Dick Clark Interviews Teena Marie- American Bandstand 1984

[@grochellepalomino8486]

Teena Marie was so bomb, not only as an artist but she seemed like such a very humble person “cool ppl” 🙏🏼😢 RIP Lady Tee “Vanilla Child”

[@chrisc3697]

Underrated genius musician

[@visualizeme-tz3ng]

Facts

[@Teenasboy50]

Thank you for posting this. Teena is one hell of a women. She had so so much talent and was very modest about it. Not like the diva's in the industry today.

[@sieteocho]

IM RICK JAMES BITCH

[@essentialoilqueen6345]

I wouldn't call most of these ladies in the industry today divas. They are too thirsty. Teena was just doing her thang. She was a true diva. You look Diva up in the dictionary and boom there you go..Lady T's portrait! RIP Lady T❤

[@josephel4292]

Whenever my mother would encounter who gave off good vibes she would often say they have a beautiful spirit. I feel such vibes coming from Lady T. She was beautiful and talented inside and out ✌

[@loverofthe80s43]

She was soooo talented I loved her music it played alots at granny's !

[@dorothywilder9995]

RIP Lady T..one of my favorites...we Love you ..

[@patriciacarrasco2970]

love u teena! always will!!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Mr. Clark and Lady Tee, 2 Music Icons, R.I.P. to both of them God Bless You Both So Much and Thanks for all your contributions to both the Music Industry and to the Entertainment Industry and BTW, Lovergirl was Teena Marie's Only Top 5 Hit on the Pop Chart

[@ElectricCool]

T-Bone Hubbard that in itself is a crying shame. She definitely deserved more pop smashes

[@arthurweems2839]

Yep. It was weird cause it stopped at #6 for 2 weeks then the next week it jumped to #4 where it peaked then dropped a notch #5 Favorite Teena Marie tune next to Work It and Ooh La La la

[@justjackjordinjustin]

Arthur Weems :) Hey!! Oooh, just read this.. ok so check it out.. I have something to add to that. “Lovergirl”’s JOURNEY up the BILLBOARD POP/HOT 100. I was a long time huge fan of Lady T, since “Behind The Groove” “Square Biz” & “Portuguese Love” etc.. Ok, Lovergirl was inching up the Hot 100 and got as high as #51!!! And Then guess what..! It stalled !! WTF I thought to myself as an enthusiastic music fan and Billboard Chart observer... It STAYED at #51 for a SECOND week!! And then, ...something remarkable happened. It JUMPED FROM #51 to #39!!!! Accomplishing two amazing things at least: It entered the “TOP 40!” And It JUMPED 12 spots to enter the top 40 with a bullet!!! I wish I still had my copy of Billboard magazine for that week. Also, if I may add, there is a slight margin of error on my behalf because this happened such a long time ago in 1985: “Lovergirl” jumped from #51 to #39 OR #41 to #29 On the Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart! I was thrilled as a Teena Marie Lover/Fan. ..that song did not deserve to stall outside of the top 40. So glad it soared to at least #4.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@ElectricCool Agreed She only had 2 Top 40 Singles on the Pop Chart Lovergirl and before that, her 1st Top 40 single was called I Need Your Lovin' which is my favorite and she even performed it on AB, Soul Train and it was even heard on American Top 40 and America's Top 10 with the late Casey Kasem God Bless Her

[@julieraymond482]

I knew this,just never knew she was a soul music artist.

[@Bongz1990]

RIP to the both of them

[@shawnahall7246]

Love 💕 yah tina

[@kennethzinke9168]

R.I.P. to the both of them, Dick Clark and Teena Marie.

[@paulmorrison688]

Teena was a beautiful women!!!! RIP Lady T!!!

[@seaor2k122]

*It's woman, not women.* You need to use the singular form of the word when referring to one person.

[@mikex3578]

Quick but good interview. She must have performed "Lovergirl" (1984/85).

[@justjackjordinjustin]

Yes, it aired in December of 1984, I’ll never forget for certain special reasons.... and she performed only one Song... Bryan Adams from Canada was the other musical guest that day and he performed 2 songs. (From his super smash hit album “Reckless” so he either performed “Run To You” or “Heaven” or “I Need Somebody” or “Summer of ‘69” or.... you get the picture :)? Peace ‘n Love

[@BrianFields-yv7gd]

Such a beautiful soul rip tina

[@michaelferto6588]

I didn't know much about this performer, except that her songs sounded right.

[@ladyt3701]

She is my FAVORITE female singer.. I was soo hurt when she passed. R.I.P. Lady T

[@emmabreaux8924]

Teena was not treated well by Motown Gordy, Robinson, and James!! But yet she never spoke harsh words about any of them. R*I*P Teena!! God Bless her daughter and granddaughter💯🙏

[@blktenor]

I love her music

[@wardatkins1320]

She could sing her ass off I still listen to her amazing voice

[@shelleymitchell2686]

sure do miss her

[@TheConchologist]

I loved her then and now! RIP Angel ❤️🙏

[@rickyretardo6367]

Teena Marie giving props to Chicanos, Blacks, Whites, back when we all got along.

