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53 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 5, 197060 mins
Gary Puckett sings "Shimmering Eyes" and "Do You Really Have a Heart?" Folksinger-actor Bert Sommer performs "We're All Playing In The Same Band."
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 12, 197060 mins
David Cassidy sings "I Think I Love You," and introduces a clip from his upcoming TV series "The Partridge Family" which premieres September 25, 1970. Ray Peterson sings "The Wonder of You" and "Oklahoma City Times."
Episode 3
Sat, Sep 19, 197060 mins
Bill Cowsill, formerly of The Cowsills, performs "The Shoop Shoop Song" and "When Everybody's Here." Bobby Bloom sings "Montego Bay" and "This Thing I've Gotten Into."
Episode 4
Sat, Sep 26, 197060 mins
The Osmond Brothers perform "Movin' Along," "Flirtin,'" and an "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"/"Can't Get Next to You" medley.
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 3, 197060 mins
The Grass Roots perform "Come On and Say It" and "I Can Turn Off the Rain." The Spinners sing "It's a Shame" and "In My Diary."
Episode 6
Sat, Oct 10, 197060 mins
Poco perform "You Better Think Twice." Brother John (singer-songwriter Johnny Cymbal) performs "Pollyanna" and "Smokey."
Episode 7
Sat, Oct 17, 197060 mins
The O'Kaysions perform "Girl Watcher" and "Watch Out Girl." The Moments (vocal group later known as Ray, Goodman and Brown) sing "Love On A Two-Way Street" and "If I Didn't Care."
Episode 8
Sat, Oct 24, 197060 mins
Mark Lindsay sings "Arizona," "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" and "So Hard to Leave You." Dick Clark introduces the finalists, and the winner, in the "Miss 16" contest.
Episode 9
Sat, Oct 31, 197060 mins
Female soul trio Sunday's Child sings 'You're Good for Me" and "What Are You Thinking?"
Episode 10
Sat, Nov 7, 197030 mins
Brian Hyland sings "Gypsy Woman" and "Slow Down."
Episode 11
Sat, Nov 14, 197030 mins
Freda Payne sings "Deeper and Deeper," and her hit from earlier in the year, "Band of Gold." Dick Clark presents Freda Payne with a gold record.
Episode 12
Sat, Nov 21, 197030 mins
Singer Oliver performs "Firelight" and "Light the Way."
Episode 13
Sat, Nov 28, 197030 mins
Actor Rick Ely (of TV series "The Young Rebels") sings "Make It with You" and "Circle Game."
Episode 14
Sat, Dec 5, 197060 mins
The Carpenters perform "We've Only Just Begun" and "Reason to Believe." Bobby Vee sings "Sweet Sweetheart," and his own composition, "Rock 'n Roll Music and You."
Episode 15
Sat, Dec 12, 197060 mins
Gene Chandler sings "Simply Call It Love" and is presented with a gold record.
Episode 16
Sat, Dec 19, 197060 mins
Jose Feliciano performs "Feliz Navidad" and "The First Noel." The Brady Kids sing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Silent Night," two of the songs on the "Christmas with The Brady Bunch" album.
Episode 17
Sat, Dec 26, 197060 mins
David Cassidy (from ABC-TV's "The Partridge Family") sings "I Think I Love You" and "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat." The Grass Roots perform "Midnight Confessions," and their new record, "Temptation Eyes."
Episode 18
Sat, Jan 2, 197160 mins
A salute to 1970. Norman Greenbaum sings "Spirit in the Sky." The Delfonics perform "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)."
Episode 19
Sat, Jan 9, 197160 mins
"Mama" Cass Elliot and Dave Mason perform their duet "Something To Make You Happy."
Episode 20
Sat, Jan 16, 197160 mins
King Floyd performs "Groove Me." The band The Bugaloos (from the Sid and Marty Kroft TV series) also appear. On film: Ike and Tina Turner perform "Workin' Together."
Episode 21
Sat, Jan 23, 197160 mins
The Cowsills perform "On My Side." Curtis Mayfield sings "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go."
Episode 22
Sat, Jan 30, 197160 mins
Andy Kim sings "Be My Baby." Redeye perform "Games."
Episode 23
Sat, Feb 6, 197160 mins
Leslie Uggams sings "Love Is a Good Foundation." Jerry Reed performs "Amos Moses." Dionne Warwick also appears.
Episode 24
Sat, Feb 13, 197160 mins
Bobby Sherman performs "Cried Like a Baby." Little Sister (singer Vanetta Stewart) performs "Somebody's Watching You" and "Stanga."
Episode 25
Sat, Feb 20, 197160 mins
Tommy Roe sings "Little Miss Goodie Two Shoes." The Mob perform "I Dig Everything About You."
Episode 26
Sat, Feb 27, 197160 mins
Joey Scarbury sings "Mixed Up Guy." Sky (Doug Fieger, John Coury, and Bob Greenfield) perform "Goodie Two Shoes" and "I Still Do."
