He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets ( inspired by Halley's Comet ) and million selling hits such as, " Rock Around the Clock ", " See You Later Alligator ", and " Shake Rattle and Roll ".

The anonymous sleeve notes accompanying the 1956 Decca album " Rock Around The Clock " describe Haley's early life and career thus: " Bill got his first professional job at the age of 13, playing and entertaining at an auction for the fee of $ 1 a night.

In 1953, a song called " Rock Around the Clock " was written for Haley.

When " Rock Around the Clock " appeared behind the opening credits of the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle starring Glenn Ford, it soared to the top of the American Billboard chart for eight weeks.

" Rock Around the Clock " was the first record ever to sell over one million copies in both Britain and Germany and, in 1957, Haley became the first major American rock singer to tour Europe.

Haley continued to score hits throughout the 1950s such as " See You Later, Alligator " and he starred in the first rock and roll musical movies Rock Around the Clock and Don't Knock the Rock, both in 1956.

* A book on the history of Haley's most famous recording, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution by Jim Dawson was published in June 2005.

* Jim Dawson, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution!

His second album, 1986's The Secret Value of Daydreaming was panned by critics, but reached number 32 on the Billboard Magazines album chart, and produced the single " Stick Around ", which was his first # 1 single on the U. S. Album Rock Tracks chart.

Around the same time Kid Rock formed his back up band Twisted Brown Trucker, later recruiting Joseph " Joe C ." Calleja whom he met at a 1994 concert as part of the group.

* 1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets release " Rock Around the Clock ", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts.

Bill Haley and his Comets performing " Rock Around the Clock " on TV in 1955

In terms of its wide cultural impact across society in the US and elsewhere, Bill Haley's " Rock Around the Clock ", recorded in April 1954 but not a commercial success until the following year, is generally recognized as an important milestone, but it was preceded by many recordings from earlier decades in which elements of rock and roll can be clearly discerned.

Three months earlier, on April 12, 1954, Bill Haley & His Comets recorded " Rock Around the Clock ".

" Rock Around the Clock " was a breakthrough for both the group and for all of rock and roll music.

If everything that came before laid the groundwork, " Rock Around the Clock " introduced the music to a global audience.

At the same time British audiences were beginning to encounter American rock and roll, initially through films including Blackboard Jungle ( 1955 ) and Rock Around the Clock ( 1955 ).

Both movies contained the Bill Haley & His Comets hit " Rock Around the Clock ", which first entered the British charts in early 1955 – four months before it reached the US pop charts – topped the British charts later that year and again in 1956, and helped identify rock and roll with teenage delinquency.

* March 20 – Evan Hunter's movie adaptation of the novel Blackboard Jungle premieres in the United States, featuring the famous single, Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley and His Comets.

* April-Bill Haley & The Comets record " Rock Around The Clock " thus starting the Rock and Roll craze.

is steeped with references to the 1960s popular music scene ( at one point a list of 200 fictional bands performing at the Walpurgisnacht rock festival is reeled off ( including a handful of actual bands of the 60s ), and there are numerous references to the famous rock and roll song, " Rock Around the Clock "), and has influenced many bands and musicians.

: For the movie named after the song, see Rock Around the Clock ( film ).

For the 1955 record album by Haley, see Rock Around the Clock ( album ).

* ASP ( band ), a German Industrial / Gothic Rock band from Frankfurt am Main

* Affinity ( band ), A Jazz / Rock band active in the late 60s and early 70s

For some decades the banner of the local newspaper featured the verse " Alexandria, Indiana / Home of the Rock Wool / Not on the Nile / But just as worthwhile.

Indian Rock Park in the northeastern part of Berkeley near the Arlington / Marin Circle features a large example.

* Euphoria ( American band ), a Melodic Metal / Rock band from New York

ELO had reached the peak of their stardom, selling millions of albums and singles, and even inspiring a parody / tribute song on the Randy Newman album Born Again, titled " The Story of a Rock and Roll Band ".

The 2002 CD won " Best Pop / Rock Album of the Year " at the 2002 Native American Music Awards.

* " Rock And Roll Is The Answer " / " There's Got To Be More To Life " ( 2012 )

Lava / Atlantic Records A & R man Andy Karp was interested, after seeing Kid Rock in Cleveland in December 1996 and again in March 1997.

In 1997, Kid Rock added drummer / vocalist Stefanie Eulinberg to his band, joining Kenny Olson, Jason Krause, Jimmie Bones, Uncle Kracker, Misty Love, Shirley Hayden and Joe C .. On August 18, 1998, Atlantic released Devil Without a Cause behind the single " Welcome 2 The Party.

He lost to Coldplay's Viva La Vida for best Rock Album and John Mayer's " Say " for Best Male Pop / Rock Performance.

** 2008, Favorite Male Pop / Rock Artist ( Nominated )

** 2003, Favorite Male Pop / Rock Artist: ( Winner )

** 2003, Favorite Pop / Rock Album: Cocky ( Nominated )

** 2001, Favorite Male Pop / Rock Artist: ( Winner )

** 2000, Favorite Pop / Rock New Artist: ( Nominated )

** 2008 Worlds Best Pop / Rock Artist ( Winner )

The band did find some success at the American Music Awards, as Dr. Feelgood was nominated twice for Favorite Hard Rock / Metal Award, losing once to Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction, but winning the following year, beating out Aerosmith's Pump and Poison's Flesh And Blood.

Mötley Crüe was also nominated twice for Favorite Hard Rock / Metal Artist.

Hay and Ham hired new bandmates to tour behind the record, including jazz / fusion bassist Jeremy Alsop, progressive rock drummer Mark Kennedy ( ex Ayers Rock ), and guitarist James Black, who respectively play on seven, eight and one of the ten tracks on Two Hearts.

* 1983 – Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633. 468 mph ( 1, 019 km / h ), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

Two years later, The Offspring had its fifth top ten album with Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace and its third Modern Rock / Alternative Songs chart-topper with " You're Gonna Go Far, Kid ".