American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special (1981)

This 30th Anniversary Special for the legendary Dick Clark TV show "American Bandstand" was released to the public over TV stations on the night of Thursday, October 30, 1981. Dick Clark ... See full summary »

Stars:

Dick Clark, The Beach Boys, The Belmonts

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dick Clark	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Beach Boys	...	Himself
The Belmonts	...	Themselves
Freddy Cannon	...	Himself
Kim Carnes	...	Herself
Ella Fitzgerald	...	Herself
Connie Francis	...	Herself
Bill Haley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Randy Jones	...	Himself - Village People
Frankie Laine	...	Himself
Jerry Lee Lewis	...	Himself
Little Richard	...	Himself
Barry Manilow	...	Himself
Charlie O'Donnell	...	Himself - Announcer
The Oak Ridge Boys	...	Themselves

Storyline

This 30th Anniversary Special for the legendary Dick Clark TV show "American Bandstand" was released to the public over TV stations on the night of Thursday, October 30, 1981. Dick Clark showed clips from old episodes of the show, the clips from the 1950s and 1960s of the most interest. But the most exciting moment in the special was at the end when Dick Clark played a tribute to dead 1950s rocker Bill Haley by having an all-star-jam of "Rock Around the Clock," showing old clips from the 1950s of Bill Haley and his Comets performing the song.

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Plot Keywords:

number in title

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Genres:

Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1981 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dick Clark Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The tribute to Bill Haley featured footage of Haley taken from two different performances on Bandstand.

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Connections

Spun-off from New American Bandstand 1965 (1952)

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