American Bandstand

American Bandstand was a music - dance show in U.S. television. It aired from 1952 to 1989. Longtime host and producer was Dick Clark. The show was based on the concept that young people were dancing in the studio launched by the moderator plates. Garnished broadcasts were popular with performances performer.

American Bandstand was first broadcast by the Philadelphia-based local television station WFIL - TV on Tuesday, October 7, 1952. After her first presenter, the show was initially the title of Bob Horn's Bandstand. As the theme song High Society was selected by Artie Shaw. In 1956 the 26 -year-old Dick Clark moderation, new producer was the 32 -year-old Tony Mammarella. A year later, the show was taken over by the TV station ABC and renamed American Bandstand. The still produced in Philadelphia program was broadcast from now on across the U.S., the first time was on Monday, August 5, 1957. American Bandstand regular program point on all working days and had its time slot at 15.30 clock. Charles Albertine composed the new theme song Bandstand Boogie. In these years, American Bandstand promoted specifically in Philadelphia -based record companies and their artists, as Chancellor with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Cameo - Parkway with Chubby Checker and Bobby Rydell or Swan with Freddie Cannon. 1960 American Bandstand was involved in the payola scandal so-called, in which it came to corruption in the evaluation of songs in the U.S. charts.

From September 1963, the show was aired only on Saturday and on February 8, 1964, the production moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. In 1967, American Bandstand was broadcast in color from 1983 with stereo sound. In 1987 the comedian Davis Hart took over the moderation by the now 57 -year-old Dick Clark. In the same year the show went on the syndicated TV station. In April 1989, there was another change for cable station USA Network, which eventually American Bandstand ceased on 7 October 1989.

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