American Bandstand 1967 - Spotlight Dance - It Takes Two, Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

[@MsRandieK]

I played some of these clips for my dementia residents on our big screen ... they LOVED it ! They age from 70-97 ... I’m 67 😀 what a GOOD TIME! Keep DANCING

[@YCDTI]

Your comment made my day. I love that! Thank you for sharing this @Bella.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@YCDTI that's a terrific idea!! What a great way to bring back pleasant memories, even if only for a little while. I hope others will see this and maybe follow along. Great use of a great KZbin channel!!!

[@michaelserby7697]

I loved A. B. 🎶🎶🎵🎶💙

[@belvinsweat7742]

Bella what a great idea.

[@jessiegonzales9504]

Awhh that must had been a beautiful sight to see

[@davesparks9503]

I’m having a flashback...leave me here for a while ...thanks..

[@onlyonemgpatch9612]

Wow! All dancers were great. I have to hand it to all spotlight dancers for being in the spotlight. Teen years can be awkward but the dancers show so much maturity and their dance styles are just so awesome to watch. Famous and June just continue to amaze. ♥️

[@dancerdon9175]

@Martha Patchin Famous always had the moves no matter what song or genre of music he danced to.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@dancerdon9175 He sure did!! Don didn't you or someone say he taught school in LA??? He's not dead is he. I'm still recovering from finding out Marcia Silverman is dead.

[@billritter4213]

@@thefirstMrsLankton No! Say its not so that Marcia is dead. She probably had some good stories about not only on the dance floor but also her time on the other side as associate producer. Anyway, I'm fairly sure that Famous is still alive and well. Found this in FB in the American Bandstand Dancers group (yes there is a group for that! I don't know if its public or not) that could lend some proof that Famous is still around with us. scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/70974061_10158766586516521_7926914907058995200_n.png?_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=AQnGLdJ4btldOJ5-3xeOyXpK0vKmBkHv-QpTIB8EvUtELqCyz56blIRfliKkv9hUC39pkP3YN_qYb7KiEM8tzCK6&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=903b8f571781e92f31635ea6289eec3c&oe=5E25F5DE I will apologize now if I'm not supposed to paste links.

[@billritter4213]

I think you can like the FB page. Should show up in your timeline.

[@dancerdon9175]

@@thefirstMrsLankton Famous taught high school English and adjunct subject areas in the OC. He was also the school's basketball coach. Famous is alive and well :--) !!!

[@thewilscott]

Great clip, great song, thanks

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

I just love Marvin Gaye, all his music. Another great clip. Great smiles, Frank, Peggy and Dona

[@YCDTI]

Me too! Love Marvin Gaye. Thanks @Andrew Haberman

[@peggela]

@andrew Haberman Good Times!!!

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

@@peggela I'm a 50's baby, barely made it by only 2 months. Lol

[@peggela]

@@AmericanBandstandAgain On the front end or the back? HAHA!

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

@@peggela 1959 and proud of it, bday in 6 days.

[@peggela]

Aaron, thank you for posting this fun clip of Dona and I. She got a huge kick out of it. I can let you know that she had not created any songs, but does love to sing! Our brother was in Korea at the time. Being deaf in one ear we thought he wouldn't get drafted but they took him and sent him to a safe space away from combat. He passed away 5 years ago. This is the best showcase of Famous and June to date!!! They were really rockin' it! But, really, who couldn't given that great tune! I remember being in the spotlight and feeling like the song would never end....it just felt like an eternity.

[@YCDTI]

@Peggy Names my pleasure and say “hi” to Dona for me. I’m sorry for the loss of your brother. I’ve wondered about these Spotlight dances. Don has said that sometimes you guys didn’t even know the song. That must’ve been tough if you didn’t know the song or it wasn’t easy to dance to for 3 minutes or so on network television 😦. Just smile and carry on I guess, lol. Thank you for the comment Peggy.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@Peggy Names I think its neat you and your sister could be on the show together. I'm sorry your brother passed away not so long ago.

[@shelaghjack117]

Igreat info and music . Thank you.

[@koryb33kory]

@peggy who were some of the artists you liked during this time!?

[@peggela]

@@koryb33kory In 67 there were so many great bands and individual artist that I loved. Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Stones, Beatles, Janis Joplin, Iron Butterfly, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Albert King, The Mama's and the Papa's, The Moody Blues to name a few. In '68 I saw a double bill of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix at the Hollywood Bowl. It was unforgettable.

[@Km-jl2cu]

I wasn't born until 12 days later.I love to think my parents were watching this as they waited for me to arrive in the world..Great song and video. Thanks Kim 😊🙏

[@TheSuperGenius]

Ha! I was born the next day on Sun. the 8th! 👶 Class of 85! 👍

[@keystonestatewarrior3358]

You guys have 7 years on me. Happy belated birthdays lol

[@yossarian6799]

I was born 4 days later!

