Bill Haley and His Comets lit up the skies of global pop culture with a meteoric new sound when they recorded "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" in New York City on this day in history, April 12, ...

Before there was Elvis Presley ... before there was Chuck Berry ... before there were Jerry Lee Lewis or Fats Domino or Lennon and McCartney, there was a wannabe country musician named Bill Haley. He ...

Co-written by Max C. Freedman, also known as Ray Freedman, and James E. Myers, who went by the stage name Jimmy DeKnight, “Rock Around the Clock” was originally recorded by instrumental group Sonny ...

"Rock Around the Clock" was the first time rock 'n' roll had ever been featured in a major Hollywood soundtrack. Glenn Ford was the tough teacher who has to keep the hoods in line. Sidney Poitier, ...