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Kenny Rossi
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Paula Kopicko
The Philly Regulars
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CLICK FOR AMERICAN DREAMS NBC PAGESEverybody knew the names of The Regulars on Bandstand. Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan, Bunny Gibson and Eddie Kelly, Pat Molittieri, Carmen Jimenz, Joyce Shafer. We followed their dance steps on TV and their personal lives in Teen magazines. We sent some 15,000 fan letters each week.
Remember, these Regulars weren't paid actors or dancers. They were real kids from Philly, and if you watched every day, you could tell who was breaking up and who was making up.
The Regulars, also known as "The Committee" were only a part of the Bandstand story. Hundreds of kids lined up each day hoping to be one of the few lucky ones who got to dance alongside the Regulars and share part of the magic that was American Bandstand.
American Bandstand - A Philly Yearbook
 Joyce Shafer and Norman Kerr in 1961 |
 Joyce Shafer and Norman Kerr in 1988 |
| CLICK to read Joyce own words about her life and reminisces about Norman. | |
 Pat Moliterri |
Known for her perky
personality, Pat Moliterri is credited with inventing the dance, the Hop, by
combining elements of the Slop and the Bop. Sadly, Pat died in in the mid-seventies of a heart attack. She was 36. |
Carmen Jimenez
in 2005 with David Freesand friend David Hill.
Bunny Gibson and Eddie Kelly
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Bunny and Eddie Today
Some Regulars and others sitting on the bleachers.
May, 1961
Submitted by Bonnie Nadley
(first row bottom left)
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Annette Funicello and Arlene Sullivan
Bunny Gibson (middle)
and Arlene Sullivan (right) in 1997
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Gone but not forgotten List provided by Davey Frees |
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| Norman Kerr Pat Moliterri Mike Balara Joan Buck Bob Kelly Ron Caldora Nick Gaeta Billy Cook Ritchie Cartledge Bobby Baritz Myrna Horowitz Maryann Colella |
Lorriane Iannetti Ann Monahan Micki Duffy Carol McColley Frank Lobis George Kralle Harvey Robbins Bob Durkin Charlie Hibb Bill "Speedo" Mulivihill Paula Kopicko Joe Fusco Monte Montes Paul Thomas |
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American Bandstand |
| Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi Bunny Gibson and Ed Kelly Joyce Shafer and Norman Kerr Carole Scaldeferri and Nick Gaeta Mary Beltrante and Lou DeSero Barbara Levick and Joe Wissert Janet Hamill and Eddie Connor Carmen Jimenez and Frank Vacca Dottie Horner and Frank Spagnuola Won the Chalypso Contest Frani Giordano and Mike Balera Won the Pony Contest Paula Kopicko and Ritchie Cartledge Won the Mashed Potato Contest |
Paula Kopicko with David Frees in 2002