Billy Williamson

Billy Williamson

William Famous Williamson (February 9, 1925 – March 22, 1996) was the American steel guitar player for Bill Haley and His Saddlemen, and its successor group Bill Haley & His Comets, from 1949 to 1963.

Birth and Death Data: Born Conshohocken, Died March 22, 1996

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 116 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	103725	11/19/1957	It's a sin	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	103726	11/19/1957	Mary, Mary Lou	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	103727	11/19/1957	El rocko	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	103728	11/19/1957	Come rock with me	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	103733	11/21/1957	Oriental rock	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	103734	11/21/1957	Wooden shoe rock	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	104284	2/6/1958	The walking beat	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	104285	2/6/1958	Skinny Minnie	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	104286	2/6/1958	Sway with me	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	104287	2/7/1958	Lean jean	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	104288	2/7/1958	Don't nobody move	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105063	6/3/1958	Joey's song (stereo) ; Joey's song (mono)	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105064	6/3/1958	Chiquita Linda (Un poquito de tu amor)	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105118	6/9/1958	Dinah	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105119	6/9/1958	Ida, sweet as apple cider	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105120	6/12/1958	Whoa Mabel!	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105121	6/12/1958	Marie	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105126	6/12/1958	Eloise	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105127	6/12/1958	Corrine, Corrina-1 ; Corrine, Corrina-2	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105174	6/18/1958	B.B. Betty	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist
Decca	105175	6/18/1958	Sweet Sue, just you	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	105176	6/18/1958	Charmaine	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	106322	1/7/1959	The dragon rock	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	106323	1/7/1959	A.B.C. rock-1	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist
Decca	106324	1/7/1959	The cat walk (Instrumental)	Comets ; Bill Haley	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 76-100 of 116 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williamson, Billy," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211111.

Williamson, Billy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211111.

"Williamson, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

Wikidata: William F. 'Billy' Williamson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4913477

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