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 1-25 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 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.