Bill haleys comets, known for 1950s and 60s hits such as rock around the clock, tour today under the leadership of original bass player and musician, al rappa. February 9th marks 30 years since the passing of the founding father of rock n roll. Bill haley was one of the great starters of rock and roll and did not get the acknowledgement he should have. Rock around the clock was a little known bside that took off when it was featured in the first and best juvenile delinquent picture, the blackboard jungle. Conveniently enough, each album has its own cd, while the remaining space is dedicated to nonlp bonus tracks, which is a highlight because many of bills early sides from the 40s50s were scarcely heard. Bill haley and his comets bill haley and his comets. The top ranked albums by bill haley and his comets are rock around the clock, shake, rattle and roll and. Kids danced in the aisles of theaters when they heard it blaring over the speakers, and the song provoked rioting here and in europe. Elvis presley and buddy holly are ensconced in the heavens, transformed into veritable constellations in the rock music firmament, their music respected by writers and scholars as well as the recordbuying public, virtually every note of music they ever recorded theoretically eligible for release. The john lane version of bill haleys comets recorded a live album in the early 2000s. Rocking chair on the moon bill haley and the saddleman. Inducted into rock and roll hall of fame in 1987 performer. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group placed nine singles in the top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the top ten.
Complete your bill haley and his comets collection. More than 100 musicians performed with bill haley and his comets between 1952 and haleys death in 1981. Crazy man crazy as bill haley and his comets, uncredited 2017 finding your feet performer. Stop beatin around the mulberry bush bw real rock drive aus dem jahre 1952. The john lane version of bill haley s comets recorded a live album in the early 2000s, along with a christmas single. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Records, following their departure from decca records at the end of 1959. Bill haley and his comets rock around the clock amazon. Al rappa was involved in recordings on the orfeon label at that time. The band sometimes referred to as bill haley and the comets or bill haleys comets. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Trivia 2 the original band members were bill haley guitarvocals, johnny grande, keyboards, dick richards drums, franny beecher guitar, joey ambrose sax, marshall lytle bass, danny cedrone lead guitar, johnny kay, dave holly, nick nastos, rudy pompilli, billy williamson, al rappa, al rex. New york city bill haley and his comets franny beecher, billy williamson, marshall lyttle, bill gussack, dick richards, johnny grande, joey d. David gilmour, from pink floyd, 24 in 1964, bill haley and his comets recorded a sequel song entitled dance around the clock. Bill haleys new comets is a rock and roll band founded in 1987 by singer joe bill clifton. The band was also known as bill haley and the comets and bill haleys comets and variations thereof. Find your favourite songs and artists, and rediscover the classic hits. Bill haley and his comets discografia completa albumes.
Released in april 1960, it was the bands first album release for warner bros. Milt gabler 055 87325 birth of the boogie 929418 ed 2209dl 5560 bcd15506. A somewhat odd reel i came across some 35 years ago. The band was also known as bill haley and the comets and bill haley s comets and variations thereof. Torrent file content bill haley the warner brothers years and more 1999 6cd box flac disc 1 of 6 01 happy homer. Bill haley and his hall of fame comets that created the sound that went around the world. In the 80s, al gained legal rights to the name bill haleys comets and continued touring the world. While haleys western swing material was actually wilder than his cutting edge rock n. Rock around the clock by bill haley came out when i was ten, and that probably had something to do with it. Bill haley and his comets were an american rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until haley s death on february 9, 1981. The recordings were produced by george avakian, who succeeded haleys decca producer, milt gabler. Im a big elvis fan, but haley was also up there too. As only legal successors of the original performers this band keeps bill haleys music alive in its original fifties style with original instrumentation, stage outfits and stage acrobatics.
He and his comets had a great sound and as we used to say was great to dance to. Bill haley the very best of bill haley and the comets. Bill haley the warner brothers years and more 1999. Bill haleys comets also called bill haley and his comets or bill haley and the comets are known as the first rock and roll band. During the labor day weekend in 1952, the saddlemen were renamed bill haley with haleys comets inspired by the supposedly official pronunciation of halleys comet, a name suggested by wpwa radio station program director, bob johnson, where bill haley had a live radio program from noon to 1 p. Bill haley and his comets were an american rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until haleys death on february 9, 1981. I really dont know what it signifies, but the footage is quite good. The band is now led by original bass and trumpet player, al rappa, seen on left in 1960s photo. The group earned a place in the guinness book of world records for selling 43 million copies of its greatest hit, rock around the clock. Find bill haley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. While theres plenty more albums after these, this effectively represents the golden age of bill haley and his comets. Throughout mexico, and most of the spanishspeaking world, bill haley was known as the king of the twist.