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 101-106 of 106 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 101-106 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.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189

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