May 7, 1955 - Although "Rock Around The Clock" was not a hit when released the year before, it had picked up renewed interest by virtue of its inclusion in the movie The Blackboard Jungle, and was consequently re-released by Bill Haley & His Comets. And a new era was born. If you like rock music in any of its forms, you have this song to thank. It convinced DJ's, radio station management, and most importantly executives at record companies that rock & roll was a viable form of music Anne Francis and Glenn Ford reading the script for the 1955 classic drama, The Blackboard Jungle