American Bandstand 1967 – Color My World, Petula Clark

Airdate: January 7, 1967

“Color My World” is the first song of the first show in the new year of 1967. It is at #28 today and will peak at #16 in two weeks. While the song flopped on the charts in the UK, it will become well known there in July when BBC television uses it to advertise the launch of their new color services. Petula Clark will also perform the song live next Sunday (Jan. 15) on The Ed Sullivan Show.

There are a lot of familiar faces dancing today as we begin 1967 including:
Judy Gordon (on the bench at 0:46), Don Sanuskar & Roni Menacker (0:59), Danny Lawyer & Deedra Higgins (1:04, Deedra is also on the Hotline at the end), June Strode (1:22), Dan Snell (1:29), Frankie Riggilio (1:32), Frank Vanderpuil & Peggy Waggoner (in back at 1:45), Mike Moreno & Tyra Golter (swing dancing in front of the podium at 2:01), Leonard Smith (arms up at 2:03), Wes Menasco (2:09), Danny McClane (3:01), John Pollard (3:08), Frank Reyeno & Joanna Androv (3:13), and on the riser it’s Robin Morris and Rick Kline who’s really feelin’ it today! (was there a name for that dance?)

In the news this week: 5 days ago (Jan. 2) former Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 33rd Governor of California where he will serve until 1975. Ronald Reagan will be elected the 40th President of the United States in November 1980.