It was 70 years ago this month that Sgt. Pepper’s predecessor really taught the band to play. That was when “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets became the No. 1 song on ...

On this day (July 9) in 1955, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets became the first rock and roll song to top the Billboard Hot 100. More than a huge hit for Haley, the song changed the ...

Released in 1956, Rock Around The Clock was a musical film featuring the talents of Bill Haley & His Comets, and named after the group’s highly successful rock and roll record. Haley and his band were ...

Whether its management liked it or not, Carnegie Hall operated on the rules of supply and demand, so rock and roll was ...

Less than a year prior to their Aug. 27, 1955, wedding day, the couple -- Donna, a 1954 Medina High School graduate, and Robert, a 1953 John Marshall High School graduate -- met at Union Carbide in ...