CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC show "American Bandstand" brought music to the masses for over 30 years. Now, on the 60th anniversary of when the show went to a national audience, a new book is revealing ...

Arlene Sullivan flipped through the pages while sitting on her couch, pointing to different pictures of her and her friends from the past. What: Book release for Bandstand Diaries, The Philadelphia ...

1. Jerry Lee Lewis performs 'Great Balls of Fire' The fans went wild for Jerry Lee Lewis' performance of "Great Balls of Fire". The song was released in 1957 and it was a massive success, having sold ...

When The New York Post published a story that a new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries, revealed stories about the secret gay lives of some of the dancers, sales of the book went through the roof.

On July 9, 1956, 26-year-old Dick Clark stood in front of the cameras at WFIL-TV in West Philadelphia, wearing a crisp suit and a smile. That afternoon, he officially took over as host of Bandstand, a ...

Back when television was still a novelty, many local stations, even network affiliates, had no trouble filling the day and afternoon hours before local and national news shows led in to prime time ...

Prior to becoming the legendary icon that he was, Michael Jackson was an awe-inspired child star, acting as the frontman for the Jackson 5. The band, of course, went on to become a powerful force in ...