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Summary:
- Review: "In Rock Around the Clock, as cultural historian, record collector and music detective Jim Dawson reveals the real story of rock 'n' roll's beginnings like it's never been told before. It's all here, from the song's murky origins and Bill Haley's early struggles as a professional musician to the record's explosion through motion pictures like The Blackboard Jungle and Haley's resulting success and eventual burnout. Dawson makes the case that "Rock Around the Clock" - besides being the first national No. 1 rock 'n' roll hit - killed Tin Pan Alley and heralded the beginning of modern youth culture."--BOOK JACKET.
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Table of Contents:
- April is the coolest month
- Rock me with a steady roll!
- Let the good times roll
- Yodelin' Bill Haley
- Calling all comets
- Crazy man, crazy
- Put your glad rags on
- Rockin' up in seventh heaven
- We'll yell for more!
- Blackboard jungle
- Hollywood rock 'n' roll
- Rock around the clock : the movie!
- Hellbound train to waterloo
- When the clock strikes twelve we'll cool off then
- Rock till broad daylight!
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Language Notes:
- English text.
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196), discography (page 197), and index.
From the collection of Wayne and Kathy Zatopek.
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Physical Description:
- 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Call Numbers:
- ML3534 .D38 2005
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ISBNs:
- 087930829X (alk. paper)
9780879308292 (alk. paper)
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Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2005007381
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OCLC Numbers:
- 58546604