Many top acts of the day, both black and white, appeared on The Buddy Deane Show. I went to Eastern High, I got out at 2:30, and at 3, the show started. Deane, I don’t mind at all. You had to be a good student. John Waters: By that point, I don’t think “The Buddy Deane Show” was on everyone’s lips anymore. About Buddy; Committee Members Petition Mission Statement. . The film would spawn a 2002 Broadway musical adaptation starring Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur, and a 2007 film adaptation of the musical starring John Travolta and Nikki Blonsky. . 49 talking about this. Enjoy our memories and keep on dancing because we are! He said they asked each member of the show's committee of regular dancers "what they thought about integration, and they said, 'Well, it's O.K. It was similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand. John Waters: The most amazing thing about “The Buddy Deane” stardom was they would show up not knowing if they would fight or sign autographs. The boys were picked on, because boys didn’t dance then. . Buddy Deane Show: | ||The Buddy Deane Show|| was a teen |dance| television show, similar to |Philadelphi... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. She was sort of like a mother to us. I think Buddy Deane was a target for people who were fighting segregation everywhere. Owing to Deane's mid-South roots and work history, he featured many performers from the ranks of country and western music (e.g., Skeeter Davis, singing "The End of the World" and Brenda Lee singing "Sweet Nothin's"), who then achieved cross-over hits among rock and roll fans. And my mother would pack a little paper bag with my cha-cha heels and my pastel pink lipstick. It aired for two and a half hours a day, six days a week. I was just accidentally obsessed with something that was appealing to more people. Marie Shapiro: I remember sometimes there would be African Americans at the hops, and it was frowned upon to dance with an African American if you were a Committee member. The Buddy Deane Show was taken off the air because home station WJZ-TV was unwilling to integrate black and white dancers. You’re going to put it on TV? [1], Deane's dance party television show debuted in 1957 and was, for a time, the most popular local show in the United States. . Mary Lou Barber: I’ve only been able to watch [“Hairspray”] a couple of times because so much of it hits home. . It was 1961 and I was on television, successfully building my teen-aged reputation. And they told us we were going to go off the air because of it. The pictures I've just posted are of the reunion dance for the Buddy Deane Committee Members with Buddy Deane playing the records. Marie Shapiro: You’d dance with one of the Committee members. But the parents, I guess, back in the early ’60s and late ’50s, things were a lot different. at that time, our parents would not have gone along with integrated dancing. But the parents, the society. And I see Mary Lou, and I see Gene and Linda do the cha-cha, and I think: no one can do it like them. . To be a local celebrity like that, you always had to look your best when you went outside because people would see you. I watched it for the fashion and for the drama, because Buddy Deane encouraged them to [date and] break up on film. . . Deane also presented British artist Helen Shapiro, who sang her Baltimore hit, "Tell Me What He Said," at about the time that she was touring England with The Beatles as one of her support acts. And then they decided to keep some on so they’d get more popular . (The Washington Post), Almost 20 of the original stars of “The Buddy Deane Show” show off their signature dance, “The Madison.” (Jessica Goldstein/The Washington Post). Linda Snyder: We still love to go dancing. Boy - do I wish I had. 146 talking about this. "Buddy" Deane was a broadcaster for more than 50 years, beginning his career in Little Rock, Arkansas, then moving to the Memphis, Tennessee market, before moving on to Baltimore, where he worked at WITH radio. And coming from John Waters, I thought, that is a really nice compliment! Mary Lou Barber: Arlene would throw a spotlight on you, and they’d throw questions at you: What do you like about yourself, what do you like about the show? We used to wrap our hair in toilet paper at night. . Hundreds of thousands of teens learned the latest dances by watching Committee members on the show, copying their personal style, and following their life stories and interactions. And it sounds dreadful. Deane organized and disc-jockeyed dances in public venues across the WJZ-TV broadcast area, including much of central Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania where tens of thousands of teenagers were exposed to live recording artists and TV personalities. If you [broke any rules], you got the points taken off. 1.1K likes. Mary Lou Barber: Think of it: In the ’60s, if they were to ask a black guy to lead a dance with me or some other white girl — Baltimore wasn’t ready for it yet. It was your personality and your thoughts. I had to wear stockings and cha-cha heels. For many of them, it was the highlight of their life, and I get why. . I don’t know if we were ready or not; who’s to say? Several local art contests were also held on the show, with viewers submitting their own art work. . I think the guys had a harder time at it. The Committee members became Baltimore celebrities — they were recognized on the street and received fan mail — and they got to meet some of the biggest stars in music. His dance party television show debuted in 1957 and was, for a time, the most popular local show in the United States. Deane died in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on July 16, 2003, after suffering a stroke. Buddy wanted it to end happily, but WJZ angered Deaners when it tried to