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Title: History of American Bandstand
Review: This review is only for the 'Fifties and 'Sixties chapters of the book.The pictures from the TV Show, "American Bandstand," and the lists of hits from each decade are the redeeming qualities of this book. The sycophantic Dick-Clark-as-God writing grows intolerable very quickly.The pictures are wonderful, especially in countering the bogus "Grease" idea of 'Fifties teen clothing. The kids on Bandstand influenced fashions all over the USA in the 1950s and 1960s. The lists of songs at the end of each chapter, devoted to the decade just covered, are wonderful for nostalgia buffs. The text, however, is another matter. I was unable to finish reading the book.
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