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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC show "American Bandstand" brought music to the masses for over 30 years. Now, on the 60th anniversary of when the show went to a national audience, a new book is revealing ...

A look back at the first monumental show in the late TV legend's career. By Jordan Zakarin Dick Clark, who also served as a producer, hosted music performance show American Bandstand from 1956 until ...

Prior to becoming the legendary icon that he was, Michael Jackson was an awe-inspired child star, acting as the frontman for the Jackson 5. The band, of course, went on to become a powerful force in ...

In 1956, radio disc jockey Richard “Dick” Wagstaff Clark took over as host of “Bandstand” – a Philadelphia television show. The following year, ABC television picked up and renamed the show “American ...

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan take about the first edition of the Saturday Evening Post, Lucille Ball was born 104 years ago, Anne Frank and World War II, American Bandstand debuts, Nixon resigns, the ...