Bill Haley - Biography
Bill Haley is the neglected hero of early rock & roll. Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly are ensconced in the heavens, transformed into veritable constell... More »Review by Bruce Eder
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Billy Haley and his Comets have the most famous version of Rock Around the Clock. This version came out in 1954. This got Billy Haley and the Comets on the map. After this, they came out with several number 1 hits.
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In 1953, the late James E. Myers, a low-key Philadelphia musician, music publisher and movie extra co-wrote "Rock Around the Clock" with the late Max Freedman, a Philadelphia postal worker turned songwriter. The song was recorded ...
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Billy Haley And His Comets Sang "Rock Around The Clock"
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But whether you think Rock and Roll began with Bill Haley, or with whoever sang "My Daddy Rocks Me with a Steady Roll" back in the 1930s, "Rock Around the Clock" was the first true worldwide Rock and Roll success.
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Rockabilly history, tour trip through early American music history ... So here it is, an interview with James E. Myers, composer of the song "Rock Around the Clock". ... THE MAN WHO WROTE "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK" by Barry Klein - Posted April 10, 2000...
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Bill Haley sang "Rock Around the Clock". a rock and roll anthem that stayed at # 1 for 8 weeks & sold 25 million copies worldwide
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Rock Around the Clock was released in 1956, a film starring music legends today but back then they were treated like lepers, as least by the parents of the teenagers who discovered them and their music, such names as Bill Haley and The Comets, The Platters and Freddie Bell and the Bellboys.
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