American Bandstand Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

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Forever The Coolest Cats

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 40, American Bandstand, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Massapequa, Saturday Night Live, Stray Cats, The Midnight Special

Slim Jim Phantom talks with Rock & Roll Globe about the scorching new Stray Cats live album and their London roots

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Social Dist-dancing: “The Twist” at 60

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, American Bandstand, Cameo-Parkway Records, Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp, Dick Clark, The Twist

Chubby Checker’s signature hit promoted the no touch dance for entirely different reasons six decades ago

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Handsome Dick Manitoba: Born To Be Wild

January 15, 2020January 17, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment American Bandstand, Andy Warhol, Arny Schorr, Born In The Bronx, Dave Edmunds, Dick Dale, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Jon Tiven, Liberation HallThe Dictators, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, The Flamin' Groovies, The Magic Tramps

From the Bronx to Nashville and beyond, The Dictators Frontman examines his life in stories and song

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How Fabian Invented Hype-Pop

July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 16 Magazine, 1959, American Bandstand, Dick Clark, Fabian, Teen pop

A look back at how a pop star went viral before computers, let alone the Internet

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