Y&T on American Bandstand 1984 Don't Stop Runnin'

Rare video Y&T on American Bandstand 1984, part one of two video clips of Y&T [also known as yesterday and today] I am uploading. Performing the song Keep on Runnin' off the album IN ROCK WE TRUST. I'm pretty sure IRWT was Y&T's best selling album. Good to see the late, great Phil Kennemore on celluloid. Meniketti, as usual impresses. This was a very exciting time in my life, I was 18 just graduting from high school and Y&T made music very exciting for me. Actually around the time they released this I thought they had sold out, but over the years I have come to appreciate every phase of their illustrious career including enjoying their latest album FaceMelter

[@SMjeffkameny3711]

Y & T means a tremdous amount to us who grew up during this time...Not to sound clichè but these are the soundtracks to our lives....Bay Area at its best.....Im 56 and will always rock Y & T ......

[@user-un1jd7eh7y]

On of the most underrated bands of all time in rock history

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

AMEN !

[@divebombstudios7706]

After 6 years of marriage , my wife had an affair and split. I was absolutely devastated. One day I hoped in the car and drove into mountains near Tahoe. This song came on and I couldn't crank it loud enough. This song will always be a part of my life!

[@mr.anderson3369]

"When I had the world in the palm of my hand You never looked at another man But when I started to slip you said, "Bye, bye, bye", that was my exwife after nearly 24 years of marriage, which was also within 3 years of me being eligible to retire, 3 years later after taking on all the credit card debt from a handful of debt cards, unfortunately they were all in my name(Home Depot, Lowes and Best Buy)I have them all paid off already and actually have nearly 20K in the credit union, we shouldn't of needed to use debt cards in like the last decade, there were literally months after the divorce where I couldnt even afford groceries, I got stuck with all the credit card debt and I paid it all off by myself in under 3 years, we never had an amount like that in savings, money shouldnt of been an issue in the marriage and yet it was, the only thing I was counting on for retirement were my investments and pension, for most of our marriage we were robbing Peter to pay Paul while she kept a savings in her dresser for her 4 or 5 vacations she took every year without me. I don't care how much a couple grows apart, the neglect and disrespect isn't justifiable. I guess I should feel fortunate that she now earns too much to get alimony, and that reminds me, she coincidentally completed earning her degree the same summer she filed. "Keep on running Don't stop running Cause I cant afford you" 🎶 Count your blessings, sometimes its hard to realize when you're actually better off, it's true that money can't buy you love, but love also shouldn't take you to the cleaners

[@divebombstudios7706]

@Mr. Anderson dude, I love Y&T. It's funny enough. A little bit after this all happened, I went driving in the mountains, and that song came on. Lyrics were dead on.

[@navagatingthroughthebeasts2908]

👍

[@mhitson7483]

The best time to be a teenager in history.

[@markhunley3015]

Well put I was in the Marine Corps in So Cal

[@rg8467]

Can't believe Dave is the only one still alive 😥 such awesome band Y&T was.

[@imaledzepfan]

I feel the same way .. darn it ..

[@phxsunsfaninsd]

Well they’re still a great band to watch live. You might have to travel to CA to see them though, as they haven’t done shows outside of the state for a while now because of Dave’s health. I saw them a week ago in San Juan Capistrano and it was fantastic.

[@DonCummins-kf3eo]

I'm glad I got to see a show with the original members!! RIP, Phil, Joey and leanord!! 😢

[@StDemo-fx7gm]

*Is

[@kevingoins9806]

Saw Y&T live in 1984 when they opened for Ratt. They were great. The most underrated hard rock band ever. These guys can rock. Leonard Haze was one of my heroes.

[@sierraridgereaper]

Crazy thing, I saw them in the mid 70's then the 80's, 90's, 2000's, 2010's and will see them in april of 2023... Six decades and it still feels like Im 20 listening to this... unreal...

[@scotabot7826]

Dave Meniketti, WOW!!!! What talent. The guy is really that good!

[@johnnufer9452]

Y&T is one of the few bands keeping Rock N Roll alive today!! Thanks Dave & Band keep on Rockin!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@NForcerSA]

I really appreciate you putting this up because Phil Kennemore was my uncle. His sister, Gail, who recently passed away 10 months and 21 days later from septic shock, is my mother. I actually cried when I watched this because I remember when this came on ABC. Mom had to record it on VHS and we were all excited they were featured on American Bandstand. Mind you I was about 6 y/o, but I'll never forget this for as long I live. Do you happen to have the tape from start to finish!?

[@sticksbass]

whyd they fire haze?

[@GulfCoastSportsLLC]

@@sticksbass I’m just now seeing your message - I was just a youngin’ back then, but I remember hearing that when they signed with Geffen, he didn’t fit in with the labels plans - That and something about drug use?! But that’s what I remember hearing when they came out with Contagious and I asked my mom, “Where’s Leonard?!”.

[@ronditchen6664]

Is great great band from the eighties highly underrated.

[@WestShoreMan]

Hey I’ve been following this band since the 70s and have met everybody and I have tix to see them in July 2023! I remember hanging with Joey at the Starwood after a gig.

[@Montyhugo]

RIP Leonard, Joey, Phil and Gail✌️❤️🙏🤘

[@hnguye22]

The most underrated band. Y&T rules! Keep on rockin' \m/.

[@bonichols8511]

This band i swear NEVER got the credit they dezerved & Dave Meniketti now doing vocals & LEAD guitar.......WOW....... how talented & sooooo underrated, i have always loved this band !!!!!

[@lindsrt1]

Yes I agree 👍

[@sick86stang]

I also agree 👍

[@paulmarclalonde3834]

Come on they wrote some pretty bad music with the odd hit

[@toddvandell85]

Actually, Bo? Dave Meniketti has always been both the lead guitarist AND the lead singer. Back since the days when Y&T were still called Yesterday & Today. Remember Struck Down? Yeah. All Dave. Their second guitarist has always been either rhythm guitarist, or second/back-up lead. Not unlike Ken "K.K." Downing and Glenn Tipton in Judas Priest. Glenn was always the primary lead guitarist. Ken was always rhythm guitar, then back-up lead to Glenn. Watch the Painkiller video some time. Glenn literally takes most of the lead guitar solos. Ken gets one lead solo in toward the end of the song, but Glenn takes the lion's share. Same with Dave Meniketti. He writes the badass riffs, and then shreds on lead vocals AND lead guitar. It's why Y&T has always been Dave's band. In spite of far too many members and former members dying way too young? (Drummer Leonard Haze, bassist Phil Kennemore, and rhythm guitarist Joey Alves are all no longer with us.) Because Dave does both lead vocals AND lead guitar? Y&T is whoever Dave says it is.

[@ronditchen6664]

Yes indeed very underrated great great band..

[@fredsinger3894]

Leonard Haze to me has got to be one of the greatest drummers Ive ever seen in my life. One bass drum and one of the fastest bass foot Ive ever seen next to John Bonham R.I.P.

[@lh7377]

Great musicians. This song and Lipstick and Leather are part of the soundtrack of my life

[@Montyhugo]

Out of all these guys here? Dave is the only one still living! Keep on Rocking 👍✌️❤️🤘

[@JCUTLER16]

One of the greatest bands of the 80s!!!!!! Yes!!!

[@DYNAMITEDORK]

Jenny Cutler so true Jenny

[@jonesmark9787]

In the category for sure

[@johnfields8925]

Absolutely agree..... never got the credit they deserved

[@paulmarclalonde3834]

Ummmmm far from it

[@bonichols8511]

@@paulmarclalonde3834 marc.....hmmmmm.....you are sooooooo wrooooooong man!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelyeiter2447]

I saw 'em multiple times at the Starwood back in the 70s and I got the debut album. Man that was EPIC!!!

[@tommymann69]

THIS IS BETTER THAN THE MAIN STREAM CRAP OF 2024 . THIS MUSIC KICKS ASS. THEY SHOULD BE ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS OF 2024

[@robertcarli5803]

Dick Clark - class act ! Always did his research on the bands.

[@josephtravnicek1486]

Yup I am old but seeing this live back in the day was bad ass

[@Savatage1964]

Joey, Philip, and Leonard RIP. Your music is not forgotten. I've got every album you guys pumped out. Thank you! Dave, you are a god on vocals!

[@bonichols8511]

SAVATAGE.......LOVE YOUR NAME MAN......LOVE IT....with John Oliva singing of course & " how about the vocal duties Dave does with this band NOT COUNTING the AWESOME.....LEAD GITAR DUTIES HE DOES WITH THIS BAND........FREAKING UNREAL.....UNREAL!!!!!!!

[@bonichols8511]

"Gutter Ballet" 1989 is my favoreite album by Savatage also Savatage1964, take care man......Bo

[@bonichols8511]

& i really miss John's brother......a LOT !!!!!!

[@Savatage1964]

@@bonichols8511 Yeah Dave's a beast as a lead singer. Here's a link to an old 80's get - together with all the big names of the day. "We're Stars" was put together by Dio and Dave is the first singer after the intro. Check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4vOpaWoprlkd5I

[@twillbanks]

I have every album too. NOBODY comes close to the energy and fire that Y&T’s music has. Passionate, driven, iconic…nothing like it.

