Bill Haley’s hit single “Rock Around the Clock” (1955) is a classic example of the
incoming flow of jazz with the rock beat. During the early times of the 1900’s Songs like
“Rock Around the Clock” were very popular because of the Jazz and Rock beat.
Bill, at the age 15, left home with a duffle bag and guitar and joined a local jazz band
which gave him experience in music and a history lesson in the musical time period. With this
newly developed knowledge, Haley became redesigned the bangs flow and incorporated jazz
and rock music. In addition to Bill’s life, the song, shows the past and present of the music
industry that correlates with the modernist artistry in this time period.
The paintings in this time period connect to his music because they show the
progression of Humans and the adaptation to a newer higher tech world. The
repetitiveness of the word “Rock” throughout this song shows the new era of having
fun and the jazzy feel of the song shows the evolution of the new genre theme and
the previous genre.
Me personally, as a rock enthusiast, I love the intertwined
genres of jazz and rock. The catchy flow of the saxaphone and
accordion make the song more 50’s, while the guitar and drums, put
that 60’s classic rock in the song. The musical style is pure
genius, and the start of a revolution in the music industry. By
moving on from jazz to rock, a new era of musically
sound, and lyrically gifted rock groups emerged, and