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Prince on American Bandstand: 1980 Dick Clark Interview Video
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by NowPublic Staff | April 18, 2012 at 12:40 pm
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Prince's Television Debut: American Bandstand
January 26, 1980 saw a great moment in rock 'n' roll history. On American Bandstand, Dick Clark introduced the nation's TV audience to Prince.
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Prince was 19 years old at the time, and American Bandstand was his national television debut. After performing "I Wanna Be Your Lover", Prince began a tradition that continues to this day: the tradition of trolling the people who interview him.
Check out the video below and see for yourself. This is rock 'n' roll history. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is from Prince's 1979 self-titled record, which was his second studio album. Prince has been busting out explicit dance moves and lyrics ever since.
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at 07:55 on April 20th, 2012
An angle on the Dick Clark story that was unreported in the coverage of his death -- how he managed to survive the 1959 payola scandal, which destroyed DJ Alan Freed, who coined the term "rock 'n' roll" ...
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dick-clark-survives-the-payola-scandal
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MArk Panuga (not verified)at 07:10 on July 4th, 2012
PRINCE was actually 21, having been born June 1958. It's a rather different distinction, as it can present a different impression of his abilities compared to his age.
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MArk Panuga (not verified)at 07:19 on July 4th, 2012
No Idea why he said he was 19.