Frankie Lymon Singing “Little Bitty Pretty One” in 1960 Where Many People Discovered He Was Black.. This Was Their Reaction!
This episode is from August 1960 and is an interesting piece of music history. Those girls were told to stay in their seats by ABC execs. This is Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beechnut show. It aired on ABC from 1958-1960. BeechNut is a chewing gum company. That's why all the "teens" are chewing gum, it's product placement.
In 1959 Dick started booking black talents despite objections from ABC national offices. He started with the doo-wop group The Coasters, then Chuck Berry, then Little Anthony and The Imperials. ABC national claimed the show was causing problems with viewers. But TV ratings continued to soar in 1959. And BeechNut stood by Clark and the showed went on.
More black acts followed in 1960. Enter Frankie Lyman. Frankie was on the downside of his career here due to a building heroin addiction by age 15, but he was having the biggest success of his solo career with Pretty Little Bitty Pretty One. Minutes before Frankie came on. The audience was warned by ABC executives NOT TO LEAVE their seats. Cops were present but no threats of arrest were made. So the audience defiantly CLAPPED for Frankie's performance.
nextvideos

How Does This Even Happen? Cops Discovered They’ve Raided The Wrong House And This Was Their Reaction!

So Many Questions: People Get Asked To Tell Their New Year's Resolution And This Was Their Response!

This Is Exactly What Steve Harvey Was Talking About... Women Text Their Male Friends Reaction And Last One Is Wild!

Man Thought This Was A Pretty Girl!

This 29 Foot Crocodile Is Considered The worlds Largest, Was Discovered In A Lake In Maine!

He Knew What He Was Doing: This Little Kid Already A Problem!

He’s A Savage: Little Dude Was Tired Of People Checking Out His Mom And Then This Happened!

So Many Questions: Dude Finds A Woman Dealing With A Fire In The Back Of A Car And This Was Her Reaction!

This Guy Caught His Parents Smashing & This Was His Mom’s Reaction!

He Accused His Girl Of Being A Man And This Was Her Reaction!

This Filter Prank Had These Poor Little Babies Thinking Their Face Was Rearranged!

All Bad: Smugglers Busted With $382,000 Worth Of Gold & Cash Under Their Toupées & Clothing!

New Hustle Unlocked: Man In Tokyo Makes $100,000 Dollars Per Year Doing Nothing!

He Was Waiting For Black History Month To Come Around To Do This!

Interesting: Buddy Asked If There Is One Thing You Could Tell Black People As A Race, What Would You Say.. And This Was One Guy's Response!

This Gotta Stop: Where In Her Right Mind Did She Think This Was OK!

OK Commissioner Caught On Leaked Audio Saying He’d Run For Sheriff If It Was Back In The Day Where You Could Hang Black People!

Gay Couple Arrested After It Was Discovered They Were Using Their Adopted Kids To Make Child Porn!

That Was Quick: They Parked They Car For An Hour & Came Back & Discovered This!

Did Them Dirty: Dude Took 50 People To Restaurants One Minute Before Closing & The Worker’s Reaction Was Priceless!

He's Very Brave: Dude Looked Like He Was On A Boat, Where He Actually Was Will Shock You!

Lol: 21st Century Version Ding Dong Ditch!

Lil Pump Was Surprised That No One Knew Who He Was In Japan!

He Was Fed Up: Little Brothers Did The Rock Paper Scissors Challenge & One Of Them Was Pissed At The End!

Where They Find These People: People Get Asked Whats Their New Years Resolution!

Lol: Dude Was So High He Started Singing Opera! (Rewind Clip)

IShowSpeed Dances Behind Girl Laying Bed And This Was Her Reaction!

Covid Where? People Are Risking Their Lives... Packed Out A Club For Bow Wow In Houston!

She Was Out: Big Lady Proves To The Internet She Can Run After Many People Said She Couldn’t!

Meanwhile In Mexico: Prisoner Escapes Building Before His Trial!

Seeing Stars: Dude Didn't Know Where He Was At After This Slap!

Stay Woke Fellas: This Man Singlehandedly Discovered Victoria's Secret... Took One For The Team!

Someone Dropped Their Sunglasses Into An Orangutan Enclosure, And What Happened Next Was Pretty Much What You'd Expect!

Damn: Michigan Man Dies After Cannon Used At A Baby Shower Explodes!

This How Villains Are Created: Dude Confesses This One Secret He Kept From His New Girlfriend & This Was Her Response!

Teen Tells His Mom's Co-Worker That He Has A Crush On Her And This Was Her Reaction!

That's One Crazy Defense Mechanism: This Has Got To Be One Of The Wildest Sea Creatures Ever Discovered!

Dude Demonstrate How He Was Gone Do A Little Guy In Prison After He Kept Talking Crazy!

Chinese Girl Gamer Is Shocked To See So Many "Black People" In Paris... Twitch Streamer Shut That Talk Down Real Quick!
