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Bill Haley and His Comets lit up nan skies of world popular civilization pinch a meteoric caller sound erstwhile they recorded "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around nan Clock" in New York City connected this time successful history, April 12, 1954.
It became rock ‘n’ roll's first deed song — connected some sides of nan Atlantic.
"Rock Around nan Clock" topped nan U.S. Billboard singles floor plan for an unthinkable 8 consecutive weeks successful nan summertime of 1955 and was a awesome deed successful the United Kingdom earlier that year.
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"We premiered it," Haley told Rolling Stone Magazine successful 1967.
"We put state & occidental together pinch hit & blues, and that was rock. The first 3 years were ours, each ours, 'til [Elvis] Presley came along."
Bill Haley and his Comets execute onstage successful 1955 successful New York. They recorded "(We're Gonna) Rock Around nan Clock" successful New York City successful 1954. (PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"It was not nan first signaling of ‘Rock Around nan Clock,’ nor was it Bill Haley’s first stone and rotation record," music scholar David Deacon-Joyner wrote for nan Library of Congress.
"It was, however, nan seismic arena that kicked disconnected nan stone revolution."
"We put state & occidental together pinch hit & blues, and that was rock." — Bill Haley
The 12-bar blues tune pinch bouncy bass hit and blistering guitar solo, which would go a signature of nan genre, was nan first stone opus heard by millions of group astir nan world.
"Rock Around nan Clock" was recorded arsenic an afterthought for Decca Records astatine Pythian Temple Studios, 135 West 70th St. connected Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Bill Haley and His Comets rehearse astatine nan Dominion Theatre successful London, wherever they will unfastened their British tour. The Comets see accordion subordinate Johnnie Grande, bassist Al Rex, and saxophonist Ruddy Pompilli. (Getty Images)
The convention was "set up not for nan signaling of ‘(We’re Gonna) Rock Around nan Clock,’ but of a opus called ‘Thirteen Women (and Only One Man successful Town),'" reports History.com.
"It took nan group astir each of their scheduled convention to get a useable return of "Thirteen Women' … With clip moving retired and nary chance of extending nan session, Haley and his Comets were eager to laic down nan opus they’d been playing unrecorded for galore months to enthusiastic assemblage response."
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That song, "Rock Around nan Clock," was recorded successful conscionable 2 takes that "were synchronized later and mixed onto a 3rd tape" by shaper Milt Gabler, Deacon-Joyner wrote.
It was singular engineering for its time.
"I thought, ‘WOW this is great!!!! … The opus conscionable rocks." — Ringo Starr successful 2021, of proceeding "Rock Around nan Clock" nan first time
The raucous song's repetitive lyrics are an ode to partying each nighttime — a taxable repeated by galore stone acts to travel — punctuated by slick licks from convention guitarist Danny Cedrone, who hardly rehearsed nan song.
Ringo Starr, left, of The Beatles and Joe Walsh of nan Eagles observe Starr's 77th day astatine Capitol Records Tower connected July 7, 2017, successful Los Angeles, California. Starr recorded a remake of 1955 landmark deed "(We're Gonna) Rock Around nan Clock" successful 2021, featuring Walsh connected guitar. (Scott Dudelson/WireImage)
"A certified jaw-dropper," GuitarWorld.com enthused successful a 2018 tutorial of nan classical stone riff.
Cedrone was paid conscionable $21 for nan convention and died 2 months later aft falling down a staircase, "never knowing nan effect his solo would person connected nan adjacent fewer decades of celebrated music," nan outlet noted.
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"Rock Around nan Clock" grounded to make an effect erstwhile it was released arsenic nan b-side to "Thirteen Women" and was destined for creator anonymity earlier luck intervened.
"A 10-year-old kid successful Los Angeles flipped ‘Thirteen Women’ and fell successful emotion pinch nan now-famous B-side," notes History.com.
A poster for George Lucas' 1973 drama "American Graffiti" starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard and Paul Le Mat. (Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images)
"That kid, Peter Ford, happened to beryllium nan boy of character Glenn Ford, who was slated to prima successful nan upcoming teenage-delinquency play ‘Blackboard Jungle.’"
The movie was released successful March 1955 pinch "Rock Around nan Clock" arsenic its rebellious teen anthem.
The energetic tune inspired kids to creation spontaneously successful theatre aisles and "made nan opus became a worldwide smash," Marty Ostrow wrote of nan opus connected behalf of nan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"It was … a seismic arena that kicked disconnected nan stone revolution." — David Deacon-Joyner, euphony scholar
Liverpool teen Richard Starkey, later known arsenic Ringo Starr, was among nan youngsters connected some sides of nan Atlantic blown distant by nan movie taxable opus and nan guidance it inspired.
"They ripped up nan cinema!!! They conscionable threw nan chairs and went crazy," Starr said successful 2021, aft signaling and releasing his ain type of "Rock Around nan Clock."
"I thought, ‘WOW this is great!!!!’ I retrieve that infinitesimal for illustration it was yesterday, it was incredible. And nan opus conscionable rocks."
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Legendary stone guitarist Joe Walsh plays nan signature solo connected Starr's caller remake.
Bill Haley and His Comets, featuring Al Rappa opinionated connected his double bass, execute connected "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV show astatine Aston Studios successful September 1964 successful Birmingham, United Kingdom. Image is portion of David Redfern Premium Collection. (David Redfern/Redferns)
"Rock Around nan Clock" enjoyed a rebirth successful nan 1970s arsenic nan opening opus to 1950s play movie "American Graffiti" and nan original taxable opus of nan celebrated TV deed it inspired, "Happy Days," which debuted successful 1974.
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"Other records whitethorn laic declare to really being nan first," writes euphony history outlet Rebeatmag.com, "but ‘Rock Around nan Clock’ was nan first heard by millions astir nan world."
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Kerry J. Byrne is simply a manner newsman pinch Fox News Digital.
