Rocker Bill Haley & His Comets on This Day in History

This Day in History: Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts on this day in 1954. In my mind, this is the first Rock and Roll song, but many would disagree. Perhaps it is Roy Brown's "Good Rocking Tonight" (1947), maybe it is Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" (1951), or it could be Elvis's "That's All Right, Mama" (1954). I just finished listening to Jimmy Preston's "Rock the Joint" (1949) and I would say that is definitely Rock and Roll, and it was later covered by Bill Haley.

Jimmy Preston's Rock the Joint