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AB-1: Billy Williams/ The Chordettes

In the very 1st Installment of AMERICAN BANDSTAND. Dick Clark Hosted the show and introduced Billy Williams to sing ""I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter"" & The Chordettes to sing ""Just Between You and Me"" and for the 1st Time ""The Spotlight Dance"" for 2 dancing couples to a softer tune, ""Rate-A-Record"" where 2 teenage contestants rate and comment on a record that played on the show improve for like and dislike the record and they'll win prizes and later on the show is The ""AMERICAN BANDSTAND TOP TEN"" that features today's 10 Hits in the survey. In the source of Billboard Magazine. THE AMERICAN BANDSTAND TOP TEN HITS of 8/5/1957: 1. ELVIS PRESLEY-(Let me be your) Teddy Bear 2. Pat Boone-Love Letters in the Sand 3. The Everly Brothers-Bye Bye Love 4. The Coasters-Searchin' 5. Larry Williams-Short Fat Fannie 6. Debbie Reynolds-Tammy 7. The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra-So Rare 8. Nat ""King"" Cole-Send for Me 9. Billy Williams-I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter 10. T

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  • Originally Aired August 5, 1957
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