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"American Bandstand" was so popular, it was estimated that a single appearance on the show by a big artist could lead to next-day sales of 20,000 to 40,000 thousand records.
When cute young teenagers Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi slow danced together on “American Bandstand” back in the late ’50s and early ’60s, kids across the country swooned. They wrote ...
"American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its national debut on 67 ABC affiliate stations on August 5, 1957, and became a powerful force in entertainment.
He hosted one version of “American Bandstand” or another until 1988. Even a stroke in 2004 has not deterred him from continuing to ring in the New Year in Times Square on TV.
Prince American Bandstand Debut from AbzPunkPhoto on Vimeo. JANET JACKSON. Genuinely shy: Janet as a 16-year-old, in no danger whatsoever of an afternoon-TV wardrobe malfunction.
Of course, any discussion of American Bandstand can’t be had without mention of its iconic host, Dick Clark. Clark was neither the show’s first host, nor the last. Originally, a guy named Bob ...
The popular, multi-decade American Bandstand showed white and black teens listening and enjoying music together during a time when it was socially frowned upon. Professor Matthew Delmont set out ...
Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," has died. He was 82. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLKY News at 11:00pm.
INSIDE EDITION caught up with a man and woman who met on Dick Clark's show American Bandstand 50 years ago, and have remained friends ever since.
Yesterday, we published the first part of an interview with Matt Delmont, author of The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950's ...
Prince American Bandstand Debut from AbzPunkPhoto on Vimeo. JANET JACKSON. Genuinely shy: Janet as a 16-year-old, in no danger whatsoever of an afternoon-TV wardrobe malfunction.