In 1960, the House Committee on Legislative Oversight investigated Clark during the 'payola' scandal, an especially skeevy moment in the recording industry's history that revealed an elaborate system of illegal and quasi-legal kickbacks and ownership stakes. It was in that capacity where Dick Clark got up to some shady business dealings. Clark's big break was as the host and producer of American Bandstand, a pop music showcase that ran from the '50s until the late '80s.
