and we had a voice. >> "bandstand" went off the air in '89. by then, he was producing game shows, award shows, blooper shows. and whether or not you had a date, he was there for you on december 31st. >> dick clark from new york city. >> and his career was ended by a severe stroke in 2004. >> my sfeech is not perfect but i'm fine. >> it took more than that to take away from his audience. back on the emmies a year later. by now, drbroadcasting and a ro and roll hall of famer. >> everybody should have their dreams come true. i have been truly blessed and i thank you very, very much. >> tonight, the love is coming from all corners. >> he was an maverick, an icon. he is one of these people in life you think will never die. >> he will go on forever. he is the -- he is the man of times square. >> just thinking about him in times square and the twitter verse. try to find eat 82-year-old that never sang, not played an instrument but gets the respect of fergie and snoop dogg. you are a pioneer and good man. thank you, sir. but maybe a better it'sment of

"bandstand" was black and white in those days.about the music industry, television industry, broadcasting industry and american and global culture. how did dick clark stay forever young and relevant? >> as far as the forever young thing is concerned, i don't know. but as far as staying relevant is concerned, you just stay on top of thing. he knew what was going on. he stayed current. he knew what the latest trends were, what the -- who the top artists were, what musical things were going on. he stayed on top of the situation. and he was -- he made it his -- you know, his business to know what was happening. he just stayed up with it. >> charlie daniels, appreciate your time and perspective on this important day, america and the world losing a legend, dick clark, at age 82. thank you, sir. >> thank you, my friend. >>> coming up, singer freddie "boom boom" cannon who appeared on "american bandstand" over 100 times. he joins us live to remember the life and legacy of dick clark. according to the signs, ford is having some sort of big

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but first a look at the beastie boys on "bandstand." this is great.ou wake up late for school man you don't want to go ♪ ♪ you ask your mom please but she still says no ♪ >>> five, four, three, two, one -- happy new year! >> it's hard to imagine new year's eve without dick clark courting down. joining me again, boyz ii men sean stockman, william and joining me by phone debbie gibson. debbie you were just 19 years old when you first appeared on "american bandstand" with dick clark. did you realize at the time what a big deal it was? >> you know, i did realize it was a big deal. i know that a lot of young artists now don't hold that musical history in high regard. i grew up with music in my house and my mom saying, oh, my god, i used to come home every day and dance in front of the tv with dick clark and "american bandstand." at that moment, i felt like i had arrived in the music big. and when he said my name, i remember thinking, oh, my god, dick clark just said my name. and the name of my song. >> that says it all, doesn't it? sean, you said when you

the monkees on bandstand, there's the slip.for first time we have two of the top ten songs here tonight. you have heard johnny be good. not yet. i gave it away. >> how about the manual dexterity? >> take a look at a nice machine provided by the ross electronics people of chicago. they give us three of these a show. oops, what do i have here? you can run it on batteries too. take the top off here. i'll show you the top. the microphone tucked under my arm. i can't do anything. >> the joys of life tv in the golden age. more now on the business of being dick clark from tom foreman. >> reporter: dick clark was from the very start of "american bandstand" a fresh faced young man with a wise old head for business. it was clark who convinced abc in 1957 to take his local tv dance show to a national audience five days a week. clark who focused on the biggest acts turning it into an instant hit and clark who played off of his rising fame by hosting dances off camera to make extra money. >> can i have the mic back? just for a second. >> re

dick clark was much more than that, he was a genius behind "american bandstand." listen to his great friend ryan seacrest paying tribute on tonight's "american idol". >> we are sar to announce the passing of my dear friend, dick clark. without dick, a show like this would not exist. he will be missed greatly. our thoughts and our prayers go out to his family. i know that he's in a better place, saying, hey, let's get on with the show, okay? you've got it, boss. >>> now for our big story, i want to bring in other all-stars, people who knew dick clark better than most. connie frances at her home in california, donny osmond and paul anka. you knew dick clark for 40, 50 years, an absolute lgds of the business, put it in historical context, how important was dick clark, do you think? >> he was a pioneer, in the early days of television, with "american bandstand" he revolutionized music. he had blacks and whites dance together, unheard of, a lot of young people watching were saying, what? that's crazy. that was crazy then to put that on. risk taking. then he was involve

