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American Bandstand's 50th … A Celebration!
May 3, 8/7c
A milestone for an American institution will be marked with American Bandstand's 50th … A Celebration!, hosted by Dick Clark.
On the anniversary special, Clark will present classic moments from the past, as well as performances by superstar musical attractions spanning the past five decades, including Michael Jackson, Cher, Alanis Morissette, KISS and Stevie Wonder. Also featured will be a "supergroup" comprised of name musicians from all genres and eras, led by Little Richard performing his classic "Good Golly, Miss Molly." Additionally, many top stars from the world of entertainment will make appearances talking about how "American Bandstand" impacted their careers and lives.
Additional performers and guests will be announced shortly.
In 1952 an afternoon dance show began airing on television in the Philadelphia area. In 1956 Clark became the host of that show, and on August 5, 1957, he brought American Bandstand to the national airwaves for the first time. The show aired weekday afternoons and went on to play over 65,000 records (launching a countless number of them onto the bestseller charts) which were danced to by over 600,000 in-studio teenagers. The program went on to log more than 6,000 hours of airtime and present over 10,000 musical guest appearances. Just a few of the musical artists who made their network television debuts or breakthrough performances on American Bandstand were (alphabetically): The Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Chuck Berry, Blondie, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, James Brown, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, The Doors, Gloria Estefan, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Holly, The Jackson 5, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, LL Cool J, Madonna, Barry Manilow, John Mellencamp, George Michael, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Sonny & Cher, Rod Stewart, The Temptations, John Travolta, Ike & Tina Turner, The Village People and Stevie Wonder. International dance crazes such as The Twist, The Hustle and breakdancing were also introduced to the public on the show.
Of the many memorable moments from the show, here are a few Clark remembers from the early days:
"On November 22 in 1957, the musical guests were the unheralded duo, 'Tom & Jerry.' They would later record under their real names, Simon & Garfunkel."
"In the Summer of 1960, Chubby Checker made his second appearance on American Bandstand, performing 'The Twist' which went on to become one of the biggest dance crazes of all time."
"In 1963, a song by a new English group received a so-so rating of 73 on 'Rate-A-Record.' The song was 'She Loves You' by The Beatles."
"In December of 1973, Aerosmith made their national television debut performing 'Dream On.' Even though the song never even made it into the Top 40, I felt then that Steven and the rest of the guys had a special quality that would enable them to hang around for a long time. Fortunately for rock'n'roll fans, I was right."
"In January, 1980, Prince made his TV debut on American Bandstand. During that appearance, I interviewed him. This marked the first recorded public interview he had ever given and the last time there was such an occurrence for over a decade."
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