Cleo's Shot - Scene of the Week

 

Cleo's Shot.

His Majesty Donlon Location Photos New York July 1985

 

Leroy Gives An Inspirational Speech - Scene of the week

 

Leroy Gives An Inspirational Speech

One Dream - Kids From Fame

"One Dream " is an inspirational peace song which comes from the season 5 episode "His Majesty Donlon". Unfortunately there are no song credits at the end of the episode so it is Unknown who wrote the song. 

 The song is performed by Jesse Borrego, Nia Peeples, Loretta Chandler, Carlo Im,perato, Gene Anthony Ray, Cynthia Gibb and Billy Hufsey.  The video is filmed outside the U.N. Building in New York City.  Sadly, rain stopped filming and they were unable to shoot the required close ups of each of the cast members so these had to filmed back in L.A. Gene Anthony Ray was not available to film any close up.

The song was never released on a Fame Single or Album and so far has never been performed in any of the Fame concerts.

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As We Stand Against The Wind,

We Become One Shining Light.

Here To Guide The Soldier Home From All Wars,

Here To Shine The Sailor In From The Storm.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One,

One Dream To Take Us There.

 

We’re Like Children In the Dark,

Trying Not To Be Afraid.

But Together We Are Safe, We Are Strong,

And Together We Can Change What’s Gone Wrong.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One Dream,

One Dream To Take Us There.

 

 But Together We Are Safe, We Are Strong,

And Together We Can Change What’s Gone Wrong.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One Place

Where Home Can Help Us,

Show That We Care..

 

There’s Gotta Be,

One Dream To Take Us There.

One World, One Dream

(It’s Gotta Be Here)

One Dream To Take Us There.  

Chris Explans About His Friends To the Prince - Scene of the Week

 

Chris Explains About His Friends To the Prince

P.R. Paul Discussing Gene Anthony Ray

 

P.R. Paul Discussing Gene Anthony Ray

Quote of the Week - Gene Anthony Ray

 

In a Shanty In Old Shanty Town - Gene Anthony Ray

"In a Shanty In Old Shanty Town" comes from the season 3 episode "Catch A Falling Star". Written by Joe Young, Jack Siras and Little Jack Little, it is performed by Gene Anthony Ray and George Kirby. 

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It's only a Shanty, in old Shanty Town.

The roof is so slanty, it touches the ground.

My tumbled down shack, by an old railroad track

Like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back.

 

I'd give up a palace if I were a king,

It's more than a palace, it's my everything.

And there's a queen waiting there,  with a silvery crown,

In a Shanty in old Shanty Town.

 

Oh, it's only a Shanty, in old Shanty Town.

The roof is so slanty, it touches the ground.

My tumbled down shack, by an old railroad track

Like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back.

 

I'd give up a palace if I were a king,

Say It's more, it's more than a palace, Baby it's my everything.

There's a queen waiting there,  with a silvery crown,

In a Shanty in old Shanty Town.

 

I'd give up a palace

If I were a king,

Why it's more, it's more than a palace,

Baby, it's my everything.

There's a queen waiting there,  with a silvery crown,

In a Shanty in old Shanty Town. (Shanty Town)

 

In a Shanty in old Shanty Town.

Chris Lectures Leroy About Family - Scene of The Week

 

Chris Lectures Leroy About Family

Where Have All the Movie Heroes Gone - Gene Anthony Ray & George Kirby

"Where Have All the Movie Heroes Gone" comes from the season 3 episode "Catch A Falling Star". Written by Earl Brown, it is performed by Gene Anthony Ray and George Kirby.  

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Whatever Happened To the Heroes?

Who Glorified The Movie Scene.

The Bogart’s, the Gable’s, The Cagney’s, The Fairbanks’

Who plays Across The Silver Screen.

 

Where Are The Dudes Who Saved The Damsels In Distress?

The Team Men, The Pirates, The Captains, The Cowboys

Who Braved the Fray, They save The Day.

 

Back When A Guy Had Pizzazz like Basil Rathbone,

Or The Swashbuckling charm of Errol Flynn.

All Gone Are the Guys, We Used To Play I Spy With,

Now Who’s A Guy Supposed To Identify with?

Where Have All The Movie Heroes Gone?

 

You Mean Like Cagney,

“You Dirty Rat, You Dirty Rat”.

Bogart,

“All You Gotta Do Is Puck Up Your Lips And Blow Sweetheart”.

Bojangles,

"Everything's copacetic".

Edward G Robinson,

“I’m The Big Shot Around Her, You Understand, It’s Me So say So”.

John Wayne,

“When I Say Kill A Brick I Mean Kill A Brick!”

And Rod Chester,

“Mr Billy, I’m calling You Mr Billy.

I’d Walk a Million Miles For One Of You Smiles, Mr Billy!”

 

Now We Never Analyzed Or Criticized Them,

Every Saturday Afternoon, We Just Idolized Them.

 Where Have All The Movie Heroes Gone?

