Without a doubt '80s icon Toni Basil, 81, Is one of them. Born Antonia Christina Basilotta in 1943, the triple threat ...

And on tonight’s episode of American Bandstand, Dick Clark has enlisted his ... And outside of her decades-long career in dance, Toni Basil will be immortalized for her 1982 new-wave hit, “Mickey.” ...

The band, of course, went on to become a powerful force in Motown – a status that was no doubt bolstered by their debut on American Bandstand ... of other era-defining dance moves.

The entertainment world was all shook up as the landmark TV program "American Bandstand" made its national debut on this day in history, August 5, 1957. "American Bandstand" had been a local hit ...

"American Bandstand," one of the most influential TV shows of the 20th century, debuted 65 years ago in a West Philadelphia studio, with Dick Clark hosting singer Billy Williams and The Chordettes ...

Plus Rate-A-Record segment with part of 2 songs. With dancing from AB Dancers on American Bandstand with Dick Clark, Jan 16 1982 ABC TV USA. 720p HQ picture and audio. Had to "duck" the weather alert ...

the afternoon TV teen-dance show. And for that I give you, from the Jan 29, 1977, Journal Gazette, an article about the then-upcoming special celebrating 25 years of American Bandstand ...

Chapman hired fellow broadcasting legend Jody Dean to work a late-night shift at KVIL in 1982 ... Clark and American Bandstand, as host of the wildly popular Sump’n Else, a teen dance show ...

(PHOTO: Washington Park Wednesdays) The park was designed – like Lake and Riverside Parks on the East Side – by the master of American landscape ... There was an outdoor dance pavilion ...

His death was confirmed by his family. Rice grew up in the San Fernando Valley and in his teenage years he became a regular dancer on American Bandstand. After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor ...

The following year, ABC television picked up and renamed the show “American Bandstand ... He and the regular dancers normally received 15,000 fan letters a week, and up to 900,000 a week ...

A native of Philadelphia, Klein served as executive producer of “American Bandstand,” the popular music performance and dance television show hosted by the late Clark. Klein is credited with ...