Dick Clark took over as the host of Philadelphia’s TV dance show on WFIL, then
called simply Bandstand, after former host Bob Horn was arrested for DUI. The
show, which would go national on ABC the following year, changed its name to
American Bandstand and ran for 37 years.
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A FULL-TIME JOB ON THIS DAY IN 1956
09
Jul
TODAY IN HISTORY
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09
Jul
ED AMES IS 87 YEARS OLD TODAY
The Ames Brothers (Ed at top right)
Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick in Malden, Massachusetts)
Popular singer and actor Ed Ames is best known for his pop and adult
contemporary hits of the 1960s. He was part of a popular 1950s singing
group called the Ames Brothers.
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