Aug. 5, 2007 — -- Sunday is a milestone for the show that taught America to dance. It was 50 years ago that American Bandstand changed the way a generation listened to music. On Aug. 5, 1957 ...

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"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.

“American Bandstand” is coming back with a new twist, courtesy of the producer of “American Idol.” A revamped version, from original producer-host Dick Clark and “American Idol ...

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 ...

Edward J. Yates, who directed “American Bandstand” for 17 years, from a fledgling local TV show to a national institution that made Dick Clark a star, has died at age 87. He died Friday at ...

Produces an "American Bandstand" series for USA Network, with new host David Hirsch, which runs for less than a year. Dick Clark: A timeline of career highlights from "American Bandstand" and beyond ...

American Bandstand hid the fact that many of its teenage dancers were gay, former stars of the show claim. Arlene Sullivan, now 74, is among them.

Jack Fisher is here to tell us about experience as being one of the original American Bandstand dancers and radio DJ in the 1950’s. He shares stories from meeting some of the biggest names in ...

Last month the pioneering TV broadcaster Don Cornelius died at the age of 75. As the host of “Soul Train,” many obituaries described Cornelius as the “African-American Dick Clark,” the ...

Lew Klein, founder of NATPE and a broadcasting pioneer who helped create American Bandstand, has died. He was 91 and no cause of death was given. NATPE chairman Andy Kaplan issued a statement on ...

Did Dick Clark hide the homosexuality of its star dancers on television’s American Bandstand?That’s the claim of two of the dancers. Ray Smith, now 74, is the coauthor of a self-published book ...