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Timeline

There are many gaps in concert listings and other significant pieces of the organization’s history, which will be filled in as data becomes available.

1961

  • July 1961: Showtime U.S.A. 1961 in San Leandro, CA with Lyle Bardo as the ensemble director

1962

  • July 29, 1962: Showtime U.S.A. 1962 presents “Song of America” at the Forest Theatre in Carmel, CA
  • July 30–31, 1962: Showtime U.S.A. 1962 presents “Song of America” at Bancroft Junior High School in San Leandro, CA (taped for later presentation on KTVU Channel 2)

1964

  • February 29, 1964: The Workshop Annex of the San Leandro Fine Arts Workshop Presents Young America on Stage
  • June 13, 1964: “Shirley Temple Presents Young America on Stage” is televised

1966

  • February 11, 1966: The Morning News reports that “Young America On Stage” has been presented with an opportunity to go Russia and Latin American countries as part of a U.S. State Department Exchange Tour. The tour never happened.
  • May 23, 1966: Formal Articles of Incorporation are filed with the State of California as Youth of America, Inc.
  • December 24, 1966: “The Sound of Young America” featuring Pat Boone is televised

1967

  • January 26, 1967: United Bay Area Crusade at the Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland, CA
  • April 15, 1967: Rotary District 516 Conference
  • June 27 and 28, 1967: Canadian World Exhibition at Montreal
  • June 29, 1967: Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Canada
  • July 5, 1967: Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
  • September 24, 1967: San Francisco 49ers Game
  • October 6, 1967: Bancroft Jr. High with reception at the Alta Mira Club in San Leandro, CA
  • December 4, 1967: Circle Star Theater

1968

  • January 8, 1968: Opera House Inaugural for San Francisco Mayor Elect Joseph Alioto
  • January 27, 1968: Bob Hope Show – Santa Clara Building Fund Benefit in San Jose, CA
  • May 10, 1968: California Garden and Home Exposition benefit for Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Providence Hospital at the Oakland Coliseum
  • July 27, 1968: Alpine County Day at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA
  • Derrell Bond and Bryant Figeroid resign from the organization

1971

  • Pepsi-Cola begins its sponsorship of Youth of America

1973

  • June 16, 1973: Mormon Temple in Oakland, CA
  • August 4, 1973: U.S.S. Midway
  • August 5, 1973: Contra Costa County Fair in Antioch, CA
  • August 25–26, 1973: Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, CA
  • September 16, 1973: Auburn District Fair
  • October 6, 1973: Ventura City Fair

1974

  • May 4, 1974: American Society of Internal Medicine at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA
  • May 14, 1974: U.S.S. Coral Sea Dinner-Dance at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA
  • May 26, 1974: Fairfield, CA
  • June 2, 1974: Flint Center in Cupertino, CA
  • June 5, 1974: San Francisco Scottish Rite Auditorium
  • July 2, 1974: Lions Convention at the Hilton in San Francisco, CA
  • August 4, 1974: Concord Jazz Festival
  • August 31, 1974: Marin County Fair
  • September 20, 1974: Alameda High School in Alameda, CA
  • September 21, 1974: Alameda Jaycees Meals on Wheels Program Benefit
  • October 12, 1974: Skyline High School in Oakland, CA
  • October 23, 1974: Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA
  • October 26, 1974: Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • November 2, 1974: U.S.S. Coral Sea
  • December 6, 1974: Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA

1975

  • January 3, 1975: San Francisco Scottish Rite Auditorium
  • January 18, 1975: Presidio at San Francisco, CA
  • March 22, 1975: Pacific High School in San Leandro, CA
  • April 12, 1975: Eastern Star in Richmond, CA
  • April 22, 1975: Scottish Rite at Hillsdale High School in Hillsdale, CA
  • May 4, 1975: Lafayette, CA
  • June 22, 1975: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • July 4, 1975: Marin Art and Garden Show in Ross, CA
  • July 9, 1975: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • August 11, 1975: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • August 20, 1975: Marin County Fair
  • September 20, 1975: Walnut Festival in Walnut Creek, CA
  • September 28, 1975: South San Francisco High School in San Francisco, CA
  • October 4, 1975: Bimbo’s 364 in San Francisco, CA
  • November 1, 1975: Lion’s Convention at the Hilton in San Francisco, CA
  • December 7, 1975: Oakland Army Base in Oakland, CA
  • December 9, 1975: Holiday Inn at Union Square in San Francisco, CA
  • December 14, 1975

1976

  • January 17, 1976: Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA
  • January 28, 1976: Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA
  • February 15, 1976: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • March 27, 1976: Pacific High School in San Leandro, CA
  • April 15, 1976: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • May 1–2, 1976: Redding, CA
  • May 9, 1976: Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA
  • May 22, 1976: Santa Rosa, CA
  • May 27, 1976: Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco, CA
  • June 19, 1976: Sonoma/Marin County Fair
  • September 11, 1976: Sheraton Hotel in Burlingame, CA
  • September 18, 1976: Walnut Festival in Walnut Creek, CA
  • September 21, 1976: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • October 3, 1976: Marin Art and Garden Show in Ross, CA
  • October 9, 1976: Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • October 11, 1976: Masonic Lodge in San Francisco, CA

1977

  • January 29, 1977: Pacific High School in San Leandro, CA
  • January 31, 1977: U.S.S. Coral Sea
  • March 3, 1978: Hickory Farms Convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • March 5, 1978: Petaluma, CA
  • April 2, 1978: Pacific High School in San Leandro, CA
  • April 24, 1978: Hilltop Mall in Richmond, CA
  • May 14, 1978: Pacific High School in San Leandro, CA
  • June 23, 1978: St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • August 27, 1978: Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, CA
  • September 26, 1978: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • December 16, 1978: Masonic Temple in San Francisco, CA

1978

  • January 9, 1978: Lyle Bardo passes away
  • January 21, 1978: Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, CA
  • January 28, 1978: Ohlone College in Fremont, CA
  • May 7, 1978: St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA

1979

c. 1980

  • The New Youth of American Big Band “Sound of the Eighties” with chorus and band, featuring Up Beat, the Youth of America Dancers, and special guest Eve Marie Shahaoian

1981–1982

  • YA declares this time as a “year for renewal and growth.” A production committee is established and meets. Ultimately, the organization comes to an end before it performs a final Bay Area tour. On May 19, 1982, Mr. Kahn files the final dissolution paperwork, bringing Youth of America, Inc. to an end.

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