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The sleeve notes conclude: "For six years Bill Haley was a musical director of Radio Station WPWA in Chester, Pennsylvania, and led his own band all through this period. It was then known as Bill Haley's Saddlemen, indicating their definite leaning toward the tough Western style.
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continuing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group recorded nine Top 20 singles, one of which was number one and three that were Top Ten.
Jun 25, 2013 · Bill Haley & His Comets was an American Rock&Roll band founded in 1952 that continued playing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was the earliest group of white musicians to bring...
As frontman for the iconic group Bill Haley & His Comets, Haley became a bona fide music superstar in the 1950s after releasing chart-topping hits including “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “See You Later, Alligator,” and many others.
William John Clifton Haley - better known as Bill Haley, leader of the first-ever rock & roll band The Comets - is probably the greatest musical pioneer of the 20th century.
Bill Haley (born July 6, 1925, Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.—died February 9, 1981, Harlingen, Texas) was an American singer and songwriter considered by many to be the father of rock and roll, thanks to his 1955 hit “Rock Around the Clock.”
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BILL HALEY ~ ROCKING CHAIR ON THE MOON ~ 1952. David Henry.
50 Greatest: Bill Haley & His Comets. A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.
Feb 10, 1981 · Bill Haley, the singer, guitarist and band leader whose original recording of ''Rock Around the Clock'' has sold 22.5 million copies since 1955, died yesterday of natural causes at his home in...
