As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history, the more that fact and legend become intertwined. It's hard to say where the truth really lies.
November
26, 1989
The television series MTV
Unplugged, featuring stripped-down acoustical performances by a wide range
of artists not usually known for such performances, makes its broadcast
premiere on this day in 1989.
The
premiere episode of MTV Unplugged was only lightly promoted by the
network, in part because it featured a lineup whose biggest name was the
English pop group Squeeze—a band whose greatest popular success was already
several years behind it. The episode also featured performances by the
relatively unknown singer-songwriter Syd Straw, Cars guitarist Elliot Easton
and singer-songwriter Jules Shear, who went on to act as host in the first
season of MTV Unplugged. Following this less-than-star-studded debut,
subsequent episodes featured a smattering of moderately popular acts like
10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn along with performers with little or no name
recognition among the MTV generation, like Graham Parker and Dr. John.
November 30, 1929
Richard
Wagstaff "Dick" Clark is born.
He was an American radio and television personality, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American television's longest-running variety show, American Bandstand, from 1957 to 1987. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide. Clark was also well known for his trademark sign-off, "For now, Dick Clark. So long!", accompanied with a military salute.
He was an American radio and television personality, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American television's longest-running variety show, American Bandstand, from 1957 to 1987. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide. Clark was also well known for his trademark sign-off, "For now, Dick Clark. So long!", accompanied with a military salute.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
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