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Dick Clark -- famed TV producer and "New Year's Rockin' Eve" host -- died from a massive heart attack this morning ... TMZ has learned.Clark's rep tells…

he was the eternal teen, whose youthful looks and his half century of music and rang in many a rockin' new year's eve. today family and friends are paying tribute to dick clark less than a day after the legendary entertainer died of a heart attack at

So in the wake of Dick Clark's death, Americans of all stripes -- including music icons -- shared memories throughout the night and into Thursday. It wasn't just that Clark first introduced the world to likes of Buddy Holly and James Brown as host of

Broadcast legend Dick Clark, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 82, got his big break in 1956, hosting "Bob Horn's Bandstand" -- a show that would later be renamed "American Bandstand."

And when I remember Dick Clark, that's what I'll think of. "The $10000 Pyramid" was one of the goofiest but most fun programs of its time, and the AMAs are always a good time. After his death, Slate's Virginia Heffman recalls a 2003 piece about a

The Skinny: I think we can all remember the first time our parents let us stay up to watch Dick Clark count down the New Year and the first girl we kissed after he said "Happy New Year." It was a rite of passage. Rest in peace.

Broadcast legend Dick Clark, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 82, got his big break in 1956, hosting "Bob Horn's Bandstand" -- a show that would later be renamed "American Bandstand."