<P> Also appearing were Steve Alaimo, Keith Allison (a Paul McCartney look - alike who later became a member of Paul Revere and the Raiders), and Linda Scott . Ms. Scott had a few hit singles as a teenager in the early 1960s; she was only 20 when "Action" premiered . Typically, the show featured 2 or 3 performers lip - synching their recent hits with a bunch of teenagers clapping and swaying in the background, and a dance segment featuring the Action dancers . There would occasionally be an interview segment . A few episodes featured only one performer, such as Herman's Hermits or James Brown . The regular appearances of the Raiders helped to promote the band's lead singer, Mark Lindsay, as a teen idol . Lindsay's face and signature pony - tail haircut would grace the cover of many teen magazines of the mid - and late - 60s . </P> <P> The weekday program was cancelled on March 31, 1967, with the network giving its local affiliates the time slot . However, members of the program's mainstay band Paul Revere and the Raiders (with lead vocalist Mark Lindsay) hosted very similar follow - up shows; both Revere and Lindsay hosted Happening' 68, a Saturday afternoon follow - up to American Bandstand, and a weekday version of the same show, It's Happening, from 1968 to 1969 . Both shows were produced by Dick Clark's production company for ABC . </P> <Ul> <Li> Dick Clark (Host . Except for a brief cameo at the beginning of the pilot and subsequently at the end of the final episode, otherwise he only appeared in off - camera voice - overs to introduce performers) </Li> <Li> Paul Revere and The Raiders (1965--1966) </Li> <Li> The Robbs (1966--1967) </Li> <Li> Keith Allison </Li> <Li> Steve Alaimo </Li> <Li> Tina Mason </Li> <Li> Linda Scott </Li> <Li> Pete Menefee & The Action Kids </Li> <Li> The Knickerbockers </Li> <Li> The Hard Times </Li> <Li> Don and the Goodtimes </Li> <Li> Tommy Roe </Li> </Ul> <Li> Dick Clark (Host . Except for a brief cameo at the beginning of the pilot and subsequently at the end of the final episode, otherwise he only appeared in off - camera voice - overs to introduce performers) </Li>

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