Bill Haley
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-07-06 in Highland Park, Michigan, USA
Died
1981-09-02
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.
Most Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
American Bandstand
as Self
Rock Around the Clock
as Himself
Don't Knock The Rock
as Himself
Blue Suede Shoes
as Self
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
as Himself
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
as Self (archive footage)
Music of Always
When the Music's Over
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
as Self (archive footage)
Besito a papá
The London Rock and Roll Show
as Self
My Father And The Man In Black
as Self (archive footage)