James E. Myers was an American songwriter, actor, producer, and raconteur.
Myers is best known as the credited co-writer of Rock Around the Clock for which he used the pseudonym Jimmy DeKnight. Myers co-wrote the song with Max C. Freedman, though doubt has been cast as to whether Myers actually participated in the writing of the song.
Rock Around the Clock was published in early 1953. Although Bill Haley & His Comets were supposed to be the first to record it, a dispute between Myers and Dave Mi...
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