That really annoyed me because quite a few of the Philadelphia dancers on Bandstand died of AIDS, Smith said. Ray Smith says he was upset when Dick Clark claimed only one of the dancers had died from AIDS when asked about it in an interview. . Don Cornelius, the creator and host of Soul Train, along with Jesse Jackson, entered into a dispute with Clark over this upstart program, and it was canceled within a few weeks. Clark regularly asked teenagers their opinions of the songs being played, through the "Rate-a-Record" segment. From 1974 to September 6, 1986, Bandstand featured another instrumental at its mid-show break: Billy Preston's synth hit "Space Race". TV Ratings - US & UK, Quiz Shows Wed stay up all night talking about boys, she said. She was a senior.and luckily on the Honor Roll. EARLY BANDSTAND VIDEOS. Back in July, I received a most endearing email from Duke which told of his experiences in life. So fearful of the kids real behavior, [Clark] imposed a strict dress code: jackets and ties for boys, and nothing tight for girls. ". Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, has died. She also mentions a gay dancer who was pushed in the train tracks, and another who was dangled over an elevator shaft. Carole Ann Scaldeferri Spada, 70, of Newtown Square, a regular dancer on American Bandstand from 1957 to 1961, died Sunday, Dec. 8, of congestive heart failure at a Springfield hospital. Bandstand Diaries shares some public information and photos about Frani (page 84). News Shows Out filmmaker Christopher Landon spills the spooky tea on his new movie and working with the 'White Lotus' star. Stewart was the owner of a TV/Radio business in Philadelphia and even though he was an older gentleman, his advertising account was a large one for WFIL-TV, so he was put on the program to appease the account. Wagon Train Website,