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1. Bill Haley was born July 6, 1925. Which state was he born in?
2. Which country band gave Bill Haley his start in music?
3. Bill Haley found work in Chester, PA as a member of a live music act that played local amusement parks and even had a radio show. What was the name of the band that gave Haley the opportunity to increase his audience by putting him on the radio?
4. In 1948, Bill Haley recorded some of his first recordings on the Cowboy record label. What was the name of his backing band?
5. In 1949, Bill Haley formed the band which would become The Comets, his backing band on the classic hit "Rock Around the Clock". What was the name of the first incarnation of The Comets?
6. Many people consider Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" to be the first rock and roll song ever recorded. However, Haley had recorded a song, in much the same vein three years earlier. What is the name of this song?
7. Which record label released the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
8. When "Rock Around the Clock" was released, it found modest success, but it wasn't until it was included as the title track for a 1955 movie that it really took off. Which film launched the popularity of "Rock Around the Clock"?
9. The song "Rock Around the Clock" found a resurgence in popularity in 1974 when the song was used as the theme of a new television program. Which television program introduced the song to a much younger audience?
10. "Rock Around the Clock" has been covered by literally hundreds of groups including the obvious (The Beatles, Pat Boone and Chubby Checker) and some of the not so obvious (Frank Zappa, The Isley Brothers and The Muppets). One of the most unusual versions of the song was recorded on the album "Great Rock & Roll Swindle" by which punk rock band?
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