[@sweenykim]

I was so F'N STOKED to see Y&T FINALLY get the belated national recognition they so desperately deserved. Many thx for posting this so others can experience this unsung GEM of metal history.

[@rcuomo6843]

Phil was awesome! I got to see him twice live and his energy was something to see! RIP you will always be remembered!

[@balderodinson4451]

Yeah, like the band themselves said, I have no clue why it took them so long to get big. They had great tunes from day 1. First time I heard them was actually from a commercial for a local Chicago radio station. "Squeeze" was their theme song. Took me a while to find out who they were. I finally found out from a friend.

[@NestorGarcia-dx8qx]

Y&T que buena banda heavy metal y hard rock de los 70S y 80S🎼

[@pennyrand8064]

I just saw them play a show in Sacramento five months ago and they were just as awesome as ever!!

[@phxsunsfaninsd]

Just saw them a week ago at a sold out show in San Juan Capistrano and it was standing ovation after standing ovation! Dave’s voice is still incredible and those guitar solos are still blistering too.

[@peremetalheart7330]

Y&T the best rock'n roll band

[@lisamorrison2149]

This song brings back great memories!!

[@angeladesilva5256]

Y&T at their prime.

[@75PIISPA]

Angela DeSilva And you too

[@BBaldwin]

+Angela DeSilva Nope, they are in their prime RIGHT NOW!!!

[@jimjim7008]

What makes Y&T unique is that they are always at their prime no matter what day, week, month, or year.

[@YandTIII]

RIP THUNDERFOOT LEO HAZE.

[@mikefrank6319]

YandTill Baddest right foot in history

[@roberthoeg1964]

I never thought they were underrated at all I think they stood right with van halen and montrose ❤

[@citizengar]

Great song. Saw them about 2005, they were still rockin' it.

[@johannmichael]

Meniketti is underrated and I don't know why, he is one oft he best guitarplayer all time. Since the begin of the 80ees I'm a big fan.

[@boobsweat9281]

lmfao he is not even close to being one of the best guitarists of all time

[@johannmichael]

He is really good. I dont understand why Y&T havent that succees what the band deserved...

[@vanriker895]

He had the opportunity to be Ozzy's guitarist and turned him down

[@dancerelle5020]

boobsweat bull shit. Name one band that 120 songs. And 100 of them are amazing solos. Not even Metallica or scoprions or malmsteen could compare. Maby. With 20 songs. But. They have over 120 songs. All of them are original. And pleasing to the ear. I can't even listen to Metallica after 4th cd. Wise up Dave it top 10 guitarest and song writer. Bet you never seen them live

[@cyanneenjoey]

@@dancerelle5020 cause not..that fuck is chasing little girls and boys..

[@ryandeanlindgren9054]

Great Band.❤

[@snote1]

I was friends w/ Lisa Kennemore back in HS (Amador class of '84) and we always appreciated the free tickets to they're local shows from Uncle Phil Live Long Yesterday & Today.

[@yettigetter]

Grew up in Fremont CA they were the band. Seen them a few times.

[@RockGuitarRob]

I did some audio editing on this, but NOT the part of the solo that was trimmed. That was done by the show producers. What I did was re insert the audio from cd, and then nip/tuck around the edges on the video in places that went a little out of phase with the song.

[@rondawatkins5801]

Each one of them has something that set them apart from everyone else. Made them one of the best. Keep on Rockin Joey thanks for always being a great friend..

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Always loved this song. Love the lead break where the rhythm breaks into that F sharp groove. Song smokes...

[@predicehendricks3367]

I know right?! That one of the baddest breakdown ever! This song totally kicks ass!

[@ZOMb2010]

INCREDIBLE BAND ..Soooo under rated INCREDIBLE Vocals ...GREAT SONGS .. WoOT WoOT ..KEEP ON ...Runnnnin ...

[@supercharger509]

The very first live band I ever saw, they opened for Motley Crue for the Theater of Pain tour in the summer of '85.....god damn....this is where it all began for me.

