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Rock Around the Clock tells a highly fictionalized rendition of how rock and roll was discovered. As band manager Steve Hollis observes that big band dance music is failing to draw audiences any longer, he comes across a new sound that piques his interest.
Rock Around the Clock: Directed by Fred F. Sears. With Bill Haley and the Comets, Bill Haley, The Platters, Ernie Freeman Combo. A frustrated big-band promoter bumps into rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets.
Rock Around The Clock, a 1955 Columbia movie, featuring Bill Haley and His Comets, Tony Martinez and his Band, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Alan Freed, the Platters.
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A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country.
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Oct 22, 2007 · Earl Barton. Introduced by Alan Freed, with Tony Williams singing lead and Zola Taylor among supporters, The Platters perform their first number one hit, written by their manager Buck Ram, in the Sam Katzman rock'n'roll showcase, Rock Around The Clock, 1956.
