The other act on the debut episode of American Bandstand 60 years ago was Billy Williams, lip-synching his hit, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter, which continued, “and make believe ...

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 ...

*On March 24, 1973, Dick Clark tried to launch an R&B version of his “American Bandstand” to take down the Hippest Trip in America, only to watch it crash and burn just several episodes later, thanks ...