Maine Memory Network

Willie Stewart, a student at Deering High School and a regular on the Dave Astor Show, is shown doing the twist on a piano in May 1962.

In addition to regular guests like Stewart, students from Kennebunk High School were also featured on this episode.

By 1962, the Astor show had been on the air for six years and was an established local favorite.

Torn from a sheet or pillowcase marked "Gordon Linen Service," this banner was used by Students for a Democratic Society at Colby College.

After the escalation of the Vietnam War in the spring of 1970, members of SDS participated in national protests and took over the chapel at Colby.

George Floyd's murder by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 was filmed, and sparked a Black Lives Matter movement across the nation. In Portland, Floyd was memorialized with a large mural on the side of Aura Club on Center Street.

Portland artists Ryan Adams, Jason McDonald and Mike Rich painted the mural during June 2020, which includes the words “Again We Rise” along with the names of Black people who have been killed by police officers over the years across the United States.

Judy Baker, Willie Stewart and Jane Mullen perform on the Dave Astor Show in Portland around 1962.

Broadcast on Saturdays from 5 to 6 p.m., the show featured a regular group of teenagers and guests from around the state dancing and singing to the popular hits of the day.