Bill Haley and the Comets - Rock Around The Clock (live TV 1969)

Courtesy of the Clark Santee video archive, a reminder of where it all began. Almost 70 years later, it’s difficult to overstate the impact of one man and his band and this song when first released in 1954. An unlikely star, Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock provided the cornerstone for a seismic cultural revolution, teenagers worldwide tearing up cinemas screening Blackboard Jungle, thus paving the way for Elvis et al from Sun Records. Seen here live in 1969 playing to a younger audience, Bill Haley never changed his act from the beginning, figured he never needed to. Hail hail rock’n’roll!