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James Myers
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A songwriter with more than 300 titles to his credit, Myers is best known for writing what Dick Clark called "the anthem of rock 'n' roll", Rock Around the Clock, in 1953. Max Freedman helped write the hit. "When we finished it he said, 'What are you going to call it?' I said, Rock Around The Clock," Myers told the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. "And he said, 'Why rock? What's that mean? Why not Dance Around The Clock?' And I said, 'I just have a gut feeling and since I'm half writer and whole publisher, I'm the boss!" The two-minute, eight-second song was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 and quickly shot to No. 1 on the charts. It has since been recorded by more than 500 other artists, and used in more than 40 movies, earning Myers $10 million in royalties. He died May 9 from leukemia at age 81.
From This is True for 6 May 2001
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