it wasn’t until 1955 that Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock reached No 1 in the charts, paving the way for rock music to become a prominent part of music culture. At that time, there were ...

I've spent a lot of time over the last year or so immersed in the early history of rock-and-roll ... given lessons to Fats Waller." 2. Rock Around the Clock I always thought Bill Haley was ...

Bill Haley and His Comets performing the classic Rock ‘n’ Roll track ‘Rock Around the Clock’. It was recorded in 1954 and went on to become big global hit, going to number 1 in both the UK ...