American Bandstand 1969 –’69 Dance Contest Winners- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby, Marvin Gaye

Airdate: August 2, 1969

And the winners are…
3rd Place: Mel & Rita Kaden from Mobile, Alabama
2nd Place: Sterling Rice & Gayle Jefferson from Los Angeles, California
1st Place: Dietrich Nelson & DaVita Williams from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Ronnie Kaye hosted “The Scene”, a Bandstand-like, teen dance show on WKY-TV (currently KFOR) in Oklahoma City from 1966-1974.

This was the second-to-last year for the Pontiac Tempest (“Breakaway in the wiiiiide trackin’ Pontiac”) as it was discontinued in 1970.

Marvin Gaye’s “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” peaked at #4 back in June but is still on the charts today at #31.

I don’t have any clips of the previous sessions for this contest (yet), but here are a few color pictures:
drive.google.com/open?id=1Fmzuz6_jzQX8aF6kIrTW3EG6dIiL0KKd


More Clips From This Episode:
Summer of ’69 Travel/”Marrakesh Express”, Crosby Stills & Nash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1yi9YB9Jv4

Spotlight Dance with Don Sanuskar, Karen Sudlow, Mike Langham, Pat Dickinson, & Carl Ratcher/ “Commotion”, CCR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-s3cOPqoYo

Rate-A-Record with Famous Hooks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrHiiemfbyU


Related Clip:
Sterling Rice’s (today’s 2nd place winner) twin brother Steven competes in the 1970 Dance Contest/ “Up Around The Bend”, CCR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkl49j9o6fQ