American Bandstand 1970 - COLORIZED -Top Ten- Cecilia, Simon & Garfunkel

Airdate: May 30, 1970 Thanks to the help of Don Sanuskar and Andrew Haberman, I was able to figure out how to colorize video using “DeOldify“. I think this technology is still in its infancy and will get better and better over time, but it’s not too bad for an old kinescope (imo). I plan to colorize several more of my old clips and re-post them. Enjoy! To conclude today’s episode Dick Clark, pressed for time due to the dance contest, races through the Top 10. ”Cecilia”, from the hit album “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, peaks at #4 today (#1 on Cashbox) and is Simon & Garfunkel’s final top 10 hit together before they broke up (they reunited several times later on and had 3 top 40 hits together in the 70’s and early 80’s) …..And at the end, Dick Clark references the short-lived musical TV show called “Get It Together” that aired before Bandstand in 1970 and was hosted by Mama Cass and Sam Riddle. As he mentions, Jack Wild guests on the show next week, most likely to pr
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