This Day in Rock History – July 9th

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1956: A young Dick Clark makes his first appearance as host of a local Philadelphia TV dance show called Bandstand.

He steps into the role when the previous host, Bob Horn, is arrested for DUI. The show would go national on ABC-TV the following year, renamed American Bandstand, and run an astonishing 37 years.

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