Bill Haley
William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million records worldwide. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | 522 | 10-in. | 10/31/1950 | I'm gonna dry ev'ry tear with a kiss | Bill Haley ; Saddle Men (Music group) ; Billy Williamson | vocalist | ||
| Atlantic | 523 | 10-in. | 10/31/1950 | Why do I cry over you? | Bill Haley ; Saddle Men (Music group) | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 86163 | 4/12/1954 | (We're gonna) Rock around the clock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 86164 | 4/12/1954 | Thirteen women (and only one man in town) | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 86380 | 6/7/1954 | Shake, rattle and roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 86381 | 6/7/1954 | A.B.C. boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 86809 | 9/21/1954 | Happy baby | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 86810 | 9/21/1954 | Dim, dim the lights (I want some atmosphere)-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 87325 | 1/5/1955 | Birth of the boogie-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 87326 | 1/5/1955 | Mambo rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 87921 | 5/10/1955 | Two hound dogs | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 87922 | 5/10/1955 | Razzle dazzle | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 88690 | 9/22/1955 | R-O-C-K | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 88691 | 9/22/1955 | Rock-a-beatin' boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 88692 | 9/23/1955 | The Saints rock 'n' roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 88693 | 9/23/1955 | Burn that candle | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 88995 | 12/12/1955 | See you later, alligator | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 88996 | 12/12/1955 | The paper boy (on Main Street, U.S.A.) | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 89594 | 3/23/1956 | Goofin' around | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89595 | 3/23/1956 | Rudy's rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89596 | 3/23/1956 | Hide and seek-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89597 | 3/23/1956 | Hey then, there now | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89598 | 3/23/1956 | Tonight's the night | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89599 | 3/23/1956 | Hook, line and sinker | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89611 | 3/27/1956 | Blue comet blues | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89612 | 3/27/1956 | Calling all comets | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89613 | 3/27/1956 | Choo choo ch'boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89614 | 3/30/1956 | A rockin' little tune | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89615 | 3/30/1956 | Hot dog buddy buddy | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 89616 | 3/30/1956 | Rockin' through the rye | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 100316 | 7/12/1956 | Teenager's mother | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 100317 | 7/12/1956 | Rip it up-1 ; Rip it up-2 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 100702 | 10/4/1956 | Don't knock the rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 100703 | 10/4/1956 | Forty cups of coffee | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102039 | 3/22/1957 | Miss you | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102040 | 3/22/1957 | (You hit the wrong note) Billy goat | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102041 | 3/22/1957 | Rockin' rollin' rover | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102042 | 3/25/1957 | Please don't talk about me when I'm gone | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102043 | 3/25/1957 | You can't stop me from dreaming | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102044 | 3/25/1957 | I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102045 | 3/25/1957 | Rock Lomond | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102046 | 3/29/1957 | Is it true what they say about Dixie? | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 102047 | 3/29/1957 | Carolina in the morning | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 102048 | 3/29/1957 | The dipsy doodle | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 102049 | 3/29/1957 | Ain't misbehavin' (I'm savin' my love for you) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 102050 | 3/29/1957 | The beak 'speaks' | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 102160 | 4/3/1957 | Moon over Miami | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102161 | 4/3/1957 | One sweet letter from you | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102162 | 4/3/1957 | (I' ll be with you in) Apple blossom time | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102163 | 4/3/1957 | Somebody else is taking my place | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102888 | 7/15/1957 | How many? | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102889 | 7/15/1957 | Move it on over | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 102890 | 7/15/1957 | Rock the joint | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 103635 | 11/8/1957 | Me rock-a-hula | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 103636 | 11/8/1957 | Rockin' Rita | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 103637 | 11/8/1957 | Jamaica D.J. | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 103652 | 11/12/1957 | Piccadilly rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103653 | 11/12/1957 | Pretty alouette | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103654 | 11/12/1957 | Rockin' rollin' schnitzlebank | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103677 | 11/15/1957 | Rockin' Matilda (Waltzing Matilda) | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103678 | 11/15/1957 | Vive le rock and roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103725 | 11/19/1957 | It's a sin | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103726 | 11/19/1957 | Mary, Mary Lou | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103727 | 11/19/1957 | El rocko | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103728 | 11/19/1957 | Come rock with me | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 103733 | 11/21/1957 | Oriental rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 103734 | 11/21/1957 | Wooden shoe rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader | |||
| Decca | 103740 | 11/22/1957 | Wee Willie Brown | Comets ; Lou Graham | leader | |||
| Decca | 103741 | 11/22/1957 | You were mean baby | Comets ; Lou Graham | leader | |||
| Decca | 104284 | 2/6/1958 | The walking beat | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104285 | 2/6/1958 | Skinny Minnie | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104286 | 2/6/1958 | Sway with me | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104287 | 2/7/1958 | Lean jean | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104288 | 2/7/1958 | Don't nobody move | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105063 | 6/3/1958 | Joey's song (stereo) ; Joey's song (mono) | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105064 | 6/3/1958 | Chiquita Linda (Un poquito de tu amor) | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105118 | 6/9/1958 | Dinah | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105119 | 6/9/1958 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105120 | 6/12/1958 | Whoa Mabel! | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105121 | 6/12/1958 | Marie | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105126 | 6/12/1958 | Eloise | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105127 | 6/12/1958 | Corrine, Corrina-1 ; Corrine, Corrina-2 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105174 | 6/18/1958 | B.B. Betty | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105175 | 6/18/1958 | Sweet Sue, just you | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105176 | 6/18/1958 | Charmaine | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 106322 | 1/7/1959 | The dragon rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106323 | 1/7/1959 | A.B.C. rock-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106324 | 1/7/1959 | The cat walk (Instrumental) | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106416 | 1/29/1959 | I got a woman | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106417 | 1/29/1959 | (Now and then) There's a fool such as I | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106418 | 1/29/1959 | Be by me | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 106419 | 1/29/1959 | Where did you go last night? | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 107440 | 4/27/1959 | Caldonia-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 107441 | 4/27/1959 | Shaky (instr. ) | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 107643 | 6/19/1959 | Ooh! Look-a-there, ain't she pretty-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 107644 | 6/19/1959 | (Thanks for the) Summer souvenir | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108122 | 9/17/1959 | Puerto Rican peddler | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108123 | 9/17/1959 | (Put another nickel in the jukebox) Music, music, music! | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108124 | 9/23/1959 | Skokiaan | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108125 | 9/23/1959 | Drowsy waters | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108126 | 9/24/1959 | Two shadows | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108127 | 9/24/1959 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108128 | 9/24/1959 | Strictly instrumental | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 108129 | 9/24/1959 | Mack the knife | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 114940 | 6/16/1964 | The green door | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
| Decca | 114941 | 6/16/1964 | Yeah, she's evil! | Comets ; Bill Haley | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haley, Bill," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.
Haley, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.
"Haley, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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