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 (Results 101-106 of 106 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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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LCNAR: Haley, Bill, 1925-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82162699
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