1952 is an
important year for rock n roll. Sun Records opened shop under Sam Phillips
stewardship and teenagers rioted in Cleveland at Alan Freed’s Moondog
Coronation Ball. The genre would break out four years later. Bill Haley led the
charge in 1956. In 1952, he changed his band name from Bill Haley and His
Saddlemen to Bill Haley and His Comets. Despite the important rock moments,
traditional pop music continued to dominate, which might explain the teenage
frenzy at a show focused on them and not elevator music.
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