June 7, 1954: Detroit’s Bill Haley, along with His Comets, record Shake, Rattle & Roll which will become the first Rock ‘n Roll tune to sell a million copies!!!

With Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" riding high on the Billboard R&B chart,

 Bill Haley And His Comets enter Decca Records' New York studio to record the same number…

 Haley's version will enter the Pop chart next August for an amazing 27 week run and rise to #7, becoming the first Rock and Roll tune to sell a million copies…

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