American Bandstand

Premise

American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110.

The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Dick Clark as Self - Host
• Billy Williams as Self
• Joni James as Self
• Don Rondo as Self
• Paul Anka as Self
• Perry Como as Self
• Kitty Kallen as Self
• Larry Williams as Self

Supporting cast

• Gene Vincent as Self
• Jodie Sands as Self
• Don Everly as Self
• Phil Everly as Self
• Doug Kershaw as Self
• Rusty Kershaw as Self
• Jim Lowe as Self
• Ted Newman as Self
• Jimmy Bowen as Self
• Jane Morgan as Self
• Billy Eckstine as Self
• Sarah Vaughan as Self

Guest cast

• Billy Williams as Self
• Joni James as Self
• Don Rondo as Self
• Paul Anka as Self
• Perry Como as Self
• Kitty Kallen as Self
• Larry Williams as Self
• Gene Vincent as Self
• Jodie Sands as Self
• Don Everly as Self
• Phil Everly as Self
• Doug Kershaw as Self

Episodes

This series spans 20 seasons with 305 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. TVMaze
3. IMDb
4. EpisodeTime Show Page