[@davidtaylor328]

God Bless Teena Marie Forever !!! 👍🏻

[@VictorHLopez33]

VENICE GIRL!!

[@Lime2014]

Dick's ironic joke about Lady T being 'out of shape' while he postured over letting her get her breath back was a right clanger. Dick by name and all that.

[@arod5002]

Love her!!! ♥️

[@VictorHLopez33]

VENICE HOMEGIRL!!

[@kimmccomas3]

Lady T!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

EXCELLENT BEAUTIFUL AMAZING SUBLIME INMORTAL TINA MARIE RULES 🎼 🥁 💫 🙏 💫 🎶 🎵

[@programmingchicago]

What is that bass players name? He has such a great look.

[@Teenasboy50]

That is Allen McGrier!! He co-wrote Square Biz which went to number 3 on the r/b charts and 12 on the dance charts!!! They were such a great duo together….

[@TH-jo4th]

He always tell her to catch her breath. On every interview😒

[@shericebrown4246]

💋😘💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@barbaravire6439]

WHITES were so prejudice back in the day and boy what a mistake to let Lady-Tee get through you'll to all finger's except for a few of you? and thank you for Teena because we Rocked with this Women!>.... our gain and man this was a big big lost to you all!... but a blessing for us! Boy did we party with this ONE OF LIFETIME- WOMAN- she rocked our world! Always a number 1 fan of this rare women Lady-tee!.... rest in peace with the Best!

[@paulmorrison688]

barbara vire I was one of the whites that loved this women.. I was 12 yo and bought everything from Teena Marie. I used to get so mad when people didn't know who Teena was... I use to watch them get into Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and other artist. I was jammin to Teena Marie, Phyllis Hyman, Denice Williams, Patti Labelle and Chaka Khan. Always loved my R&b and soul artist. When Teena died my heart sunk. I still cry thinking of her. Matter of fact I'm watching Unsung right now of Teena Marie. RIP Teena.. You were one of a kind.. BTW Teena Marie haters F/O I have no time for BS.

[@comalaism]

I second this! Teena said in one of her last interviews on the television show The View: The soul has no color! In another interview after she was given the R&B Pioneer Award she also stated that she always played the music that reverberated from within. Color was never an issue! In the same interview Teena made a fantastic point: If a black woman had an operatic voice and the she was born to sing opera, then she should by all means perform the music that she was born to sing. Teena just sang the music she was born to sing. Why some narrow minded ignorant people want to make it about her skin color is ridiculous, and why you Barbara have the audacity to make the uneducated assumption that all "whites" were prejudice. That is a dangerous generalization that needs to stop because, it is this kind of mentality that divides our nation to this day! Teena was certainly the soundtrack to my life and her music got me through countless hard times! I was so inspired by her ability to write, arrange, perform and produce her own music. I know as a teen I could not wait for albums to come out so I could read her original lyrics and the poems that always adorned her album covers, which inspired me to write my own poetry as a means of self expression. Teena will always be R&B royalty!

[@paulmorrison688]

comalaism Well said.Thank you...

[@stjohnbaby]

In 1964,my girlfriend and I were the only white girls at a James Brown and The Famous Flames concert.I grew up in strictly R& B,it has been and always will be,mymusic.After High school,I moved to S.F.where my best girlfriends boyfriend managed The Whispers,and owned Basin Street West,he was Chinese,Lewis Chinn,he also was partners with Don Cornelius,in a club across the street,Soul Train,where I saw every R& B group you can imagine,The Dells,The ChiLites,The Intruders,Timmy Thomas,Jackie Wilson,The O' Jays,I loved them all.And so yes,I was a white girl that knew who Teena was.And I was raised in a predominately Jewish town.I take people for who they are,not their color,always have and always will.

[@julieraymond482]

@@stjohnbaby Wow,you were blessed to have access to so much soul music,and know of Teena's music besides "Lover girl". I had no idea of her vast catalog of music,not of her association with Rick James until I read about it here on KZbin a few years ago.

[@tiana1017]

I honestly never liked his interviews, he was so awkward but he was a nice guy.

[@anthonycoleman9593]

I thought the same thing. There's an old interview of him with Janet Jackson. She was about 17 years old at the time and she had just performed a song off of her sophomore album, he kept flirting with her and telling her how pretty she was. It was quite awkward and creepy.

[@Lime2014]

​@@anthonycoleman9593 What a creep! I didn't think too much of his ironic joke at Teena's expense at the beginning of this clip either.

[@thenewauthoreden]

He said, "I know you're out of shape..." vs. "I know you're out of breath." Not cool...🦋🌹