American Bandstand

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. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110. The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.

Images

Cast

Dick Clark

Self - Host

Related

Strictly Come Dancing

20046.1out of 10

So You Think You Can Dance

20056.8out of 10

Top of the Pops

19646.6out of 10

Wheel of Fortune

19836.9out of 10

Dancing with the Stars

20056.2out of 10

Beast Games

20247.3out of 10

The Circle

20187.0out of 10

Dance Moms

20117.1out of 10

World of Dance

20178.2out of 10

The Ultimate Fighter

20056.6out of 10

Jeopardy!

19846.9out of 10

Dating Naked UK

20248.1out of 10

Countdown

19826.0out of 10

RuPaul's Drag Race

20097.5out of 10

Guy's Grocery Games

20135.8out of 10

The Voice UK

20126.1out of 10