The Best of American Bandstand

[buffyslayer30]

good stuff right here LOVE it by the way.

[ThatSethDude]

I wish I was a teenager then...

[MusicbyBenjamin]

@ThatSethDude Well, I'm pretty close...

[MidnhtCrzr]

American Bandstand was literally, the world's first reality show! I remember watching the show in the '70s when I was little because my sister was watching it. Back then, we only had one TV!

[SIGNALSTAT]

Cool its bunny gibson she still looks good  she was a regular dancer on bandstand.

[nancylprice60]

i am the blonde dancing -- nancy price

[abc123829]

Starting at 6:51, is that the real O'Jays miming to their own song Love Train?

[dudewat212]

Soul-Train was better !!

[rustyspoke]

thanks for posting this i grew up with this music my sister had all the 45's and we never missed an american bandstand show. that was back in the 50's sis left us because of leukemia but everytime i hear this music i still shed a tear i do miss her a lot. thanks again for posting this.

[onemikehart]

It all look's like fun.....To see the real Dick Clark you must see the new Documentary called "Wages Of Spin" that has just been released. You believe that Dick, was a perfect host for this ground breaking show. Wait untl you hear what the Artist themselves have to say about him.

[jvmoley]

REMEMBER-- AMERICAN BANDSTAND WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED BY A D,J NAME '' BOB HORN'' AND STATED AS ''BOB HORN,S AMERICAN BANDSTAND'' AND STATED THE THEME ''BANDSTAND BOOGIE'] BYLES ELGART

[143AC]

I have my rock music idols too Mr.Avalon..Ms.Leslie Gore,"The Turtles","The Beatles","The Monkees","The Four Seasons" and Chubby Checker.

[thevidiotkid]

FYI Dick Clark Productions [now owned by Dan Snyder] is the LARGEST library of musical performances. While complete AB episodes may not exist on a large scale,almost every guest appearance from 8/5/57 to the end of the show's run in the eighties absolutely do exist. Will we ever see them? It only took DCP 46 years to release the TAMI show[from1964].Based on that,your great grandkids are in for a treat around 2050. One AB episode is widely available on the net - 45min. of the 12/18/57 show.

[CenaTv2]

@thevidiotkid where can i find this 45minute show from 57?

[toofargone68]

@thevidiotkid pleaseb help im looking for a male female duo that were one hit wonders they appeared on american bandstand the catch they did not look like your average rock n roll stars the gimmick they looked square but could sing the only thing i can remember is the phrase d la d la d la and when they were on the AB they were dancing the way fred and ethel did on i love  lucy i love the song becus my aunt listened 2 the oldies stations in ny the episode was in b w

[peabody66]

NEWS ALERT! Soul Train just released a DVD collection of nearly all the Soul Train episodes and they also have reruns on Centric. Why the hell isn't Dick Clark releasing DVDs of the episodes or even letting one of the Music stations like Vh1 or MTV show reruns?

[snoops71]

@peabody66 That's my question, too! I'd LOVE to own BOTH!

[ecw231]

@peabody66 well, i think vh1 did a AB reruns back in 95/96 i believe... it was only ran a episode a half hour, instead of the usual hour, i was salty bout that.... Madvision Ent. That Owns Soul Train Now... is giving us what we want, Why Can't Dick Clark Or Daniel Snyder can't give us the Same Thing Though?? y'all running low on fans now.

[peabody66]

@ecw231 True. Very true. Daniel Snyder and Clark are being very selfish.

[ecw231]

@peabody66 heck yeah i know. we don't want just the music, I want clark or snyder to come out with the episodes from season 1 till it's ending in 1989 when David Hirsch was hosting the last season... it will sell like hotcakes and will bring a lot of old school fans back!!

[EKB316]

@peabody66 Because the original MTV and the Original VH1 hardly ever show music videos anymore.

[sexymama1966]

i wanna see the clips of the mid-60s thru early 70s dancers:)

[fifteendollarbill]

whats the song playing in the backround from 2:02- 2:23.

[mrob75]

I'm guessing that Mr. Clark himself has control over old Bandstand footage. Footage absolutely does exist...Notice how footage is used on all kinds of Dick Clark Productions promos. The "kinsescope" tapes do exist...Hopefully one day DCP will release these to the public.

[wlhardy]

American Bandstand was live for many years (even before it went national in 1957) and there isn't much out there the way of old clips. I doubt anyone back then even gave a thought to the future & how much millions of people would love to have seen reruns. I heard that Temple University had old films of the show--what few might have existed--but got rid of them decades ago. Too bad the show wasn't taped!

[headlesskittys]

Now days they need walkers+ handy Capp ramps---LOL

[MrsJamesDeanForEver]

i wished i lived back then in the 50s & 60s. i wud have tried out to be on american bandstand. i wish i was on the show! lol!=-)

[MrsJamesDeanForEver]

hey is there any place where i can buy a dvd of american bandstand with all the seasons??? from the 1950s to when the show ended.

[52curls]

I'm looking for Season 3, episode 182 Marty Hill - anyone know where I can pay for it and get it? Dick Clark Productions?

[xensboy]

What a fantastic collection! Even ABBA is here. I wonder if two performances I've wanted to see again for years are included: Madness, and The Romantics in their famous red leather outfits. A lot of excitement. Nice to see the dancers.

[johnnystark100]

What about Johnny Stark?

[erniekeebler]

Die already, Time Life!

[Landesko]

does anyone know where i can get old footage from American Bandstand? There is a band who was on there in 1979 called SHOGUN and i want to see that footage

[scottbaino]

I believe Dick Clark owns all the episodes and it's few and far between to find any complete episodes of the show(which is kind of sad, as it was on every week from 1957 to roughly 1987). Youtube has no full episodes and even the Museum of Tv & Radion in NYC or LA only has 4-5 shows I saw, which were on kinescope(B&W film).

