RIP

Who else but Dick Clark

When I came back from overseas, American Bandstand was the way to see new dances and hear new music and also get to see the artists. It was important to all teenagers in this country. I didn't care about his other hosting gigs but his music hosting made him "the man" (aka The Eternal Teenagers). The show started in 1952(!) and he started hosting it in 1956, until it left the air. And Soul Train didn't start until 1971. So there wasn't anything else, and nothing has ever matched its format of live music and live dancers all the time. I still miss it. And now I'll miss him.