Bill Haley

Bill Haley

Known for

Acting

Born

July 6, 1925

Birthplace

Highland Park, Michigan, USA

Died

September 2, 1981 (aged 56)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Rock Around the Clock
Rock Around the Clock
1956
Don't Knock The Rock
Don't Knock The Rock
1956
American Bandstand
American Bandstand
1957
Music of Always
Music of Always
1958
Blue Suede Shoes
Blue Suede Shoes
1980
My Father And The Man In Black
My Father And The Man In Black
2013
Besito a papá
Besito a papá
1961
Venga a bailar el rock
Venga a bailar el rock
1957
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004

Filmography

  1. 2013

    My Father And The Man In Black

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2004

  3. 1999

    Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 1984

  5. 1983

    When the Music's Over

    as Self (archive footage)

  6. 1980

  7. 1973

  8. 1961

  9. 1958

  10. 1957

    Venga a bailar el rock

    Music, Original Music Composer

  11. 1957

    American BandstandTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1956

  13. 1956

  14. 1948

    The Ed Sullivan ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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