1984 Event Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand 1970 Event Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1965 Event Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" 1963 Event American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday 1957 Event Simon and Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom and Jerry" 1957 Event "American Bandstand" premieres 1957 Event "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC) 1956 Event Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand 1952 Event 1st "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host) 1929 Birthday Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand 1929 Birthday Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand 1924 Birthday Margaret Whiting, born in Detroit, singer, Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family