Larry Elgart, a saxophonist who formed a popular big band with his older brother, Les, co-wrote the theme song to "American Bandstand," and had his biggest hit album in 1982, a disco-pulsing medley of ...

The world famous Les Elgart Orchestra made a stop in Chattanooga Saturday night at the Fairyland Club on Lookout Mountain. The band is best known for “Bandstand Boogie,” theme song of Dick Clark’s ...

Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show American ...

Les Elgart, 77, who died Saturday of a heart attack in Dallas, played a big part in the history of big bands. Mr. Elgart, a trumpeter, wrote the theme song for Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” show.

Elgart, a big band leader who wrote the theme song for Dick Clark’s American Bandstand television program, died Saturday in Dallas of a heart attack. He was 77. During the 1950s, Elgart and his ...

The following is an excerpt from "Section 9: Les Elgart" of The Era I Almost Missed—An Autobiography by Ron Aprea (Self Published, 2021). Arnie Lawrence had spent years working in the Catskills and ...

Today is Thursday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2006 with 150 to follow.