People
James E. Myers
Biography:
James E. Myers was a larger-than-life figure who wore many hats during a long career in showbiz: composer, producer, musician and actor. Myers, under his nom de plume Jimmy DeKnight, will forever be remembered as the co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock," which gave Bill Haley and the Comets their 25 million-copy-selling hit and kickstarting the rock and roll era. There is debate over whether Myers actually wrote "Rock Around the Clock," or whether most of the work was actually done by co-writer Max Freedman. But Myers deserves credit for promoting the song and helping to make it the hit it became. In later years, Myers operated a Rock Around the Clock Museum out of his home and wrote an... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II | 1978-11-25 |
Shaft in Africa as Williams | 1973-06-14 |
Refinements in Love as Dr. Livingston | 1971-07-16 |
Caught in the Can as Vice Cop (uncredited) | 1970-01-01 |
Ride, Mister? | 1970-01-01 |
Homer, the Late Comer as Homer (uncredited) | 1970-01-01 |
The Hang Up | 1969-11-26 |
The Divorcee as Dr. Carlton Wright | 1969-09-12 |
The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago as Carl 'Fats' Percelli | 1969-06-01 |