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American Bandstand
Dick Clark and the making of a rock 'n' roll empire
By Jackson, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-19509-323-0
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1997
Nearly 30 years before MTV, a Philadelphia television show called Bandstand debuted featuring teenagers dancing to the hit of the day. When the original host was fired for drunk driving and becoming too friendly with his audience, the show was handed to an ambitious young man named Dick Clark. In short order, Clark went national and turned the show into the most i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
