TEEN TIME - Keep the Ball Rollin'

[SoldierUSArmy]

This TV show is really in Middle America to the core.

[tbirdtim]

To MIKECNW: the hippie thing was happening in '67, but if you were in high school you couldn't dress or act like one. They had dress codes for schools, dances, etc. Girls wore skirts and dresses almost exclusively until maybe 1971 or so.

[eddiecat]

Hilarious!!

[wildhokum]

eventually the camera finds the best dancer 1:40

[sudaev]

Do you have the rest of this show, where they're dancing to "Sweet Sweet Lovin'" (at the end of this clip)?

Good stuff.

[DAVWAVE]

Where was this show based out of?

[KIZERVONZINGER]

The blonde girl 201 got it right!!!!! you go girl!!!!

[tbirdtim]

High school circa 1967... The kids dressed pretty dang nice way back then. Neckties, dress shirts, skirts, nylons (possibly pre-pantyhose?), shined shoes. Lookin' nice/sharp was where it was at before hippies ruined all that.

[MIKECNW]

@tbirdtim Uh 1967 was when a lot of the hippie stuff cam about.

[SilliButterfly]

why does it look like some kids came up twice

[peeweecee]

I wonder if any of those people know they're on youtube! What a shock it would be for any of them to see this. This is great.  I'm older than old and I remember these songs well.

[dicarlo57]

Did every one in that school have a speech impediment? Dancing my ass, it looks more like a palsy contest.

[DAVWAVE]

@dicarlo57 Would you please post a vid of your dancing, on you tube, so we can all have a good laugh?

[scottbaino]

Teen Time needs more studio space for dancing. I've seen more room at the library!

[Tiny1bme]

Everybody is dancing to the beat. Nice!

[cassla125]

i wonder how surprised they would be if they saw today's dancing?

[rentatrip1]

Mass - Boston Rules - Fitchburg - Ayer - Leominister -

[clsarashimmer]

...That's Dancing!?"

[jimmyscomedyshop]

love watching this video, just want to get up and dance, yeah cut a rug sort of speak, thanks for posting and sharing and that goes for you to customkey for sending it to me!!

[headlesskittys]

This is cleaned up TV .

[devilwolv666]

ahahaha!!!!!!!!!! wow is that how u old folks use to dance? well u did get your groves on damn wish i could go back and dance too all that good oldie rock n' roll 60's hits!

[blueyesoul1l]

The other blonde and that one black girl back in the day...can dance also.

[WhyNot632]

The blonde in the glasses dances good!

[lumpagogo]

It all started in Philly circa 1952-53with "Bandstand." Dick Clark slimed in around 1954-55. Then, Phila. Bandstand became "American Bandstand" and the rest yiz know.

[pls9927]

BARNESVILLE HIGH !

[Cristoteama52]

les agradesco que me digan quien cantaba esta cancion en version español ?? tambien salio por los 68s, alguien que me ayude , me encanta en español, DIGANME QUIEN LA CANTA, POR FAVOOOOOR

[peeweecee]

This is absolutely great!!! Where did you ever get this footage from? These people are probably all old now, I know I'm from that era and I'm old. Thanks for posting. This is a great song.

[Cristoteama52]

me recuerda mis 15 años , que bonitos tiempos , todo era color de rosa

[eric1096]

Nice seeing that this high school was at least partly integrated back then. In my junior high in 1968 there were very few blacks. If this had been in the deep south there would have been separate dances for whites and blacks.

[Cristoteama52]

como se llama esta cancion es español??

[view4evah]

I meant to say, early 1968 for the dance "Funky Broadway"

[view4evah]

Love the videos! It reminds of exactly of how I looked and danced! BTW, I believe the dance they are doing is the "Funky Broadway"...at least that is what we called it.. (Early 1967)

[is1531]

What state is this high school located in. I love this song, but I nver realized the 60's generation looks like slow motion compared to today. Thanks for the video, it was a trip.

[747rreicks]

ohio near west virginy border prob stuebenville

[conuregirl007]

Love this song. Reminds me of playing volleyball in the gym in Seminole, TX.

[Khultan]

What is this dance they're doing?

[yockybunny]

This guy reminds me of Jimmy

O'Neil of SHINDIG.Great clips!!

I just love the local teen shows of

the 60s!!

[74sodapop]

Man,it sounds better slower.Would love to hear Apples,Peaches,slowed down to like 37 R.P.M. funky.

[janko262]

Hey Shirley!!!!!

[customkey]

Musical Morse Code from 3:54 to 4:06

[yogafan6500]

At 1:10 these kids are dancing to this great classic from 1967.

[centralparocker]

I love these local teen dance parties on TV!

[ggblueam]

1967? I was 7 years old when this song was a hit!!

[Bostonguy54]

Great vid and memories from all the posters here! I remember this song well; it was fall 1967, and I was in the 8th grade.

[lumpagogo]

The dancers here are today the grandparents of the 8th grade hip-hoppers who think Usher is boss.

[Purrturbed]

You are right on. I was 19 when this was on the radio. Now I've got a grandkid who's a senior in HS. The cycle of life keeps on rolling.....just like the ball in the song. ha

[lumpagogo]

Hi Purr:

Yes, 1967! Who would have thought that 42 year later Jay Z 's talent-less garbage would be on the pedestal instead of a Jay-and-Technique? Ouch. That's an ouch-me!

