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There's somethin' happening here,
What it is ain't exactly clear.
There's a man with a gun over there,
Tellin' me I gotta beware.
I think it's time we stop,
Hey, what's that sound,
Everybody look what's going down.
- For What It's Worth, Stephen Stills, 1966
These lyrics from the Buffalo
Springfield's 1967 hit
For What It's Worth have come to symbolize the turbulent
decade of the 1960s. Employed in virtually every documentary,
television special, and feature film (including Forrest Gump
and Oliver Stone's Born On The Fourth Of July)
chronicling that era in America, For What It's Worth has
transcended the pop charts to become an anthem, a touchstone for an
entire generation. In 1967, the Buffalo Springfield captured the
restless, confrontational mood of that generation railing against
the establishment and went on to be revered as one of rock music's
most influential groups. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock
'N' Roll cites the band among a handful of seminal rock
pioneers. A glance at rock's greatest movers and shakers of the 1970
and 80s reveals just how significant the Buffalo Springfield legacy
has been: Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, Poco, Loggins and Messina,
Souther, Hillman & Furay, Neil Young & Crazy Horse. All arose from
the ashes of the Springfield.
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Dick Clark
Without him,
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American
Bandstand 1952 – 1989 |
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The show
was originally aired on WFIL-TV in
Philadelphia with host Bob Horn. Dick Clark took
over as host in July 1956. The series had a short run in prime
time in the fall of 1957 on ABC. The daytime network version
continued on ABC until 1963, and then became a once-a-week
Saturday afternoon show from 1963-1987.
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