Dick Clark: Cultural Giant

" We're goin hoppin
We're goin happin
Where things are poppin
The Philadelphia way
We're gonna drop in
On all the music they play
On the bandstand-"

Barry Manilow

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After school,

every kid in Philadelphia

watched the Teen-Agers

dance on BANDSTAND,

broadcast from 47th & Market

in West Philly.

It was our local show

before the world discovered it

back in the early days

of Rock & Roll.

"They look like they are having fun.

I can't wait till I'm a Teen-Ager!"

Me at age 7

"But imagine how much fun

it WILL be,

when YOU get there!"

Mom

Prophetic Mom!

Woodstock

made the cool kids on

Band Stand

look old fashioned!

Dick Clark

was VERY important

to American & World 

Pop Music,

to our culture,

for DECADES.

Many of our musical icons

only succeeded

because of his support.

Thanks Mr. Clark - 

' World's Oldest Teen-Ager"