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uncle phil & all,
being I'm from Philadelphia, I'm sorry I missed saying this yesterday, and I would certainly prefer remembering this history rather than the reminder about A.H. above:
“Dick Clark’s American Bandstand” premiered on August 1, 1957 and was an instant hit. It debuted nationally on August 5th-9th of that same year on ABC-TV. The first song played on the show was Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ on. The first guests to appear on the Dick Clark hosted show was Billy Williams and the Chordettes. B.B. King also performed live in the first show and was the only performer who did not lip synch. The “American Bandstand” theme song was written by Barry Manilow and Bruse Sussman. The music was written by Charles Albertine.
The Philadelphia “Bandstand” began as a local dance show in October of 1952 on WFIL-Channel 6. It was decided in August of ’57 that the show needed a fresh face, which was Dick Clark, as television was becoming a popular medium. Dick Clark was 26yo at that time.
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