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: 1950 - 1964

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

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Recordings (Results 101-106 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	108126	9/24/1959	Two shadows	Comets ; Bill Haley	leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	108127	9/24/1959	In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this)	Comets ; Bill Haley	leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	108128	9/24/1959	Strictly instrumental	Comets ; Bill Haley	leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	108129	9/24/1959	Mack the knife	Comets ; Bill Haley	leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	114940	6/16/1964	The green door	Comets ; Bill Haley	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Decca	114941	6/16/1964	Yeah, she's evil!	Comets ; Bill Haley	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader

(Results 101-106 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haley, Bill," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

Haley, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204189.

"Haley, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.