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Sonny Dae and His Knights was an American vocal and instrumental group in the early 1950s. The group was the first to record the hit song "Rock Around the Clock".

The group comprised Italian-American singer Sonny Dae (born Paschall Salvatore Vennitti, May 24, 1928 – February 1987),^[1] pianist Hal Hogan, guitarist Art Buono, and Mark Bennett (It is unknown which instrument he was playing).^[2] It was a novelty group that billed itself as "instrumental, vocal and fun makers", and had a regular slot on the Old Dominion Barn Dance radio show in Richmond, Virginia.^[3]

"Rock Around the Clock" was authored by Max C. Freedman and was performed in stage shows in 1953 by his client Bill Haley. Freedman approached Jimmy De Knight, (born James E. Myers), a music publisher, to publish and copyright the song. Myers agreed, but only if his name was added as a co-writer, which Freedman agreed.{{cn|date=November 2017}} However, Haley's record company, Essex Records, initially refused to allow him to record it, because the company's owner, Dave Miller, detested Myers and refused to allow his songs to be released on the label.^[4] Instead, Myers' business partner, Jack Howard, offered the song to Sonny Dae and His Knights, who recorded and released it (take 6 was the released version) in Philadelphia on 20 March 1954 (recorded, according to some other sources, late in 1953, but the recording date is totally unknown). "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock To-night!" was copyrighted on 31 March 1953 in the U.S. Library Of Congress.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

The recording was released on Howard's Arcade label (label number 123) and reviewed by Billboard in the R&B section.^[5] But the record achieved only modest local success. The B-side was an instrumental with accompanying vocals, "Moving Guitar", written by S. Dae, A. Buono and M. Bennett. Bill Haley & The Comets then recorded its version of "Rock Around the Clock" on 12 April 1954, following which the song eventually became a worldwide hit.

References

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2. ^{{cite web|url=http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artists/d/dae-1000.htm|title=Rockin' Country Style - discography|website=Rcs-discography.com|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120722151014/http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artists/d/dae-1000.htm|archivedate=22 July 2012|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kT0fKUCTUC4C&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=%22Sonny+Dae%22+Richmond&source=bl&ots=4Pe3X0u26Y&sig=tViWfIirKnPT_h6xqI0HVriTevE&hl=en&ei=iL5XSvqhLISQjAfW06DNDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1|title=Risky Business: Rock in Film|first1=R. Serge|last1=Denisoff|first2=William D.|last2=Romanowski|page=8|date=31 December 2011|publisher=Transaction Publishers|accessdate=5 November 2017|via=Google Books}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RockClockTribute.html|title=Rock Around the Clock Tribute|website=Rockabillyhall.com|accessdate=5 November 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KB8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&dq=billboard+march+20+1954&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=billboard+march+20+1954&f=false|title=Billboard|first=Nielsen Business Media|last=Inc|date=20 March 1954|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=5 November 2017|via=Google Books}}