American Bandstand - Political Scandals

It is time, the person who is in charge of me announces, for your physical.. . Ah yes, that festival of poking and prodding, of thumping and...

It was on August 5th, 1957, that a true musical icon was born. AMERICAN BANDSTAND, with host Dick Clark, aired its first national show on ABC. Born on November 30th, 1929 in Mount Vernon , New York , Clark discovered the joy of radio ...

Television and the shows that air on it have always been big draws for families across the country since the first broadcast aired in the 1940s. The 1950s was an age of original television with different spins on DIFFERENT things not different ...

Probably my first experience with reviews was "Rate a Record" on American Bandstand somewhere back in my distant youth. That is why I use the Diamond System of review. The four aspects of the Diamond System are convenience, cost, comfort and quality ...

The first time I heard someone use the awful word " It was worse than learning that Santa Claus didn't live at the North Pole but was my maternal grandfather wearing a costume, and the cookies left for him were baked by ...

Ever wonder what the fashion was like in the1920?s? Today at Halloween women can easily transform themselveswith roaring 20?s costumes such as Flapper Girls, Can-Can Dancers or SaloonLady?s and enjoy the celebration of music and dance. The 1950?s ...

This was one of the often repeated and paraphrased quotes from the dawn of the rock'n'roll era in the 1950's. During the time when Dick Clark hosted "American Bandstand" on ABC Television, it became almost humorous to listen to ...

Is today's music really all that complicated? Roll and eventually turned into Power Pop. the Comets and Fats Domino and Jack Scott and The Monotones and everything that found its way to me via the transistor radio and Teen Scene (Eugene ...

Branson, Missouri is known as the "live music show capital of the world. As of October 2010, the show is in its 11th season in Branson, and has helped make the theater well known in town for a decade. com American Bandstand ...

The stroll is a dance of American origin, though now more popular in European 50s rock and 40s swing clubs. One can often see examples of these types of dances in period films.The stroll as conceived by American dancers is often ...

Topic: American Bandstand

Ode to the person in charge

The history of American Bandstand

Why are the 1950s called the Golden Age of Television?

The art of reviewing a good show

Humor: Joining the ranks of the voluntarily bald

Step Back In Time with Costumes

Solidify Your Rhythm

Power Poppin' Daddies....

Theaters in Branson, Missouri

What is the Stroll?

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