Not long ago, I was asked the question, “Who was the First Michigander to Have a #1 Hit Record?”Well, only going back as far as to the beginning of the Rock ‘n Roll explosion in the 1950s, that wasn’t too hard to answer. The first #1 song in the rock era by a Michigander is also the very first #1 Rock & Roll hit EVER. Get our free mobile appIt was on July 9, 1955, that Rock Around the Clock became the very first Rock 'n Roll record to hit #1, three days after the 30th birthday of Bill Haley...quite a birthday present. Whetting his appetite for more, Bill formed his own group, Bill Haley & The Four Aces of Western Swing. In 1950 he changed the band name to Bill Haley & The Saddlemen, and finally in 1952, they became Bill Haley & His Comets.