I wanted to go, but my parents wouldnt let me. While at WITH, Deane was the first Baltimore disk jockey to capitalize on the new musical phenomenon that was rock 'n' roll. Winston "Buddy" Deane was a broadcaster for more than fifty years, beginning his career in Little Rock, Arkansas, then moving to the Memphis, Tennessee, market before moving onto Baltimore . 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. I was really mad. For the rest of the time, the show's participants were all white. We have a telegram, Buddy would shout almost daily, for Mary Lou to lead a dance, and the cameraman seemed to love her. I'll include some of those comments in an upcoming pancocojams series about that dance.However, it seems to me that The Buddy Deane Show is more important because it exemplifies the need to go back and understand how the past has influenced the present with regard to systemic racism in Baltimore, Maryland and elsewhere in the United States. A big strong line!) up the hill to the famous dance party set, the one that now houses People Are Talking. Deane also held dances at various Maryland American Legion posts and National Guard armories which were not taped or broadcast on television. Deane fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded a Purple Heart during his time in the Europe. And according to Arlene, Buddy encouraged one popular Committee member (Buzzy Bennet) to teach himself to read so he could realize his dream of being a disc jockey. And the whole concept of the Committee changed. And none are bitter. Deane helped the Bill Haley and the Comets song "Rock Around the Clock" become a hit in Baltimore a full year before it became a worldwide success by promoting their music while at WITH. Debuting at a mere 11 years of age, taking three buses every day to get to the show, wearing that wonderful white DA (created by her hairdresser father), and causing the first real sensation. Oh sure, if you were Joe College [pre-preppie], you just didnt do The Deane Show. Did you ever tum into a Joe College? I ask innocently. But as more and more kids (even Deane fans) did tum Joe College, many of the Committee made the mistake of not keeping up with the times. The Corny Collins Show, is a teen dance show in Baltimore's WYZT /WZZT Network. 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. It ran two hours a day, six days a week. Plot. Buddy returns on a pilgrimage from St. Charles, Arkansas, where he owns a hunting and fishing lodge and sometimes appears on TV, to spin the hits and announce multiplication dances, ladies choice, or even, after a few drinks, the Limbo. Hairspray encourages its audience to take the fight to integrate a teenage TV show seriously, but it does so through songs, dances, and costumes that celebrate and satirize the 60s. Here, Clark's memories of American Bandstand are nested in an overview of important events in U.S. history from the 1950s and 1960s. The first big stars were Bobbi Bums and Freddy Oswinkle, according to Arlene, but no matter how big anyone got, someone came along who was even bigger. Joe Cash and Joan Teves became the shows first royalty. The action of the musical takes place in 1962 and centers around Baltimore's teenage obsession with the television program The Corny Collins Show, a stand-in for an actual Baltimore production of the day, The Buddy Deane Show. As well, a show was broadcast from a local farm in Westminster, Maryland. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Waters took inspiration from the real-life Buddy Deane Show, a local dance party program that ran from 1957 to 1964 in the Maryland area. The movie was eventually turned into a musical by the same name. (NWA Media). When that little red light came on, so did my smile, she says, laughing. In 1942, Deane enrolled at Cornell University in New York. But by far the most popular hairdo queen on Buddy Deane was a 14-year-old Pimlico Junior High School student named Mary Lou Raines. In 1958 the Buddy Deane Show lost support from the Baltimore City Board of Education due to it's segregation policies, and in 1964 it went off the air instead of choosing to integrate. John Water's himself said that in his movie, he "gave it the happy ending that it didn't have". Bill Haley and the Comets did their premier perf of "Rock Around the Clock" on Deane's show, and Deane was named the No. Seeing Hairspray as more than simply a post-racial American fantasy requires taking the storys teen dance show setting seriously. Get off that furniture!? When Barry Levinson, another Baltimore native, requested video from the show for his film Diner, the station told him it had no footage. It was hilarious., Some of the rumors were fanned on purpose. Joel Chaseman, also a DJ at WITH, became program manager of WJZ-TV when Westinghouse bought it in the mid-50s. From 1968 into 1973, the public television variety show SOUL! Joe Cash has Jonas Cash Promotions, in Columbia and Silver Spring.. (my own promotional firmwe represent Warner Brothers, Columbia, Motown85 