Dick Clark's American Bandstand

On July 9, 1956, a clean-cut 26-year-old named Dick Clark became the host of an after-school dance TV show for teenagers. Just one year later, the program went national, & an icon -- American Bandstand -- was born. It became TV's longest running & most popular dance program. This is the evocative souvenir of the show's history & an opportunity for Clark to reminisce about the people who produced, watched,& appeared on the show. This souvenir Collectors' Edition contains dozens of color & black & white illustrations; a magnificent full-size poster of footprintÓ dance steps; anecdotes about songs & performers; & sidebars filled with facts & trivia.Fred Bronson is the author of 'Dick Clark's American Bandstand' with ISBN 9780788165825 and ISBN 0788165828.