[@bignickak]

Thanks for another awesome video @youcandancetoit! Famous and June’s skills on the floor are awesome!

[@YCDTI]

Agreed! And I dig June’s go-go boots too. Thanks @Nicolas Harrison

[@peggela]

@Nicolas Harrison June was absolutely killing it! She looked so happy and relaxed and just groovin' in her go-go boots! (that was the first thing I noticed)

[@bignickak]

The go go boots are great @youcandancetoit! @ Peggy Names was there any, maybe, “passive” competition among the dancers to see who’d show up with the coolest clothes, boots etc? Also, I’m not sure if you shared this before but how’d you can frank come to become dance partners?

[@peggela]

@@bignickak There may have been some competition but I am not aware of that. Everyone was supposed to follow the dress code but there were some rule breakers. I didn't witness them getting tossed out on their ear. In a prior clip that Aaron posted about the length of skirts, Don and I spoke to the fact that the clothes we wore to the show where also our school clothes and there were very strict rules about that. I sure didn't have any money to go out and buy fancy clothes. In fact, I made most of my clothes. I am pretty sure that Frank looked across the dance floor as did I and locked eyes and that was that! Such a pair!

[@bufb]

June and Famous such a great couple. I always loved this song

[@thruthealcove]

This is one of my fave songs from Motown! Marvin & Kim were great together vocally, and were very different to the legendary Marvin & Tammi pairing. This was a good Spotlight Dance segment. Famous & June rocked it, but all the couples looked engaged & had fun. This is a great song to dance to, so good call on Dick for this. Keep them coming as always Aaron!

[@dancerdon9175]

@Kevin -- 1967 was one of those "never to be duplicated" years for Bandstand! It's rare to find an episode that was not packed with great dancers, great talent, and great music.

[@Gaylel1]

Now Famous and June..they can easily be on Dancing with the Stars and beat out that current crop!!

[@keithidota]

So right. The other 2 couples here were no match against them.

[@peggela]

@Gayle Lecus wouldn't that be GREAT!!!! I know Famous is around...How about June!!! I would certainly watch that!

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

I always enjoyed Famous and June.

[@dancerdon9175]

Aaron, another great finger poppin', toe tapping, extra caffeinated start to the morning! "It Takes Two" is a favorite of mine as well. PS: I KNEW Marvin lip-sync'd the tune to a life-sized Raggedy Ann on that March 18 episode. Phew, my memory bank is a happy camper. LOL Thanks for the post!

[@YCDTI]

@dancer don I looked everywhere for a picture of Marvin and the doll, but no luck. I wonder who’s idea that was. So funny! Thanks Don!

[@peggela]

I am beginning to think I need to join Bella's group with dementia because I don't remember that Raggedy Ann doll at all! I must be losing it....thanks, Don, for being so sharp!

[@dancerdon9175]

@@peggela LOL! It was strange! But with Kim Weston having already left Motown, production had to improvise a duet partner for Marvin -- but a Raggedy Anne "stand in" was odd. ;--)

[@peggela]

@@dancerdon9175 LOL!!! I can't even picture it!

[@keithidota]

They should have gotten Peggy to stand in for Kim Weston. Maybe good for a few laughs among the regulars but that doll had to be bizarre.

[@mrob75]

So agree, AARON & DON: one of the best songs EVER! Fun to sing along to especially with someone else in duet form :---) "Kim Weston" was an absolute talent for Motown. Her big hit record, another one of my favorites, was "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)" later remade by the Doobie Brothers. Kim was another victim of "leave Motown and good luck to your singing career." Kim left Motown a few months after "It Takes Two" bravely suing Motown over royalties. (P.S. Wondering why Dick chose to move Famous & June over to his left side?)

[@dancerdon9175]

@Mario, add to that list Brenda Holloway, Mary Wells along with a host of many talents underrated by Barry Gordy.

[@mrob75]

@@dancerdon9175 Hi Don...Exactly....So agree! I think the most controversial and lamented Motown casualty of all time was Florence Ballard. Still bothers people even to this day.

[@donniewillson6967]

@YouCanDanceToIt, Aaron I am a BIG fan of You Can Dance to It!, and I know and appreciate the time and effort each week to make these posts for our enjoyment. However I noticed an error in the information panel area. I was a teenager in San Diego and was a listener to KGB (1360) aka 1-36 KGB from about 1964 until 1972 and KGB was a top 40 station the whole time, not a country station. The only country station that I remember (because my stepdad listened to it was KSON (I don't remember the frequency) aka Country Caisson. Thanks for all the time you put into putting these clips together.

[@YCDTI]

@Donnie Willson, sorry, that was poor grammar on my part. I meant to say he left KBLA to go to San Diego after KBLA became a country station. Thank you for keeping me honest and thanks for being a fan :)

[@donniewillson6967]

@@YCDTI Aaron we are human and make mistakes. Keep up the good work, so many of us really enjoy these flashbacks on a happy and fun time in our lives.

[@robertharrison2.055]

thank you ''

[@suzanpeters4709]

You just made my day! I can't thank you enough for sharing the good ol' days.. Outstanding! I love you, All. XO

[@pepper1188]

June and Famous blowing them all away!

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

Music was just wonderful back then. Easy to sing and dance to....;)

[@ricardorodriguez9587]

Qué lindo ver esos jóvenes de 16,17,18 años que vivieron aquellos épocas tan lindas.Gracias Aarón.

[@peggela]

Aaron, this clip shows how Dick changed his bandstand bleacher interviews from the last clip you posted. After he got attacked by kids clamoring to get into the bleachers, he learned his lesson. After that the kids would already have been seated and he would pick a spot to wiggle in. Much more civilized.

[@lennyanders1639]

1967 was the best year in music history, from Motown to the Beatles and everything in between, there will never be another era like it.

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

Love, LOVE, L - O - V - E watching FAMOUS & JUNE dance! I was five when this track came out - it's been a favourite of mine ever since. THANK You for the upload!

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

Aaron you out did yourself this time!! What a fabulous clip. Like you, It Takes Two is one of my all time favorites....as well Pride and Joy. I sure hope @Peggy Names is watching. Geez Peg try not to dominate the conversation will ya?? 😏 And Frank!!! If I were Dona Waggoner and saw him rolling his eyes, I'dve messed up that perfectly coiffed and Dippity-Do'd hair of his!!! 😃😁🧟‍♀️ Hahahaha!!! Thank you Aaron!

[@peggela]

I was trying my best not to upstage her....guess I failed. Dona is so shy...I am pretty sure she was mortified to be asked a question by Dick.

[@YCDTI]

@Peggy Names, Dona is so sweet. I smile every time I watch this, seeing your and Frank’s expressions as Dona is interviewed. I would’ve been scared speechless if I were asked a surprise question by Dick Clark, that’s for sure.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@peggela this was priceless! I didn't know you guys have a brother...and thanks to Frank we know his correct age. 😃 I thought Dona did pretty well. I can seriously do some talking, but like Aaron I'dve probably froze up if DC asked me a question. Frank....cue eye roll. 🙄

[@peggela]

Good Times and sibling rivalry!!!HAHAHA!!

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@peggela you guys were a hot mess!!! 😀🤣😄

[@catherineerwin8269]

Another great video. Love the regulars. I enjoy the clothes & the classic Marvin Gaye song. I hope that Famous Hooks will comment & share his memories. The only bad thing is that the video was too short... more please! Lol

[@kevinkool3]

Love Kim Weston! She & Marvin Gaye sang so well together. The Spot Light dancers are good! I especially like the couple in the back. That dude's got some great foot movements!

[@keystonestatewarrior3358]

I remember dancing like this at a frenetic pace in the clubs back during my military days. And sometimes, I found myself all alone on the dance floor. Because most often I was inebriated lol

[@oldiesgeek454]

For the first time I was able to understand all the kid's names during the roll call... But, that's only because I read the description info. before viewing. 😉

[@peggela]

You are so right! Even when I know the people, it is hard to understand. We were all in such a rush!!!! The words came out like gobble-de-gook!

[@carolinerainey8072]

Love all this songs

[@marge3470]

I too love these dance videos!! I use to watch abs on T.V... It brings back such great memories dancing at the local high schools in Pa. 65' -69 best yrs ever! Never missed a Friday or Saturday night dance!

[@kevingoins9858]

Rex Garvin's Sock It To Me JB used at the half way point with the kids in the bleachers. Funny that poor Marvin lip synced It Takes Two with a rag doll! Geez! The record hitting #14 was due to the fact Kim and then-husband Mickey Stevenson (former Motown A&R chief) bolted for MGM (no duet partner for promotional appearances).

[@YCDTI]

Good explanation @Kevin Goins, but even so, don’t you think it should’ve been a bigger hit? I guess it shows how important promotion was, even for an amazing song like this.

[@keithidota]

Marvin Gaye was not yet a top-tier hitmaker at that point, having had 4 top-10 hits, no top-5s. This could be a factor in why "It Takes Two" didn't reach its chart potential., radio stations weren't necessarily clamoring to play his new music It would all change for him with his huge #1 hit "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" as he would follow that with 2 top-10 smashes. After a quiet year in 1970 he scored big in 1971 with "What's Going On' and 2 more biggies.

