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In the United States "Rock of Ages" is usually sung to the hymn tune Toplady by Thomas Hastings as revised by Lowell Mason. In the United Kingdom the hymn tune Redhead 76 is most common. This tune is also called Petra, after Peter being referred to as the Rock by Christ, by Richard Redhead. Both tunes circulate in the churches of both countries.
"Rock of Ages" is a song by Def Leppard from their 1983 album Pyromania. When issued as a single in the United States, the song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #19 on the Cash Box Top 100. It also hit #1 on the Top Tracks Rock chart. [6]
Rock of Ages is a jukebox musical built around classic rock songs from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of that decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Europe, among other well-known rock bands.
A popular non-literal translation, called "Rock of Ages", is based on the German version by Leopold Stein (1810–1882), and was written by Talmudic linguist Marcus Jastrow and Gustav Gottheil. [17] These are the original English lyrics, [18] which are sometimes changed into gender neutral language. [19] [failed verification]
In 1755, Catherine and Augustus moved to Ireland, and Augustus was enrolled in Trinity College Dublin.. Shortly thereafter, in August 1755, the 15-year-old Toplady attended a sermon preached by James Morris, a follower of John Wesley, in a barn in Codymain, co. Wexford (though in his Dying Avowal, Toplady denies that the preacher was directly connected to Wesley, with whom he had developed a ...
Titled Rock of Ages, the show will include rock songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. It will also get into some subgenres from the 50s. Director of Choirs Ginger Storey said they will sing ...
The musicial plays now through Aug. 14 at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
Rock of Ages premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on June 15, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed to negative critical reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $59 million worldwide on a $75 million budget.