Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

On April 18, 2012, Dick Clark, the TV personality and producer
best known for hosting “American Bandstand,” an influential
music-and-dance show that aired nationally from 1957 to 1989
and helped bring rock `n’ roll into the mainstream in the late
1950s, died of a heart attack at age 82 in Santa Monica, California.

The clean-cut, youthful-looking Clark, dubbed “America’s Oldest Teenager,” also was the longtime host of the annual telecast
“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and headed an entertainment empire
that developed game shows, awards shows, talk shows, made-
for-TV movies and other programs.

‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.’

From left: Disc jockey Dewey Phillips, Wink Martindale 
and Elvis Presley.   

1964

Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale
(December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)

(FOX NEWS) – Martindale, who was surrounded by family,
including his wife Sandra, at the time of his death, had a 74-
year career in Hollywood, hosting a number of game shows
such as "Tic-Tac-Dough," "High Rollers" and "Gambit." He
was also a radio personality and  a close friend of Elvis Presley.

In 2019, Martindale told Fox News Digital he "met Elvis Presley
on a hot July night in 1954." In 1956, Martindale was hosting
"Teenage Dance Party" when Presley made an appearance.
Martindale died from lymphoma at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 91.

1959

SANDY KOZEL

Loretta Lynn was a country music singer and
songwriter. In a career spanning six decades,
Lynn released multiple gold albums.
She had numerous hits.

Lynn received many awards and other accolades
for her groundbreaking role in country music,
including awards from both the Country Music
Association and Academy of Country Music.

Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022)

On April 11, 1921, KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the first live
sporting event on the radio, a boxing match between
Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee.

On March 21, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio hosted an event now
recognized as history’s first major rock-and-roll show…
the Moondog Coronation Ball.

Breathless promotion on the local radio station. Tickets
selling out in a single day. Thousands of teenagers,
hours before show time, lining up outside the biggest
venue in town.

The “Moondog” in question was the legendary disk jockey
Alan Freed, the self-styled “father of rock and roll” who
was then the host of the enormously popular “Moondog
Show” on Cleveland AM radio station WJW.