Lake Charles Community Band - Rock, Roll, and Remember Dick Clark

We kick off tonight's concert with "Rock, Roll, and Remember," a tribute to the iconic Dick Clark and his legendary show "American Bandstand." Since the 1950s, the name Dick Clark has been synonymous with the hottest names in popular music. Appearing on his long-standing series American Bandstand was a hit parade of trend-setting artists. This fun, fast-paced medley features "Bandstand Boogie," "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley, "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, "Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys, "Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson, and "YMCA" by the Village People. Also included is an optional tag on "Auld Lang Syne," remembering many years of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.
Clark's contributions to music and culture are profound. As host of American Bandstand, he introduced rock & roll to many Americans, giving numerous new music artists their first exposure to national audiences, including Iggy Pop, Ike & Tina Turner, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Talking Heads, Simon & Garfunkel, and Madonna. Episodes he hosted were among the first in which blacks and whites performed on the same stage, and likewise among the first in which the live studio audience sat without racial segregation. Singer Paul Anka claimed that Bandstand was responsible for creating a "youth culture." Due to his perennial youthful appearance and his largely teenaged audience, Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager."