Bill Haley
William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was a pioneering 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". His recordings have sold over 60 million records worldwide. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1925 (Detroit), Died February 9, 1981 (Harlingen)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, vocalist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 104 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 86163 | 4/12/1954 | (We're gonna) Rock around the clock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 86164 | 4/12/1954 | Thirteen women (and only one man in town) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 86380 | 6/7/1954 | Shake, rattle and roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 86381 | 6/7/1954 | A.B.C. boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 86809 | 9/21/1954 | Happy baby | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 86810 | 9/21/1954 | Dim, dim the lights (I want some atmosphere)-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 87325 | 1/5/1955 | Birth of the boogie-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 87326 | 1/5/1955 | Mambo rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 87921 | 5/10/1955 | Two hound dogs | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 87922 | 5/10/1955 | Razzle dazzle | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88690 | 9/22/1955 | R-O-C-K | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88691 | 9/22/1955 | Rock-a-beatin' boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88692 | 9/23/1955 | The Saints rock 'n' roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88693 | 9/23/1955 | Burn that candle | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88995 | 12/12/1955 | See you later, alligator | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 88996 | 12/12/1955 | The paper boy (on Main Street, U.S.A.) | Comets ; Bill Haley | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 89594 | 3/23/1956 | Goofin' around | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89595 | 3/23/1956 | Rudy's rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89596 | 3/23/1956 | Hide and seek-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89597 | 3/23/1956 | Hey then, there now | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89598 | 3/23/1956 | Tonight's the night | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89599 | 3/23/1956 | Hook, line and sinker | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |||
Decca | 89611 | 3/27/1956 | Blue comet blues | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 89612 | 3/27/1956 | Calling all comets | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist | |||
Decca | 89613 | 3/27/1956 | Choo choo ch'boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haley, Bill," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.
Haley, Bill. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.
"Haley, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Haley, Bill, 1925-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82162699
Wikidata: Bill Haley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202319
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100254327
MusicBrainz: Bill Haley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2c8ddf66-bca7-4ed5-8ef6-b5d55b3fd3ff
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