[@briandoucette4053]

Same heee

[@toddvandell85]

Eric Bolt Caught that tour in Lynn, Mass, actually. My ship, the USS DEYO (DD989) was in drydock up the road a piece in Portland, Maine at the time. A few of my fellow shipmates and I road-tripped down to an outdoor concert in Lynn. I think Accept was on the same bill and might have been Rough Cutt, too, but it's hard to remember 33 years ago. Was 24 at the time. Anyway. Did not help matters that for some stupid reason I decided to trip on a little LSD that day. Why? I have no idea. Seemed like a good idea at the time...😑 I remember kinda freaking out when Tommy Lee of Motley Crue did his drum solo. The drum riser rolled out to the edge of the stage and then the floor of his riser flipped up 90° and he played his solo facing the ground. I was convinced I was having a bad trip and that could not possibly have happened but my shipmates said it did so there ya go. ☺ Considering the insane things Tommy did later, by comparison that was pretty tame. But he kinda set the standard for crazy drum riser tricks anyway. Great concert none the less. (And Accept's bass player, Peter Baltes, never stopped running the entire time Accept were on stage. A madman.)

[@twikirobot6897]

@@toddvandell85 ...he kinda set the standard for crazy drum riser tricks anyway..." Peter Criss started it.

[@thedesertdweller]

Right on! I saw Y&T on Halloween 1982 and Motley Crue was one of the openers. Y&T was good as always but the interesting thing on this particular evening was that out of the many Crue shows I've seen, this was hands down the best Motley ever was live, they were great that night. IMO Y&T recorded the best body of AWESOME hard rock songs from the 80's. I still listen to it today, sounds fresh and relevant, even better now. Took my wife to a Y&T show a few years back in 2016, now we see them every time they tour,.... and no matter what other rock bands we see, Aerosmith, U2, etc all my wife ever says afterwards is I had fun but Y&T are so great live that all these other bands suck in comparison.

[@Barronius]

Motley opened for them

[@theresapaez513]

Love this song. Still

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} aaahhh yeah/..!!!

[@lindsrt1]

Loved their music Dave is a great Vocalist and a great guitarist as well so underrated 🎤🎸

[@Easystreet208]

Love this band! Down for the count is one of my all time favorite! Saw them open for Crue during theater of pain at the Kellogg center arena in Battle Creek MI! I think 85!

[@jimrocker6027]

Saw them this past May at the M3 Rock Festival in Maryland and they were great! It's so good to see Dave still kicking butt out there every year. They are returning to Maryland in March of 2016 in Baltimore.

[@kirkscobey3031]

Saw them in 1985 opening for Rush. They popped my concert cherry. Big fan since

[@gdw7212]

Y&T was the first concert I ever saw. I was in 7th grade. This was, I believe, 1976 shortly after their debut album was released. They played at Monte Vista High School (Journey also played there, pre-Steve Perry). My older brother's went to school there. The show sounded just like the album. Some bands can't replicate their studio work, but they sure did. Nice and tight and great showmanship. I remember a massive wall of Marshall stacks on the stage. A friend of mine saw the band transitioning from the hall way to the stage and told me that Dave Meniketti was singing, "Carry On My Wayward Son." That was a great night and a remarkable show.

[@dbpiercy1]

great song

[@ChicagoBeaver]

I just got 4 older Y and T albums, mp3's. My 2 favorite are "Earth Shaker," 1981 and "Struck Down," 1977.

[@SugoiEnglish1]

Just legendary!

[@2010mpslick]

LONG LIVE 80's METAL :O :O :O

[@mikefrank6319]

Dave is the lone survivor.Rest in peace brothers.

[@zackamanda9799]

great video , great band , long live Y&T !!!!!!!

[@GTLyons]

My band opened for these guys when they were called Yesterday and Today... I'm nearly 67 years old and about the only band I still listen to more is Led Zeppelin maybe? I'm only slightly exaggerating, lol ...played all the same clubs as them in the Bay Area and they were always the biggest draw and best live ...R.I.P. Joey and Phil and Leonard #YandTForever ...yep and Amen.

[@kooljewell]

Man did I love this band thanks for sharing!

[@Yagodewinter]

I still love them. Hope their tour in Germany in October will not be cancled.

[@danieldolle7008]

I got to see y@t three times in grants pass and I'm going to see them again in March 2018 again in grants pass I love there music

[@kevinwallis2194]

I know this is an old comment, but ive seen them every time they play grants pass, and i live here, but for some reason they dont come back to play.

[@johnpatterson4272]

Wow, 'Y and T' on American Bandstand, I missed that bad-boy back in the day. A monumental song on a monumental show. Those were the good days to be sure.

[@peremetalheart7330]

Y&T one of the best hard rock bands. wh.en they play in BArcelona I go to the show for sure always

[@danieldolle7008]

I love this song song and all American boy I also saw y&t three times in grants pass and going to see them again in March 17 in grants pass or

[@dougplace895]

Rest in peace phil kennemore

[@danieldolle7008]

I got to see y&t 3 times here in grants pass Oregon love Dave and band

[@chiefbrokenarrow525]

Y&T fuckin' rules!...OK....got it?....good.... Learn it. Know it. Live it!!!!

