ABC ended the show's daily after-school run in 1963, and six months later, Clark moved everything to Hollywood, where "Bandstand" took on a new life as an hourlong Saturday morning program, while ...

Tender but laborious, “American Dreams” opens in 1963 with the happy feet of Philadelphia’s “American Bandstand” leading eventually to a somber funeral cortege for JFK after Dallas.

April 16, 2016 / 9:00 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A soon to be published book takes a look at the American Bandstand craze through the eyes of those who lived it.

"American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its national debut on 67 ABC affiliate stations on August 5, 1957, and became a powerful force in entertainment.