"american bandstand." >> this is dick clark welcoming you back to "american bandstand." >> immediatelypop stuff. watched the kids dance, played records, and artists came on a couple shows and do whatever the top 40 hit was. >> i was on the show for 56-60. dick clark was nice. always had that young, refreshing clean cut look that i think the parents appreciated. >> going to get stirred up over there that. >> in just a few years, american bandstand attracted 20 million viewers. >> it was only a matter of time before rivals followed in their tracks. >> what i thought american bandstand was was white kids doing what black people were doing all along, dance. ♪ >> soul train, to me, was, like, seeing the gods on tv every saturday morning. it was unique because it showcased some of the baddest soulful, afro wearing black people in music. >> "soul train" was great because you saw artists in real life for the first time, see the artists get down, see the fashion they wore, the crazy outfits, you know, all that kind of stuff was like magic. >> i saw the show, and my heart skipped a beat. i mean,

welcoming you back to "american bandstand." >> and almost immediately bandstand became a hit. >> it iseaming teen pop stuff. you watched kids dance and they played records. artists would come on and do whatever their top 40 hit was. >> i was on the show from '56 to '60. dick clark was very nice. he always had that young, refreshing, clean-cut look that i think the parents appreciated. >> the establishment will get a little stirred up over that. >> in just a few years, "american bandstand" was attr t attracting 20 million viewers. >> what i thought it was like was all these white kids trying to do what black people were doing all along, dance. >> "soul train" to me was like seeing the gods on tv every saturday morning. it was unique because it showcased some of the baddest soulful afro wearing black people in music. >> "soul train" was great because you could see artists in real life for the first time. you could see the artist get down, see the fashion they were wearing, seeing the crazy outfits. all that kind of stuff was magic. >> i saw the show and my heart skipped a beat. i mean, i

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