[@slaggstorm]

Chief Broken Arrow Love It!!

[@chiefbrokenarrow525]

Your god damn right! :)

[@aaronroop3639]

love me some y&t.solid kick ass rock.

[@BC-rc]

Wish I'd seen that! Love y&t, introduced them to many people over the years.

[@FallNorth]

Wow the interview is like something from the 50s, this such a great video :)

[@claytonhegarty7190]

Very underrated band

[@GWhite-jb2lj]

I’m wondering how Dave’s knees and ankles are today! So much energy he had, just amazing!! Y&T was on my stereo always when getting ready for high school 💕

[@alessandromorraco7420]

Y & T forever, awesome song!

[@takingoutthetrash1512]

THIS SONG IS SO PERFECTLY played and sung

[@bakura227]

*It was lip synched with the album track.... NOT live. All American Bandstand acts were lip synched.*

[@RockGuitarRob]

I was lucky enough to meet Phil a couple of times in SF. When they played the Old Waldorf on Battery St. We use to get there early for the soundcheck. Once we got in, the other times we watched from the door. I remember them ddoing some Gary Moore G Force stuff at the sound check. Anyway, I just read about your mum on Dave's Forum. He posted some of his thoughts about the amazing Kennemore's

[@MrTwistedtony2970]

Just a great band

[@cashcow4383]

Such a jam !

[@joannewilson4450]

Awesome song !!!!

[@ronditchen6664]

Lot of great bands came out of the Bay area in Late sixties seventies early eighties Y T was definitely one of them I Seen these cats live in 85 kick ass show.

[@agecross72]

I know this is lip synched but the vocal harmonies are really that good live. Unreal band.

[@joestewart2298]

I would like to know, what everybody was doing back in 1984, when they were watching y and t on American bandstand, what was going on in your lives at the time, I’m 42, watching this in 2021, I’m just thinking man 1984.

[@phillynott795]

Long Live YnT🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

grew up with these guys. Keystone in Palo Alto long gone

[@willywoods5409]

Good memories, Y&T

[@theresapaez513]

Dick Clark was a class act! All about the music

[@pablocruise678]

Killer song... best break up song Eva!!!

[@joepipe1010]

Every decade got a different rock style . This is very different from the origin but always amazing in pure 80s wave and more adrenalized :)

[@TwoFeetUp-vn2ig]

I want to go back😢

[@crisscat2006]

The best Y&T song!

[@michaelcarmean4906]

💥 Bad 🎸 Ass 💥

[@bestofmybest]

Thunderfoot in the House !!

[@SARATT69]

It’s amazing how awesome the 80’s were. There’s no way a “heavy metal” band would even be considered for a dance show.

[@paulstanley9436]

Y & Fuckin' T ✌️😎👍

[@chriscampbell9191]

Mr. Meniketti's Les Paul is missing a volume knob. It looks like it might be the same guitar he's used through most, if not all, of his career. I don't remember this song from the 80s, but it's quite good. Fits the era. Rippin' solo. Thanks for posting the vid.

[@wimjr65]

THanks a lot for sharing this piece of Y&T history !

[@keviningles5580]

Saw them 9 times never disapointed

[@jessiegarcia8166]

OMG DAVE AND THE BOYS.....SUPER BADASS BAND THAT WOULD KICK ANY OTHER BANDS ASS.THIS IS REAL ROCK NONE OF THIS MILLENNIAL CRAP.REAL MUSICIANS MAKE MUSIC WITH GUITARS ,DRUMS, BASS AND VOCALS.GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS AND OPEN YOUR EARS.LOVE IT.!!!

[@89801wink]

The Headliner band for our Motorcycle Jamboree in three weeks. Can't wait! Got my VIP Tickets already.

[@89801wink]

89801wink This post was a year ago next week.....and I gotta say they rocked as hard as they did here in '84. And only about 9 feet from the speakers...oh yes!

[@boobsweat9281]

too bad they actually sucked

[@89801wink]

Matter of opinion. And you know what they say about opinions....

[@sick86stang]

They come to Petaluma ca (pet a lama) every November im going to see them again they still kick Ass!!!

[@TheKatboxer]

Love this!!! Thanks for posting!!!!

[@dougplace895]

Rest in peace joey alves

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

Saw and met them in 81 82 83 84 85 and 96

[@dougplace895]

Rest in peace leonard haze

[@vincepryschuk6019]

The East Bay’s own!!