The world of music lost dozens of treasured talents in 2012, from Whitney Houston, Adam Yauch and Donna Summer to Dick Clark and Don Cornelius and many more. As we prep for 2013, help us take a look back at the music stars we’ve said a sad goodbye to this year. (See the photo gallery.)
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Dick Clark, the TV mogul and producer whose “American Bandstand” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” helped shape modern pop music for decades, has died of a “massive heart attack” at a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday.