On July 9, 1956, 26-year-old Dick Clark stood in front of the cameras at WFIL-TV in West Philadelphia, wearing a crisp suit and a smile. That afternoon, he officially took over as host of Bandstand, a ...

Bobby Sherman's wife, Brigitte Poublon, announces his stage 4 cancer diagnosis, asking fans for privacy during this challenging time.

This Week in Texas Music History, national television featured psychedelic Texans whose influences included both Aldous Huxley and “The Beverly Hillbillies.” On April 5, 1969, the psych band Bubble ...

The American Bandstand appearance was just a precursor to a long and fruitful career for the Jackson 5, and subsequently, Michael Jackson’s solo career. Revisit their debut, below.

He hosted the long-running music performance show “American Bandstand” from 1956 until the series finale in 1989. The show’s immense popularity made Clark a household name and a media mogul.

Archival footage has revealed the moment a young Raquel Welch put chauvinistic interviewer Dick Clark in his place after being questioned about appearing in a bikini.

Jerry Blavat, the Philadelphia radio DJ, performer and music influencer who danced as a teen in the early days of "American Bandstand" and was known to his fans as "The Geator with the Heater ...

We now know who were the El Paso couple that appeared on ABC's American Bandstand years ago & you'll get to meet them.

Bobby Rydell, singer and Philly native known for 'Wildwood Days,' dies at 79 The teen idol got his big break in 1959 on "American Bandstand," which originally was broadcast from Philadelphia.

This 1967 footage from "American Bandstand" was recorded just two months before cofounder Syd Barrett's final appearance with the band.

Sooooouuuuuuullllllllll Train! Before it became one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, before it propelled up-and-coming Black artists to worldwide fame, "Soul Train" ...