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Clark was well known for his trademark sign-off, "For now, Dick Clark — so long! Episodes he hosted were among the first in which blacks and whites performed on the same stage, and likewise among the first in which the live studio audience sat without racial segregation. Singer Paul Anka claimed that Bandstand was responsible for creating a "youth culture". Due to his perennially youthful appearance and his largely teenaged audience of American Bandstand , Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager" or "the world's oldest teenager". In his off-stage roles, Clark served as Chief Executive Officer of Dick Clark Productions a financial interest in which he sold off in his later years. Clark suffered a stroke in December

Getty Images. Bandstand debuted in Philadelphia in and took on its familiar format two years later. Rossi was straight—but Sullivan, many of her female co-stars, and most of the young male dancers were not. Sullivan, 74, wrote Diaries with Ray Smith, another dancer who was closeted during his Bandstand years. At the time, being open about their sexuality would have meant the end for these young performers with stars in their eyes.

Dick Clark at his DJ post in the s. The son of a radio-station owner in Utica, N. Local audiences loved the show. American Bandstand, late s-earlys. Bandstand at first was a regional show from Philadelphia.

Hosted by Dick Clark throughout its national run, the show remained on network TV until The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. The band's seventh album, Revolver is often cited as one of the greatest albums in rock music history - and sometimes as the greatest, usually ranking along with The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and The Beatles' own Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.