Youtube of the end of final AT20 broadcast

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Several years ago I put this on youtube (hope this doesn't get me banned) and in memory of Casey I'm reminding everyone it's there to hear and linking to it. It's not the whole show, and there's no song. Just the intro to #1, outro, and closing credits.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lCxq6vjAvWs

[adam31]

Thanks for originally posting it and the reminder. This was the first chance I had (before collecting shows) to hear what Casey said on his last show, as no station in my area broadcast American Top 20 or Top 10 at the time. Touching and classy signoff.

[pandy]

I will certainly miss Casey Kasem. My prayers are with his family right now. As mentioned in previous threads that I may have been the oldest AT40 fan around and started listening to him in early 1971. I taped many of the shows on reel tape (most of the specials I still have). This resulted in two breakups with girlfriends, becuase I could run home and start the tape recorder. One day I sent a reel tape of a song that was in the countdown (To The Door of the Sun by Al Martino) and I had the original version released two years earlier from Italy. But they could not use it as it fell of the chart and the tape was returned by Ben Merichel Then I added another item in the bucket list by 'board-oping' the show once a month for three years at an AM station. After that stint I continued to listen to the show through the mid 1980s until the station dropped it for an oldies format. As the 1980s left and the 1990s began I was not into listening to top 40 as a greater percentage of songs in the 40 were geared to the younger folks with new trends that were not the best of my appeal. American Top 40 with Casey Kasem took us on a musical journey from the "Viet Nam" protest songs of "War" by Edwin Starr to the peace songs like "Tie A Yellow Ribbon". From the disco era (who can't or want to forget that)to the stirring tributes to Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Casey was there to report it all. As the 1980s began Casey's was there to play a variety of formats including the trending sounds of Country Music, Punk Rock, New Wave, and of course the evolution of rap music. Two summers ago I was on the radio being interviewed with Ron Gerber on his Crap From The Past show reflecting my years with American Top 40 you can check it out in August 2012. There are three people who I like to thank in the tread for their tremendous contribution to the American Top 40 world and made our lives more enjoyable. Rob Durkee, Pete Battistini for their books, which I never put them down. Also Shannon Lynn for the painstakingly efforts of remastering EVERY AT40 in existence, so everyone can enjoy a week in salutation of pop history, or what I usually say "Radio the way it was" I know as many of you will while listening to the weekend shows on the radio you will think of what Casey has done for you. Of course I can listen to any show from 1970-1995 whenever I can from my collection of vinyl, tapes or MP3s and when I do I will always remember that golden voice on the radio that millions loved to hear each week.

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The final AT20 show is already on YouTube but in clips.

[beegee3]

The Late Show with David Letterman re-posted on YouTube the time Casey was on the show and counted down the Top 10 numbers from 10 to 1. It was missing for awhile, but seems to be back now. That was classic, especially Casey keeping a straight face while Dave laughed.