The integration of Bandstands studio audience appears to have been very selective and highly controlled at best, with outright discrimination practiced by Bandstands gatekeepers. ABC WFIL-TV studios 46th and Market Philadelphia. And TV Guide put Clarks telegenic face on its cover several times during the 1950s (see sample covers below). By 1986, Clark had made theForbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. Count 5: Facing partner, rock back, in place. In addition to appearances by big pop stars of the day . Bob Horn Host (Bob Horns Bandstand), Bandstand Boogie "American Bandstand" goes national Television, rock and roll and teenagers. Over the course of the following year, Clark pitched the program to WFIL-TV's parent company ABC as a cheap and easy way to appeal to the youth demographic, which third-ranking ABC desperately wanted to target. Bandstand at first was a regional show from Philadelphia. AMERICAN BANDSTAND 50's MP Shield 28 videos 414,019 views Last updated on Sep 28, 2017 Play all Shuffle 1 4:24 American Bandstand -- Doing The South Street and more.. Bandstands Best 594K. How Many of These 1960s Dances Do You Remember? (Including Vintage Famously, Buddy Hollymade his last television appearance on the program, miming "It's So Easy" and "Heartbeat" on August 7, 1958, just months before the tragic plane crash that ended his life. The show came to a tragic end shortly after Clark refused ABC's request to trim the show back from its hour-long format, forcing him to move the program to the USA Network, handing the reins over to newcomer David Hirsch. By 1951, when he landed a job at ABCs WFIL station in Philadelphia,heworked in radio, regarded as too youthful looking to be a credible TV newscaster. Weekday afternoons were spent with the kids in Philly, the kids on American Bandstand. By February 1964, American Bandstand moved to Los Angeles, in part to facilitate Clarks expansion into other TV ventures and film production. Throughout his career, Clarkkept one foot in the world of radio, and would later focus some of his business interests there, also using it as a platform for rockn roll nostalgia. Later, Bandstand memberships were used, and when maxed out, no new folks could get on the show. In the 1990s, Clark hosted U.S. Music Survey, which he continued hosting up until 2004, when he suffered a stroke. In 1979, Clark developed a series of moves for the audience perform to the Village People's premiere of their hit "YMCA," birthing yet another dance craze (which annoyingly persists in elementary schools across the U.S. even today). e9.size = "300x250"; The History of "American Bandstand" - LiveAbout I knew when couples broke up. He is a man of God and over the years has established both karate and prison ministeries. Wagon Train Website,