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NEW!!! Buddy Deane talks about the integration issue that cancelled his show. Click on above to listen! (Interview recorded 11/14/00, courtesy John Patti)

In the Golden era of Rock 'n' Roll, Dick Clark was pretty much the undisputed king of afternoon dance TV in the USA. However in Baltimore, Maryland, no one ever watched Dick Clark, because a big, burly Arkansan named Buddy Deane dominated the local scene.

Deane featured every performer of the era on his show, except Elvis and Rick Nelson. From 1957 to 1964 he was on 6 days a week. His ratings were huge, and in 1962, "The Buddy Deane Show" won the "Best Daytime Show in America" award. When asked why he made such an impact in Baltimore, Deane replied, 'When I first got to Baltimore, I made friends with the record store owners. Regardless of what the charts said, they knew what was selling and what wasn't. One guy who had a record shop up on Pennsylvania Avenue