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American Bandstand : Dick Clark and the making of a rock 'n' roll empire John A. Jackson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks ML 3477 .J33 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, John A., 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Bandstand (Television program).
- Popular music--United States.
- Popular music.
- Rock music--United States.
- Rock music.
- Clark, Dick, 1929-.
- Clark, Dick.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- Describes what happened in front of, and behind, the cameras on the television show which helped to legitimize rock and roll. Provides both a history of American Bandstand and a discussion of the changing styles of rock and roll over four decades.
- Contents:
- Genesis
- Bob Horn's Bandstand
- Dick Clark's Bandstand
- Philadelphia, U.S.A.
- At the Hop
- Saturday Night
- A Television Personality
- Rubicon
- Clarkola
- The Past as Prologue
- From Chubby Checker to the Beatles
- Where the Action Is
- America's Oldest Living Teenager
- American Bandstand Timeline
- Dick Clark's Top Ten
- The Bottom Ten.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-324) and index.
- Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award, 1998.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jackson, John A., 1943- American Bandstand.
- ISBN:
- 0195093232 (acid-free paper)
- 9780195093230 (acid-free paper)
- OCLC:
- 36122200
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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