 

I Mean Look At Who You Got Nowadays?

Superman’s A Cartoon and Kermit’s A Frog,

ET’s An Alien and Benji’s A Dog,

Oh Where? Where Did They Go?

Where’s W C Fields, Now That We Need Him So?

Where Have All The Movie Heroes Gone?

Oh, Bring them Dudes Back One More Time. Yeah!

Remembering Gene Anthony Ray on his Birthday for Sunday 24th May

 

Remembering Gene Anthony Ray on his Birthday for Sunday 24th May

Leroy & Coco are the Best Dancers in the School - Scene of the Week

 

Leroy & Coco are the Best Dancers in the School

Fame News May 2026

 

In May Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:

Episode of the Month: "Signs" from Season 3

Song of the Month:  We're All The Same

Dancer of the Month: Jasmine Guy 

Fame Timeline from May 1980

More Scenes of the Week, 

The Final Fame Annual Stories, 

Newspaper Article of the Month, and

Publicity Material of the Month.

Our Interview clips are:

-  Valerie Landsburg Discussing Directing Signs.

-  Jackie Roth (Signs Guest Star) Discussing Being Deaf.

-  Irene Cara Discussing Her Involvement with The Fame Movie Music, &

-  Jasmine Guy (Fame Dancer) Discussing Working on Fame.

Debbie Allen Broadway World Interview discussing directing August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone.

More Information and Tickets  

Cynthia Gibb talking more about her experience filming "The Karen Carpenter Story". 

The new documentary "Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story Reunion" is available on Amazon featuring Cynthia Gibb discussing the 1989 TV Movie.

Amazon U.S.

Amazon U.K.

Lee Curreri posted that Erica Gimpel turned up to an event he attended last month. 

There is a campaign to honour Gene Anthony Ray and get a Street in Harlem named after him. You can help by adding your name to the Petition.

More Information and to Sign the Petition 

2026 Marks and Harrison commercial featuring Eric Pierpoint.

Have a great Month,

Mark

Loretta Chandler Discussing Gene Anthony Ray

 

Loretta Chandler Discussing Gene Anthony Ray

Picture of the Week - Gene Anthony Ray

 

The Guys Talk in the Locker Room - Scene of the Week

 

The Guys Talk in the Locker Room 

Montgomery Helps Leroy - Scene of the Week

 

Montgomery Helps Leroy

Montgomery Helps Leroy

Carol Mayo Jenkins Discusses Tutoring Gene Anthony Ray on Othello

 

Carol Mayo Jenkins Discusses Tutoring Gene Anthony Ray on Othello

Quote of the Week - Gene Anthony Ray

 

Fame Timeline - March 1983

 

3rd March 1983

Episode 20 of season 2 "The Kids From fame Live In the U.K. Special"  was broadcast in America. The Episode would be the Highest rated episode in the U.S. at that point in time.

4th March 1983

The last day of filming on Season 2 with the final scenes from the episode "U.N. Week". At this point in time a decision on the show's future was still to be made. NBC had cancelled the show and it looked like the show would be ending.

Also "A Special Place" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.

5th March 1983

"Come One Come All",  was first broadcast in Italy.

6th March 1983

"Tomorrow's Farewell" first broadcast in Spain.

10th March 1983

Episode 21 of season 2 "Help from My Friends" was broadcast in America.

11th March 1983

"A Big Finish" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.

12th March 1983

"The Crazies" first broadcast in Italy.

13th March 1983

"Alone in the Crowd" first broadcast in Spain.

18th March 1983

"Come One Come All",  was first broadcast in The Netherlands.

19th March 1983

"Expose" first broadcast in Italy.

20th March 1983

Debbie Allen attends the opening night of Dream Girls at the Shubert Theatre in Century City California. Pictured at the after show party with Jennifer Holliday.

Also "To Soar and Never Falter" first broadcast in Spain.

25th March 1983

"The Kids From Fame Live In the U.K. Special"  was first broadcast in The Netherlands.

26th March 1983

"A Musical Bridge" was first broadcast in Italy.

27th March 1983

Carlo Imperato, Debbie Allen, Lori Singer and the Fame dancers arrive at Manchester airport  in the U.K. for the second Kids From Fame tour.  Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri are not with them sparking press speculation of problems with the Tour.

Also "The Sell Out" was first broadcast in Spain.

28th March 1983

Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri arrive in the U.K. at Heathrow airport and then travel on to Blackpool and straight into Rehearsals.

29th March 1983

On the eve of the second Kids From Fame U.K. tour the cast, dancers and Waters appeared in rehearsals at the Blackpool Opera House on the Russell Harty Show broadcast on BBC2 at 9.00pm.

30th March 1983

The Kids From Fame start their 2nd U.K. Tour with 2 concerts at the Blackpool OPera House at 5.00pm and 8.30pm. 

31st March 1983

Episode 22 of season 2 "Ending On A High Note" was broadcast in America.