American Bandstand 1967 - Somebody To Love, Jefferson Airplane

“Turn On, Tune In, and Drop Out”. It‘s the beginning of the “Summer of Love” here in May of ’67 and Grace Slick’s “scorching” rendition of “Somebody To Love”, one of the first songs to come from the San Francisco counter-culture scene, is currently in the top 10, peaking at #5. The song has been out since April 1st (almost 2 months) and you can tell the dancers know it well as many are singing along.
AB Regulars Spotted: There are a lot of great regulars in this clip. We see Frank Vanderpuil with Marcia Silverman, Don Sanuskar with Peggy Waggoner, Olivia Favela with Buddy Schwimmer on the riser, and brief glimpses of Stan Soburn, Famous Hooks, Frank Herrera, and John Pollard (the young man with glasses raising up his hands in center of the floor)
…..And with the “Summer of Love” gathering only 350 miles north in San Francisco, I wonder if any of these kids put away their dresses and suits and joined in - “with flowers in their hair”….or if they even wanted to.
Airdate: May 27, 1967