American Bandstand 1966 – Recovery, Fontella Bass

Airdate: February 5, 1966 “Recovery” is Fontella’s follow up to last year’s #4 hit “Rescue Me”. This week it drops out of the top 40 falling to #46 from its peak at #37 last week. Unfortunately, it will be Fontella’s last top 40 hit. The #1 song in the country this week is “My Love” by Petula Clark. Regulars spotted this week: Frank Vanderpuil (in the first episode I have with him at 0:33), Jeff Hight & Melody McMurray (0:46), Danny McClane (1:32) and Famous Hooks (2:00). Debbie Sewell, who can be seen at 0:19 and 1:16, is now a prominent photographer in Atlanta and goes by the name Spark St. Jude. In 2010, she was featured on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”. In Season 3, Episode 5, “Hot Mama’s Day” and Episode 10 “Auto-Tuned-Up” when she is hired to take photos of one of the pregnant housewives and her new baby. (You Go Spark!) Here is one of the episodes with Spark St. Jude (she appears at 13:40) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w... Other Clips from this episode: Rate-A-Record, Children and Flowers/It’s A Day    • American Bandstand 1966 -Rate A Record- Ch...   Spotlight Dance – Don’t Mess With Bill, The Marvelettes    • American Bandstand 1966 -Spotlight Dance- ...   Top 10 – A Must To Avoid, Herman’s Hermits    • American Bandstand 1966 - Top 10 - A Must ...   Love Hurts, Ray Peterson    • American Bandstand 1966 -Spotlight Dance- ...   Coming Up Next: The kids dance to a very smooth British Invasion star’s biggest hit from 1970.