Ambrose continues to perform with Guitarist Danny Cedrone never got to enjoy the success of "Rock Around the Clock."
Re-released in June 1955 to capitalize on the film's success, the song spent eight weeks at No. "Rock Around the Clock," recorded by Bill Haley and the Comets on April 12, 1954, changed the course of American music. "Rock Around the Clock" became wildly popular with teenagers around the world. That fall, a TV special marking the 30th anniversary of "Rock Around the Clock" is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time. Cedrone's guitar solo was one that he used before on Bill Haley And The Saddlemen's version of "The version of "Rock Around the Clock" that was used in the movie In a 2005 retrospective on his uncle Milt Gabler's work (As Gabler intended, "Rock Around the Clock" was first issued in May 1954 as a Many versions of the story behind how "Rock Around the Clock" was chosen for On July 9, 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" became the first rock and roll recording to hit the top of In the UK, Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" was released on Brunswick Records (and Germany as well), reaching number 17 on the The band performed the song on the May 31, 1955 episode of Texaco Star Theater hosted by Milton Berle in an acappella and lip-synched versions.On the heels of the song breaking into the Top 20 in the UK in 1968, Decca began plugging the single in the US, where it briefly re-entered the Billboard charts in June 1968, peaking at #118. Billboard Jun 4, 1955 page 22Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 Haley actually recorded this song on five occasions (a Spanish-language version for Haley would re-record "Rock Around the Clock" many times over the years (even scoring a substantial hit with a version recorded for During the 1970s, Haley shortened his performances of "Rock Around the Clock", dropping one verse and the second instrumental break from most performances.
"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The victim of a fall, he didn’t live to see his legendary solo propel "Rock Around the Clock" to the top of the charts and into rock history. On April 12, 1954 Bill Haley and the Comets went into the studio to record "Rock Around the Clock," and left with a rock 'n' roll hit that punched an electric-guitar shaped hole in society at large. Nonetheless, rumors of a 1953 demo recording by Haley persist to this day, although surviving members of the Comets deny this, as did Haley himself (quoted in the Swenson biography); a late-1960s Myers next offered the song to and organized the recording by Sonny Dae & His Knights, a novelty all-white musical group led by Italian-American After leaving Essex Records in the spring of 1954, Bill Haley signed with Near the end of the session, the band finally recorded a take of "Rock Around the Clock," but Haley's vocals were drowned out by the band. Orchestra manager Steve Hollis realizes that big-band music is dead. But a year later the A-side would be forgotten while its flip, "Rock Around the Clock," became the top song in the country thanks in part to a kid in Hollywood who loved rock.“[Director] Richard Brooks and my father would meet away from MGM during production to discuss the film,” Peter Ford later recalled. On their way to New York, Steve and his companion Corny, stop at a motel in a small place called Strawberry Springs. Bill Haley and His Comets 1954 release of "Rock Around the Clock" reached #1 in 1956. And I said to him, ‘Well, Danny, you played such a fantastic solo on 'Rock This Joint' and 'Rock This Joint' didn't do very much. A second take was quickly made with minimal accompaniment while Many musicians have claimed that they performed on the recording session for "Rock Around the Clock." In 1953, Haley had what could be considered to be the first rock ‘n’ roll song on the “I had written the melody and about half of the lyrics, but I was having trouble with the rest of it,” Myers told the Still, "Rock Around the Clock" became a popular part of the Comets’ stage show.
Despite not being members of Bill Haley and His Comets, Gussak and Cedrone were trusted session players that Haley had used before. In 1964, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded a sequel song entitled "Dance Around the Clock".
Why don't you just do that same solo on 'Rock Around the Clock' and see if it fits?’” "Thirteen Women" and its overlooked B-side reached No. He played Joel three songs and they agreed that Haley’s up-tempo ‘jump blues’ tune was the perfect choice for inclusion the film.”When "Rock Around the Clock" blared over the opening and closing credits of ‘Blackboard Jungle’ it caused a sensation. Haley's recording It was on one of these visits that Richard heard some of my records. Written in late-1952 by lyricist Max Freedman and music publisher James Myers (under his pseudonym Jimmy De Knight), Haley released "Rock Around the Clock" on May 20, 1954… People want something new, but what? Cedrone died just two months after the song was recorded.