change back to good people sharing human contact and having goods times as groups.

[@ronniebishop2496]

No Twerking lol and I thought everyone was racist back then, good gosh what a lie. Look at the segregation! Lol

[@karmicobsession1636]

different dialects have always existed you should just say your frame of reference is very small

[@laminage]

In the not too distant future Stevie Wonder wrote "Until You Come Back To Me" by Aretha Franklin as well. He, Smokey Robinson were the most prolific in terms of Singers/Songwriters at Motown back in the day. Their Catalogue still stands the test of time.

[@ronniebishop2496]

And I thought people were racist back then, didn’t look like it to me.

[@flowerchild777]

Boy, could that woman sing

[@anntailoringtayltow9684]

Aretha Franklin was on American bandstand in 1964

[@laminage]

Anntailoring Tayltow I think it was 1962 with Soulville when she was at Columbia aka Sony

[@louisramosLEFTYLOUIE]

THE YOUNG LADY IN THE PINK AT 4.05 LOOKS LIKE SHE IS HAVING FUN !

[@piratejim]

They would use neutral colors for the sets back then because they would show up better on black & white TV's ..

[@criticalhard]

That bpard on 1:30 wow it was still used in the early 2000's now everything is digital but omg so amazing

[@dr.wisdom7917]

the Baby Boomers were Classy

[@arielsarino2823]

Yes we were and we still are.

[@shmujew4791]

I guess you never saw the movie woodstock ....yeah , real classy

[@dr.wisdom7917]

@@shmujew4791 what I meant at this scene, my brother

[@henryathurmanjr]

5 Star Video!!!!!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Hahaha love the guy at 03.49

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Amazing to think that these teenagers dancing are now in their late 60s, wonder how many of those young guys ended up in 'Nam?

[@pjriverdale8461]

While tv studios still dressed sets to optimize picture resolution on the dwindling numbers of B&W receivers, this is definitely dressed for color. At least as much as Clark's production budget would dictate. One of the secrets to AB's on air longevity was that of the "bottom line". From its inception as a local show in 1952, AB was never over produced nor had any higher production values than were absolutely necessary. ABC, being a poor third in ratings until the seventies found its niche in cheaply produced shows. Clark's numerous creations from 1957 onward were among the lowest cost programs on the schedule for many years.

[@stevieg7672]

I mean the early Los Angles episodes of "Bandstand" had amazing props and background settings and lighting. Just look "A Summer's Song" by Chad and Jeremy from November 1964.

[@Petemonster62]

Many people still had a black & white TV until the mid 1970s.

[@italoman9]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@louistenore2185]

quite a different opening in the 50;sand 60's and in the early 70;s then when i started seeing in starting in 75

[@lisabrown2465]

Sorry y’all, that’s a ‘slow’ jam! 😆

[@djbigpean]

And of course our people have to slow drag, it makes it look good!!

[@kaymcguire7685]

Aretha🎈

[@gersoncarioca4801]

Youthg is everything 🤠

[@jlandon6028]

You think that song would fly today? lol No there were real women back then & how they are missed!

[@jamesm.3967]

Basically they filmed a high school dance and put it on TV. Lots of future accountants in that group.

[@alphadogstudio]

Is that Ron Jeremy?

[@ontarioguy2738]

Funny at 4:23 a guy dancing by himself.

[@RAYFORDHENDERSON-dc2op]

look closely at all episodes, people danced by themselves.

[@bethbockus1395]

Switching the channel from cartoons to the local 13 (ABC St.Louis)

[@aisishadkennedy1984]

Who's that guy the close shave? 0:16 What's his name?

[@johnlewis195]

Aww..some girls didn't get picked..high school sucks

[@ellabarrett2676]

Hi

[@michaelmcgee8543]

It states american band stand 68 not 67!

[@briansullivan1050]

@Michael McGee; The new year for AB started, I believe at the end of September or October. This was aired in Nov, so it became AB 68. I know, the reasoning is weird.

[@gardensofthegods]

This is not 1967 like the title says

[@stevieg7672]

It is, this episode aired on November 11, 1967.

[@gardensofthegods]

K... I just couldn't figure out why in the very beginning it says the number 68 twice

[@stevieg7672]

It has the number 68 because whenever it was September, it's title will already have the next years number.

[@gardensofthegods]

K

[@1funkyflyguy]

Haha, this is so awkward to watch!

[@AdrianDeVore]

They were teenagers who danced to a song that was geared toward adults. 😄