72 Years Ago: 'Rock Around the Clock' Became the First No. 1 Rock Song, Changing Music Forever

On this day 72 years ago, the first ever rock song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts - and it started a revolution.

Danny Cedrone recorded possibly “the best rock and roll solo of all time” – twice! – but a cruel tragedy meant that he never got to perform it

Danny Gatton said his playing “knocked him on his ass” and Brian Setzer calls it “the best solo of all time”: Danny Cedrone could have been rock’n’roll’s first guitar hero – but he didn’t live to see ...
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How 'Rock Around the Clock' Became Rock Music's First No. 1 Hit 72 Years Ago

On April 12 in 1954, a now-iconic song that would help launch rock and roll into the mainstream was recorded during the final minutes of a rushed studio session. That song was "Rock Around the Clock" ...