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I believe the Stray Cats performed live on the program as well. googuse 01:07, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
Liner notes to a Manilow album cred him with writing "Bandstand Boogie", the show's theme. Trekphiler 03:30, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
Please let me know if any errors were introduced by the edit... Folajimi (talk)
Since the previous host, Bob Horn, only had the show for four years and Dick Clark for thirty-three, I would say his name has become much more recognizably and permanently attached to the phenomenon. Should we associate his name in the intro to the article?
I suggest: "American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and hosted for the bulk of its life by American broadcast personality Dick Clark. It is known not only for the emerging performers that it promoted (from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC) but the many dance styles it featured through the decades."
David 16:45, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Syd refused to sing on the Pat Boone Show the night before... He makes an effort on bandstand and even responds to Clark's questions in the interview (as oppose to the ill-fated Boone interview the night before)... The person who wrote that trivia confused the two shows... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.175.100.89 ( talk • contribs).
There was a section on Bob Horn at the bottom of the page - however, it had all the same info as a pre-existing Bob Horn page so I just removed it. - AKeen 16:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Please source and re-add this trivia. Thanks, Chaz Beckett 16:51, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
--- http://www.theenterprisecenter.com/ David Unit ( talk) 16:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Tony himself has mentioned this episode several time -- he didn't do it on purpose, but the nervousness of the moment and being unable to stop the 'live' event caused it to be - ahem - exposed... David Unit ( talk) 16:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Don't count on anything coming out soon as you yourself alluded to, it has been off-the-air for a generation and people don't have the same kind of interest as people my age do.
Dick Clark Productions own the kinescopes/ videotapes of American Bandstand and they have proven in the past to be very niggardly about letting others see it without paying for its use.
The best ways to see these shows is that twenty years ago, dcp offered "Best of..." videotapes (note I said tape) and you might be able to get them on ebay or just watch Time-Life informercials that advertise 50's music, some of those kinescopes of the performers lip-syncing were from either American Bandstand, The Ed Sullivan Show or some of the other regional dance shows that were on-the-air at that time. David Unit ( talk) 16:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Rate-A-Record was where three teenagers (two 'raters' and one 'mathematician' [which is where we discovered early the state of education as some of these Einsteins couldn't figure out their way out of a paper bag]) rated a song and gave the general answer of "It had a great beat and I could dance to it". The highest number was 98 (as no record was 'perfect') and the lowest was '35' (Alvin's Christmas got this score).
It was this segment that told Swan Records not to pursue the option of signing The Beatles to the label as it only rated '64' in September 1963 (before JFK's Assassination and people wanted something 'different'...and they got it!).
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They had contests galore, which were really popularity contests as The Committee generally got the nod (The Committee was a group that basically pledged to be there hell or high water as Philadelphia was a union town ( strikes) and snowbelt...the show had to go on because people in Phoenix really didn't care what ailed Philly)
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They had a Ladies' Choice segment which was like a Sadie Hawkins-type mixer.
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In a span of 37 years (1952-1989), there are a lot of 'memorable things' that have happened, Prince, Michael Jackson and Madonna were things that happened after it left Philadephia, but for me (from my television upbringing point of view) is that the show came about with circumstances that'll never again happen because Father Dollar makes all the decisions now... David Unit ( talk) 17:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
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I'm adding this as a Philly local who was hoping to find some links about the subtle LGBTQ+ presence on the show and how it was somewhat of a haven for them. So far, all I can find is a philly.com article http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/television/American-Bandstand-hid-that-some-teen-stars-were-gay-memoir-claims.html 2603:301D:D03:2C00:D938:1B95:5239:8475 ( talk) 15:35, 20 June 2017 (UTC) JJ in S. Phil
Often wonder and want to know what happened to "GARY LE VINE" ??? Was from Allentown, PA> and frequently danced w/Justine Corelli. Can anyone find or tell me what he is doing today, update please : Thanks, Char Fiore
4charfiore@sbcglobal.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.49.222.192 ( talk) 14:46, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
If you want to know more about the original Regulars -- both Bob Horn kids and Dick Clark's (from 1952-1964), join our FB page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1652189578376917 new info DAILY with hundreds of Photos. P.S. Gary Levine is a member of our group family, and resides in Hawaii. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.198.251 ( talk) 01:40, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
I've created a page on Bandstand regular Bunny Gibson who went on to become a California actress. I'd appreciate any feedback on this article which is now residing in Mainspace (whatever that means). I'm trying to make it a "live page" but am having trouble understanding how to do that. Thanks. Larry Lehmer ( talk) 15:27, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
It looks like a section on the origin and early history is missing. Why is the first section titled "Changes"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 20.137.30.50 ( talk) 19:39, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone know why the "Rate-a-Record" segment ranked records on a scale of 35 to 98? What accounts for that crazy range? Mr JM 15:47, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Were the dancing teens auditioned and hired? Or did they send away for, or wait in line for, free tickets like people do to be in the audience of a TV show (e.g. Daily Show, David Letterman)? LordAmeth ( talk) 06:19, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
http://www.igt.com/company-information/news-room/news-releases?NewsID=650210