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.

When the Choctaw reached Little Rock, a Choctaw chief ( thought to be Thomas Harkins or Nitikechi ) stated to the Arkansas Gazette that the removal was a " trail of tears and death ".

Noted Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene penned a 2008 book, When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams, detailing his occasional appearances with Jan & Dean's touring band throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

When Rock opened for BDP one night, D-Nice invited an A & R representative from Jive Records to see him perform.

When he wasn't working, Kid Rock recorded the material that eventually made up his fourth album Early Mornin ' Stoned Pimp, which Rock released on his own label Top Dog Records.

When " Picture " was released it introduced Kid Rock to a wider audience, and was ultimately the most successful single on the album.

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When compared to the Everly Brothers, who often used the same session musicians, Orbison is credited with " a passionate intensity " that, according to The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, made " his love, his life, and, indeed, the whole world to be coming to an end — not with a whimper, but an agonized, beautiful bang ".

When the siege had started, Saladin was unwilling to promise terms of quarter to the Frankish inhabitants of Jerusalem until Balian of Ibelin threatened to kill every Muslim hostage, estimated at 5000, and to destroy Islam's holy shrines of the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque if quarter was not given.

When lined up, the crosses point to Whittle Rock (), a large, permanently submerged shipping hazard in False Bay.

When the station was faced with closure, Malcolm Bluemel with the help of Fish, Tony Iommi, Ian Anderson and Gary Moore helped save Planet Rock by buying the station.

When Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1998, original band members Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie were named to the Hall, as were Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Music Week described it as an " inspired collection of leftfield rock ", while Thor Christensen of The Dallas Morning News said that it " brims with the same dry humor the Sacramento band displayed in past hits such as ' The Distance ' and ' Rock and Roll Lifestyle ': The leadoff track, ' Satan Is My Motor ,' puts a devilish new spin on the rock ' n ' roll car-song tradition, while ' When You Sleep ' revolves around the question of what your fingers do while the rest of the body snoozes ".

When they reached Little Rock, a Choctaw chief ( thought to be Thomas Harkins or Nitikechi ) quoted to the Arkansas Gazette that the removal was a " trail of tears and death.

When Lonnie Donegan had a hit with " Rock Island Line ", written by Huddie Ledbetter ( Lead Belly ), Morrison felt he was familiar with and able to connect with skiffle music as he had been hearing Lead Belly before that.

When Atkinson arrived at Fort Armstrong on Rock Island on April 12, he learned that the British Band was in Illinois, and that most of the Meskwakis he wanted to arrest were now with the band.

When war threatens to break out between the Cave Fraggles and the Rock Fraggles, Beige finds the courage to help Mokey and, with Red's help, stop the battle before it starts.

In 1995, Led Zeppelin were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Plant performed at the induction show with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Jason Bonham, Neil Young, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, performing spirited versions of " Bring It On Home ", " Honeybee ", and " When the Levee Breaks ".

When the Iron Mountain Railroad laid rails up the Arkansas River Valley in the 1870s from Little Rock to the Oklahoma border at Fort Smith, Altus was the highest point on the track.

When the Little Rock, Mississippi River, and Texas Railroad was being built during the years of 1880-1881, it missed Red Bluff by four miles and the citizens moved to the new Town of Redfield which was named for J. E.

When Pagedale was incorporated, the northern end went beyond the Rock Road up Hoke Avenue, which later was renamed Ferguson though it didn't line up with Ferguson.

When the promoters of the Columbus and Toledo Railroad Company, present day CSX, announced its route would include Salt Rock Township, Samuel Morral I and Jacob Neff, each of whom owned the land where the village now is, entered into the business of selling commercial and residential lots.

When the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway constructed a station on Ryan's land in 1892, he platted the townsite that bears his name.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

When the station wagon drew abreast of the dusty dirt road that led up to the porch of the Culver house, Pamela turned the wheel, guiding the car to its familiar parking spot close to the house, and stopped.

When Labour won the 1997 general election, Powell told his wife, Pamela Wilson, " They have voted to break up the United Kingdom.

