Rock Around the Clock is a 12-bars blues format song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (who went under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight"). The song was recorded on April 12, 1953 at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. It was released through Decca Records on May 20, 1954 in NYC and released again in May 1955. The song was originally titled "We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!" and was later shortened to "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock". However, most recordings have it as "Rock Around the Clock".
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Rock Around the Clock is a 12-bars blues format song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (who went under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knigh… read more
Rock Around the Clock is a 12-bars blues format song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (who went under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight"). The song was recorded on A… read more
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band (sometimes referred to as Bill Haley and The Comets or Bill Haley's Comets; and as The Comets after the death of Haley) was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group scored nine singles in the US Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten. In 1987, Bill Haley was inducted … read more
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band (sometimes referre… read more
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band (sometimes referred to as Bill Haley and The Comets or Bill Hale… read more