Bill Haley and His Comets: 'Rock Around The Clock'
Johnny Black, backonthetracks.com, July 2007
12 April 1954: At Decca Records' Pythian Temple Studio, New York City, Bill Haley and His Comets record 'Rock Around The Clock' and 'Thirteen Women'. Neither song is a hit – yet.
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