Dick Clark, Bandstand leader | Kevin Powell

For four decades, Clark was not just the clean-cut face but the power-broker of American pop music. And he was a gentlemanDick Clark, who has died suddenly at the age of 82, was like a family member to Americans of all backgrounds – thanks both to his long-running dance show "American Bandstand", and because of his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. We watched him, from when I was a child sitting with my mother, as Clark's rock'n'roll specials replayed the great hits of the 1950s and 1960s: Chub...

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