In 1955 the film Blackboard Jungle was released, and Rock And Roll got its name!
The movie's soundtrack, featured the song 'Rock Around The Clock,' by Bill Haley & The Comets, which became the first ever rock song to chart at No.1, putting the underground genre into the mainstream. The song would be an anthem for rebellious youth and Rock music would begin its hostile takeover of the music charts and become the dominant music in the U.S. and the world.
The movie starred film icon Sidney Poitier, as a rebellious youth with musical talent, and was remembered, for casting adults as high school teens, and for the banning of the song in many states which would only fuel its popularity. Rock And Roll would transform the musical landscape around the world and define popular music from that point on.