On This Day: 9 July
2 entries from the rockabilly and rock'n'roll archive.
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1955Media
"Rock Around the Clock" tops the Billboard chart
Bill Haley & His Comets reached number one on the US singles chart, the first rock and roll record to do so, and stayed there eight weeks. Released in 1954 as a B-side, the song only took off once it was used over the opening credits of the film Blackboard Jungle.
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2020Event
Viva East #4
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