Released in 1956, Rock Around The Clock was a musical film featuring the talents of Bill Haley & His Comets, and named after the group’s highly successful rock and roll record. Haley and his band were ...
On this day (July 9) in 1955, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets became the first rock and roll song to top the Billboard Hot 100. More than a huge hit for Haley, the song changed the ...
Iconic Rock Group Changed the Course of Music 71 Years Ago With Their Biggest Hit originally appeared on Parade. Music history was made on July 9, 1955, thanks in part to a movie about inner-city ...
It was 70 years ago this month that Sgt. Pepper’s predecessor really taught the band to play. That was when “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets became the No. 1 song on ...
From Tarantino to 'Trainspotting,' these iconic music cues didn’t just soundtrack great movies — they transformed how we hear the songs forever. By Scott Roxborough, Patrick Brzeski Music has been an ...
Music history was made on July 9, 1955, thanks in part to a movie about inner-city school drama, the freedom of a new record deal, and a song with the now immortal opening lines: “One, two, three ...