As incredible and almost unbelievable as it may sound,the upcoming week of Sunday July 3rd through Saturday July 9th marks the 50th anniversary of what Billboard magazine (and anyone who was paying attention at the time)dubbed as the dawn of the Rock & Roll era.
50 years ago,"Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & The Comets hit #1 on all of Billboard's then current charts for pop music. Spending 8 weeks at #1 on "The Best Sellers in Stores" chart and also #1 on "Most Played by (Disc) Jockeys & "Most Played In Jukeboxes". (What did they do?...go to every juke-joint & malt shop in the U.S. and ask??!!
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Anyhow,it's incredible for me to look back in my Top 40 & #1 hits books,as well as having heard & seen a lot in just the past 30 years,and seen and heard all that has been on our record/tape/8-track & CD players. As well as radio & video!
I'd tell you what my most favorites have been overall in the rock era,but it would be to time consuming! [img]tongue.gif[/img] *whew!*.
Happy Birthday Rock & Roll! (Whatever the definition may be!)
