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 76-100 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 76-100 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haley, Bill," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

Haley, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

"Haley, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.