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: 1954 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, vocalist, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 104 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 89614 3/30/1956 A rockin' little tune Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 89615 3/30/1956 Hot dog buddy buddy Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 89616 3/30/1956 Rockin' through the rye Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 100316 7/12/1956 Teenager's mother Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 100317 7/12/1956 Rip it up-1 ; Rip it up-2 Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 100702 10/4/1956 Don't knock the rock Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 100703 10/4/1956 Forty cups of coffee Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102039 3/22/1957 Miss you Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102040 3/22/1957 (You hit the wrong note) Billy goat Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102041 3/22/1957 Rockin' rollin' rover Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102042 3/25/1957 Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102043 3/25/1957 You can't stop me from dreaming Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102044 3/25/1957 I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102045 3/25/1957 Rock Lomond Comets ; Bill Haley leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102046 3/29/1957 Is it true what they say about Dixie? Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102047 3/29/1957 Carolina in the morning Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102048 3/29/1957 The dipsy doodle Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102049 3/29/1957 Ain't misbehavin' (I'm savin' my love for you) Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102050 3/29/1957 The beak 'speaks' Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
Decca 102160 4/3/1957 Moon over Miami Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102161 4/3/1957 One sweet letter from you Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102162 4/3/1957 (I' ll be with you in) Apple blossom time Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102163 4/3/1957 Somebody else is taking my place Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102888 7/15/1957 How many? Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 102889 7/15/1957 Move it on over Comets ; Bill Haley vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 26-50 of 104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haley, Bill," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

Haley, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

"Haley, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

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

ISNI: 0000 0001 1478 6233 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114786233

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1717753

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