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Dick Clark at 1979 Chicagofest Royalty Free Stock Photo

Impressario, emcee, Dick Clark hosts `Dick Clark`s `Ole Rock and Roll Show,` which featured icons such as Chuck Berry, Freddy Cannon, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bo Didley, was the highlight of `Chicagofest,` a week-long festival at the Navy Pier, along the city`s lakefront, in August, 1979. Clark rose to fame in the 1950s with his `American Bandstand` tv show and became a game show host and more importantly a producer and major player in the entertainment industry with his Clark Productions outfit. In later year`s he hosted `Dick Clark`s Rockin` New Year`s Eve,` on an annual basis, even when slowed by the affects of a stroke. He died at 83 on April 18, 2012.