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Bill Haley: 'Rock Around the Clock' – the world's first rock anthem

Bob Stanley, The Guardian, 22 May 2014

The 1950s made stars of Elvis, Little Richard and Fats Domino, but Bill Haley & His Comets are rock'n'roll's forgotten pioneers.

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