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** Surprisingly, ''American Bandstand'' were rather quick to book PsychedelicRock bands right as the genre was taking off in 1966. The earliest artists were Music/{{Love}}, who performed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo "My Little Red Book" that July]] and Music/The13thFloorElevators, who performed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6JLKbSjH3E "You're Gonna Miss Me" in October]].

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** Surprisingly, ''American Bandstand'' were rather quick to book PsychedelicRock bands right as the genre was taking off in 1966. The earliest artists were Music/{{Love}}, Music/{{Love|Band}}, who performed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo "My Little Red Book" that July]] and Music/The13thFloorElevators, who performed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6JLKbSjH3E "You're Gonna Miss Me" in October]].
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* In it's heyday only three musical acts made it to #1 without appearing on the show: Music/RickyNelson, who was [[Series/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet already famous]]; Music/ElvisPresley, manager Colonel Tom Parker wouldn't let him; and Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks, because they're animated.
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* Some other unconventional ''American Bandstand'' musical guests, this time from the show's 1960s incarnation -- Music/{{Captain Beefheart}} (via telephone interview with Don Van Vliet and an unlikely-looking young female fan who continues talking to him happily while the "Bandstand" kids dance to "Diddy Wah Diddy") and, in one of their first appearances on American television, Music/PinkFloyd with Syd Barrett still [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_x0p26gWU in the band]], back when they were still playing esoteric psychedelic rock. Dick Clark had his finger on the pulse of the FUTURE of music back then!

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* Some other unconventional ''American Bandstand'' musical guests, this time from the show's 1960s incarnation -- Music/{{Captain Beefheart}} Music/CaptainBeefheart (via telephone interview with Don Van Vliet and an unlikely-looking young female fan who continues talking to him happily while the "Bandstand" kids dance to "Diddy Wah Diddy") and, in one of their first appearances on American television, Music/PinkFloyd with Syd Barrett Music/SydBarrett still [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_x0p26gWU in the band]], back when they were still playing esoteric psychedelic rock. Dick Clark had his finger on the pulse of the FUTURE of music back then!



* Two decades later, Clark and the show were also fairly on the pulse with booking AlternativeRock and unconventional Music/NewWave bands. Aside from [=PiL=], artists like The Psychedelic Furs, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/{{Devo}}, Wire Train, Music/TheAlarm, Music/TheJam, Split Enz and Music/WallOfVoodoo performed on the show during the 1980s.

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* Two decades later, Clark and the show were also fairly on the pulse with booking AlternativeRock and unconventional Music/NewWave bands. Aside from [=PiL=], artists like The Psychedelic Furs, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/XUSBand, Music/{{Devo}}, Wire Train, Music/TheAlarm, Music/TheJam, Split Enz and Music/WallOfVoodoo performed on the show during the 1980s.

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* Two decades later, Clark and the show were also fairly on the pulse with booking AlternativeRock and unconventional Music/NewWave bands. Aside from [=PiL=], artists like The Psychedelic Furs, Music/{{X}}, Music/{{Devo}}, Wire Train, The Alarm, Music/TheJam, Split Enz and Wall of Voodoo performed on the show during the 1980s.

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* Two decades later, Clark and the show were also fairly on the pulse with booking AlternativeRock and unconventional Music/NewWave bands. Aside from [=PiL=], artists like The Psychedelic Furs, Music/{{X}}, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/{{Devo}}, Wire Train, The Alarm, Music/TheAlarm, Music/TheJam, Split Enz and Wall of Voodoo Music/WallOfVoodoo performed on the show during the 1980s.
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* Some other unconventional ''American Bandstand'' musical guests, this time from the show's 1960s incarnation -- Music/{{Captain Beefheart}} (via telephone interview with Don Van Vliet and an unlikely-looking young female fan who continues talking to him happily while the "Bandstand" kids dance to "Diddy Wah Diddy") and, in one of their first appearances on American television, Music/PinkFloyd with Syd Barrett still [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMMN0VZmYw in the band]], back when they were still playing esoteric psychedelic rock. Dick Clark had his finger on the pulse of the FUTURE of music back then!

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* Some other unconventional ''American Bandstand'' musical guests, this time from the show's 1960s incarnation -- Music/{{Captain Beefheart}} (via telephone interview with Don Van Vliet and an unlikely-looking young female fan who continues talking to him happily while the "Bandstand" kids dance to "Diddy Wah Diddy") and, in one of their first appearances on American television, Music/PinkFloyd with Syd Barrett still [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMMN0VZmYw com/watch?v=z3_x0p26gWU in the band]], back when they were still playing esoteric psychedelic rock. Dick Clark had his finger on the pulse of the FUTURE of music back then!
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* Even though new wave art pop band Music/{{Sparks}} never [[NoHitWonder had a Top 40 hit in the US]], Dick Clark loved them so much that he had them perform ''four different times'' between 1982 and 1986. You can even see him develop a bit of a rapport between Ron and Russell Mael in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRO7Q8ueyxg each]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ_JYBCOZg of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqKvk0rSjI their]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAt1pIPz0wo interviews]].

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* Even though new wave art pop band Music/{{Sparks}} never [[NoHitWonder had a Top 40 hit in the US]], Dick Clark loved them so much that he had them perform ''four different times'' between 1982 and 1986. You can even see him develop a bit of a rapport between himself and Ron and Russell Mael in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRO7Q8ueyxg each]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ_JYBCOZg of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqKvk0rSjI their]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAt1pIPz0wo interviews]].
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* Even though new wave art pop band Music/{{Sparks}} never [[NoHitWonder had a Top 40 hit in the US]], Dick Clark loved them so much that he had them perform ''four different times'' between 1982 and 1986. You can even see him develop a bit of a repartee between Ron and Russell Mael in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRO7Q8ueyxg each]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ_JYBCOZg of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqKvk0rSjI their]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAt1pIPz0wo interviews]].

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* Even though new wave art pop band Music/{{Sparks}} never [[NoHitWonder had a Top 40 hit in the US]], Dick Clark loved them so much that he had them perform ''four different times'' between 1982 and 1986. You can even see him develop a bit of a repartee rapport between Ron and Russell Mael in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRO7Q8ueyxg each]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ_JYBCOZg of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqKvk0rSjI their]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAt1pIPz0wo interviews]].

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