"Friends of Dick Clark, who died Tuesday at age 82, shared photos they took with him over the years. The Drifters were one of the first African-American groups to be featured on Clarks' show ""American Bandstand,"" in its early days in Philadelphia. Late band member Bill Pinkney posed with Clark in 1997 at the 45th anniversary celebration for the show. As his legal steward Maxine Porter put it, ""He was just pleased to be in attendance as one of the very earliest artists before going national."""
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