Dick Clark RIP

Ditto what Sue said! Couldn't wait to get home from school to see the regulars and try out our dance moves! Once it moved to Saturdays it just got too "slick" and lost it's appeal.
Almost every award show on tv now can thank Dick.....he pretty much invented those shows!
RIP Dick and thanks for the great memories!

I remember watching Bandstand a few times as a kid in the '60s, but never really got into the show.

Bandstand was pretty much the only show you could see your music idols..then came Shindig and Hullabaloo.
and Barry Manilow wrote words to the song:

We're goin' hoppin' (Hop)
We're goin' hoppin' today
Where things are poppin' (Pop)
The Philadelphia way
We're gonna drop in (Drop)
On all the music they play
On the Bandstand (Bandstand)

We're goin' swingin' (Swing)
We're gonna swingin' the crowd
And we'll be clingin' (Cling)
And floatin' high as a cloud
The phones are ringin' (Ring)
My mom and dad are so proud
I'm on Bandstand (Bandstand)
And I'll jump, and hey, I may even show 'em my handstand
Because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand
When we dance real slow I'll show all the guys in the grandstand
What a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand

We're goin' hoppin
We're goin' hoppin today
Where things are poppin
The Philadelphia way
We're gonna drop in
On all the music they play
On the Bandstand (Bandstand)

Bandstand
Bandstand
Bandstand
Bandstand The Bandstand The Bandstand
(What d'ya know--Here on the show--ready to go--what a pro)

Hey I'm makin' my mark
Gee, this joint is jumpin'
They made such a fuss just to see us arrive
Hey, it's Mr. Dick Clark
What a place you've got here
Swell spot the music's hot here
Best in the east, give it at least a seventy five!

Now for all you Joe's here goes my American handstand
Because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand
As we dance real slow I'm showin' the guys in the grandstand
That I like my girl, but I love American Bnadstand

The singers' croonin'
He ain't the greatest but gee
My baby's swoonin'
In front of all of TV
So if you tune in
You'll see my baby and me
On the Bandstand (Bandstand)

And now we're hoppin
And we'll be hopppin all day
When things are poppin
The philadelphia way
And you can drop in
On all the music they play
On the Bandstand
Bandstand

And we'll rock and roll and stroll on American
Lindy hop and slop, it's American
Tune in, I'm on,
Turn on, I'm in, I'm on
Today (Bandstand)

Clark and Manilow doing their thing.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe96JObaA80

A slight connection to Dick Clark was a movie I caught on Turner Movie Classics tonight. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon starring in a Beach party themed movie. Didn't catch the name of it. The music was really bad with the exception of a cameo apperance and performance of Dick Dale. guitarist extraordanaire.

An oldie - here is my good friend Dave Wakeling and his band - The English Beat - with Dick Clark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Vn4Gnf51I&feature=share

That clip didn't show them perform - here is one of their hits -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW54yRuMUZI