It was recorded in two takes in half an hour, languishing for over a year as the B side of “Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town).” But when Blackboard Jungle, a then-edgy film about high school hoodlums, played “Rock Around the Clock” over its opening credits, the song swiftly became a hit. … Back to Article
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