When Rodney met Cassandra, her parents Alan and Pamela ( Denis Lill and Wanda Ventham ) became casually recurring characters.

When he was 13, his house was destroyed by flood waters during Typhoon Pamela, and his father died of tuberculosis in the same year.

When Garroway's second wife, Pamela, died of a prescription drug overdose on April 28, 1961, Garroway went further into depression and emotional and mental instability.

When he married Pamela in 1956, he adopted her son, Michael, whom he raised as his own after her death.

When first launched, the 500ml bottles were marketed as " The Pammy ", as their curves were designed to resemble Pamela Anderson who was at the height of her popularity in the UK at the time.

When he encounters the Tatums, Josh meets his double as well as two beautiful country cousins, Azalea and Selena ( Yvonne Craig and Pamela Austin, respectively ), both compete to win Josh's affections.

When trying to determine how attractive Ms. Ellen is, Chef asks the boys how she compares to a number of celebrities, including Vanessa Williams, Toni Braxton, Pamela Anderson and Erin Gray.

When he spots her, he runs out to attack her but as Chris tries to escape, she is grabbed and taken into the water by a decomposing Pamela Voorhees ( Marilyn Poucher ).

" When Robert B. Anderson, Eisenhower's first Secretary of the Navy argued that the Navy must recognize the " customs and usages prevailing in certain geographic areas of our country which the Navy had no part in creating ", Eisenhower overruled him: " We have not taken and we shall not take a single backward step.

When Anderson asked if he had had any stage experience, she revealed that her husband's name was Nicholas Parsons.

When he began his collaborative film work, he was influenced by Robert Alton and John Murray Anderson, striving to create moods and character insight with his dances.

When requiring fresh ideas, Anderson would travel to New York, buy songs that had been American hits, and then translated or transcribe the lyrics on the return journey ready for a recording session shortly after and then have the record on the shelves within a few days.

When questioned about which episode in their career they most regretted, none of the other candidates would answer the question, except Anderson, who cited his vote for the Gulf of Tonkin resolution.

When the voters in New Hampshire went to the polls, Anderson again exceeded the expectations, finishing fourth with just under 10 % of the vote.

When voters went to the voting booths, Anderson was at his peak.

* When the Light ’ s Went Out Wanda Anderson ( ed ) ( Friends of St. Helena Hospice, Colchester, 1995

When the show ended, Carroll Anderson drove Holly, Valens and Richardson to the airport.

When the Pawn was cultivated during Apple's relationship with film director Paul Thomas Anderson.

When Anderson saw the ultra-modern, Bauhaus-inspired home that Bayer had designed & built in Aspen, he walked up to the front door and introduced himself.

When this does not shut him up, the audience member drops an anvil on Poochini's head, squashing him down and giving him a deeper voice reminiscent of the Ink Spots ' spoken interludes, or of Eddie ' Rochester ' Anderson.

When Anderson left the show as a main character in the eighth season, the producers were talking about ending the series.

When the aging Reds finished second to the Dodgers in each of the next two seasons, Anderson was fired on November 27, 1978 by general manager Dick Wagner, who had taken over for Howsam a year earlier.

When General Motors closed its operations in Anderson, the city was dealt a major economic blow as GM was the biggest employer in Anderson.

When Anderson sees her in the hospital, he storms off to confront Pell but is stopped by Ward.

When his novel, written according to the tenets of the New Realism literary movement ( established years before by Sherwood Anderson, Sinclair Lewis and others ) was published in 1930, many of the residents were convinced that his characters were based on local inhabitants, and considered the work a slander against the town.

On the subject of the beat, Anderson recalls, " When I went to the recording session, I heard the drum beat he had come up with and I thought, ' Christ, is this all he could produce?

When Simon Gilbert heard Anderson playing back the tape whilst going through audition tapes, he mistakenly believed it to be an early Suede demo.

When Half Life was unleashed on the city causing a wave of mass murder, Anderson was the one who stopped it.

When Anderson eventually auditioned for the role, Winkler and Rich felt that he gave the character a human touch which the other actors could not.