01715cam a2200289 4500 391999324 TxAuBib 20190101120000.0 961213s1997||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 96053474 9780195093230 acid-free paper 0195093232 acid-free paper (OCoLC)36122200 DLC eng DLC UKM BAKER NLGGC PMH BTCTA YDXCP SXC HEBIS EXW MUO PHA OCLCF TxAuBib Jackson, John A., 1943- American Bandstand : Dick Clark and the making of a rock 'n' roll empire / John A. Jackson. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. xiii, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-324) and index. 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. 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. 20190101. American Bandstand (Television program.) Popular music United States. Rock music United States. JARLL