TOMMY SHAW Remembers DICK CLARK - "He Was A Class Act Whose Joy Came Through In All That He Created For Us To Enjoy"
April 18, 2012, 12 years ago
STYX guitarist Tommy Shaw has issued the following statement regarding the death of cultural icon DICK CLARK who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on American Bandstand, and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the year-end countdown in Times Square on New Year's Rockin' Eve. Clark died from a heart attack early Wednesday (April 18th) at the age of 82.
Tommy Shaw: "So sad hearing the news that Dick Clark died. Such an awesome man. I appeared several times on his productions. One of my favorites was on this clip (see below). I remember just having gotten lingual braces (the hidden ones that go on the back side of your teeth) and as you can tell I was still getting used to speaking with them. He and his wife Kari were incredibly gracious and I will always remember how their gentle ways trickled down through the ranks at Dick Clark Productions. He's up there with Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan as pioneers in entertainment. He was a class act whose joy came through in all that he created for us to enjoy."
Shaw appeared on American Bandstand in 1985:
