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.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1925 (Detroit), Died February 9, 1981 (Harlingen)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 106 records)

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.