American Bandstand (AB) is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989. It was...
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A bandstand (sometimes music kiosk) is a circular, semicircular or polygonal structure set in a park, garden, pier, or indoor space, designed to accommodate...
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around teenager Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow), who dances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. The show often featured contemporary musicians performing as popular...
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Dick Clark (category Use American English from April 2024)
1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also...
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American Bandstand is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz recorded in 1999 and released on the Canadian Songlines label. The album...
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Bunny Gibson (category Use American English from July 2020)
former regular dancer on the American Bandstand television program. Teen magazines referred to her as "American Bandstand's Sweetheart" and Dick Clark called...
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Brothers Comedy Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, The Jerry Lewis Show, American Bandstand, This is Tom Jones, The Dean Martin Show, The Judy Garland Show, Playboy...
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Steve Wahrer (category American rock drummers)
on the charts. On January 4, 1964, Wahrer would appear on the show American Bandstand performing "Surfin' Bird" with the Trashmen and being interviewed...
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List of acts who appeared on the television show American Bandstand. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The 13th Floor...
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Fabian Forte (category 20th-century American male actors)
as Fabian, is an American singer and actor. Forte rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. He became a teen...
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unrelated, the program was based on the concept of the American pop music show American Bandstand. Bandstand was created in November 1958 by television executive...
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A bandstand is a circular or semi-circular structure. Bandstand may also refer to: Bandstand (album), an album by the British band Family Bandstand (TV...
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Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. Produced by Universal Content Productions, it premiered on USA Network...
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Buster Jones (category American male voice actors)
of Soul Unlimited, Dick Clark's short-lived all-black version of American Bandstand that was created as a competitor to Soul Train. He also provided voices...
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Ritchie Valens (category American child singers)
Latino and Hispanic American portal Music portal 1950s portal La Bamba (film) Chicano rock List of acts who appeared on American Bandstand "Arvee Allens –...
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Run-DMC (category African-American musical groups)
hip hop act to have their music videos broadcast on MTV, appear on American Bandstand, be on the cover of Rolling Stone, perform at Live Aid, and be nominated...
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singles charts. On March 20, 1962, Burke performed "Cry to Me" on American Bandstand. On December 6, 1961 Burke recorded one of his best known songs, "Cry...
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Philadelphia (redirect from The Birthplace of America)
dance party program called Bandstand premiered on local television, hosted by Bob Horn. The show was renamed American Bandstand in 1957, when it began national...
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charts. Jackson performed "Young Love" and "Say You Do" on American TV shows American Bandstand and Soul Train in 1982. The cover artwork of Jackson's body...
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Paul & Paula (redirect from Jill Jackson (American singer))
number six on the Billboard chart later in the same year. In 1963, American Bandstand signed Paul & Paula to Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars national U.S...
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Charlie O'Donnell (category American people of English descent)
from 1989 until his death. O'Donnell was also known for announcing American Bandstand. O'Donnell was a Philadelphia native, and was of English, Irish, and...
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The Buddy Deane Show (category 1957 American television series debuts)
American Bandstand. The Buddy Deane Show was taken off the air because of a feud Deane had with WJZ-TV regarding the integration of African-American dancers...
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The Chordettes (category American pop music groups)
star, Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers. The Chordettes appeared on American Bandstand on August 5, 1957, the first episode of that show to be broadcast...
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Connie Francis (category Use American English from July 2020)
had predicted, but on January 1, 1958, it debuted on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Francis watched the show and wrote in her diary: I heard Dick Clark...
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owned by Sarkes Tarzian. While there, he filled in for Dick Clark on American Bandstand as a guest DJ on August 26, 1959. In 1961 he moved to Indianapolis...
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Soul Train (category African-American culture)
SOLAR Records Soul Train Music Awards American Soul, a 2019 TV series on BET based on Soul Train American Bandstand Showtime at the Apollo The Midnight...
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Beethoven's own Fifth Symphony). ELO also made their first appearance on American Bandstand. During the recording of the third album, Gibson was let go after...
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Hullabaloo (TV series) (category 1965 American television series debuts)
repeats to August 1966). Similar to ABC's Shindig! and in contrast to American Bandstand, it aired in prime time. Directed by Steve Binder, who went on to...
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Peter Ford (actor) (category American businesspeople)
appearance on many teen music television shows of the era, including American Bandstand, Hullabaloo and Ninth Street West. He eventually formed his own group...
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underground dance scene, relocated to Milan in 1983. He told Dick Clark on American Bandstand in 1986 that he fell in love with Italy, and would later become fluent...
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