blame the ratings. We thought it was just so cool. I remember that meeting very vividly. Buddy Deane, whose popular Baltimore television dance show for teenagers became the basis for the John Waters movie ''Hairspray,'' died here on July 16. It was really no big deal to us. In the early 1980s at a “Buddy Deane Show” reunion, Waters approached former Committee members about a movie he wanted to make inspired by the program. The racial integration of a take-off of the show, dubbed The Corny Collins Show, provides the backdrop to the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. But we thought of him as being so flamboyant. “Now, we’re talking about integrating the show. Linda Snyder (then Warehime): Buddy was the star . . . . "Do You Love Me" by The Contours, or "Hide and Go Seek" by Bunker Hill). Buddy Deane Committee is with Frani Nedeloff Hahn and 6 others. . Wayne Hahn: Dick Clark [and “American Bandstand”], that wasn’t a big thing here. People laugh and I go, “I remember that, I remember that.”. Vicki Defeo: I thought they did a great job with portraying the kids dancing. They were more made fun of because they didn’t fit in [and] because people would want to fight them. And, yes, they were actually "records" in 1983. He was one of the first disc jockeys in the area to regularly feature rock and roll. The final episode aired on Jan. 4, 1964. Autoplay is paused. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. For example, Carole King appeared on the show playing her single "It Might as Well Rain Until September", nearly a decade before she burst to popularity with her landmark 1970 album, Tapestry. The 25th anniversary of the movie “Hairspray” provides an opportunity for members of the dance group of Baltimore’s “The Buddy Deane Show” to get back together and reminisce about the TV show that the movie is based upon. READ: What happened to the teen stars of “The Buddy Deane Show” after the program went off the air? (Editor’s note: The show requested a character reference from a priest, minister or rabbi; references from teachers or principals were also accepted.) Marie Shapiro: I couldn’t wear knee-highs or desert boots. On the last day of the show, January 4, 1964, all the most popular Committee members through the years came back for one last appearance. But boy do we love the times, the memories that we have from the past. Wayne Hahn: Us kids, we all went to school with black people and had black friends. The pictures I've just posted are of the reunion dance for the Buddy Deane Committee Members with Buddy Deane playing the records. Bob Mathers, who worked with Deane on three radio stations, was a close friend of Deane’s and is an unofficial historian of “The Buddy Deane Show.”. . His 1988 film “Hairspray” went on to inspire a Broadway musical of the same name. And many of them are not comfortable talking about it, and “Hairspray” made them, in a way. . . "The Nicest Kids In Town" - former dancers from the Buddy Deane Show (1957- 1964). At school, we were just one of the other kids, but we used to get fan mail. And there was a big problem with that. . and my version of it is very different from theirs. It was over at 5. Tap to unmute. Hundreds of thousands of teens learned the latest dances of their day by watching Committee Members on the Buddy Deane Show. Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Wayne Hahn: If you were late, you couldn’t get in the door. The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show, created by Zvi Shoubin, hosted by Winston "Buddy" Deane (1924–2003), and aired on WJZ-TV (Channel 13), the ABC affiliate station in Baltimore from 1957 until 1964. Marie Shapiro: I think we all kind of knew what was coming. Thursday at the Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda; Jan. 25-27 at the Meyerhoff, 1212 Cathedral St. Baltimore. Dick Clark patterned his ABC-TV show, Where the Action Is, after local remotes done by Deane in Maryland. We, the Committee to Honor Buddy Deane, feel that Buddy Deane should be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category. Up Next. . We will try to spotlight our memories and post highlights on upcoming events. I was nervous because I was celebrating a great moment in their youth, but I was bringing up something they’ve swept under the rug, because they were kids. Acts that appeared on the show first were reportedly barred from appearing on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, but if they had been on Bandstand first they could still be on The Buddy Deane Show. . In the early 1980s at a “Buddy Deane Show” reunion, Waters approached former Committee members about a movie he wanted to make inspired by the program. The pictures I've just posted are of the reunion dance for the Buddy Deane Committee Members with Buddy Deane playing the records. Buddy Deane, Actor: Hairspray. . In fall of ’63, Buddy called in the Committee members and said . Shopping. . “I remember it well,” recalls Evanne. He was 78. . It was an integrated school, and the black girls would show us all the new dances. . See more ideas about buddy, historic baltimore, baltimore. Boy - do I wish I had. I think my father would definitely have not been agreeable to [integration] at that time. Chubby Checker. Mary Lou Barber: I used to receive 100 letters a week, all fan mail. . You heard that they wanted to integrate. My father was very strict. . And when we sprayed it, we had to blot it so it didn’t leave residue. And we became very close to Arlene. Almost all dancers wore swim wear and beach attire, with music provided by WJZ-TV. . Enjoy our memories and keep on dancing because we are! He was 78. When I was on, the kids at school were cool with it. The Buddy Deane Show was taken off the air because home station WJZ-TV was unwilling to integrate black and white dancers. . That’s how they rotated Committee members. He died on July 16, 2003 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand. . They still get together — and they still do a pretty sharp Madison. . It aired for two and a half hours a day, six days a week. His 1988 film “Hairspray” went on … Linda Snyder: In the beginning, they rotated the entire Committee. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. And, yes, they were actually "records" in 1983. The Buddy Deane Show was a teenage dance music show that ran in Baltimore from 1957-1964, and was taken off the air because the local station WJZ could not integrate black and white dancers. I just loved meeting him. [citation needed] With an ear for music seasoned by many more years as a disk jockey than Clark, Deane also brought to his audience a wider array of white musical acts than were seen on American Bandstand. I watched and fantasized about it and made up stories about it in my brain. Buddy Deane was born on August 2, 1924 in Saint Charles, Arkansas, USA as Winston J. Deane. The Buddy Deane Show, immortalized by John Waters in his 1988 film, "Hairspray," was a teen dance show out of Baltimore, Maryland that ran from 1957 until 1964. We rounded up Waters and almost 20 of the original Deaners and asked a handful to recount their days as the most famous kids in Charm City. 'Buddy Deaners' Reunite, Reminisce at CCBC Essex - Essex-Middle River, MD - "Committee" members from the iconic Baltimore dance show, the inspiration for "Hairspray," reflected on their TV stardom. Rich and I didn't get together until 1989 and, like some other "Deaners", I had the attitude that no one would remember me after all that time, so I never went to the dances. But my mother and father won’t let me come down if you do that.” In early December, Buddy Deane met with station officials and they said, “We’ve decided to cancel the program.” And Buddy said, “So it has to do with integration?” And the station said, “That’s correct. John Waters, writer and director of “Hairspray”: I was always obsessed by it. This undated photo shows dancers on "The Buddy Deane Show." Mary Lou Barber: Because I was on the Committee and I was president, [I went to] these summit meetings. . Buddy Deaners This is a spot for all of the dancers from the Buddy Deane era (1957 - 1964) to meet up and keep in touch. The Buddy Deane Show is a teen dance television show, similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand, that aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland from 1957 until 1964.The show was taken off the air because home station WJZ was unable to integrate black and white dancers. John Waters: Certainly all the stuff in “Hairspray” didn’t happen for real, but it was my fantasy of how I wished it would be, not what really happened. Committee Members; Petition; About Buddy by Bob Mathers . Cancel. Although he never appeared on Deane's show, Waters attended high school with a "Buddy Deaner" and later gave Deane a cameo in the film, in which Deane played a TV reporter who tried to interview the governor who was besieged by integration protesters. Story: ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee looks back on ‘Hairspray’s’ 25th anniversary Photos: ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee members The ‘Buddy Deane Show’ Committee members . Rich and I didn't get together until 1989 and, like some other "Deaners", I had the attitude that no one would remember me after all that time, so I never went to the dances. Rich and I didn't get together until 1989 and, like some other "Deaners", I had the attitude that no one would remember me after all that time, so I never went to the dances. . Teenagers who appeared on the show every day were known as "The Committee". . Heavy-duty meetings. And if I ever had to explain this to them, it was just, I couldn’t. Someone else would want to come on the Committee and take your place. John Waters: I put the spotlight on [the integration controversy] . . [1] He was 78. Frani Hahn: The fascinating thing about it is that we all still get together, and it’s not like we live in the past. Boy - do I wish I had. . I lied! They had a contract we had to sign, because they were using our image for free. Deane also held dances at various Maryland American Legion posts and National Guard armories which were not taped or broadcast on television. 410-783-8000. www.bsomusic.org. Snyder said she choreographed the Madison, a … Although WJZ-TV, owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting (now CBS since January 2, 1995), was an ABC affiliate, the station "blacked out" the network broadcast of American Bandstand in Baltimore and broadcast the Deane program instead, reportedly because Bandstand showed black teenagers dancing on the show (although black and white teenagers were not allowed to dance together until the show was moved to California in 1964). I’m serious. ¶ Most people probably would’ve forgotten about “The Buddy Deane Show” ages ago had it not been immortalized by John Waters in his 1988 movie, “Hairspray.” In honor of the 25th anniversary of “Hairspray,” the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is staging a concert production of the musical this week, narrated by Waters and featuring a full orchestra and vocalists. It was Read’s, not Reed’s. She was his right-hand man and she picked out all the kids for the show. . We appreciate your interest. I’m not sure an integrated “Buddy Deane Show” would work t oday. It’s like anything you see today. Vicki Defeo: My favorite was James Brown. Arlene [Kozak, his production assistant], Ricki Lake’s character goes down to audition. You're signed out. Just a part of a project I did for my mass communications class.I do not own any of the copyright for the songs!
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