On this Day in Rock and Roll History - May 23 1953 Bill Haley with Haley's Comets saw their first release for Essex Records, "Crazy Man, Crazy" enter the Billboard Juke Box chart, where it will top out at #12. The song would later be recognized by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as "the first rock and roll record to register on Billboard's pop chart." In a 1972 interview, Haley would claim that the record sold a million copies, but that has never been verified. | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio

16K views · 471 reactions | In the summer of 1953, "Crazy Man, Crazy" by Bill Haley With Haley's Comets, became the first Rock 'n' Roll song to be heard on American television when it was included on the soundtrack of Glory in the Flower, an episode of the CBS anthology series, Omnibus. The live production featured James Dean playing the type of rebellious youth he would later portray in 1955's Rebel Without a Cause. | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio | Facebook

875K views · 10K reactions | Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, and Steve Carell star in the story about a middle-aged man who gets a life makover after he befriends a much younger ladies man. Crazy, Stupid, Love is now on Netflix | Netflix | Facebook