Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 10:19:58
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answered by Anonymous
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"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock n' roll song from 1952, written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight"). Although first recorded by Sonny Dae & the Knights, the more famous version by Bill Haley and His Comets is not, strictly speaking, a cover version, as Myers claimed the song had been written specifically for Haley, but for various reasons Haley was unable to record it himself until 1954. Although probably not the first rock and roll record (according to some musical historians, that honor belongs to Haley's cover version of the 1951 rhythm and blues hit, "Rocket 88"), it is the first recording to be universally acknowledged as a rock and roll record. It is considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map in America and around the world. The lyrics were based on numerous blues tunes boasting of 24-hour-long romantic prowess (the term rock initially having had a sexual meaning), but in Haley's hands they took on a more innocent teenage atmosphere of dancing all night long.
The original full title of the song was "We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight." This was later shortened to "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock," although other than the 1954 recording by Haley, most other recordings of this song shorten this title further to "Rock Around the Clock."
2006-09-22 17:21:09
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answered by Roger S 7
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Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 17:26:49
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answered by lucy_diamond66 4
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Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 17:23:46
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answered by snoop_dougie_doug04 5
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Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 17:21:59
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answered by Anonymous
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Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 17:20:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Bill Haley and the Comets
2006-09-22 17:20:14
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answered by aliciarox 5
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Bill Haley and Comets?
2006-09-22 17:20:56
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answered by Anonymous
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Bill Haleys Comets and plenty of other bands....Alan Freed
2006-09-22 17:22:09
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answered by Anonymous
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it was the first group that starred in rock around the clock, duhhh
2006-09-22 17:20:12
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answered by polygirrrl 3
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