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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
America definitely lost a rock n roll icon today. While he wasn't a musician he pretty much was the guy who introduced rock music to the masses via American Bandstand.
I thought he retired from the NYE show some years back and Carson Daley or someone similar has been hosting.
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Ryan Seacrest has been the main host but Dick Clark has made an appearance every year since the one after his stroke.
I do remember Band Stand. It was a "must see" TV show and I was sad when it ended. It wasn't just about music, it was about fashion and dance trends and the whole package of the show. I remember swooning over Andy Gibb on Band Stand. I also enjoyed the $10,000 Pyramid (later the $100,000 pyramid), which Clark hosted. Perhaps it was a different time, but I don't remember him being involved in any scandals or scuttlebutt either. He always seemed like a class act.
RIP Dick Clark and thank you for entertaining us for so long.