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Bill Haley & His Comets
Although they would be come known for one of the first smash singles of the rock
and roll era, Chester, Pennsylvania’s Bill Haley & His Comets began in 1949 as
the country music act Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. They became the Comets in
1952 and began to incorporate R&B into their country sound on early singles like
“Crazy Man Crazy”, a number 12 hit in 1953. They signed with Decca in 1954 and
their first single featured “Rock Around the Clock” on the B side. The song
eventually became the A side and topped the charts in America and the UK and is
widely recognized as the first r...
Rock Around The ClockBill Haley & His Comets
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta; Hungarian Sketches
2:14
Shake, Rattle & RollBill Haley and Bill Haley & His Comets
Happy Days Theme
2:31
See You Later, AlligatorBill Haley & His Comets
Rock Around the Clock
Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)Bill Haley & His Comets
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta; Hungarian Sketches
2:31
Rock-a-Beatin' BoogieBill Haley and Bill Haley & His Comets
Rock Around the Clock
2:21
See You Later, AlligatorBill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley's Chicks
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