I always thought Bill Haley was a lucky one-hit wonder who stumbled onto his 1955 megahit by chance. Wrong

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were one of the most successful songwriting duos in the early years of rock-and-roll.

They had their first (of many) # 1 hits before either turned 20 years old .

The original version of Rock Around The Clock was recorded and released in 1953 by " Sonny Dee and his Knights ".

Rock Around the Clock is the soundtrack to a new film about rock and jazz.

The original recording was recorded in the film's opening credits.

Frank Zappa : "I remember going to see Blackboard Jungle . It was the loudest rock sound kids had ever heard at the time".