Bill Haley

Bill Haley

Actor

Highland Park, Michigan, USA
July 6, 1925

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.

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Representative Works

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
6.5
/ English
Rock Around the Clock
Rock Around the Clock
5.8
/ English
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
No Rating Yet
/ English
When the Music's Over
When the Music's Over
No Rating Yet
/ English
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
No Rating Yet
/ English
The London Rock and Roll Show
The London Rock and Roll Show
9.0
/ English
Don't Knock The Rock
Don't Knock The Rock
5.8
/ English
Music of Always
Music of Always
7.1
/ Spanish
Besito a papá
Besito a papá
5.7
/ English
My Father And The Man In Black
My Father And The Man In Black
6.8
/ English
Blue Suede Shoes
Blue Suede Shoes
6.5
/ English
Venga a bailar el rock
Venga a bailar el rock
9.5
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004Nominee

Best Performance

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody

Rock Around the Clock
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Rock Around the Clock

Rock and Roll: The Early Days
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Rock and Roll: The Early Days

Career Highlights

When the Music's Over
1983Highlight

Best Performance

When the Music's Over

Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999Highlight

Best Performance

Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s