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Where the Action Is is a music-based television variety show that aired in the United States from 1965 to 1967. [1] It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon. Created by Dick Clark as a spin-off of American Bandstand , Where the Action Is premiered on June 28, 1965.
"Where the Action Is" is a pop song written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young . The song was released in October 1977 as the lead single from Young's first compilation album, All the Best (1977).
Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965–1968 is the fifth box set in Rhino Records' Nuggets series, released September 22, 2009. The set's four discs each focus on a different aspect of the underground rock music scene in and around Los Angeles at the end of the 1960s.
Where the Action Is had passed into television history. Dick Clark had created another show, Happening '68, which was to be hosted by Revere and Lindsay, and was to feature the group. The group itself was featured prominently in this show, whereas in Where the Action Is, the entire group was part of an ensemble of other musical performers.
In Canada, Larry Lee & the Leesures had a hit version in 1967. In 1977, Barefoot Jerry covered the song on the album of the same name. In 1987 a claymation music video was produced by Aardman Animations taking place in outer space with aliens singing.
He would gain notoriety in 1965, when he became a regular act on the Los Angeles-based show, Where the Action Is.Reportedly, Allison became a regular on the show due to his resemblance to Paul McCartney after being spotted on cameras as a member of the audience on the first episode of the show: [1]
Chin enjoys walking and has always been "obsessed with subways" since he was younger. Chin in his "ActionKid" persona shoots video frequently and his routes are influenced by "[c]urrent events, re-openings, time of day, requests from viewers, and [Chin's] availability."
Alaimo was born on December 6, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, [4] and moved to Rochester, New York, at the age of five. [5] He entered the music business during his time as a pre-med student at the University of Miami, joining his cousin's instrumental rock band the Redcoats, becoming the guitarist, and eventually, the singer.