[@DetroitLives313]

Kim Weston just did a show in Detroit last week. She will be 80 in a month!

[@oldsoul1187]

Those kids can sure do the "Lindy",..... I was 16 then. Can still dance!

[@jdnly9716]

i love this

[@carolynreed6941]

Hello wade here Boscobel st apt 3 in those days

[@brianmorley7165]

The girl in the white boots and the black guy have got some good moves

[@mungojerry311]

The song did even worse on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart, making it to only #43. That baffles me to no end.

[@AdrianDeVore]

Woha!😮

[@michaelcranstoun8296]

I never would have believed that either.

[@rosainesfloresaros7395]

Q genial me encanta

[@seniorpatriot]

Perfect mix I'm an old sole share with me please

[@guypaul]

Whenever I see the clips of these teen boys from the sixties I wonder how many of them died in Vietnam. Thankfully, it looks like at least one of these dancers, Famous Hooks, survived. Found this article from 1991. He became an English teacher and actor (according to his linked in). www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-me-1757-story.html

[@noscrubbubblez6515]

strange orchestration in this song with the horns and strings unable to keep the driving beat. but at that time in 67' this song could be followed by, 'strawberry fields forever'. all this coming out of little transistor radios - blowing minds.

[@blueblaze9862]

I love that effect..orchestra not able to keep up w the baseline. Sounds so groovy

[@antbanks35]

The young lady June, who is dancing with Famous, I think I heard her last name is Strode. Is she related to the actor Woody Strode?

[@briansullivan1050]

@antbanks35, She is his daughter.

[@antbanks35]

@@briansullivan1050 Thanks

[@espedidosgs]

I i imagined chris hansen to barge in when the ages where asked.

[@carolynreed6941]

Carolyn hi 9-29-2022 💃🙏✌️🦂

[@carolynreed6941]

My b day I'll be 66 in Oct.

[@reynaldoballarini1886]

Época de ouro 🥇💛 CRUZEIRO ESPORTE CLUBE 💙💙💙💙💙 Foundation 02/01/1921 BRASIL🇧🇷 100 yares old

[@keithidota]

Peggy doesn't seem proud to say she's 16. And speaking of age. has the mystery of Famous Hooks's age been solved here? He said he was 18 here, which would have him near his mid-20s when he ended his Bandstand run in the early '70s. A 1991 L.A. Times article about him gave his then-age as 34. You do the math!

[@peggela]

I think maybe this age is correct.As I recall he was just a couple of years older than I am. People often told fibs about their age because they had a "rule" that you had to be between the ages of 15 and 18.....dancers made a lot of "fudge" and the production didn't seem to really care that much. Just like Dick......teenagers forever!

[@peggela]

Also, I think I was trying to disappear because I didn't want to take Dona's spotlight. She was uber shy......I was all out there!!!!

[@AdrianDeVore]

@@peggela That was very considerate of you to give the spotlight to your sister.

[@carolynreed6941]

Ms miss lived next door

[@CoastersBolts]

1:28 Vic Gee, better known as long-time K-Earth 101 DJ Jim Carson.

[@STEVO-hn5su]

The two on the left might look awkward in this clip but that was progression....Dancing to each other. Not with each other

[@northernbrother1258]

Three words…carpe effing diem!

[@carolynreed6941]

The 70s me Carolyn wade

[@carolynreed6941]

Joann was my big sister an Ricky my brother

[@carolynreed6941]

Thursday JoAnn my big sister my brother ricky

[@carolynreed6941]

Hi hello ohla

[@sharonbartley808]

I like white pants. He's fluid

[@M.Vaquero]

😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@richardleonard4281]

Sock it to 'Em JB - Rex Garvin

[@carolynreed6941]

Dad Thomas William morrison

[@joeapple100]

SORRY, BUT....HOW DO YOU NAME YOUR SON 'FAMOUS'?????????????

[@barbproctergumbo9129]

Evidently some people. Don t take Pride in thier Country Usa

[@1amazingj]

I wasn't born yet, albeit I Love Songs by Marvin. Aaron, was wondering when they stopped separating the Black kids from the white kids on the show?

[@deanmyers9889]

sad,,,soylent green,,march on

[@carolynreed6941]

My mom Emmajean

[@carolynreed6941]

37115

[@tainok]

Love this song but sad to see the end how they separate the black kids from the whites...just a big tarnish on our American history.Thank you Marvin and Kim for a timeless song.

[@treasure2behold282]

White version of Soul Train without the zip 😂