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| | Bill Haley & His Comets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Bill Haley and His Comets was a rock and roll band that was founded in the 1950s and continued until Haley's death in 1981. | | | Bandleader Bill Haley had previously been a country performer; after recording a country and western-styled version of "Rocket 88", a rhythm and blues song, he changed musical direction to a new sound called rock and roll. | | | When Elvis Presley recorded the song in 1956, he combined Haley's arrangement with Turner's original lyrics but failed to score a subtantial hit. |
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| | Bill Haley tribute |
| | Bill Haley had made his mark on music and generations of rockers would tell stories of how they were influenced by this seemingly innocent country and western star from Detroit. | | | Bill Haley, who performed on the revival circuit throughout the Sixties and Seventies, saw his signature song become a U.S. hit for the second time when "Rock Around the Clock" appeared on the 1974 soundtrack for American Graffiti and the hit TV show Happy Days. | | | Haley began his recording career in 1951 when he led a small country and western band. |
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| | BillHaley Biography |
| | For most of the Fifties, Haley was a presence on the record charts with and in teen-oriented movies. | | | The band was called The Saddlemen and their first record was a version of the rhythm and blues hit "Rocket 88" and prefigured Haley's later style, an amaigam of country, the blues and pop influences. | | | A year later the band recorded their first hit, "Crazy Man Crazy." In 1955, bandleader Bill Haley and His Comets recorded a landmark rock and roll song, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock," which held down the number one spot for eight weeks and went on to sell 41 million copies worldwide. |
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| | RAB Hall of Fame: Bill Haley |
| | The little boy would be named William John Clifton Haley, but one day he would become the musical legend known as Bill Haley, and with his Comets, he would rock the concert halls of the world with the thunder of his sound and the glory of his music. | | | The book lists over 400 titles that were recorded and released by Bill Haley and his musicians over a period of forty years, The vocals were sometimes done by other artists, but the back up was Bill's Comets or one of his earlier country-western bands. | | | True to Bill's prediction, John Grande, being the only musician who could read music, became the chief arranger and recorder of most of their new material. |
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| | "EXTRA!" Page 1 / Bill Haley and the Comets |
| | This spring marks the 50th anniversary of Bill Haley and the Saddlemen recording "Rock the Joint" for Essex Records, the song that became their first hit rock and roll record and, in the opinion of many, helped give the name to the music. | | | For Bill Haley fans, the show is significant as "Rock Around the Clock" was used as the theme song for the first couple of years, until Pratt and McClain's "Happy Days" became a huge hit and replaced the venerable oldie. | | | Lane's drumming work with Haley was a highlight of a live album The Comets recorded in Sweden in 1968, and Lane was a popular member of the band during his tenure with Haley. |
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http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Extra.html
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| | Bill Haley |
| | Decca Records signed Bill Haley and the Comets and in 1954 they recorded "Rock Around The Clock" The song was only mildly successful. | | | The Saddlemen became the Comets in 1953, and their first chart hit, "Crazy Man, Crazy" was the first rock and roll record to ever make the chart. | | | Haley did concert tours all over the world. |
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http://www.hhdarma.addr.com/biographies/haley.html
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| | Chris Gardner' s Bill Haley Database |
| | This is an alphabetical list of the songs which are known to have been recorded by Bill Haley, or by one of the featured related artists. | | | Owing to the proliferation of Bill Haley products around the World, it is impossible to keep track of all releases of his material. | | | As well as every known recording made by Bill Haley, either under his own name, or as a member of another band, it lists recordings by other artists with a particular connection with Bill. |
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http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/main.html
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| | Bill Haley - and friends - Merry Christmas CD |
