“Rock Around The Clock” was recorded on the third floor of the
Pythian Temple Studios at 135 West 70th Street in New York City.

The Pythian (above) was in use as a recording studio  
for over fifteen years. Other artists who recorded there
included Buddy Holly.

Bill Haley (William John Clifton Haley)
(July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981)

Lucy and Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" made the cover.

Mike Gracia

David Michael Letterman is 68 today.

"Woodchopper’s Ball", also known as "At the Woodchopper’s Ball" 
was the biggest hit for Woody Herman and his Orchestra, selling
a million records. It received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in
2002.

David Bruce Cassidy was born in New York, New York.

David Cassidy is best known for his role on the ABC television show, “The
Partridge Family” (1970-1974). He made his professional debut in the 1969 
Broadway musical “The Fig Leaves are Falling”.