American Bandstand became a powerful symbol of American teenage culture with its nearly four-decade look at the ever-changing tastes of the country's youth. Featuring guest artists who lip-synced to their latest tunes, and a teenage audience...

American Bandstand was a television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, hosted until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40-type music introduced by Clark; at least...

Rockabilly pioneer Janis Martin, who once was billed as "The Female Elvis," has died. She was 67.Martin died Monday of cancer at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, her husband said Tuesday.Bradley Whitt, her husband of 28 years, said Martin learned she had...

Today is Sunday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2007. There are 148 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Aug. 5, 1957, the teenage dance show "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC-TV.On this date:In...

Clarke BynumSUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Former Clemson basketball standout Clarke Bynum, who once helped thwart a plane hijacking, died Monday. He was 45.Bynum died after a long battle with cancer, Clemson athletics spokesman Tim Bourret said. The 6-foot-7 Bynum averaged five points and two rebounds...

Before hip hop and Def Poetry Jam there was The Last Poets. Their chapter would fall somewhere between Amiri Baraka and Africa Bambatta in the chronicle of the spoken word. The legendary lyricists shocked young Black America into social consciousness during the civil rights era...