American Bandstand



American Bandstand was an television show that aired from 1952 to 1989. Originally a local afternoon show airing in Philadelphia, the show was picked up by ABC in the spring of 1957, with its new host (and producer) Dick Clark. The show would feature popular music of the times, and a musical act lip-syncing to one of their songs. The format changed over the years, from a ninety minute program to sixty, and going from a weekday afternoon program to a Saturday afternoon timeslot. In 1987 the show left ABC for syndication, and it left syndication in 1989 for the USA Network before being cancelled.

Connections
Many acts on American Bandstand have been associated with the Muppets.
 * Debbie Allen
 * Frankie Avalon
 * Toni Basil
 * Tony Bennett
 * Blondie
 * David Bowie
 * James Brown
 * George Burns
 * Glen Campbell
 * The Carpenters
 * Johnny Cash
 * Cher
 * Chubby Checker
 * Roy Clark
 * Judy Collins
 * Perry Como
 * Jimmy Dean
 * Dr. John
 * Kim Fields
 * Annette Funicello
 * Crystal Gayle
 * Merv Griffin
 * The Cast of Hair
 * Michael Jackson
 * B.B. King
 * Gladys Knight
 * LL Cool J
 * Cyndi Lauper
 * Kenny Loggins
 * Los Lobos
 * Madonna
 * Johnny Mathis
 * Michael McKean
 * Roger Miller
 * New Edition
 * Leonard Nimoy
 * Donny Osmond
 * Bernadette Peters
 * The Pointer Sisters
 * Tony Randall
 * Lou Rawls
 * Helen Reddy
 * R.E.M.
 * Little Richard
 * Smokey Robinson
 * Kenny Rogers
 * Linda Ronstadt
 * Buffy Sainte-Marie
 * Dinah Shore
 * Richard Simmons
 * Paul Simon
 * Nancy Sinatra
 * Connie Stevens
 * James Taylor
 * John Travolta
 * Tanya Tucker
 * Tina Turner
 * Leslie Uggams
 * Luther Vandross
 * Dionne Warwick
 * Andy Williams
 * Stevie Wonder
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic