Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around The Clock (live TV 1969)

Courtesy of the Clark Santee video archive, a reminder of where it all began. Almost 70 years later, it s difficult to overstate the impact of one man and his band and this song when first released in 1954. An unlikely star, Bill Haley s Rock Around The Clock provided the cornerstone for a seismic cultural revolution, teenagers worldwide tearing up cinemas screening Blackboard Jungle, thus paving the way for Elvis et al from Sun Records. Seen here live in 1969 playing to a younger audience, Bill Haley never changed his act from the beginning, figured he never needed to. Hail hail rock n roll