The entertainment world was all shook up as the landmark TV program "American Bandstand" made its national debut on this day in history, August 5, 1957. "American Bandstand" had been a local hit ...

The other act on the debut episode of American Bandstand 60 years ago was Billy Williams, lip-synching his hit, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter, which continued, “and make believe ...

Dick Clark hosted the original "American Bandstand" from 1957 to 1987.Dick Clark hosted the original "American Bandstand" from 1957 to 1987. (NBC photoNBC photo / The Spokesman-Review) “American ...

ABC didn’t have a lot to lose, frankly, when it launched a national broadcast of “American Bandstand” on Aug. 5, 1957. At the time, ABC running third in a three-network race, and rock ‘n’ roll, which ...

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American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer.

This article was updated at 7:49 p.m. “American Bandstand” has got a good beat, and 19 Entertainment’s Simon Fuller would like to dance to it. Fuller, the brain trust behind Fox’s megahit “American ...

Dick Clark became the full-time host of Bob Horn's Bandstand in Philadelphia on July 9th, 1956. The show first aired nationally on August 5th, 1957 and was rebranded American Bandstand.

Written off as a “too sweet for the times” female a capella group 1954, the lyrics of Just Between You And Me, from the Chordettes launched American Bandstand, one of television’s greatest hits. The ...