[74sodapop]

@lumpagogo Can say that again. The greatest ain't the latest. Ever so true with today's crap.

[lumpagogo]

Hi soda:

There's still some good Indie music being produced today and a smattering of new Punk which is not bad. Our Black friends, however, have turned their backs on Chuck Berry and Little Richard. They've also managed to poison the leagacy of the early Rap, some of which was pretty good (Run DMC, Fat Boys, others).

[Khultan]

@lumpagogo What you state, I agree with some, but that punk rock?!? Oh, no....

[lumpagogo]

@Khultan

Try the first Suicidal Tendencies lp and 'Back From Somoa'--Angry Somoans. Those will get you started on a journey from which you won't want to return.

[Khultan]

@lumpagogo  No.

[lumpagogo]

Pur is 61, son or daughter is circa 40, grandson or daughter is 17 or 18, only one year younger than Pur was in 196 & 7.

"Cycle of life"--------------to be sure!!

[billywear]

This is a trip! I used to play drums with Jay and Lucky. I sure miss the road trips.

[katherinesaint]

the blond girl on the right sure can dance

[johnny9148]

buggaloo where are these women today I know grandmoms now girls whinning spoiled. the date begins with I don't go out with anybody who makes less than six figures. lol johnny

[heckin]

WOW! I really like this because this is the way it was. Not what someone thinks it was like.

[rheingoldlounge]

Do the Barnsville!!!!!!

[horarwgt]

"Keep The Ball Rollin'" by Jay & the Techniques charterd for 12 weeks beginning 10/21/67, peaking at #14. Oddly, on this soundtrack, the single sounds like it is playing a bit slow -- maybe at 40 RPM! The Platters' "Sweet Sweet Lovin'" (their last of 40 charted hits) also debuted 10-21-67 but tanked at #70 over a seven-week run.

[peeterpoon]

Del Curtis was veteran disc jockey Del Demontreaux who eventuallky made his way into New York. He had a stroke awhile back..Anyone have any recent word about him?

[Kirke182]

I loved Jay & the Techniques. I was 9 when this song came out. I remember once this bad storm hit my Detroit neighborhood and it flooded all the streets. I made my way over to my buddy's house and these older kids were playing frisbee in the water. Someone's radio was blasting and this song came on. I started dancing to it in the water and pretty soon everybody was dancing to it in the middle of a flooded street. One of my best memories.

[peteboy1113]

12-31-1967, sunday nite the first time i heard this song, on the ed suillvan show. new years eve.i was dancin to this , alone i was in the 5th grade,

[kalki02]

I wonder how many of these schoolboys wound up in Vietnam. None, I hope.

[IDLERACER]

Wow, check out all the plaid at 2:55.

[jlomax]

I remember my sister had a plaid jumper JUST like that!! LOL ! Wow.. I was 7!!!

[ChristopherClem]

Teen time on WTOV-TV was the best television program that ever existed as all races mixed easily dancing and the teenagers dressed up for the dance.  Also, the teenagers actually showed themselves to thousands watching television and the music was so good. Vicki Salle, Bobby Vinton, The Lennon Sisters, Oliver, Keith, Janis Martin, and The Murmaids appeared as performers on Teen Time.

[juanbigone]

You know,I couldn't help but notice the same thing.Music bridges ALL hurdles.Great point.

[LaRubia2002]

This was such a fun time! Thanks Mike for sharing the video! Sure brought back some wonderful memories!

[ascatt27]

Love the simple time,and the young at heart

[ittybittyzabka]

Some of those boys were really good looking!

[Startoonz85]

Ms. 1:40 is Great!! This whole vid is great! Everybodies havin' a wonderful time & dancin' in rhythm. This is still my favorite Jay & The Techniques song. Very cool all around! Makes me wanna make a movie that really captures that vibe back then. Such fun, man!

[Ptrain94]

well said startoonz85 !

[xxxAllana33xxx]

the gurl from 1:40 & 2:00 iz hilarious

[junkie4vids]

Hahaha. So true. I was thinking the same thing.  She is dancing the injured pigeon dance.

[frightfan1]

What an awesome clip! Local tv in those days was so much fun.

[IDLERACER]

Interesting that so many kids in Steubenville Ohio speak with a bit of a southern drawl. Steubenville's most famous native daughter, Traci Lords never talked like that.

[rsc444]

Steubenville's most famous native son, Dean Martin, did speak with a bit of a southern drawl.

[HemiVic]

Does anyone know when this show ended it's run?

[hunterxtcaol]

The blonde in the glasses who is dancing around 1:40 to 2:00 has a sense of style about her that most of the other kids didn't have. She's probably around 55 or 56 years old now... I wonder if she is still very cool...

[sartor0727]

I bet she is still very cool. Wish there was more screen time of her, she is fun to watch and is having a great time. This was the video that got me to just sign up with youtube. Used to love this song as a kid.

[gfm8959]

Yes, she most definitely has more style compared to the others. Hope

fully, she ended up in the fasion industry or somewhere she could put her talent to good use!

[Utterlyflameproof]

Apparently, integration had yet to hit Barnesville High School.

(Listen to where the kids say they went to school)