RIP D ick.

He helped to integrate black and white into the music scene and teenagers. Parents were freaking out about the way their teens were dancing and the music they were listening to, and seeing it on TV folks calmed down and saw that it was indeed all the rage, and not some medical ailment that needed to be corrected. He introduced Chubby Checker for the first time, and the Jackson's got a nice bump in the early days by going on his show.

Rock on D ick.