"Donny was back! This time however, there was one major inescapable change which had occurred. An event so huge, that it would have cranked the desirable Love-O-Meters in teenage girls all the way up to eleven."
Read on...

#DonnyOsmond #70sMusic #ClassicPop #TeenIdol #Osmonds #MusicHistory

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/donny-osmond-no-29-in-the-uk-albums-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Donny Osmond - No.29 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life

"Donny was back! This time however, there was one major inescapable change which had occurred. An event so huge, that it would have cranked the desirable Love-O-Meters in teenage girls all the way up to eleven." Read on...

The Archive of My Life
"Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich and #PhilSpector. It first became a popular top five hit #single for the American girl group #theCrystals in 1963. American #teenIdol #ShaunCassidy recorded the song in 1977 and his version hit number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart. There have also been many other cover versions of this song, including one by the songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dikX80Ed8
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (HQ)

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"That's Rock 'n' Roll" is a song written and originally recorded by #EricCarmen in 1976. It became a popular #Billboard top 10 hit in 1977 for #teenIdol #ShaunCassidy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmk3ozf3RJg
Shuan Cassidy "That's Rock N Roll" Live Grammy Awards #StyleRecordGroup

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"Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich and #PhilSpector. It first became a popular top five hit #single for the American girl group #theCrystals in 1963. American #teenIdol #ShaunCassidy recorded the song in 1977 and his version hit number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart. There have also been many other cover versions of this song, including one by the songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-OTd7DXjlo
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (Audio)

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Rosanne Interviewed About the History of Teen Idols on Cosmoetica #438: On Teen Idols [Video]

I enjoyed discussing the phenomenon and possible importance of Teen Idols across the generations with Dan Schneider for his Cosmoetica YouTube channel. Of course, he found me thanks to my book on The Monkees ( whose subtitle is “Teenagers, Television, and American Pop Culture”) and I was happy to report on the research I had done for the book about the rise of the term “teen ager” (post WWII when high school became mandatory), those who came before the Monkees (from Sinatra to James Dean to Bobby Sherman), and those who’ve come after (from the Jackson Five to Leonardo DiCaprio to Miley Cyrus). 

I shared the panel with Fred Velez who has written about Monkees fandom and together we all delved into....

Enjoy the watch and listen
https://rosannewelch.com/2025/02/24/rosanne-interviewed-about-the-history-of-teen-idols-on-cosmoetica-438-on-teen-idols-video/

#tv #teen #teenidol #video #interview #podcast #discussion #history #music

Why does a teen idol like Taylor Swift interest even oldies like me?

I'm still getting interview requests about my Taylor Swift seminar. This week, I was asked how a teen idol like Swift could interest even ol...

One Day at a Time Teen Queen, Val, looking very much like a young woman ~ out with her boyfriend, Scott Colomby, at the 1980 Golden Globe Awards. What a dress! 💥

Val's been to tons and tons of award shows in her life.
Fame was the winning song that year!

#valeriegoldenglobes1980

#valeriebertinelli #scottcolomby#80sbaby #80sfads #1980 #80sfashion #80sidols #teenidol #odaat #onedayatatime #goldenglobeawards #goldenglobes1980 #fame #famesong