Marshall Lytle, who played bass in Bill Haley and the Comets, has died at the age of 79. He passed away on Saturday, May 25, in New Port Richey, Fla., of lung cancer.
On this day in Rock history, January 18th, 1956, Bill Haley and The Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" album becomes the first Rock & Roll LP to hit the Billboard charts.