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 ...

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 ...

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Community Life National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH) "American Bandstand" comes to the National Museum of American History. Host Dick ...

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 ...