The End of an
Era Dick Clark Dies at 82
America has lost a music
Icon, Richard Wagstaff better known as Dick Clark passed away from a
heart attack on April 18, 2012. Born on November 30, 1929 in
Bronxville, New York, and was raised in Mount Vernon. On August 5,
1957 American Bandstand debuted nationally. Dick Clark started a
revolution he was the primary force being able relate to teenagers
through rock’ n roll music and to introduce rock ‘n roll to their
parents as well. American Bandstand was on between 1957 through 1987
and in those thirty years Dick Clark was a man who was against
censorship of music he defended pop artist and artistic freedom. He
introduced a variety of musical artist to the world.
Dick Clark was the first
television show that had black and whites performing on the same
stage and a live desegregated audience. In 1973 Dick Clark tried to
go into the world of soul music with a series called Soul Unlimited,
with a host named Buster Jones who was supposed to be like Don
Cornelius I never watched that show. Don Cornelius host of Soul
Train sued Dick Clark the show lasted for a few episodes. I only
watch American Bandstand when they had artist on like Ike and Tina
Turner, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Stevie Wonder artists
with some soul. I wanted to see, I sure was not watching for their
dancing I prefer Soul Train for that.
Dick Clark was known as
America’s oldest teenager and will be missed by many.
LM