percent you hear in this market)and Active Industry Research, in Columbia (a research firmIm chairman of the board). It is hosted by the titular Corny Collins, with the exception of the monthly Rhythm and Blues special which is hosted by Motormouth Maybelle . You are watching the "Buddy Deane Show." "The Buddy Deane Show" defined a new generation of rock & roll as well as dance on television in the late 1950s. Mary Lou laughs at the memory of doing a pimple medicine spot on camera. Every weekday afternoon, in each of these broadcast markets, these shows presented images of exclusively white dancers and rendered black youth as second-class teenagers. WJZ's show aired from 1957 to 1964 and was popular among Baltimore teens, promoting dances like the twist, mashed potato, and the Madison. The Buddy Dean Show was the inspiration for the "Corny Collins Show" in the 2007 musical. The school tried to throw me out before. American Bandstand, one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. He was so happy. So a year later when he had his own show, it seemed only right that "Rock Around the Clock" premiered on "The Buddy Deane Show.". Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! The Deane program set aside every other Friday for a show featuring only black teenagers. Buddy Deane. I was a misfit. This article is among features at explorepinebluff.com, a program of the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission. This town just wasnt ready for that. There were threats and bomb scares; integrationists smuggled whites into the all-black shows to dance cheek to cheek on camera with blacks, and that was it. The first and maybe the biggest Buddy Deane queen of all. With the rising pressures of integration, the producers decided that the show must either be integrated or canceled. The 1988 John Waters film, newly adapted into an NBC live musical, presents a view of racial discrimination thats by turns nave and enlightening. Waters: We used to go to the hotel and hed say, Come in, and hed be in bed with a cleaning woman smoking pot., It was Tracy saying to Link: Please dont look at my legs without the benefit of nylons.. You werent one of them anymore. Outsiders envied the fame, especially if they lost their steadies to Deaners, and many were put off by boys who loved to dance. The buddy dean show debuted on Sep. 9. All rights reserved. Nationally, American Bandstand blocked black teens from entering the studio during its years in Philadelphia, despite host Dick Clarks claims to the contrary. So the rules were bent a little; the big ones, the ones with the fan mail, were allowed to stay. This Committees committee, under the watchful eye of Arlene, chose new members, taught the dance steps, and enforced the demerit system, which could result in suspension or expulsion. (I looked like I was taking off.) And Helen, Linda, and Joanie all got out the rat-tail teasing combs. Buddy Deane, a native of Pine Bluff, was one of the first radio hosts to understand the appeal of Rock n' Roll in its infancy, the host of a popular 60s teen dance show, the inspiration for a film and musical character in Hairspray, and so much more. You Cant Stop the Beat, for example, is an upbeat dance number that resolves the issue of segregation on the Corny Collins Show. That she has an affluent life-style surprises no one on the Committee. THE BUDDY DEANE SHOW John Waters based The Corny Collins Show on The Buddy Deane Show, a daily Baltimore dance party show that was very popular throughout the late Fifties and early. I took off my steady ring and threw it down. . Most are happily married with kids and maintain the same images they had on the show. It was the top-rated local TV show in Baltimore and, for several years, the highest rated local TV program in the country. Its host was Winston "Buddy" Deane (1924-2003), who died in Pine Bluff, Arkansas after . Every rock n roll star of the day (except Elvis) came to town to lip-synch and plug their records on the show: Buddy Holly, Domino, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, and Fabian, to name just a few. Sometimes youd wrap your hair at night. We really sprayed it, remembers Mary Lou today from her home in Pennsylvania. After a surprise interracial broadcast, WJZ-TV received bomb and arson threats, hate mail, and complaints from white parents. Or the Bob-a Loop? Over lunch at the Thunderball Lounge, in East Baltimore, Kathy remembers, I could never get used to signing autographs. The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show, similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand, that was created by Zvi Shoubin and aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland from 1957 until 1964.The show was taken off the air because home station WJZ-TV was unable to integrate black and white dancers. C. Fields in drag.), This movie is the only radical movie I ever made because it snuck in mid-America. producers hope this story of interracial unity will be appealing to television