| | For many Bill Haley fans, the main reason for buying this album will be to obtain two of the rarest Bill Haley and the Saddlemen sides in existence. | | | "A collection of 18 tracks featuring Bill Haley, his bands and associates on a collection of Christmas songs. | | | Due to their rarity, the best Hydra could come up with is a VERY scratchy 78, rendering the two tracks difficult to listen to....." |
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| | Bill Haley & his Comets Revival |
| | Bill returned to Pennsylvania to start working as a disc jockey at the WPWA radio station where he founded his first band, The Four Aces of Western Swing, followed by The Saddlemen. | | | During the following year, Bill Haley raised his popularity among a fast-growing audience of young people with his composition of Crazy Man Crazy - a song which used the slogans of these teenagers and subsequently became his first nation-wide hit. | | | The Kentucky- born father inspired his son from a very early age to the numerous facets of Country and Western music: hillbilly, yodeling, the singing cowboys, as well as the western swing. |
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| | Bill Haley @ Soundbug |
| | Bill Haley (July 6, 1925 - February 9, 1981) was a rock and roll musician. | | | In 1952 The Saddlemen became Bill Haley & the Comets, who were important in launching the music to a wider (white) audience. | | | In 1951 he and his band, The Saddlemen, changed styles, recording cover versions of Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" and "Rock this Joint". |
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| | 29¢ Bill Haley |
| | A few years earlier, Bill Haley and the Comets had started out as Bill Haley's Saddlemen, recording a number of obscure Hillbilly tunes before switching to Rock 'n' Roll. | | | An unlikely hero to a generation of young rockers, Bill Haley recorded numerous other memorable songs, including See You Later, Alligator, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Skinny Minnie. | | | By the time his second film, Don't Knock the Rock, made it to the big screen in 1957, Elvis Presley occupied the throne of crown prince of rock. |
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| | Bill Haley Biography |
| | Haley joined the group and even at this early stage was talking about combining country and pop music. | | | The 'Four Aces' disbanded in mid '49 and Haley formed a new band, 'The Saddlemen' which in turn was ultimately to become the very first rock and roll band in history, the 'Comets'. | | | In 1948, Bill released his first records on the 'Cowboy' label with his backing group the 'Four Aces of Western Swing', made up of Al Constantine (Accordion), Barney Barnard (bass) and Tex King (guitar) |
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http://www.rhull.freeserve.co.uk/biography1.htm
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| | Rock Around the Clock Tribute |
| | Haley records a rather laid-back version in a Sonet recording studio in Sweden. | | | As no recording of Haley performing "Clock" during his 1980 South Africa tour is now known to exist (contrary to earlier belief), this is the last known recorded performance of the song by Haley. | | | In early 1954, Haley finally broke away from Essex and Bill Haley and His Comets were booked for an April 12, 1954 recording session at a converted ballroom in downtown New York called the Pythian Temple, which was used by Decca to record some of its top acts. |
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http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RockClockTribute.html
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| | Bill Haley Day in Harlingen Texas |
| | The top photo is a detail of the well known picture of Bill Haley held by his father (as seen at Melody Manor). | | | This display case featured a gold record from Brunswick Sweden for the sale of 100,000 copies of "Rock Around The Clock", a pair of Bill Haley's shoes...and this GIBSON guitar. | | | The guitar is very interesting, it is on loan to Mr. |
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http://www.d4haley.com/Haley/BillHaleyDay.htm
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| | Bill Haley and his Comets Home Page |
| | Before Bill Haley and the Comets, teenagers had no music they could claim as their own. | | | Bill Haley started a musical and ultimately cultural revolution. | | | Having recorded a couple of tracks over in London earlier in the year, the remainder of the album was completed at the Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. |
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http://www.rhull.freeserve.co.uk
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| | Live On Stage, Bill Haley And His Comets Revival |