[peabody66]

Dick Clark should have a Youtube channel for American Bandstand the same way Soul Train has a Youtube channel. It wouldn't hurt just to share the memories of American Bandstand with the public

[peabody66]

That's the same thing I was thinking. He's being very selfish. He doesn't even want to release it on dvd. It would be a shame if Dick Clark leaves this world along with the visual memories of American Bandstand.

[toofargone68]

@scottbaino did the museum have the special american bandstand 331/3 that aired in 1985

[triadvocate]

American Bandstand was Bob Clayton and Justine Correlli

[143AC]

Great recreation of "The American Bandstand"set. This is a perfectway to promote the hell out of this collection of R&R music.And the tv show that presented them.

[bandstand54]

Peaches Johnson, Mayra Rodriguez, Johnney Contrares, Damita Jo Freeman, Kim Schrier, Perla Abuchale some of my fav dancers from the 1970's.

[unclealand]

You mean you got to watch these great stars on TV, live and in person mouth the lyrics to recordings of their songs? gee . . .

[blackngoldgal65]

Gosh I loved it back then!!!

[jr9476]

I was born in '76 and I would love to see the old shows that aired before I was even born. I am surprised they haven't released them either, especially since you see infomercials for the Midnight Special and other shows of the day. If some of the shows are lost, they should release what they can, I would be one of the first in line to buy. Somebody is missing the boat!!!

[NEXTGENSKYN]

did the dancers on abs get paid or what

[Kysk8s3]

i hope cuz its comin bak nd im a regular

[shag399]

I would love to relive this era of our youth on DVD.Don't think that Dick and Frankie don't know that!The truth is that nearly all of the video tapes were ruined in a vault where the heat,humidity,etc.were not controlled. In the video promoting the 2 CD's they used a lot of gimmicks.Pictures of Donnie and Rick were copied off internet.Petula Clark video is real(got that from another show)All the other stuff is fake.That isn't D.C.holding up the LP Do any ABS dancers recognize themselves?Sorry!

[jr9476]

That is Dick Clark holding the jacket up...I have that on tape from when VH1 aired some of the shows in the mid 90's

[mrob75]

@shag399 The videos shown on the small t.v. screens are fake? Really? Hardly...Dick Clark productions, for whatever reason, have not released this old footage to the public.

[CharlesBarry]

American Bandstand and Bell bottoms pants and naru jackets !!! ps any one remember clamdiggers....mid cafe panes

[PepperlandMcCartney]

is that frankie avalon?

[shag399]

Most definitely!Frankie loved the music of that era and has done several TV shows promoting the music of that era,including "Beach Music" specials.Unfortunately,nearly all of the video portion of him and others on the ABS show was ruined in a vault that the folks who purchased DCP claimed was exposed to high heat,etc.Otherwise,Frankie would have that out on market!Just think what they could get for DVD's of ABS considering what price they are getting for the two CD's.

[LeanaHM76]

The one and only!!!!

[reckonman]

i wanna hear frankie sing ' venus in bluejeans ' and venus, by the way does anybody know how annettes doing ?

[EastCoastSeaglass]

Oh they are out there...I've seen them on VHS... Why they don't release them is insane. What is wrong with that guy!

[MrMemories]

Hey look...are those old videos of AB that Dick Clark swears were stolen or lost? Folks...the footage from the 50's and 60's is there but it stays locked up due to greed.

[Fire0021]

I doubt they have them locked up. During that time they did something called "Wiping". Wiping (or Junking) is an economic move by radio and television companies in which old audiotapes, videotapes and telerecordings (kinescopes), which were extremely expensive in the 1960s and 1970s, are erased and reused, or destroyed after several uses. They no longer do this though, if they do it's rare. Because the owners now know the Value of rare material. Most likely thought the old AB recordings are lost

[raddyq]

we want dvd's american bandstand.

thanks

[NostalgiaBob]

I worked for American Bandstand Bar and Grill in Kansas City in 1995 for a short time. The videos they piped in were from MAYBE 3 episodes of the show, plus some of the compilation specials. There is such a plethora of rare stuff, and they didn't even bother for his restaurant chain, either!! Could NOT believe it.

[laminage]

This informercial has some "inaccuracies". Ricky Nelson "never" did AB because his father wouldn't let him. Also, Donny only appeared on AB with his brothers, never as a solo artist like Michael Jackson. The show where you see Petula Clark on was from a show called "Where The Action Is" which was like an "outside" version of AB.

[debfan74]

I think this is an awesome collection....not to mention that Deborah herself was also a teen idol...and she did rock on American Bandstand with Only In My Dreams!

[4barrel]

What ever. The fact is the company that owns it now doesn't give a rats ass about ABS. They bought it for the award shows. Doubt they'll put that much effort into releasing DVD's. Although they should.

[shyman99]

Well, the new owners can't do any worse than Dick Clark's negligence all these years.

[timothygc]

I so agree! I am a previous ABS dancer of 1973-1974! I'd love to show my now adult children how I rocked @ 16-17 yrs.old! They need to put it on DVD!

[shyman99]

How about releasing the VIDEOS!!! We already have this music on countless CD collections that have been offered the past 20 years. WE WANT THE VIDEOS released on DVD!!! Come on Dick Clark Productions. Your audience is dying off. Soon no one will care about this time period and you will have missed out on your last chance to make money from the videos rotting away in your vaults.

[4barrel]

Dick doesn't own them any more. He sold DCP.

[shyman99]

Where does anyone state that Dick still owns it?

[USAGiant]

Especially since Mr. Clark may only have a short time to live now since he had bad health problems over last few years. Dick did not look good at the 2006-07 New Years Eve special he created.