the monkeys on the bandstand, the beetles today on bandstand and we have two of the top ten stars hereight. you have heard johnny b. good. no? i gave it away how about the manual dexterity. take a look at a very nice machine provided by the ross electronics company of chicago. you can run it on batteries too, let's take the little top off, i have got this microphone tucked under my arm and i can't do anything. >> some moments of the early days of what we howle would tur into a media empire. >> dick clark was from the very start of "american bandstand" a fresh faced young man who had an eye for business. he wanted to take his local tv aud show to -- clark who played off of his rising fame by hosting dances offcamera to make extra money. mike, can i have the mike back? just for a second? >> making money was always clark's admitted goal. he graduated from syracuse university with a degree in business administration and formed his own company the very year bandstand went national, investing in music publishing, record production and distribution. he said i knew being a performer does not n

the american bandstand grill.later, a theater and restaurant in branson called dick clark's american bandstand music complex. of course that brings you back to the origins of all this, american bandstand. he started hosting that in the 1950s. it lasted more than 30 years, making it one of the longest running music and variety programs in tv history, candy. amazing you see those old stock footage shots of him as a young, young guy. it started from there in philadelphia. it moves west in the 1960s. then his business empire just takes off from there, unbelievable. >> it is. let me tell you, there's one thing i've learned over the past two hours with so many people calling in and talking about him, big names in the music industry and joe busineshow bus. they said he was such a nice guy, such a great guy. he mentored and did all of these great things. what kind of a businessman was he? it's hard to stay nice if you have that much at stake. >> it is. apparently he ran a very tight ship. people who did business with him

bandstand"?eric: rolling stones were >> dana: madonna, elvis, chubby checkers. >> eric: the doors. >> greg: brady bunch. >> bob: the first concert i went to was down in the village, the lead up bands were the cream and the who. and the doors. the doors were the lead band. they were about 2,000 people. that was it. at that concert. they all exploded. >> greg: first concert? my first was pat travers, chen trick and boys to cult. >> dana: can i tell you who mine was? you will totally -- >> greg: go ahead. >> dana: beach boys. >> greg: it was three years ago. >> eric: mine was fog hat opening for journey. >> greg: you had a mullet. >> bob: i never heard of -- >> andrea: mine was joan jhett. free concert. >> dana: do you remember your free concert? >> bob: the guy was a great icon. and he will be missed. >> greg: who is the new dick clark? >> dana: his wife and three children and our condolences to you. more to come on "the five" in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: welcome back. on tuesday, in an interview

you appeared on "american bandstand." you knew dick very well.cy into perspective for me. >> i knew dick for 42 years. his legacy i think everyone has really -- first of all as a human being, as someone said earlier, has to be accounted for. he was an incredible friend and i knew him through, you know, even adversity. you know, he had to restore his integrity. i think it it almost destroyed him. it cost him millions of dollars but he really got back up on his feet again and created this empire. that's the kind of man that we're talking about here. when you knew him as a friend, the humility that was a lot of continuity in his life. right down to the last time i had lunch with him, it was always amazing to me. he was the brother he was like the father, the guy that never changed. those kind of people that are indigenous to our -- >> donny osmond, you had a show you produced with your sister marie from 1998 to 2000. and it was a dick clark production show. so you knew him in many different guises, what is everyone saying about him, was he as nice o

when i had my first number one record i was on bandstand. he had this ability to treat you as a friend. you know, we can come up with words, and larry even said it, ryan seacrest said it, used the word "pioneer." yes, he is. we've come up with a lot of wonderful words. but i'd like to look at it a little different way, piers. who is the next dick clark? when you think about it, there's a lot of influential people in this world, you being one. you have a voice to the world. you have a lot of influential television shows that present talent out there. but i think you'd be very hard-pressed to find someone to fill dick clark's shoes and what he was able to accomplish, what he was able to do, and how he did it and the legacy that he left. you know, you look at it from that perspective, when we say the word "legend," we think about elvis presley and frank sinatra. but if somebody can't fill your shoes, you're a legend. dick clark is a legend. >> that's a very good point. larry let me throw that to you. "irreplaceable" is the word that springs to

