Rock Around the Clock: The Record that Started the Rock Revolution!
- ISBN-10
- 087930829X
- ISBN-13
- 9780879308292
- Series
- Rock Around the Clock
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Author
- Jim Dawson
Description
The author of What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record? chronicles the spectacular chart-topping success of Bill Haley's hit record "Rock Around the Clock," focusing particular attention on the cultural setting that surrounded the birth of rock music in 1955. Original.
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