audiences in 2016. This sentiment carries through to the songs lyrics. Most Deaner girls wouldnt even tongue-kiss, claims Arlene, remembering the ruckus caused by a Catholic priest when the Committee modeled strapless Etta gowns on TV. If a guy had one beer, it was a big deal. I thought I was running the world, so they developed a Board, and the Committee began governing itself. Being elected to the Board became the ultimate status symbol. Still, as an historian of the television era that Hairspray so lovingly recreates, I believe the story also presents a more nuanced vision of how popular culture helped to educate white and black teenagers about racial hierarchies. sively white show. I still believe that footage is out there somewhere. The first stars I could identify with. The guys who wore sport coats with belts in the back from Lees of Broadway (10 percent discount for Committee members), pegged pants, pointy-toe shoes with the great buckles on the side, and drape (greaser) haircuts that my parents would never allow. I had to get up there on time. In early 2003, Deane sold KOTN and three other stations he had acquired over the years. All the choreography in the movie prior to this was segregated by race, and now its all together, which is a very, very subtle reference to the theme of this movie.. I'm sure they could have reached out to me via these posts, but did not. 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. But black kids in . Ric Ocasek as the Beatnik cat; Pia Zadora as the Beatnik chick; Production. Mr. Deane hosted a crowd of exuberant teens, who danced to the music of live rock bands, including many name acts. See, the fictional Corny Collins Show is actually based on the real Buddy Deane Show, which aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland from 1957 to 1964, and was the inspiration for John Waters . Id hook and have to dance in the back so the teachers couldnt see me, says Helen. Teenagers who appeared on the show every day were known as "The Committee". It was similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand. ' And Evanne still shudders as she recalls, Once I was in the cafeteria. My mother used to pick me up after school to make sure nobody hassled me., The adoring fans could also be a hassle. All Rights Reserved. This sort of nearsighted, if not disingenuous, framing persists today, whether in affluent parents in New York City insisting their opposition to school rezoning proposals is not about race, or in arguments suggesting that the best way to address racism is to stop accusing people of being racists.. . From 1957 to 1963, only white teens were allowed to attend the weekday broadcasts of the Buddy Deane Show, with the exception of one Monday each month when black teenagers filled the studio (the . So I gave it the happy ending that we had, Waters said. In 1963, the Civic Interest Group, an student integrationist group founded at Morgan State University, challenged this policy by obtaining tickets for black and white teens to attend the show on a day reserved for black teenagers. That really hit home then., He adde, That scene where Tracy and [Link] are making out outside and the homeless guy walks up the street singing, that is exactly true. Voters approve of . Nicknamed "Buddy" as a child, Deane developed an early love for radio. It was a real kick! Her fame even brought an offer to join the circus. Buddy Deane was the host of a Baltimore dance show that ran on TV from 1957 to 1964 six days a week. Yeah it was Cosenel, says Joe. Or dancing with other Committee members when you were supposed to be dancing with the guests (a very unpopular rule allowed this only every fourth dance). The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show, created by Zvi Shoubin, hosted by Winston "Buddy" Deane (19242003), and aired on WJZ-TV (Channel 13), the ABC affiliate station in Baltimore from 1957 until 1964. Please read our Terms of Use or contact us. I guess Helen Crist was the first drapette: the DA, the ballet shoes, oogies [tulle scarves], eye shadoweyeliner was big thenand pink lipstick., Helen Crist. See more ideas about buddy, historic baltimore, baltimore. . And because a new dance was introduced practically every week, you had to watch every day to keep up. Because Buddy Deanes competition was soap operas, the budding teenage romances were sometimes played up for the camera. John Waters with Divine (Harris Glen Milstead) at the Baltimore premiere of Hairspray, Originally, I had it, the idea was Divine was gonna play the mother and the daughter like in The Parent Trap. New Line [Cinema] wouldnt let me, he said. Special appearances. Buddy Deane was the host of a Baltimore dance show that ran on TV from 1957 to 1964 six days a week. I was able after a while to afford some clothes from Lees of Broadway (whose selection of belted coats and pegged pants made it the Saks Fifth Avenue of Deaners). Buddy called me up before the cameras, and I wasnt dressed my best. Unlike the tensions that followed the real integration of the Buddy Deane Show, Waterss Hairspray ends with the protesters triumphing. 