| | Of course, Bill's biggest "Rock Around The Clcok", the famous movie theme hitrecord from "Blackboard Jungle", couldn't be left out, and the revival band does a great job, even on a very well known song like this one. | | | This is the kind of music that gets the audience on their feet, just like in the original Bill Haley movie "Rock Around The Clock". | | | A CD release of the band's wild, acrobatic and comic live show was long overdue. |
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http://www.rockabilly.nl/reviews/haleyrevival.htm
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| | Bill Haley's Comets: Al Rappa, Leader |
| | Listen or Order hard-to-find collector's album recorded live and mastered to CD. | | | Under Al’s leadership, Bill Haley's Comets are on the road today, playing their music and proving they can still "Rock Around The Clock!" | | | Al Rappa, "The Original Walking Bass Man," has recorded and toured with Bill Haley's Comets since 1956. |
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| | Bill Haley And His Comets - Songs |
| | Bill Haley's best known songs include "Shake, Rattle And Roll" (1954), "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" (1955, 1974 re-release) and "See You Later, Alligator" (1956). | | | Haley was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. | | | To listen to a song clip, click a song title or speaker icon below. |
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http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/bill-haley-and-his-comets.html
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| | Tab Heaven.com - Guitar, Bass, Drum tabs |
| | Bill Haley And The Comets guitar chords @ TheTabWo - [252 hits]. | | | Bill Haley And The Comets guitar, bass, drum and guitar pro tabs at this comprehensive tabs archive. | | | Great place with lots of Bill Haley And The Comets guitar chords! |
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| | Bill Haley Song Lyrics - TheSongLyrics.com |
| | Song Lyrics - H Artists - Bill Haley Song Lyrics | | | Welcome to TheSongLyrics.com's Bill Haley song lyrics guide. | | | Here you will find Bill Haley lyrics, links, official homepages, and merchandise links. |
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| | The Silvermen.com... Rock 'n roll wuz just playin' 'possum |
| | In 2000, the band released its first CD, "Pioneers of the Intergalatic Frontier" on Ashland Records. | | | Eventually Zoop and Pace both found their way back to K.C. and decided to form a new band together. | | | Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker, Scotty Moore, Bill Black. |
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| | Articles - Bill Haley |
| | In March 2005, the British network Sky TV reported that Tom Hanks is planning to produce a biopic on the life of Bill Haley, with production tentatively scheduled to begin in 2006. | | | A book on the history of Haley's most famous recording, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution by Jim Dawson was published in June 2005. | | | In 1982, John Swenson wrote Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll (published in the UK under the title, Bill Haley), which is controversial among Haley fans for alleged inaccuracies. |
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http://www.gaple.com/articles/Bill_Haley?mySession=d10e653b7aec158a0c6a0af35ccce712
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| | Lustig Talent Enterprises presents BILL HALEY"S COMETS featuring AL RAPPA! |
| | Below are just a few of the songs Bam Bam has recorded with Bill Haley and His Comets. | | | The band has the same high energy and sound they've always had and in fact the current band consisting of Bam Bam, Sonny Edwards, Mike Lampe, Lenny Longo and Carmen Consentino continue the tradition with an enthusiasm that would have made Bill proud. | | | At that time they became one of the biggest acts in the world, breaking attendance records wherever they performed. |
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| | Bill Haley And The Comets Guitar Tabs |
| | Home » B » Bill Haley And The Comets guitar tabs » | | | The Tabworld.com - Internet's largest tablature and lyrics archive, including the latest Bill Haley And The Comets guitar tabs. | | | Browse Bill Haley And The Comets guitar tabs |
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| | Rock is Fifty! |
| | On the 50th anniversary of "Rock Around The Clock" becoming the first rock 'n' roll record to top the charts - The Comets and Mrs. | | | They join other major rock 'n' roll musicians and producers into the RockWalk's Hall Of Fame. | | | The (septuagenarian and octogenarian!) Comets will drop by to hear the music, sample the drinks and scope the chicks! |
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| | VH1.com : Bill Haley : Artist Main |
| | Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly are ensconced in the heavens, transformed into veritable constellations in the rock music firmament, their... | | | Sign up now to receive every bit of juicy, up-to-the-minute news, album release info and much more delivered straight to your inbox! | | | Bill Haley is the neglected hero of early rock & roll. |
