1715 Les Elgart - Bandstand Boogie

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From: Television Themes: 16 Most Requested Songs; Year: 1994, (1952); Genre: Big Band Jazz
Yesterday music icon and television personality Dick Clark passed away. It's facile to say, but without him the popular music landscape of the last 50 years would've been much different; no one can doubt that the man helped to make a lot of rock stars over years.
There were actually quite a few songs from bands that appeared on his hit television show American Bandstand that I though about picking today, however in the end I thought that there was no better song to pick than the one he used as the show's theme.

Here is a fan video with the original version on YouTube.



My song pick a year ago today: Oomph! featuring Nina Hagen - Feiber

My song pick two years ago today: The Guess Who - Minstrel Boy

My song pick three years ago today: Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

My song pick four years ago today: Steely Day - Rikki Don't Lose That Number

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