In Part 1, Deke Dickerson lays out his belief that the template of Rock & Roll was forged by the jumping Rhythm and Blues combo The Treniers in the early 1950s. That magic spark happened in the seaside resort town Wildwood, New Jersey, in the summers of 1952-54. In Part 2, Dickerson recounts how Rock & Roll was then taken to the top of the National charts by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1954 and 1955. (Part 1 is HERE  – read it … Continue reading WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK & ROLL RECORD? DEKE DICKERSON SAYS IT’S ‘ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK’