Lloyd Thaxton
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Lloyd Thaxton was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host widely known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which began
Thaxton as host of the game show Funny You Should Ask in 1968
American Bandstand
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American Bandstand, an American music and dance television program, aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. Its best-known incarnation was hosted and produced by Dick Clark, who served as the sho
Lloyd Thaxton
…Show (sometimes known as "The Lloyd Thaxton Hop") debuted on KCOP as an hour-long presentation from 5 to 6 p.m. The format, much along the lines of American Bandstand, featured local high school students dancing on the soundstage to the latest records. The show was almost totally unscripted and spontaneous. Thaxton's…
Host Dick Clark talks to Myrna Horowitz, one of the original dancers when the program began in 1952, during the show's 18th anniversary in 1970
A January 1962 ticket for a broadcast of the show from Philadelphia
American Bandstand in 1973
American Bandstand's 50th anniversary reunion in 2002