[luvie]

'50s and EARLY '60s ROCK & POP

Big Bopper~Chantilly Lace

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[Publius]

NUMBER ONE HIT FOR 1955

You were probably wondering when rock and roll would win a genuine victory as the best selling record of the year. This song made only a small impact at its release because it was the B-side of the record. But Richard Brooks used it in “The Blackboard Jungle,” and teenagers danced in the aisles when the song came on. It was the first time a rock and roll tune was used in a movie soundtrack, and it was the movie that propelled it to the top.

Bill Haley & the Comets: “Rock Around the Clock”