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Dick Clark: Godfather Of Free Rock

Arthur Levy, Zoo World, 3 January 1974

"ONE RECORD dance is the same as any other record dance, I can do one in my sleep," says Dick Clark, sitting in an administration room of the Nassau Coliseum as we all witness a Richard Nader 50's Revival Record Hop and Flea Market flopping into its second silly day. "I go back to Philadelphia now and the guys are still doing the Friday night dance at St. Mary's Hall and the Roller Rink, places we uncovered in the 50's.

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