Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 12 in 1954, a now-iconic song that would help launch rock and roll into the mainstream was recorded during the final ...

"Rock Around the Clock" was the first time rock 'n' roll had ever been featured in a major Hollywood soundtrack. Glenn Ford was the tough teacher who has to keep the hoods in line. Sidney Poitier, ...

It was 70 years ago this month that Sgt. Pepper’s predecessor really taught the band to play. That was when “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets became the No. 1 song on ...