Dick Clark

Bill Haley & His Comets’ Bass Player Marshall Lytle Dies At 79

Marshall Lytle, the bass player for Bill Haley and His Comets during their biggest era, died on Saturday morning at 3:30 AM at his home in Port Richie, FL after battling lung cancer. He was 79.

Tagged as: 1950s, Bill Haley & His Comets, Blackboard Jungle, Dick Clark, James Dean, Marshall Lytle, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock Around the Clock, Rock'n'Roll, U.S.A.

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Dick Clark To Be Honoured At Country Music Awards By Garth Brooks And George Strait

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The ACM Awards on April 7 will have a very special performance as the organizations last two Artists of the Decade, George Strait and Garth Brooks, will perform together for the first time and it’s all for the late Dick Clark.

Tagged as: ACM Awards, country, Country Music Awards, Dick Clark, Garth Brooks, George Strait, U.S.A.

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Dick Clark To Be Honoured At 40th American Music Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In 1973, Dick Clark created the American Music Awards, an alternative to the Grammys which was meant to be the choice of the people with all winners coming from a public vote (now in its sixth year on the internet).

Tagged as: Beethoven, Dick Clark, Larry Klein, Ryan Seacrest, Stevie Wonder, Tchaikovsky

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Dick Clark 1928-2012

by Paul Cashmere

The music world lost one of its greatest ambassadors today with the passing of Dick Clark. America’s Oldest Teenager died at 82 from a massive heart attack. He had gone into St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica last night for what was reported to be an outpatient procedure.

Tagged as: American Bandstand, Dick Clark

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