December 2, 1957 Studio B, Philadelphia, PA

American Bandstand

Monday, December 2, 1957

The morning after Sam's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show he took the train from New York to Philadelphia for his first documented appearance of Dick Clark's program. According to television listings in the Long Beach (CA) Independent, "Sam Cooke sings at 3 p.m. as show goes on a 'same-day' basis and announces a satellite-naming contest." No film is known to exist of this performance. Sam probably sang "You Send Me."