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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fans went wild for Jerry Lee Lewis' performance of "Great Balls of Fire". The song was released in 1957 and it was a massive ...

I was about eight years old, in 1957, when I discovered American Bandstand. I used to ride the back of the couch in our family den, pretending it was a horse, as I'd watch the Warner Brothers westerns ...

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 ...

Long before there was such a thing as a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dick Clark was the real-time curator, bringing future inductees into America's living rooms right as they first hit the scene. The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at age 82, is widely -- and legitimately ...

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 ...

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Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," has died. He was 82.Spokesman Paul Shefrin says Clark died but did not provide further ...