"american bandstand" and "new year's rockin' eve."us now to discuss the passing of this tv legend. it's hard not to overstate the importance of "american bandstand. >> good morning, guys. dick clark helped usher in the role of "bandstand" when he took over hosting duties in 1956. don't forget, rock and roll was just starting as a big format. the guy helped open the doors for the format, for rock music in general, even though he never really interviewed the rolling stones or the beatles or elvis presley, per se, or had them on the show. but he played janis joplin, the doors, and had them on the set. so, he really was a precursor and the guy who helped bring in this humongous wave of new music to america. >> i love his history, too. he knew what he wanted to do at the age of 13. no musical background. didn't play an interest. wasn't particularly talented. >> just loved it, had an eye and ear for it. >> he certainly did, but why did he start the "american music awards"? >> well, he started the "american music awards" because cbs stole th

unforgettable memories from "american bandstand."d for "america this morning" and "good morning america" for coverage of clark's life and death and his legacy. >>> now to politics. and who republicans -- whom republicans favor as a running mate for mitt romney. a new poll puts former secretary of state condoleezza rice now at the top of the list. 26%. rick santorum ranks second. senator marco rubio of florida and new jersey governor chris christie are tied for third among republican voters overall. the poll shows tea party republicans picked rubio as their top choice followed by governor christie. romney says he's not even close, though, to picking a number two but let the guessing games commence. >>> ted nugent says he'll meet with the secret service agents later today, not in colombia, over his recent comments about president obama. the aging rocker called the administration evil and america hating which some critics say could be interpreted as a threat against the president. nugent called the complaints, quote, silly. >>> two year

neil, you were 19 years old on "american bandstand."show a little bit of it here, if i could. >> we take you to a song called "bad blood" recorded with elton john. did anybody else ever record that song? >> no. i had the only version and elton was kind enough to come on. >> would it ever -- would it intimidate you to sing it with a composer? >> if he let me, i'd dearly love to. ♪ it could have been me but it was you ♪ ♪ when he bit off a little bit more than he could chew ♪ >> you haven't changed at all, neil. >> oh, absolutely. as gorgeous as ever. that was the great andy gibb who we miss a lot. >> one of my dear, dear friends. >> and we're praying for robin now. but it was a wonderful time in music. the music was happy and carefree and very innocent. you can understand all the lyrics. marie, what happened to the music? >> do you know what? it's interesting, but you know, you know, neil, we grew up working with the best. i grew up on what i call the tail end of the greats, frank sinatra, lucille ball, sammy davis jr., you name it, go o

you are a youngster do you remember "american bandstand" at all? >>guest: i remember not watching it, i am not that old, but of course i have heard about it from my grandparents and my parents and how popular he was and i love what was mentioned when he looked in the camera he had a smile because his viewers were part of his family and such a huge part of his life and that made him successful. >> his approach to the world and what he was telling the world and informing the world of american music with a smile. an icon. >>guest: absolutely. we will miss him. it will never be the same without dick clark. that is for certain. >>stuart: motown producer barry gordon will join us.d evet are all on one customizable page. see the all-new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. >>stuart: barry gordie, from motown, joins us on the phone. how did dick clark break the racial barriers. >>guest: well, i have to differ ... (inaudible) i am overwhelmed with sadness. and dick clark, of course, is one of the greatest pioneers in the music business and certainly through

they just called it bandstand. they tried to lock them together hip to hip to work off the television show. dan melnick, he was a famous television producer, he came down to watch it and he wrote a memo saying i don't know why, but i think we ought to buy this. they bought it for a seven-week trial. and keep in mind, in those days abc had 68 affiliates, cbs had 150. nbc had 180, huge competition. within four weeks it went to number one. it can never happen again. >> "american bandstand" was on the air for 32 years. its run ended in 1989. dick clark later became host of shows like "the $10,000 pyramid." "tv's bloopers and practical jokes." he also hosted rock 'n' roll and remember. now, clark wasn't just a host, he was a producer. he formed dick clark productions in 1956 and there he produced a lot of big name productions. things like the golden globes, the academy of country music awards and the american music awards. he produced tv shows including "american dreams" and "so you think you can dance." he also produce

and he changed it to american bandstand when it went national. but in 1962, he became a fixture on new year's eve, with his rockin' new year's eve. george kiriyama, on a story of clark helping a family during a difficult time. >> reporter: from the big city to the small communities, many music fans are sad to hear about dick clark's death. tonight, we speak with the family of richie valens. dick clark wasn't just america's oldest teenager. he was a standard for rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: connie was just 8 years old, when her father gathered around the television set and watched her brother, richie. >> it was surreal. that's our brother. one minute, he's taking care of us. and the next minute, he's in new york on "american bandstand." >> reporter: valens died in a plane crash with buddy holiday and the big popper after he met dick clark. in 1993, connie met dick clark when he presented the rock 'n' roll stamp series. ricki valens was one of seven on stamps. during the presentation, dick clark choked up talking about vale valens. >> the publicist

