American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration

While the program had its first national broadcast in 1957, it actually started as a local music show playing out of Philadelphia in 1952, technically making 2002 its fiftieth anniversary. T... Read allWhile the program had its first national broadcast in 1957, it actually started as a local music show playing out of Philadelphia in 1952, technically making 2002 its fiftieth anniversary. This TV special, hosted by Dick Clark, takes a look back at some of the great performers (a... Read allWhile the program had its first national broadcast in 1957, it actually started as a local music show playing out of Philadelphia in 1952, technically making 2002 its fiftieth anniversary. This TV special, hosted by Dick Clark, takes a look back at some of the great performers (and a few who disappeared as quickly as they came) who got their starts on the show.