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Bill Haley and His Comets recorded "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" in New York City on this day in history, April 12, 1954. It became rock 'n' roll's first hit.
Axl Rose is better known for being the lead singer of the rock band Guns N' Roses. While he has been active in show business for many decades, we have been wondering what he is up to now. Let's ...
The rock 'n' roll era started in the '50s and has spawned all sorts of offshoots of "rock" in the seven decades of music since, including hard rock and metal. But how long was it into the rock 'n ...
Bill Haley discusses with Barry Norman the rock 'n roll revival sparked by the success of the movie American Graffiti. This clip is from Film 74. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 26 March 1974.
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 ...