bandstand on abc. on cbs. >> it was a long, hard fight. >> but a debilitating stroke in 2004 brought him up short when he returned to the new year's eve show to ring in 2006 it was only in a limited capacity with a co-host and co-executive produce the show. >> ryan, it would not be new year's eve without dick clark. >> nothing like being in times square on new year's eve, believe me this is one night i will never, ever forget. >> he is survived by two sons and a daughter from previous marriages and third wife who he married in 1977. inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame and the radio hall of fame and academy of division arts and sinces hall of fame, and honored with a star on hollywood's walk of fame, clark's legacy goes much deeper. >> the music is the sound track of our likes. >> the man was nope as "american's oldest teenager," will forever be remembered as an icon of american entertainment. in los angeles, for fox news. >>shepard: dick clark, dead today. at 82. we don't know about his passing

that's one of the ways i remember bandstand.about the genius behind "american bandstand." here is a man himself talking about the significance of it in the emmys in 1994. >> for almost 40 years, kids got together in a social atmosphere, they got to know one another. they exchanged cultures. they didn't hurt each other. there wasn't any violence and we could all learn a little something from that show. it was a good one. >> some people say that he created teenage culture. >> you know, that's what i was just trying to say. and when you listen to what he just said, there was no violence. they got together in a friendly, social atmosphere. in 1957, there was still people who thought that rock 'n' roll was dangerous, that it was bad for american youth. the way he looked, the way he presented it, the way his audience looked, clean cut, all-american was part of the way that rock 'n' roll came to be accepted by kids and their parents. >> a lot of people this morning -- we've got quite a diverse staff here. they were saying, gosh, the on

american bandstand host and tv pioneer dick clark has died of a heart attack at 82. that news hit a local mu session hard who called clark a friend. gary nurenberg is here with that. >> reporter: many writers have been giving dick clark credit for introducing black performers to write america, bridging color barriers that made african american acts a rare dity on 1960s television. dick clark helped change that. >> from the jackson 5. >> to stevie wonder and james brown. >> there was no color when it came to dick clark. it was music. >> herb fame rose to fame in peaches and herb, big selling records with sammy davis but new breaking into white dominated television was tough for african american acts. >> i don't think dick had that kind of mentality, if the music was good, he would play it. >> one american band stand appearance was memorable. >> we became closer when once i was doing a show and i fell through this rise he had and from then on, we always jumped about it every time we saw each other. >> he started american bandstand in philly in 1957- 1989 and the televi

from "bandstand" to new year's, we say so long to a true entertainment titan. >>> also this morning, new apologies from the u.s. military, all stemming from pictures of soldiers with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >>> a naked protest at the airport. what drove that guy to completely strip down with plenty other passengers watching? >>> and is that cute, little mouse right there, the cure for what concerns millions and millions of american men. here's a clue. check out the do. >>> good morning, everybody. tributes are pouring in this morning for entertainment legend dick clark. of course, it all started with "american bandstand," decades ago, where clark helped launch hundreds and hundreds of stars. >> but he also had a major impact on american culture, from how we listen to music to how we celebrate the new year. here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: from times square, to hollywood, americans are remembering the legendary dick clark. he was a cultural touchstone, and like a member of the family. >> live, from philadelphia, it's time for mek's favorite dance part by. >> reporter:

here is chubby checker. >> reporter: clark hosted bandstand for 33 years introducing the like of buddy holly, prince and madonna. >> virtually everybody who is anybody and on the show with the exception of elvis presley, the beatles and the rolling stones. >> saturday morning watching american bandstand, that was the thing to do. seeing all the new songs and trying out the dancing. >> for me, that is his legacy. >> reporter: donnie simpson is a washington dj legend. >> just a shut on american bandstand meant the difference in career or not. he was a star maker. that was the show. >> reporter: he was affectionately regarded as america's oldest teenager. >> he didn't seem like he ever aged. >> reporter: for his 40 years ringing in the new year on abc's new year's rockin' eve. in 2004, clark suffered a massive stroke and didn't get back on air for nearly two years. >> there is nothing like being in times square on new year's eve. >> reporter: in california, fans are bringing flowers to clark's star on the holiday walk of fame. >> we can't begin tonight's show without acknowledging the pas