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"American Bandstand": Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire
 
 
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"American Bandstand": Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire (Hardcover)

by John A. Jackson (Author) "Whether Clark would have landed the WFIL announcer's position without the assistance of Elmer will never be known, although the subsequent course of his career..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA (1 Oct 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0195093232
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195093230
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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This work provides an examination of Dick Clark's landmark television show, "American Bandstand." It is both a history of the show and the changing styles of rock and roll music over four decades, and an examination of the business behind the show and how Clark used his unique position as America's only nationally televised disc jockey to fashion a financial empire from within the pop music industry. Based on extensive interviews with music business figures, recording stars and Dick Clark himself, this book reveals what took place behind as well as in front of ABC-TV's cameras, and shares a story that few outside the show's inner circle knew existed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A critical yet fair account of one of TV's legends, 15 Aug 1999
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John A. Jackson's book is the most revealing piece written at length about 'American Bandstand' and the man who made it tick. Jackson comes off as tough on Clark for the way the host rationalized making records and managing talent while playing that talent's work on the air. And while Clark has promoted himself and his show as a trailblazer, Jacksons research shows 'Bandstand' as much more follower than leader. Yet in the end Jackson gives the show and its longtime host-producer their due for the pivotal role both played in furthering rock as a linchpin of American music. Neither a PR vehicle nor a mantra for Clark-bashers, Jackson's book is cultural criticism at its best, with the writer knowing how to get out of the way of his subject.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Why was the Director left out?, 26 Mar 1998
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There book is more of a profile of Dick Clark than simply a historical account of the show. A must read for fans. I was wondering how My father, Edward J. Yates, who directed American Bandstand for 18 years was not even mentioned. His association with the show predates Clarks. Ed still lives in the Philadelpia area.
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