Stevie Wonder Pays Tribute to Dick Clark at American Music Awards - RollingStone.com

ks] star quality and how completely comfortable
he was in front of the camera," Seacrest said. "Even when I got to
know him well and count him and his wife Carrie as friends, I never
lost that sense of awe."

Seacrest said the American Music Awards was a fitting platform on
which to honor Clark.

"This show, on its 40th anniversary, still reflects Dicks original
vision: bringing the top artists on the planet together on an equal
stage," Seacrest said. "Dick loved the power of music and its ability
to create pure joy. Thats why were going to use music tonight to
celebrate the joy of his life."

Clark, who is perhaps best known as the host of _American Bandstand_,
created the American Music Awards in 1973 as an alternative to the
Grammys. Unlike the Grammys, Clarks vision was for an awards show in
which music buyers - that is, fans - and not industry insiders
selected the winners. The AMAs is now broadcast in more than 190
countries.

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