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. Youre in Baltimore. Many parents and local officials were angry. It was even in the papers. Image Credit: OzNet.com Winston Joseph Deane was born on August 2, 1924, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I remember it well, recalls Evanne. WJZ's show aired from 1957 to 1964 and was popular among Baltimore teens, promoting dances like the twist, mashed potato, and the Madison. It's not just about police brutality. His show became one of the highest rated stations in the country. As Marie puts it, The rewards were so great emotionally that you didnt have to ask for a monetary award., Many had difficulties dealing with the void when the show went off the air. 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The films executive producer Craig Zadan argued that what makes Hairspray work is, you never feel like were on a soap box, or were preaching to you, or were saying this is a lesson you need to learn and yet, hopefully, you come away from it with something serious to talk about afterwards. There is no guarantee that viewers will take up these discussions, but Hairspray offers plenty of material for those who choose to do so. Black and white together on local TV. The "Buddy Dean Show" was abruptly cancelled. "I still go to the Buddy Deane reunions," he says. On the one hand, the storys feel-good conclusion implies that colorblindness is the silver bullet that ends racial discrimination, that good intentions and individual acts of bravery are enough to bring about harmony. In 2003, "Hairspray" went on to sweep the 57th Annual Tony Awards, winning a total of eight awards. His childhood nickname was Buddy. I wonder if that applied to Black males as well as White males. "If you first appeared on The Buddy Deane Show then you could not appear on The Dick Clark Show," Deane said. You are out of here. Why Europeans Dont Get Huge Medical Bills. No matter how progressive we become, there will always be those who will still hang on to the tradition of hate. Last spring, five hundred people quickly snapped up the $23 tickets to the third Buddy Deane Reunion, held at the Eastwind, in Essex, to raise money for the Baltimore Burn Center. It was similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand. Whats great about the choreography in [You Cant Stop the Beat] is that, subtly, the black dancers and the white dancers have the same choreography, the executive producer Neil Meron said in the DVD commentary for the 2007 film. Mr. Deane's salary . These were the first role models I knew. August 8, 2022 at 3:55 a.m. While he wasnt on the committee, Waters occasionally danced on the show as a guest. In December 1963, producers at Baltimores WJZ-TV cancelled the Buddy Deane Show rather than integrate the popular teen dance program. Committee members included Mike Miller, Charlie Bledsoe, Ron Osher, Mary Lou Raines, Pat(ricia) Tacey, and Cathy Schmink. When Mary Lous husband gave me the long and complicated directions to their home on the phone, he ended with And there you will find, yes, Mary Lou Raines. He later confided that when he first started dating her, he had no idea of her early career. . Dick Clark patterned his ABC-TV show, Where the Action Is, after local remotes done by Deane in Maryland. From 1957 to 1963, only white teens were allowed to attend the weekday broadcasts of the Buddy Deane Show, with the exception of one Monday each month when black teenagers filled the "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. Arlene Kozak, Buddys assistant and den mother to the Committee. I wanted to get into the record businessand years later he did. "How 'The Buddy Deane Show' really went off the air is the white kids crashed Negro Day to integrate it. The Buddy Deane Show was a highly visible regional program that asserted a racially segregated public culture. It was very interesting to see my conversation quoted in this article. Ninfa O. Barnard Special to The Commercial John Waters wrote the screenplay under the title of White Lipstick, with the story loosely based on real events.The Corny Collins Show is based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show, a local dance party program which pre-empted Dick Clark's American Bandstand in the Baltimore area during the 1950s and . People already were excited about it, but after the election they were saying, Boy, do we need this now, Meron said while promoting the new television musical. The Corny Collins Show is now integrated! Waters himself commented on the films revisionist history, I gave it a happy ending that it didnt have., Hairsprays happy ending gave the story an arc that appealed to Broadway and Hollywood producers. Friday, February 19 at 7PM. Ladies and Gentleman . The first page of the essay, for example, features a full-page picture of black protestors in 1962 in Times . 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