Episode 27
Sat, Mar 6, 197160 mins
Bobby Goldsboro sings "Watching Scotty Grow." Henry Mancini performs the "Theme from "Love Story"."
Episode 28
Sat, Mar 13, 197160 mins
The Wadsworth Mansion perform "Sweet Mary." Cincinnati TV personality Bob Braun also appears.
Episode 29
Sat, Mar 20, 197160 mins
Rufus Thomas sings "Push and Pull." Tony Lee Sybert performs "Hot Pants."
Episode 30
Sat, Mar 27, 197160 mins
Chairmen Of The Board perform "Chairman Of The Board." Oliver sings "Early Morning Rain."
Episode 31
Sat, Apr 3, 197160 mins
Sammi Smith sings "Help Me Make It Through the Night."
Episode 32
Sat, Apr 10, 197160 mins
Tommy James performs "Adrienne." Bobbi Martin sings "No Love At All."
Episode 33
Sat, Apr 17, 197160 mins
A Salute to the 1950s and '60s. The Platters sing their 1955 hit "The Great Pretender." Little Richard reprises his 1959 recording "Shake A Hand."
Episode 34
Sat, Apr 24, 197160 mins
A salute to the 1950s and 1960s. Chuck Berry performs "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Rock And Roll Music." Joey Dee and The Starliters perform "Peppermint Twist."
Episode 35
Sat, May 1, 197160 mins
Helen Reddy sings "I Don't Know How to Love Him." Redeye perform "Red Eye Blues."
Episode 36
Sat, May 8, 197160 mins
Mike Nesmith performs "Nevada Fighter" and "Joanne." The Bells perform "Stay Awhile" and "Fly Little White Dove, Fly."
Episode 37
Sat, May 15, 197160 mins
Bobby Bloom sings "We're All Goin' Home" and "Montego Bay." The Staple Singers perform "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)" and "You've Got To Earn It."
Episode 38
Sat, May 22, 197160 mins
Sugarloaf perform "Mother Nature's Wine." Buffy Sainte-Marie sings "She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina."
Episode 39
Sat, May 29, 197160 mins
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform "House At Pooh Corner."
Episode 40
Sat, Jun 5, 197160 mins
Paul Humphrey and the Cool-Aid Chemists perform "Cool-Aid." Johnny Tillotson performs "Apple Bend."
Episode 41
Sat, Jun 12, 197160 mins
Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds perform "Don't Pull Your Love." Susan Raye sings "L.A. International Airport."
Episode 42
Sat, Jun 19, 197160 mins
Kenny Rogers sings "Poem for My Lady" and "For the Good Times." Shiloh (band featuring a pre-Eagles Don Henley) perform "Simple Little Down Home Rock and Roll Love Song for Rosie."
Episode 43
Sat, Jun 26, 197160 mins
Kyle sings "Virginia Traveler" and "The Reason." Sisters Love perform "Are You Lonely?" and "Ring Once."
Episode 44
Sat, Jul 3, 197160 mins
Jerry Reed performs "When You're Hot, You're Hot." The Raeletts (aka Raelettes) sing "Leave My Man (Woman) Alone." The start of Bandstand's 19th Annual Dance Contest.
Episode 45
Sat, Jul 10, 1971
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles perform "The Tears of a Clown" and "Crazy About The La La La."
Episode 46
Sat, Jul 17, 197160 mins
Chee-Chee and Peppy (vocal duo comprised of Dorothy "Dottie" Moore and Keith Boiling) sing "I Know I'm In Love." Rose Colored Glass perform "Can't Find The Time."
Episode 47
Sat, Jul 24, 197160 mins
Mark Lindsay sings "Been Too Long on the Road" and "So Hard To Leave You." The Main Ingredient perform "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love)" and "I'm So Proud." Dick Clark announces the finalists in the dance contest.
Episode 48
Sat, Jul 31, 197160 mins
Lou Rawls sings "A Natural Man" and "How Thoughtless I've Become." The Raiders perform "Indian Reservation" and "Birds of a Feather." American Bandstand's annual dance contest continues.
Episode 49
Sat, Aug 7, 197160 mins
The vocal trio Honey Cone sing "Want Ads" and "Stick-Up." Tommy Roe performs "Stagger Lee."
Episode 50
Sat, Aug 14, 197160 mins
Gayle McCormick, former lead vocalist of the band Smith, sings "Gonna Be Alright Now." The Dillards perform "It's About Time."
Episode 51
Sat, Aug 21, 197160 mins
The Osmonds perform "One Bad Apple." "Miss 16 of North America" is selected. Judges in the pageant are Susan Dey, Rick Ely and Alan Osmond.
Episode 52
Sat, Aug 28, 197160 mins
The Undisputed Truth sing "Smiling Faces Sometimes." Steppenwolf perform "Ride with Me."
Episode 53
Sat, Sep 4, 197160 mins
The Grass Roots perform "Sooner or Later." Davy Jones, formerly with the Monkees, sings "Rainy Jane."