American Bandstand News

As the world watched the memorial to Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, mourners in Indianapolis found their own way to celebrate his life and grieve over his death.

Celebrity deaths can seem like a personal loss for avid fans - and last week, fans lost a few familiar faces.

Los Angeles, CA- Fans are saddened by the deaths of three stars in one week. Self-proclaimed "King of Pop" Michael Jackson and actress Farrah Fawcett died today, while longtime "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon died Tuesday.

Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights campaigner and close friend: "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of colour way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama.

Comments on the death of Michael Jackson on Thursday: a "I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible.

Ed McMahon became that rare pop cultural mainstay - " more recognizable for the sound of his voice than any transcendent artistic talent.

When it came to second bananas, Ed McMahon was second to none. For 30 years on the "Tonight Show" -- and several years more beforehand -- he was Johnny Carson's trusty sidekick, introducing him, feeding him straight lines, making the guests comfortable on the couch.

NBC News reports that Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show," has died after long battle with cancer.

There is a building on King Street near the Grand River Hospital and Kitchener collegiate that provides us with a fascinating prospective of our community.

During an evening where American Idol felt more like American Bandstand with Kiss, Cindi Lauper, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Santana and Queen, America voted for the guy next door, instead of the guy they would peer at through the window.

Chubby Checker didn't write the song "The Twist," but he helped make the tune and the dance a national sensation.

Their music helped forge the tuneful soundtrack of early '60s pop music. In many ways, it was a time of innocence and simplicity in the songs and the business as they, some still teens, traveled the highways of America in buses, such as Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, taking their music to the people and then rolling on to the next town.

Just call them "Bobby's Girls." Sylvia Borden, Patty Williams and Tina Gamble might be grandmothers, but, for an hour or so Friday night, they'll be teenagers again, reliving wonderful moments at a special place where Scarlett O'Hara sparkled on the big screen in front of them.

When Dick Clark first debuted The Beatles' "She Loves You" for Rate-A-Record on American Bandstand back in 1963, it was given a 73.

"You are sitting in a virtual Mount Rushmore of Philadelphia broadcasting," Larry Kane crowed yesterday, scanning the packed dining room of the Bala Golf Club.

The sock hop, a staple of teenage life in the 50's and early 60's, is making a comeback in the 21st century as a fun theme party.

Look who's in the new WKRC-TV Video Vault: The Beatles, Nick Clooney, Dick Clark, Ira Joe Fisher, Rod Serling, Bob Shreve and many more.

Wage earner: Long before a bug was placed in Mayor Street's office, Dick Clark was part of Philly's pay-to-play culture.

A radio producer once introduced Sunny Ozuna as "the Mighty Mite from San Antonio." At 65, Ozuna is still kickin', still producing and recording music, and still attracting multigenerational audiences after 50 ...

Connie Francis is one of the more fascinating figures in mid-20th century American pop music; she initially straddled a high tension line between high gloss bubblegum and big beat rock & roll, managing to ...