Dick Clark, 20 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll (compilation), Buddah Records, 1973

This was a chance for Buddah to get some more mileage from their backlist and for Clark to put another cog in his humongous media machine. He started producing the Rockin’ New Year’s Eve and kicked off the $10,000 Pyramid at about the same time.

The songs on this record from 1964 to 1972

Shangri-Las                                                                  Leader of the Pack

Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs                              Wooly Bully

Righteous Brothers                                                   You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling

McCoys                                                                          Hang On Sloopy

Lovin’ Spoonful                                                           Do You Believe in Magic

Young Rascals                                                             Good Lovin’

Van Morrison                                                              Brown-Eyed Girl

Otis Redding                                                                Dock of the Bay

Tommy James                                                              Crimson & Clover

Edwin Hawkins                                                             Oh Happy Day

Melanie                                                                        Candles in the Rain

Curtis Mayfield                                                           Super Fly

Al Green                                                                        So You’re Leaving

It was a great time to be a teenager.

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