Millions of viewers got to see Beyonce do her thing on the big stage at yesterday’s Super Bowl halftime show last night. But the halftime show wasn’t always a showcase for solo-artists with attitude. Once upon a time, halftime at the Super Bowl meant one thing and one thing alone: Up With People.
Jonathan Mahler, New York Times magazine writer and columnist for Bloomberg View, traces the history of the androgynous singing-dancing horde of youngsters who dominated Super Bowl halftime shows in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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