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| | NPR : 50-Year Anniversary of 'Rock Around the Clock' |
| | It was the first rock 'n' roll record to do so, and it made Bill Haley and the Comets into the first rock stars. | | | Day to Day, June 29, 2005 · The classic song "Rock Around the Clock" went to the top of the Billboard charts 50 years ago Wednesday. | | | Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt has a retrospective on the song and its creator. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4723233&sourceCode=RSS
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| | Music-Map: Bill Haley |
| | What do people who like Bill Haley listen to ? | | | gnod > music > map > Bill Haley | | | The closer two artists are, the greater the probability people will like both artists. |
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| | Bill Haley's Comets |
| | hen anybody talks about the early years of Rock 'n' Roll, Bill Haley's Comets, in particular, stands out as contributing more than any other group, in making this music the most popular form of music in the world. | | | Soaring Eagle Casino - Mt. Pleasant, MI They all played host to Bill Haley's Comets!! |
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| | Bill Haley and His Comets - susning.nu |
| | I slutet av 1950-talet hade rock and rollen ändrats markant, mycket tack vare Elvis Presley, och typen av musik som gruppen spelade var ute. | | | Bill Haley and His Comets var gruppen som myntade ordet rock'n roll när de år 1954 kom med hiten Rock around the clock. | | | Gruppen bildades 1951 och står förutom Rock around the clock bakom den kända See you later alligator och Razzle Dazzle som kom två år efter genombrottet. |
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| | Bill Haley |
| | Hardrock Gunter, from Birmingham Alabama, wrote and recorded some of the very first rock and roll songs in the CandW music scene. | | | Some very early country and western ventures into rock 'n' roll, even before Haley: | | | Compare his "Rock The Joint" with earlier versions on this website by Jimmy Preston (1949) Chris Powell (1949) and Jimmy Cavallo (1951). |
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| | BBC NEWS Business Rock profits and boogie woogie blues |
| | On 12 April 1954 an overweight "singing cowboy" called Bill Haley went into a studio in New York and recorded a more raucous version of (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock than his previous country-flavoured attempt. | | | The song didn't make much impact until it was featured in the film Blackboard Jungle a year later - but soon afterwards it was topping charts all over the world and opening up a new genre of entertainment. | | | Haley's backing group was the Saddle Men before changing its name to the Comets |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3622285.stm
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| | The Comets |
| | Together with frontman Bill Haley - they were the first rock 'n' roll band. | | | And they were leaders among the pioneers who fused country & western with rhythm & blues to create rock 'n' roll. | | | It's totally FREE - and your e-mail address will NEVER be sold or shared with any other person or company.) |
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| | Bill Haley & His Comets Posters |
| | Bill Haley and His Comets Music Posters and art prints store online. | | | Wide range of Bill Haley and His Comets music posters and art prints | | | Buy your Bill Haley and His Comets image unframed: click the image. |
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| | Xtreme Musician: Bill Haley |
| | In mid 1955, Bill Haley was the first artist to become a star of the recently declared genre of Rock n' Roll. | | | His popularity was fueled when (We're Gonna)Rock Around the Clock was featured in the begining sequence of the controversial 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, the first movie to use Rock and Roll for its soundtrack. | | | Do you have additional information on Bill Haley? |
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| | Bill Haley & His Comets Web Ring |
| | This ring was founded to give an overview of sites dedicated to the timeless music of | | | Membership is open to any site with significant Bill Haley and His Comets related content. | | | We hope that a lot of friends will join this webring to proove that there is a strong community of Bill Haley fans whole over the world. |
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| | Bill Haley (I) |
| | Find where Bill Haley is credited alongside another name | | | William John Clifton Haley - better known as Bill Haley, leader of the... | | | aka Bill Haley's Original Comets Live in Concert (Germany: subtitle) |
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