Jahfin Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed 'America's Oldest Teenager,' Dies at 82 Dick Clark attends Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011 in Times Square in this Dec. 31, 2010 file photo in New York City. (Andrew Walker/DCNYRE2011/Getty Images) By JULIA KATHAN and SHEILA MARIKAR Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with "American Bandstand," and whose trademark "Rockin' Eve" became a fixture of New Year's celebrations, died today at the age of 82. Clark's agent Paul Shefrin said in statement that the veteran host died this morning following a "massive heart attack." Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Nov. 30, 1929, Richard Wagstaff Clark began his lifelong career in show business began before he was even out of high school. He started working in the mailroom of WRUN, a radio station in upstate New York run by his father and uncle. It wasn't long before the teenager was on the air, filling in for the weatherman and the announcer. To read the rest of the story, click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 It seems like we're becoming the grim reaper's messengers... My condolences to Dick Clark's family. He was an American icon. I was weaned on his American Bandstand: As well as this other Dick Clark show. It aired in the afternoon and I remember racing home from elementary school to watch it...sometimes my grandmother would have a bowl of "chicken and stars" soup waiting for me on a TV tray in her den. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 In the days before The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, ABC's In Concert and Austin City Limits, American Bandstand was one of the few places we could go to get our musical fix via television (even if it was lip synched). I tuned into Soul Train on Saturdays for the dancing and switched over to American Bandstand to see what was big on the charts. The Rate-A-Record thing was pretty cool too. It's was because of that feature that "it's got a good beat and you can dance to it" became part of the lexicon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetleron Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 aw..thats a shame classic guy.........a television rock n roll legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 In the days before The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, ABC's In Concert and Austin City Limits, American Bandstand was one of the few places we could go to get our musical fix via television (even if it was lip synched). I tuned into Soul Train on Saturdays for the dancing and switched over to American Bandstand to see what was big on the charts. The Rate-A-Record thing was pretty cool too. It's was because of that feature that "it's got a good beat and you can dance to it" became part of the lexicon. aw..thats a shame classic guy.........a television rock n roll legend In my case (and that of my contemporaries) before Soul Train (which taught me to dance, really dance) American Bandstand was the only daily show and one of the few places (other than the weekly Hullabaloo and Shindig) where we could go to learn about music, dance, and style. It was an integral part of my life. I can thank Dick Clark for kindling my love of music at such an early age and for bringing it into my home. The Rate-A-Record thing was very cool - I loved when Dick brought teenagers out of the dancing audience and asked them to talk about each record - I learned a lot from that too. For Dick Clark, so much of it was about the music, his love of it...and his joy in sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Thank you Mr Clark! That is all. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeplives66 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Sad news... RIP Dick Clark..... My thoughts and prayers are with your family. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting Dick Clark when in the mid 80's he came to speak at the school i was attending called the Center of the Media Arts in Manhattan. I just remember how enthusiatic he was and how just by his mere presence put smiles on everyone faces. Then a few months later i was doing my internship at a major studio in Times Square and ran into him again when we were working on The American Music Awards show and he remembered me by name nonetheless. Great guy!!! Definately a life well lived!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 More sad news. Clark sure was an American icon, may he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake of Shadows Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Sad news... RIP Dick Clark..... My thoughts and prayers are with your family. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting Dick Clark when in the mid 80's he came to speak at the school i was attending called the Center of the Media Arts in Manhattan. I just remember how enthusiatic he was and how just by his mere presence put smiles on everyone faces. Then a few months later i was doing my internship at a major studio in Times Square and ran into him again when we were working on The American Music Awards show and he remembered me by name nonetheless. Great guy!!! Definately a life well lived!!! Pretty cool story. RIP to a class act... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfvr Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sad, but not unexpected news considering how frail he looked at the last rocking new years eve. RIP Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 http://youtu.be/6MMMN0VZmYw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the chase Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 A class act all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 They don't make 'em like that anymore. Thank you and Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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